Podcasts about Gattaca

In a world where only the perfect people get laid comes a story of the most perfect Ethan Hawke I've ever seen. We loved this one, definitely check it out!

Dimes and Judas discuss AI hitting blue collar trades, the murder of Henry Nowak by Indian Liars, and barely avoiding a big circus filled with monsters. After sharing a story of how the pedophilia discourse finally hitting homeless schizos, they review the second volume of Whitney Webb's “One Nation Under Blackmail.” This explores the obscured rise of Jeffrey Epstein and establishes his relationship with both intelligence agencies and wealthy Zionists, placing him within the much older system described in the previous book. How does this all fit together? Now you can know for real! Lastly, on this episode of The Copepranos Society, Dimes returns to the J Burden Show to discuss his short film “How to Make a Canadian People.” Timestamps: 00:18 – George Foid 01:54 – Dimes Corrects the Record on Data Centers 06:17 – The Sequel to the Backrooms Starring Bacca Roomenstein 09:37 – Bourgeois Prison vs. Proletarian Concentration Camp 14:13 – Kool Aid Pineapples Sweeping the Hood 16:53 – Dimes Encountered a Nightmare Circus 18:37- Animals Prefer Zoos Over Africa 22:17 – Dimes Accused of Being a Top 500 Pedophile by Schizo Heya Hoya 30:15 – Anarchotyranny Groid Slop 35:24 – They're Hiring People to Immediate Make Their AI Replacements 39:50 – White Collar Cog Jobs vs. Blue Collar Cog Jobs vs. AI 52:18 – The Murder of Henry Nowak by the Coward Vickrum Digwa 1:23:55 – “One Nation Under Blackmail Vol. 2” Review Begins 1:27:06 – How Jewish was Jeffrey Epstein and How Very Was It? 1:30:40 – The Murky History of Jeffrey Epstein 1:35:54 – Les Wexner's Sphere of Influence 1:46:21 – Confirmation of Epstein's Connection to Military Intelligence 1:53:20 – Ghislaine Maxwell Pimped Out by Robert Maxwell 1:57:35 – Ghislaine Swings from Her Murdered Father to Epstein 2:04:02 – What Caused the Downfall of Epstein? 2:10:38 – J Burden Interview Begins

Zmunny is back but so what!Episode 413On this weeks insanly packed show... Bulk, Pappa J, Bob, Zmunny, T-Dawg and Noli dive deep into the life of T-dawg and who his dad may be. Not only that, they discuss the Mandalorian and Grogu movie ontop of trying 4 different snacks AND rating the Gattaca movie. Let us know what you think. 

Si George Orwell temía en "1984" (1949) que la dictadura del Gran Hermano acabara con la verdad y la libertad, lo que a Aldous Huxley le da miedo de "Un mundo feliz" (1932) es que nuestra dependencia de la tecnología acabe con el pensamiento crítico. Si Orwell teme que los libros se prohíban, la pesadilla de Huxley es que ya nadie quiera leerlos. En "1984" la verdad está prisionera, pero en "Un mundo feliz" se ahoga en un mundo de trivialidad. En este programa de "Al Trasluz" escuchamos fragmentos del libro de Huxley, leídos por Eugenio Barona y escenas de la adaptación radiofónica con Fran Perea y Lluvia Rojo. El autor compara su libro con la obra de Orwell en una entrevista que traducimos de 1959 con Mike Wallace. Y oímos también su propia voz en un programa de la BBC de 1961, donde habla de la incapacidad del hombre para dominar la tecnología. En este programa escuchamos también algunos diálogos de la versión doblada al castellano de la película "La fuga de Logan" (1976) y una canción inspirada en el libro de "Un mundo feliz" (Brave New World) por el grupo de música escandinavo Kalandra en 2020. La canción final es del dúo británico, formado por el músico de origen argentino Roland Orzabal, Tears For Fears, "Todo el mundo quieren gobernar el mundo" (Everybody Wants To Rule The World 1985). Los comentarios de José de Segovia tienen de fondo la banda sonora original de las películas "Gattaca" (1997) por Michael Nyman y "Minority Report" (2002) por Paul Williams. El diseño sonoro y la realización técnica es de Daniel Panduro.

Pictures Powwow is the show in which we discuss a film that has been recommended whether it by us or you the listening people! In this episode, we covered "Gattaca" (1997) which came highly recommended from The Listening People.  Bartek's recommendation for next episode is “Xala” (1975), so make sure to check that out. If you have any feedback, questions, comments, recommendations or interested in having your podcast promoted on the show make sure to email us at spitandpolished@gmail.com  FOLLOW US: Twitter: @SpitPolishPre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spitandpolishpresents/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/spit-polish-presents/id1059224536 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ycjMXxAbhlcSEEpihSax0 Podbean: http://spitandpolish.podbean.com/ RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/spit-polish-presents-6VQzVW TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Comedy-Podcasts/Spit--Polish-Presents-p1087434/ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-spit-polish-presen-29693268/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spit-polish-presents

In this episode, host Friederike Ernst is joined by Kubi Mensah, CEO and co-founder of Gattaca, the company behind Titan Builder. Kubi sheds light on the highly competitive and often opaque world of Ethereum block building, explaining how Gattaca evolved from a centralized exchange proprietary trading firm to one of the three dominant builders responsible for constructing the vast majority of Ethereum blocks today .  They dissect the true "journey of a transaction," revealing why over half of all Ethereum transaction value bypasses the public mempool in favor of private order flow auctions and MEV-protection services . Kubi explains the intricate mechanics of top-of-block bidding by high-frequency DeFi arbitrageurs, the necessity of extreme latency optimization, and the "flywheel effect" that makes block building a natural oligopoly . Finally, the discussion turns to the future of the Ethereum roadmap, unpacking how upcoming upgrades like ePBS (enshrined Proposer-Builder Separation) and FOCIL (Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists) aim to permanently alter the power dynamics between block builders, validators, and originators .  Topics04:15 Transitioning from TradFi Trading to Ethereum Block Building09:30 Redefining the Builder: Relays and Order Flow Auctions15:00 Unpacking the Mempool: Public vs. Private Transactions21:45 The Anatomy of a Block & "Top-of-Block" Arbitrage27:10 How Builders Pay Proposers to Win Auctions35:20 The Oligopoly: Why Only 3 Builders Dominate Ethereum42:15 Trust in the Dark Forest: Handling Searcher Bundles49:00 The Convergence of Builders and Solvers55:30 The Impact of ePBS, FOCIL, and Pre-confirmationsSponsors: Lido V3 introduces stVaults: a modular staking infrastructure that lets builders and institutions deploy custom staking vaults, while staying anchored to stETH as a shared liquidity layer.Get started building with Lido V3 today: https://lido.fi/stvaults?mtm_campaign=epicenterBlock Space Forum: https://blockspace.forum/

Pictures Powwow is the show in which we discuss a film that has been recommended whether it by us or you the listening people! In this episode, we covered "Climax" (2018) which came highly recommended from Ryan.  The Listening People's recommendation for next episode is “Gattaca” (1997), so make sure to check that out. If you have any feedback, questions, comments, recommendations or interested in having your podcast promoted on the show make sure to email us at spitandpolished@gmail.com  FOLLOW US: Twitter: @SpitPolishPre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spitandpolishpresents/ LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/spit-polish-presents/id1059224536 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ycjMXxAbhlcSEEpihSax0 Podbean: http://spitandpolish.podbean.com/ RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/spit-polish-presents-6VQzVW TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Comedy-Podcasts/Spit--Polish-Presents-p1087434/ iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-spit-polish-presen-29693268/ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/spit-polish-presents

Olivier Véran est évidemment l'ancien mnistre de la santé qui a eu à gérer la crise du Covid mais c'est égaleemnt un médecin neurologue. Depuis, il a quitté la politique pour mieux l'observer, et il regarde le monde avec une lucidité qui, franchement, m'a surpris.On s'était croisés autour d'un café pour parler d'un sujet qui m'obsède : comment nos cerveaux vont évoluer à l'ère de l'IA. Et la conversation est allée beaucoup plus loin que prévu.Dans cet épisode, nous parlons de diagnostic préimplantatoire et de design d'enfant, de neurotechnologies d'augmentation, du projet d'Apple de lire vos pensées via les AirPods, de l'absence totale de débat démocratique sur ces sujets, de la société du commentaire vue de l'intérieur d'un ministère, des inégalités creusées par les campagnes de santé publique, de l'avenir de la Sécurité sociale, et de ce qui, selon Olivier, peut encore nous redonner de l'élan.J'ai questionné Olivier sur ce qui se joue vraiment autour des neurotechnologies, sur pourquoi il n'existe pas encore de "conférence d'Asilomar" pour le cerveau, et sur ce que ça dit de nous, collectivement, qu'on laisse ces décisions aux seuls acteurs privés.Un épisode dense, parfois inconfortable, et finalement assez stimulant j'espère.CITATIONS MARQUANTES"Si ton collègue d'à côté parle 50 langues, comprend plus vite que toi et peut bosser 12 heures sans pause, à un moment donné, tu n'auras plus le choix.""Il n'y a pas eu de conférence d'Asilomar pour les neurotechnologies. Pas 150 chercheurs réunis pour dire : est-ce qu'on veut vraiment aller là ?""L'IA, ça nous est littéralement tombé dessus. Aucun État n'était préparé. Et c'est déjà la preuve qu'on est incapables d'anticiper les révolutions technologiques.""80% de tes dépenses de santé, c'est dans ta dernière année de vie.""Je claque la porte à la radicalité de tous bords, celle qui veut nous faire croire qu'on n'a plus la capacité de s'entendre."QUESTIONS DE L'INTERVIEWLe diagnostic préimplantatoire est interdit en France, mais légal ailleurs. Où en est-on techniquement, et à quelle fiabilité ?Le film Bienvenue à Gattaca date de 1997. Est-ce qu'il a pris une ride ?Comment la société du commentaire a-t-elle changé la gestion d'une crise sanitaire comme le Covid ?On a été l'un des pays les plus vaccinés. Comment tu expliques ça, vu le niveau de défiance au départ ?Si tu devais regérer le Covid aujourd'hui, qu'est-ce que tu ferais différemment ?Les neurotechnologies d'augmentation, c'est de la science-fiction ou c'est pour demain ?À quel moment est-ce qu'on nous a demandé notre avis sur ces technologies qui peuvent lire nos pensées ?Interdire les réseaux sociaux aux moins de 15 ans, comme le propose Macron, ça sert à quoi ?L'IA va-t-elle remplacer les médecins, ou simplement transformer leur métier ?Qu'est-ce qui te donne encore de l'élan, dans ce monde qui semble s'effondrer ?Les idées partagées1. La neuroaugmentation n'est pas de la science-fiction, c'est du business Apple a breveté des AirPods capables de capter les ondes cérébrales. L'industrie du gaming développe des casques qui lisent les émotions. Des milliards sont investis sans aucun contrôle démocratique. Le glissement est lent, mais il est en cours. Pourquoi c'est important : on ne nous demande pas notre avis, et c'est précisément le problème. (~28:00)2. Il n'existe pas de "conférence d'Asilomar" pour le cerveau Dans les années 80, les généticiens avaient eux-mêmes demandé l'interdiction du clonage humain. Aujourd'hui, rien d'équivalent n'existe pour les neurotechnologies. Le Chili est le seul pays au monde à avoir inscrit des "neurodroits" dans sa constitution. Pourquoi c'est important : ce vide est une décision par défaut, et elle se prend sans nous. (~32:00)3. Les campagnes de santé publique creusent les inégalités Contra-intuitif mais documenté : plus tu investis dans la prévention grand public, plus tu touches ceux qui en ont le moins besoin. Les messages "mangez des fruits", "faites du sport" n'atteignent pas les ouvriers qui passent 2h30 dans les transports chaque jour. Pourquoi c'est important : la santé publique telle qu'on la pratique produit exactement l'inverse de ce qu'elle prétend faire. (~1:05:00)4. L'IA ne remplacera pas le médecin, mais changera radicalement ce qu'il fait L'IA est déjà plus performante que l'oeil humain en imagerie. Elle va diagnostiquer plus tôt, trouver des biomarqueurs inattendus, raccourcir la durée de formation. Mais la valeur humaine se concentrera sur l'information de première main, celle que l'IA ne peut pas avoir. Pourquoi c'est important : la question n'est pas "IA ou médecin" mais "quel médecin dans un monde avec IA". (~53:00)5. La souveraineté sanitaire est déjà perdue, et Trump l'accélère 98% des matières premières pour les médicaments vitaux viennent d'Asie. Un médicament sur quatre innovants n'est pas distribué en France faute d'accord sur le prix. Et Trump vient d'imposer aux labos que les nouveaux médicaments ne coûtent pas plus cher aux Américains qu'aux Européens, ce qui va mécaniquement augmenter les prix en Europe. Pourquoi c'est important : une décision d'un homme peut mettre à mal tous les systèmes de protection sociale européens. (~45:00)RÉFÉRENCES CITÉESFilms / SériesBienvenue à Gattaca (1997) — Ethan Hawke, Jude Law — modèle d'une société basée sur la sélection génétique (~06:00)Fondation (série Apple TV+, d'après Asimov) — clone d'un dirigeant à trois âges différents (~11:00)Personnalités / Figures historiquesJacques Monod, généticien prix Nobel français, qui disait dans les années 80 qu'on ne pourrait jamais toucher au génome humain (~09:00)Pierre Larocque (gaulliste) et Ambroise Croizat (communiste), co-fondateurs de la Sécurité sociale (~1:03:00)Eduardo Paes, maire de Rio, qui a proposé de rendre les GLP-1 accessibles dans les favelas (~1:10:00)Sam Altman, patron d'OpenAI, rencontré par Olivier Véran (~35:00)Pasteur, cité comme exemple de découverte scientifique accidentelle (~57:00)Nathalie Polony, citée sur la dépendance militaire européenne aux équipements américains (~42:00)Concepts / Références intellectuellesConvention d'Asilomar (Californie) — réunion des généticiens ayant conduit à l'interdiction du clonage (~08:00)La "fenêtre d'Overton" — mécanisme de déplacement des sujets acceptables dans le débat public (~14:00)Le positivisme et le Temple positiviste de Rio — la morale comme sommet de toutes les sciences (~40:00)La Société du commentaire — mentionné comme titre de livre (~12:00)Conation — concept d'élan vital évoqué avant l'enregistrement (~48:00)Rapport UNESCO sur les neurotechnologies (~36:00)Réforme constitutionnelle chilienne sur les neurodroits (~33:00)Étude nord-américaine : 40% des élèves exerceront un métier qui n'existe pas encore (~07:00)F2SOI / Soitec — microprocesseur français présent dans tous les smartphones (~44:00)TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction — Comment redonner envie du futur face aux polycrises 02:30 Choix des embryons et diagnostic préimplantatoire — ce qui est légal, ce qui ne l'est pas 07:00 Bienvenue à Gattaca : la science-fiction est devenue une piste sérieuse 10:00 Clonage humain : l'interdiction d'Asilomar et ce qui se passerait si c'était à refaire aujourd'hui 14:00 La société du commentaire — comment les médias fabriquent des sujets de débat 18:00 Covid : la gestion de crise vue de l'intérieur, la désinformation, le vaccin 24:00 Peut-on envisager une nouvelle crise sanitaire ? Les scénarios sur la table 28:00 Neurotechnologies : du progrès naturel à la lecture de pensées par AirPods 35:00 Neuroaugmentation et transhumanisme — pourquoi on n'a pas notre conférence d'Asilomar 40:00 Le positivisme et la morale comme boussole du progrès technologique 42:00 Souveraineté numérique et sanitaire — la dépendance stratégique de l'Europe 48:00 Conation, IA générative et burn-out de ChatGPT — ce qui se perd quand on fait faire 53:00 IA et médecine — diagnostic, formation, remplacement ou transformation ? 58:00 L'information de première main comme seule plus-value humaine face à l'IA 01:01:00 Ce qui donne encore de l'élan à Olivier Véran — le lien, les amis, la solidarité 01:05:00 Santé publique et inégalités — pourquoi les campagnes touchent les mauvaises cibles 01:10:00 Sécurité sociale : retour aux fondamentaux, le panier de soins, les arbitrages 01:17:00 Robots en médecine — chirurgie de précision, micro-robots, logiciels 01:22:00 Claquement de porte et ouverture — contre la radicalité, pour le débat 01:25:00 La politique, un métier ? Pourquoi Olivier Véran pense que non Suggestion d'autres épisodes à écouter : #376 Quelles stratégies pour reconstruire une France autonome et résiliente? Avec Arnaud Montebourg - Partie 1 (https://audmns.com/UxFQjUM) [SOLO] On s'en fout de la longévité : guide pour ceux que ça saoule mais qui veulent quand même vivre en bonne santé (https://audmns.com/naYIAVO) #294 Les secrets de la longévité en bonne santé avec Docteur Christophe de Jaeger (https://audmns.com/yiQROWd)Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this solo episode of Decorating Pages, Kim Wannop shares 15 movies every production design student and new set decorator should watch — not just the obvious staples, but the films that teach real lessons in character, mood, atmosphere, restraint, clutter, glamour, symbolism, and storytelling through space. The episode is built around the idea that a room can tell you who a person is before the actor even opens their mouth, and Kim walks through what to look for in films from Our Dancing Daughters and Great Expectations to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Barry Lyndon, Rocky, All the President's Men, The Wiz, Pulp Fiction, Romeo + Juliet, Gattaca, and The Talented Mr. Ripley. It's a craft-forward episode for film students, art department assistants, decorators, and anyone who wants to train their eye and look at movies a little deeper.

We're drawing back the curtain on one of Hollywood's most interesting ‘90s “It couples”: Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke. From their electric on-set chemistry in Gattaca to their whirlwind romance and elusive wedding, we're breaking down all the drama behind Uma and Ethan's frequent red carpet appearances. They're a Significant Lovers couple for the books: secret dating, unplanned pregnancy, jealousy, and, of course, a “humiliating” scandal that Uma did not see coming. This is a teaser for a bonus episode— the full episode is 1 hour 44 minutes long. You can listen to it in full ⁠on Patreon⁠. About Significant LoversSignificant Lovers is a true-love podcast exploring couples throughout history and pop culture, hosted by cousins Kelly Anderson, Melissa Duffy, and Kaitlyn Anderson. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @significantlovers, listen on YouTube, and contact us at significantlovers@gmail.com.

fWotD Episode 3244: Ethan Hawke Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia's finest articles.The featured article for Monday, 23 March 2026, is Ethan Hawke.Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, author, and filmmaker whose career on both stage and screen has spanned four decades. Known for his versatility across a wide range of roles and acclaimed collaborations with director Richard Linklater, he is prolific in both independent films and blockbusters. His accolades include a Daytime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for five Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Tony Award.Hawke made his film debut at age fourteen in Explorers (1985) and gained recognition for starring in Dead Poets Society (1989). He established himself as a leading man with the films Reality Bites (1994), Gattaca (1997), and Great Expectations (1998). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the crime thriller Training Day (2001) and Linklater's coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the latter garnered him BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations in the same category. Hawke was Oscar-nominated twice for screenwriting two films from Linklater's Before trilogy (1995–2013), in which he also starred. He earned Best Actor nominations at the Oscars, BAFTAs, and Golden Globes for portraying lyricist Lorenz Hart in the biopic Blue Moon (2025).Hawke garnered commercial success with Sinister (2012), The Purge (2013), The Magnificent Seven (2016), and the Black Phone films (2021–2025), and was praised for Maudie (2016) and First Reformed (2017). He directed the films Chelsea Walls (2001), The Hottest State (2006), Blaze (2018), and Wildcat (2023), as well as the documentaries Seymour: An Introduction (2014), The Last Movie Stars (2022), and Highway 99: A Double Album (2025). He portrayed abolitionist John Brown in the miniseries The Good Lord Bird (2020), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination, and appeared as Arthur Harrow in the Marvel miniseries Moon Knight (2022).Hawke has appeared in many theater productions. He made his Broadway debut in 1992 in Anton Chekhov's The Seagull and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2007 for his performance in Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia. In 2010, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play for directing Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind. Divorced from actress Uma Thurman, he has been married to Ryan Shawhughes since 2008; he has two children from each marriage, including actors Maya and Levon Hawke.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:05 UTC on Monday, 23 March 2026.For the full current version of the article, see Ethan Hawke on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Bluesky at @wikioftheday.com.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Amy.

Check out this encore show from March 26, 2025 Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Movies (4:06) what are the dangers of movies the spiritual life Father shares a movie which he really enjoys (13:52) Sean - The Adventures of Robinhood from 1938. It's a very Catholic movie. Had a good impression on my life. Saw it when I was 6. Greg – Nefarious outstanding movie. Certain groups played it off as a horror film. It's good vs. evil. Some have avoided it because it deals with evil. The guy who did it also did God is Not Dead. One priest said every priest should see it for giving advice for confession. Mark - Calvary...Irish Film. 10 years old. About a priest who really lays down life for his flock. (22:47) Break 1 John - Of Gods and Men...French film. About monks serving souls in north Africa. Based on a true story. Barb - The Shack...about what it's like to be God and sacrifice your son. It shows God sacrificed his son as this guy sacrificed his daughter. Bring your tissues. (29:50) Nels - The Last Supper....newly released film. Emphasis on Judas in that movie. Miriam - 7th Heaven...1930's. Star5ring Jimmy Stewart. Unlikely love story ever told. Mention of God in the movie. He's an atheist and then things happen. My favorite movie. (35:43) Break 2 Roland - Journey to Bethlehem....nativity story. Silence...the story of the Japanese Martyrs. Ignition Martyrs (39:16) Matt - Beckett, and the Cardinal. Excommunication scene in Beckett is most powerful scene. The Cardinal being more recent. Pope Benedict was advisor for this movie. Came out when V2 was written. Patrick shares some movie recommendation from listeners who write in. Roxanne - The Most Reluctant Convert...untold story of CS Lewis. Very good. (43:02) Jean - King of Kings...1925. It's a silent movie and beautiful. Eric - The Scarlet and the Black. Based off the Scarlet Pimpernel. Hides thousands of Jews during WWII. I think it's a must see. Resources - Spiritual Movies: Babette’s Feast (1987) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Nefarious (2023) Calvary (Irish film) (2014) Of Gods and Men (2010) The Mission (1986) Arrival (2016) The Blue Kite (Chinese) (1993) The Shack (2017) The Last Supper (2025) The Chosen (series) (2017 – present) Seventh Heaven (1937) A Hidden Life (2019) A Man for All Seasons (1966) All That Remains: Dr. Takashi Nagai (2016) Journey to Bethlehem (Christmas) ( Nativity Story (Christmas) Silence (2023) Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) The Ten Commandments (1956) Ben Hur (1959) The Robe (1953) Becket (1964) The Cardinal (1963) Gattaca (1997) The Most Reluctant Convert: the Untold Story of C.S. Lewis (2021) The King of Kings (1927) The Scarlet and the Black (1983) The Sound of Metal (2019) Life is Beautiful (1997) The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) The Lord of the Rings (2001-03) Groundhog Day (1993) A River Runs Through It (1992)

Welcome back to our Identity season, where Dan continues to force his personal favourites onto the show. This week, we're here to discuss Andrew Niccol's 1997 directorial debut, Gattaca (1997). We dive in to see if this 90s sci-fi classic still holds up or if it's just a sterile nightmare of brutalist architecture and electric cars. We're examining the character identities in a world where your career path is determined by a vial of pee strapped to your leg and where the “trash man” himself, Danny DeVito, is lurking in the producer credits. If you're looking for movies about genetic engineering that feature 12-fingered pianists and a suspicious lack of clutter, this is the episode for you. We discuss the iconic cast, featuring Ethan Hawke as a “God birth” infiltrating the elite, Uma Thurman being generally flawless and a “smug-faced” Jude Law who is legally perfect but shattered emotionally. We also unpack the heavy themes of capitalism and how these films about gene manipulation often predict a terrifyingly white future. What to expect from this episode: Fond recollection of 1997 VHS rentals and the surprising emergence of the “slightly smaller” video cases Sarah questions the logistics of the “Clark Kent principle” and how a pair of glasses can fool a high-tech society Unpacking the meanings behind character names Discussion around the retro futuristic production design and why every cop is wearing a big hat Theories on how the swimming sequences fit into the wider narrative Exploration of the heavy themes of capitalism and how the world of Gattaca is built for profit rather than people Dan reveals the secret Cronenbergian deleted scene involving snooker cues for arms This season has eight episodes, concluding April 27th Would you like to see the full lineup for season 14? The only place you can see it is on Patreon but you don't need to be a paying member. Sign up for a free membership and get access to the lineup. If you're a fan of the show and want more content, check out our £3.00 a month tier on Patreon where we release our end of season wrap shows and a minimum of 2 reviews of brand new movies every month. Plus you'll get access to our back catalogue from 2023 onwards. Enjoy the show but can't support us financially? We get it. You could submit a review on the podcast player you're reading this on right now. Or if you listen on Spotify and you haven't given us a five-star rating yet, what are ye waiting for? It's easy. If you've done some or all of that and still want to do more, we would love it if you tell a friend about the show.   Or come find us on social media: Instagram | TikTok | Threads | YouTube

What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How much of our personality is determined by brain structure? Do we truly have free will or is it an illusion created by neural processes? Will there ever be a cure for dementia? And could artificial intelligence replace neurosurgeons? In this episode of Good Is In The Details, hosts Gwendolyn Dolske, Ph.D., and Rudy Salo sit down with renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Theodore Schwartz, author of Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery, to explore the intersection of neuroscience, philosophy, medical ethics, and culture. Dr. Schwartz offers a rare, inside look at what it means to operate on the human brain: the organ that houses memory, identity, personality, and consciousness itself. From the evolution of brain surgery to cutting-edge research, he explains how the brain functions, how structure shapes behavior, and why understanding neuroplasticity is essential to both medicine and human development. The conversation moves into the philosophical debate of free will vs. determinism. If our thoughts, impulses, and decisions arise from neural circuitry, do we truly choose — or are we the product of biology? Is the "mind" something distinct from the brain, or is it an emergent property of physical processes? Drawing on pop culture references like Star Trek, Memento, and Gattaca, this episode connects neuroscience with questions long explored in philosophy and science fiction. The discussion also addresses: How brain injuries alter personality The future of dementia research The promise and limits of neuroplasticity Why AI is unlikely to replace human neurosurgeons What makes brain surgery uniquely human Dr. Schwartz explains why, despite advances in artificial intelligence, neurosurgery requires intuition, judgment, and embodied skill that cannot be automated. This episode is essential listening for anyone interested in: medical ethics neuroscience and consciousness the philosophy of mind free will and determinism dementia and brain health AI in medicine how identity is shaped by the brain The brain is the seat of personality, memory, and moral agency. Understanding how it functions challenges our assumptions about responsibility, autonomy, and what it means to be human. Through thoughtful dialogue, Good Is In The Details bridges philosophy and real-world expertise, offering listeners tools to think more deeply about science, ethics, and the nature of consciousness. Learn more about Dr. Schwartz's work and get a copy of his book. https://www.theodorehschwartzmd.com Join our Good Is In The Details community, book club, and support the pod. https://www.patreon.com/c/GoodIsInTheDetails Get in touch!  Media, Speaking, Pod Topics: https://www.goodisinthedetails.com Get your copy of Interview with Intention. Amazon link here.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Warning, this episode containers some spoilers for movies. The following movies are in my cybersecurity movie library. The ones marked * are included in review in this episode. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) * AntiTrust (2001) Blackhat (2015) Blade Runner (1982) Catch Me If You Can (2002) Citizenfour (2015) CSI: Cyber (2015) Enemy of the State (1998) Firewall (2006) Gattaca (1997) * Ghost in the Shell (1995) Hackers (1995) * Heartbreakers (2001) The Imitation Game (2014) I, Robot (2004) Johnny Mnemonic (1995) Jurassic Park (1993) * The KGB, the Computer and Me (1990) * - Youtube link The Lives of Others (2006) * Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (2016) The Matrix (1999) The Matrix Reloaded (2003) * The Matrix Revolutions (2003) Minority Report (2002) Mission: Impossible (1996) * Mr. Robot (2015) The Net (1995) * The Net 2.0 (2006) Ocean's Eleven (2001) Office Space (1999) * Person of Interest (2011) * Revolution OS (2001) The Social Network (2010) Sneakers (1992) * Superman III (1983) * Surrogates (2009) Swordfish (2001) Takedown (2000) Tron (1982) * WarGames (1983) * Slashdot "Best Hacker movie" poll (August 2001): https://slashdot.org/poll/683/best-hacker-flick This episode contains short except clips from some of these movies used under free use for demonstration. Provide feedback on this episode.

Moderator Annette Insdorf will interview Ethan Hawke after a screening of his new film, Blue Moon. The prolific actor, writer, director and musician offers a tour-de-force performance as the acerbic lyricist Lorenz Hart, whose songs include "My Funny Valentine," "The Lady Is a Tramp," and "Blue Moon." In addition to Hawke's Oscar-nominated performance opposite Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001), he is perhaps best known for indie collaborations with Richard Linklater on Boyhood (2014), Waking Life (2001), and the BEFORE trilogy (1995, 2004, 2013) – which he scripted with the director and co-star Julie Delpy. Among his other memorable films are First Reformed (2017), Born to Be Blue (2015), Good Kill (2014), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Hamlet (2000), Gattaca (1997), and Dead Poets Society (1989). He has also directed both fiction and documentary, such as Wildcat (2023), The Last Movie Stars (2022), Blaze (2018), and Seymour: An Introduction (2006). From a brilliant screenplay by Robert Kaplow, Linklater elicits Hawke's greatest performance yet — incarnating the self-destructive Hart on the very night that his collaborator Richard Rodgers (Andrew Scott) has just opened Oklahoma! on Broadway with new partner Oscar Hammerstein II. Co-starring Bobby Cannavale and Margaret Qualley, Blue Moon is a revelation of Hawke's maturation as an artist.

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It's time to discuss what was voted the most realistic Sci-Fi film by NASA. How exactly is he leaving his urine samples? Can EVERYTHING be genetically engineered? Why is Vincent's dad such a dick? Make the ethical choice and check the episode out now!

We watched a classic DNA movie. Did your science teacher ever pull this movie out and let you watch it in class? Come on in and listen as we talk about this chaotic plot.Join the Secret Discord!Our theme song is "The Grim Reaper Blows the Horn" by Firage.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.YouTube | TikTok | Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Discussing the 1997 FilmEthan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law. Blockbuster? Far from it, but this film is still being talked about 30 years later by sci-fi enthusiasts like ourselves! It has gained a cult-like following as more sci-fi fans continue to discover it. Listen in as Adeena, Cris, and Steve discuss this intriguing film about genetic manipulation.This podcast is a proud part of the Trek Geeks Podcast Network and works hard to bring you great content from all over the science fiction universe. We would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, and ideas. Take a moment to send us an email at thebigscifipodcast@gmail.comTheme music for season 9 by Alex Guz - "Funky Ride" can be found at: https://pixabay.com/music/search/alexguz/Check our podcast out and learn more about the other great podcasts on the network by visiting trekgeeks.com.We've got the merch! If you want BIG Sci-Fi swag, check out this link and support us by wearing us everywhere you go! www.teepublic.com/thebigscifipodcastCheck out all of our social links in one place:https://linktr.ee/thebigscifipodcastCheck out Cris' amazing YouTube channel for Trek content galore:https://www.youtube.com/@yellingaboutstartrek1532Check out Brian's new book available at Amazon for Kindle and in paperback:https://www.amazon.com/stores/Brian-Donahue/author/B0C3BQ93VDSubscribe for free to Brian's Substack page where he writes original science fiction and fantasy: https://bdonahue.substack.com/Listen to Brian's music including his new brand new compilation album "My Story" at: https://www.reverbnation.com/765591/album/330256Find Adeena's books here: https://crazyrobot.myshopify.com/Follow her on Substack here: https://beyondthedroid.substack.com

In a dystopian future where genetics determine your fate, a man born into limited prospects plots to escape his second-class citizen status in order to pursue his dreams. However, this doesn't come without sacrifice. Stephanie, Michael, and Eric infiltrate Gattaca (1997), directed by Andrew Niccol.   Follow Aflixionados Podcast on social media for extended conversations, interesting tidbits, and other news!! Linktree | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube | Merch

Chris and Momo share their top film picks that every Bitcoiner should watch.---00:00 - Intro02:48 - World on a Wire (1973) by Rainer Werner Fassbiner18:48 - Blade Runner (1982) by Ridley Scott22:42 - Blade Runner 2049 (2017) by Denis Villeneuve30:14 - RoboCop (1987) by Paul Verhoeven43:56 - Judge Dredd (1995) by Danny Cannon49:31 - Dredd (2012) by Pete Travis50:55 - Gattaca (1997) by Andrew Niccol55:36 - The Matrix (1999) by the Wachowskis01:09:14 - Follow Chris's Work---Follow Chris on X: https://x.com/coinjoinedFollow Chris on Nostr: npub1r8343wqpra05l3jnc4jud4xz7vlnyeslf7gfsty7ahpf92rhfmpsmqwym8---

We celebrate Thanksgiving 2025 aboard the King Space Pig by diving in to your listener comments!  As we feast on turkey and various casseroles, we cover a myriad of topics including Mayu Asuka's broken phone, Dorel Ronah's implied revenge, the Earth Alliance's inability to use mirage colloid nukes, the grand failure of Zeon's Dolos carriers, Coordinator mental superiority, mobile suit dimmer switches and the Joey hypothesis, Shuji "The Huffer"  Ito, Challia Bull's screentime in GQuuuuuux, Civil War history, winches and Jurassic Park, the Chimera Corps, the 2002 sci-fi anime RahXephon, the 1997 sci-fi film Gattaca, and much more!  Plus, Isaac does a great Mayor Quimby impression! 

Whitey and Dan are back in the saddle for another dive into Arnold Schwarzenegger's golden era with their The Running Man (1987) Review, a dystopian action flick that predicted the rise of reality TV and the cult of celebrity with eerie accuracy. It's big, it's loud, it's absurdly 80s, and the boys are here for every neon-lit minute of it.Released in the same year as Predator, The Running Man often sits in Arnie's shadow catalogue, but this week Whitey and Dan make the case that it deserves far more love. The film, adapted from a Stephen King novel (written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman), throws viewers into a violent future where convicted criminals fight for survival on a televised game show, because nothing says prime-time entertainment like watching people get chainsawed on live TV.From the opening massacre in Bakersfield to Ben Richards' first "I'll be back" moment, Whitey and Dan take listeners on a nostalgia-soaked journey through the blood, the banter, and the bad outfits. They break down the stalkers, Buzzsaw, Sub-Zero, Fireball, Dynamo, and Captain Freedom and debate which death scene gets the best (and most ridiculous) send-off. Spoiler: chainsaws and balls don't mix.Along the way, the boys give Richard Dawson his due credit as Damon Killian, the sleaziest game show host since, well, himself. As Whitey points out, Dawson essentially plays an exaggerated version of his Family Feud persona, a charismatic creep who can charm the crowd while stabbing them in the back. Dan draws parallels between modern-day media culture and the movie's grim predictions of audience addiction, fake news, and manufactured heroes, which feel alarmingly close to home.There's plenty of banter too: stories about watching the film with their kids, reminiscing about the VHS days, and of course, a classic tangent on Australian childhoods versus American movie myths. Whitey marvels at Arnie's physical prime, the perfect blend of muscle and movie-star charm, while Dan compares the Austrian Oak's 1987 aesthetic to "a bag of walnuts, Arnie" in Predator. They even give props to the underrated soundtrack by Harold Faltermeyer and the bold (if slightly confusing) set design that feels part Blade Runner, part Rollerball fever dream.The Film School for F-Wits segment delves into dystopian cinema, with Dan running through ten classics that share DNA with The Running Man, including Demolition Man, Gattaca, Children of Men, and 1984. Expect tangents, trivia, and typical Morgs-level shade directed at absent co-hosts.As always, the boys bring the laughs with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The good? Arnie's comedic timing and Richard Dawson's deliciously slimy performance. The bad? The script's dodgy one-liners, including the immortal “Subzero… now plain zero." The ugly? The shiny Lycra jumpsuits that make everyone look like they've escaped from a Eurovision rehearsal.It's vintage Born to Watch: irreverent, nostalgic, and filled with 80s love. Whether you're an Arnie completist or just here for the banter, this episode proves that The Running Man still runs circles around most modern action flicks.JOIN THE CONVERSATIONShould The Running Man be ranked among Arnie's all-time classics? Did this 1987 gem actually predict the rise of reality TV? Is Richard Dawson the sleaziest game show host in movie history?Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or at BornToWatch.com.au#TheRunningMan1987Review #BornToWatch #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #80sAction #SciFiClassic #MoviePodcast #FilmReview #StephenKing #DystopianMovies #CultCinema

Hashtag might barf. It's Not Hot Like August. Big, wet, chunky bullet. Little weinie energy. Clare's dating profile video. ust a little weird. Weekend Uber summary. Non-mating mates. If It Wasn't Weird, It Wouldn't Be TMS. Big Truck, Little Wang. Gattaca, Gattaca, Gattaca. Farty Towels. What's Corbin Bernson doing these days you, know he's got Malkovich Vibes. Internet Uncle recommendations with Nicole. The great Jim Candy and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hashtag might barf. It's Not Hot Like August. Big, wet, chunky bullet. Little weinie energy. Clare's dating profile video. ust a little weird. Weekend Uber summary. Non-mating mates. If It Wasn't Weird, It Wouldn't Be TMS. Big Truck, Little Wang. Gattaca, Gattaca, Gattaca. Farty Towels. What's Corbin Bernson doing these days you, know he's got Malkovich Vibes. Internet Uncle recommendations with Nicole. The great Jim Candy and more on this episode of The Morning Stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get started with 1 month free of Superhuman today, using my link: https://try.sprh.mn/briankeating Today's guest made bacteria immune to every virus that exists. This breakthrough could revolutionize medicine by creating virus proof cell therapies and potentially extending this protection to human cells. Also demonstrating that we can fundamentally rewrite the language of life itself, something that was previously thought impossible. George Church is a Harvard Medical School genetics professor and pioneer of synthetic biology. He's an entrepreneur who's found in multiple biotech companies and is known for pushing the boundaries between science fiction and reality. His team just did something that sounds like pure science fiction. They made living cells completely immune to every virus on Earth. That resistant immune, every single virus that tries to infect your cells just fails. The viruses can't evolve around it. Here's the wild part. They didn't add anything new. They just removed a few letter from the genetic alphabet. But George isn't stopping there. He wants to do this to human cells. He's talking about engineering astronauts for Mars missions, bringing back wooly mammoths, and maybe even, just maybe, making humans virus proof to the implications are staggering. The ethics are murky. And the timeline. Well, if church's track record tells us anything is happening far faster than we think. KEY TAKEAWAYS 00:00:00 – Church's team made cells virus-proof, a major medical breakthrough 00:02:34 – Radiation resistance may come from DNA repair linked to desiccation 00:04:43 – A few genes can boost bacteria's radiation resistance 00:07:16 – Panspermia is unlikely due to harsh space conditions 00:10:50 – Space travel may need biological, not just physical, changes 00:14:19 – Regenesis explores synthetic biology's potential 00:18:19 – Height involves many genes, but single ones can have big effects 00:20:57 – Once sci-fi, genome sequencing and pig organs are now real 00:23:20 – Church and Venter are more collaborators than rivals 00:27:17 – Rewriting genes can create virus-proof organisms 00:35:36 – DNA can store data, but reading/writing is slow 00:41:06 – Gattaca and Jurassic Park portray genetics well with small flaws 00:44:03 – Gene therapies can be affordable for all 00:46:44 – Stem cells can create any body cell for therapy 00:49:15 – “Mirror humans” are possible but avoided ethically 00:53:59 – Genomic privacy isn't an issue since we shed DNA constantly 00:56:09 – Gene editing helps endangered species adapt, not revive extinct ones 01:00:30 – Virus-proof humans are possible, but tough to deliver to all cells 01:02:59 – Gene therapies could reverse aging at the cellular level 01:04:18 – Church avoids saying “impossible,” but admits to timeline optimism - Get My NEW Book: Focus Like a Nobel Prize Winner: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8DH6SX?ref_=pe_93986420_775043100 Please join my mailing list here

Get this show Ad Free at https://tmgstudios.tv COME SEE ME LIVE: https://www.noelmillerlive.com/  This week on Company Lot we have a frightening double feature for Halloween. First, a look into the stock market crash and how the boys on TikTok are handling it. Then, a glimpse into the future of genetically yassified babies - just how far will parents go to give their kids blue eyes?  Eat smart at https://FactorMeals.com/LOT50OFF and use code LOT50OFF to get 50% off your first box, plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. Download Cash App Today: THATSMONEY10 #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App's bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. Everyone gets a FREE CHANCE AT FIVE THOUSAND IN CASINO CREDITS EVERY DAY with NEW Daily Rewards Rocket! Just log in, launch your rocket, and claim free rewards daily. Make your play on DraftKings Casino. LISTEN AND REVIEW ON APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/company-lot/id1751363101 LISTEN AND REVIEW ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6MiOW2rMsgpsp0Vgnl08JB?si=885953cc2c074973 MERCH: https://millerfpo.com  SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/NoelMillerSub MY TOP VIDEOS: https://bit.ly/NoelMillerTopVideos MY SECOND CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/NoelMillerLive PODCAST: https://tmgstudios.tv INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thenoelmiller TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/thenoelmiller TIK TOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@notnoelmiller TWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/noelmiller BUSINESS: mahzad.ba bayan@unitedtalent.com Produced by TMG Studios and Noel Miller Chapters: 00:00 today's double feature 00:32 the crash 10:07 finance tiktokers  15:03 Factor 16:36 CashApp 18:12 hyperliquid  22:44 Nucleus IVF+ 27:14 Gattaca   36:53 DraftKings 38:13 genetic testing 42:00 thanks for tuning in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We must oppose eugenics in all forms, and we must train our children about God's design and the God-given intrinsic good of children.  __________ For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

On todays Show the Future Foursome Talk about AI's potential to cause 20% unemployment, Tesla's new features, and the concept of Uber for trash pickup. They debated the implications of AI hallucinations and parental controls on AI. Additionally, they discussed the potential of flying cars, the impact of AI on various industries, and the challenges of implementing autonomous vehicles in Louisiana. The discussion covered various topics, including genome sequencing and its implications for IVF and selective breeding, referencing the dystopian movie "Gattaca." They also explored the concept of "smart dust" and nanobots, highlighting potential military applications and the "gray goo problem." The conversation shifted to the impact of Rush Limbaugh's legacy on modern media, the rise of new commentators, and Elon Musk's recent $1 billion Tesla stock purchase. Additionally, they touched on advancements in laser technology for defense, the potential for AI to trigger unemployment, and the development of realistic sex dolls. Yes this a weird one what do you expect!

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What started as uno Uma has now become an Uma duo here on HID. Gattaca vs. Be Cool. This is an obvious winner from the start but let's discuss them. LIWstudios.com

We're joined by award-winning Actor/Producer Blair Underwood and Director/Producer/Author Joe McClean to talk about their new novel, Sins of Survivors, written by Joe and presented by Blair. The book brings Black Bottom back to beautiful and sweeping life through the story of The Carter family. Fictional brothers Jasper and Ben whose heart wrenching journey brings them north to Detroit during the Great Migration. The Carters take root, raise families and bloom into neighborhood kingpins in a once vibrant, but redlined area that was bulldozed in the 1950s to put in a freeway.Joe unpacks how his deep research and a love of overlooked history shaped the Carter dynasty story in which two very different but fiercely loyal brothers face a shifting landscape and the rippling impact of their shared trauma on the next generation. Black Bottom, once a hub of Black resilience and ingenuity under strict and brutal segregation  becomes the perfect backdrop for a sweeping saga of survival and criminal enterprise.Blair shares how he chooses which projects to champion, he reflects on his own remarkable career (L.A. Law, Gattaca, Deep Impact, Sex and the City), and shares  his Obama related history! Joe ponders his personal approach when writing screenplays vs. novels and shares a powerful story connecting the haunting legacy of “Strange Fruit” to our current political moment.We also explore the hidden history of Detroit's underworld, from its prohibition-era bootlegging routes to the layered decades of Black Bottom's rise and fall under so-called “urban renewal.”Crime, family bonds and cultural touchstones coalesce in this tightly written work of fiction that reflects the real struggles of black experiences, painting a vivid portrait of a unique time and place in our shared American history.In recommendations--Weezy: Stick, Apple TV+ SeriesFritz: Movie, Sunday Best on NetflixPath Points of Interest:Sins of Survivors by Joe McClean and Blair UnderwoodSins of Survivors Audiobook PreviewJoe McClean on WikipediaJoe McClean on InstagramBlair Underwood on WikipediaBlair Underwood on IMDBBlair Underwood on InstagramStickSunday Best - NetflixMedia Path Podcast

Devindra is on vacation this week so to kick things off, David and Jeff return to the putting green with Happy Gilmore 2, head to space with Gattaca, and push their endurance to the limit with The Chase. Then, Devindra joins the show as the trio step into the next phase of the MCU with The Fantastic Four: First Steps. We're making video versions of our reviews! Be sure to follow us on the following platforms: YouTube Tiktok Instagram Threads Weekly Plugs David - David's YouTube channel Jeff - Jeff's Cameo Page Shownotes (All timestamps are approximate only)    What we've been watching (~00:17:31) David - Happy Gilmore 2, Gattaca Jeff - Happy Gilmore 2, The Chase, The Devil's Plan S2 Featured Review (~01:08:26)     The Fantastic Four: First Steps SPOILERS (~01:38:06) Support David's artistic endeavors at his Patreon and subscribe to his free newsletter Decoding Everything. Check out Jeff Cannata's podcasts DLC and We Have Concerns. Listen to Devindra's podcast with Engadget on all things tech. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com. Credits: Our theme song is by Tim McEwan from The Midnight. This episode was edited by Noah Ross who also created our weekly plugs and spoiler bumper music. Our Slashfilmcourt music comes from Simon Harris. If you'd like to advertise with us or sponsor us, please e-mail slashfilmcast@gmail.com. You can support the podcast by going to patreon.com/filmpodcast or by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts.

"He had everything except desire."BLOCKBUSTED continues with GATTACA! We also discuss the death of HULK HOGAN, HOGUST coming next week, Danny enjoying FANTASTIC FOUR, proto watching JURASSIC PARK and THE LOST WORLD, slim watching direct to video slop, and much more. In the uncut bonus section at the end of the episode we talked about going to the dentist, getting implants, and proto having to work at midnight.Chapters:(00:00:00) Introductions + AUGUST(00:09:31) What we watched(00:26:54) Gattaca(01:23:22) Next weekSupport the 70mm Patreon to join our VHS Village Discord and access exclusive episodes in the 70mm Vault like the 1990s Batman movies, Harry Potter, The Matrix, SHIN Godzilla, and over 70 others. Signing up for the Patreon also get your own membership card, member-only discounts on merch, and the ability to vote on future episodes!Don't forget you can visit our website to shop our storefront to buy prints and merch, follow us on Letterboxd, email the show, and much more.70mm is a ⁠TAPEDECK⁠ podcast, along with our friends at ⁠BAT & SPIDER⁠,  ⁠The Letterboxd Show⁠, Austin Danger Pod, ⁠Escape Hatch⁠, ⁠Will Run For...⁠, ⁠Lost Light⁠, ⁠The Movie Mixtape⁠, and ⁠Twin Vipers⁠.(Gone but not forgotten; ⁠Cinenauts⁠ + ⁠FILM HAGS⁠.) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Simon & Schuster provided me with an advanced copy of the superb book After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People, scheduled for release on July 8, 2025. The University of Texas authors, Dean Spears and Michael Geruso, have written a mind-blowing book! It's my second favorite book of 2025! My favorite 2025 book is They're Not Gaslighting You. Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-JfpjJRkok Podcast   The Population Whimper When I was born, Paul R. Ehrlich's book, The Population Bomb, was a mega-bestseller. Although I never read the book, my generation believed the book's message that humanity is dangerously overpopulated. The book gave me one major reason not to have children. The book made intuitive sense, built on Thomas Malthus's observations, that if our population continues to expand, we will eventually hit a brick wall. However, Ehrlich, a Stanford biologist, made these stunningly wrong predictions in The Population Bomb: Mass Starvation in the 1970s and 1980s: The book opened with the statement, "The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s, hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now."    England's Demise by 2000: He suggested that England would not exist by the year 2000 due to environmental collapse related to overpopulation.   Devastation of Fish Populations by 1990: He predicted that all significant animal life in the sea would be extinct by 1990, and large areas of coastline would need to be evacuated due to the stench of dead fish.   India's Famine: He predicted catastrophic food shortages in India in the 1990s that did not materialize.   United States Food Rationing by 1984: He envisioned the U.S. rationing food by 1984. Instead of all this doom and gloom, here's what happened: we went from 3.5 billion (when Ehrich wrote his doomsday book) to 8 billion people today, most of whom are fat. Today, our biggest problem isn't famine but obesity. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso's new book should have been called The Population Whimper because it says the opposite of what The Population Bomb said. Forget a catastrophic demographic explosion. We're going to suffer a catastrophic demographic implosion. The graph on the cover of After the Spike sums up the problem: during a 200-year time period, the human population will have spiked to 10 billion and then experienced an equally dramatic fall. Three criticisms of After the Spike For a book packed with counterintuitive arguments, it's remarkable that I can only spot three flaws. Admittedly, these are minor critiques, as they will disappear if we stabilize below 10 billion. 1. Wildlife lost The authors correctly argue that the environment has been improving even as the human population has been growing rapidly. For example: Air and water are now cleaner than they were 50 years ago, when the population was half its current size. Our per capita CO2 consumption is falling. Clean energy production is at an all-time high. There's one metric that authors overlooked: wildlife. As the human population doubled, we've needed more space for growing food. This has led to a decrease in habitat, which is why biologists refer to the Anthropocene Extinction. While fish farms are efficient, overfishing continues. The Amazon gets denuded to make space for soy and cattle plantations. The loss of African wildlife habitats is acute, as the African population is projected to quadruple in this century. I imagine that the authors of After the Spike would counter: National parks didn't exist 200 years ago. Green revolutions and GMO foods have made the most productive farmers ever. De-extinction may restore extinct species. And they're correct. There are bright spots.  However, as we approach 10 billion, wildlife will continue to suffer and be marginalized. The book should have mentioned that. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso would likely agree that if humans continue to grow nonstop, wildlife will continue to suffer. However, they aren't arguing for nonstop human expansion. They want stabilization. When you combine stabilization with technology (e.g., vertical farming and lab-grown animal products), we would reverse the downward trend in wildlife habitat. 2. Increased energy consumption Dean Spears and Michael Geruso celebrate humanity's progress in energy efficiency and productivity. However, they overlook these facts: 1. The Rebound Effect (Jevons Paradox): As energy efficiency improves, the cost of using energy services effectively decreases. This can lead to: Increased usage of existing services: For example, more efficient air conditioners might lead people to cool their homes to lower temperatures or for longer periods. More fuel-efficient cars might encourage more driving. Adoption of new energy-intensive activities: The increased affordability of energy services can enable entirely new consumption patterns that were previously too expensive to adopt. Think about the proliferation of data centers for AI and digital services, or the growth of electric vehicles. While individual electric vehicles (EVs) are more efficient than gasoline cars, the rapid increase in their adoption contributes to overall electricity demand. 2. Economic Growth and Rising Living Standards: Increased demand for energy services: As economies grow and incomes rise, people generally desire greater comfort, convenience, and a wider range of goods and services. This translates to greater demand for heating and cooling, larger homes, more personal transportation, more manufactured goods, and more leisure activities, all of which require energy. Industrialization and urbanization: Developing economies, in particular, are undergoing rapid industrialization and urbanization. This involves massive construction, increased manufacturing, and the expansion of infrastructure, all of which are highly energy-intensive. Even with efficiency gains, the sheer scale of this growth drives up overall energy consumption. Emerging technologies: The growth of data centers, AI, and other digital technologies is leading to a significant increase in electricity demand. 3. Population Growth: While efficiency might improve per unit of output, the overall global population continues to grow. More people, even if individually more efficient, will inherently consume more energy in total. 4. Shifting Economic Structures: Some economies are shifting from less energy-intensive sectors (like agriculture) to more energy-intensive ones (like manufacturing or specific services). Even within industries, while individual processes might become more efficient, the overall scale of production can increase dramatically. 5. Energy Price and Policy Factors: Low energy prices: If energy remains relatively inexpensive (due to subsidies or abundant supply), the incentive for significant behavioral changes to reduce consumption might be diminished, even with efficient technologies available. Policy limitations: Although many countries have energy efficiency policies, their impact may be offset by other factors that drive demand. Conclusion: While technological advancements and efficiency measures reduce the energy intensity of specific activities, these gains are often outpaced by the aggregate increase in demand for energy services driven by economic growth, rising living standards, population increases, and the adoption of new, energy-intensive technologies and behaviors. The challenge lies in achieving a proper decoupling of economic growth from energy consumption, and ultimately, from carbon emissions. Humanity's per capita energy consumption has been steadily increasing with each passing century, a trend that is unlikely to change soon. Therefore, humans of the 26th century will consume far more energy than those of the 21st century.  The authors of After the Spike would probably argue that in 2525, we'll be using a clean energy source (e.g., nuclear fusion), so it'll be irrelevant that our per capita energy consumption increases ten times.  Again, short term, we're going in the wrong direction. However, in a stabilized world, we won't have a problem. 3. Designer babies The authors of After the Spike never addressed the potential impact that designer babies may have. I coined the term "Homo-enhanced" to address our desire to overcome our biological limitations.  Couples are already using IVF to select the gender and eye color of their babies. Soon, we'll be able to edit and select for more complex traits such as height or even intelligence. It's easy to imagine a world like Gattaca, where parents collaborate with CRISPR-powered gene tools to create custom-made babies. One reason some people don't want to reproduce is that it's a crap shoot. Any parent who has more than one child will tell you that each of their children is quite different from the others. Given that they grow up in the same environment, it suggests that genetics is a decisive factor. Until now, we couldn't mold our children's DNA. Soon, we will.  If we were to remove the lottery aspect of having a child and allow parents to design their children, perhaps there would be a baby boom. Dean Spears and Michael Geruso would probably argue that this is unlikely or centuries away from happening. We'll be descending the steep population slope long before we are homo-enhanced. One trillion humans in this millennium? In the Bulgaria chapter of The Hidden Europe, I observed that Bulgaria is depopulating faster than any other European country. Having peaked at 9 million in the late 1980s, a century later, it will be half that size. Despite that, in that chapter, I predicted that in 500 years, we'll have one trillion humans in the solar system, with at least 100 billion on Earth. This video explains how and why that may happen:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lJJ_QqIVnc Conclusion In 2075, will After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People look as stupid as The Population Bomb looks 50 years after publication? Does After the Spike make the same errors as The Population Bomb? Paul Ehrlich's underestimated technology and the continued collapse in fertility rates. As Dean Spears and Michael Geruso point out, fertility rates have been declining since they were first measured. Had Ehrlich extrapolated the trendline, he would have realized that our demographic collapse was imminent, not an explosion. Furthermore, technology solved many of the problems Ehrlich imagined. Is After the Spike making the same error? Fertility rates won't fall forever. They must stop. Otherwise, we'll become extinct. However, will fertility rates soar due to technology or some other reason? What could make our fertility rates return to three or more? Here are a few ideas: We master fusion energy, providing us with ultra-cheap energy and dramatically decreasing the cost of having children. Robots perform most jobs, leaving humans with ample time to raise large families.  As the negative effects of depopulation start rippling across the world, a global cultural panic erupts, prompting people to prioritize reproduction. Homo-enhanced humans, merged with artificial general intelligence, decide to proliferate to dominate the planet. Vertical farms and lab-grown cultured meat improve the environment so dramatically that humans feel less guilty about having three or more children, and generous subsidies offset the costs. Admittedly, these scenarios are unlikely to occur during the next 50 years, so After the Spike won't become the joke that The Population Bomb became in 50 years. Still, I predict that Ehrlich's great-great-granddaughter will write The Population Bomb II: Thomas Malthus Will Be Right Someday. Verdict 10 out of 10 stars! Excerpts The excerpts below are from an advanced copy, which may have undergone edits. Hence, some of these excerpts may have been reworded or deleted in the final print. The reason I am quoting them is that even if the excerpts are removed in the final edition, they illustrate the book's overall message.  It would be easy to think that fewer people would be better—better for the planet, better for the people who remain. This book asks you to think again. Depopulation is not the solution we urgently need for environmental challenges, nor will it raise living standards by dividing what the world can offer across fewer of us. Despite what you may have been told, depopulation is not the solution we urgently need for environmental challenges like climate change. Nor will it raise living standards by dividing what the world can offer across fewer of us. To the contrary, so much of the progress that we now take for granted sprang up in a large and interconnected society. Part I's big claim: No future is more likely than that people worldwide choose to have too few children to replace their own generation. Over the long run, this would cause exponential population decline. Whether depopulation would be good or bad depends on the facts and depends on our values. We ask about those facts and values, building up to an overall assessment: Part II and Part III's big claim: A stabilized world population would be better, overall, than a depopulating future. Part IV's big claim: Nobody yet knows how to stabilize a depopulating world. But humanity has made revolutionary improvements to society before— we can do it again if we choose. We won't ask you to abandon your concerns about climate change; about reproductive freedom and abortion access; or about ensuring safe, healthy, flourishing lives for everyone everywhere. We won't ask you to consider even an inch of backsliding on humanity's progress toward gender equity. We insist throughout that everyone should have the tools to choose to parent or not to parent. This book is not about whether or how you should parent. It's about whether we all should make parenting easier. In 2012, 146 million children were born. That was more than in any year of history to that point. It was also more than in any year since. Millions fewer will be born this year. The year 2012 may well turn out to be the year in which the most humans were ever born— ever as in ever for as long as humanity exists. Within three hundred years, a peak population of 10 billion could fall below 2 billion. The tip of the Spike may be six decades from today. For every 205 babies born, human biology, it turns out, would produce about 100 females. Average fertility in Europe today is about 1.5. That means the next generation will be 25 percent smaller than the last. Birth rates were falling all along. For as long as any reliable records exist, and for at least several hundred years while the Spike was ascending, the average number of births per woman has been falling, generation by generation. In the United States in the early 1800s, married white women (a population for whom some data were recorded) gave birth an average of seven times. If life expectancy doubles to 150 years, or quadruples to 300 years, couldn't that prevent the depopulating edge of the Spike? The surprising answer is no. The story of the Spike would stay the same, even if life expectancy quadrupled to three hundred years. In contrast, if adults' reproductive spans also changed, so people had, say, one or two babies on average over their twenties, thirties, and forties and then another one on average over their fifties, sixties, and seventies, then that would stop depopulation— but it would be because births changed, not because later-adulthood deaths changed. Where exactly should humanity stabilize? Six billion? Eight? Ten? Some other number? This book makes the case to stabilize somewhere. Exactly where will have to be a question for public and scientific debate. So the extra greenhouse gas emissions contributed by the larger population would be small, even under the assumption here that the future is bleak and we go on emitting for another century. The environmental costs of a new child are not zero. Not by a long shot. Not yet. But they are falling. Each new person who joins the ranks of humanity will add less CO2 than, well, you over your lifetime. Humanity could choose a future that's good, free, and fair for women and that also has an average birth rate of two. There is no inescapable dilemma. In that kind of future, people who want to parent would get the support that they need (from nonparents, from taxpayers, from everyone) to choose parenting. The most plausible way humanity might stabilize— and the only way this book endorses— is if societies everywhere work to make parenting better. Globally, we now produce about 50 percent more food per person than in 1961. “endogenous economic growth.” Endogenous means “created from the inside.” Ideas do not come from outside the economy. They come from us. Because scale matters, a depopulating planet will be able to fill fewer niches. A threat with a fixed cost: A threat has arisen that will kill all humans (however many) unless a large cost is paid to escape it (such as by deflecting an asteroid) within a certain time period. Could a kajillion lives ever be the best plan? That question goes beyond the practical question that this book is here to answer. Between our two families, we have had three live births, four miscarriages, and three failed IVF rounds. Parenting will need to become better than it is today. That's what we, your authors, hope and believe. The opportunity cost hypothesis: Spending time on parenting means giving up something. Because the world has improved around us, that “something” is better than it used to be. In no case is there evidence that more support for parents predicts more births. Nobody— no expert, no theory— fully understands why birth rates, everywhere, in different cultures and contexts, are lower than ever before. I hope these excerpts compel you to buy the book. If you're still undecided, consider that the book features numerous graphs and illustrations that will rewire your brain. Buy After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People. Connect Send me an anonymous voicemail at SpeakPipe.com/FTapon You can post comments, ask questions, and sign up for my newsletter at https://wanderlearn.com. If you like this podcast, subscribe and share!  On social media, my username is always FTapon. Connect with me on: Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr   Sponsors 1. 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Many people think of movies as an escape from reality. But even when they transport us to a different time and place, movies can help us think more deeply about our present. This year, those thought provoking films have included Sinners, The Phoenician Scheme and Mickey 17. For our third annual summer movie panel, we’re breaking down recent films to see what they say about the world we live in today. We’ll cover everything from politics to artificial intelligence. GUESTS: James Hanley: one of the founders of Cinestudio in Hartford. Alissa Wilkinson: Movie Critic at The New York Times. Her latest book is We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine. Walter Chaw: Senior Film Critic for FilmFreakCentral.net, author of A Walter Hill Film: Tragedy and Masculinity in the Films of Walter Hill and film instructor at the University of Colorado Denver. Movies mentioned in this episode: Alissa's recommendations: Seek out exciting, funny, exploratory documentaries in your local cinema. (You can find more of Alissa's documentary recommendations in her writing for The New York Times) Walter's recommendations: Eephus, Misericordia, April, Sharp Corner James' recommendations: No Other Land, Lee, Blitz Films that help us think about artificial intelligence: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, M3gan 2.0, Mickey 17, The Social Network, Soylent Green, S1m0ne, A.I. Artificial Intelligence Other films discussed: Sinners, The Phoenician Scheme, Jaws, Superman, 2001: A Space Odyssey Every other film mentioned: The Substance, Fatal Attraction, Jurassic World Rebirth, The Fantastic Four: First Steps, The Sugarland Express, The Wizard of Oz, The Exorcist, Star Wars, The Shining, Gattaca, The Truman Show, Friendship, Citizen Kane For more on Jaws, you can listen to CT Public's piece on its 50th anniversary. You can also listen to Disrupted's previous summer movie panels from 2023 and 2024.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Travis is joined by Nicole Spagnuoloto talk about the 1997 Sci Fi movie, Gattaca. Starring Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, and Uma Therman, it's the story of an "Invalid" named Vincent, and how he tries to improve his station in life with the help of Jerome, a genetically engineered man who has all the tools, but none of the desire. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol, is this the great film that many purport it to be? Or does it not hold up almost 30 years later. It's distopic, but does it make you really think? Let's find out...Listen to Nicole every Wednesday on The Morning Stream with Scott Johnson and Brian Ibbott, and find her projects and work at https://about.me/nicolespagThanks go out to Audie Norman (@TheAudieNorman) for the album art. Outro music In Pursuit provided by Purple-Planet.comSupport the show by going to patreon.com/wyhsVisit tvstravis.com for more shows and projects from TVsTravis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does it take to transform a 500-person staffing company and restore profitability while maintaining high engagement and renewed purpose? In this episode of The Resilient Recruiter, you'll hear how one leader rebuilt culture and strengthened organizational performance through people-first leadership, without sacrificing values or authenticity. After joining the company as a trainee in 2001, Matthew Wragg eventually became CEO in 2022. In this conversation, he shares the inside story of the business transformation at Gattaca PLC: removing executive offices, tying leadership bonuses to employee engagement, and launching a new cultural framework that turns values into specific, observable behaviors. We also dive into his personal lessons from two decades in recruitment, including the wins and mistakes that shaped his approach to growth, leadership, and resilience. Episode Highlights [05:46] How Matthew got into recruitment and why he stayed with one company [14:23] From trainee to CEO: lessons in ambition and internal branding [22:00] The £30M deal they lost—and how they won it back [30:55] Using culture and values to improve employee engagement [46:01] Removing executive offices and linking pay to engagement scores [49:48] How “Changing Up the Game” became a strategic reset during COVID [52:18] Aligning the team around clear, behavioral definitions of company values [59:29] How Gattaca is thinking about AI adoption Losing a £30M Dealand Using It to Win Future Business Matthew shares how Gattaca lost a £30M contract despite having the experience, pricing, and capability. The reason? They didn't take the time to understand the client. He took responsibility, re-engaged with the customer over 12 months, and eventually won the deal back—this time at a 70% higher price. This loss prompted a shift in sales culture: more discovery, less assumption; more trust, less volume. It was a turning point in how Gattaca approached strategic selling. How Culture and Values Fueled Gattaca's Turnaround When Matthew stepped in as CEO, the company was struggling with flat growth and low engagement. His first move was to prioritize people. He eliminated glass offices to flatten hierarchy and increase visibility. He began weekly internal video updates and tied 10% of leadership compensation to employee engagement. He personally reviews hundreds of anonymous employee comments each month—starting with the negatives. Over two years, this helped shift Gattaca from 58% detractors to 58% promoters, even in a tough market. How Gattaca's “DNA Deck” Turned Culture into Performance To make values actionable, Gattaca launched a “DNA deck” that defines specific behaviors tied to each value. These are reviewed quarterly and fully integrated into performance management—alongside sales and effort metrics. One example: “Be brave enough to tell the truth, but kind enough to say it the right way.” Each principle includes examples of “what good looks like” so there's no ambiguity. No one can top-score on performance if their behavior doesn't align with the culture. Matthew Wragg – Bio & Contact Matthew Wragg is CEO of Gattaca PLC with 23+ years in recruitment. Starting as a trainee in 2001, he progressed through senior leadership roles before becoming CEO in 2022. He has led Gattaca through an organizational reset focused on purpose, vision, and values—prioritizing sustainable growth, employee engagement, and cultural clarity. Matthew on LinkedIn Gattaca PLC Website Gattaca on Instagram Connect with Mark Whitby Book a FREE 30-minute strategy call Mark on LinkedIn Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Subscribe to The Resilient Recruiter on your favorite platform.

While his classical good looks have helped, Jude Law also has the acting skills to be the complete package. We watched his most recent film, The Order (2024), where is portrays a FBI agent hunting down a violent separatists. We also dug into the past to watch his earlier work in Gattaca (1997). Have a listen and leave a comment about your thoughts on Jude.Also Play:Cinema Chain Game--------------------------------------------Subscribe, rate, and review:Apple Podcasts: Our Film FathersSpotify: Our Film FathersYouTube: Our Film Fathers---------------------------------------------Follow Us:Instagram: @ourfilmfathersTwitter / X: @ourfilmfathersEmail: ourfilmfathers@gmail.com

Join us as we discuss the 1997 sci fi film GATTACA with our pal Evan on Left of the Projector! From LoP: 'In this episode, we analyze the 1997 sci-fi film Gattaca, directed by Andrew Niccol, alongside Wythe Marshall and Chris Pickett from the "Why We Roll" podcast. We examine the film's portrayal of a future shaped by genetic engineering and social stratification, contrasting 'valids' and 'in-valids' in a society that discriminates based on genetics. Our discussion highlights the film's casting choices and the moral ambivalence surrounding its individualistic narrative, embodied by Vincent's journey to overcome systemic barriers. We also reflect on the film's aesthetic and its critique of reliance on genetics, acknowledging its limitations in addressing classism.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Xander makes his third appearance on CooperTalk. He started off playing minor roles in 1981, with appearances in Remington Steele, Miami Vice, Moonlighting and countless other series. Much later, he also appeared on The X-Files, CSI, ER and Law & Order. As for the big screen, he counts Sid & Nancy, North Country, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, A Few Good Men, Apollo 13, Gattaca, The Rock, Air Force One, Spawn, Amistad, and Timecode as some of his credentials. In 2001, he bagged a recurring spot as George Mason, head of the Counter Terrorist Unit on the hit series 24. His character was killed off in season 2. In 2009, he was cast on the NBC sci-fi series Day One, which follows apartment residents who survive an unknown worldwide catastrophe. From 2010 to 2012, he starred on The CW's Nikita as the villain Percy. In the following years, he was seen on Being Human, Longmire, Louder than Words, Salem, The Mentalist, Justified, 12 Monkeys, Aquarius and numerous other shows. Most recently he played Gregory in The Walking Dead, co-starred in LAbrynth with Johnny Depp and Forrest Whitaker, and stars in No Address. 

The Second Part in our Brothers Brought Low Trilogy How could there ever be a cult classic for a wide release starring Uma Thurman? Wouldn't everyone pause to gaze at her beauty and charisma? Of course as I type up these very show notes I'm reminded of finally catching up with EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES and being horrified at what my favorite screen goddess did which nearly RUINED the career of one Gus Van Sant before he could make his 1998 classic PSYCHO. But as the chosen film (I'm getting to it) GATTACA shows us... nobody's perfect. Even Ethan Hawke. Especially Ethan Hawke when he shares the screen with Jude Law. Enjoy! Patreon supporters get access to monthly bonus episodes including previous years of Movie Book Club! Bluesky: @trilogyintheory Letterboxd: @projectingfilm & @webistrying Artwork by: @nasketchs Find out more at https://trilogyintheory.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

What if a single number, derived from your DNA, could predict your income, education level or even who you're likely to marry? In his new book “The Social Genome,” Princeton University sociologist Dalton Conley explores the science behind how our genes are shaping our society in ways that are both profound and unsettling.Conley explains how our genes, and the genes of those around us, are influencing our lives in ways we barely understand—from fertility clinics selecting embryos based on genetic traits to the rise of “genetic sorting” in everything from dating to zip codes. He also debunks the idea of nature versus nurture, revealing how deeply intertwined they truly are.Are we heading toward a future of genetically coded inequality? And what policies and conversations are urgently needed to ensure we don't cross the line from science into dystopia?

Check out this Encore show from March 26, 2025 Father John Paul Erickson joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Movies (4:06) what are the dangers of movies the spiritual life Father shares a movie which he really enjoys (13:52) Sean - The Adventures of Robinhood from 1938. It's a very Catholic movie. Had a good impression on my life. Saw it when I was 6. Greg – Nefarious outstanding movie. Certain groups played it off as a horror film. It's good vs. evil. Some have avoided it because it deals with evil. The guy who did it also did God is Not Dead. One priest said every priest should see it for giving advice for confession. Mark - Calvary...Irish Film. 10 years old. About a priest who really lays down life for his flock. (22:47) Break 1 John - Of Gods and Men...French film. About monks serving souls in north Africa. Based on a true story. Barb - The Shack...about what it's like to be God and sacrifice your son. It shows God sacrificed his son as this guy sacrificed his daughter. Bring your tissues. (29:50) Nels - The Last Supper....newly released film. Emphasis on Judas in that movie. Miriam - 7th Heaven...1930's. Star5ring Jimmy Stewart. Unlikely love story ever told. Mention of God in the movie. He's an atheist and then things happen. My favorite movie. (35:43) Break 2 Roland - Journey to Bethlehem....nativity story. Silence...the story of the Japanese Martyrs. Ignition Martyrs (39:16) Matt - Beckett, and the Cardinal. Excommunication scene in Beckett is most powerful scene. The Cardinal being more recent. Pope Benedict was advisor for this movie. Came out when V2 was written. Patrick shares some movie recommendation from listeners who write in. Roxanne - The Most Reluctant Convert...untold story of CS Lewis. Very good. (43:02) Jean - King of Kings...1925. It's a silent movie and beautiful. Eric - The Scarlet and the Black. Based off the Scarlet Pimpernel. Hides thousands of Jews during WWII. I think it's a must see. Resources - Spiritual Movies: Babette’s Feast (1987) The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Nefarious (2023) Calvary (Irish film) (2014) Of Gods and Men (2010) The Mission (1986) Arrival (2016) The Blue Kite (Chinese) (1993) The Shack (2017) The Last Supper (2025) The Chosen (series) (2017 – present) Seventh Heaven (1937) A Hidden Life (2019) A Man for All Seasons (1966) All That Remains: Dr. Takashi Nagai (2016) Journey to Bethlehem (Christmas) ( Nativity Story (Christmas) Silence (2023) Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) The Ten Commandments (1956) Ben Hur (1959) The Robe (1953) Becket (1964) The Cardinal (1963) Gattaca (1997) The Most Reluctant Convert: the Untold Story of C.S. Lewis (2021) The King of Kings (1927) The Scarlet and the Black (1983) The Sound of Metal (2019) Life is Beautiful (1997) The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945) The Lord of the Rings (2001-03) Groundhog Day (1993) A River Runs Through It (1992)

Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3476: Benjamin Hardy, PhD, explores the transformative power of deep desire and immediate action. Drawing from the movie Gattaca and Socrates' lesson on wisdom, he emphasizes that true success comes from an unwavering commitment to one's goals. Instead of waiting for the "perfect" moment or external motivation, he urges readers to put everything into the opportunities at hand because the only time to start living fully is now. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://medium.com/mind-cafe/2-quotes-that-will-reshape-your-approach-to-life-194ce05586fd Quotes to ponder: "You want to know how I did it? This is how I did it, Anton: I never saved anything for the swim back." "When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you desired that breath of air, then you shall have it." "There is no tomorrow to remember if we don't do something today." Episode references: The Power of Starting Something Stupid: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Starting-Something-Stupid/dp/1609070097 The Little Minister: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1864 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the movies Gattaca, The Truman Show, Simone, In Time, and Anon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices