Pride Cocktail Hour with Richard Lawson

In our annual Pride episode, Matthew is joined by film and culture critic Richard Lawson for a living room conversation over cocktails. Starting with Richard's fresh-out-of-the-theater reaction to He-Man: Masters of the Universe and Matthew's just-finished viewing of Richard Gadd's HBO series Half Man and what they have in common, they move into queer coding in animation, Pedro Pascal's career calculus, the relentless nihilism of Half Man versus the false resolution of Masters, and what it means when a creator tears themselves open onscreen.Follow this podcast on Instagram hereFollow Matt Phillp here / Follow Erin Hosier here / Follow Elizabeth Thompson hereGet full access to Tell Me About Your Father at tellmeaboutyourfather.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Tell Me About Your Father at tellmeaboutyourfather.substack.com/subscribe