In Defense of 'Avatar' (Plus: What's Niles Abston Into?)

Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders

Vulture & New York Magazine

Entertainment News, Tv & Film, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Is Avatar culturally meaningful? Or just ridiculous? Sam and Vulture film critic Bilge Ebiri debate James Cameron's decades-in-the-making sequel and whether it's worth the hype (besides the whale part, which we've heard is cool). We also ask comedian Niles Abston if he is into Dave Chappelle bringing Elon Musk on stage as a surprise guest. And we hear about the culture that's haunting us: "Sir, sir, sir, I love you. I want to be your best friend. I should probably learn your name." Send us your culturegeist. What specific thing in the culture has haunted you for days, weeks, or even years? And why? Email us a short voice memo at intoit@vulture.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Support for this show comes from Kraken.
0:03.0	Crypto is like the financial system, but different.
0:07.0	It doesn't care where you come from,
0:09.0	what you look like, your credit score,
0:11.0	or your outrageous food delivery habits.
0:14.0	Crypto is finance for everyone,
0:16.0	everywhere, all the time.
0:18.0	Kraken, see what crypto can be.
0:21.0	Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.
0:24.0	This is a high-risk investment
0:26.0	and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong.
0:31.0	Support for this show comes from Into the Mix,
0:34.0	a Ben and Jerry's podcast about joy and justice
0:37.0	produced with Vox Creative.
0:39.0	Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes
0:42.0	and fear for their lives when the Taliban took control
0:45.0	of Afghanistan in 2021.
0:48.0	The UK government pled to take in 20,000 of them as refugees.
0:52.0	But in the first year, only 22 Afghans
0:55.0	have been approved for asylum in the UK.
0:58.0	So what happened?
0:59.0	And what does this mean for the tens of thousands of people left behind?
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