Electric Enthusiasm

Our episode where Katie introduced Alex to the EPIC Indian action movie RRR got SUPER popular, so here we follow up on the reactions, share the best comments and hear what Alex thought of it once he got to see it.

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Imagine a movie with no plot, no characters, no actors, no dialogue, no narration, no stunts, no CGI, no special effects and no sound - only super minimalist music. HOW is this movie not a complete boring train wreck?

In this episode, Alex shares his love for a groundbreaking 1980s movie that is utterly beautiful and fascinating and which has inspired so many other works including Madonna music videos, Zach Snyder's Watchmen and the Grand Theft Auto video game.

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In the Moment Of Meta, Alex and Katie follow up on Katie's previous challenge to "say yes" to new adventure and share what happened when they did.

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Orcas are awesome and Katie is ready to give you all the reasons why - including their intelligence, playfulness and understanding of fluid dynamics.

BTWs include: What Orcas are called in Danish, should we call them "killer whales" and (obviously) Free Willy!

In the Moment Of Meta we officially announce the 10th enthusiandment.

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The Moomins are nothing but cute, cuddly, innocent kids’ stories right? Wrong!

And the creator of the Moomins, Tove Jansson, was just a kids’ writer, right? WRONG! She was also a novelist, poet, painter and all-round badass and Alex shares 5 reasons why you should be enthusiastic about her,

BTWs include queer erasure, dancing and lesbian cottage core.

In the moment of meta Katie talks about saying “YES!” to new adventures.

How does this movie even work? A 70-year old grandpa and his wife make the most insane, over-the-top, high octane action movie EVER? Alex has a theory: It works only because EVERY element of it is insane.

This completes our trilogy of episodes on maximalist movies that started with Everything Everywhere All At Once and RRR.

BTWs include feminism, Aliens and Mel Gibson.

In the moment of meta Katie talks about being enthusiastic about your hobbies when you also get paid to do them.

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Of all the drag queens in all the world, Katie loves Trixie Mattel the most and in this episode you’ll hear a ton of reasons why you should be enthusiastic about her too. Including her insane work ethic, how funny she is and of course her long-standing partnership with Katia.

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In the moment of meta Alex gives some tips on how to be enthusiastic about your job. Yes – it’s possible!

RRR (Rise, Roar and Revolt) is a brand-new Indian movie that has Katie VERY enthusiastic because of the insane action, the crazy high energy and the men’s fashions. Just don’t talk to her about whatever it is the women are wearing!

It is a HUGE blockbuster in India and worldwide and you can see it on Netflix right now – but first listen to this episode to hear exactly how awesome it is.

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In the Moment Of Meta we talk about an ad that enraged Alex and how to use hobbies as a source of enthusiasm.

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Bees? Yes, bees! They’re cute, they give us honey and without them we wouldn’t have food. And as all of our listeners probably know by now… WE LIKE FOOD!

Learn how bees communicate through dance and pheromones and how they’ve evolved into the perfect pollinators for all of the plants we rely on.

In the Moment Of Meta, we review the 9 enthusiandments we’ve proposed so far:

Do you have a suggestion for number 10? Tell us all about it in a comment.

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Alex LOVES this classic album by Mike Oldfield although it has no songs, no lyrics and no singles. Instead it has 49 minutes of genre-defying, beautiful, challenging and utterly innovative music. So what’s so great about it and how did something this weird become a huge hit?

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In the Moment Of Meta, Katie talks about why we shouldn’t just look for consent – we should be enthusiasm detectives.

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STOP! Please do no to listen to this episode before you've watched the movie. Seriously. We mean it! The movie is SO GOOD but it's even better if you go in not knowing ANYTHING about it. So go watch it now and then come back here and se why this is Katie's new favorite movie.

We will say that it includes Michelle Yeoh in the role of her life! And nothing else.

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