The End of the World with Michael and Stu
The Apocalypse is Everywhere. The End of the World with Michael and Stu is a (hopefully) insightful and (hopefully) humorous exploration of the rise of apocalyptic news, apocalyptic thinking and apocalyptic culture. Each week, we’ll be looking at a work of art, a piece of media, or an historical event related to the (hopefully not) impending End of the World.
The End of the World with Michael and Stu
Episode 34: This is the End Beautiful Friend
This week we're talking about James Cameron's 1984 masterpiece The Terminator. How relevant is this movie to our current fears about a potential future AI dystopia? How was such a tight, well-written film executed on such a comparatively small budget? How moving is the love story between Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese? The answer to these questions and so much more can be found in this episode.
We also open the conversation with a brief chat about the recent pager/walkie talkie attacks in Lebanon, worrying about this new escalation in the Middle East as consumer electronics are weaponized and the region slips dangerously closer to an even bleaker state of total war.
This episode contains spoilers for The Terminator.
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