Episode 145 - Slumdog Millionaire

<p>It's you who's in the hot seat, my friend. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Ethan, and Georgia (Liam's stealing shoes at the Taj Mahal) as we're trying to answer 15 questions for 20 million rupees in Slumdog Millionaire. We're phoning a friend in our 145th episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>The shift in India from Bombay to Mumbai and whether globalisation is a more sophisticated form of colonialisation. </li> <li>We talk some facts about the slum of Dharavi, where much of the first act is set</li> <li>Some of the backlash against Danny Boyle and his team</li> <li>The history of the television show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire and if you need that cultural knowledge to fully access the film</li> <li>Is Maman the film's best villain - and if so, what does that do to the climax of the film?</li> <li>You might not want to eat a Reese's again after hearing one fact from this film</li> <li>We look up the definition of a chode</li> <li>We ask Georgia to compare this film and Trainspotting</li> <li>What poverty porn is and if the film indeed exploits it</li> <li>Ian shares a little bit about his own quiz show experience in the UK</li> <li>Whether or not Slumdog Millionaire is the Best Film Ever</li> </ul> <p>Become a Patron of this podcast and support the BFE at <a href='https://www.patreon.com/BFE'>https://www.patreon.com/BFE</a></p> <p>We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:</p> <ul><li>Rev Bruce</li> <li>Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM</li> <li>Lina Oberholzer</li> <li>Ensign Ian Davies</li> <li>Chris Pedersen </li> <li>Katie McRae</li> <li>Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)</li> <li>Randal Silva</li> <li>The Yeetmeister</li> <li>Nate The Great</li> <li>Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)</li> <li>Andy Dickson</li> <li>Holly Callen</li> <li>Richard</li> <li>Ryan </li> </ul> <p>Buy some BFE merch at <a href='https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/'>https://my-store-b4e4d4.creator-spring.com/</a></p> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of