040 Do The Right Thing (1989) RePodcast

1989, the number, another summer! We get ready to fight the power with the (unnecessarily) controversial Spike Lee classic. It’s the hottest day of the year in Bed-Stuy and tensions are on the rise. Do the Right Thing is a complex, dirty, real look at race relations which is still painfully applicable today.

This episode was originally released February 17, 2020.

 

I Love This You Should Too is hosted by Samantha & Indy Randhawa

 

Beer of the Week: Brewster’s Hawaiian Coconut Porter

 

Do The Right Thing Trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yVAD4fYRcvA

 

Ebert’s Review of Do The Right Thing: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-do-the-right-thing-1989

 

David O Russel yelling at Lily Tomlin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXKX0o7U9D8

The Love and Hate Speech from Night of the Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X20XIg38GcE