The Smartest People in the Room

Minisode 1 - That's What the Money's For Part 2, or, Barbie Was Not Kenough (with Irene Mudd)


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Okay, so, we recorded this emergency podcast the Saturday after the Oscar nominees were announced, and then Maddie got too busy and is only just now uploading it. This episode is no longer topical, nor a hot take. Please forgive us but please listen anyway! (Also, Maddie knows the song is called "What Was I Made For?" but was too worked up to remember the title).

"Barbie Has Cellulite (But You Don't Have To)" from Jessica DeFino's newsletter The Unpublishable

Movies discussed (* indicates spoilers):

  • Barbie*
  • Priscilla
  • May December
  • Past Lives, Eileen
  • Green Book, Bohemian Rhapsody, Crash, Forrest Gump, Shakespeare In Love
  • Nyad, Asteroid City
  • Singin’ in the Rain, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
  • The Eternals, Hamnet
  • The Smartest People in the Room is hosted by Rachel Casey and Maddie Weiner. It is edited by Maddie Weiner. Original theme and interstitial music is by Scott Boice - follow him on Instagram @sc00gle and find more of his work on ⁠⁠⁠Bandcamp⁠⁠⁠.

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