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Jun 2021
1h 42m

Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside,’ Five New Movies t...

The Ringer
About this episode

On today’s episode, Sean and Amanda dig into Bo Burnham’s Netflix special ‘Inside’ ... or is it a movie? They talk about the songs, the production style, the themes, and that pesky "is it a movie?" question. Then, they share some new streaming movie recommendations (31:00) before opening up the mailbag for questions about ‘The Underground Railroad,’ movie book recommendations, and more (47:00). Finally, they’re joined by two special-guest lovebirds (1:20:00).


Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins

Producer: Bobby Wagner

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