#708 - You Own Personal Pontiff

About this episode

The episode discusses the conflict between the Trump Administration and the Vatican, reviews the film 'Escape From New York', and touches on Michael Moore's recent controversies.

We recap a contentious week between the Trump Administration and the Vatican before moving on to discuss our own true lord and savior, Snake Plissken. At the request of our Superdelegate patron tier, we discuss John Carpenter's immortal tribute to da greatest city in da world, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (1981). PLUS: It's just like old times... Michael Moore has angered the right. Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus "The Apocalypse is Here" by Michael Moore - https://www.michaelmoore.com/p/the-apocalypse-is-here

People in this episode

Hosts: Luke Savage, Will Sloan

Topics covered

• politics
• film
• pop culture
• Trump
• Vatican
• John Carpenter
• Michael Moore

Keywords

• Trump Administration
• Vatican
• Escape From New York
• John Carpenter
• Michael Moore
• Snake Plissken
• politics
• film review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump Administration, Vatican

Books & works: ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

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