Spike Lee

Episode 78 of the The Black List Podcast podcast, hosted by Franklin Leonard | Luminary | Ninth Planet Audio, titled "Spike Lee" was published on July 8, 2025 and runs 46 minutes.

July 8, 2025 ·46m · The Black List Podcast

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Summary

Happy Independence Day. Spike Lee joined Franklin and Kate to talk about narrative filmmaking, his longtime collaborators, and the movement for Black lives. From Do the Right Thing, to Malcolm X, to Bamboozled, to his ilm for Netflix, Da 5 Bloods, the trio talks about how culture talks to movies, and how movies talk back to the culture.Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.This episode first aired in mid-2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.Mentions: +Do The Right Thing: rottentomatoes.com/m/do_the_right_thing+Malcom X: rottentomatoes.com/m/1042135-malcolm_x+Bamboozled: rottentomatoes.com/m/bamboozled+Da 5 Bloods: netflix.com/title/81045635 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Happy Independence Day. Spike Lee joined Franklin and Kate to talk about narrative filmmaking, his longtime collaborators, and the movement for Black lives. From Do the Right Thing, to Malcolm X, to Bamboozled, to his ilm for Netflix, Da 5 Bloods, the trio talks about how culture talks to movies, and how movies talk back to the culture.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This episode first aired in mid-2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions:

+Do The Right Thing: rottentomatoes.com/m/do_the_right_thing

+Malcom X: rottentomatoes.com/m/1042135-malcolm_x

+Bamboozled: rottentomatoes.com/m/bamboozled

+Da 5 Bloods: netflix.com/title/81045635

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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