Movie & An Argument: Dennis Rodman, North Korea, and The Oscars (3-1-13)

On this week's episode of A Movie & An Argument, With Alyssa Rosenberg & Asawin Suebsaeng, we discuss: 1. Retired NBA star Dennis Rodman's four-day trip to North Korea this week. 2. Last Sunday's Oscars. 3. The new raunchy comedy "21 and Over"—and the human rights controversy surrounding it. Each week, I (Mother Jones "movie guy" Asawin Suebsaeng) will be sitting down to chat with ThinkProgress critic Alyssa Rosenberg (who also does killer work at The Atlantic and Slate's "Double X"). 'll talk, argue, and laugh about the latest movies, television shows, and pop-cultural nonsense—with some politics thrown in just for the hell of it. Alyssa describes herself as being "equally devoted to the Star Wars expanded universe and Barbara Stanwyck, to Better Off Ted and Deadwood." I (everyone calls me Swin) am a devoted lover of low-brow dark humor, Yuengling, and movies with high body counts. I hope you enjoyed this episode, and tune in during the weeks to come. We'll be featuring guests on the program, and also taking listeners' questions, so feel free to Tweet them at me @swin24, and we'll see if we can get to them during a show. Thanks for listening!