The Crown's Complicated Women

from Swerve South · host La Shonda Mims, Jaime Harker, Hilary Coulson

In this week’s edition of Swerve South, Jaime is joined by special guests Hilary Coulson and La Shonda Mims to discuss the complicated women featured in season 4 of The Crown. We talk about how the latest season grapples with the complexities of gender presentation and thorny female relationships. This conversation unpacks the divisive legacy of Margaret Thatcher, the brilliance of Gillian Anderson’s performance (and hair), the spell of Princess Diana, and how the show falls short of capturing her remarkable charisma. The episode fleshes out the season’s political backdrop, from the effects of Thatcherism on the working class to the anti-apartheid movement of the 1980s. Our host and guests also share their own adolescent impressions of the royal family and contemplate why royal drama continues to keep us so enthralled. For show notes & extras, visit: https://sarahisomcenter.org/swerve-south/2021/4/7/the-crowns-complicated-women-season-3-episode-5

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In this week’s edition of Swerve South, Jaime is joined by special guests Hilary Coulson and La Shonda Mims to discuss the complicated women featured in season 4 of The Crown. We talk about how the latest season grapples with the complexities of gender presentation and thorny female relationships. This conversation unpacks the divisive legacy of Margaret Thatcher, the brilliance of Gillian Anderson’s performance (and hair), the spell of Princess Diana, and how the show falls short of capturing her remarkable charisma. The episode also fleshes out the season’s political backdrop, from the effects of Thatcherism on the working class to the anti-apartheid movement of the 1980s. Our host and guests share their own adolescent impressions of the royal family and contemplate why royal drama continues to keep us so enthralled.

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