Episode Notes

We discuss The Good Lord Bird (2020), a tragicomic historical fiction miniseries about John Brown, and Blood of Zeus (2020), an adult animation series about another kind of "savior" (read: a hot Greek demigod).

01:45 The Good Lord Bird, a limited series on Showtime set before the Civil War, depicts the messiness of history and the figures who get remembered. (Bonus: It stars Ethan Hawke, who just turned 50, hbd babe!)

12:15 Blood of Zeus, an animated series on Netflix, is basically Greek mythology fanfiction that could've been good, but uhh is not! More importantly: Why aren't there more high-budget Greek mythology epic series à la Game of Thrones?

23:23 Plus, culture notes about the election, including a request to NOT let Ivanka and Jared slink back into society, thank you!!!

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Music: REEKAH

Artwork and design: Sara Macias and Andrew Liu

Special thanks: Dan Geneen

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