The Epidemic of Celebrity Cowardice (with Gianmarco Soresi and Caroline Kwan)

Neil Patrick Harris would like to make art that is “apolitical.” Sydney Sweeney “is not a political person.” Jelly Roll is a “dumb redneck” who we shouldn’t want to hear from, but we will be hearing his thoughts on global events “soon.” Ethan Hawke says we shouldn’t seek moral guidance from “a bunch of jet-lagged, drunk artists,” and perhaps he’s right. But at a time when celebrities who were once known for their political outspokenness have gotten strangely coy (Taylor Swift and Beyoncé come to mind), one naturally begins to wonder if something is amiss. And when LeBron James, who cites civil rights hero Muhammad Ali as an inspiration, says he’s heard “only great things” about Israel — now we’re just being, well, played. Today, Gianmarco Soresi, Caroline Kwan and I examine the marked shift pop culture has taken towards spinelessness and attempt to remedy it.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 An Apolitical Gay Man Arrives In Berlin
6:53 Sydney Sweeney Wants Out, Please
19:35 The 2010s Are OVER!
34:40 Shoutout Blueland 🙂
36:13 The October 7th Effect
58:42 Shoutout Rocketmoney 🙂
1:00:04 The Berlin Film Festival Is a Mess
1:31:38 LeBron Has Heard Only Good Things

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