About this episode
Clarice Starling was a revelation while the portrayal of "Buffalo Bill" became a bane for many trans people coming of age. The impeccably constructed film is the gold standard of copaganda. We unpack The Silence of the Lambs' complicated legacy with Harmony Colangelo! We made a playlist to accompany this episode! It's comprised of songs that come to mind when we all think about this movie. You can Harmony's essay A Reluctant Defense of Silence of the Lambs' James Gumb here . You can find Harmony on Twitter here . You can find A Year of Queer Cocktails here . You can find This Ends at Prom here! Why Are Dads is a show in which hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed attempt to understand what the hell it means to be the grown children of dads and other dad-like figures. And, as they do with all difficult subject matter, they do so by looking through a pop culture lens. You can find us on Twitter , Instagram and Patreon . You can find producer and music director Carolyn Kendrick's music here. She's also on Twitter . Fresh Lesh produces the beats for our episodes. Abigail Swartz of Gray Day Studio designed our logo!