Ep. 28: brad’s bombshell confession, john mulaney: baby j, ky’s dating experience as steven yeun, crouching tiger, smile, blue velvet

back from hiatus #4, after brad went dark to save his family, he drops a bombshell confession that zeit studio is still processing (28:43), we unpack the correlation between ky’s dating life, steven yeun’s career trajectory, and the fetishization of asian men (13:04), and rehash some classic rewatches.

recs:

• brad’s dad movies (9:09): Conan the Barbarian, AKA (“KAK”), Starship Troopers, Dawn of the Dead, Tears of the Sun, The Mother 

• John Mulaney: Baby J (24:33, Netflix)

• brad’s tv hits (28:16): Jury Duty, Daisy Jones & The Six, Beef (35:54, Netflix)

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (37:36, Prime)

• Smile (44:29, Prime)

• Blue Velvet (52:28, HBOMax)

  
  

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