Spoiler Specials: Coming 2 America

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🗓️ 5 March 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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On the Spoiler Special podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full spoiler-filled detail. This week, Slate’s senior editor Allegra Frank is joined by Slate staff writer Rachelle Hampton to spoil Coming 2 America, the sequel to the 1988 hit comedy, Coming to America. Set in the royal country of Zamunda, newly-crowned King Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his trusted confidante Semmi (Arsenio Hall) embark on an adventure that has them traversing the globe from their great African nation to the borough of Queens, New York - where it all began. Note: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore. Email us at spoilers@slate.com. Podcast production by Morgan Flannery. Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and access to exclusive shows like Dana Stevens’ classic movies podcast Flashback. Sign up now to listen and support our work. Hosts Allegra Frank is Slate’s senior editor. Rachelle Hampton is a staff writer at Slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.8	What's in the box?
0:51.8	You blew it up damn you home!
0:59.8	Hello and welcome to Slate's Spoiler Specials. I'm a Liker Frank senior editor at Slate
1:06.5	and I'm joined by Slate staff writer Rachel Hampton. Welcome Rachel.
1:11.5	Hi Lager, thanks for having me. Before I get into what we're spoiling today, I just want to say happy birthday Rachel.
1:19.5	It's Rachel's birthday. Thank you. We love a little March pandemic anniversary.
1:26.5	Yeah, truly, truly. It's not going to be Rachel's birthday when you're listening to this,
1:31.5	but as we record, I'm just going to make as many references to your birthday so that you continue
1:36.5	to feel somewhat sad about it being your second pandemic.
1:40.5	Thanks. I love this vibe for myself.
1:43.5	Will I ever have a birthday where I don't think about the pandemic?
1:46.5	Unclear. Not with me around.
1:52.5	Well, other than spoiling Rachel's birthday, we are here to spoil coming to America
1:59.5	and that's to like the number, which is the sequel, long awaited sequel to the Eddie Murphy 1988 classic.
2:07.5	I would call it a classic coming to America.
2:11.5	It is out now on Amazon Prime after a couple pandemic related delays as is the case these days.
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