ICYMI: How Zola Went From Twitter Thread to Major Movie

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🗓️ 7 July 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Zola, a new movie based on the infamous Twitter thread by Aziah “Zola” Wells King, follows a part-time stripper who goes on a weekend trip to Florida with a new friend to make money, and how things quickly escalated until their friendship fell apart. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison talk to Tony-nominated playwright and screenwriter Jeremy O. Harris about how he and director Janicza Bravo translated the 148-tweet saga into a feature-length film, the scene that almost made members of the crew quit, and why he considers Zola’s tale to be akin to Homer’s epic poetry. Podcast production by Daniel Schroeder and Derek John. Support ICYMI and listen to the show with zero ads. Sign up to become a Slate Plus member for just $1 for your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, is that a pumpkin spice latte?
0:03.2	No, it's the pumpkin spice latte.
0:05.9	Starbucks?
0:06.9	Obviously.
0:07.9	You know, I once got so obsessed with pumpkin spice, I only wore orange for a month.
0:11.3	Ugh, that's nothing.
0:12.6	I once got so obsessed I got a pumpkin shaman into my hair.
0:15.0	Oh yeah?
0:16.0	Well last year I cured outside Starbucks for a week.
0:18.3	And my tent was a shape of a pumpkin?
0:19.8	Well, I'm changing my name to pumpkin spicy.
0:24.9	The Starbucks original is back.
0:26.7	Go all out pumpkin spice, subject to availability while stocks last.
0:34.6	You want to hear a story about how me and this bitch here fell out?
0:38.7	It's kind of long, but it's delicious, man.
0:41.3	Hi, I'm Madison Malone Kertur, and I'm Rachel Hampton, and you're listening to I
0:48.4	see why I'm on.
0:49.7	In case you missed it, Slade's podcast bought internet culture.
0:53.6	Rachel I have to just come clean at the top here.
0:56.0	I was fully unplugged and in the woods for this long weekend.
0:59.6	And it was a goddamn delight, but I don't really know what happened online.
1:04.3	Madison, I feel like we have to talk about the fact that you keep just disappearing into
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