Episode 122 - The Hate U Give (w/ BFF of the BFE: Juleen)

Sometimes a film's tone prevents a whimsical opening; this is one of those times. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan, and Georgia, as we're joined by BFF of the BFE Juleen as we head to Williamson & Garden Heights with The Hate U Give. We're discussing some big ideas and emotions in our 122nd episode (and our longest ever) as we discuss:

• Where you might recognize this film's lead actress from
• Which actor in this film was woefully miscast
• How 'The Talk' has different meanings depending on your community
• Which parts of the film maybe could have used a bit more nuance
• Which parts of the film had tons of nuance
• Does the film feel the need to pigeonhole themselves in for a 'happily ever after' ending that doesn't ring true
• Ian dusts off his history degree and shares the tragic story of Emmett Till 
• We welcome Juleen to run through why she chose this film and get her thoughts on the film and the issues we discussed overall
• Whether or not The Hate U Give is the Best Film Ever.

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We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:

• Rev Bruce
• Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM
• Lina Oberholzer
• Ensign Ian Davies
• Chris Pedersen 
• Katie McRae
• Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)
• Randal Silva
• The Yeetmeister
• Nate The Great
• Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)

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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

 

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  5:35 - Reflections & Corrections
  22:00 - Shoutouts
  27:10 - Deep Dive
  2:23:00 - We're Joined By Juleen
  3:18:25 - Endgame