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Ep 32: Stratosphere

In the early 1990's, Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev traveled to the MIR, the then Soviet Union's version of the International Space Station. He never realized that he would basically be stranded up there and upon his return his country would no longer exist. Join us as we put together two different ideas to turn this piece of history into a piece of subtle science fiction of the near future.
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Ep 31: Frost in the Machine

McDonalds, it's a fast food juggernaut, a super chain. What's the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about them? Not the burgers or fries, it's the broken soft serve machine. In this episode we travel deep down the rabbit hole about the history of McDonald's broken soft serve machine, the couple that tried to rectify the problem, and also the existential dread that commands deep seeded questions to be asked in the face of bureaucratic dystopian control.
We highly recommend this Wired article written by Andy Greenberg. It is a fascinating read, as you'll hear us say.
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Ep 30: Makeshift, ft. Megara Hope

Way back when in 1908, someone had the idea to host an Auto Race from New York to Paris. One tiny problem with that, there's this thing called an ocean kind of smack dab in the middle. We're joined by our guest host Megara Hope who drops some pretty fun slapstick ideas on us. Be sure to listen to this week's episode and follow Meg's work in cosplay and twitch streaming everywhere @MegaraHope.
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Ep 29: Royally Screwed

In 2018, two Swedish men decided on a whim to rob a museum in Sweden and steal the crown jewels and other priceless artifacts. They were not criminal masterminds, they were not experienced jewel thieves. They were just two dudes who snatched and grabbed and made every possible mistake along the way. Can we pitch this movie as a political thriller/comedy? You bet your ass we can. Listen now!
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Ep 28: Caught Stealing

In the late 70's a man found a secret room in Philadelphia's Veteran's Stadium. He stayed there for a total of three years and no one ever knew about it. He lived out our dream, so we turn it into a film that goes from dark comedy to sentimental inspiration. Happy Opening Day, baseball fans.
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Ep 27: Compound

In the 1950's, Rock 'n Roll was basically outlawed in Russia. There was no way to listen to the latest and greatest albums. So what did the Russians do? Well obviously they etched records into X-Rays and smuggled them into the cities. So what did we do in response to this? We wrote a dystopian sci-fi about the future where people etch digital coding and information into their bone structure. Makes sense, right? Find out now!
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Ep 26: Runner’s High

1904 was the first time America ever hosted the Olympics. It was also the worst Olympics in world history and almost led to the complete dismantle of the competition. Join us as we discuss what happened during the Olympic Marathon and all those who almost died, were poisoned, or cheated...
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Ep 25: Flightless Menace

In 1932 Australia was overrun by Emus. You know, that bird that no one ever thinks of ever? Well as the birds destroyed all the crops and farmland, the Australian government decided something need to be done. Cue the Great Emu War of 1932, in which the Emus...won. We put together a kind of Jaws/Jurassic Park inspired horror animated film, and I never thought I'd write that sentence.
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Ep 24: Aces & Eights

The Wild West, a time of danger and violence. A time of gunslingers and saloons, of poker playing and horseback riding. A time when Palisade, Nevada faked all of it to gain some tourism points among the American East. Join us as we pitch our first ever...wait for it...musical film!
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Ep 23: A Thousand Faces

During the 1970's Jacques Mesrine robbed more banks than anyone in history. With a 20 year resume of bank robberies, jail breakouts, women, and media coverage; the man became a myth & a legend wrapped in a bundle of disguises. Join Rob & Nick as they pitch a stylized 1970's film around this man...of a Thousand Faces. See what we did there?
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