This week, Guy Branum, Karen Tongson and Wynter Mitchell are joined by Riley Silverman. She’s the lead writer of the Max Fun podcast, International Waters. They discuss A Quiet Place, John Krasinski’s horror film about a family trying to survive a post-apocalyptic world where monsters kill anything that makes a sound.
Karen is all about the video for Janelle Monáe’s new music video for the track PYNK, which she says may have established her as a force in queer performance and art. Guy and Wynter are all about Beyonce’s Coachella performance, which may have single-handedly made the music festival relevant again. Riley is all about the movie Blockers, a comedy that she says feels refreshingly scripted.
The panel will their discuss what they think of A Quiet Place, including whether it has a positive portrayal of a character with a disability and explain their theories about what the film’s sub-text could be.
With Karen Tongson, Guy Branum ,Wynter Mitchell and Riley Silverman.
That’s My Jam:
Riley Silverman - Jeremy Jordan - She Used to be Mine
Karen Tongson - Windy - The Association
Margaret Wappler - Nat King Cole - Nature Boy
Wynter Mitchell - Prince - Purple Music
Guy Branum - Mel Tormé - Stardust
Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to our Spotify playlists.
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Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.
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