Cassie da Costa's guest appearances

Cassie da Costa

The Film Comment Podcast

The Playlist Podcast Network

Be Reel

The Arts of Travel

She’s A Talker

Charles Burnett

Kelly Reichardt

Aisling Franciosi

Alex Garland

Anton Yelchin

Karen Fang

Emily Dickinson

Tochi Onyebuchi

Gordon Parks

William Goldman

Zach Vasquez

John Singleton

Kirk Douglas

Blair McClendon

La La

OwlTail

Cassie da Costa: Thanks In Advance

Recorded before the brutal police murder of George Floyd, this is a conversation I had with Writer Cassie Da Costa about what celebrity means in a United States where Race, Gender and Capitalism are deeply intertwined.  We discuss figures like Gal Gadot, Jay-Z, The Kardashians, Lebron James, Beyonce, Cardi B, Ru Paul,  Jameela Jamil, and others.  Should we admire celebrities for succeeding despite racial oppression, or do they distract us from dismantling the oppressive systems  of whiteness, sexism and capitalism?  What does Beauty mean in a world where bodies have always been commodified as products?  Can celebrities be 'role models' in a deeply unequal world, where ones role is to be the exploiter (capitalist) or exploitee (laborer)?   We discuss all this and more in a radically honest conversation. For more Cassie's work can be seen in the Daily Beast,  The New Yorker, The New Yorker (Videos), the film journal Another Gaze, and elsewhere. Her Website Can be found here: http://cassiedacosta.com/ Editor's note: I misname a murder victim of police violence as Michael Walker. The victim of police violence was Tamir Rice: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tamir-rice-s-mother-sad-lebron-james-hasn-t-spoken-n492196 Music by Urban Nerd Beats: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4R-E42EucEameNwahTShtg

Recorded before the brutal police murder of George Floyd, this is a conversation I had with Writer Cassie Da Costa about what celebrity means in a United States where Race, Gender and Capitalism are deeply intertwined.  We discuss figures like Gal Gadot, Jay-Z, The Kardashians, Lebron James, Beyonce, Cardi B, Ru Paul,  Jameela Jamil, and others.  Should we admire celebrities for succeeding despite racial oppression, or do they distract us from dismantling the oppressive systems  of whiteness, sexism and capitalism?  What does Beauty mean in a world where bodies have always been commodified as products?  Can celebrities be 'role models' in a deeply unequal world, where ones role is to be the exploiter (capitalist) or exploitee (laborer)?   We discuss all this and more in a radically honest conversation. For more Cassie's work can be seen in the <a href=" https://www.thedailybeast.com/author/cassie-da-costa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daily Beast</a>,  <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/cassie-da-costa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Yorker</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/video/watch/the-oscars-through-the-decades-the-good-the-bad-and-the-atrocious" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Yorker (Videos)</a>, the film journal An<a href="https://www.anothergaze.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">other Gaze</a>, and elsewhere. Her Website Can be found here: <a href="http://cassiedacosta.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cassiedacosta.com/</a> Editor's note: I misname a murder victim of police violence as Michael Walker. The victim of police violence was Tamir Rice: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tamir-rice-s-mother-sad-lebron-james-hasn-t-spoken-n492196" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tamir-rice-s-mother-sad-lebron-james-hasn-t-spoken-n492196</a> Music by Urban Nerd Beats: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4R-E42EucEameNwahTShtg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4R-E42EucEameNwahTShtg</a>

Writer Cassie Da Costa - Race, Gender & Celebrity in an Unequal World 

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Whether their torment is played for laughs, cold shivers, or #MeToo rage, assistants get a raw deal on screen. This week, as Kitty Green’s incisive new drama “The Assistant” rolls out around the country, Chance and Noah look at the role of assistants in cinema and real life, also revisiting “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006) and “Secretary” (2002). They're thrilled to be joined by Daily Beast writer Cassie Da Costa to discuss her essay on "The Assistant" and recount her own experiences with a troubling film industry internship.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/support

Whether their torment is played for laughs, cold shivers, or #MeToo rage, assistants get a raw deal on screen. This week, as Kitty Green’s incisive new drama “The Assistant” rolls out around the country, Chance and Noah look at the role of assistants in cinema and real life, also revisiting “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006) and “Secretary” (2002). They're thrilled to be joined by Daily Beast writer Cassie Da Costa to discuss <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-assistant-is-the-metoo-film-that-has-hollywood-worried" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">her essay on "The Assistant" </a>and recount her own experiences with a troubling film industry internship.--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theplaylist/support</a>

Be Reel: 'The Assistant' Chronicles #MeToo Abuses By Way of 1,000 Tiny Paper Cuts (feat. Cassie Da Costa)