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The B.E.E. Podcast - 9/20/18 - Rachel Kushner - SILVER
🕑 Added 2018-09-20 13:36:40 +0000 UTC Novelist Rachel Kushner and Bret Easton Ellis discuss HBO's The Deuce, The Mars Room, the comic style of Don DeLillo and having a public persona as an author.Comments
DONNA DESTROYA
if you have to wait SEVERAL seasons for a show to be worth watching, what's the point at all?
Léo S.
I must be desperate, but even if I'm living in France I saw all the films you thought no one would even know about (The Endless, Support the Girls, etc.). And I agree with you, except for one : American Animals. It took me half an hour or so to get into it, but after that I found it deeply moving and a beautiful allegory of adolescence. And Barry Keoghan is amazing. Probably the best thing I saw this year. Anyway greetings from France and keep up the good work. Oh, and you should check out The Legacy of a Whitetail Deerhunter, it's pretty good. I'd love to know what you think of it.
Scott Pellico
Just want to stop by and show support. Loved the podcast. You quickly became one of my favorite voices in critical culture analysis. Keep it up!
Chris Wright
Babylon Berlin was outstanding though. On Bret's mentioning it in the spring I gave it a chance in August and was hooked after five minutes. On finishing the sixteen episodes I went back and watched it all over again, sometimes viewing four or five episodes each day. It's a remarkable achievement. I was completely devastated by what happens at the end of the second-last episode and hardly even had the heart to finish it up. But boy, it really comes through.
Chris Wright
The problem with The Handmaid's Tale and Mr. Robot is that you're coming in on the wrong season. Everything but the last was tedious and boring, Don't worry about not being caught up on the storyline, the introductory scenes before the show will tell you everything you need to know.
BUtterfield8
The Thick of It is the greatest thing ever.
George Armstrong
I wonder what Brett thinks about British television. I recently watched happy valley and really enjoyed it and peep show is one of my favourite shows of all time? Would love to know if he’s seen these.
Joe Paluck
Finish sharp objects!
David Wasnak
This was amazing - please try to have more authors on! You’re so in your element chatting with them and it really comes through in an awesome way :)
Nathan Williams
Why so triggered? I thought that was a millennial look. Happy to engage if you are.
Nathan Williams
Ethno-nationalism is not worth debating because there is no idea beyond domination of others. If it could be defeated in open debate we wouldn't have had the 20th century we did.
Martin sanchez
I have heard of those movies (maybe just 90%) and I did watch all of Red Oaks and anything by David Simon. But I do agree that there is too much out there and not a lot of quality content.
BUtterfield8
Enjoyed this so much. Thanks. Anyone have any thoughts on where to start with Kushner's books? I'm curious about "The Flamethrowers", so I guess I will at least try that one.
stephen m connolly
18:25 -18:35 made me LOL
Samuel Setenyi
Old story: Stalin talked to the heads of Soviet film production, asking how many films were produced a year. About forty or fifty, they said. And how many of those are masterpieces, asked Stalin. About two or three per year, they answered. Then why don't you produce only those two or three?, responded Stalin.
Sebastian ospina
Great episode...agreed, would love it if you interviewed more writers
Patrick Hoelck
really great per usual
Stephen O'Flynn
Easily the best podcast you've done so far, Bret. PLEASE interview more intelligent writers like Kushner and have more casts about literature and writing. The quality of your monologue normally throws into unflattering relief the inarticulation or the dullness of a lot of the guests, whereas here, it's the premium quality of the monologue AND the discussion with Kushner that throws other guests into the shade. Top class stuff. Well done!
Michael MacGowan
I think it's time for the culture to come to the realization that 95% of Netflix's shows suck horribly.
Alex Kazam
Listening right now - you walked out of American Animals?! I saw it at the cinema on Monday and thought it was well worth the trip. What didn't you like?
Gustavo Godinho
bret, try to watch Search Party
Stephen O'Flynn
Bret, I haven't even listened to this yet and I'm already so excited and grateful, I could *die*. And she's just been shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Chase
Fuuccckkkkkkkk yeaaahhhhh!!!!
