New Podcast Episode: Disclosure Day

Spoilers #73

Disclosure Day: Spoilers w/ Guest Patrick D’Silva, PhD #73

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In this episode, Josh sits down with Patrick to spoil Steven Spielberg’s latest sci-fi blockbuster, Disclosure Day. Before breaking down the alien-human discourse, they catch up on Patrick’s latest public education ventures, explore how Gen Z is reshaping theater spaces, and critique the script’s use of classic cinematic tropes.

Spoilers throughout!

Timestamps

• 01:13 – Catching Up

• 09:25 – Disclosure Day conversation begins

• 11:18 – Our Personal Spielberg Nostalgia

• 18:29 – The Theater Experience

• 21:16 – Enchantment vs. Analysis

• 30:31 – Deconstructing the Tropes

• 42:19 – Theological Nuance

• 1:08:13 – The Progtagonists

• 1:11:12 – Final Verdicts

Patrick’s Links

• The Religion Department: religiondepartment.com — Access to accessible religious studies courses for the general public, featuring Patrick’s upcoming course on Rumi’s Masnavi.

• Substack Platform: Worlds Beyond Worlds — Patrick’s hub for his podcast episodes looking at autonomy in the college classroom and his upcoming essay series, Terraforming the Earth.

Movies Mentioned

• Disclosure Day

• Jurassic Park

• The Arrival

• Frankenstein

• The Lord of the Rings

• Jaws

• Raiders of the Lost Ark

• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

• Saving Private Ryan

• Hook

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

• Star Wars

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind

• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

• The Lion King

• How to Train Your Dragon

• Jurassic World: Rebirth

• The Mandalorian & Grogu

• Sinners

• Dune: Part Two

• Dune: Part Three

• A Few Good Men

• Independence Day

• Pressure

• Catch Me If You Can

• The Terminal

• Challengers

• Mad Max: Fury Road

• The Passion of the Christ

• The Fabelmans

• Children of Men

• Toy Story 5

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