Should we embrace our inner monster? To whom is an un-fettered monster undesirable? How should we view the monsters in our lives? After last week's discussions about cowards and devouring mothers, this week's episode seeks to unearth some alternative ideas about aggressive femininity.

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What is cowardice? From where can cowards originate? How can we transcend cowardice? Focusing particularly on male characters with a cowardly demeanour, this week's episode evaluates the worth of traditional masculinity during a time in which it is so often scrutinised.

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Why do we yearn for security? Can safety precautions ever go too far? How easily do we trust the untrustworthy? With the upcoming release of 'November' to Australian cinemas on 11 May 2023, this week's episode carries on from recent discussions about the thin line between being protected and being controlled.

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How do we see ourselves in a world of apparent widespread conformity? Why and how do masses of people become controlled? Can we ever be truly un-ideological? After briefly touching on the cost of technological innovation last week, this week's episode examines cinematic depictions of simulations in the late 90s as metaphors for totalitarian control.

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What are the costs of innovation? What is the chance of failure in seeking progress? How should we progress knowing so little about the universe? Following some recent discussion about our existential condition, this week's episode contemplates arguably the biggest question of them all: how and why should the human race endure?

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What is the key to sexual maturity? Is it easy accept sexual freedom in our partners? What are the consequences of demonising a person's sexual urges? Following some similar conversations around sexuality and maturity, this week's episode examines films in which dancing is used as a symbol for sexual liberation.

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Is it a simple fact that that poverty is the parent of revolution and crime? With whom and where do wars start and end? Is war always born out of hate and fear? Advancing previous discussions on the topic, this week's episode contemplates the fundamental causes of war to re-conceptualise armed conflict as a never-ending human struggle.

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With what does a seaside escape provide us? How should we understand the urge to embrace the abyss? What can we gain from confronting limitlessness? After many tentative discussions about the subject, this week's episode specifically focuses on the symbolic significance of summer pilgrimages to the seaside.

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Who is the worst kind of enemy? Do we ever embody the traits of our enemies? How often do people actually find themselves in a state of head-to-head conflict? Building on previous conversations about enemies and the duality of man, this week's episode confronts the somewhat bipolar aspect of the human condition.

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What can younger men learn from older women? What can older women learn from younger men? What are the dangers of ignoring the intersection of age and gender? Following last week's examination of the traditional dynamics between older men and younger women, this week's episode examines the contrary.

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