Episode 401 - Withnail and I (1987)

About this episode

In the season premiere, Rob introduces Gila to the cult classic 'Withnail and I'.

In our fourth season premiere Rob shows Gila the cult 1987 British dark comedy "Withnail and I." Will Gila have a good time in the country cottage, or will she have watched a movie by mistake? CONTENT WARNINGS: the film being discussed contains heavy drug and alcohol use, extreme homophobia, and particularly sweary language and our podcast discussion does not shy away from these topics. Wikipedia link for the film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withnail_and_I Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Another fine chunk of audio from the Modern Technology Podcast Network https://modern.technology Questions? Comments? Suggestions? We'd love to hear from you! Contact us via email, social media, or voice: https://modern.technology/contact/ Subscribe to our email newsletter! https://modern.technology/emails/ Made by humans for humans. No AI slop here!

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Gila

Topics covered

• Withnail and I
• dark comedy
• British film
• cult film

Keywords

• drug use
• alcohol use
• homophobia
• swearing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Withnail and I

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