PREVIEW - #705 - Filling the Intangible With the Tangible

About this episode

The episode discusses Alexandra Pelosi's documentary on the 2019-2020 election cycle and includes a discussion on James Joyce's Ulysses.

In the tumultuous election cycle of 2019-2020, Alexandra Pelosi once again travelled the country to take Uncle Sam's temperature. So far, so typical. But the movie she emerged with, AMERICAN SELFIE: ONE NATION SHOOTS HERSELF (2020), ended up being her darkest, bleakest vision yet. PLUS: Luke sings the praises of James Joyce's Ulysses! PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/705-filling-with-155264651

People in this episode

Hosts: Luke Savage, Will Sloan

Topics covered

• election cycle
• political documentary
• cultural critique
• American society
• literature

Keywords

• Alexandra Pelosi
• AMERICAN SELFIE
• Ulysses
• election 2020
• political documentary
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: AMERICAN SELFIE: ONE NATION SHOOTS HERSELF, Ulysses

More episodes of Michael and Us

• PREVIEW - #721 - A Tedious Mediocre Slog · June 12, 2026 · 4 min
• #720 - Hanging Chads · June 8, 2026 · 50 min
• PREVIEW - #719 - Grogu's On First · June 5, 2026 · 3 min
• #718 - Would That It Were So Simple · May 31, 2026 · 1h 1m
• PREVIEW - #717 - Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie the Pod · May 29, 2026 · 6 min
• #716 - The Roger Ebert Mystery Box Episode · May 24, 2026 · 1h 18m