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Episode 55
Antiquities are a niche interest. People collect relics from the past to learn about how people once lived, how they occupied themselves, and the kin…
2 years, 8 months ago
Pride and Prejudice
Episode 54
In the great pantheon of stuffy old late-19th century British authors (for which the middle school English teacher is the most devoted evangelist) pe…
2 years, 8 months ago
Downfall
Episode 53
It’s the waning days of World War II and Nazi Germany is in a bad way. The Allies have squeezed them out of Africa and Asia and have begun pushing de…
2 years, 8 months ago
La La Land
Episode 52
Welcome to Los Angeles, the seat of the American film industry! Here you can learn about astronomy at the Griffith Observatory, see the Pacific from …
2 years, 8 months ago
No Country for Old Men
Episode 51
It’s hard getting old. There’s the usual complaints: things like weakening bodies, fading memories, and the looming shadow of death, but getting old …
2 years, 8 months ago
Magellans on the Movies That Don't Exist, but Should
Episode 50
The world is full of stories. Legends and larks abound across the globe, from Eastern European folk tales, to the plays of ancient Greece, to the ong…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (ft A.J. Arnold)
Episode 49
An epitome is a person or thing that is the perfect example of a particular quality or type. The nuclear bomb is the epitome of manmade destructive p…
2 years, 9 months ago
Shutter Island
Episode 48
Everyone feels a little crazy sometimes. Maybe the guy in front of you in line at Burger King seems to be dealing with the concept of a menu for the …
2 years, 9 months ago
Casino Royale
Episode 47
James Bond is undoubtedly one of the most iconic characters in all of fiction. Based on a series of novels by Ian Fleming, ever since the 60s our the…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Thing (1982)
Episode 46
I think one of the benefits of living in a post-lockdown era is that our time cooped up indoors has made us more sensitive to the dangers of cabin fe…
2 years, 10 months ago