"Isi ai ill tis is a pol pi space with a portat to day. We talked to michael about a strange loop about being black and queer on broadway," he says. Then we talk with imogen west knights, who spoke with dozens of restaurant workers in copenhagen. Have come from all over the world, thinking they'd learn from the best,. but instead, they describe a culture of physical and verbal abuse overwork and exhaustion. This is f t weekend. I'm lila raptopolis.
This week we speak with Michael R. Jackson, playwright of A Strange Loop, which just won the Tony award for Best Musical and Best Book. Jackson is a queer, black writer whose musical is about a queer, black writer writing a musical about a queer, black writer.. Hence the strange, but incredibly entertaining loop. Then, we learn about the dark side of Copenhagen's world-famous fine dining restaurant scene from Imogen West-Knights. Denmark seems to be turning a blind eye to abuses in its hottest – and extremely lucrative – hospitality industry.
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Links and mentions from the episode:
– Imogen’s article ‘Fine dining faces its dark truths in Copenhagen’: https://on.ft.com/3NlO6Mq .
– Lilah’s article ‘How far does a chef have to go to be truly good?’: https://www.ft.com/content/246cdc2a-f135-4d3d-9d74-e524e9217699.
– Michael’s musical A Strange Loop is on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre.
– Imogen is on Twitter @ImogenWK, and Michael is @TheLivingMJ.
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Original music by Metaphor Music. Mixing and sound design by Breen Turner and Sam Giovinco.
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