Best Vida Starr Podcasts (2025)

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John Wayne and The Cowboys 1:38:22

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24d ago1:38:22

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We're joined by Marcus from Pinnland Empire and Kenny from Champagne Sharks to talk about the almost canonical John Wayne movie The Cowboys.By Trevor Beaulieu, Josh Olson

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What's Next for December 2025 0:46

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, The Cowboys (1972)By Trevor Beaulieu, Josh Olson

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Nashville with Michael R. Jackson 2:03:28

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Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson joins Trevor and Josh to discuss Robert Altman's 1975 masterpiece Nashville.By Trevor Beaulier, Josh, Michael R. Jackson

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What's Next for November 2025 (Corrected) 0:46

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Nashville (1975).By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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Love Jones with Briahna Joy Gray 2:12:14

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We flip this script for this one, and dive into the Black Canon with the one and only Briahna Joy Gray!By Briahna Joy Gray, Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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What's Next for October 2025 0:52

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Love Jones!By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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Falling Down with Catherine Liu & Mario Mills 1:30:36

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After you listen to this episode, if you're interested in checking out Josh's new cut of the film, you can check it out right here. Highly recommend checking it out AFTER you listen! https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/1096330034/42b8662702By Catherine Liu, Mario Mills, Josh Olson, Trevor Beaulieu

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What's Next for September 2025 0:52

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Falling Down (1993).By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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Casablanca w/Vida Starr & Jared Yates Sexton 2:37:10

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Vida Starr is a radio and podcast host and producer. Jared Yates Sexton is the author of THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A HISTORY OF POWER, PARANOIA, AND THE COMING CRISIS. He writes the newsletter DISPATCHES FROM A COLLAPSING STATE, and you can find his substack here: https://jaredyatessexton.substack.com/By Vida Starr, Jared Yates Sexton, Trevor Beaulieu, Josh Olson

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What's Next for August 2025 0:52

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, the one and only CASABLANCA!By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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Ordinary People & American Beauty w/Mtume Gant & Rebecca Onion 2:06:36

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Two portraits of well to do white families in crisis. Mtume Gant and Rebecca Onion join Trevor & Josh for a fascinating compare and contrast.By Mtume Gant, Rebecca Onion, Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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What's Next for July 2025 0:52

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, a double feature of Best Picture winners - Ordinary People & American Beauty.By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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Bonus Episode: Good Night & Good Luck on Broadway and CNN! 1:41:14

6M ago1:41:14

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We're joined by Pulitzer prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson and journalist & commentator Michael Tracey to discuss the new production of Good Night & Good Luck on Broadway, and the recent CNN live broadcast.By Michael R. Jackson, Michael Tracey, Trevor Beaulieu, Josh Olson

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Dazed & Confused w/David Sirota & Aaron Thorpe 1:50:40

7M ago1:50:40

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It's everyone's - everyone white, that is - favorite high school nostalgia flick, Richard Linklater's Dazed & Confused, with The Lever's David Sirota and The Trillbilly Worker's Party's Aaron Thorpe!By David Sirota, Aaron Thorpe, Trevor Beaulieu, Josh Olson

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What's Next for June 2025 0:52

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Richard Linklater's 1993 high school opus, Dazed & Confused!By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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Saving Private Ryan w/Shamira Ibrahim & Daniel Bessner 1:46:46

8M ago1:46:46

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We take a deep dive into Steven Spielberg's 1998 WWII epic, Saving Private Ryan with culture writer Shamira Ibrahim and American Prestige's Daniel Bessner.By Daniel Bessner, Shamira Ibrahim, Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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What's Next for May 2025 0:52

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode. Next up, Steven Spielberg's 1998 masterpiece, Saving Private Ryan! Earn this!By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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Good Night And Good Luck w/Jared Ball & Adam Johnson 1:22:38

9M ago1:22:38

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This month, we take a look at George Clooney's Oscar nominated historical drama, Good Night And Good Luck. Our guests are Professor of Media and African studies at Morgan State Jared Ball and Citations Needed's Adam Johnson.By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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What's Next for April 2025 0:52

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode.By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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The Graduate with Dave Anthony & Dominic Taylor 1:57:18

10M ago1:57:18

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This month, we dive into an absolute classic of the White Canon with comedian/podcaster Dave Anthony (The Dollop, The West Wing Thing) and writer-director and UCLA scholar of African American theater Dominic Taylor.By Dave Anthony, Dominic Taylor, Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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What's next? 0:50

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One week before each episode, we're going to give you a heads up as to what we'll be discussing so you have time to catch up with it and get the most out of our next episode.By Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson

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16 Candles/The Breakfast Club w/Wyatt Cenac & Daniel Waters 2:32:12

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We kick it all off with a double feature of John Hughes films. Our guests are comedian, actor, producer, and writer Wyatt Cenac and screenwriter Daniel Waters (Heathers).By Wyatt Cenac, Daniel Waters, Trevor Beaulieu, Josh Olson