Open the Podcast Doors, HAL
By Chris Frain and Rudi Thornburgh
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Description
Chris and Rudi discuss Stanley Kubrick's science fiction masterpiece, "2001: A Space Odyssey," one minute at a time. They are occasionally joined by guests from other movie-by-minutes podcasts, as well as film enthusiasts, musicians, and other deep thinkers.
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CleanEpisode 91 - The Toynbee Tiles/Liberal Use of Occam's Razor | The hosts of the Spooky Podcast, Chris Dillon and Shane Witte, join Chris and Rudi for a discussion of the mysterious Toynbee Tiles. "Toynbee Idea, In Kubrick's 2001, Resurrect Dead, On Planet Jupiter." What does this mean? How did these tiles get... | 2/19/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 90: "The Movie is Gone" | For the second installment of the Intermission series, we are thrilled to be joined by Peter Conheim (Negativland, bynwr.com, The Guild Cinema), a film preservationist and an expert on all things A/V. We discuss "the Nolan print" of 2001, film... | 2/12/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 89: 2010 - The Duplo to 2001's Lego | foolproof, and incapable of error | 2/5/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 88: Ethereal Whooshing! | The plot thickens and then...Intermission. Niall McGowan (Bat Minute) helps Chris bring this week, and this section of the film, to a close with discourses on: David Lynch films, Hardac, and ice cream trucks in January. Plus, we get the story of how... | 2/1/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 87: The HOW of Shutting Down HAL | Nial McGowan (Bat Minute) joins Chris in C-pod (the C is for Chris) to talk about this minute of 2001, along with A Clockwork Orange, 2010, Irish TV, and the concept of malice. | 1/29/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 86: Famous Last Words | Chris and Nial McGowan (Bat Minute) head down to the pod, turn off the transmitters, and talk about this minute where Frank and Dave start a conversation that determines the fate of their voyage. The two discuss topics as diverse as food poisoning,... | 1/27/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 85: Chekhov's Exploding Bolts | Chris and Rudi discuss the minute when Dave and Frank get into the pod and take precautions against HAL hearing them. Somehow they end up talking about tattoos, sound design, subwoofers, and ASMR. | 1/24/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 84: Smooth... | Chris and Rudi ruminate on Dave's smooth transition from humoring HAL to asking Frank to help him with a problem he's having with C pod. They also realize the Discovery 1 is a Panopticon in Space, and delve into the otherwise un-mentioned C-pod/B-pod... | 1/23/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 83: Human Error | Chris and Rudi begin to unpack the Discovery 1 crew's reaction to the news from Mission Control. From Dave's role as last child/conflict avoider, to HAL's arrogant dismissiveness, to Frank's skeptical snarkiness. And of course we're all aware of the... | 1/23/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 82: Sorry About This Little Snag | Chris and Rudi join Dave and Frank for a message from Mission Control. We find out that the problem may be a little bigger than just the AE-35 unit, and explore the erroneous imdb profile of "Frank Miller." X-Ray Delta One, over and out. | 1/21/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 81: It's Puzzling | Chris and Rudi pick up where they left off, with Dave and Frank trying to figure out what's wrong with the AE-35 unit. They notice how every shot in this interrogation sequence is a close up, and remark on "Cranky Frank's" accusatory side glance and... | 1/20/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 80: Checkin' Circuits | Chris and Rudi wrap up the week's excitement by riffing on the final moments of the Dave Bowman EVA and then progressing to the AE-35 diagnosis scene. Along the way they end up talking about computer noises, the Six Million Dollar Man, and the... | 1/17/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 79: Jump Cuts and Dutch Angles | Chris and Rudi fulfill their contractual obligation to deliver one podcast episode for each minute of the film. In today's episode, they discuss the magnetic sections on the Discovery's hull, the lack of tools required to open important equipment in... | 1/16/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 78: Can We Talk About the Lighting? | Robert Black (Michael Meyers Minute, Dave Made a Minute) returns and immediately schools us all on specific lighting mismatches (seriously, he has very technical notes). Along with Chris and Rudi, they also talk about 2001 cosplay, spacesuit... | 1/15/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 77: Spacesuit Color Theory | Robert Black (Michael Meyers Minute, Dave Made A Minute) returns to opine on the non-stop adrenaline rush of Dave Bowman's uneventful EVA to replace the "faulty" AE-35 unit. Chris and Rudi join him for a symposium covering such hot button issues as:... | 1/14/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 76: Boys Go To Jupiter | Robert Black (Michael Meyers Minute, Dave Made a Minute) begins a new week on the podcast, sitting in with Chris and Rudi to discuss the action-packed first EVA sequence. They confer about the weird angles of the command deck set, possible lighting... | 1/13/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 75: Hamdingers | It's a holiday miracle potpourri of epic proportions. After discussing the minute at hand (the first minute of Bowman's EVA), Chris and Rudi open a special gift package sent to the show, as well as reviewing the contributions from several... | 1/10/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 74: That's So Metal | Chris and Rudi follow the Dave Bowman EVA and discuss how the book is different from the movie. Along the way they end up talking about asteroids, menacing pod arms, Frank's carelessness with his helmet, and why it's always important to wear your seat.. | 1/9/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 73: Pulling Shapes | Alien Minute Week continues with the astute Mitch Brian (Jet Pack Pictures) visiting the podcast! We end up talking about practically everything 2001/Kubrick, including: the Mission Control guy, Kubrick's use of circles and wide angle lenses, and the... | 1/9/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 72: Trippy, Bro | John Ingle (Alien Minute, ABCDevo) returns for what is essentially a continuation of the previous (excellent, IMHO) episode. The trio of Chris, Rudi, and John get into some serious discussion of big issues in 2001, including: scenes that aren't... | 1/7/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 71: HAL's Escalating Rule of Threes | John Ingle (Alien Minute, ABCDevo) joins the podcast for a scintillating discussion of HAL's psychology, motivations, and how asymmetry in shot composition may be a clue to HAL's glitchy nature. | 1/6/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 70: Cyber-Gossip | Chris and Rudi begin a lengthy exploration centering on HAL's motives. Is he just glitchy, or has he been planning his sabotage all along? And might these competing explanations result from Kubrick's and Clarke's differences in telling this story? | 1/4/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 69: I Don't Appreciate Your Ruse | HAL is starting to get a little weird and Chris and Rudi take notice. Rudi zeroes in on HAL's desire to be forgiven for his inquisitiveness, while Chris immediately calls HAL out for lying about Dave's drawing skills. Intrigue! | 1/2/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 68: Deifying Technicians | Chris and Rudi use the momentary break from the relentless pace to digress on issues such as: the specialization of knowledge, space travel hobbies, and the decline in human critical thinking. | 1/1/2019 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 67: See You Next Wednesday! | Chris and Rudi wrap up the awkward birthday message scene and then move on directly to the Frank awkwardly getting his butt kicked in chess by HAL scene. Along the way they explore whether HAL was glitching or sincerely cheating at chess, as well as... | 12/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 66: Big Celebrity in the Second Grade | Chris and Rudi jump right in on analyzing the first minute of Frank's video voicemail with his parents. They discuss the role of astronauts as celebrities, dubious sunglasses, and how Happy Birthday has passed into the public domain, bringing to an... | 12/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 65: Let's Get Bizet! | Gina Pomponio (Big Girls ABQ, Paradise Vintage Club) closes out the week by joining in a lively discussion about Frank's space age batchelor pad, her workout mix, what the deal is with Frank's parents. Plus, Chris has lots of Gary Lockwood facts. | 12/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 64: An Outsiders Perspective | 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... | 12/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 63: How Do You Stay So Fit? | 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.. | 12/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 62: Calm Control | 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.. | 12/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 61: Butterflies are Free | 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... | 12/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 60: Through The Power of Acting! | Chris and Rudi get down to the serious business of BBC12 programmes, Sidney Torch, space cutlery, and kids reviewing 2001. | 12/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 59: Is HAL a robot? | 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,... | 12/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 58: White Mystery Cheez Its | 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,... | 12/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 57: Centrifugal or Centripetal? | 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,.. | 12/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 56 - It's all about the kerning | 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... | 12/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSPECIAL: Autumn Holiday Spectacular! | Chris and Rudi settle in for a rambling discussion of everything they forgot to mention about 2001 so far. Hilarity ensues. | 11/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanSpecial: The Music Episode | Chris presents the music used in the podcast, in glorious stereophonic high-quality MP3 conversion. | 11/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 55: The Infamous Scootch-In | All heck breaks loose when the spacesuit guys try to take a simple group photo. Chris and Rudi, along with Eric from Watchmen Minute, say goodbye to Act 2 with a discussion about hubris, photobombing, diamond shape lens flares, and whether the varying.. | 10/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 54: Jingling the Cosmic Keys | Eric Nash of Watchmen Minute leads the way as the podcast crew marvels at the deliberately buried monolith. They ponder such questions as: how do Magic 8-balls work? Is Heywood Floyd's hand actually his own? Why is Burnell Tucker wiggling that camera... | 10/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 53: Lens Flares | Chris, Rudi, and Eric Nash (Watchmen Minute, Almost Famous Minute) descend the ramp into the conversation pit that is the TMA-1 site. Along the way they discuss how the set may have inspired conspiracy theories, the tension created by handheld shots,... | 10/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 52: Well, there it is. | Eric Nash (Watchmen Minute) continues his appearance on the podcast as we watch the Clavius 6 gather at the top of the TMA-1 site to the strains of Gyorgi Ligeti's "Atmos.." (scratch that), I mean "Requiem." Topics of the day include: Van Halen,... | 10/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 51: The Pol Triedum of 2001 | Eric Nash (Watchmen Minute, Almost Famous Minute) is this week's guest. In this episode we cover the end of the Moon Bus flight and landing at the TMA-1 site, with a lively discussion covering such topics as: diamond motifs, pre-LCD digital readouts,... | 10/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 50: Designated Lunar Beverage | First time caller, long time brother David Frain joins Chris and Rudi to celebrate the 50th episode of the show! They discuss Moon Bus coffee, how many swear words you're allowed in G-rated movies, and capybaras. Rudi delivers some solid 4 Million BC... | 10/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 49: Deliberately Excavated | 2001 enthusiast David Frain joins the podcast to discuss the REAL briefing we finally get aboard the moon bus heading towards the TMA-1 site. Chris and Rudi guide the discussion that alights on such topics as: "meckel-iron," compartmentalized... | 10/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 48: Sandwiches in Space | Gina Pomponio (Big Girls, Paradise Club Vintage) makes a case that 2001 is really just about humankind's poor food choices. Chris and Rudi talk about guitar effect pedals and review the career highlights of Robert Beatty and Sean Sullivan. #chicken #ham | 10/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 47: You Can Make Out, North America! | Gina Pomponino (Big Girls, Paradise Club Vintage) joins the guys on a dark and stormy night to discuss the flight of the rocket bus from Clavius Base to TMA-1. Along the way they discuss the soothing spookiness of Ligeti's "Lux Aeterna," late 80s... | 10/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 46: Tom Hanks' Favorite Movie | 44:52 - 45:51 | 10/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 45: Think of Me as Your Princi-PAL 9000 | Heywood Floyd shifts the gears of his briefing to a more matter-of-fact scientific tone, while Chris and Rudi weigh in on the "power stance" in public speaking. Chris concludes the show with a special message for listeners. | 10/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 44: Cultural Shock and Social Disorientation | Heywood Floyd gets to the serious business at hand, while Chris and Rudi speculate on how to prepare the world's human beings for knowledge of extraterrestrial intelligence. Somehow, they also end up talking about Zubaz, ALF, and "the yips." | 10/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 43: Compliment Sandwich | Chris and Rudi settle in for an important briefing about the most significant find in the history of science. They take notes on conference room blocking, Floyd's intro remarks, and sidebar on gas nozzle mishaps. | 10/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 42: Space Plaid | Chris and Rudi celebrate the arrival of the Heywood Floyd with a discussion of missing/cut scenes from the film, delve even deeper into the acting resume of Burnell Tucker, and risk a blinding glance at the Conference Room set. | 10/9/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 41: The Coda of This Whole Sequence | Chris and Rudi react to the final landing of the Aries 1B at Clavius Base, reference flight simulators from the 1980s, and do a deep dive on the design, history, and functions of Instrument Landing Systems. | 10/8/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 40: Welcome to the Terror Drome | 38:52 - 39:51 | 10/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 39: Totally Doing Moon Stuff Now | 37:52 - 38:51 | 10/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 38: We Talk About the Toys | 36:52 - 37:51 | 10/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 37: Stock Up on Whimsy | 35:52 - 36:51 | 10/2/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 36: The Slight Shimmy | 34:52 - 35:51 | 10/1/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 35: Just Bring Me a Smoothie | 33:52 - 34:51 | 9/28/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 34: Furtive Glances All Around | 32:52 - 33:51 | 9/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 33: Reliiiiiable Intelligence | 31:52 - 32:51 | 9/26/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 32: Smyslov Says | 30:52 - 31:51 | 9/25/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 31: Underwater Research in the Baltic | 29:52 - 30:51 | 9/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 30: What's Russian for Rhubarb? | 28:52 - 29:51 | 9/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 29: A Bush Baby?! | 27:52 - 28:51 | 9/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 28: The Many Moods of Heywood Floyd | 26:52 - 27:51 | 9/19/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 27: Moon. American. Floyd, Heywood R. | 25:52 - 26:51 | 9/18/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 26: Return to Human Banality | 24:52 - 25:51 | 9/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 25: Still No Dialog | 23:52 - 24:51 | 9/14/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 24: Soothing but Sterile | 22:52 - 23:51 | 9/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 23: The Ballad of Heywood Floyd | 21:52 - 22:51 | 9/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 22: Genius or Folly | 20:52 - 21:51 | 9/11/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEPISODE 21: Putting the Space back into Space Odyssey | 19:52 - 20:51 | 9/10/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 20: Stop, stop...he's already dead! | 18:38 - 19:51 | 9/7/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 19: Leopard Head on a Stick | 17:38 - 18:37 | 9/6/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 18: That's Real Meat | 16:38 - 17:37 | 9/5/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 17: Level Up! | 15:38 - 16:37 | 9/4/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 16: Contemplating the Monolith | 14:38 - 15:37 | 9/3/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 15: It's Friday and You're Suffering | 13:38 - 14:37 | 8/31/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 14: Baffled or Bored? | 12:38 - 13:37 | 8/30/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 13: What the Hell is That!?! | 11:38 - 12:37 | 8/29/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 12: The Seed of Impatience | 10:38 - 11:37 | 8/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 11: Ape Dental Plan (Moonwatcher needs braces!) | 9:38 - 10:37 | 8/27/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 10: It's Like the Trader Joe's Parking Lot | (8:38 - 9:37) | 8/24/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 9: Pretty Violent for a G-rated Movie | (7:38 - 8:37) | 8/23/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 8: Tapir Facts! | (6:38 - 7:37) | 8/22/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 7: Intentional Dioramas (?) | (5:38 - 6:37) | 8/21/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 6: Nothin' but Stills | (4:38 - 5:37) | 8/20/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 5: Last Train to Clarkesville | (4:00 - 4:37) | 8/17/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 4: Bombast is a great word for it | (3:00 - 3:59) | 8/16/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 3: The Stylized Lion | (2:00 - 2:59) | 8/15/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 2: Between Psycho and Sunset Blvd | (1:00 - 1:59) | 8/13/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 1: Overture! | (0:00 - 1:00) | 8/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 0: TRAILER/Powder Blue Spacesuits | foolproof and incapable of error | 6/12/2018 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
See you next Wednesday!
There are way too many fans of 2001 who take themselves seriously. Chris and Rudi don’t, and the podcast is better for it. Come for the Kubrick trivia, stay for the deep cut music, movie, and general nerd references.
MBM excellence!
I want to get a T-shirt that says, “Don’t even worry about it.”
Rudi and Chris tackle this monster with humor and patience. Good variety of trivia and philosophical debate.
Funny and Insightful
As a fan of 2001, I have really enjoyed this podcast. They're well informed and quick, and the podcast is always entertaining.
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