Episode 127: Optimistic Sci Fi
Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast
English - April 24, 2022 17:01 - 1 hour - 119 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsSociety & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The world sucks, but maybe it can get better? Pete and Martha attempt to dispel some of the soul-sucking pessimism by looking at media that is inherently optimistic and forward thinking. Also there are giant robots involved.
Homework for the episode: Pacific Rim (2013, dir. Guillermo del Toro) and The Ministry for the Future (2020, Kim Stanley Robinson).