Episode 112: The Sweet Smell of Succession

Michael and Jessica talked a bit about HBO’s Succession during its first season, and this week, they return for a closer look. Michael and Jessica talk through each member of the Roy family, who represent a typology of bad clients, from idealistic, petty Connor to impotent Cousin Greg. Of the profane, patriarch Logan Roy, Michael says,

You’re going to do his bidding. It could be for good, it’s likely for evil, and you may or may not get paid by him — or any of these other people — but he’s the one who can actually make something happen.

Also mentioned this week:

• River Donaghey, Vice, Kendall’s Rap In Succession Is The Song Of The Year
• Slate Money: Succession
• Succession Quotes Twitter account
• Face Values: Exploring Artificial Intelligence at Cooper Hewitt through May 17, 2020
• Colum March, Vulture, How The Politician Turned Ben Platt Into a Wooden Mannequin
• Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, ‘The Politician’s Easter Eggs In The Opening Credits You Definitely Missed
• Elena Nicolaou, Refinery29, What’s On Payton’s Bookshelf In The Politician Credits
• Jessica Wynne, New York Times, Where Theory Meets Chalk, Dust Flies
• Rudolf Steiner, Blackboard Drawings, 1919-1924

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