Spike Lee and the Creators of High Maintenance (R)

Episode 179

12th September 2016

Jesse sits down with Spike to talk about his film Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, gentrification, and Air Jordans. Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclaire talk to Jesse about their series, High Maintenance. Jesse tells us about the genius behind Wonder Showzen.

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Spike Lee on ‘Da Sweet Blood of Jesus’, the Knicks, and Gentrification

Jesse sits down with acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee. Spike tells us about how addiction is made explicit in his movie, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, how he really feels about Larry Bird and about his own very serious addiction…. to Air Jordans.

Spike Lee’s latest film, Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to off the Wall is available on VOD.


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High Maintenance: Co-Creators Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair Talk About Marijuana, Their Webseries, and Asking for Money

Jesse sits down with Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair. Katja Blichfeld is a casting director who previously won an Emmy for her work on 30 Rock; Ben Sinclair is an actor. The two are a married couple, and created the webseries High Maintenance. The show follows a New York City marijuana delivery guy as he visits his various clients.

The series has been picked up by HBO and will be making its debut on the network this month.

The Outshot: Wonder Showzen

MTV2’s Wonder Showzen looked like a kids’ show. But it wasn’t. It really, really, wasn’t. Jesse tells us why Wonder Showzen is his favorite TV satire of the past decade.

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  • Spike Lee
  • Katja Blichfeld
  • Ben Sinclaire

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