Ep. 610 - Raya and the Last Dragon

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The Oscar nominations are fresh out of the oven. David, Devindra, Jeff are joined by Hoai-Tran Bui, writer at slashfilm.com, to talk about representation in this Academy Award season and Disney’s new animated film, Raya and the Last Dragon.

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Weekly Plugs David - David’s Patreon: Conversations about race, vaccination, losing weight, and other topics

Devindra - Engadget Podcast: WTF are NFTs?

Jeff - cameo.com/jeffcannata

Hoai-Tran Bui - Trekking Through Time and Space and NPR: 'Raya And The Last Dragon' Criticized For Lack Of Southeast Asian Actors

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)

What we've been watching (~29:18) David - Search Party, Cherry (attempted viewing), Chungking Express. Devindra - Search Party, Expanse Hoai-Tran Bui - ON-GAKU: Our Sound Jeff - Assembled, When We Stayed Home

Feature (~1:17:30)

Raya and the Last Dragon

Spoilers (~1:46:15)

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