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The Running Man

Episode Summary

In this episode, we have quite a time talking about a terrible man trying to win a terrible gameshow, terribly. It’s the Running Man!

Episode Notes

Heavy topics:

• We really, really, REALLY hate Ben Richards
• Whoooo boy there is so much racism and misogyny here
• Sex work is just a part of this world and is totally unremarkable unless my wife does it
• A man’s sense of self and ego are more important than anything else in his life
• The YMCA basement scene! No thanks!

The lighter side:

• Stephen King's Beard From When He Was Going Through It
• The explosives thing is real dumb
• We had to read the word pudenda with our very own eyeballs

Recommendations:
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick, Bright: The Apotheosis of Lazy World Building video essay by Lindsay Ellis, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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