Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the movies Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Starman, Explorers, Dark Star, and Tron. Time stamps: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (8:45), Starman and Explorers (30:00), Dark Star (51:30), Tron (1:05:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the movies Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Starman, Explorers, Dark Star, and Tron. Time stamps: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (8:45), Starman and Explorers (30:00), Dark Star (51:30), Tron (1:05:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the movies&nbsp;Close Encounters of the Third Kind,&nbsp;Starman,&nbsp;Explorers,&nbsp;Dark Star, and&nbsp;Tron. Time stamps: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (8:45), Starman and Explorers (30:00), Dark Star (51:30), Tron (1:05:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

498. Movie Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Starman, Explorers, Dark Star, Tron

** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, "You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but -- it is. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits." View a complete list of guests and topics at geeksguideshow.com/episodes/. Listen to the show on YouTube at youtube.com/@geeksguidetothegalaxy to easily skip ahead to our discussion of a particular movie or story.

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