The Birdcage (1996)
EH · Season 8 · Episode 277 · 10/12/2025 · 1:45:04
Guest: Sarah McBride
Welp, I guess now sitting members of Congress are coming on the pod. We’re joined by the trailblazing, first ever trans representative, Congresswoman Sarah McBride. She talks about the shutdown and how we build a coalition to fight back against this hostile administration. Then we tackle the blockbuster film that changed the conversation around what was allowed for gay characters in popular culture, Robin Williams and Nathan Lane’s The Birdcage!
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki
Music: Jonathan Tunick
Starring: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, Christine Baranski