So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast Ep. 72 ‘Bodied’ with director Joseph Kahn
“Words are weapons in the world’s most lyrical sport.”
That’s how competitive battle rap is described by the makers of “Bodied,” a new satirical film produced by Eminem about a college student who decides to write a thesis paper on battle rap and through a twist of fate finds himself becoming a prodigy in the sport.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we speak with“Bodied” director Joseph Kahn. Kahn is a filmmaker and Grammy-award winning music video director, who has directed videos for Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons, Blink 182, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, and many other best-selling artists.
Kahn describes himself as a free speech absolutist. During the course of this conversation, we unpack what that means and take a look at the free speech interests in his new, controversial film.
Show notes:
- Joseph Kahn podcast transcript
- Bodied movie trailer: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oUry7CpMpCE
- Bodied is in theaters now and will be available on YouTube Premium on Nov. 28
- BodiedMovie.com
- JosephKahn.com
- “Joseph Kahn doesn’t care if he’s ‘canceled’” — Vulture, Nov. 2, 2018
- “Power/Rangers (unauthorized NSFW bootleg)”
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