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Michael and Us

by Luke Savage and Will Sloan

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PREVIEW - #754 - Red Herrings

October 29, 2026 · 3 min

At the behest of our Superdelegate Patreon tier, we discuss CLUE (1985), and discover the Communism is the red herring. PLUS: Recapping the elections in Toronto and Brazil. PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreo…
#753 - A Long, Directionless Walk

October 25, 2026 · 56 min

Luke tests out the APPLE VISION PRO and it leads us on a long discussion of the many ills (and even some of the upsides) of our emerging techno pseudo-utopia. PLUS: On the return of Sacha Baron Cohen, and on the coming Toronto mayoral…
PREVIEW - #752 - Don't Mess With You Don't Mess With the Zohan

October 23, 2026 · 3 min

At long last, we discuss one of the most popular American liberal Zionist movies of all time, Adam Sandler's YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN (2008)... and discover a movie that is actually about leaving Israel behind! PATREON-EXCLUSIVE…
#751 - Sorbo: Special Ops

October 18, 2026 · 54 min

After a run of highbrow content, we're right back in the muck! We treated ourselves to the ridiculous Christian hostage thriller FORGIVEN (2016), starring Kevin Sorbo as a police negotiator dealing with a kidnapping at a church. PLUS: The…
UNLOCKED - #750 - Pink Auteur, Red Outlaw (w/ William Andrews)

October 16, 2026 · 53 min

In the early 1970s, Japanese New Wave auteur Masao Adachi travelled to Lebanon, joined the Japanese Red Army, and chronicled the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in his film RED ARMY/PLFO: DECLARATION OF WORLD WAR (1971). And…

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#749 - No One Remembers

October 13, 2026 · 49 min

On public space, the death of cinema, cruising in Taipei, and Tsai Ming-liang's masterpiece GOODBYE, DRAGON INN (2003). PLUS: How many DIGGERs is a CEO payout worth? Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week…
PREVIEW - #748 - The Great White Hope

October 8, 2026 · 1 min

With Sylvester Stallone back in the news, we felt it was time to consider a movie that has become not just a consensus classic, but also a piece of American folklore, ROCKY (1976). What does this movie tell us about ourselves? Will, a…
#747 - The Money Monster Bump

October 5, 2026 · 60 min

Eight years after the start of the Great Recession, and mere months before a certain New York real estate mogul ascended to the presidency, several of Hollywood's most elite liberals made a cinematic response to the financial crisis. We…
PREVIEW - #746 - Chicken Cannon Fodder

September 29, 2026 · 5 min

We continue our patriotic streak by finally tackling one of the true Canadian cultural institutions of our childhoods. In the days of the monoculture, they defined Canadian political satire. And to many, they were a little bit lame. But…
#745 - The Bear Necessities

September 25, 2026 · 53 min

With Luke returning from a week in the Algonquin wilderness, we discuss another great Canadian outdoorsman, Troy Hurtubise. We discuss the cult documentary PROJECT GRIZZLY (1996), about one man's quixotic journey to create a big metal suit…
#744 - Talkin' Homer, Morgan and the Straw

September 17, 2026 · 44 min

Shortly before he was unceremoniously cancelled, Morgan Spurlock (y'all remember him?) directed a documentary about the legendary Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat." Sort of. We discuss SPRINGFIELD OF DREAMS: THE LEGEND OF HOMER SIMPSON…
PREVIEW - #743 - They Covet Our Freedom

September 14, 2026 · 3 min

We mark the quarter-century anniversary of 9/11 by watching the Adam Sandler film REIGN OVER ME (2007), a movie that proves that there's nothing Hollywood can't turn into grist for the mill. PLUS: Thoughts on the legacy of the late Gloria…

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