Episode 82 - Steel Magnolias (w/ Kirsti)

<p>Shelby would rather have 30 minutes of something wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special. Well, she's in luck because we've got over 2 hours of wonderful headed your way. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia - as we're joined by Ian's sister, Kirsti, as we're heading to small-town Louisiana for the holidays. Which holidays? All the holidays!  There are so many things we'll have you know in our 82nd episode as we discuss:</p> <ul><li>The history of Steel Magnolias as a play before it was a film</li> <li>The real life inspiration for the writing of the story</li> <li>The clashes between the director and his leading ladies during filming</li> <li>Whether we should judge Jackson more harshly than the film tells us too?</li> <li>The tradition of the groom's cake in North America</li> <li>We discuss our favourite Weezer songs</li> <li>We ask why M'Lynn & Drum don't have any scenes where they speak to each other and who came up with these names anyway?</li> <li>We discuss some casting of minor roles that were done in the name of tonal authenticity</li> <li>Who got nominated for awards and who was robbed on that front</li> <li>What should we make of the fact that the writer and director of such a female-driven story were both male?</li> <li>Ian shares his reason for picking this film and Kirsti joins him in some backstories on the subject</li> <li>Whether or not Steel Magnolias is the Best Film Ever</li> </ul> <p>Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at <a href='https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor'>https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor</a></p> <p>Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at <a href='https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/'>https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/</a></p>