Alicia and Sarah take a different approach as they discuss some of their favorite pieces of pop culture. Whether movies or books, these are the pop culture hills they are willing to fight for. At the end of this week’s discussion, they talk about the things they've been reading, watching, and analyzing outside of the classroom.
Literary terms of the week: “Hill I’ll die on”
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Music by Craig Harmann
Cover art by Matt Holman
Show Notes:
Intro notes:
Trying something new this week (inspired by NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour)
Literary terms of the week:
Origin of “hill I’ll die on” phrase: “An allusion to the instances where a military doggedly pursues a goal or defends a position no matter the cost or (lack of) benefit, typically involving a hill (high ground)” (Grammarist).
Alicia’s pop culture hills:
Muppet Christmas Carol is the most accurate version of Dicken’s original story
Little Women (1994) is the only real film adaptation
Timothee Chalamet can do anything
The 2002 film adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo is better than the book
Little Shop of Horrors is one of the best movie musicals of all time
Sarah’s pop culture hills:
The original Anne of Green Gables with Meagan Follows is the only one that counts
The Disney Robin Hood is the most perfect version of Robin Hood.
The Office should have ended when Michael left
To Kill a Mockingbird the movie is far inferior to the novel
What are we enjoying right now?
Alicia: Yellowface (R.F. Kuang), Dream Productions (Disney+)
Sarah: Part of Your World (Abby Jiminez), Silo (AppleTV)
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