Episode 551: It Would Be Easier If “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Were Awful

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather watch Indiana Jones and the Problematic Fave as they answer the scurrilous charge by another podcaster that Raiders of the Lost Ark belongs in the dustbin of history.

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• Slate Political Gabfest — discussion of Raiders starts at 57:00
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• Indy Music: Theme, Love Theme, Ark Music
• Great Marches of the 1980s: Stripes, Police Academy, The Empire Strikes Back
• Walter Benjamin: “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”

Episode 551: It Would Be Easier If “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Were Awful originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]