Borat 2 and Our Uncomfortable Reflection

Call It Like I See It

Oct 27 2020 | 00:42:55

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Show Notes

Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm reveals a lot about our society’s values, or its lack thereof, and James Keys, Tunde Ogunlana, and Rob Richardson take a look at various causes and effects of what we see (01:10) and consider what would be needed to get things on track (28:40).

Material discussed:

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Prime)

Republican and Democrat running against each other for Utah governor unite for joint ad (CBS News)

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