We Feud About “Feud”

Cannonball with Wesley Morris

The New York Times

News Commentary, Society & Culture, News, Arts

4.8 • 9.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2017

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The ruthlessness of Silicon Valley companies like Uber is out of control, but why do we expect more from the tech industry than from corporations like McDonalds or Exxon Mobil? We also discuss the bloody rivalry between the big-screen queens Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, as depicted in Ryan Murphy’s FX drama “Feud,” and whether the show defies stereotypes or perpetuates them.

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0:00.0	I'm Jenna Wortham.
0:01.1	And I'm Wesley Morris.
0:02.4	We're two culture writers at the New York Times.
0:05.2	I'm mostly right about how humans relate to technology.
0:08.0	And I'm mostly right about how movies and popular culture relate to humans.
0:12.8	And this is still processing.
0:25.2	Welcome to our show this week.
0:27.2	Wesley.
0:28.3	Yeah.
0:29.2	What is at the top of your pop culture checklist this week?
0:32.2	Um, let's see what's in my brain.
0:33.7	Yes.
0:34.4	I went to Philadelphia this weekend.
0:36.0	NFL draft to go over the city.
0:38.0	Stop doing the NFL.
0:39.5	Stop taking over cities.
0:40.9	Go to the arena.
0:42.0	Don't take up a whole parkway.
0:43.9	It's hard for traffic.
0:45.5	My grandmother was really annoyed.
0:47.6	I saw Lori Metcalf in this show called Dolls House 2.
0:53.1	It is not that great a show.
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