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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 discusses the movie Amsterdam and learns some fun Oscars facts. 

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.

0:10 — Welcome to the show.

5:50 — Top Gun / Avatar crossover.

9:21 — Sturgill Simpson’s “Two People” persona.

16:12 — Dustin is in a band and didn’t even tell us.

25:40 — John takes us into the salon with a song.

29:00 — David O. Russell is rumored to be a jerk.

32:14 — The Great Three-Sentence Review.

38:11 — “The Business Plot” was real and it’s still kind of going on.

46:57 — Amsterdam cannot decide what genre of movie it is.

52:45 — Daddy Dustin’s Fun Facts (Shady Oscar Facts From the Past).

1:02:27 — Rami Malek and Anya Taylor-Joy should make more movies together.

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