Coming 2 America
Slate's Spoiler Specials
Slate Podcasts
3.6 • 724 Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2021
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
On the Spoiler Special podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full spoiler-filled detail. This week, Slate’s senior editor Allegra Frank is joined by Slate staff writer Rachelle Hampton to spoil Coming 2 America, the sequel to the 1988 hit comedy, Coming to America.
Set in the royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York - where it all began.
Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.
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Hosts
Allegra Frank is Slate’s senior editor.
Rachelle Hampton is a staff writer at Slate.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening ad-free on Amazon Music. |
| 0:03.9 | I want to tell you my secret now. |
| 0:07.0 | I see death. |
| 0:10.0 | Silent freed is people. |
| 0:14.0 | No. I am the father. |
| 0:17.8 | Oh, gosh. |
| 0:20.0 | What's in the box? |
| 0:25.4 | You get it. |
| 0:27.6 | You blew it up. |
| 0:29.3 | Damn you all the hell. |
| 0:32.9 | Hello and welcome to Slate's spoiler specials. |
| 0:37.5 | I'm a Liker Frank, senior editor at Slate, and I'm joined by Slate staff writer Rachel Hampton. |
| 0:43.8 | Welcome, Rachel. |
| 0:45.4 | Hi, Lega. |
| 0:46.3 | Thanks for having me. |
| 0:47.5 | Before I get into what we're spoiling today, I just want to say happy birthday, Rachel. |
| 0:52.9 | It's Rachel's birthday. |
| 0:58.0 | Thank you. We love a little March pandemic anniversary. Yeah, truly, truly. It's not going to be Rachel's birthday when you're |
| 1:04.2 | listening to this, but as we record, I'm just going to make as many references to your birthday |
| 1:09.0 | so that you can continue to feel somewhat sad about it being your second pandemic birthday. |
| 1:13.6 | Thanks. I love this vibe for myself. |
| 1:15.6 | I will, will I ever have a birthday where I don't think about the pandemic? |
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