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)

Credits:

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