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Host Francesca Amiker sits down with directors Joe and Anthony Russo, producer Angela Russo-Otstot, stars Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt, and more to uncover how family was the key to building the emotional core of The Electric State . From the Russos’ own experiences growing up in a large Italian family to the film’s central relationship between Michelle and her robot brother Kid Cosmo, family relationships both on and off of the set were the key to bringing The Electric State to life. Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . State Secrets: Inside the Making of The Electric State is produced by Netflix and Treefort Media.…

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Upload your stacks and get ready to get spun back up because we're taking on the labors of Netflix's cyberpunk action noir Altered Carbon. Super special guest Methuselah and Metal Classicist Jeremy Swist pitches to the Reception Police™ his idea on future super-soldier Takeshi Kovacs being a reception of the mighty Heracles. We get into this show's genre roots, the motivations of (anti-)heroes, the archaeology of spinning the dead back up and - in true Platonic fashion - the nature of the soul. It's Plotinus meets Philip K Dick. Verdict: you cannot disembody the embodied body.

you can find Jeremy on Twitter @MetalClassicist and his website https://heavymetalclassicist.home.blog/

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Extremely Strained and Incredibly Forced: Altered Carbon (2018), with Jeremy Swist

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you can find Jeremy on Twitter @MetalClassicist and his website https://heavymetalclassicist.home.blog/

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Social media may be a dumpster fire these days, but every once in a while it takes us by surprise. In this case, it’s a new take on Homer’s Odyssey as a concept album titled Epic with music and lyrics by Jorge “Jay” Rivera-Herrans. Bopping along to all the highs and lows of this musical experience is the lovely Wren Fleming, a writer and long time friend of the podcast. Maybe we’re all musical theater kids at heart, because this is one of our favorite examples of reception since, well, Hadestown . Now if we can just get it on stage, glasses-wearing Polites and all! To learn more about Wren and her work with Hillfire Press check out the website and their Instagram page under the handle @hillfire_press. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Megalopolis (2024), with Hannah Čulík-Baird 1:32:20

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Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024) 1:27:12

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In this episode we learn that your hosts do not know how to behave themselves without an awesome guest to keep them in line! That being said, Colin, Elijah, and Christie delve into the latest iteration of Tomb Raider from the new Netflix animated series. It has a fully realized Lara, beautiful animation, and a plot that actually requires the heroine to intervene in order to save the world. Yet it feels a little too late for it to make the same impact as Angelina Jolie's Tomb Raider . We unpack this, Netflix's unintelligible renewal method (this series was renewed for a second season), and weird franchises we'd all like talk drunkenly about one day. With a new month comes a new opportunity to help support the podcast! Please be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts! And if you want to know about our upcoming plans and episode releases, be sure to follow us on all our social media platforms, which you can find here . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Tomb Raider Video Game (2013) and Film (2018), with Julie Levy 1:28:16

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Your favorite Tomb Raider is back, and this time she taking a beating. With the help of archaeogaming specialist, Julie Levy , we take a look at the rebooted version of Lara Croft introduced in the 2010s. Considering the film is supposed to be based on the 2013 game, it is wild to see how drastically different the two mediums present Lara Croft's new origin story. Let's just say, we end up loving the game more than a film, even with its supernatural AND super-gorey elements. Will Lara ever put down her tomb raiding ways and become a real archaeologist? Probably not. But the franchise does allow us to consider the role myth-making plays in the field of archaeology, and it's problematic offshoot of pseudoarchaeology. Speaking of, if you want to learn more about #RealArchaeology, be sure to check out all the new archaeology-related content be shared this weekend at real-archaeology.com ! The site brings together a collective of online creators whose goal is to collaborate in creating, promoting, and sharing entertaining and educational media with the wider public on the wonders of our shared history. Along with that, check out the Save Ancient Studies Alliance which likewise aims to break barriers to education about humanity’s diverse past in order to advance intercultural empathy, equity, and cooperation today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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KAOS (2024), with Amy Pistone 1:18:42

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If you've been hankering for a good modern take on ancient myth, then this is the show for you! We join forces with super-special guest Amy Pistone to talk about Netflix's new take on the Greek gods in Kaos (2024). We talk about how this show adapts oft- and less-oft-seen stories to its unique world and its novel takes on many familiar characters. Does everything in the end come back to Romeo + Juliet ? Disclaimer: We didn't know about its impending cancellation when we recorded (though we had a Cassandra-like premonition that it might happen). We still highly encourage you go check out the show. Who knows? Perhaps another platform will pick it up and continue this excellent adaptation of Greek myth. Only the Fates know;) #Justice4Dennis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Film Wasn’t Dug in a Day! Season 5 Promo (Part II) 1:10:30

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We're back with the second part of our promo-preview for the newest season of Movies We Dig : Archaeology on Film. We round out our discussion of the previous season on Rome on TV with some trivia games, make predictions on the films we're about to review and reflect back on what brought us to our fields, in some cases literally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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