SPOILER ALERT

In this week's episode, Megan and George are joined by special guest Dylan Armstrong for a discussion of the 2016 Denis Villeneuve sci fi drama, Arrival.

Arrival follows Louise Banks (played by Amy Adams), a linguistics expert who joins the military in an effort to interpret the language of a strange alien species.

Megan, George and Dylan discuss twist endings, short story to screenplay adaptation, spiritual and sentimental sci-fi and the amazing emotional capacity of Amy Adams.

Story Of Your Life, the short story written by Ted Chiang is referenced.

Thank you for listening and enjoy the episode!

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Opening music: Heptapod B - Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival Soundtrack)

Closing music: Kangaru - Jóhann Jóhannsson (Arrival Soundtrack)

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Arrival (2016) can be viewed on Stan.

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In two weeks, you will hear Megan and Isabelle in conversation on their collaboration on Megan's short film The Supreme Soul. The Supreme Soul is a short film written, directed and produced by Megan, starring Isabelle Gander.

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Arrival on Stan:

https://play.stan.com.au/programs/1387698

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