Persepolis (2007)

from This Ends at Prom · host Brennan Klein

“Life isn't absurd! Some people give their lives for freedom."The coming-of-age experience can be an especially terrifying time, but when you're navigating your teenage years against the backdrop of political unrest and revolution, every decision you make becomes a political one. This week The Wives Colangelo are talking about Marjane Satrapi's PERSEPOLIS and discussing what it means to be punk in the face of oppression, having an identity crisis, and the importance of consuming international media as a means of unlearning propaganda.-----Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom-------Article ReferencedWhat's On: 'Persepolis' depicts a world in which the personal is always political  https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/persepolis-depicts-a-world-in-which-the-personal-is-always-political/545ns8nq0?fbclid=IwAR13NQU40-VfM5OpooWRyVDrVb0LkqLYZcOv8by1dR7FL5_12WQP9NEDbnU-------Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtPromBJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangeloHarmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor----------Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDoTheme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

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“Life isn't absurd! Some people give their lives for freedom." The coming-of-age experience can be an especially terrifying time, but when you're navigating your teenage years against the backdrop of political unrest and revolution, every decision you make becomes a political one. This week The Wives Colangelo are talking about Marjane Satrapi's PERSEPOLIS and discussing what it means to be punk in the face of oppression, having an identity crisis, and the importance of consuming international media as a means of unlearning propaganda. ----- Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/thisendsatprom ------- Article Referenced What's On: 'Persepolis' depicts a world in which the personal is always political  https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/persepolis-depicts-a-world-in-which-the-personal-is-always-political/545ns8nq0?fbclid=IwAR13NQU40-VfM5OpooWRyVDrVb0LkqLYZcOv8by1dR7FL5_12WQP9NEDbnU ------- Find the Show on Twitter & Instagram: @ThisEndsAtProm BJ Colangelo —Twitter & Instagram: @BJColangelo Harmony Colangelo — Twitter & Instagram: @Veloci_trap_tor ---------- Logo Design: Haley Doodles @HaleyDoodleDo Theme Song: The Sonder Bombs 'Title': https://thesonderbombs.bandcamp.com/

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