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EP71. Traitors, Haters & Vampire Maters with Satire & Potatoes
At the time of recording, Traitors UK is on TV, Nosferatu is dominating at cinemas, Donald Trump is one day into his second presidency, leaving Jo and Adam with many memes to discuss as they try to determine what will be their 2025 energy. Charged by a listener to determine whether or not Robert Eggers's new adaptation of Nosferatu is in any way satire, Jo and Adam diligently investigate. What follows is a surprisingly clarifying discussion of the relationship between satire, sincerity, parody, and Paul Simpson's case for satire as an "echoic discourse". You'll also hear the phrase "having…
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