This week we are discussing the Biblical Antichrist. What does the New Testament have to say about this ominous figure? Why do some Christians maintain his return is a necessary precondition for the so-called "second coming" of Jesus Christ? What historical (or contemporary) figures have people asserted might just be this Antichrist? Is the Antichrist even a singular person or is it more of a generic turn for anyone who is a non-believer? We get into all of this and so much more.

We also spend the last portion of the episode discussing Lars von Trier's 2009 film Antichrist. We attempt to relate this baffling, troubling picture to the Biblical prophecies we discuss in the first half, with mixed results.

We open the episode going over the recent Grok incident, wherein the X chatbot seems to have declared itself to be...MechaHitler. We also give a preview of our forthcoming episode by briefly mentioning the potential MAGA Civil War over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

This podcast contains spoilers for Lars von Trier's Antichrist.

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This week we are discussing Edgar Wright's zombie comedy about the mundanity of day to day life under late capitalism, Shaun of the Dead. Featuring star turns for Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, the movie examines the question of how to live a meaningful life through the familiar tropes of a zombie picture. We consider the ways the issues at play in this film from 20 years ago might be handled today, while comparing our own feelings about ambition and what it means to be "not a zombie" in a world marked by a relentless urgency to "get ahead."

We open the episode discussing the recent horrible flooding in Texas, as well as the potential ramifications of the just passed "Big Beautiful Bill."

This episode contains spoilers for Shaun of the Dead.

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For our 75th episode spectacular, we are discussing 28 Days Later, the 2002 film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland that reinvigorated the zombie movie for the 2000s and launched a franchise that has been back in the news lately. We go over the film's links to Stu's favorite topic, Romanticism, while also comparing it favorably to such dystopian British pictures as Shaun of the Dead and Children of Men. We also note the similarities between the situation the protagonists find themselves in with our own recent experience of the Covid-19 lockdowns. A movie about isolation, civilization, and barbarism, for once, we both really liked it.

We open the episode by briefly discussing the victory of Zohran Mamdani in the recent Democratic primary for New York City mayor, and what this moment of hope for leftist candidates bodes for the future.

This episode contains spoilers for 28 Days Later but does not discuss the recent sequel, 28 Years Later, so if you are waiting to see that one, listen away.

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