This time on T.A.P.E. — Matt Krol digs into cinema history to answer a deathly serious question, and Trace is out cold answering a question mulled over by scientists for centuries.

Julian is helping out at NASA so he’ll be back next week.

QUESTIONS Trace: "Why EXACTLY is ice slippery?" from Matt Krol

Matt: “What actor has died the most in movies?” from Cole

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Extra History: https://www.youtube.com/@extrahistory

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The Only* Podcast About Movies: https://onlymoviepodcast.com

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[[ MATT ]]

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[[ JULIAN ]]

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[[ TRACE ]]

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CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us.

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