Episode 388: LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005)

Episode 388: LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005)

From Trylove by Trylove

June 23, 2026 · 2h 26m

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The episode critically examines the cult classic film LINDA LINDA LINDA and its themes of youth and nostalgia.

Four girls in a Japanese school prepare for their performance at the school festival with one sub-in: The Korean exchange student who doesn’t know the songs. The new shape of their group, and the uncertain shape of their lives to come, casts a weird malaise over the days leading up to the show, broken only by their moments of youthful camaraderie. LINDA LINDA LINDA holds a special place in the boys’ hearts — most of them, anyway — as both a wistful reminiscence of teenage abandon and a movie that helped us feel a bit less distant from one another during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, we’re trying to do that awkward thing of breaking through the vice grip of nostalgia to give this cult classic hangout movie a real critical eye. Is the success consistent or varying? As with all things in your life, it’s up to you to decide! Give to these causes in need during ICE’s occupation of Minnesota: Support Minnesotans defending their communities from ICE: https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ @sanctuarysupplydepot: Mutual aid group in Mpls getting basic necessities to our houseless neighbors https://linktr.ee/sanctuarysupplydepot @mplsmutualaid: Clearinghouse of mutual aid…

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Host: Trylove

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Organizations: ISAIAH, sanctuarysupplydepot, mplsmutualaid

Books & works: LINDA LINDA LINDA

Places: Japan, Minnesota

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