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Season 15 - Prelude to The Postman (e)

2024-09-09
Chris Hamm, Chris Jacobsen, Travis Rowe

Wherein we chat about our new book - The Postman by David Brin, the movie, principally by Kevin Costner, and we also talk about: which government functions we might restart after the apocalypse, Other Chris' ad algorithm, what kind of vibes we can expect from the book, the movie completely bombing, and the absolutely stacked film year that was 1997.


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Things of note in this episode:

  • Intro Clip: Gondola Talk
  • Bookstore Shoutout: Queen Anne Book Company
  • Faking style with Uniqlo
  • Other Chris' Ad Algorithm
  • What Government functions we might restart after the apocalypse
  • Future Proofing for the Anti-Christ
  • About the new book
  • About David Brin
  • What kind of vibe can we expect from the book
  • The Movie... Completely bombing
  • The absolutely stacked film year that was 1997
  • What is Kevin Costner even up to these days?
  • and can his ass save this movie?
  • Homework for next time: Read the first two sections: Cascade and Cyclops
  • "What Else Is Good?"
  • After Credits: Shacks for men's mental health



An automatically generated transcript of this episode is available here