About this episode

The episode celebrates Pride Month by discussing the film The Birdcage and its themes of acceptance and self-identity.

Happy Pride Month! We're celebrating with a movie that may just have Robin Williams' most handsome appearance - The Birdcage ! In this very gay episode, we discuss everything from Nathan Lane's expertly flamboyant performance, to the themes of acceptance and more importantly, actually being yourself, to Hank Azaria's buttcheeks. We're also drinking Tree House Brewing's Double Rainbow double IPA for an extra thematic resonance. Approximate timeline 0:00-11:00 Intro 11:00-19:00 Beer talk 19:00-end The Birdcage We'll be back in a couple weeks with more episodes!

People in this episode

Host: Ryne Barber

Topics covered

• Pride Month
• acceptance
• self-identity
• flamboyant performance
• film discussion

Keywords

• The Birdcage
• Pride Month
• Robin Williams
• Nathan Lane
• acceptance
• flamboyant performance
• Hank Azaria
• double IPA

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Tree House Brewing's Double Rainbow double IPA

Books & works: The Birdcage

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