Ira Madison III: Why Pop Culture Matters

LGBTQ&A

Jeffrey Masters

Society & Culture

4.7 • 703 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2017

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Ira Madison III talks about his writing and the work of placing pop culture into a historical context. Ira also discusses why he was so affected by the film, Moonlight, growing up in Milwaukee near Jeffrey Dahmer, and his secret identity as a playwright. LGBTQ&A is hosted by Jeffrey Masters. @jeffmasters1 You can recommend a guest or let us know what you think about the show on Twitter or by emailing [email protected] More information: www.LGBTQpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's LGBTQ and A, where we get to know different members of the LGBTQ community.
0:05.6	I'm Jeffrey Masters, and I'm here today with Ira Madison III.
0:09.1	Ira is a writer, among many other things, currently writing for MTV News.
0:12.7	Stay tuned. Hey, Ira.
0:28.7	Hey, I'm so excited to talk.
0:31.9	Welcome to our show.
0:33.3	It's lovely.
0:34.1	I love the studio.
0:35.0	Thank you.
0:35.5	You looked a little surprise and you walked in.
0:37.4	You know, I didn't know that I was going to be on camera today.
0:40.7	I'm sorry about that.
0:42.0	But, you know, if you stay ready, you don't have to get ready.
0:44.5	You look great. Don't worry about it.
0:46.1	So I've got to say, I've read a lot of your stuff for a while.
0:49.8	I think your piece on Moonlight is one of my favorites.
0:52.6	Thank you. Yeah, you're welcome.
0:54.8	I mean, that movie on its whole just like, was like, took my breath away.
0:58.8	I'm thinking specifically of like the line of like, what is a faggot?
1:02.4	Yeah.
1:03.0	And that whole exchange.
1:03.9	But I really enjoy what you said about it too.
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