Westworld - S04E05 - Zhuangzi
Are we hosts dreaming that we’re human? Or are we humans dreaming that we’re hosts? Dive into the philosophical origins of the title of this episode. Jim comes around to A.Ron’s ascension theory based...
26 Jul 20221h 35min
The Lorehounds: The Second Age - Chapter 2: The Fall of Númenor
David and John discuss the film, tv, and radio adaptations of Tolkien’s work before telling the story of the Fall of Númenor, a tragedy about the power of fear, which will likely be a storyline in The...
25 Jul 202250min
Westworld - S04E05 - Zhuangzi - Instant Take
Westworld is hitting its stride in a big way. It felt good to finally get some answers to our burning questions, but now that the door has been kicked down, more questions are flooding in. Charlotte H...
25 Jul 202235min
Nope (2022)
Nope is the latest film from Jordan Peele, one of the few auteurs of modern cinema. This master of horror created another high-concept social commentary wrapped in exciting set pieces and sprinkled wi...
22 Jul 202224min
Westworld - S04E04 - Generation Loss - Feedback
How is the sublime capable of simulating the entire earth? Can a heaven become a hell? Has the simulation spread to the entire universe? Is it a tuna melt or a pastrami sandwich?? Are the host marbles...
21 Jul 20221h 13min
Badasses 2022 - The New Crop of Badasses
Shake those protein drinks because we’re considering new badasses tonight. There are select iconic and soon-to-be-iconic characters in tonight’s potential inductees from Laura Croft to Evelyn Wang. Ba...
21 Jul 20221h 54min
Freewill vs Determinism with Aaron Rabinowitz
Today we're joined by Aaron Rabinowitz, lecturing philosopher at Rutgers, as well as host of the Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space podcast. He's going to be talking to us today about the conc...
20 Jul 20221h 41min
Westworld - S04E04 - Generation Loss
What do Apple and Westworld have in common? Forced obsolescence. Dolores presses forward to a new world order with hordes of flies. Fire fights explode. Maeve gives Caleb something to fight for. All t...
19 Jul 20221h 30min
