Ep. 519 - Aladdin (GUEST: Aisha Harris from The New York Times)

When Devindra is away, David and Jeff come out to watch the
latest Disney live-action Aladdin. Together with Aisha
Harris from the New York Times, the cast find out whether the
remake live up to the original 1992 version. 





Read Aisha Harris’s article in the New York Times on why the
reiteration doesn’t make Disney more progressive, and Anisa
Khalifa’s post on why the casting can’t solve its flawed
foundations. 





Check out Jeff Cannata’s new D&D show Dungeon Run. Listen to
David’s other podcast Write Along with writer C. Robert Cargill
Devindra's new podcast Know More Tech, answering your question on
the latest gadgets. Subscribe to David's Youtube channel at
Davechensky.





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Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)





What We’ve been Watching (~10:00)


David - The Nightingale, Booksmart, The Perfection


Jeff - The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!





Feature (~38:00)


Aladdin (feature review contain spoilers)








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