The Fast and the Furious (2001) w. Kasai Richardson and Samuel James

You Are Good

Sarah Marshall + Alex Steed

Film History, Film Reviews, Relationships, Society & Culture, Tv & Film

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🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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In which Kasai Richardson and Samuel James take Alex back to 2001 to steal a truckload of combo TV / DVD players so they can watch the Shrek of street racing movies. This week we're talking about The Fast and the Furious. Kasai Richardson online: https://substack.com/@kasai (https://substack.com/@kasai)Samuel James online: https://www.therealsamueljames.com/ (https://www.therealsamueljames.com/)This episode was made possible by your support! Thanks to everybody who supports us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/youaregood) and Apple Plus.https://www.patreon.com/youaregood (https://www.patreon.com/youaregood)We LOVE Magpie Cinema Club!https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub (https://linktr.ee/magpiecinemaclub)Alex’s zine (https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan)!https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture (https://www.patreon.com/HighOcculture)You can buy a You Are Good logo shirt (https://www.bonfire.com/you-are-good-shirts160/) DESIGNED BY THE GREAT LIZ CLIMO here. (Liz Climo designed our logo!)https://www.bonfire.com/you-are-good-shirts160/ (https://www.bonfire.com/you-are-good-shirts160/)You Are Good (https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/) is a feelings podcast about movies.You can make a contribution to Palestine Children's Relief Fund here (https://www.pcrf.net/):https://www.pcrf.net/ (https://www.pcrf.net/)Miranda Zickler (https://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster) produced and edited this episode:https://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster (https://linktr.ee/mirandatheswampmonster)Fresh Lesh produces the beats for our episodes.

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0:00.0	Hello you and welcome to You Are Good, a feelings podcast about movies.
0:15.0	Today we are talking about The Fast and the Furious, 2001's The Fast and the Furious.
0:20.6	We are talking about it with Kasai Richardson and Samuel James.
0:25.3	I am one of your hosts, Alex Steed, and Sarah Marshall is out today on assignment.
0:31.5	You Are Good is a feelings podcast about movies.
0:34.1	Here's what that means.
0:35.3	It means that we talk about movies, not necessarily
0:38.2	from a critical lens. We're talking about it with by saying, how does this make us feel about who
0:43.8	and how we are in the world? Why did this become one of our favorite movies? And so on and so forth.
0:50.2	So that is what we are covering in our conversations about movies.
0:56.2	I bring this up because once in a while,
0:57.4	so I would be like, well, you miss this thing.
0:59.1	And it's like, I, we didn't actually.
1:02.7	We did you mispronounced it.
1:04.7	Why don't you know that it?
1:06.5	That is not what we are doing.
1:08.6	We are talking about these movies and about how they relate to our experience as people in this world.
1:17.6	I mean, you know, we're critical here and there, but that's not the point.
1:21.1	The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 action film directed by Rob Cohen.
1:25.5	It's based on the Vibe magazine magazine article Racer X by Ken Lee.
1:31.3	It's the first installment in the Fast and the Furious franchise. It stars Paul Walker,
1:35.5	Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, and many, many more. Samuel James is my co-host
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