Mid90s (2018) and American Beauty (1999)

The second episode of the The Grey Album Podcast – an audio companion to the newsletter that takes a free-wheeling look at pop culture.

This episode we talk about Jonah Hill’s directorial debut Mid90s (2018), a nostalgic look at a 1990s childhood, and American Beauty (1999), the Best Picture-winning suburban satire starring cancel-culture icon Kevin Spacey.

Featuring:

* Zoomers being unable to use µTorrent

* Too much talk about skating

* A digression about Abercrombie & Fitch

* What even is dinner music?

* Kevin Spacey as himself

* What actually happened under John Major?

and much, much, more!

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