Hypernormalisation Explains EVERYTHING Going On Right Now

Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast

Wisecrack

Comedy, Education, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Austin is again joined by Wisecrack's very own: Michael Burns! Join the convo on the movie that explains EVERYTHING that is happening politically right now. We get into where Hypernormlisation originated from, our changing views on the Occupy movement, a Patti Smith-Sam Shepard play - and more! Join the SHOW ME THE MEANING! LIVESTREAM every Tuesday at 5 PM PST on the Wisecrack 2 channel! https://youtube.com/@wisecrack_2 Watch Adam Curtis' Hypernormalisation for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr7T07WfIhM Follow us on Twitter! @austin_hayden (Austin) @creamatoria (Raymond) and on Letterboxd! @SMTMPod @creamatoria @izbel (Henry) © 2024 Wisecrack / Enthusiast Gaming Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	Because no one could imagine any alternative.
0:34.8	One Soviet writer called it hyper-normalization.
0:38.3	You were so much a part of the system that it was impossible to see beyond it.
0:44.3	The fakeness was hyper-normal.
0:47.3	Yo, what is going down, everybody?
0:51.3	Welcome to Wise crap.
0:53.3	Well, why's... Show me the meaning. Show me the meaning. Well, Wise. Show me the meaning.
0:55.2	Show me. Yeah, yeah. Show me the meaning. Wise Cract's movie podcast where we deep dive into your favorite or the more obscure films.
1:04.1	Because this week, I don't know if you've even seen this film. But we do deep dives into them to pull out the deeper meaning behind some of your
1:11.3	favorite film in sometimes maybe TV products that are out there in the world. I'm Austin Hayden,
1:18.0	and I'm joined once again this week by Michael O. Burns. But what Austin didn't know is that the
1:24.1	very content he was producing was solidifying the circle of oppression in which he
1:28.7	existed. Hey guys, just me trying to be Adam Curtis, very excited to be here to talk about,
1:35.4	and everyone just saw a little intro clip we showed, to talk about one of my favorite
1:41.7	documentaries. It's, I guess it's a documentary. It feels like it's not as
1:47.9	genre as we might want to make stuff. What am I visual essay maybe or a historical essay?
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