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Michael and Us: The Nazarene Troublemaker
Jacobin Radio
English - May 04, 2024 12:00 - 57 minutes - 59.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsNews History socialism jacobin left politics alternative socialist Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In the election year of 2004, an ultraviolent subtitled right-wing Christian movie became a genuine cultural phenomenon and political lightning-rod. We finally discuss THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (2004) and theology according to Mel Gibson. PLUS: the White House Correspondents Dinner, the Columbia encampment, and the one optimistic takeaway of a discouraging week.
"This Is How Power Protects Itself" by Jack Mirkinson - https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/columbia-ccny-cuny-protest-nypd-police-brutality/
"Mel Gibson's Martyrdom Complex" by Frank Rich - https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/03/movies/mel-gibson-s-martyrdom-complex.html
"The Gospel According to Mel" by Christopher Hitchens - https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/03/hitchens-201102
The Mel Gibson/Diane Sawyer interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ecnfe530IE
Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.
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