It's you who's in the hot seat, my friend. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Ethan, and Georgia (Liam's stealing shoes at the Taj Mahal) as we're trying to answer 15 questions for 20 million rupees in Slumdog Millionaire. We're phoning a friend in our 145th episode as we discuss:
- The shift in India from Bombay to Mumbai and whether globalisation is a more sophisticated form of colonialisation.
- We talk some facts about the slum of Dharavi, where much of the first act is set
- Some of the backlash against Danny Boyle and his team
- The history of the television show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and if you need that cultural knowledge to fully access the film
- Is Maman the film's best villain - and if so, what does that do to the climax of the film?
- You might not want to eat a Reese's again after hearing one fact from this film
- We look up the definition of a chode
- We ask Georgia to compare this film and Trainspotting
- What poverty porn is and if the film indeed exploits it
- Ian shares a little bit about his own quiz show experience in the UK
- Whether or not Slumdog Millionaire is the Best Film Ever
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Timestamps for this episode:
- 0:00 - Pre-Cursors
5:40 - Opening Banter
6:40 - Reflections & Corrections
12:25 - Deep Dive
1:51:45 - Endgame
