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Still Processing

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.8 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Lions, and tigers and barely suppressed glee at criminal weirdos, oh my! What has big personalities, big issues and big cats? Netflix’s hit streaming show “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness.” We explore what the show says about America’s unique relationship to freedom. Discussed this week:“Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” (Netflix, 2020)“Blue Caprice” (directed by Alexandre Moors, 2013)“The Wire” (HBO, 2002-08)“Breaking Bad” (AMC, 2008-13)“O.J.: Made In America” (ESPN, 2016)“Fargo” (directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, 1996)“Empire” (Fox, 2015-20)“Surviving R. Kelly” (Lifetime, 2019)Gunther Gebel-Williams

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0:00.0	Okay.
0:02.0	I'm Jenna Wertham.
0:07.0	I'm Wesley Morris.
0:09.0	We are two culture writers at the New York Times.
0:15.0	This is still Processing.
0:30.0	A few weeks ago, all of my social feeds were completely colonized by these memes of a really
0:39.4	sunburn looking white guy with a situation ship on top of his head.
0:44.0	Like, I still don't understand what is going on with his hair, but bleach blonde hair.
0:52.0	Okay.
0:53.0	Shaved and dark on the sides.
0:55.0	Things tattoos and a feral look in his eyes.
1:00.0	In an animal cage or next to a tiger and every third person in my life, have you seen
1:09.0	tiger king?
1:10.0	Are you watching tiger king?
1:11.0	I was like, I don't need more things to keep me awake at night.
1:15.0	I was assured over and over again.
1:17.0	No, it's not stressful.
1:19.0	It's very absorbing.
1:21.0	I mean, I put this show on and I did not think about anything else.
1:27.0	I was just not in America in 2020 anymore.
1:31.0	Tiger King, murder, mayhem and madness.
1:35.0	This documentary that runs in seven parts on Netflix.
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