There Are No Small Parts Only Miniature Wives Edition
About this episode
The hosts discuss various cultural topics including films, a new comedy series, and the resurgence of cigarettes in Hollywood.
On this week’s show, Dana, Steve, and Dan Kois get into cultural topics of various scales. First, they examine The Christophers , the latest film from Steven Soderbergh . The small scale two-hander starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel about an aging artist and an upstart forger is intentionally intimate, but is it too slight? They discuss. Next, they pick up their cultural magnifying glasses to peep at The Miniature Wife , the new marital comedy series starring Matthew Macfadyen and Elizabeth Banks about a scientist who accidentally aims his shrink ray on his wife. Is this diminutive premise too small for its multiple episode execution? They discuss. Finally, they take up the small but mighty objects apparently floating at the bottom of many an it girl’s purse: cigarettes. They respond to a recent piece in the Ankler “Cigarettes Get a Sequel: Hollywood’s ‘Cool’ Bad Habit Is Back. ” In an exclusive bonus episode for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel gazes at the vast expanse of space and talks about Artemis II’s mission to the far side of the moon. Endorsements Dan : The novel Possession by A.S. Byatt . Steve: The essay in New York Review of Books “ From the…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dana, Steve
Guest: Dan Kois
Topics covered
- film
- comedy series
- cultural commentary
- art
- cigarettes
- space exploration
Keywords
- The Christophers
- The Miniature Wife
- cigarettes
- art
- comedy series
- space exploration
- Possession
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Review of Books, WFUV, Ankler
Books & works: The Christophers, The Miniature Wife, Possession, From the Rooftops of Tehran
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