Gina Pomponio (Big Girls Music ABQ, Paradise Vintage Club) brings us into Thursday's episode with her plans on doing a Movie by Minute podcast about the 1978 Bee Gees + Frampton flop "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." We then wrap up the final minute of the BBC 12 interview with HAL and Frank and Dave. Rudi explains his thoughts on how Frank and Dave treat HAL differently, while Chris wonders aloud whether their responses to the interview questions got transposed in the script. Also, FORESHADOWING!

Chris and Rudi are joined again by Gina Pomponio (Big Girls Music, Paradise Club Vintage), and after 10 minutes of giddy talk about music and movie synchronization experiments they eventually settle in for the rest HAL's interview with the BBC12. Some very important issues for the rest of the podcast start to emerge from this discussion: Does HAL have confidence issues? What really is 100% reliability? Why did HAL bring up that he doesn't lie? Is HAL glitchy, or malicious, or something else? 

Gina Pomponio (Big Girls, Paradise Club Vintage) co-hosts the show until Chris shows up, under considerable duress. Things eventually calm down and they begin to discuss the continuation of the BBC12 interview/exposition segment of the film, including our introduction to the HAL 9000 - the Billy Preston of the XD1 crew. Gina fails her Turing Test.

Gina Pomponio (Big Girls, Paradise Club Vintage) is BACK in the studio to discuss the softball interview on BBC12. Gina relates her history and emotions associated with the film, while Chris and Rudi just yuck it up with the usual Mr Show references and Marc Maron impressions. Plus, Keir Dullea facts! Are there podcasts in hibernation?

Chris and Rudi get down to the serious business of BBC12 programmes, Sidney Torch, space cutlery, and kids reviewing 2001. 

It's supper time on Discovery 1 for Chris & Rudi and their guest, Andrew Darowski (The Protagonist Podcast, Disney Animation Minute Essentials). For appetizers Chris describes what is quietly one of the greatest shots executed in cinema history, while Andrew begins a very deep discussion about HAL, robotics, and who (or what) is really intended to meet the Monolith.

Andrew Darowski (The Protagonist Podcast, Disney Animation Minute Essentials) shares his thoughts on another minute of Frank Poole's jogging inside the hamster wheel of Discovery 1. Improbably, Chris and Rudi end up talking about Farfisa organs, angular momentum, the centrifuge set, and the lack of artwork inside the ship.

Andrew Darowski (Disney Animation Minute Essentials, The Protagonist Podcast) stays in the guest seat for another exciting romp through the opening minutes of the Jupiter Mission section. Along with Chris and Rudi, they discuss John Stockton's shorts, workout jamz, and Aram Khatchaturian. They arrive at the conclusion that space travel is lonely and kind of sad. Not like podcasting at all!

Act 3 - Jupiter Mission - begins with Andrew Daroski (The Protagonist Podcast, Disney Animation Minute Essentials) joining Chris and Rudi for a long episode about a long spacecraft establishing shot. You'll hear practically everything about the Discovery 1, how Act 3 is like an episode of Black Mirror, Project Orion, and insights regarding left to right movement. Plus, new theme music!

Chris and Rudi settle in for a rambling discussion of everything they forgot to mention about 2001 so far. Hilarity ensues.