Othersode #49: Teddy Ruxpin Made Me Liberal / Wonder Woman 1984

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Make a wish… Was it that we would talk about Wonder Woman 1984? Good, because your wish is granted! Join us for our discussion of the new film as we talk about Diana and Barbara’s relationship, why Steve is or isn’t great, and some socio-political issues the movie raises. Then we get into some great listener feedback about favorite things of 2020 and catch up with what’s on the Book Squad Blog! Our next #bookpisode will cover Luster by Raven Leilani (1/25), and our next #othersode is...drumroll please...our 100th EPISODE! We’ll celebrate the milestone by looking back on some favorite show moments on 2/8! Send us any feedback and your favorite moments from the show to [e-mail] or DM us on social media!
TOC
:30–What’s your favorite 80s thing?
11:55–Movie intro
14:20–Spoiler warning and, hey, let’s just start with Kristin Wiig
25:30–Favorite parts of the movie
30:40–What about Steve?
42:00–Criticism of the film (and also a bit more on Steve)
48:25–Middle Eastern stereotypes
1:00:32–Did the movie deserve all this criticism?
1:04:52–Pedro Pascal is...Donald Trump?
1:13:57–Ratings
1:16:00–Feedback on our best of 2020 episode!
1:23:20–What’s on the blog? What’s up next?