Kong goes psychedelic as we cover 2017’s Kong: Skull Island, a star-studded homage to Apocalypse Now that reframes King Kong as an anti-war story in the shadow of the Vietnam war. Lee liked the comparatively unproblematic depiction of Skull Island’s natives while Sarah can’t remember what the villain monsters remind her of. Plus; bisexual lighting, Lee has man flu, Kong’s juicy rear end, and the much-anticipated return of Sarah’s science hour as we talk about why equatorial auroras would signal the apocalypse. With a special guest appearance by our new intern, Sen.

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Sarah’s Science Hour sources:

What if the Biggest Solar Storm on Record Happened Today? National Geographic. (https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/110302-solar-flares-sun-storms-earth-danger-carrington-event-science)

What Causes the Aurora Borealis? Earthsky. (https://earthsky.org/earth/what-causes-the-aurora-borealis-or-northern-lights)

Aurora Forecast. UAF Geophysical Institute. (https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast)