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December 29, 2020

Episode 46 - Babe

1 hour 43 minutes

If I had words to make a day for you - that certainly sounds like the prayer of the podcaster. This week we're headed to Hoggett farm for a healthy dose of charm, heart, and optimism to bring 2020 to a close. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ellie, and Georgia as we put a bow on the prize-winning Australian export, Babe. It's a carnage-free post-Christmas 46th episode as we discuss

How many words did James Cromwell have to memorise to play the part of Famer Hoggett

Ian talks about missing the forest for the trees sometimes

Some of the panel discover a surprising link between Babe and Shrek that they hadn't considered

We talk about the Jim Henson link to this film

Is this the best film with talking animals that Hollywood has ever made?

There's some confusion about both the time and place of the setting of Babe. There's a lot of inconsistencies.

We dissect what exactly is going on with that dancing scene between Farmer Doggett and Babe

There's some great discussion about cinematography in a film that absolutely could have mailed it in

Ian has some thoughts about how hard it is to convey a feeling of absolute warmth to an audience in a post Nirvana world

Whether or not Babe is the Best Film Ever

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