The most controversial movie of 2019 is now the topic of Scarlet TCP's newest Companion Episode. Faced with backlash about endorsing violence, glamorizing mental disease, and making light of previous mass shootings, Todd Phillips' Joker was panned pre-release and lauded on its way to over $1 billion and an Oscar.

Listen as the ladies of Scarlet unpack the story of the movie, its cultural impact, and depiction of mental disease and true crime.

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