ONE HEAT MINUTE is the podcast examining Michael Mann's 1995 crime opus HEAT minute by minute. It's the 144th minute (2:23:00 -2:24:00) - host Blake Howard joins the author of Fierce Bitches, Peckerwood and crime fiction aficionado and author of Noir Literature Film and Culture Blog - Hardboiled Wonderland - Jedidiah Ayres. Blake and Jedidiah scrutinise the narrative significance of Lauren's (Natalie Portman) cry for help and ask the difficult question; where did she learn how to do this kind of thing in 1995?

CONTENT WARNING:For this episode, we will be discussing suicide, however not in explicit detail. Help is available - click here for links and contact details.

Guest: Jedidiah Ayres

GUEST BIO

JEDIDIAH AYRES

Jedidiah Ayres is the author ofFierce Bitches, Peckerwood. He writes about crime fiction and film on the blog Hardboiled Wonderland.

Twitter:@JedidiahAyres