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EPISODE · Jul 11, 2025 · 1H 7M

Episode #410: '40 Acres' with Aisha Harris

from Maximum Film! · host Alonso Duralde, Kevin Avery, Drea Clark, Marissa Flaxbart, Aisha Harris

It’s week two of our inadvertent two-week celebration of the post-apocalypse on film. This time around, Danielle Deadwyler and Michael Greyeyes head up a family fighting to protect their land and their lives from murderously hungry intruders in 40 ACRES. NPR Pop-Culture Happy Hour’s co-host Aisha Harris joins us to discuss this feature debut from RT Thorne.What’s Good?Alonso - Making pignoli cookiesDrea - Wedge Live Cat TourAisha - Finally falling for Love Island USAKevin - Tinder Box by James Andrew MillerITIDICJohn M. Chu to direct Mattel’s Hot Wheels movieBehind-the-scenes creative meddling on Pixar’s ElioList of “Down on the Farm” Movie Quiz MoviesStaff PicksDrea - SovereignAlonso - Before We ForgetAisha - The Annihilation of FishKevin - The Girl with All the GiftsAll of Aisha’s links can be found at AishaHarris.com  Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinmaxfilm Follow us on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, or LetterboxdWithKevin AveryDrea ClarkAlonso DuraldeProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producer Laura Swisher

40 acres they've got, but in *this* post-apocalypse, there’s not a mule in sight.

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