SPIN

About this episode

Al and Val discuss the contemporary DJ movie 'Spin' and its themes of culture and friendship.

Al and Val spin some cool tracks in this cool and contemporary DJ movie! Spin (August 13, 2021) IMDB Wikipedia Directed by Manjari Makijany (Skater Girl) Written by Josh A. Cagan (The Duff, Kim Possible movie, Upside Down Magic, Under Wraps 2, Zombies 4), Carley Steiner (no other credits) Starring: Avantika Vandanapu as Rhea Kumar (Diary of a Future President, Mira: Royal Detective, Mean Girls 2024, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Tarot) Meera Syal as Asha Kumar (character actor - Kinsey, The Real McCoy, The Kumars at No. 42, Beautiful People, Tinga Tinga Tales, Broadchurch, Goodness Gracious Me, Yesterday, The Split, The Wheel of Time) Abhay Deol as Arvind Kumar (bollywood(?) character actor) Aryan Simhadri as Rohan Kumar (Mira: Royal Detective, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Freakier Friday) Michael Bishop as Max (Superman & Lois) Anna Cathcart as Molly (Descendents 2&3, Odd Squad, Mistletoe Murders, XO Kitty) Kerri Medders as Ginger (Alexa & Katie, Promised Land, SEAL Team) Agam Darshi as Mira (character actor - Sanctuary, Sight Unseen) Kyana Teresa as Naomi Eloi (X-mas TV movies, When Hope Calls) Tyler Kyte as DJ Luka Cent (musician) Synopsis: Rhea is an Indian-American…

People in this episode

Hosts: Al, Val

Topics covered

• DJ culture
• teen drama
• South Asian representation
• friendship
• music

Keywords

• DJ
• teen movie
• South Asian culture
• music
• friendship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Trident Network

Books & works: Spin, Diary of a Future President, Mira: Royal Detective, Mean Girls 2024, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Tarot, Kinsey, The Real McCoy, The Kumars at No. 42, Beautiful People

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