Comedy
Communist John becomes the new co-host for Blackballed Podcast! A steady left-leaning approach to counteract my far-right fantasies. Anyways, this episode centers on the problem of the "Man-Child", a phrase that has been around and a syndrome that's been studied far longer than you'd think. Carl Jung and many other psychologists have delved deep into the troublesome issue of societies that lack a proper rite of passage into manhood. How affected are we as Americans by a lack of "initiation" into manhood? How destructive is it to be a modern day "man-child"? Next, we discuss the pros and cons to Shia LaBeouf's career, mainly focusing on the shittiest movie of 2016, "American Honey". Did this movie tank LaBeouf's ratings as a controversial and bold actor? What the hell was even that movie about? Sacha Baron Cohen, quite possibly America's favorite and most widely known Jewish comedian, speaks at a conference for the Anti-Defamation League calling for the legal punishment of radicals who use social media platforms to spread anti-Semitism and racial hatred. But is this hateful speech protected by the First Amendment? Lastly, we discuss The Irishman, the newest movie directed by Martin Scorsese. What a goldmine this movie is, with a knockout cast featuring Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro, and Al Pacino, as well as many heavy cameo appearances. With an ending similar to the wide open interpretations in American Honey, why is this movie great but Shia's Honey not? All this and more, on Blackballed Podcast. Links for the show: - Man-Child/Carl Jung https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIKgRtmbIkM&vl=ar - Sacha Baron Cohen's ADL speech https://deadline.com/2019/11/sacha-baron-cohen-adl-speech-social-media-propaganda-machine-1202792452/ - American Honey Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thGH5FL5VFo Twitter: @blackballedpod Twitch: blackballedpod Periscope TV: blackballedpod YouTube: Blackballed Podcast