Ep 6. Inaccurate Biopics
The Crown, Selma, The Imitation Game - all based upon true events and people. How accurate should they be? Does it matter if they make stuff up. Celine and and Stephen dig into this question in this week's episode of What Should I Think About..
1 Dec 202051min
EP. 5 Dungeons and Dragons
A banned game in his youth, Stephen explores why fundamentalist Christians feared D&D, and then Celine patiently explains how to play to the confused and slightly grumpy dad.
24 Nov 202059min
Ep.4 Old but problematic
"That's woman thinking!" What should we think about old films that contain what we would now see as problematic themes or scenes? Stephen enjoys pointing out some problems in some of Celine's favourites - "Seven brides for seven brothers" and "Calamity Jane", and they both consider "The Al Jolson Story" and the visceral effect it had on them.
18 Nov 202027min
Ep.3 The Star Trek Holodeck
Celine and Stephen are alarmed at the safety record of the Holodeck on numerous iterations of Star Trek as well as wondering what we should think about the apparent regularity of holograms achieving consciousness, and the casual way this astonishing phenomenon is treated.
17 Nov 202041min
Ep.2 Ancient Aliens
What should we think about theories about ancient aliens and the TV show that's one of Stephen's guilty pleasures. Celine gets Stephen to reveal his early dalliance with fringe theories and the day he met some of the Ancient Alien dudes.
17 Nov 202034min
Ep.1 People in cults
Celine and Stephen ask what should we think about people who are members of a cult? Are cult members especially gullible? How do cults use psychology to manipulate their members? Stephen also shares his own experience in being raised as a Jehovah's Witness.
17 Nov 20201h 7min
