Literature: Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang
Join MOTS Ado as we take this episode out of linear time to change our perspective of linguistics and physics in Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life.”
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Reviews
AFI Top 100 #013: Star Wars
After having processed the origin of hero myths through Joseph Campbell’s Hero With a Thousand Faces, TLS turn that lens onto one of the most influential modern hero arcs—the original 1977 Star Wars. [Aggregate score: 9.5]
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AFI Top 100 #002: The Godfather
This week, TLS has a podcast you can’t refuse as we discuss Coppola’s classic, “The Godfather.” [Aggregate score: 9.75]
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Literature: The Jaunt by Stephen King
Join the Lost Signals crew in a raucous conversation on Stephen King’s The Jaunt and miscellaneous literary topics.
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MOTS Ado About Nothing: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce
The MOTS Ado crew reaches the end of their rope with this review of a Civil War story about a life reclaimed. An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge remains Ambrose Bierce’s most enduring work for a reason.
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AFI Top 100 #056: Jaws
The Lost Signals crew debates who the real villain of the 1975 classic Jaws is: a misunderstood predator looking for a snack? A plucky small town bureaucrat trying to save the summer? John Williams? Spoiler: It is definitely John Williams. [Aggregate score: 10]
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MOTS Ado About Nothing: The Tunnel Under the World by Frederik Pohl
Today’s episode features our review of the 1955, reality bending short story by Frederik Pohl, The Tunnel Under the World. Coincidentally enough, we’re releasing this on the date before the events of the story. Good luck with June 15th.
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AFI Top 100 #025: To Kill A Mockingbird
The crew takes on the 1962 film adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird, looking at the social, cultural, and legal points of this classic story, with guest Geoff Blackwell returning to the set. [Aggregate score: 8]
Check out Geoff’s law-centric podcast at: http://alltoocommonlaw.com/
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MOTS Ado About Nothing: Cimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology by Theodora Goss
MOTS brings real analysis to imaginary anthropology in their discussion of “Cimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology” by Theodora Goss.
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AFI Top 100 #045: Shane
MOTSterpiece tags along the ranch with a reluctant gunslinger whose name the film will never let you forget, in the titular 1953 western classic, Shane. [Aggregate score 7.5]
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