PEL Presents PMP#196: Our "Sinners" Shindig

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Mark Linsenmayer

Casey, Paskin, Philosophy, Linsenmayer, Society & Culture, Alwan

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Luvell Anderson (Philosophy prof. at U of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign) joins Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al to discuss Ryan Coogler's new vampire siege/black studies film starring Michael B. Jordan. We talk about the film's comments on black freedom, black music, the church, why the film needed twins, whether the vampires were even necessary, the film's humor and structure, and more.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Pretty Much Pop, a culture podcast, just innocently promoting a fellowship of peace and love at the cost of your soul.
0:15.9	Today we're discussing the new Ryan Cougler and Michael B. Jordan film Sinners, which combines racial justice commentary
0:21.2	with vampire fighting action. I'm Mark Linson-Myer, and I'm going to go on record and say,
0:25.7	you should keep your nice guitar in a case so it doesn't get broken as you fight vampires.
0:30.7	I'm Al Baker, and I'm going to have very mixed feelings the next time I hear someone singing
0:34.3	the Rocky Road to Dublin in public.
0:38.2	Hey, Mark, it's me, Sarah. You know me. Mark, I'm just wondering if it's okay if you let me
0:43.1	into this podcast. Just say it's okay. Sarah, you stole my, what I was going to do. I was going
0:49.9	to say, let me into the podcast. I'm not going to say anything. I'm a black man holding on to black
0:55.5	culture. How about that? All right. And our special guest, friend of the Lawrence, Louvel,
0:59.9	introduce yourself, please. LaVelle Anderson, and I might actually do an Irish jig outside of my
1:06.1	house when it deems necessary. Perfect.
1:15.6	So Lawrence, you're referring to Lavelle as your partner in crime.
1:16.4	You're both philosophers.
1:17.4	What is the relationship?
1:18.4	What have you done together?
1:19.7	Oh, man.
1:21.5	We've gotten drunk together.
1:22.6	We got high together.
1:23.3	No, that's not true.
1:25.7	Lavelle and I are just really good friends. We met some years ago at an aesthetics conference.
1:29.7	We just happened to be presenting the same, during, on the same panel, and we just kind of
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