About this episode

The episode explores the complexities of the time travel film 'Predestination' and its narrative structure.

Text or Voicemail the Podcast Team "Predestination" is the kind of time travel movie that doesn’t “twist” so much as it tightens a knot around your brain. We break down the bootstrap paradox in plain terms and compare it to other time travel stories. Jon, Tricia and Michael pour an Old Underwear Old Fashioned and sit down with returning guest Pete Guither to unpack why this 2014 time travel thriller feels so perfectly locked, from the first strange glimpse of the Fizzle Bomber to the moment t...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jon, Tricia, Michael

Guest: Pete Guither

Topics covered

• time travel
• bootstrap paradox
• film analysis
• thriller
• 2014 movies

Keywords

• time travel
• bootstrap paradox
• Predestination
• Fizzle Bomber
• film analysis
• thriller
• Old Underwear Old Fashioned

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Predestination, Old Underwear Old Fashioned, Fizzle Bomber

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