About this episode

The episode explores themes from Christopher Nolan's film 'The Odyssey' and discusses various mythological and artistic elements.

Non-linearly begin and end your journey across a wide range of cursed islands! We discuss Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a film now in theatres and a story that’s (nearly) 3,000 years old! Pig sculpting! Lotus eating! Horrible horse hiding! Were we the sea people all along? That’s a tale as old as time....

Topics covered

• film discussion
• mythology
• cursed islands
• sculpting
• ancient stories

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