Discussion of the 1990 film Arachnophobia. We talk about the ecology of the movie spiders as they relate to real world species, and about whether the film shows science in a bit of a bad light.

You may want to watch the film first and think about:

• How does the film depict spiders? Are they monsters or animals?

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Music: Gradual Sunrise by David Hilowitz