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Michael and Us

A podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.Exclusive subscriber-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/overview

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#187 - RudyLeaks

#187 - RudyLeaks

Before he was the President's attorney, he was America's Mayor. Made not long after 9/11 briefly turned Giuliani into on... Read more

24 Nov 2020

49mins

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#75 - Donnie Darko

#75 - Donnie Darko

In our Halloween spooktacular, we look back at the Reagan/Bush era via the Bush/Cheney era via DONNIE DARKO (2001).

31 Oct 2018

36mins

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#191 - The Ministry of 1984 ½

#191 - The Ministry of 1984 ½

Terry Gilliam sought to update George Orwell for the 1980s with his career-defining film BRAZIL (1985), but his future d... Read more

11 Dec 2020

43mins

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#111 - Our Shared Values

#111 - Our Shared Values

Two years before 9/11, and nine years before the financial collapse, AMERICAN BEAUTY gazed upon the End of History and s... Read more

19 Jul 2019

49mins

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#203 - Everything's Just Great

#203 - Everything's Just Great

After the upheaval of 1968, Jean-Luc Godard said goodbye to commercial cinema to create a new kind of radical Marxist fi... Read more

19 Jan 2021

53mins

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#19 - Michael Moore in TrumpLand

#19 - Michael Moore in TrumpLand

Every hero has a journey. Every journey has an end. As if anticipating the FINAL EPISODE of this podcast, Michael Moore ... Read more

27 Oct 2016

32mins

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#67 - Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

#67 - Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

Released shortly before the 2004 election, GOING UPRIVER: THE LONG WAR OF JOHN KERRY was both a rebuttal to the Swift Bo... Read more

7 Sep 2018

40mins

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#131 - The Worst Wing

#131 - The Worst Wing

You know it. You love. You hate it. You love to hate it, and vice versa. It's THE WEST WING, the show that helped set th... Read more

6 Dec 2019

1hr 2mins

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#71 - The Unknown Known

#71 - The Unknown Known

In his 2013 documentary THE UNKNOWN KNOWN, legendary filmmaker Errol Morris tried to do to Donald Rumsfeld what he did t... Read more

4 Oct 2018

36mins

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#205 - Dustbin of History

#205 - Dustbin of History

Between the collapse of the Soviet Union and the War on Terror, James Bond went on a mission to find... relevance. We wa... Read more

28 Jan 2021

43mins

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#183 - Back to Brunch

#183 - Back to Brunch

With Biden's victory all but confirmed, we discuss the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election: the narratives being... Read more

7 Nov 2020

50mins

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#141 - Mr. Simpson Goes to Alaska (w/ Henry Gilbert and Bob Mackey)

#141 - Mr. Simpson Goes to Alaska (w/ Henry Gilbert and Bob Mackey)

An environmental catastrophe has hit Springfield! This week we're joined by Henry Gilbert and Bob Mackey of the TALKING ... Read more

14 Feb 2020

1hr 5mins

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#49 - Loose Change w/ Alex Ross

#49 - Loose Change w/ Alex Ross

Luke and Will welcome back conspiracy expert Alex Ross to discuss the Citizen Kane of 9/11 Truther documentaries, and wh... Read more

22 Feb 2018

57mins

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#85 - Best of Enemies

#85 - Best of Enemies

In 1968, right-wing William F. Buckley and left-wing Gore Vidal feuded for 10 nights on TV. The 2015 documentary BEST OF... Read more

17 Jan 2019

40mins

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#48 - American Sniper w/ John Semley

#48 - American Sniper w/ John Semley

What is "good" conservative art? And does it even matter when the result is a movie that turned Chris Kyle into a right-... Read more

9 Feb 2018

43mins

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#40 - V for Vendetta w/ Alex Ross

#40 - V for Vendetta w/ Alex Ross

Past guest Alex Ross returns to the podcast to discuss the "1984" of the Bush era, V FOR VENDETTA. Plus: our heroes anal... Read more

13 Oct 2017

48mins

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#27 - Gavin McInnes's How To Be A Man

#27 - Gavin McInnes's How To Be A Man

After departing Vice Media, but before becoming an alt-right superstar, ageing provocateur Gavin McInnes tried his hand ... Read more

6 Mar 2017

41mins

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#87 - "Congratulations Canada On Your National Igloo!" (Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans)

#87 - "Congratulations Canada On Your National Igloo!" (Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans)

In the early 2000s, Rick Mercer -- Canada's own Jon Stewart -- travelled to the United States to ask them about Canada. ... Read more

31 Jan 2019

58mins

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#35 - Tim Allen's Last Man Standing

#35 - Tim Allen's Last Man Standing

Every generation gets the Archie Bunker it deserves, folks. The recent cancellation of Tim Allen's right-wing sitcom LAS... Read more

2 Jul 2017

36mins

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#189 - JOHN RAMBO INNOCENT!!! (w/ Micah Uetricht)

#189 - JOHN RAMBO INNOCENT!!! (w/ Micah Uetricht)

Before he became a conservative warrior, John Rambo was just a mixed-up vet. We're joined by Jacobin deputy editor Micah... Read more

1 Dec 2020

1hr 3mins

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