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Season 5

Episode 11: “Unusual in unusual ways” | a conversation with Jim and Lionel

Topic: the movie Vice, The Americans, Slow Horses, Azimov

Wednesday, November 6, 2024   #128

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Christian Bale and Dick Cheney

This conversation would qualify for ASMR in terms of the pacing and tone, except that we discuss the movie Vice with Christian Bale. Jim talks about his impressions of it and Lionel talks about a number of books and movies he's been watching, including 'Mordecai,' and Isaac Asimov's 'The Gods Themselves.' We talk about our viewings of The Americans, comparing the espionage in it to the behind the scenes machinations of Dick Cheney in the Bush Whitehouse. We end up getting ready for the election, which, by the time you hear this, has already happened.