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PREVIEW - #362 - Hands Across America (w/ John Semley)

Michael and Us
Michael and Us
Episode • Sep 3, 2022 • 2m
PATREON-EXCLUSIVE EPISODE - https://www.patreon.com/posts/71449739

In the mid-'90s, a car dealership in Texas offered contestants a chance to win a free truck if they could perform one feat of physical and mental agility: keep one hand on the truck for longer than anyone else. The documentary HANDS ON A HARDBODY (1997) captures the contest in all its agony. We're joined by John Semley to discuss what - if anything - this highly evocative document has to say about America.

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