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S7E5: Menace To Society with Maria Semple
🕑 Added 2023-03-21 00:18:27 +0000 UTCNovelist Maria Semple and Bret Easton Ellis discuss witnessing John Malkovich's mastery of the stage together, writing scripts as a hired gun and Jonah Hill's recent documentary about a familiar subject as they continue their conversation from last week. Part 2 of 2.
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Leonard Appleman
Great episode. Listening to Where'd you go Bernadette on Audiobook-it's good.
Andrew Shaffer
Refreshing to hear an honest conversation about a film that bombed, from the author. She DGAF.
T
Smart female guests are the best! Very good episode!
Jorge Espinha
She gave the best answer to the Eagles question. She's obviously not a golfer! The dude likes her. Abide!
Andrew Stone
OMG Bret you’re so cute being interviewed by William F. Buckley https://youtu.be/UCOSG2jCOoM
Phoenix
Best episode of the season
Phoenix
Same!
Pp358
The question was borne out of Stephen Malkmus’ emphatic rants on their putrid stain onto society’s now-tainted fabric (a paraphrase). I saw the passion more for finding a person’s reaction to this unexpected Rorschach test than any kind of passion for the band. I think Adam is the Eagles geek?
Collin Myers
i was bamboozled by that. thought the eagles were a brett staple. they're ok???!!!!!
bpvalentine
After all of Bret's books, it seems a little redundant or beating a dead horse to attempt to analyze Bret. haha. I can't read those reviews because I get too impatient and I'll end up spending too much time writing my own review in response that I won't end up having anywhere to send it.
bpvalentine
WHAT THE HELL?? haha. Hearing how fast Bret turned on those beautiful harmonies made me clutch my pearls. For shame, Mr. Ellis. For shame!
Gabriel Sanchez
Right. But I think she was trying to make a larger analytical point that didn’t quite land, especially when working in the things Ellis wrote in White about American Gigalo.
Gabriel Sanchez
No, Christine Smallwood. https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/04/06/the-exorcist-the-shards-bret-easton-ellis/
Tracy Stapleton-Lutkins
I did and it pissed me off because I felt like the writer couldn’t be objective about her review; she was obviously annoyed at BEE’s views on trauma and it showed.
Nikki Ferrari
Was it written by Melissa Broder?
Gabriel Sanchez
Some stuff isn’t paywall’d. I think the review is strong, but then gets off the rails a bit with the attempts to psychoanalyze Ellis.
Dave
Wonderful, engaging guest!
Collin Myers
have not seen it? i think you got to pay for nyrb articles, right??
Gabriel Sanchez
I know this isn’t directly on point to this episode, but did anyone read the review of The Shards in the NYRB? Or has this been discussed elsewhere?
Constantine
"Father figure" is a great song to be totally fair.
N.M. Janice.
Hahah. I thought the same thing. He has definitely spoken more fondly of them In the past. Sounded like he might have been curbing his enthusiasm based on her response.
Ashley
What?! All this time thought Bret loved The Eagles…”eh, they’re ok.” 🤯
Thomas Matich
Enjoyed these two episodes with Maria. But not enough questions about 90210.
N.M. Janice.
I loved EO, and I walked out of EEAAO about midway through.
Joe Paluck
This was the best episode of the year so far. Listening to two old friends chop it up about the movie industry and youthful memories was a real treat. BEE still the best podcast around. 🖤
Iain
Another great episode.
Kerry
This was so great. The writers really are the best guests
Jon A.
Great guest
richard owain roberts
am going to listen on my run. will say more later, after my run.
Jerome Busca
Absolutely enjoyable
PETER GREER
Excellent
OSOS
Another great episode with this guest. Will be sad there’s not another to look forward to from her. As another commenter said, appreciate and loved the respectful & funny ways they disagreed with each other on things.
ck kane
This was a total joy to listen to, this broad is so charming and funny! Loved hearing her’s and Bret’s opposing views on various things. This was so enjoyable!
Alexander Quattlander
Man i was loving her until she blew the final question. But dig her taste in movies EO style. Also her response to Crawdads and EEAAO were absolutely correct...
Patrick
Been pacing away and waiting for this one. Let’s go! 😎
