On the Waterfront with Pat Dean

A movie that most people know only as a line -- "I coulda been a contender" -- has surprising twists and wrinkles that make it an unusual watch 50+ years later. Fortunately, I have Pat Dean as a co-pilot, and we dig deep into the subtext and meaning of this labor drama while also taking detours to make sure we're okay, we're doing fine, we're not too lonely. It's a surprisingly revealing and tender episode surrounding an even more surprisingly brutal and bleak film. Check it out, and also check out Pat on his daily podcast the Lanalax Corporation (https://thelanalaxcorporation.podbean.com/) or his make-me-sound-dumb podcast I Learned Nothing (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-learned-nothing/id1263958157?mt=2).

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