S4E16: Loud Murmurs x UrbanCan: “In the Heights” — Glossy Dreams In A Disappearing Community
In this episode, we talk about film "In the Heights" — a film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2008 Tony Award-winning musical — with our friends from podcast 城市罐头. We mused on a few galactic questions: What exactly is gentrification? Why should we care, and how do we understand it in a Chinese context? Is commercializing the culture of a community the way to protect it? Why does this film feel lacking in 2021? 02:53 Introduction to the film 07:21 What is gentrification, and why should we pay attention to it?14:00 Why is gentrification considered as a “foreign” concept to Chinese people?19:58 Gentrification in the context of Chinese urban development25:03 For a community struggling with gentrification, is commercializing its culture a feasible solution? 33:05 “Selective blackouts” and environmental racism38:55 How do you design a good community? Can you? 45:56 Is getting out of the ethnic enclave a symbol of progress? 48:15 The common pitfall of films adapted from musicals54:50 Casting controversyGuests：Xiao Wang and Yao, hosts of 城市罐头 — A podcast about consumer culture, city life and urban planning.Hosts: Diaodiao, Juan, InaEdited by: Valerie ChenPlease consider supporting us on Patreon (in USD, suitable for listeners who live in the U.S.): https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs. Please consider supporting us on Patreon (in RMB)：https://afdian.net/p/e0a54e82ebd111e9bd2d52540025c377Please reach out to us at loudmurmursfm@gmail.com for any business inquiries. 【Listen to LMM】Find Loud Murmurs in the iTunes podcast store, Google Play, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts (e.g. Pocket Casts, Overcast)! Please subscribe, enjoy, and feel free to drop us a note and leave us a review. RSS feed: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/258327.rss Itunes: https://apple.co/2VAVf0Z Google play: goo.gl/KjRYPN Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IWNuRB Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=544416&refid=stpr Pocket Cast: http://pca.st/nLid Overcast: https://bit.ly/2SL7MNJ Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/loudmurmurs)