innocence – Cows in the Field

GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES (1988)

We are joined by Sam Liao (Philosophy, University of Puget Sound) to discuss our first animated film on the show: Isao Takahata’s Grave of the Fireflies! We discuss childhood, innocence, war, societal collapse, and much more! You must also eat to build a strong body and go to war. Aunt Yokokawa

THAT THING YOU DO!

We’re joined by Matt Pais (author of Talk 90s with Me) to discuss a favorite 90s nostalgia flick, made thirty years ago about a time thirty years prior to when it came out. So it’s nostalgia about nostalgia, or what some might call meta-nostalgia! We talk about the desire to hold on to the ephemeral,Continue reading “THAT THING YOU DO!”