Ep. 3 - Challenge 1 Update + Cancel Culture in Film (Joker 2019)

Welcome to the MAMMOTH of an episode of Showing Up with Babs and Eve. 

In this episode we update you on week two of Power Hour, identifying the difficulties we’re facing now we’re halfway through the challenge. Catching up on what we’ve been watching/reading/listening to, we reminisce over warehouse parties and travelling, covering all sorts from diet culture in Supersize Me, to green energy in Long Way Up. 

Eve leads an animated discussion on cancel culture, talking about the public reception of Joker (2019) as a case study for the power of the internet and its role in modern censorship. If you think this sounds interesting then settle in and give it a listen! 

As always if you’d like to join us in our challenge, or you would like to share your thoughts on anything discussed, please send us an email at showingupbabseve@gmail.com 

Music - Funky Garden by Ketsa. FreeMusicLibrary.org 

Watching/Reading/Listening 

Eve: 

Listening: Warehouse Party - Spotify Playlist. 

Reading: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - By J. K. Rowling 

Watching:  Supersize Me (2004) - Available on Amazon Prime 

Babs: 

Watching: 

Long Way Up (2020) - With Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman - Available on Apple + 

The morning show (2019-) - With Jennifer Anniston, Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell, Mark Duplass - Available on Apple + 

Eve’s Topic Eve talks about the hype around the film Joker (Tod Phillips, 2019), a case study for the impact social media can have before a film is released. Questioning what we think about when we think of the word “censorship”, touching the topic of cancel culture.