Magic Mike XXL, or A Ghost is a Ghost

Join Kelcee and Spencer for Part TWO of a two-part conversation about Channing Tatum’s epic saga: Magic Mike (2012) and Magic Mike XXL (2015). Discussion topics include Big Dick Richie’s Billion Dollar Idea, how to become a real boy to the beat of a Backstreet Boys song, and Kelcee’s Kevin Nash book report.

Sorry Magic Mike’s Last Dance lovers. We aren’t talking about that one, and I think you know why.

Content warnings for discussions of sex and sex work (mostly stripping/exotic dancing), sexism, imbalanced relationship dynamics, brief mentions of homophobia, and drug use.

Works Cited & Recommended Reading:

• “11 Magic Mike XXL Details From Channing Tatum You Need to Know Before Seeing the Movie,” by Shannon Vestal Robson, popsugar.com
• “MAGIC MIKE XXL - Pony - Oficial Warner Bros. Pictures,” by Warner Bros. Pictures Latinoamérica, youtube.com
• “FOOTLOOSE "Warehouse Dance" Clip (1984) Kevin Bacon,” by JoBlo Movie Clips, youtube.com
• “Magic Mike XXL Offers a Healthier Approach to Masculinity,” by Orestes Adams, Collider
• “Manhood: The emancipation of the American male in Magic Mike XXL,” by Jason Stanford, The Experiment
• “Kevin Nash,” Wikipedia
• Southpaw podcast Instagram post

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