Ep. 623 - In The Heights (GUEST: Carlos Aguilar)

Jun 15, 2021, 06:00 PM

David, Devindra, and Jeff are joined by Carlos Aguilar to discuss Jon Chu and Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest film, In The Heights. Follow Carlos on Twitter. Find Carlos's writing on In the Heights in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and Indiewire

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Weekly Plugs 

Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only) 
What we've been watching (14:30)
David - Infinite, Kevin Can F Himself, Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry, The Year Earth Changed
Devindra - Sweet Tooth, In Treatment
Jeff - Loki, Hacks

Feature  (~1:10:00)
In the Heights
Spoilers (~1:39:14)

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