438 - The Cure - Boys Don't Cry - Margaret Cho

 

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EPISODE SUMMARY:

Some people are afraid of their past. They cringe and deny whatever defunct fad or weird subculture they were once a part of for fear of present judgement of earlier days. But that couldn't be further from the truth for comedian Margaret Cho, who not only admits but openly revels in the glory of her youth spent ruffled-collar deep in the dark embrace of goth culture and melodramatic post-punk of bands like The Cure. Their rise from new wave imitators to a wholly unique exploration of alternative masculinity and modern romance, as captured in their 1980 compilation album Boys Don't Cry, mirrors Margaret's evolution from just another dirty comic to a household name with a fully realized voice, a voice that led her to appear in numerous films and TV shows, release nine comedy albums and even become the first Asian American to create and star in their own network sitcom.

SHOW NOTES:

00:00 – Intro
09:15 – Outfits made from your grandmother’s wardrobe
13:30 – Optimistic darkness
22:30 – The awesome ability to make a man cry
25:00 – Vibrator envy
30:00 – Covered in dirt from Jim Morrison’s grave
33:00 – “The Silence of the Lambs”
36:00 – The Power to submit
43:00 – Fashion-forward comedy
51:30 – At war with North Korean Twitter bots
55:15 – It’s hard to be funny if you ain’t ugly
58:30 – Life begins after television
1:02:30 – Facts!
1:04:30– It was just enough to make people laugh
1:05:00 – Outro

Music used in episode

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