“In The Heights”: Community, Culture, & Latinx Joy in Trump's America (w/ Esteban Gast)
This week on "I've Been Meaning To Watch That", we review Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In The Heights" with special guest Esteban Gast! 🎤 Co-hosts: Andrew Ambrose Lee, Stefanie Senior, Stenley Philippe🔑 Key Topics:• How In The Heights became a milestone for Latinx representation in musical theater• Whether the film is an essential part of the Broadway canon—or just cheesy liberal propaganda• Lin-Manuel’s anthropological lens on Washington Heights and the power of storytelling to preserve cultural memory• Why In The Heights was overlooked by mainstream audiences—while similar white-centric stories were celebrated• What does community-building look like in a post-2020, post-Trump world?• Is Vanessa the musical’s most underwritten female lead—or does the film version do her dirty?• Should Ludacris and REO Speedwagon form the next great rap-rock supergroup like Jay-Z and Linkin Park?• and more!Cold Open: 0:00Theme Song 00:19Introduction (And Champaign-Urbana Memories) 0:59Preconceived Notions of Lin-Manuel Miranda 9:20Themes 18:48 Highlights 36:36Stray Observations 1:05:00Final Thoughts & Ratings 1:12:58Follow Stefanie Senior on Instagram (@stefmsenior)Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (@andrewambroselee)Follow Stenley Philippe on Instagram (@snapasten)Follow Esteban Gast on Instagram (@realestebangast)Cover Art by Megan Rika Young (Twitter: @meganrika Instagram: @meganrika)Theme Song by OTNES (Twitter: @mxotnes Instagram: @mxotnes)Follow us at (@ibmtltt) on Tiktok & Instagram, and email us at [email protected]Leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!Have a good daaay!
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