The Contrarians110 - Reality Bites

The Summer of Winona continues… with the purest Winona vehicle of them all! Listen to Alex and Julio clash on the latest gray area episode as they discuss REALITY BITES, Ben Stiller’s attempt at capturing what it was like to be a GenXer fresh out of college. Is it relatable and charming or pretentious and overly quirky? Does Ethan Hawke’s band suck? Are we Team Troy or Team Michael? And why can’t Winona do better? It’s the discussion we’ve been promising since Year One!

Also: a recap of our LIVESTREAM 4 THE CURE experience and the results of the raffle from our segment!

(If you aren’t using a podcatcher and can’t play M4As, scroll down to the bottom of the page for a downloadable MP3!)

TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:18 Intro

00:01:19 - 00:10:56 Opening and L4TC Recap

00:10:57 - 00:20:06 Gimmick and Clips

00:20:06 - 01:21:48 Contrarians Corner

01:21:49 - 01:23:06 The World Doesn’t Owe You Any Favors

01:23:07 - 02:07:13 Real Talk

02:07:14 - 02:11:20 The Future and Perennial Plugs

02:11:21 - 02:15:56 Today’s Plugs!

- Alex has moved on to playing L.A. NOIR, which apparently stars Aaron Staton.

- Julio was lukewarm on RISKY BUSINESS but thought JUST MERCY was a powerful watch.

- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI and Peruvian economics on his other podcast, MARGINAL. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on his own website. Don’t know Spanish? He also did a podcast in English called LIVING IN PERU, about immigrants in - where else - Perú. Oh, and as if that wasn’t enough, he has a new zombie novel out, REQUIEM POR LURÍN. Ask him about it!

Up next, The Summer of Winona continues with what might be the craziest stop yet: Francis Ford Coppola’s BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA! In the meantime, let us know how you liked REALITY BITES! Were you rooting for Michael or Troy? Did you want more Steve Zahn? Do you also keep a sexcapades notebook? Is there a more Winona movie than this one? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!