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🗓️ 13 February 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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As Donald Trump’s campaign of trans panic and anti-Latin American sentiment buoyed him back to the White House, Emilia Pérez looked like a film to meet the moment. Then audiences started actually seeing it and...yikes. Guest: Michael Schulman, staff writer at The New Yorker and author of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears. Want more What Next? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to What Next and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the What Next show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Peggy 16.
0:01.0	My name is Paul Heyman, special counsel to Roman Raines and the Bloodlines Wise Man.
0:07.0	Step out of the ropes and onto the island in WW2K25, an epic WWE themed world ruled by the one and only Roman reigns.
0:19.0	The return of promos plus intergender matches,
0:22.4	my GM goes multiplayer and more.
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0:30.4	Get ready for a game changer.
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0:34.3	that makes creating content for your business easier than ever.
0:37.7	From engaging presentations to eye-catching animations and social posts,
0:41.7	your teams can produce work that's on brand and on time every time.
0:45.9	Transform your ideas into stand-out content with time-saving generative AI features
0:50.7	that are designed to be safe for commercial use.
0:53.4	No headaches, just results.
0:55.6	Curious to learn more, head to Adobe.com forward slash express.
1:01.9	Quick heads up here at the top.
1:03.5	There is some frank conversation about body parts in this episode.
1:08.0	Okay, buckle in.
1:16.4	Okay, Michael,
1:20.4	last night I tried to stream Amelia Perez.
1:22.3	I just got to ask,
1:25.2	what did I just watch?
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