Brian, Andrew, and Caleb talk about books, movies, tv shows, AI presidents, and clones. Brian's laptop battery dies at the end, and he disappears abruptly. Join us next time to see what's up in Brian's Attic!

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Brian and Andrew briefly talk about video games—Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Halo—and then discuss the problem of evil and its influence on one's worldbuilding.

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After a brief story about throwing up (thanks, Caleb), Brian, Andrew, and Caleb discuss TV shows and movies—the positive and negative use of Darth Vader in Obi-Wan, the terrible infection due to "Producer Brain" in Halo, and the strengths and weaknesses of Avatar 2. Many other movies and shows are referenced, compared, and contrasted along the way.

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The majority of this podcast is Brian explaining Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere novels to Andrew.

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Brian, Andrew, and Caleb talk about random stuff, from the implosion of Kanye to nostalgia for childhood media.

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Brian, Caleb, and Andrew begin with a discussion on Henry Cavill leaving the Witcher tv show and what would lead him to do so. They then discuss what makes a good adaptation and the problems with producers' perspectives. They contrast and compare various media, including the Witcher, Lost, Rings of Power, The Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, and of course Dune (2021). The three of them have a brief digression into Italian and Canadian politics, and afterward Brian defends his love for Christopher Nolan and Interstellar. What follows is a deeper discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of The Rings of Power television series.

Caleb concludes the podcast by the others what are some things they are looking forward to.

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Having both finished the book, Brian and Andrew return to discuss The Iliad once again, with a brief thirty-minute digression on movie adaptations. The two discuss what the point of The Iliad is, great and bizarre moments from the book, the horrors of war, and the contrast between the cultures of Ancient Greece and the modern West.

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After kicking out the other two guys, Brian turns to his intellectual brother-in-law Jake for a more mature podcast experience. Together, the two nerds talk about worldbuilding fictional universes, their own fictional worlds they're working on, and the complications, difficulties, and depth that involved in the process.

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After a not-so-interesting regaling from Brian about some mysterious text messages he received, Andrew shares some horrifying tales from his work in retail. Shenanigans ensue and the boys devolve to toilet humor. Once it's out of their system, they briefly talk about literature before they have to give the toilet humor a go again.

Brian's Attic will never be the same...

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