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80. Minority Report (Reprise)
Join us for a re-release of our Minority Report episode from early 2020! We go running with Tom Cruise and discuss the future as it was projected in …
3 years, 6 months ago
79. It's a Wonderful Life (w/ Emily St. James)
Join us and proverbial bringer-of-Christmas-cheer Emily St. James as we dive into Frank Capra's existentialist Christmas classic It's a Wonderful Lif…
3 years, 6 months ago
78. Fight Club (w/ Brian Martinez)
We talked with Jack's inflamed sense of rejection and it told us to watch Fight Club with friend Brian Martinez, so here we are. We go into anger, vi…
3 years, 7 months ago
77. Dogtooth (w/ Jack Draper)
Episode 77
We delve into fascism and parenting and fascist parenting with Jack Draper (Exiting Through the 2010s), talking about mechanisms of control, acts of …
3 years, 7 months ago
76. The Babadook (w/ Libby Hill)
Episode 76
Is it a bad book or the Ba-Ba-Doo-Doo-Doooooook?? We chat with Libby Hill (The Wrap) about Jennifer Kent's painful and potent allegory about grief, a…
3 years, 7 months ago
75. The Exorcist (w/ Carly Severn)
Episode 75
It just so happens that one of us is probably possessed, and is in need of THE EXORCIST! Join us and Carly Severn (KQED San Francisco) to discuss the…
3 years, 8 months ago
74. Bram Stoker's Dracula (w/ Bilge Ebiri)
Episode 74
Join us and Bilge Ebiri (New York Magazine / Vulture) to delve into Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 masterpiece. We discuss the early critical reception …
3 years, 8 months ago
73. Return of the King (w/ Jamelle Bouie)
We are joined by Jamelle Bouie (NYTimes / Unclear and Present Danger Podcast) to discuss the conclusion to the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and bring ou…
3 years, 9 months ago
72. The Two Towers (w/ Agnes Callard and Robin Hanson)
Episode 72
We sit down with Agnes Callard (Philosophy, Chicago) and Robin Hanson (Economics, GMU) to discuss the second installment in the Lord of the Rings tri…
3 years, 9 months ago
71. The Fellowship of the Ring (w/ Bennett Eckert and Rebecca Kuang)
Welcome to the start of our Lord of the Rings miniseries! We kick things off with the first film of Peter Jackson's trilogy, which marks the beginnin…
3 years, 10 months ago