Anthroposcenes Podcast

In which we discuss the blast from the romanticized past that is 1992's FernGully: The Last Rainforest. We discuss the pitfalls of human progress, how to translate environmentally conscious narratives to a broad audience, and why in the hell some 90s cartoons had a little too much junk in the trunk.

In which we delve into the great mysteries of existence while occasionally mentioning 2004's I Heart Huckabees.

In this episode we talk about the highest grossing film of all time. We discuss the spectacle craft of James Cameron, uploading your brain to the cloud, and lots of alien ponytail sex.

We recorded during an intermittent thunder storm, so enjoy the soothing rain sounds punctuated by a random dog bark. While that is happening, we discuss Gus Van Sant's Promised Land, small town America, Christian hipsters, extractive capitalism, and numerous other things.

Episode 15 finds your heroes taking on the coal industry, rural America, misplaced pride, the promise of STEM, and a host of other enemies as we discuss 1999 inspiration-fest October Sky.

In episode 14 we spend some quality time with Korean director Bong Joon-ho and discuss his films Snowpiercer and Okja.

Episode 13 begins with me calling it episode 12 so you know it's good. We then have a wide-ranging discussion about Lars Von Trier's 2011 meditation on misery and dread, Melancholia. Stick around to the end for a little surprise.

The boys are back in town after an unplanned Mother's Day hiatus, and we've got plenty to say about The Day After Tomorrow, Wendy's, Disney Land, and, as always, deep, abiding existential dread. (Apologies for the loud air conditioning, Tennessee is hot.)

It's an ecoterrorism extravaganza! We cover Oscar nominated doc If A Tree Falls, as well as the surprisingly engrossing indie film Night Moves and, to a much lesser extent, the equally indie The East.

Episode 10 finds us talking about mental health, the "real" America, and, of course, the end of the world, all in the context of 2011's Take Shelter. Stick around to the end for a little somethin' somethin'.