Into It: A Vulture Podcast with Sam Sanders

‘And Just Like That’ Writers Heard Your Feelings About Che

Jun 23, 2023

43:16

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Sex in the City: A Reboot

2min

Oppenheimer: A Cinematic Experience of the Summer

5min

The Importance of Diversity on the TV Show

2min

The Importance of Quality Control in Writing

5min

The Diversity of Sex and the City

3min

The Impossible to Dodge Criticisms of a Big Show

2min

The New Non-White Characters

2min

The Artifice of Che Diaz

2min

10.

J.D.S.: A Caricature of Theirself

2min

11.

How to Lose Weight With Nume

2min

12.

Sex in the City on Steroids With No Boning

2min

13.

The Reality of Diversity

2min

14.

How to Make Diversity Feel Natural on a Show Like Girls

2min

15.

The Power of Friendship

2min

16.

The Clunkiness of N

3min

17.

The Power of Diversity in TV

2min

18.

How to Handle Characters of Color

2min

19.

Chae Diaz: The Most Polarized Character on TV

3min

20.

Viator: A Simple Guide to Traveling

2min

Samantha Irby knows what you think about the newer characters on ‘And Just Like That.’ She writes for the ‘Sex and the City’ reboot, which addressed critiques of the original series’ whiteness by introducing new, non-white friends. Reactions were mixed over how well they pulled it off the first season, and people especially hated the over-the-top character of Che Diaz. Sam Irby insists the writers were in on the joke. In time for the show’s season 2 premiere on Max, Sam and Sam talk about whether it’s possible to pull off “DEI-ification” without it being awkward and if ‘And Just Like That’ faces special scrutiny.

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