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This week in the Labyrinth: Katy Perry's questionable choreography has Lizzie scratching her head, Tim dives into Tim Heidecker's absurdist takedown of Kill Tony with Kill Timmy, and we look back (and forward?) at the first 100 days of the new Commander-in-Chief. Lizzie had no idea what Match Game was—so of course we hit her with a crash course in Gene Rayburn, '70s weirdness, and the newly announced reboot hosted by Martin Short. From the News Desk:

So how can The Dude and The Boss save America? According to the cultural critic, David Masciotra, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski and Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen, represent the antithesis of Donald Trumps's illiberal authoritarianism. Masciotra's thesis of Lebowski and Springsteen as twin paragons of American liberalism is compelling. Both men have a childish faith in the goodness of others. Both offer liberal solace in an America which, I fear, is about to become as darkly surreal as The Big Lebowski. Transcript:“[Springsteen] represents, as cultural icon, a certain expression of liberalism, a big-hearted, humanistic liberalism that exercises creativity to represent diverse constituencies in our society, that believes in art as a tool of democratic engagement, and that seeks to lead with an abounding, an abiding sense of compassion and empathy. That is the kind of liberalism, both with the small and capital L, that I believe in, and that I have spent my career documenting and attempting to advance.” -David MasciotraAK: Hello, everybody. We're still processing November the 5th. I was in the countryside of Northern Virginia a few days ago, I saw a sign, for people just listening, Trump/Vance 2024 sign with "winner" underneath. Some people are happy. Most, I guess, of our listeners probably aren't, certainly a lot of our guests aren't, my old friend John Rauch was on the show yesterday talking about what he called the "catastrophic ordinariness" of the election and of contemporary America. He authored two responses to the election. Firstly, he described it in UnPopulist as a moral catastrophe. But wearing his Brookings hat, he's a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, described it as an ordinary election. I think a lot of people are scratching their head, trying to make sense of it. Another old friend of the show, David Masciotra, cultural writer, political writer. An interesting piece in the Washington Monthly entitled "How Francis Fukuyama and The Big Lebowski Explain Trump's Victory." A very creative piece. And he is joining us from Highland Indiana, not too far from Chicago. David. The Big Lebowski and Francis Fukuyama. Those two don't normally go together, certainly in a title. Let's talk first about Fukuyama. How does Fukuyama explain November the 5th? DAVID MASCIOTRA: In his. Well, first, thanks for having me. And I should say I watched your conversation with Jonathan Rauch, and it was quite riveting and quite sobering. And you talked about Fukuyama in that discussion as well. And you referenced his book, The End of History and the Last Man, a very often misinterpreted book, but nonetheless, toward its conclusion, Fukuyama warns that without an external enemy, liberal democracies may indeed turn against themselves, and we may witness an implosion rather than an explosion. And Fukuyama said that this won't happen so much for ideological reasons, but it will happen for deeply psychological ones, namely, without a just cause for which to struggle, people will turn against the just cause itself, which in this case is liberal democracy, and out of a sense of boredom and alienation, they'll grow increasingly tired of their society and cultivate something of a death wish in which they enjoy imagining their society's downfall, or at least the downfall of some of the institutions that are central to their society. And now I would argue that after the election results, we've witnessed the transformation of imagining to inviting. So, there is a certain death wish and a sense of...alienation and detachment from that which made the United States of America a uniquely prosperous and stable country with the ability to self-correct the myriad injustices we know are part of its history. Well now, people--because they aren't aware of the institutions or norms that created this robust engine of commerce and liberty--they've turned against it, and they no longer invest in that which is necessary to preserve it.AK: That's interesting, David. The more progressives I talk to about this, the more it--there's an odd thing going on--you're all sounding very conservative. The subtitle of the piece in the Washington Monthly was "looking at constituencies or issues misses the big point. On Tuesday, nihilism was on display, even a death wish in a society wrought by cynicism." Words like nihilism and cynicism, David, historically have always been used by people like Allan Blum, whose book, of course, The Closing of the American Mind, became very powerful amongst American conservatives now 40 or 50 years ago. Would you accept that using language like nihilism and cynicism isn't always associated--I mean, you're a proud progressive. You're a man of the left. You've never disguised that. It's rather odd to imagine that the guys like you--and in his own way, John Rauch too, who talks about the moral catastrophe of the election couple of weeks ago. You're all speaking about the loss of morality of the voter, or of America. Is there any truth to that? Making some sense?DAVID MASCIOTRA: That's a that's a fair observation. And Jonathan Rauch, during your conversation and in his own writing, identifies a center right. I would say I'm center left.AK: And he's--but what's interesting, what ties you together, is that you both use the L-word, liberal, to define yourselves. He's perhaps a liberal on the right. You're a liberal on the left.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Yes. And I think that the Trump era, if we can trace that back to 2015, has made thoughtful liberals more conservative in thought and articulation, because it forces a confrontation and interrogation of a certain naivete. George Will writes in his book, The Conservative Sensibility, that the progressive imagines that which is the best possible outcome and strives to make it real, whereas the conservative imagines the worst possible outcome and does everything he can to guard against it. And now it feels like we've experienced, at least electorally, the worst possible outcome. So there a certain revisitation of that which made America great, to appropriate a phrase, and look for where we went wrong in failing to preserve it. So that kind of thinking inevitably leads one to use more conservative language and deal in more conservative thought.AK: Yeah. So for you, what made America great, to use the term you just introduced, was what? Its morality? The intrinsic morality of people living in it and in the country? Is that, for you, what liberalism is?DAVID MASCIOTRA: Liberalism is a system in and the culture that emanates out of that system. So it's a constitutional order that creates or that places a premium on individual rights and allows for a flourishing free market. Now, where my conception of liberalism would enter the picture and, perhaps Jonathan Rauch and I would have some disagreements, certainly George Will and I, is that a bit of governmental regulation is necessary along with the social welfare state, to civilize the free market. But the culture that one expects to flow from that societal order and arrangement is one of aspiration, one in which citizens fully accept that they are contributing agents to this experiment in self-governance and therefore need to spend time in--to use a Walt Whitman phrase--freedom's gymnasium. Sharpening the intellect, sharpening one's sense of moral duty and obligation to the commons, to the public good. And as our society has become more individualistic and narcissistic in nature, those commitments have vanished. And as our society has become more anti-intellectual in nature, we are seeing a lack of understanding of why those commitments are even necessary. So that's why you get a result like we witnessed on Tuesday, and that I argue in my piece that you were kind enough to have me on to discuss, is a form of nihilism, and The Big Lebowski reference, of course--AK: And of course, I want to get to Lebowski, because the Fukuyama stuff is interesting, but everyone's writing about Fukuyama and the end of history and why history never really ended, of course. It's been going on for years now, but it's a particularly interesting moment. We've had Fukuyama on the show. I've never heard anyone, though, compare the success of Trump and Trumpism with The Big Lebowski. So, one of the great movies, of course, American movies. What's the connection, David, between November 5th and The Big Lebowski? DAVID MASCIOTRA: Well, The Big Lebowski is one of my favorite films. I've written about it, and I even appeared at one of the The Big Lebowski festivals that takes place in United States a number of years ago. But my mind went to the scene when The Dude is in his bathtub and these three menacing figures break into his apartment. They drop a gerbil in the bathtub. And The Dude, who was enjoying a joint by candlelight, is, of course, startled and frightened. And these three men tell him that if he does not pay the money they believe he owes them, they will come back and, in their words, "cut off your Johnson." And The Dude gives them a quizzical, bemused look. And one of them says, "You think we are kidding? We are nihilists. We believe in nothing." And then one of them screams, "We'll cut off your Johnson." Well, I thought, you know, we're looking at an electorate that increasingly, or at least a portion of the electorate, increasingly believes in nothing. So we've lost faith.AK: It's the nihilists again. And of course, another Johnson in America, there was once a president called Johnson who enjoyed waving his Johnson, I think, around in public. And now there's the head of the house is another Johnson, I think he's a little shyer than presidents LBJ. But David, coming back to this idea of nihilism. It often seems to be a word used by people who don't like what other people think and therefore just write it off as nihilism. Are you suggesting that the Trump crowd have no beliefs? Is that what nihilism for you is? I mean, he was very clear about what he believes in. You may not like it, but it doesn't seem to be nihilistic.DAVID MASCIOTRA: That's another fair point. What I'm referring to is not too long ago, we lived in a country that had a shared set of values. Those values have vanished. And those values involve adherence to our democratic norms. It's very difficult to imagine had George H. W. Bush attempted to steal the election in which Bill Clinton won, that George H. W. Bush could have run again and won. So we've lost faith in something essential to our electoral system. We've lost faith in the standards of decency that used to, albeit imperfectly, regulate our national politics. So the man to whom I just refered, Bill Clinton, was nearly run out of office for having an extramarital affair, a misdeed that cannot compare to the myriad infractions of Donald Trump. And yet, Trump's misdeeds almost give him a cultural cachet among his supporters. It almost makes him, for lack of a better word, cool. And now we see, even with Trump's appointments, I mean, of course, it remains to be seen how it plays out, that we're losing faith in credentials and experience--AK: Well they're certainly a band of outlaws and very proud to be outlaws. It could almost be a Hollywood script. But I wonder, David, whether there's a more serious critique here. You, like so many other people, both on the left and the right, are nostalgic for an age in which everyone supposedly agreed on things, a most civil and civilized age. And you go back to the Bushes, back to Clinton. But the second Bush, who now seems to have appeared as this icon, at least moral icon, many critics of Trump, was also someone who unleashed a terrible war, killing tens of thousands of people, creating enormous suffering for millions of others. And I think that would be the Trump response, that he's simply more honest, that in the old days, the Bushes of the world can speak politely and talk about consensus, and then unleash terrible suffering overseas--and at home in their neoliberal policies of globalization--Trump's simply more honest. He tells it as it is. And that isn't nihilistic, is it?DAVID MASCIOTRA: Well, you are gesturing towards an important factor in our society. Trump, of course, we know, is a dishonest man, a profoundly dishonest--AK: Well, in some ways. But in other ways, he isn't. I mean, in some ways he just tells the truth as it is. It's a truth we're uncomfortable with. But it's certainly very truthful about the impact of foreign wars on America, for example, or even the impact of globalization. DAVID MASCIOTRA: What you're describing is an authenticity. That that Trump is authentic. And authenticity has become chief among the modern virtues, which I would argue is a colossal error. Stanley Crouch, a great writer, spent decades analyzing the way in which we consider authenticity and how it inevitably leads to, to borrow his phrase, cast impurity onto the bottom. So anything that which requires effort, refinement, self-restraint, self-control, plays to the crowd as inauthentic, as artificial--AK: Those are all aristocratic values that may have once worked but don't anymore. Should we be nostalgic for the aristocratic way of the Bushes?DAVID MASCIOTRA: I think in a certain respect, we should. We shouldn't be nostalgic for George W. Bush's policies. I agree with you, the war in Iraq was catastrophic, arguably worse than anything Trump did while he was president. His notoriously poor response to Hurricane Katrina--I mean, we can go on and on cataloging the various disasters of the Bush administration. However, George W. Bush as president and the people around him did have a certain belief in the liberal order of the United States and the liberal order of the world. Institutions like NATO and the EU, and those institutions, and that order, has given the United States, and the world more broadly, an unrivaled period of peace and prosperity.AK: Well it wasn't peace, David. And the wars, the post-9/11 wars, were catastrophic. And again, they seem to be just facades--DAVID MASCIOTRA: We also had the Vietnam War, the Korean War. When I say peace, I mean we didn't have a world war break out as we did in the First World War, in the Second World War. And that's largely due to the creation and maintenance of institutions following the Second World War that were aimed at the preservation of order and, at least, amicable relations between countries that might otherwise collide.AK: You're also the author, David, of a book we've always wanted to talk about. Now we're figuring out a way to integrate it into the show. You wrote a book, an interesting book, about Bruce Springsteen. Working on a Dream: the Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen. Bruce Springsteen has made himself very clear. He turned out for Harris. Showed up with his old friend, Barack Obama. Clearly didn't have the kind of impact he wanted. You wrote an interesting piece for UnHerd a few weeks ago with the title, "Bruce Springsteen is the Last American Liberal: he's still proud to be born in the USA." Is he the model of a liberal response to the MAGA movement, Springsteen? DAVID MASCIOTRA: Well, of course, I wouldn't go so far as to say the last liberal. As most readers just probably know, writers don't compose their own headlines--AK: But he's certainly, if not the last American liberal, the quintessential American liberal.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Yes. He represents, as cultural icon, a certain expression of liberalism, a big-hearted, humanistic liberalism that exercises creativity to represent diverse constituencies in our society, that believes in art as a tool of democratic engagement, and that seeks to lead with an abounding, an abiding sense of compassion and empathy. That is the kind of liberalism, both with the small and capital L, that I believe in, and that I have spent my career documenting and attempting to advance. And those are, of course, the forms of liberalism that now feel as if they are under threat. Now, to that point, you know, this could have just come down to inflation and some egregious campaign errors of Kamala Harris. But it does feel as if when you have 70 some odd million people vote for the likes of Donald Trump, that the values one can observe in the music of Bruce Springsteen or in the rhetoric of Barack Obama, for that matter, are no longer as powerful and pervasive as they were in their respective glory days. No pun intended.AK: Yeah. And of course, Springsteen is famous for singing "Glory Days." I wonder, though, where Springsteen himself is is a little bit more complex and we might be a little bit more ambivalent about him, there was a piece recently about him becoming a billionaire. So it's all very well him being proud to be born in the USA. He's part--for better or worse, I mean, it's not a criticism, but it's a reality--he's part of the super rich. He showed out for Harris, but it didn't seem to make any impact. You talked about the diversity of Springsteen. I went to one of his concerts in San Francisco earlier this year, and I have to admit, I was struck by the fact that everyone, practically everyone at the concert, was white, everyone was wealthy, everyone paid several hundred dollars to watch a 70 year old man prance around on stage and behave as if he's still 20 or 30 years old. I wonder whether Springsteen himself is also emblematic of a kind of cultural, or political, or even moral crisis of our old cultural elites. Or am I being unfair to Springsteen?DAVID MASCIOTRA: Well, I remember once attending a Springsteen show in which the only black person I saw who wasn't an employee of the arena was Clarence Clemons.AK: Right. And then Bruce, of course, always made a big deal. And there was an interesting conversation when Springsteen and Obama did a podcast together. Obama, in his own unique way, lectured Bruce a little bit about Clarence Clemons in terms of his race. But sorry. Go on.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Yeah. And Springsteen has written and discussed how he had wished he had a more diverse audience. When I referred to diversity in his music, I meant the stories he aimed to tell in song certainly represented a wide range of the American experience. But when you talk about Springsteen, perhaps himself representing a moral crisis--AK: I wouldn't say a crisis, but he represents the, shall we say, the redundancy of that liberal worldview of the late 20th century. I mean, he clearly wears his heart on his sleeve. He means well. He's not a bad guy. But he doesn't reach a diverse audience. His work is built around the American working class. None of them can afford to show up to what he puts on. I mean, Chris Christie is a much more typical fan than the white working class. Does it speak of the fact that there's a...I don't know if you call it a crisis, it's just...Springsteen isn't relevant anymore in the America of the 2020s, or at least when he sang and wrote about no longer exists.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Yes, I agree with that. So first of all, the working class bit was always a bit overblown with Springsteen. Springsteen, of course, was never really part of the working class, except when he was a child. But by his own admission, he never had a 9 to 5 job. And Springsteen sang about working class life like William Shakespeare wrote about teenage love. He did so with a poetic grandeur that inspired some of his best work. And outside looking in, he actually managed to offer more insights than sometimes people on the inside can amount to themselves. But you're certainly correct. I mean, the Broadway show, for example, when the tickets were something like a thousand a piece and it was $25 to buy a beer. There is a certain--AK: Yeah and in that Broadway show, which I went to--I thought it was astonishing, actually, a million times better than the show in San Francisco.DAVID MASCIOTRA: It was one of the best things he ever did.AK: He acknowledges that he made everything up, that he wasn't part of the American working class, and that he'd never worked a day in his life, and yet his whole career is is built around representing a social class and a way of life that he was never part of.“Not too long ago, we lived in a country that had a shared set of values. Those values have vanished. And those values involve adherence to our democratic norms.” -DMDAVID MASCIOTRA: Right. And he has a lyric himself: "It's a sad, funny ending when you find yourself pretending a rich man in a poor man's shirt." So there always was this hypocrisy--hypocrisy might be a little too strong--inconsistency. And he adopted a playful attitude toward it in the 90s and in later years. But to your point of relevance, I think you're on to something there. One of the crises I would measure in our society is that we no longer live in a culture of ambition and aspiration. So you hear this when people say that they want a political leader who talks like the average person, or the common man. And you hear this when "college educated" is actually used as an insult against a certain base of Democratic voters. There were fewer college-educated voters when John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan ran for president, all of whom spoke with greater eloquence and a more expansive vocabulary and a greater sense of cultural sophistication than Donald Trump or Kamala Harris did. And yet there was no objection, because people understood that we should aspire to something more sophisticated. We should aspire to something more elevated beyond the everyday vernacular of the working class. And for that reason, Springsteen was able to become something of a working-class poet, despite never living among the working class beyond his childhood. Because his poetry put to music represented something idealistic about the working class.AK: But oddly enough, it was a dream--there's was a word that Springsteen uses a lot in his work--that was bought by the middle class. It wasn't something that was--although, I think in the early days, probably certainly in New Jersey, that he had a more working-class following.DAVID MASCIOTRA: We have to deal with the interesting and frustrating reality that the people about whom Springsteen sings in those early songs like "Darkness on the Edge of Town" or "The River" would probably be Trump supporters if they were real.AK: Yeah. And in your piece you refer to, not perhaps one of his most famous albums, The Rising, but you use it to compare Springsteen with another major figure now in America, much younger man to Ta-Nehisi Coates, who has a new book out, which is an important new book, The Message. You seem to be keener on Springsteen than Coates. Tell us about this comparison and what the comparison tells us about the America of the 2020s.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Well, Coates...the reason I make the comparison is that one of Springsteen's greatest artistic moments, in which he kind of resurrected his status as cultural icon, was the record he put out after the 9/11 attack on the United States, The Rising. And throughout that record he pays tribute, sometimes overtly, sometimes subtly, to the first responders who ascended in the tower knowing they would perhaps die.AK: Yeah. You quote him "love and duty called you someplace higher." So he was idealizing those very brave firefighters, policemen who gave up their lives on 9/11.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Exactly. Representing the best of humanity. Whereas Ta-Nehisi Coates, who has become the literary superstar of the American left, wrote in his memoir that on 9/11, he felt nothing and did not see the first responders as human. Rather, they were part of the fire that could, in his words, crush his body.AK: Yeah, he wrote a piece, "What Is 9/11 to Descendants of Slaves?"DAVID MASCIOTRA: Yes. And my point in making that comparison, and this was before the election, was to say that the American left has its own crisis of...if we don't want to use the word nihilism, you objected to it earlier--AK: Well, I'm not objecting. I like the word. It's just curious to hear it come from somebody like yourself, a man, certainly a progressive, maybe not--you might define yourself as being on the left, but certainly more on the left and on the right.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Yes, I would agree with that characterization. But that the left has its own crisis of nihilism. If if you are celebrating a man who, despite his journalistic talents and intelligence, none of which I would deny, refused to see the humanity of the first responders on the 9/11 attack and, said that he felt nothing for the victims, presumably even those who were black and impoverished, then you have your own crisis of belief, and juxtaposing that with the big hearted, humanistic liberalism of Springsteen for me shows the left a better path forward. Now, that's a path that will increasingly close after the victory of Trump, because extremism typically begets extremism, and we're probably about to undergo four years of dueling cynicism and rage and unhappy times.AK: I mean, you might respond, David, and say, well, Coates is just telling the truth. Why should a people with a history of slavery care that much about a few white people killed on 9/11 when their own people lost millions through slavery? And you compare them to Springsteen, as you've acknowledged, a man who wasn't exactly telling the truth in his heart. I mean, he's a very good artist, but he writes about a working class, which even he acknowledges, he made most of it up. So isn't Coates like Trump in an odd kind of way, aren't they just telling an unvarnished truth that people don't want to hear, an impolite truth?DAVID MASCIOTRA: I'm not sure. I typically shy away from the expression "my truth" or "his truth" because it's too relativistic. But I'll make an exception in this case. I think Coates is telling HIS truth just as Trump is telling HIS truth, if that adds up to THE truth, is much more dubious. Yes, we could certainly say that, you know, because the United States enslaved, tortured, and otherwise oppressed millions of black people, it may be hard for some black observers to get teary eyed on 9/11, but the black leaders whom I most admire didn't have that reaction. I wrote a book about Jesse Jackson after spending six years interviewing with him and traveling with him. He certainly didn't react that way on 9/11. Congressman John Lewis didn't react that way on 9/11. So, the heroes of the civil rights movement, who helped to overcome those brutal systems of oppression--and I wouldn't argue that they're overcome entirely, but they helped to revolutionize the United States--they maintained a big-hearted sense of empathy and compassion, and they recognized that the unjust loss of life demands mourning and respect, whether it's within their own community or another. So I would say that, here again, we're back to the point of ambition, whether it's intellectual ambition or moral ambition. Ambition is what allows a society to grow. And it seems like ambition has fallen far out of fashion. And that is why the country--the slim majority of the electorate that did vote and the 40% of the electorate that did not vote, or voting-age public, I should say--settled for the likes of Donald Trump.AK: I wonder what The Dude would do, if he was around, at the victory of Trump, or even at 9/11. He'd probably continue to sit in the bath tub and enjoy...enjoy whatever he does in his bathtub. I mean, he's not a believer. Isn't he the ultimate nihilist? The Dude in Lebowski?DAVID MASCIOTRA: That's an interesting interpretation. I would say that...Is The Dude a nihilist? You have this juxtaposition... The Dude kind of occupies this middle ground between the nihilists who proudly declare they believe in nothing and his friend Walter Sobchak, who's, you know, almost this raving explosion of belief. Yeah, ex-Vietnam veteran who's always confronting people with his beliefs and screaming and demanding they all adhere to his rules. I don't know if The Dude's a nihilist as much as he has a Zen detachment.AK: Right, well, I think what makes The Big Lebowski such a wonderful film, and perhaps so relevant today, is Lebowski, unlike so many Americans is unjudgmental. He's not an angry man. He's incredibly tolerant. He accepts everyone, even when they're beating him up or ripping him off. And he's so, in that sense, different from the America of the 2020s, where everyone is angry and everyone blames someone else for whatever's wrong in their lives.DAVID MASCIOTRA: That's exactly right.AK: Is that liberal or just Zen? I don't know.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Yeah. It's perhaps even libertarian in a sense. But there's a very interesting and important book by Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke called Why It's Okay to Mind Your Own Business. And in it they argue--they're both political scientists although the one may be a...they may be philosophers...but that aside--they present an argument for why Americans need to do just that. Mind their own business.AK: Which means, yeah, not living politics, which certainly Lebowski is. It's probably the least political movie, Lebowski, I mean, he doesn't have a political bone in his body. Finally, David, there there's so much to talk about here, it's all very interesting. You first came on the show, you had a book out, that came out either earlier this year or last year. Yeah, it was in April of this year, Exurbia Now: The Battleground of American Democracy. And you wrote about the outskirts of suburbia, which you call "exurbia." Jonathan Rauch, wearing his Brookings cap, described this as an ordinary election. I'm not sure how much digging you've done, but did the exurbian vote determine this election? I mean, the election was determined by a few hundred thousand voters in the Midwest. Were these voters mostly on the edge of the suburb? And I'm guessing most of them voted for Trump.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Well, Trump's numbers in exurbia...I've dug around and I've been able to find the exurbian returns for Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Arizona. So three crucial swing states. If Kamala Harris had won those three states, she would be president. And Trump's support in exurbia was off the charts, as it was in 2020 and 2016, and as I predicted, it would be in 2024. I'm not sure that that would have been sufficient to deliver him the race and certainly not in the fashion that he won. Trump made gains with some groups that surprised people, other groups that didn't surprise people, but he did much better than expected. So unlike, say, in 2016, where we could have definitively and conclusively said Trump won because of a spike in turnout for him in rural America and in exurbia, here, the results are more mixed. But it remains the case that the base most committed to Trump and most fervently loyal to his agenda is rural and exurban.AK: So just outside the cities. And finally, I argued, maybe counterintuitively, that America remains split today as it was before November the 5th, so I'm not convinced that this election is the big deal that some people think it is. But you wrote an interesting piece in Salon back in 2020 arguing that Trump has poisoned American culture, but the toxin was here all along. Of course, there is more, if anything, of that toxin now. So even if Harris had won the election, that toxin was still here. And finally, David, how do we get rid of that toxin? Do we just go to put Bruce Springsteen on and go and watch Big Lebowski? I mean, how do we get beyond this toxin?DAVID MASCIOTRA: I would I would love it if that was the way to do it.AK: We'll sit in our bathtub and wait for the thugs to come along?DAVID MASCIOTRA: Right, exactly. No, what you're asking is, of course, the big question. We need to find a way to resurrect some sense of, I'll use another conservative phrase, civic virtue. And in doing--AK: And resurrection, of course, by definition, is conservative, because you're bringing something back.“Ambition is what allows a society to grow. And it seems like ambition has fallen far out of fashion.” -DMDAVID MASCIOTRA: Exactly. And we also have to resurrect, offer something more practical, we have to resurrect a sense of civics. One thing on which--I have immense respect and admiration for Jonathan Rauch--one minor quibble I would have with him from your conversation is when he said that the voters rejected the liberal intellectual class and their ideas. Some voters certainly rejected, but some voters were unaware. The lack of civic knowledge in the United States is detrimental to our institutions. I mean, a majority of Americans don't know how many justices are on the Supreme Court. They can't name more than one freedom enumerated in the Bill of Rights. So we need to find a way to make citizenship a vital part of our national identity again. And there are some practical means of doing that in the educational system. Certainly won't happen in the next four years. But to get to the less tangible matter of how to resurrect something like civic virtue and bring back ambition and aspiration in our sense of national identity, along with empathy, is much tougher. I mean, Robert Putnam says it thrives upon community and voluntary associations.AK: Putnam has been on the show, of course.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Yeah. So, I mean, this is a conversation that will develop. I wish I had the answer, and I wish it was just to listen to Born to Run in the bathtub with with a poster of The Dude hanging overhead. But as I said to you before we went on the air, I think that you have a significant insight to learn this conversation because, in many ways, your books were prescient. We certainly live with the cult of the amateur now, more so than when you wrote that book. So, I'd love to hear your ideas.AK: Well, that's very generous of you, David. And next time we appear, you're going to interview me about why the cult of the amateur is so important. So we will see you again soon. But we're going to swap seats. So, David will interview me about the relevance of Cult of the Amateur. Wonderful conversation, David. I've never thought about Lebowski or Francis Fukuyama, particularly Lebowski, in terms of what happened on November 5th. So, very insightful. Thank you, David, and we'll see you again in the not-too-distant future.DAVID MASCIOTRA: Thank you. I'm going to reread Cult of the Amateur to prepare. I may even do it in the bathtub. I look forward to our discussion.David Masciotra is an author, lecturer, and journalist. He is the author of I Am Somebody: Why Jesse Jackson Matters (I.B. Tauris, 2020), Mellencamp: American Troubadour (University Press of Kentucky), Barack Obama: Invisible Man (Eyewear Publishers, 2017), and Metallica by Metallica, a 33 1/3 book from Bloomsbury Publishers, which has been translated into Chinese. In 2010, Continuum Books published his first book, Working On a Dream: The Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen.His 2024 book, Exurbia Now: Notes from the Battleground of American Democracy, is published by Melville House Books. Masciotra writes regularly for the New Republic, Washington Monthly, Progressive, the Los Angeles Review of Books, CrimeReads, No Depression, and the Daily Ripple. He has also written for Salon, the Daily Beast, CNN, Atlantic, Washington Post, AlterNet, Indianapolis Star, and CounterPunch. Several of his political essays have been translated into Spanish for publication at Korazon de Perro. His poetry has appeared in Be About It Press, This Zine Will Change Your Life, and the Pangolin Review. Masciotra has a Master's Degree in English Studies and Communication from Valparaiso University. He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of St. Francis. He is public lecturer, speaking on a wide variety of topics, from the history of protest music in the United States to the importance of bars in American culture. David Masciotra has spoken at the University of Wisconsin, University of South Carolina, Lewis University, Indiana University, the Chicago Public Library, the Lambeth Library (UK), and an additional range of colleges, libraries, arts centers, and bookstores. As a journalist, he has conducted interviews with political leaders, musicians, authors, and cultural figures, including Jesse Jackson, John Mellencamp, Noam Chomsky, all members of Metallica, David Mamet, James Lee Burke, Warren Haynes, Norah Jones, Joan Osborne, Martín Espada, Steve Earle, and Rita Dove. Masciotra lives in Indiana, and teaches literature and political science courses at the University of St. Francis and Indiana University Northwest. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Jay hosts solo as he is joined by Donny and Walter from Sobchak Security LLC. That's not a real security company but they are some real dudes. These are two of the most creative minds in the firearms industry today. Their content is regularly published on a YouTube and Instagram account named after Walter Sobchak, an iconic character from the movie "Big Lebowski." They also sell a variety of merchandise and goods through their website. Website: https://waltersobchaksecurity.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waltersobchaksecurity/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sobchak-Security-LLC

You can't do a podcas w/o talking about something that poses everybody off. That's coo. Positivity freaks me out and rich people scare the sh*t out of me. These are mental hurdles and I should worry more about the physical ones

"And this guy peed on it." We wrap our mini series of looking at the iconic cinematographer, Roger Deakins, with the cult classic from 1998, "The Big Lebowski." In accordance with the tenets of his duderness, this episode is chill AF. We talk about how non-traditionally this flick reached cult status, and how John Goodman's Walter Sobchak is the MVP. Of course, we discuss the lived-in warmth this movie has visually, and how obviously that is thanks in part to Deakins' masterful handiwork. Stay tuned, because next month we're mixing things up a bit! We're bringing back co-host Ryan to discuss our first ever book-into-movie discussion, starting with "Marley & Me." Prepare your tear ducts.--We are Uncultured Universe - the podcast where two friends show each other movies, tv, music, or anything else to get a little more cultured. Remember to like, review & subscribe!--Stay up to date on all new episodes here: https://linktr.ee/uncultureduniverseCheck us out and follow on Instagram @‌uncultureduniverse

This week on Fabulous Film and Friends we're covering a trio of Neo Noir films set in the city of…where else? Los Angeles, as we discuss 1998's The Big Lewbowski, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring the extraordinary Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Julianne Moore, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, David Huddleston, John Tutturo, Ben Gazara, David Thewlis, Tara Reid, Peter Stormare, Leon Russom and Sam Elliot against 2014's Inherent Vice directed by Paul Thomas Anderson starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, Katherine Waterston, Benicio Del Toro, Reese Witherspoon, Martin Short, Jena Malone, Maya Rudolph Martin Donovan and Hong Chau, topped off with 2018's Under the Silver Lake  directed by  David Robert Mitchell  and  starring Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Grace Van Patten,  Riki Lindhome, Wendy vanden Heuvel, Callie Hernandez, Jimmi Simpson, Zosia Mamet, Jeremy Bob, Rex Lynn, Patrick Fischler and Sydney Sweeney. My guests today are Roseanne Caputi and back by popular demand, Gordon Alex Robertson!Before contemplating the endless currents of depth and consciousness, man, the synopses:  The Big Lebowski,  follows a lot of ins-and-outs and what-have-you's of a very complicated case when two goons working for porn king Jackie Treehorn mistakenly burst into the apartment of Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski  demanding money that his supposed wife Bunny owes Jackie.  Realizing their mistake but still adding the flourish of urinating on the Dude's favorite rug, the pair leaves and gets the hang loose and tolerant Dude's dander up.  Dude the sets off finding the wealthy Jeffrey Lebowski that the pair were looking for and asks him for compensation for his soiled rug. The Big Lebowski flat out refuses the request, calls the Dude a bum, and kicks him out of his house. Surprisingly, a few days later The Big Lebowski summons The Dude to his mansion and asks him to act as a courier to a group of nihilists who have abducted his wife Bunny and are demanding a million dollars in ransom. With his reactionary ‘Nam vet bowling buddy Walter Sobchak at his side, the Dude enters a web of deception, greed and pain as he tries to make sense of the convoluted and problematical condition that he finds himself in.  Inherent Vice ups the ante with ex-cop and junkie P.I. Larry “Doc” Sportello who follows a trail of real estate fraud, heroin smuggling, corrupt federal agents and dentists when his ex-girlfriend Shasta Faye re-enters his life and gives him the tip that her current boyfriend, real estate tycoon Mickey Wolfman, has a wife who is trying to have him committed. With rival LA Police Lt. Detective Christian “Bigfoot” Bjornsen working alternately, with and against him, Doc plows into the labyrinthian case headfirst aided by only his wits and piles of weed and coke in the desperate quest for the truth.  Under the Silver Lake follows a journey through endless hidden messages, conspiracies and millennial self-discovery as perennial slacker Sam tries to uncover the truth regarding the disappearance of his beautiful neighbor Sarah, who vanishes without a trace a day after billionaire industrialist Jefferson Sevence is killed a car crash. Which film best exemplifies the whole L.A. thing? Find out! 

So ... yeah, we're going to talk court storming to start the show. When Duke is involved, the story takes on a different type of life, so Norlander and Hartzell talk Deacs and Devils for the first 20 minutes. Terrence Oglesby from Field of 68 and CBSSN hops on to give his takes, plus a surprising detour into some heavy MWC discussion. A lookahead to the weekday games of note, plus our first Walter Sobchak drop of the season (just in time for March). You love to see it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Howdy, partners! Welcome to episode 84 of Up Yours with More! Your one and only BC is joined again this week by a man. Because sometimes, there's a man. Well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there. And that's MODOK! And as much as they would love for Sam Elliot to narrate this episode, you guys are stuck with them! But they've got what you came for: comic book and pop culture headlines, rugs that have been peed on, the top 10 books from last week, severed toes with nail polish, books they're excited for this week, aggression that will not stand, and a lively discussion of fictional archers! So, join them as they make like Walter Sobchak and enter a world of pain! News Disney Vs. Ditko Ends With Settlement Over Spider-Man & Other Marvel Hero Rights DC To Re-release 'Justice League Vs. Godzilla Vs. Kong' As 'Monster-Sized Issue Two More Creators Join Ghost Machine Millarworld Titles Moving to Dark Horse  The Game Awards 2023 Winners: The Full List Find Us Online at the Following Outlets  Website :: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠upupandawaycomics.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  YouTube :: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@upupawaycomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook ::  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/upupawa⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠y and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/uuablueash⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Instagram :: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/upupawaycomics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Twitter :: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/upupawaycomics⁠

Hollywood is BACK! Well, sort of…….as Jesus Quintana of The Big Lebowski. Rory is also in the house as Walter Sobchak and Ricky as The Dude. Join in the shenanigans as the guys play dress up as the cast of The Big Lebowski for Halloween, and talk about some new up and coming product releases. Quintana has success with a new 2024 flagship bow that hasn't been released yet.  The discussion then takes a turn as they discuss current events in the Archery Industry. Beginning with the contract termination of Kyle Douglas and Tim Gillingham from the Pure Archery Group (Bowtech). Questions arise about arrow building. Right Helical or Left Helical? 3 fletch or 4 fletch? Rambo or Daryl Dixon?  With so many Easter eggs, you're not going to want to miss this episode! The Range Podcast can be found on all major platforms, including iTunes, Spotify and Google. Video versions of the podcast can also be found on the Vapor Trail YouTube Channel.  Enter Promo Code trp15 during checkout at www.vaportrailarchery.com to receive 15% off VTX Bowstrings and Branded Apparel. The Range Podcast is brought to you by Vapor Trail Archery and Stokerized Stabilizers. We are proud to be a part of the @sportsmens_empire network. Check out the Sportsmen's Empire Podcast Network for more relevant outdoor content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hollywood is BACK! Well, sort of…….as Jesus Quintana of The Big Lebowski. Rory is also in the house as Walter Sobchak and Ricky as The Dude. Join in the shenanigans as the guys play dress up as the cast of The Big Lebowski for Halloween, and talk about some new up and coming product releases. Quintana has success with a new 2024 flagship bow that hasn't been released yet. The discussion then takes a turn as they discuss current events in the Archery Industry. Beginning with the contract termination of Kyle Douglas and Tim Gillingham from the Pure Archery Group (Bowtech).Questions arise about arrow building. Right Helical or Left Helical? 3 fletch or 4 fletch? Rambo or Daryl Dixon? With so many Easter eggs, you're not going to want to miss this episode!The Range Podcast can be found on all major platforms, including iTunes, Spotify and Google. Video versions of the podcast can also be found on the Vapor Trail YouTube Channel. Enter Promo Code trp15 during checkout at www.vaportrailarchery.com to receive 15% off VTX Bowstrings and Branded Apparel.The Range Podcast is brought to you by Vapor Trail Archery and Stokerized Stabilizers. We are proud to be a part of the @sportsmens_empire network.Check out the Sportsmen's Empire Podcast Network for more relevant outdoor content!

Hollywood is BACK! Well, sort of…….as Jesus Quintana of The Big Lebowski. Rory is also in the house as Walter Sobchak and Ricky as The Dude. Join in the shenanigans as the guys play dress up as the cast of The Big Lebowski for Halloween, and talk about some new up and coming product releases. Quintana has success with a new 2024 flagship bow that hasn't been released yet. The discussion then takes a turn as they discuss current events in the Archery Industry. Beginning with the contract termination of Kyle Douglas and Tim Gillingham from the Pure Archery Group (Bowtech).Questions arise about arrow building. Right Helical or Left Helical? 3 fletch or 4 fletch? Rambo or Daryl Dixon? With so many Easter eggs, you're not going to want to miss this episode!The Range Podcast can be found on all major platforms, including iTunes, Spotify and Google. Video versions of the podcast can also be found on the Vapor Trail YouTube Channel. Enter Promo Code trp15 during checkout at www.vaportrailarchery.com to receive 15% off VTX Bowstrings and Branded Apparel.The Range Podcast is brought to you by Vapor Trail Archery and Stokerized Stabilizers. We are proud to be a part of the @sportsmens_empire network.Check out the Sportsmen's Empire Podcast Network for more relevant outdoor content!

Film writer, editor, and podcaster Jake Tropila joins from Los Angeles to discuss the Coen Brothers' 1998 comedy 'The Big Lebowski', starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Though middlingly received both critically and commercially upon release, the film has gone on to become a genuine cult classic, launching a cottage industry of fan screenings, conventions, and even a religion.We discuss the film's patchwork of influences, including larger-than-life characters withing the Coens' orbit and the works of author Raymond Chandler, especially as adapted by Robert Altman for his 1973 film 'The Long Goodbye'. Then we discuss the film's unrivaled cast, including a superb John Goodman, who turns in an awards-caliber performance as the gun-toting, militant bowling enthusiast Walter Sobchak. Finally, we discuss the film's windy, inarticulable plot, and the way that its mechanics might conceal a deeper level of criticism about the sociopolitical landscape of America on the eve of The End of History. Watch the trailer for The Big Lebowski. Watch Mortimer Young for Forever Young Films #1 - The Grand Lebowski.Follow Jake Tropila on Twitter.Read Film Inquiry.Listen and Subscribe to Optimism Vaccine.Get access to all of our premium episodes and bonus content by becoming a Hit Factory Patron for just $5/month.....Our theme song is "Mirror" by Chris Fish. 

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Some translators treat language like objects, as mere hallowed jargon on a leash than a living exchange in the wild. These sacred texts should be a zesty enterprise, but unfortunately there are some who engage in logjamming the Bible with jargon compulsively, seemingly without joy. Their preferred nomenclature make these subversive texts stupefyin', shrouding their liberating power in classist esoterica. The text feels disrupted by these words, like a child who wanders in in the middle of a movie; there's no frame of reference.And I'm talking about the word meno, here, from koine Gr– aw shush, look at me: I'm ramblin' again. Well, thisahere episode you're about to play is pretty darn innerestin', and in English, too.*...Translation (Google Doc): https://bit.ly/FIT-John-GDocTranslation (PDF): https://bit.ly/FIT-John-PDF-revisedMobile-Friendly with endnotes: https://bit.ly/FIT-John-MobilePDFJoin the community: https://donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1...Opportunity Walks by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/...#bible #Christian #theology #gospelofjohn #religion #spirituality #justice #bibletranslation #liberation*yes, that was all a sagging mass of The Big Lebowski references, taped together with the overconfident bluster of Walter Sobchak.

Who's your Hoffman? We're keeping it all in the family and chatting about The Big Lebowski (1998) and Licorice Pizza (2021). This episode finds Emory identifying with the righteous anger of Walter Sobchak, Emily playing “spot the President,” and Meredith forgetting her notes. Don't forget to follow and rate the podcast and check out Emory's blog for movie screening updates, more reviews, and personalized recommendations! Find and follow your Helen Hall Library on all the things!

 In this episode of "I FREAKING LOVE THAT MOVIE", Robert Fike and Andrew Sears throw you a curveball and bring on Jon Pyle and Jonathan Wickremasinghe-Kuhn (Jon WK) on to talk about THE BIG LEBOWSKI.Whether it's the the fandom around the movie, fun facts and trivia, OR the moments we FREAKING LOVED, there's something here for everyone. And if you already love THE BIG LEBOWSKI, you're going to FREAKING LOVE this episode!Synopsis:Jeff `The Dude' Leboswki is mistaken for Jeffrey Lebowski, who is The Big Lebowski. Which explains why he's roughed up and has his precious rug peed on. In search of recompense, The Dude tracks down his namesake, who offers him a job. His wife has been kidnapped and he needs a reliable bagman. Aided and hindered by his pals Walter Sobchak, a Vietnam vet, and Donny, master of stupidity.Where can you find it:- Stream it on Peacock or Rent it anywhere you rent movies!Follow us on Twitter at I FREAKING LOVE THAT MOVIE (@IFLTMovie), Rob Fike (@robfike), and Andrew Sears (@searsandrew) for even more banter and love for movies!And a thank you to our very awesome guest hosts - Jon Pyle (@jonpyle) and Jon WK (@uscscreenwriter) for sharing their love of this movie with all of us! Stay tuned for the debut of their podcast all about the unsung heroes of movies - the character actors - with their show HOUSEHOLD FACE   (coming soon!)!!!Join our facebook group for lively discussions, memes, and polls at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ifreakinglovethatmovieGo to our link tree to request movies and so much more!https://linktr.ee/ifltmThis podcast was produced by Andak Media. Andak is dedicated to helping creatives find community and support for their creative passions. You can find more info about Andak Media at andak.us. If you've enjoyed our content, you can offer support on Patreon at patreon.com/andak. We offer perks for all of our patrons, including excuslive podcast episodes, podcast episode polls, monthly AMAs, and exclusive patron-only merchandise.Support the show

Katie Chonacas has carved out quite a career for herself in show business. The author, actress, musician and social media influencer has crossed professional paths with Al Pacino, Robert Deniro, Charlie Day, Ice T and Gary Senise along the yellow brick road, checking off a number of names on my drinking buddy bucket list. You will find as you listen to the following session that Katie has an ethos that Walter Sobchak could appreciate. Katie and my better half seemed to bond over topics like Misophonia and mental health, while I kept guiding the discussion back to the amazing lineup of stars Katie has broken bread with over her years as an active member of the Screen Actors Guild. It has been a while since we recorded this discussion, and in that time Katie has released a new video for Saint Kyriaki (pronounced Key-de-ah-key), which we also discuss in this episode. I noticed a lot of great stuff while editing this one. Saint Kyriaki - Dremaland 1111 https://youtu.be/9IjNGcgVCmI "A Lover's Fairy Tale", available on Amazon https://www.amazon.ca/LOVERS-FAIRYTALE-WRITTEN-KYRIAKI-CHONACAS/dp/B08XL9QLBN "She's All over the Place" Podcast with Katie Chonacas on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tw2BRhkBKX16tjzqDllMB?si=6152634519c64ba9 Mysophonia - Tom Dozier - A condition of an oversensitivity to sounds https://misophoniainstitute.org Link to Katie's Interview with Shane Salk on her Podcast, "She's All Over The Place" https://youtu.be/BEkn9g4RfHE 28:42 ' Katie Chonacas on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" https://youtu.be/wHJfbf1vZFw 31:18 - Katie Chonacas in "The Bad Lieutenant Port of Call" with Nicholas Cage https://youtu.be/2pj994_G-Ng Yeah Uh Huh on Facebook https://facebook.com/YeahUhHuhPod Yeah Uh Huh on Twitter https://twitter.com/YeahUhHuhPod Yeah Uh Huh Website https://yeah-uh-huh.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lisa-huey/message

Our two favorite veterans talk about some of their favorite veteran characters populating the pop culture landscape. Walter Sobchak? Check! Walt Kowalski? Right here, buddy! We promise, we talk about veterans not named "Walt."They round off the episode with a game of Israel's invention called "Dance Move or Finisher." Cameron's dance move knowledge is put to the test. Also his Mortal Kombat 11 knowledge. Play (or dance) along!Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pcfmpodcast)

Jeff `The Dude' Leboswki is mistaken for Jeffrey Lebowski, who is The Big Lebowski. Which explains why he's roughed up and has his precious rug peed on. In search of recompense, The Dude tracks down his namesake, who offers him a job. His wife has been kidnapped and he needs a reliable bagman. Aided and hindered by his pals Walter Sobchak, a Vietnam vet, and Donny, master of stupidity. MGTTM SHOW NOTES: patreon.com/mattgoestothemovies mgttmpodcast@gmail.com https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/matt-goes-to-the-movies-1470455 https://letterboxd.com/MattRxw2k2 BASEMENT BINGE SHOW NOTES: harrison@thebasementbinge.com  Podchaser.com/thebasementbinge  Letterboxd @HARRYPerry13 http://bit.ly/2kBFn1D As always interact with the show at any of the links above and be sure to check out the Basement Binge wherever you get your podcasts.      

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Speed Racer Why would you make something animated be live action? are you trying to do a grown up kids thing? You tryna do your edgy business? You decided that you really just liked puppets? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles stars Sam Rockwell, Corey Feldman, and Elmo Monster in a movie about teen-aged turtles (of the ninja mutant variety) as they clean the mean mean streets of ole New York. It's got puppets and that classic New York gritty realism. Speed Racer stars Jay Adams, Walter Sobchak, and Wednesday Addams in a story about corporate greed and the triumph of the Mom and Pop(s Racer) small business. It's like a bright, colorful, zany Matrix except make it racing and anime. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Get the slate ready because it's time for Take 10! This week, Alyssa and Logan talk about Hail, Caesar! and The Big Lebowski. We don’t know a lot, but we do know that the Coens love kidnapping. Join us as we talk about daunting directorial expectations, Hobie Halloween, and Walter Sobchak-branded undies. Follow us on Twitter: @marketerscutFollow us on Instagram: @marketerscutSubscribe to our YouTube. Art by Jacob Wall. Check out his work on Instagram @JacobArtWallMusic by Logan McElroy. Check out more on Soundcloud.

Welcome to Movie Time Machine, where this week in 1998, your hosts abide. That’s right, we’re just kinda in the mood to relax, man. We discuss our favorite Lebowski moments, and struggle to pick between The Dude and Walter Sobchak as our favorite character. So mix yourself a White Russian, light up a fat one, turn up your Creedence, and join us!Music:Cliff Side by Silent PartnerSpace Navigator by Sarah the Instrumentalist Find us on:TwitterFacebookYouTube

'The Big Lebowski' - Die Eskapisten Lukas Lebowski, Markus Sobchak und Daniel Quintana versuchen den Teppich that really tied the room together zurückzuholen und geraten in der Kult-Crime-Comedy der Coen-Brüder "The Big Lebowski" in eine abgedrehte vermeintliche Erpressungsgeschichte mit Walter, dem Dude und Donny Kerabatsos. Nebenbei feiern wir auch noch "4 Jahre Eskapisten" mit einem kleinen Reboot Schrägstrich Remaster Schrägstrich Remake des allerersten Films, den wir in unserer ersten Folge besprochen haben gä. Die drei Realitätsflüchtigen sind sich dabei wieder für keinen schlechten Gag oder dummen Kommentar zu schade: Wir erzählen jede Menge triviale Trivia und hintergründige Hintergründe zum Coen-Brüder-Meisterwerk, zeigen die schwachen Stärken und starken Schwächen der absichtlich überkomplexen Story um Nihilisten, grün-lackierte und abgeschnittene Fußzehen, Bowling-Turnieren und Pornoproduzenten, beschäftigen uns mit dem Männlichkeitsbild und der Lebenseinstellung des El Duderinos Schrägstich Duders und offenbaren die toxische Maskulinität des Millionärs Jeffrey Lebowski. Außerdem feiern wir Walter Sobchak für... naja, Walter Sobchak! Wir sparen auch in unserer 33sten Folge nicht an anekdotischen Anekdoten und gehenden den absurdesten Absurditäten aus dem von Raymond Chandler und Film Noir inspirierten Plot... naja, jedenfalls gibbet auch wieder hochversiertes Eskapisten-Schwachsinns-Geballer der guten alten ourewäller Schule auf die Ohren - versteht sich von selbst gä. Bevor wir des Hauptthema widme, hamma natürlich auch widder unser 'Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst'-Rubrik auf die Tonspuren gebannt: Geht diesma um "The Departed" mit Leonardo DiCaprio und Matt Damon, Dietmar Diemant, "True Grit", "Tenet" von Christopher Nolan und noch bissi was anderem - lasst euch überrasche gä! Und weil den Text sowieso nur jede*r x-te Hörer*in liest: Wenn ihr wissen wollt, ob Lukas immer noch bei der Feuerwehr arbeitet, warum Jackie Treehorn weiß, dass der Dude in die Geldübergabe verwickelt is und ob sich Daniel sich bald dem Dudismus anschließen wird, dann knallt euch endlisch die neue Folge in de Kopp! 00:00 Intro 00:51 Volle Lotte Begrüßung! 11:42 Organisatorisches 15:13 "Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst" mit 'Departed', Dietmar Diamant, 'Tenet', 'True Grit' & Co. 26:00 'The Big Lebowski': Anekdoten, diesdas, Darsteller, Coen-Brüder, Trivia, Eskapisten-Geballer galore! 172:43 Intermezzo mit Sascha 218:13 Abmoderation und Tschüß! "Shut the fuck up, Donny!" - Walter Sobchak In diesem Sinne, viel Spaß mit 'The Big Lebowski'! Eure Eskapisten Lukas, Markus & Daniel (und Melanie und Sascha im Geiste) Wir freuen uns natürlich riesig über Feeback, Kritik und Anregungen auf https://www.facebook.com/dieEskapisten/ und bei Instagram jasonpvnk/DieEskapisten! Checkt: https://radiobeutelsend.podcaster.de/ Vielen Dank für's Anhören! Folge direkt herunterladen

It’s difficult to believe that another ten years has flown by and your gracious hosts are digging through an entire decade of film for the second time in this podcast’s illustrious lifespan. But for this go-around, Kurt and Andrew (and oftentimes our good friend Matt Gamble) have gone through these obstreperous ten years more or less together. For us, this has been a lifestyle; a marriage if you will. Not to each other, but to this web site, this podcast (what’s left of it) and to the art of film. We’ve spent a third of our lives(!) breaking down scenes, bickering about scripts, quoting Walter Sobchak and Mark Rumsfield, debating ambition versus actual, deriding the Transformers series, lavishing praise on everything from Almodóvar to Zahler, lamenting the loss of some of our greatest heroes and wondering why there isn’t more of Rosario Dawson in pretty much everything. And for ten damn years we’ve done all of this together… always wishing there was additional time to see and do more of all of it. So in this episode we breakdown the decade that was. If we figured out one thing, it’s that there’s nothing much to pin down on the last 3650 days. No matter where you look, there’s something new and interesting or different and obtuse. It might not all be good, but it’s uniquely its own and there’s art to be found all over the place. It’s in camera and out. It’s in our personal subconscious and society at large. For better or worse, it’s shaped who we are as people and it’s fun to go back over all of the ups and downs, strikes and gutters and what-have-yous from the past ten years. Nothing before has been like it and nothing moving forward will be the same. It’s glorious; warts and all. As always, please join the conversation by leaving your own thoughts in the comment section below and again, thanks for listening!       TIME TRACKS: Opening: 0:00 – 2:06 The New: 2:07 – 11:07 General Decade chatter: 11:09 – 1:03:29 Top Ten Lists: 1:03:31 – […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR HITCHHIKERS & WELCOME TO SEASON 2 OF NOSTALGIA HIGHWAY!!! We hope everyone had a fantastic holiday break and we’re certainly hoping you’re ready for more in-depth movie reviews from the NHP boys!!! To kickoff 2020, we decided to go big. How big?? Real BIG!!! Like...The Big Lebowski (1998) big!!! We discuss why Walter Sobchak may be the best friend ever, how to discover and channel your inner Dude, & why being nude with a ferret is terrifying. We also make fun of The Mayor’s fantasy football defeat as it happens in real time. Soul crushing stuff, let me tell you.

Der er bare nogen film du kan se igen og igen og igen. Hvem kan blive træt af stjernereplikker som That rug really tied the room together; Nobody fucks with The Jesus eller Fuck it, Dude. Let's go bowling.The Big Lebowski (1998) er instrueret af Coen-brødrene med en let skelen til Raymond Chandlers kriminalromaner. I hovedrollen har vi Jeff Bridges som The Dude og i rollerne som hans to meget forskellige venner og bowlingkammerater ser vi John Goodman som Vietnam veteranen Walter Sobchak og den mere anonyme Donny spilles af Steve Buscemi.Lyt med til en forrygende samtale i The Gule Værelse, hvor dine værter Thomas og Morten tager en snak om dudeisme, karneval, betydningsbærende bipersoner, nihilister og ikke mindst smagen af White Russian sine lactis.Vi skal advare om at værterne er meget begejstrede for netop denne film, så der kan forekomme kraftig entusiasme og noget der måske kan kaldes sang.

Rob Ford (University of Manchester) joins us to talk Boris and Brexit. Towards the end of the episode we relitigate the causes of Brexit, because much like Walter Sobchak in the Big Lebowski, you're goddamn right we're living in the past. Music: Dexter Britain (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0), www.dexterbritain.com

Los Angeles, 1991. Jeffrey Lebowski, il Drugo (The Dude in inglese, cioè "l'amico"), è un fannullone pacifista, fumatore di marijuana e bevitore di White Russian, che conduce una pigra e piacevole esistenza fatta di partite di bowling con gli amici Walter Sobchak e Donny Karabotzes. La sua vita tranquilla è improvvisamente sconvolta dalla visita di due scagnozzi del magnate del porno Jackie Treehorn, che lo aggrediscono e gli ingiungono di pagare i debiti che sua moglie avrebbe accumulato nei confronti del loro Boss. Peccato che lui non abbia né una moglie, né soldi. I due capiscono di aver sbagliato persona, a causa di un bizzarro caso di omonimia col signor Jeffrey Lebowski, un anziano miliardario costretto su una sedia a rotelle da un ferimento durante la guerra di Corea. Nel corso dell'aggressione, però, uno dei due teppisti ha urinato sul tappeto della modesta abitazione di Drugo: un tappeto a cui lui teneva molto, perché "dava veramente un tono all'ambiente". Da questo episodio si scatena una assurda serie di eventi, che portano il Drugo e i suoi amici a vivere un'avventura al limite del paradosso, fatta di un rapimento finto, un dito del piede mozzato, un milione di dollari che non c'era mai stato e una banda di nichilisti tedeschi che fanno morire di paura il povero Donny. Una follia dietro l'altra dove l'unico filo conduttore che non si spezza mai è la filosofia di vita del Drugo che diventa una vera e propria religione per i suoi estimatori, il Dudeismo. Tratto da: "Il grande Lebowski". Autore: Simona Capodanno Playlist Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Roy Rogers & Sons Of The PioneersI Hate You - MonksLookin' Out My Back Door - Creedence Clearwater Revival Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles - Captain BeefheartHotel California - Gipsy KingsMy Mood Swings - Elvis CostelloGutterballs "Just Dropped In" - Kenny Rogers Dead Flowers - Townes Van Zandt

"Chinaman is not the preferred nomenclature! Asian American, please!", gibt uns Walter Sobchak mit auf den Weg für die heutige Folge, in der wir uns nun endlich dem Thema Vorurteile widmen. Ganz politisch korrekt, angestachelt erneut von C. Lindners Entgleisungen beleuchten wir das Thema aus verschiedensten Richtungen und kreieren unseren wünschenswertesten Zustand. Toleranz vor Staat, könnte man da auch sagen. Und ach ja, wir haben noch sehr viel erlebt in den letzten Tagen: Angeln, Sport jeglicher Art und Umzüge alles dabei in dieser vollen Sendung. An Kultur und Service soll es euch auch nicht fehlen.

Hi, Achievers! In this episode, we began by discussing some nerdy news (e.g., the truth about Groot, Batgirl the movie). Next, we expressed our thoughts on Walter Sobchak and his anger problems. We talked about intermittent explosive disorder and the types of treatment approaches people use to treat anger problems. Then, we talked about Maude Lebowski … Continue reading Jedi Counsel Podcast 85 – The Big Lebowski, Part 2

In today’s Comicon-based episode of STORIES TELLING STORIES, we take a trip out to early 90’s North Hollywood, to the house of Arthur Digby Sellers, to speak to his son (a young man named Larry) who supposedly left his poorly-graded homework on THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE in The Dude’s stolen car.

Unfortunately, Truman "Droopy Dog" Capote gets us started this week. It was about to be Matt's favorite minute, but like most things Matt enjoys, Bill ruins it. Bill believes that this minute contains some "ponderous feces." Matt would prefer Bill just didn't lean on him at all as the fellas unpack this densely brilliant monologue. Bill thinks that train compartments smelling of shit is a joke, Matt thinks it's a serious matter. Bill gets a little hung-up on "middle class morality," and we all get a little cringed-up at one of Roma's allowances. The fellas discuss "absolute morality." Matt made a living disappointing his mother while bill holds guilt about the scant few times he let his mother down. Matt wants to have a book burning with all of Bill's God books. Matt gets called lucky for the first time ever and then Matt points out the AIDA of the Roma speech. Bill and Matt imagine a warm, wet noodle blanket. Bill despises any and all episodic television. Walter Sobchak gets a shout out, which leads to a brief imagining of what a Cohen brothers Glenngarry would look like. Matt encourages everyone to, someday, just have a drink with a salesman.

Similar to when Werner Herzog asked of Pokemon Go, "Is there violence? Is there murder?" we are often preoccupied by questions of violence, or at least shaped as people by the specter of it. This episode focuses on violence in foreign affairs, violence in revolution and protest, and the most important question: when is it right? Pacifists be warned, the answer does not involve disseminating flowers. Remember that one of our preeminent cultural figures, Walter Sobchak, stated that pacifism was an emotional problem. We are not to be held responsible for your actions, dear listener, do not misconstrue our message and punch people indiscriminately, but at least hear our arguments based in history and rationality. 

Summary: The lads talk about what some of their greatest accomplishments to date are. LEO IN THE STUDIO!!!! In the Studio: Dan Ken Critter Special Guest - Leo Salinas Cocktail du Jour: Rattlesnake Layered in a shot glass: - Kahlua - Amaretto - Bailey's Quote du Jour: Walter Sobchak: Now so far, we have what appears to me to be a series of victimless crimes. The Dude: What about the toe? Walter Sobchak: Forget about the fucking toe! Walter Sobchak and The Dude - The Big Lebowski Intro/Outro music from Haggis Rampant’s new album, “Burly!”

In the Studio Today: Dan Ken Ryan Critter Michael John G Summary: Happy Fuckin' New Year! The lads discuss bacon, the first time they remember swearing, and Dan recaps the past year in gaming. Cocktail(s) du Jour: 1. The Revenant - 3 oz Blk Vodka - 3 oz Chambord - 3 oz Cranberry juice - Lemon & Lime juice - Dry Ice Carefully layer the vodka, Chambord, and Cranberry Juice. Throw in the citrus juice to taste, then add the dry ice. Sip quietly, pray for Leo, and snuggle up in your favorite animal corpse. 2. The Scrapper (who comes up with this shit?) - 1 oz Blue Curacao - 3 oz Peppermint Schnapps - 3.5 oz Monster Zero (blue) - 1 oz Jäger Pairs nicely with a bowl of the last bit of three different kinds of cereal and non-dairy creamer reconstituted with tap water Quote du Jour: "This is what happens when you FUCK A STRANGER IN THE ASS!" - Walter Sobchak, The Big Lebowski Intro/Outro music from Haggis Rampant's new album, "Burly!"

It's the season 2 premier, and Odin has smiled upon all the pillow-biters across the world! We start off with a woman displaced by the South Carolina floods who has her priorities in perfect order. Julio Iglesias is tired of Donald Trump's bullshit, and so is Walter Sobchak. We do a groundbreaking visual piece in an audio medium. We go over Charles' favorite things... there aren't many. MAKE! Everyone's favorite bigot has been given an offer we hope she refuses. White People stuff, with Aaron & Alaina. No matter how great your life is, it would be better if you were high most of the time. Alaina audibly burps and farts. We engage in a comprehensive and encyclopedic discussion of Batman. Our resident red-headed-gay-guy brings us the Subreddit of the week. Another enthralling installment of the Period Report... And sooo Much MORE!!!!! Go to ODDJOB TEES on Facebook and order a T-Shirt. Tell 'em PFR sent you, pay ODDJOB TEES $22, and you'll get the greatest, most luxurious shirt the world has ever known.

Let these non-assumers get over themselves, who's the more earnest artist - Maude or Marty, trying to humanize Maude, the wonder of the movie, a film/digital verbal standoff, Brilliance On Both Ends: The Autobiography of Walter Sobchak, pictures at an exhibition, the three fools, a pop music rant, nuclear asses, a spiritual prequel to Plexiglass Toilet, our brains usually veto our eyes, bokeh, an avant garde composition, and Walter's ArtManCrush. LINKS: Branded Theme Song Downtown Palace Theatre (Venue For Marty's Dance Cycle)

Walter's Small Walter butt parasite forehead, cavaluelessness, how unravelling gauze relates to The Dude's understanding, Balrogs and Morgoth, a bike in a tree, the politics of Atlas Shrugged, why a brick is more impactful than a building, a lonely menu, a Brother Seamus driveby, the physical benefits of PT Cruisers, tinkly and stirring, Boogie Nights ripoffs and Philip Baker Hall overacts, and a giant nut on Adam's finger. Links: On the Film's 15th Anniversary, Mapping The Big Lebowski Tree grows around bicycle Body hygiene- Which is healthier and cleaner: shower or bath? TWIn PEAKS PROPS: Flesh World Magazine (Original) What did or would Walter Sobchak's dog tags say? Ayn Rand...how do you pronounce her first name? VW Beetle The ZZ Top Eliminator: Profile of a Hot Rod the verve lead singer

On this episode of The Cine-Files, Steve Morris and John Rocha continue The Season of the Coen Brothers by re-relasing their episode on THE BIG LEBOWSKI with a brand new intro from Steve and John. This film follows the life of Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity then learns that a millionaire, also named Jeffrey Lebowski, was the intended victim. The millionaire Lebowski's trophy wife is supposedly kidnapped and millionaire Lebowski commissions The Dude to deliver the ransom to secure her release. The plan goes awry when the Dude's friend Walter Sobchak schemes to keep the ransom money for the Dude and himself. It stars Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Sam Elliott, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tara Reid, David Thewlis, Peter Stormare, Jon Polito and Ben Gazzara. Steve and John deliver a brand new intro and go thru the movie scene by scene to break down the direction, acting, story beats, score, action sequences and more.If you haven't seen this incredible film you can buy or stream it right here: https://amzn.to/4jTKSRjDon't forget to support The Cine-Files at https://www.patreon.com/TheCineFilesTo purchase any film we feature at https://www.cine-files.netFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCineFilesPod/?ref=bookmarkThis episode is sponsored by/brought to you by the following sponsors:HIMS. Hims is a one-stop telehealth service for men's wellness and care, providing treatment options for hair loss, ED & more. Check out HIMS at: www.hims.comTRUDIAGNOSTIC. Epigenetic Experts &
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