Blazing Saddles

Mel Brooks' crowning achievement, Blazing Saddles blazed a trail and confronts racism with equal parts ferocious satire and wild cartoon abandon. Writer/comedian/filmmaker Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) joins us to celebrate 50 years of this film's uncompromising hilarity and empathy. We are awake, but we are very puzzled. You can find Tarik not only on NBC's The Amber Ruffin Show, but on his essential podcast, Brothers From Another Planet, see him perform live with Freestyle Love Soupreme, and seek out his short film "Doc - Race, Revolution, Relativity, and the Confessions of Time Travelling Terrorist". If you have feedback, find us on the socials here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/265036650022926/ The symbol formerly known as Twitter: @nostalgiumpod BlueSky: @nostalgiumpod.bsky.social Threads: https://www.threads.net/@_nostalgium_arcanum_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_nostalgium_arcanum_/ Be sure to follow us on Instagram in particular since that's where we post bonus content, and on TikTok (@nostalgiumarcanum) for Doug's impressions. Musical Credits: Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie) Blazing Saddles (Mel Brooks / John Morris) I Get A Kick Out Of You (Cole Porter, sung by Cleavon Little) Camptown Races (Stephen Foster, sung by Slim Pickens) The Ballad of Rock Ridge (Mel Brooks) Merrily We Roll Along (Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher, and Eddie Cantor) I'm Tired (Mel Brooks) The French Mistake (Mel Brooks) All score from Blazing Saddles by John Morris National Brotherhood Week (Tom Lehrer)