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Who The Hell Are We?

Who The Hell Are We?

By: Edward Kelsey Moore and Melanie Benjamin
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 Authors Melanie Benjamin and Edward Kelsey Moore talk books, movies, aging, ambition, and everything in between. Each episode features one book or one movie—something to read, something to watch, and plenty to say. It's a podcast about stories, friendship, and figuring it out as you go. Suggestions and comments: melanded@whothehellarewe.com Podcast Substack: melanieanded.substack.com More: melaniebenjamin.com | edwardkelseymoore.comWho The Hell Are We 2019 Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Lilies of the Field

    Lilies of the Field
    Mar 28 2026

    Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Ralph Nelson.

    Praised by critics, Lilies of the Field earned five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress for Skala. Poitier won the Academy Award for Best Actor, becoming the first Black actor to win in a leading role.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Prodigal Summer

    Prodigal Summer
    Jan 18 2026

    It's book review week, Melanie and Ed discuss Prodigal Summer (2000) by author Barbara Kingsolver.

    Also, Melanie explains why it has been her best sports weekend EVER.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Special Holiday Edition!

    Special Holiday Edition!
    Dec 24 2025

    Our hosts seem to have hit the eggnog early as they discuss The Shop Around the Corner, a 1940 American romantic comedy-drama film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, and Joseph Schildkraut.

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    49 mins
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