Pop Culture Happy Hour: F9 Is Somehow Faster And Furious-er

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🗓️ 4 July 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Sam sits in the guest seat at Pop Culture Happy Hour to discuss the glue that holds this nation together — The Fast and the Furious franchise. Alongside NPR White House correspondent Ayesha Rascoe, as well as PCHH hosts Linda Holmes and Aisha Harris, the group talks about the legacy of the decades-spanning series, why we love to hate it, and how action films of this caliber could be considered "hetero camp."

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, this is Sam's Aunt Betty.
0:03.0	This week, a look back on the fast,
0:06.1	and furious franchise with pop culture happy hour.
0:09.9	All right, let's start the show.
0:11.9	Hey y'all, you're listening to It's Been A Minute.
0:14.8	From NPR, I'm Sam Sanders, happy for the July.
0:18.1	We made it.
0:19.4	In the everlasting words of President Thomas J. Whitmore
0:23.2	from the classic film Independence Day,
0:26.6	we can't be consumed by our petty differences anymore.
0:31.7	We will be united in our common interests.
0:34.9	United in our common interests.
0:37.3	Today is the 4th of July.
0:40.1	You know, we are living in a very divided world these days.
0:43.8	On politics, on whether to wear masks, or to get waxed,
0:48.7	even when it comes to basic truths,
0:50.4	like which is the best Beyonce album.
0:52.9	It's B-Day.
0:53.9	I'm right.
0:55.1	Anywho, in this time of division,
0:57.9	what better common denominator?
0:59.9	What greater uniter than the fast and the furious?
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