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Episode 6: Mad Max Fury Road and The Old Guard Dec 02, 2020

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It's a Charlize Theron-athon, as Lyra chooses George Milller's Mad Max: Fury Road for Dan, and Dan chooses Gina Prince-Bythewood's The Old Guard for Lyra. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about commodification, queer romance, and being terrified of immortality.
Dan and Lyra refer to this New York Times oral history of Fury Road.
Intro music from Junkie XL's Fury Road score.
Outro music from Volker Bertelmann and Dustin O'Halloran's The Old Guard score.

Episode 5: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Shape of Water Sep 26, 2020

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Lyra chooses Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape of Water for Dan. Dan chooses Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for Lyra. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about manic pixie dream girls, oppressive Americanness, and Homestuck.
Intro music from Alexandre Desplat's Shape of Water score.
Outro music from Jon Brion's Eternal Sunshine score.

Episode 4: House Party and Do the Right Thing Aug 02, 2020

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Lyra chooses Reginald Hudlin's House Party for Dan. Dan chooses Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing for Lyra. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about rap battles, representation in film, and fuckbois.
Intro music: "House Party" by Full Force.
Outro music: "Fight the Power" by Public Enemy.

Episode 3: Watership Down and O Brother, Where Art Thou? Jul 01, 2020

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Lyra chooses Martin Rosen's Watership Down for Dan. Dan chooses the Coen brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? for Lyra. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about bunny murder, The Odyssey, the Klan, and Lyra's resolute disinterest in country music.
Intro music: "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" by the Soggy Bottom Boys.
Mid-show music: "Bright Eyes" by Art Garfunkel.
Outro music: "You Are My Sunshine," from O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Episode 2: Akira and Police Story Jun 08, 2020

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Dan chooses Jackie Chan's Police Story for Lyra. Lyra chooses Akira, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, for Dan. In this episode, father and daughter also talk about police violence, Brooklyn 99, subs vs. dubs, and more.
Intro music: Akira original score, composed by Shōji Yamashiro (Tsutomu Ōhashi).
Outro music: "The Hero Story (Theme to Police Story)," performed by Jackie Chan.
This episode also uses a clip from "The Abridged Akira," a video by Avery Rosen and Mike Ericson.

Episode 1: Pan's Labyrinth and Whisper of the Heart Jun 07, 2020

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Dan chooses Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth for Lyra. Lyra chooses Whisper of the Heart, directed by Yoshifumi Kondō and written by Hayao Miyazaki, for Dan. In this premiere episode, the two also talk all-time favorite movies, how cruel the Seven Dwarves' parents were, and the struggle to make art.
Intro music: Pan's Labyrinth original score, composed by Javier Navarrete.
Outro music: "Take Me Home, Country Roads," performed by Yoko Honna, from Whisper of the Heart.

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