Spike Lee
Jul 08, 2025•47 min•Ep. 78
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Episode description
Happy Independence Day. Spike Lee joined Franklin and Kate to talk about narrative filmmaking, his longtime collaborators, and the movement for Black lives. From Do the Right Thing, to Malcolm X, to Bamboozled, to his ilm for Netflix, Da 5 Bloods, the trio talks about how culture talks to movies, and how movies talk back to the culture.
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Mentions:
+Do The Right Thing: rottentomatoes.com/m/do_the_right_thing
+Malcom X: rottentomatoes.com/m/1042135-malcolm_x
+Bamboozled: rottentomatoes.com/m/bamboozled
+Da 5 Bloods: netflix.com/title/81045635
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