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Podcast: The Master of None
Episode: Comparing Fiction to Reality: Exploring the Ohio Train Derailment of East Palestine and White Noise
Description: On this podcast, we are joined by two guests, David Gooze and Philip Gassert, to explore the striking similarities between the real-life environmental disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, and Don DeLillo's novel and film adaptation of "White Noise."Philip brings his trademark grace and humor to the episode. David Gooze takes down ugly Phil in epic dual over trains.
We discuss how the toxic airborne event caused by the Ohio train derailment parallels the storyline of "White Noise" and how the film adaptation, shot on location in Ohio and starring Greta Gerwig and Adam Driver, mirrors the disaster.
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