This week, KY and Bradford explore a world where lighthouse keepers are ground down by their lack of access to the means of capital production, uncover the throughline from Gilgamesh to Prometheus to Frankenstein to Ridley Scotts’...well...Prometheus (HBO Max), and, of course, erect a debate about modern phallic symbols through the lens of A24’s The Lighthouse (25:39, Amazon Prime).

But first, the pandering pedants perceive nuance in the American Zeitgeist while discussing their streaming recommendations. KY watched (or listened to): Coming 2 America (7:25, Amazon Prime), Some Kind of Monster (11:53, Netflix), The Soundtrack Show (14:57, podcast) Bradford watched Bo Burnham: Inside (19:56, Netflix, at KY’s recommendation from last month’s episode).

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