About this episode

Rachel Tashjian joins Amy Odell to discuss the surprising accuracy of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' regarding Anna Wintour and the state of journalism.

The full episode is for paid Back Row subscribers: backrow.net/subscribe A note to listeners: On May 15, prices will increase to $8/month and $72/year. Upgrade to annual to lock in the lower rate. Or sign up at backrow.net/subscribe to get newsletter access included with your subscription and don't miss a single juicy story. This episode contains spoilers. We've waited 20 years for The Devil Wears Prada 2 — and it's better than expected. Rachel Tashjian of CNN joins me to break down what the sequel gets shockingly right about Anna Wintour, Vogue, and journalism's decline. We also cover Emily Blunt stealing the movie, whether the filmmakers got too close to Anna, and the billionaire character hiding in plain sight. Chapters: 00:00 Spoiler warning & intro 05:56 How accurately does the film depict journalism? 17:34 Did the filmmakers get too close to Anna Wintour? 29:07 The billionaire characters: who is Benji really? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Amy Odell

Guest: Rachel Tashjian

Topics covered

• The Devil Wears Prada
• Anna Wintour
• journalism
• film analysis
• sequel discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vogue, CNN

Books & works: The Devil Wears Prada 2

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