Summary:   “Can't miss what you never had.” This week we are talking about Mike Leigh's 1996 masterpiece Secrets & Lies. Also discussed: Awkward Family Photos, The Passenger audiobook, and Vivek Shraya's new photography exhibit Legends of the Trans.   Show notes: Mike Leigh Reveals the Story Behind Secrets & Lies’ Most Famous Scene (Slate)   Award Family Photos (Instagram)   Secrets & Lies: Seen and Not Seen (Criterion)  

Recommendations:

Andrea W.:  Lil Nas X - Jolene (Dolly Parton Cover) in the Live Lounge (music); Vivek Shraya: Legends of the Trans (exhibit)   Andrea G.:  The Passenger: How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies from a Sinking Ship (audiobook)   Lisa:  The Morning Show (Season 2) (TV)  

Music credits:

"Electrodoodle" by Kevin MacLeod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License   "Carefree" by Kevin Macleod From: incompetech.com Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  

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