Election (1999)

<p> This week <a href="https://twitter.com/matthh">Haitch</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/goldman">Jason</a> are joined by the West Coast bureau chief for The Wall St. Journal and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Big-Picture-Fight-Future-Movies/dp/0544789768">The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/benfritz">Ben Fritz</a>. We cover the movie that defined the Seat 1 mentality for all time, Reese Witherspoon’s indie classic, Election! </p> <p><strong>Chapters</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Introduction</strong> (00:00:00)</li> <li><strong>Dune News</strong> (00:15:22)</li> <li><strong>Election Roundtable Discussion</strong> (00:21:43)</li> <li><strong>Your Letters</strong> (01:21:00)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Notes and Links</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Check out the Dune Pod Merch Store!</strong> Great swag and every order includes a free Cameo style shoutout from Haitch or Jason. <a href="https://dune-pod-shop.fourthwall.com/">Browse our collection now</a>.</li> <li><strong>Read our episode transcripts!</strong> Check out our transcripts every week on <a href="https://medium.com/@dunepod">the Dune Pod Medium page</a>.</li> <li><strong>Join the Dune Pod Discord Server</strong>! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, and other friends of the pod. Check out the <a href="https://discord.gg/R5ThKbTn7t">invite here</a>.</li> <li><strong>Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn</strong>! Dune Pod is a member of <a href="https://tapedeckpods.com">TAPEDECK Podcasts</a>, alongside: <strong>70mm</strong> (a podcast for film lovers), <strong>Bat & Spider</strong> (low rent horror and exploitation films), <strong>The Letterboxd Show</strong> (Official Podcast from Letterboxd), <strong>Cinenauts</strong> (exploring the Criterion Collection), <strong>Lost Light</strong> (Transformers comics and more), <strong>Will Run For</strong> (obsessed with running), and <strong>Film Hags</strong> (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.</li> <li><strong>See