Glenn Weldon
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5,867 appearances
59 recordings
10 series
first heard Sep 2022
last heard 2d ago
Glenn Weldon’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But the fact remains that gathering critics around a table to discuss pop culture is
And talking about, you know, very unserious things in a serious way and vice versa, you know, serious things in an unserious way.
They blazed a trail.
And that shows like ours certainly have followed.
I do feel like I have come to know the hosts of that show in that way.
Kind of unidirectional, parasocial way.
I've certainly become huge fans of their writing, which I will continue to follow after the podcast ends.
But, you know, the fact is that Wednesday mornings are not going to be the same, and I'm grateful for the years they gave us.
But I have a very selfish recommendation from their archives.
It's not the episode that I was on, although I was on the episode.
But an episode where they talked about something I love that also ties into this episode of this show, which is superhero movies, where they showed themselves to be, two or three of them showed themselves to be the kind of critics who could change their minds about something.
In June of 2017, on episode 455, they reviewed Patty Jenkins' first Wonder Woman movie.
Mm-hmm.
And it's remarkable to listen to because both Dana and Julia, two of the hosts, talked about suddenly getting it.
Seeing the simple wish fulfillment fantasy formula of superheroes working on them because –
That scene in Wonder Woman where she steps over the trenches and she's a woman in a silly costume, kick and button taking names.
And it was just as inspiring and joyous for them as it has been for me over the years.
And something I've known these characters have the potential to be.
The other host, Stephen Metcalf, did not get it.
He fell asleep during the movie because...
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