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How "Don't Look Up" Explains Our Times (w/ Adam McKay)

This episode originally aired on December 30, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Adam McKay is a writer and film director who has made some of the most successful comedy films of our century, including Anchorman (No. 6 on Time Out's top 100 comedy films of all time), Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, and The Other Guys. In the last decade, his more dramatic and political films like Vice and The Big Short have attracted critical acclaim and been nominated for multiple Academy Awards. He joins us today to discuss the film he released in 2021, Don't Look Up, a satirical…

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