This is the End Archives – Pop Mythology

‘Don’t Look Up,’ hyperobjects, and how to make people look up

The Pop Mythologist January 8, 2022 Podcasts, This is the End Comments Off on ‘Don’t Look Up,’ hyperobjects, and how to make people look up

[Editor’s Note: This is a transcript of this podcast episode produced through the help of an A.I.-powered automatic transcription service. Although A.I. will one day take over the world, as of now it sucks as a transcriptionist so please excuse the many typos and mistakes.] “I don’t think you understand …

‘Foundation,’ Deep Adaptation, and the real-life Hari Seldons

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Today on This is the End, we're talking about Foundation, AppleTV's, adaptation of the novel and series by Isaac Asimov.

‘Dune,’ water scarcity, and saving our planet Arrakis

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Today, we're going to talk about DUNE, the new movie by Denis Villeneuve which adapts the 1965 book by Frank Herbert.

‘This is the End’ episode zero: Personal collapse & societal collapse

The Pop Mythologist November 9, 2021 This is the End Comments Off on ‘This is the End’ episode zero: Personal collapse & societal collapse

If you're someone who, during 2020-2021, looked at the world and said: what the hell, everything is just freaking falling apart. What is going on then? This podcast is for you.