Soraya Roberts's guest appearances

Soraya Roberts

Lady Problems

Spectology: The Science Fiction Book Club Podcast

Unclear and Present Danger

Mara Wilson

Karyn Kusama

Phoebe Robinson

Aparna Nancherla

Chris Beckett

Somaiya Daud

Stacy London

Anna Biller

Sophia Takal

Beth Newell

Stephen Miller

Ted Chiang

Goldie Hawn

Andrea Silenzi

Annette Bening

OwlTail

This week, Jamelle and John are joined by Soraya Roberts of Defector and Pipe Wrench magazine to talk “Drop Zone,” a quintessentially 1990s action film starring Wesley Snipes and Gary Busey. They talk Snipes' career and his fall into “sovereign citizenship,” the 90s obsession with “extreme” sports, and race and Hollywood.In our next episode, we’ll discuss the (ridiculous) disaster thriller “Outbreak,” directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo. It’s available to rent or purchase on Amazon and iTunes.Connor Lynch produced this episode. Artwork by Rachel Eck.Contact us!Follow us on Twitter!John GanzJamelle BouieUnclearPodAnd join the Unclear and Present Patreon! For just $5 a month, patrons get access to a bonus show on the films of the Cold War, and much, much more. Our most recent episode is on the Clint Eastwood film “The Eiger Sanction,” and our next episode will be on the Alan J. Pakula paranoia thriller, “The Parallax View.”

This week, Jamelle and John are joined by Soraya Roberts of Defector and Pipe Wrench magazine to talk “Drop Zone,” a quintessentially 1990s action film starring Wesley Snipes and Gary Busey. They talk Snipes' career and his fall into “sovereign citizenship,” the 90s obsession with “extreme” sports, and race and Hollywood.In our next episode, we’ll discuss the (ridiculous) disaster thriller “Outbreak,” directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo. It’s available to rent or purchase on Amazon and iTunes.<a href="https://www.connor-lynch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connor Lynch</a> produced this episode. Artwork by <a href="https://instagram.com/rachel_e_lettering?utm_medium=copy_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rachel Eck</a>.<a href="mailto:unclearandpresentfeedback@fastmail.com">Contact us!</a>Follow us on Twitter!<a href="https://twitter.com/lionel_trolling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Ganz</a><a href="https://twitter.com/jbouie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jamelle Bouie</a><a href="https://twitter.com/unclearpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UnclearPod</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/unclearpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">And join the Unclear and Present Patreon</a>! For just $5 a month, patrons get access to a bonus show on the films of the Cold War, and much, much more. Our most recent episode is on the Clint Eastwood film “The Eiger Sanction,” and our next episode will be on the Alan J. Pakula paranoia thriller, “The Parallax View.”

Drop Zone (feat. Soraya Roberts)

This is the first in a new series of episodes we're calling "Critical Conversations", where we take a critical work &amp; discuss it in-depth.   This time, Matt &amp; Adrian discuss the article "Critics: Endgame" by Soraya Roberts &amp; published in Longreads (https://longreads.com/2019/05/03/critics-endgame/). Roberts asks what the purpose of pop culture criticism is in 2019, when fascism is ascendant and global warming is killing the planet, particularly criticism that is itself fandom. It's a critical essay which is critical of criticism, which ends up being a vital way for us to being talking about what we do on the podcast. Is it all too meta? Maybe! But it's the kind of thing we love talking about, so maybe you'll enjoy hearing us talk about it (and if not, we'll have a new pre-read next week so stay tuned for that).   A few of the resources we mention in the episode:  * "Stay in your lane" originator: https://twitter.com/prisonculture  * Matt's current favorite critic: http://andrewbatson.com &amp; his twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewbatson  * Adrian's current favorite critic: https://uninterpretative.blogspot.com &amp; their twitter: https://twitter.com/Benladen &amp; their patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benladen/overview. * Another critical work about art vs. criticism we touch on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kaTDKDaj2M &amp; his twitter: https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd 

This is the first in a new series of episodes we're calling "Critical Conversations", where we take a critical work &amp; discuss it in-depth.  This time, Matt &amp; Adrian discuss the article "Critics: Endgame" by <a href="https://twitter.com/SorayaRoberts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soraya Roberts</a> &amp; published in Longreads (<a href="https://longreads.com/2019/05/03/critics-endgame/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://longreads.com/2019/05/03/critics-endgame/</a>). Roberts asks what the purpose of pop culture criticism is in 2019, when fascism is ascendant and global warming is killing the planet, particularly criticism that is itself fandom. It's a critical essay which is critical of criticism, which ends up being a vital way for us to being talking about what we do on the podcast. Is it all too meta? Maybe! But it's the kind of thing we love talking about, so maybe you'll enjoy hearing us talk about it (and if not, we'll have a new pre-read next week so stay tuned for that). A few of the resources we mention in the episode:  * "Stay in your lane" originator: <a href="https://twitter.com/prisonculture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/prisonculture</a> * Matt's current favorite critic: <a href="http://andrewbatson.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://andrewbatson.com</a> &amp; his twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/andrewbatson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/andrewbatson</a> * Adrian's current favorite critic: <a href="https://uninterpretative.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uninterpretative.blogspot.com</a> &amp; their twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Benladen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/Benladen</a> &amp; their patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/benladen/overview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/benladen/overview</a>. * Another critical work about art vs. criticism we touch on: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kaTDKDaj2M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kaTDKDaj2M</a> &amp; his twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ShadowTodd</a>

Critical Conversations: "Critics: Endgame" by Soraya Roberts & the purpose of criticism in a dying world

Jordan Catalano

Tippi Hedren

This week on “Lady Problems,” the MTV News podcast dedicated to pop culture’s treatment of women, Hazel Cills and Rachel Handler co-host the show with Soraya Roberts, longform culture writer and author of In My Humble Opinion: My So-Called Life, a book about the best show that has ever existed on this doomed planet. We spend a not-inconsequential amount of time debating whether or not Jordan Catalano is the ideal human mate, then talk about Tippi Hedren's new accusations against Alfred Hitchcock and how they illuminate what it means to be a powerful man's "muse." Later, we solve a Lady Problem for Kelsey, whose boss wants her to smile more.

This week on “Lady Problems,” the MTV News podcast dedicated to pop culture’s treatment of women, Hazel Cills and Rachel Handler co-host the show with Soraya Roberts, longform culture writer and author of In My Humble Opinion: My So-Called Life, a book about the best show that has ever existed on this doomed planet. We spend a not-inconsequential amount of time debating whether or not Jordan Catalano is the ideal human mate, then talk about Tippi Hedren's new accusations against Alfred Hitchcock and how they illuminate what it means to be a powerful man's "muse." Later, we solve a Lady Problem for Kelsey, whose boss wants her to smile more.

Writer Soraya Roberts On Jordan Catalano And Tippi Hedren