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Episode 12 Minority Report

Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick, Minority Report is a science fiction thriller set in near-future Washington DC where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest and convict murderers before they commit their crime. John Anderton, head of this PreCrime unit is himself accused of the future murder of a man he doesn’t know.

Welcome to the coverage of our first Steven Spielberg film, David’s all-time favorite director. Join us as we discuss the Philip K. Dick story it’s based on (the 2nd this season with Blade Runner), and its place in the canon of science fiction cinema. Listen as Johnny Has the Keys takes you into the not-so-distant future, where you may be arrested and convicted of a crime you have no idea you’re going to commit.

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Episode 10 – THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN

Following the return of a satellite from space, all but two of the residents of a small New Mexico town are found dead. A team of skilled scientists is gathered in a secret, state-of-the-art lab to discover what contagion has returned with the satellite and determine a way that this deadly pathogen can be stopped.

Based on Michael Crichton’s best-selling first novel, The Andromeda Strain is a great example of a definitive science fiction film, where science plays heavily into the narrative drive. Join us as we discuss the key elements that make this film a classic, launching an entirely new sub-genre–the techno-thriller. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys escorts you into the depths of an underground research lab where a team of top scientists races the clock to save mankind.