Ep 28 // Twitter Moments / ‘The Florida Project’
This week, Matt Ruby joins us for another edition of Twitter Moments, in which we talk about these topics that were trending on Twitter as we recorded:
Roger Goodell addresses player protests: ‘Everyone should stand for anthem’
‘Fake Melania’ sparks absurd conspiracy theory meme
Congresswoman fabricated his words to soldier’s widow, Trump says
Matthew McConaughey inspires Texas and memes
Ted Cruz just acknowledged the Zodiac killer meme
We’re also joined by Jacqueline Soller to discuss the recently released movie, The Florida Project, directed by Sean Baker and starring Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, and Bria Vinaite. Along the way, we’ll also hear from Radio Dispatch’s John Knefel with his thoughts on the reality behind President Trump’s self-proclaimed prowess as a dealmaker; we’ll hear from a woman named Jialu about her experience of leaving her home country to pursue her education; and we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by indie pop group Zuli, from an episode of BTR Live Studio set to be released next week.
Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu.
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