How We Handle Spoilers
4/9/202621 min
We’ve all been there: Maybe somebody tells you too much about the twist ending of a movie, or they tell you who dies at the end. In other words, you’ve run into a spoiler. The discourse around The Drama has us thinking: how should you handle spoilers, and what even counts as a spoiler? We talk about Star Wars, The Sixth Sense, and even the American Idol finale.
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Linda Holmes· Host0:26
[upbeat music] We've all been there. You're excited about watching something, and you somehow stumble across information you didn't want to have.
Stephen Thompson· Host0:37
Maybe somebody tells you too much about the twist ending, or they tell you who dies at the end. In other words, you've run into a spoiler. I'm Stephen Thompson.
Linda Holmes· Host0:47
And I'm Linda Holmes. And today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we're talking about how we handle spoilers.
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