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The episode discusses the film STAR TREK 10: THE WRATH OF KHAN and its place in the history of cinema, particularly in relation to robots and dystopian themes.

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look at the beloved Star Trek sequel THE WRATH OF KHAN. It's a film doesn't have a robot but does have a very naughty man who needs a jolly good botty spanking. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.   TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES BRITAIN TOPS ROBOT ANXIETY TABLE https://workplaceinsight.net/the-british-seem-more-worried-about-robots-than-anybody-else/   A HISTORY OF DYSTOPIAN FICTION https://electricliterature.com/the-rise-of-dystopian-fiction-from-soviet-dissidents-to-70s-paranoia-to-murakami/   10 MOVIES THAT DESTROYED THE STUDIOS THAT MADE THEM https://listverse.com/2020/10/28/top-10-movies-that-destroyed-the-studios-that-made-them/   WHAT IS OTHERING? https://fiveable.me/film-and-media-theory/key-terms/othering   THE NAZI’S LEBENSBORN PROGRAM https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/lebensborn-program   THE MAN WHO CREATED VULCAN LANGUAGE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljSsV0CwpA   STAR TREK BEVERAGES RANKED https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/rankings/beverages-ranked.htm   WHY ISN’T THERE MONEY IN STAR TREK…

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