Has the movie business reached peak superhero?

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🗓️ 14 November 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Marvel Studios’ latest movie, “The Marvels,” had the franchise’s worst opening weekend. We’ll dig into whether superhero movies are a thing of the past and if theaters can get by without them. Then, another government shutdown may be around the corner. This time it could interfere with Thanksgiving travel plans. Plus, news you can use about online payment apps, and what would be your state’s signature cocktail?

Here’s everything we talked about:

- “‘The Marvels’ Disappoints at Box Office, Showcasing Disney’s Studio Challenge” from The Wall Street Journal

- “Payments app Zelle begins refunds for imposter scams after Washington pressure” from Reuters

- “Thanksgiving shutdown sets up nightmare scenario for travels” from The Hill

- “Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Falls to a Five-Year Low” from The New York Times

- “Wisconsin snubs bourbon by elevating the brandy old fashioned to state cocktail status” from AP News
- A Michelada recipe from The Los Angeles Times

If you’ve got a question, comment or submission for a state drink, send them our way. We’re at 508-UB-SMART or email makemesmart@marketplace.org

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. I'm Kimberly Adams. Welcome back to Make Me Smart where we make
0:10.1	today makes sense. Kai is out, but joining me is Marketplace's Matt Levin.
0:15.9	Hey Matt.
0:16.9	Hey, Kimberly, great to be with you as always.
0:20.4	And thanks to all of our listeners for joining us today.
0:23.8	On this Monday, November 13th, we're halfway through November.
0:28.9	Oh my God.
0:31.0	No or not. Well, we're close to halfway through November.
0:35.0	Say that's not how the math's math.
0:37.0	We're nearly halfway through November.
0:42.0	That's close enough.
0:44.0	I'll take the optimism.
0:45.0	I mean, like, we are getting close.
0:48.0	It's getting, it's actually starting to get chilly here in DC,
0:51.0	which it hasn't been,
0:52.0	because it was like 80, like a weekend ago,
0:54.6	and I was just like, that's not right.
0:56.2	But anyway, before we devolve in depression
1:00.7	about climate change, let's do some news, and then we're going to do some
1:03.0	we're going to do some smiles.
1:04.4	So why don't you go first?
1:06.4	What caught your eye in the news today or the weekend?
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