Struggle Session

Filmmaker Christopher Jason Bell (Failed State, Miss Me Yet) joins me for a special Halloween edition of Struggle Session. We delve into some of our favorite horror films and recent releases including Weapons, Hellraiser, Saw, Cure, Ganja & Hess, The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more.

We also talk about Chris' short film The Confection starring Alex Ptak and Simone Norman, free to watch here: https://vimeo.com/816045136/42279aaa29https://linktr.ee/christopherjasonbell

Films mentioned:

1. The Confection
2. Saw series
3. Spiral (Saw)
4. Twilight series
5. Hellraiser series
6. Hellraiser 2: Leviathan
7. Piranha 3D
8. Weapons
9. Barbarian
10. Eddington
11. The Exorcist
12. The Exorcist III
13. Silence of the Lambs
14. Deep Red
15. Tenebrae
16. Suspiria
17. Mother of Tears
18. Dracula (Argento)
19. Ganja &Hess
20. Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
21. Cure
22. Longlegs
23. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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Dr. Jonathan Howard chief of the neurology service at Bellevue Hospital joins us to discuss his book We Want Them Infected: How the Failed Quest for Herd Immunity Led Doctors to Embrace the Anti-vaccine Movement and Blinded Americans to the Threat of COVID.













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Writer Kaila Yu joins me to discuss her new book Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty.








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Ezra Klein has been on a roll with a series of podcasts defending Charlie Kirk's legacy, arguing for Democrats to run more anti-abortion candidates to win in pro-abortion states, & and making the case for a value-free politics to Ta-Nehisi Coates. Briahna Joy Grey of Bad Faith joins me to to break it all 
down.
This was a live stream on the Bad Faith Youtube Channel recorded 9/20/254

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Now unlocked is this special crossover with Briahna's podcast Bad Faith. Get bonus episodes like this when they drop at http://patreon.com/strugglesession 

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A Brief History of Violence screenwriter & co-host of The Movies that Made Me Josh Olson and Struggle Session co-host Leslie Lee III join the show to discuss the movie everyone's talking about: Ryan Coogler's Jim Crow vampire film Sinners. In a spoiler-filled episode (you are warned), the trio debate what the movie is trying to say about race, freedom, religion, and vampirism before delving into the media controversy surrounding Variety's coverage of the film's box office earnings.

Produced by Armand Aviram. Bad Faith Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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Ross Benes joins us to discuss his book 1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times. We explore the cultural landscape of the late 90s including the impact of The Jerry Springer Show on reality TV, the influence of Vince McMahon on politics, how Juggalos defined outsider culture, Nu metal's MTV-sponsored angst, and the rise of video games from kiddie hobby to big business.

Guest Link:https://www.rossbenes.com/

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:46 What is Low Culture?
05:28 The Impact of Jerry Springer on Modern Culture
08:27 Kayfabe and Professional Wrestling's Influence
17:34 Trump's Pro Wrestling Persona and Kayfabe
25:27 The Insane Clown Posse
28:09 The Evolution of Fan Culture in Music
36:05 Video Games: From Low Culture to Mainstream
41:37 Was 1999 The Peak?

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Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty w/ Kaila YuLeave us a 5 star review at Apple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/struggle-session/id1265384284

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On today's patron exclusive bonus episode Leslie and Aaron jack in to Strange Days, an underappreciated sci fi cult classic directed by Kathryn Bigelow and co-written by James Cameron.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:59 Strange Days Review
04:49 Character Analysis and Performances
07:51 Exploring Squid Technology
11:44 Would You Jack In?
15:57 Racial Commentary
22:29 Soundtrack Discussion
27:02 Visual Style
32:08 Angela Bassett as Mace
35:53 LAPD Death Squads
56:36 Cyberpunk Reading Recommendations

Upcoming episodes:1
999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times w/ Ross Benes
Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty w/ Kaila Yu

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Is Ed Wood worst director of all time? Not a chance says our guest. On today's Struggle Session writer WIll Sloan joins us to discuss is new book Ed Wood: Made In Hollywood USA. We talk about the infamous director’s artistic legacy, how his films challenge the concept of “bad” movies, the enduring charm of Plan 9 from Outer Space, and the shockingly progressive Glen or Glenda.Plus voicemails on brand movies, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sam Raimi.


Guest Links: https://www.willsloan.ca/

Upcoming episodes:

Strange Days with Aaron Thorpe
1999: The Year Low Culture Conquered America and Kickstarted Our Bizarre Times w/ Ross Benes
Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty w/ Kyla Yu

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On today's Struggle Session Joshua Gooch joins us to talk his new book Capitalism Hates You: Marxism and The New Horror Film. We discuss what modern horror has to offer horror, and vice versa. We also analyze some recent horror films including Hereditary, Gaia, The Witch and more.

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This episode is a special crossover with Briahna's podcast Bad Faith. Enjoy!

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A Brief History of Violence screenwriter & co-host of The Movies that Made Me Josh Olson and Struggle Session co-host Leslie Lee III join the show to discuss the movie everyone's talking about: Ryan Coogler's Jim Crow vampire film Sinners. In a spoiler-filled episode (you are warned), the trio debate what the movie is trying to say about race, freedom, religion, and vampirism before delving into the media controversy surrounding Variety's coverage of the film's box office earnings.Produced by Armand Aviram.Bad Faith Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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