{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fruitless","title":"[Unlocked] It's a Damn Documentary! (feat. James)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/147bfd22\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5811,"description":"This is an unlocked episode from the Fruitless Patreon, originally published 1/12/2024. Enjoy!\nJames (@cigarette_liker) joins Josiah to talk about Idiocracy (2006). Yes, it's a eugenicist movie. Yes, it is a product of the smug, upper class liberalism of the Bush years, and it was popular during the resurgence of that sentiment during the Trump years. But what does it mean now? And is it funny?\n\nFollow today's guest on Twitter @cigarette_liker and on Bluesky @cigaretteliker\nReferences\nIdiocracy (2006), directed by Mike Judge.\nOffice Space (1999), directed by Mike Judge.\nMike Judge on Info Wars, video from YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khTqmN2Lths.\nTerry Crews, io9 on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHZfcltOFPc.\n\"The Jock/Creep Theory of Fascism\" John Ganz in Unpopular Front, https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/the-jockcreep-theory-of-fascism.\n\"How Idiocracy Perpetuates Itself,\" Rod Dreher in the American Conservative, 2014, https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-idiocracy-perpetuates-itself.\n\"I Loathe Every Person...,\" https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-loathe-every-person-i-see-on-the-street-r-crumb-comic.\nStarship Troopers (1997), directed by Paul Veerhoeven.\nTeam America: World Police (2004), directed by Trey Parker.\nBenny's Video (1992), directed by Michael Haneke.\nMusic by SHADE08 & Hansiii","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dN-kG_v-OgA77Q1zGM7Ab15976-Ufg5LkB6Mc_iSVRo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI1NTE0LzE3MDU1/MDcxMzMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}