GBW #219: This is America (Burn After Reading / God Bless America / Sorry to Bother You)
Fri Feb 06 2026
Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more!
This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three films that satirize different facets of contemporary American culture with the Coen Brothers' 2008 Central Intelligence satire "Burn After Reading," Bobcat Goldwaith's look at post-9/11 culture rot with 2011's "God Bless America," and Boots Riley's 2018 capitalistic takedown "Sorry to Bother You."
You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and more! Drop us a rating or comment if you feel so inclined, and you can email us at thegoodthebadthewhat@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say hello. You can follow us on Instagram @thegoodbadwhat. Our logo comes from Michelle Parkos, and our theme music comes from Paco.
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Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, Jordan, Ryan, and Chris dive into three films that satirize different facets of contemporary American culture with the Coen Brothers' 2008 Central Intelligence satire "Burn After Reading," Bobcat Goldwaith's look at post-9/11 culture rot with 2011's "God Bless America," and Boots Riley's 2018 capitalistic takedown "Sorry to Bother You." You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, and more! Drop us a rating or comment if you feel so inclined, and you can email us at thegoodthebadthewhat@gmail.com if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say hello. You can follow us on Instagram @thegoodbadwhat. Our logo comes from Michelle Parkos, and our theme music comes from Paco.