Ep.8: Trump's Cruise Missile Viagra; Bataan Death March 75 years later;"Ghost in the Shell" worse than whitewashed

Emil Amok's Takeout from Emil Guillermo Media

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On this episode, he is astonished by the sudden change in Trump. Yes, Syria is a grave situation. But Trump, the man of walls, the man who would chop off 24 million from Obamacare, and pass along any savings to his generals, has never shown anything but a tough, hard bottom-line approach to life. So forgive me for being skeptical of his jingoism because he was moved by the victims of Syria's Assad.

Let's see if Trump says anything at all about the Bataan Death March.

It's iconic and yet, no one really knows a whole lot beyond the name. The Filipinos in America know how important it was. And now a move is on to make sure it's in the California high school curriculum. April 9 marks the 75th anniversary of the death march where 10,000 Filipinos lost their lives compared to about 650 U.S. soldiers. Daniel Gonzales, professor of Asian American Studies at SF State University is interviewed. (At 9:30).

Bonus material: "Ghost in the Ship" flopped in its opening week. And we know why! Jenn Fang's favorite anime growing up has been blasphemed by Dreamworks' live action approach. She said it's even worse than she could have imagined. Hear her discuss the problems. Spoilers? The movie comes pre-spoiled. (Starts around 54:00)

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