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We Take the 15:17 All the Way to Pyeongchang

Still Processing

The New York Times

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.89.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This week we're looking for a thread running through three seemingly disparate moments: the release of Clint Eastwood's new film "The 15:17 to Paris," the Olympics in South Korea, and the tragic death of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. We use these events to discuss how culture can act as a smokescreen for reality and a way to avoid our fears. Plus: Jenna defends her surprising position that spoilers are actually good. Discussed this week: Queer Eye (Netflix) Alt.Latino (NPR) “Emma González Leads a Student Outcry on Guns: ‘This is the Way I Have to Grieve’” (Julie Turkewitz, Matt Stevens and Jason M. Bailey, The New York Times) “Whole Lot of BS” Funkadelic (Maggot Brain, 1971) "Fergie’s National Anthem Draws Criticism" (ESPN) “Letter of Recommendation: Spoilers” (Jenna Wortham, The New York Times Magazine) “The Sixth Sense” (Hollywood Pictures) “On the Evolution of Hollywood Films” (James Cutting, Cornell University, 2010) “Pulp Fiction” (Miramax) "The 15:17 to Paris" (Warner Bros. Pictures) “American Sniper” (Warner Bros. Pictures) “Sully” (Flashlight Films) GOP Rep. Brian Mast on Florida School Shooting (Rachel Martin, NPR) Andre Bauer on State of the Union (CNN)

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0:00.0

I'm Jenna Wortham.

0:01.2

I'm Wesley Morris.

0:02.4

We're two culture writers at the New York Times.

0:04.9

I mostly write about how humans relates to technology.

0:07.8

And I mostly write about how

0:10.3

burgui should not relate to humans as all of life's cold.

0:15.5

This is still processing.

0:19.0

Hello, where are you?

0:35.0

Better than burgui's.

0:43.0

Man, oh man, talk about not living the glamorous life.

0:47.7

You're really on one today.

0:48.7

You came in hot.

0:49.7

Sorry, you came in hot.

0:50.7

I mean, listen, okay, before we even get into any of that nonsense, we're going to try

0:55.2

to talk about why you, Jenna Wortham don't need spoiler alerts.

0:59.9

And then we're going to try to talk about what this New Clean Eastwood movie, 1517 to Paris

1:04.5

has to do with the Olympics.

1:06.3

I don't know.

1:07.3

We'll see where it goes.

1:08.5

But before we get into any of that, what's happening with you?

1:12.3

Okay.

1:13.3

I have an iOS update for you.

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