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LGOtv: Big TalkS1E2 Jesse Mermell - Why Would Anyone Ever Run for Office?Why would someone ever want to run for office, and how on earth do you run a political campaign during a global pandemic and a social justice re-awakening?Join Laura Gassner Otting on this episode of LGOtv: Big Talk as she interviews Jess Mermell - Congressional Candidate, Judy Garland Enthusiast, and Dog Mom. 2:04 - Who is Jesse?2:58 - Why on earth would anybody put themselves out there to run for office right now?4:03 - You have to be an optimist to be engaged in your community.6:24 - Jesse is a huge Judy...2020-07-1454 min
The Future Is A Mixtape020: More Bleak Than BleakFor this episode of The Future Is A Mixtape, Jesse & Matt discuss the slow, spiral reckoning of Ridley Scott’s much-celebrated and increasingly influential film Blade Runner, whose long and winding road lead to a sequel, Blade Runner 2049. While detractors of the original film might feel they’re viewing a sexy-time noir featuring little more than robots and porn-jazz, for the entranced, the film’s hypnotic imagery and ruminations on universal themes like humanness, memory and belonging still keep many cineaste-hearts aflutter. After the blockbuster ascendency the Star Wars franchise and SF’s increasing maturation as a cinematic genre, Ridley S...2017-11-091h 22