On Race, Zootopia Beats the Hell Out of Crash Any Day
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
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Think Tank on Overthinking It
X-Files and the Gnostic Turn
The Overthinkers discuss the X-Files revival and Gnostic plots, and wonder whether Mulder has been wasting his life.
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Thomas the Think Tank Engine
Join us as we analyze the dystopian hellscape of the Island of Sodor and its unfortunate locomotive citizens.
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Ownership, Acquisition, and Inheritance in The Force Awakens
Our never-ending conversation about The Force Awakens moves on to focus on the symbolism of characters using objects that belong to other people.
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The Economic Theory of Star Wars, Part 2
Would the Death Star have saved the Empire?
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The Economic Theory of Star Wars, Part 1
Is Star Wars really all about the credits?
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The Dual Nature of Home Alone, Part 2
The true danger is not the burglars outside the house, but the alienation INSIDE it.
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The Dual Nature of Home Alone
Are the booby traps in Home Alone just slapstick fun, or the core of the message?
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Giving Thanks for Pop Culture
Join us around our virtual Thanksgiving table as we reflect on the pop culture that we’re most thankful for this year.
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Terminator 2: Did The T-800 Really Learn the Value of Human Life?
At the end of Terminator 2: Judgment Day, does the Terminator transcend his machinelike nature and gain free will?
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