EP71. Traitors, Haters & Vampire Maters with Satire & Potatoes

Smith & Waugh Talk About Satire

At the time of recording, Traitors UK is on TV, Nosferatu is dominating at cinemas, Donald Trump is one day into his second presidency, leaving Jo and Adam with many memes to discuss as they try to determine what will be their 2025 energy. Charged by a listener to determine whether or not Robert Eggers's new adaptation of Nosferatu is in any way satire, Jo and Adam diligently investigate. What follows is a surprisingly clarifying discussion of the relationship between satire, sincerity, parody, and Paul Simpson's case for satire as an "echoic discourse". You'll also hear the phrase "having sex with the air" more than once. Adam and Jo also tease two forthcoming publications arising from their research on satire and hating in the works of Charlotte Brontë and Samuel Johnson. And Jo has brought a curious artefact to the recording which involves satire, Brontës, and once more, potatoes.