A Faustian Bargain with a Water God

Laura J. Burns
Laura J. Burns writes books, writes for TV, and sometimes writes TV based on books and books based on TV. She will never, however, write a poem. She’s the managing editor of The Antagonist.

This week the Antagonist Podcast takes on “nepo babies” and Glass Onion.

Join The Antagonist Managing Editor Laura J. Burns with writers Orly Minazad, Dustin Waters, and John Brown Spiers as they dazzle you with pop culture topics.

Click to listen below or wherever you get your Podcasts.

0:11 — Introduction to this episode.

2:00 — How James Cameron keeps making Avatar movies.

9:01 — Brian Cox’s wife is Iranian.

11:35 — If you’ve never been to Times Square, don’t go.

16:02 — Who is Forrest Gump?

20:23 — Nepo Babies are manufactured.

26:35 — The jobs you’re most likely to inherit from your mother and father.

28:51 — What’s the Hollywood equivalent of being a Congressman?

36:04 — In sports you can’t fake it.

36:56 — Are you saying that in acting you can get away with being a bad actor?

39:12 — What’s your point?

42:04 — Why did they release it theatrically at all?

49:39 — Being a millionaire means you have exceptional wealth and privilege, but you still ain’t nothing compared to a billionaire.

53:40 — Celebrity cameos in Glass Onion.

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