M3GAN (2023) Pt. 1 — A Baughtsterion Episode

The Botcast and Aughtsterion have teamed up for one of 2023's
most critical new releases: M3GAN. Sitting dead center in
the bullseye of Margot, Jordan and Sam's interests, this Akela
Cooper-penned movie about a robot companion who takes her mandate
of protection a little too far demands analysis that only two
scholars of the 2000s and robot cinema intellectual can provide.
There's so much to discuss, including what
makes M3GAN gay, where the movie sits in the liberated
AI canon, what the titular character's fabulosity signifies, and
so much more than it had to be split into two episodes. Dive into
part 1 now, and do it with a flourish.


Produced by: Jordan Crucchiola


Music by: Margot Carlson and Sam Wineman