Episode 392: 'SLY LIVES!' with Oliver Wang
Maximum Film! · Alonso Duralde, Oliver Wang, Drea Clark, Marissa Flaxbart
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Show Notes
Sylvester Stewart, aka Sly Stone, aka the driving force behind Sly and the Family Stone, makes a complex subject for Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s latest documentary, SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). Music and pop culture writer/professor (and one time co-host of MaxFun alumna podcast Heat Rocks) Oliver Wang is with us to take a closer look. Then we'll give Questlove some (probably unneeded, but good!) ideas for his next doc.
What’s Good
Drea - painting You Tube channels
Oliver - The Altons, Heartache in Room 14
Alonso - Woodworking by Emily St. James
ITIDIC
- Oscars 2025 Winners
- Sean Baker’s acceptance speech (re: theatrical experience)
- CinemaStream parody ad
- Many DVDs from Warner Bros No Longer Work
More about the Interrotron
Staff Picks
Drea - Searching for Sugar Man
Oliver - The Karate Kid
Alonso - Grand Theft Hamlet
Oliver’s Upcoming Exhibit: Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community
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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher