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Want “Lovecraft Country” broken down in an hour or less? We’re the team to do it. Shat on TV returns after covering three seasons of HBO’s “Westworld” and the racially charged “Watchmen” to explore the horror, science, and civil rights issues of Jordan Peele and J.J. Abrams’ ambitious TV project. We mix in audience letters and voicemail, plus insights from the Matt Ruff novel that inspired the series.
Hi, So it could be that the black writers didn’t do a good job of conveying the black experience to a wider audience or it could be that they were writing directly to us and simply didn’t feel the need to explain more deeply. These characters all had clear motivations....
Hi Shat crew, First off, I want to thank you for your podcast on Lovecraft Country. I know it was a rough ride…but appreciate all the effort and work you put into it. I randomly found you guys when I was searching for a companion podcast to the show. I...
Hi guys!! This is James from Jacksonville Fl, 40 year old black male. Just wanted to say that I LOVE your podcasts! Ive been listening since Game of Thrones, and also listened to West World and Watchmen. Theyre ALL excellent in my opinion. My question is whats the next show...
Hi, just finished watching Lovecraft Country and began searching for podcasts, people talking about the show because I need more. This is the best show ever. I wanted to give a little more insight into Denmark Vesey. He was a slave who purchased his freedom with money he won in...
Something I noticed early on, and I imagine you did as well, I just haven’t heard it mentioned, is that the monsters and magic created by our racist characters seemed more likely to kill the creator than the intended target. In the first episodes, we learned the shoggoths were basically...
This is Dr. J from Austin. ?I left yall a voicemail a few days ago, and I was getting a bit sentimental and just trying to express how hard this year has been. I unexpectedly said that I had lost my business, and I didnt mean to do that. Im...
Hi Ash and Gene, First off, I want to say how much I appreciate your podcast on this show. You have taught me so much about history that I was woefully ignorant about and helped me to understand the references in the show that I would not have understood had...
Hi Gene and Ash, I started composing an email shortly after watching episode 10 critiquing the season as a TV show but I wasn’t satisfied by doing so. It didn’t feel quite right. I then started to think about HBO and whether they should have been braver in commissioning a...
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