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2 years ago

Station Eleven, Don't Look Up, and grab bag

Surviving death and destruction, plus assorted watching updates

We discuss Station Eleven and Don't Look Up, two visions of the end of the world.

03:33 Station Eleven, streaming on HBO Max, is a compelling miniseries about what it means to not just survive, but to live and rebuild.

23:22 Netflix's star-studded Don't Look Up is a perfectly okay Movie With a Message that has attracted far more discourse than anyone needs.

43:17 Plus, instead of our normal culture notes, we do a little grab bag on things we've watched recently but haven't had a chance to mention: Pen15, Insecure, The Matrix Resurrections, Emily in Paris season 2, Selling Tampa, and Queer Eye season 6.

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Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu