2001: A Space Podyssey

Episode 61 - HAL Resurrection, Act I: The Mystery of Pod G

In anticipation of Dr. Chandra reactivating everyone's favorite psychotic processing unit, we're reevaluating the story so far. Since we last saw HAL, we've read more Clarke, researched more on '2001' and '2010,' talked to more guests, and, of course, we've gotten to know SAL.
What we've learned has dramatically changed our perspective on his intentions onboard Discovery, his circumstances with Dave & Frank, and his eventual destiny.
We compare HAL's personality and key motivations between the script and the final film. And we're left scratching our heads at the three card monte that is the Discovery pod bay. But fear not: the "Making of '2001'" XL Taschen book has arrived! And with it new clues!
The Mystery of the Blue Suit thickens, but the Mystery of the Color-Changing Helmet may be solved! Follow along with the pictures and have a look. What do you think? (Join Patreon to catch up.)
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Gold Easter Egg (FREE PATREON BONUS MINI)

A free surprise for your Easter basket! 
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Episode 60 - Zip Line to DISCOVERY (2010: The Year We Make Content)

We're trying to keep it together on the solar system's most extreme theme park ride: the spaceship-coupling triangle Zip Line!
As we get set to board DISCOVERY, we're looking into LEONOV's mission directive and the humanitarian cooperation between Russian and American crews.
Bak on Earth, Victor Milson faces a dilemma, how to navigate the NCA around a hostile political landscape in order to advance science.
The beauty of synchronized spinning spacecraft and the possible reasons why it's maintaining that velocity. Have you checked the orbit lately?
And we say "Dasvidaniya" to LEONOV for now and take the plunge. Ooof... Best ride this ride on an empty stomach.
Plus: the side effects of nuclear pulse propulsion, better pillows on C-Deck, and "Blue Suit Riot."
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FREE PATREON BONUS MINI: This Week in 2001! April 1, 1968

This week in 2001 History!
Wondering what kind of goodies are available on Patreon? There's already an hour and a half of bonus audio up there, and here's a bonus fun-size freebie!
Check out a free taste of our occasional Patreon closeup on specific days when movie history was being made. 57 years ago today people in select cities were witnessing the monolith for the very first time. How would they react?
Stay tuned next week on PATREON to find out!
Original music by Wes & Brad
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BONUS ANNOUNCEMENT: PODYSSEY PATREON IS LIVE! (not an April Fool's joke)

It's not an April Fool's Joke! We're on PATREON...seriously!
Check out the Luxury Pod to Clavius with nonstop service to the lunar base at two convenient subscription levels!
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HOT FRIES tier ($2 a month)
-bonus episodes
-access to the ship's commissary
-membership to the Clavius Discord server
KURITSA tier ($5 a month)
-bonus episodes
-access to the ship's commissary
-membership to the Clavius Discord server
PLUS:
-bonus monthly audio commentary
-monthly e-zine sent to your email, featuring original articles, artwork and jocularity!
-occasional surprises!
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Episode 59 - Marketing An Odyssey with Virginia Smith, Part 2 (2010: The Year We Make Content)

Flash back 40 years to the Spring of 1985, when "2010" fever went worldwide and everyone was making contact!
Follow the pictures on the episode page for a few surprises!
From cereal to Crunch 'N Munch, from mail-in clothing to calendars, international posters and stickers!
From Ford concept cars to Domino's pizzas, and stickers!
Games, games, games! At the arcade at Aladdin's Castle or at home with Adam, Apple, and Coleco. And stickers!
Plus the holograms, Barry Norman, and Crispy Wheats 'n Raisins. And stickers!
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Episode 58 - Marketing An Odyssey with Virginia Smith: Part 1 (2010: The Year We Make Content)

Virginia Smith is taking us back to 1984 to explore the official “2010” studio marketing guide! Budweiser, Apple, J .C. Penney, Target, Walmart, Kinko’s, Sheraton, and B. Dalton are just a few of the many familiar brands clamoring for a piece of MGM/UA’s massive “Space Odyssey” campaign.
Follow the pictures on the episode page for a few surprises!
Books, magazines and games! T-shirts, jackets, hats, buttons, patches, posters and shiny jackets! And who knew there were pajamas?? 
Plus: PAN-Am, K-Mart, and Mervyn’s!
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Episode 57 - Lost in Translation (2010: The Year We Make Content)

For optimum silliness, follow along with the images!
When Dr. Kovalev threw his phone at us, we thought he was just sick and tired of following Brad around the ship translating all the Russian signage. Turns out, he installed Google Lens so we can finally figure it out for ourselves.
Learn Cyrillic for "pitching" and "rocking," and the difference between "striking" and "stroking" when it comes to spacecraft maneuvering.
Dave Bowman's voice analysis and the capabilities of LEONOV's onboard computer.
Maintaining atmospheric pressure after waking from cryo-sleep (even with that terrible taste in your mouth).
And why Space Shuttle Columbia's STS-93 Mission was on pins and needles.
Plus: Mail Call from SAL, stale pie, and a real Honey...
-- We stand for mutual respect and harmony among nations, and with the people and the sovereignty of Ukraine. --
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Episode 56 - Helen, Bob, James & John: An Actor's Life (2010: The Year We Make Content)

An inspiring, surprising, and occasionally silly hour with four of the finest actors in film history.
Thanks to the Peter Hyams - Penny Perry secret sauce of perfect casting, we’re exploring the legacy and creative lives of four acting legends: Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, James McEachin, and John Lithgow. What they each brought to 2010 and how they epitomize their roles of Captain Kirbuk, Dr. Chandra, NCA Chair Victor Milson, and Walter Curnow.
Combined, their awards and accolades in film and television, music, literature, theatre and dance would span the length of Discovery.
The artistic range they have all expressed, the art they’ve created in other disciplines, and the key ethos they all share.
Their advice on acting - rehearsing, auditioning, different methods of working, and living as an artist - constantly changing, pushing oneself, and staying fresh.
Lessons for a lifetime of exploring and learning, breaking through conventions and making life a constant adventure.
We also get a special delivery from the great Virginia Smith!
Plus: the danger of the Van Allen radiation belt, Daisy makes a window, and hear Sibyl nibble kibble.
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Episode 55 - Spacewalking is a Game of Kuritsa (2010: The Year We Make Content)

SEE: Walter & Max, The Amazing Floating Chicken Tightrope Act!
LEONOV has reached DISCOVERY and is docked a safe distance away. Strap on your helmets as we join Drs. Curnow and Brailovsky outside the hatch on the ultimate thousand-yard trip through the void...
The similarities to real-life EVAs, the probability of vertigo for astronauts, and the dangers of hyperventilation and nausea in space.
The overall differences in tone and intention between 2001 and 2010 in the words of Clarke, Kubrick, and Hyams.
How Dr. Chandra's hidden Shiva Lingam necklace hints at his journey as creator of a new life form, or as an almost religious figure, a bringer of light.
Plus: will Willie Scott survive dinner? Chris Hadfield's barf bag, and let's all say it together - 3, 2, 1, "Durak!"
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