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Who The Hell Are We?

Who The Hell Are We?

By: Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin
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 Authors Melanie Benjamin and Edward Kelsey Moore talk books, movies, aging, ambition, and everything in between. Each episode features one book or one movie—something to read, something to watch, and plenty to say. It’s a podcast about stories, friendship, and figuring it out as you go. Suggestions and comments: melanded@whothehellarewe.com Podcast Substack: melanieanded.substack.com More: melaniebenjamin.com | edwardkelseymoore.comWho The Hell Are We 2019 Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • Klaatu Barada Nicto

    Klaatu Barada Nicto
    Jul 19 2025

    Melanie and Ed discuss the 1951 sci-fi classic The Day the Earth Stood Still and explore why Klaatu’s quiet alien warning still resonates.

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    🌀 Originally released: November 24, 2024
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Nuns and Roses

    Nuns and Roses
    Jul 17 2025

    A Technicolor convent clings to a cliff in Black Narcissus (1947), where desire, memory, and madness simmer. Ed and Melanie unpack Kathleen Byron’s unforgettable performance, Deborah Kerr’s quiet power, and colonialist shadows.

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    🌀 Originally released: October 15, 2023
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Best thing in a mediocre movie - the story of her career

    Best thing in a mediocre movie - the story of her career
    Jul 6 2025

    Lena Horne leads a dazzling cast in Stormy Weather (1943), but the film holds back from giving her a real role. Melanie and Ed revisit this musical landmark with admiration and frustration.
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    55 mins
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