Missing Out

#AllIntheKoolAid month concludes, Missketeers! Tauri Jay and Lex Michael welcome Caprice Castano back to the podcast and together they join Mitzi, Felicia and Bernadette on their journey of self-discovery through the vast Australian expanse in "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" (1994)! 

 

 

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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Count Olaf is #AllIntheKoolAid as he attempts to seize the Baudelaire fortune, and guest Markeia McCarty joins Tauri and Lex to discuss the plot, themes and timely relevance of the first season of the Netflix original series "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events!" 

 

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SNARLED: https://www.youtube.com/snarled

Hunters Entertainment 

 

 

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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Lex Michael and Tauri Jay continue #AllInTheKoolAid Month by roping in good pal, JQ Salazar to talk about the Chronicles of Riddick series! That's right, Pitch Black (2000), Chronicles of Riddick (2004), and Riddick (2013)! We soak in that Diesel GOODNESS!

 

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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We're kicking off #AllintheKoolAid month with the beloved all-Black star-studded romantic comedy directed by Forest Whitaker, "Waiting To Exhale" (1995). Tauri Jay introduces Lex Michael to one of his favorite films growing up starring Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Divine, and Lela Rochon exploring the trails and tribulations that Black women face in the arena of love. 

 

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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, Tauri Jay and Lex Michael round out their month of #JuLIES with a look at the true story behind cinematic enigma Tommy Wiseau's magnum opus THE ROOM as told by his best friend and co-star Greg Sestero (& co-writer Tom Bissell) in "THE DISASTER ARTIST: MY LIFE INSIDE THE ROOM, THE GREATEST BAD MOVIE EVER MADE" (audiobook version)! 

 

Topics covered include the friendship between Tommy and Greg, the movie they made together, the personal burdens accrued establishing yourself in entertainment and the trappings of toxic relationships.

 

 

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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

#JuLIES month continues as Tauri Jay and Lex Michael examine the historical mythology surrounding one of the pivotal moments in American history - the assasination of President John Kennedy as depicted in Oliver Stone's legal drama "JFK" (1991)! 

 

Topics covered include: The assassination, the artistic liberties Stone took with the narrative, the power of the military industrial complex and the persistent allure of conspiracy theories!

 

 

 

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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The second installment for #JuLIES Month, Tauri Jay and Lex Michael watch Steven Spielberg's dramatic, star-studded retelling about the conman turned FBI agent, Frank Abagnale Jr, called "Catch Me If You Can" (2002).

Topics Covered: The truth vs the movie, Steven Spielberg's personal connection to the story, and white-collar crime prosecution issues! 

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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Your pals Tauri Jay and Lex Michael kick off this month's theme, "Ju-LIES!!" On this Very Special Episode, they discuss the This American Life Ep. 457 - "21 Chump Street" and the subsequent Musical Adaptation created by Lin-Manuel Miranda. The story covers true events regarding a young boy named Justin Laboy in Palm Beach County Florida who falls in love with an undercover officer placed in his High School to root out drugs, and in his attempts to impress her he makes an irreversibly bad decision that would effect his future.

Topics Covered: The War on Drugs, The Prison System, The True Meaning of "Defund the Police" and The Modern Landscape of the Marijuana Industry.

Check out 21 Chump Street: Original Cast Album

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Resources Sited-

ACLU 2020 Research Report: Tale of Two Countries

Ending the War on Drugs: By the Numbers

"Legalize it all" Harper's Magazine, April 2016

Encyclopedia Britannica: The War On Drugs

Marijuana Business Daily

RadioLab Presents: More Perfect - One Nation, Under Money

Marijuana Legalization vs Decriminalization

Interactive Media Bias Chart

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"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, #ShoolsOutFOREVER month concludes! Tauri Jay and Lex Michael join Antoine Doinel as he bucks authority and sticks it to the man in François Truffaut's 1959 semi-autobiographical film debut THE 400 BLOWS! The guys discuss the emergence of the French New Wave and examine how the struggles of Truffaut's surrogate character bring to mind experiences from their own childhoods!

 

Follow us on Twitter:@MissingOutCast@thelexmichael@TauriJayMusic Credits:"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week, #SchoolsOutFOREVER month continues as Tauri Jay takes Lex Michael on a trip to Honnouji Academy to take in the fashion-driven battle mayhem of anime series "Kill la Kill"! 

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Music Credits:

"Who Likes to Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/