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Episode 286: Laugh and the World Laughs With You
Very Bad Wizards
English - June 11, 2024 18:58 - 2 hours - 152 MB - ★★★★★ - 2.5K ratingsPhilosophy Society & Culture Science Social Sciences ethics psychology philosophy pop-culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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David and Tamler dive into the mysteries at the heart of Park Chan-wook’s deeply disturbing masterpiece "Oldboy" (2003). An ordinary man, Oh Dae-su, is imprisoned for 15 years in an old, windowless hotel room. After being abruptly released Oh Dae-su embarks on a mission to discover why he was imprisoned and to get revenge on the man who did it. But does Oh Dae-su really want to know the answers? And is he asking the right questions? (SPOILER HEAVY EPISODE! See this movie before you listen! Available on Netflix in the US.)
Plus, how familiar are you with words the words azimuth and espadrille? Turns out that the answer may depend on your gender.
Oldboy (2003 film) [wikipedia.org]