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#10 - 1984
07.06.2019
55 Minuten
Released 1984, set 1984. Based on the original by George Orwell. Featuring: Attractive older men, guest host John Redmon, newspeak, Neil Breen ruling over City 17. 
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#9 - The Old Grey Hare
02.05.2019
17 Minuten
Released 1944, set 2000AD. A punny name with British spelling. Classic Merrie Melodies episode. Featuring: Deconstruction of Elmer Fudd's American Dream, Smell-O-Vision, 1944 jokes. Watch link
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#8 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
05.11.2018
46 Minuten
Released 1963, set 1997. 4 movies for the price of one. Lots of naps. Featuring: Spaceships, evil Siri, a version of Skype that doesn't work right, Kubrickian flair.  Click here to check out a 10-minute PBS explanation of 2001's themes. We didn't want to just straight plagiarize from them, and they give the best possible explanation of 2001's ethos and design!
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#7 - Escape from New York
21.09.2018
41 Minuten
Released 1981, set 1997. Eyepatche'd man attempts to rescue the President from a city-sized prison, Manhattan.  Featuring: Wireframe graphics, out-of-control crime, fascist police states, shirtlessness, Isaac Hayes.  For spoiler-free discussion, skip to 27:00
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#6 - Strange Days
06.08.2018
1 Minute
Released 95, set 1999. The best cyberpunk neo-noir techno thriller, aside from that other one.  Featuring: brain-scanning tech, urban unrest, militarized police, VR sex, and more 90s per minute than any other movie 
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Worlds of Tomorrow is a podcast about futures now past. We don't have hoverboards, clones, or replicants, but we do have iTunes. Every episode, a media-savvy group gets together to explore yesterday's predictions through a modern lens.

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