About this episode
The episode discusses the film 'Heathers' as a dark satire of high school life and societal cruelty.
Send us some fan mail! Heathers starts like a familiar high school movie and then snaps into something way darker and smarter, a satire that doesn’t let the adults, the popular kids, or the audience off the hook. We recommend it, and then we spend the episode tracing the moment it clicks: this isn’t just “mean girls with edge,” it’s a story about how cruelty becomes normal at school while everyone waits for a tragedy to finally pay attention. Give us a listen! We would love to hear from you! ...
People in this episode
Hosts: Jesse, Jason
Topics covered
- high school
- satire
- cruelty
- tragedy
- dark comedy
Keywords
- Heathers
- high school movie
- dark comedy
- satire
- cruelty
- mean girls
- tragedy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Heathers
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