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“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes”*

 – Andy Warhol, program for a 1968 exhibition of his work at the Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden

Have you ever wondered how future generations will look at us?

Experience suggests their judgment will be grim. Not because of anything we did or didn’t do, but simply because feeling superior to your ancestors is as American as a caramel macchiato.

Consider how unkindly we view past generations – if future generations hold as much distain for us as we hold for our ancestors, it will be deserved. Pride, inevitably, is punished.

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War Crimes
War Crimes
#25 - War Crimes: Paper Moon / Surviving the Seventies
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or: Never trust a man who dresses like Fred from”Scooby Doo”


Hunter and Chris give thanks for Hunter’s War Crime, Peter Bogdanovich’s 1973 conman con-medy Paper Moon. Chris preaches the good news of an Okie-based, Bible-themed brew, (plus an old-school sodey pop that pairs well with your coney island), while Hunter condemns the sartorial sin known as the Ascot. In Special Features, the Dudes discuss the Hollywood New Wave in Surviving the Seventies – why did some 70s era filmmakers continue to thrive, while others simply faded away? *PLUS* Hunter and Chris share what movie events they’re thankful for in 2015!

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SHOW NOTES

00:08:48 – Review – Paper Moon
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00:31:54 – Beer Recommendation: Bible Belt by Prairie Artisan Ales
BONUS Beverage Recommendation: Peach Nehi paired with a couple “coney islands”
“Waitin’ on a Train” – Ben Wilson & The Kimberlies
00:35:48 – Special Features – Surviving the Seventies
“Wastin’ Time” – Ben Wilson & The Kimberlies
00:58:52 – Really Rad Recommendations

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War Starts at Midnight
War Starts at Midnight
#24 - Spectre / For Your Ears Only
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or: Zeebo the Clown continues to haunt our dreams


Chris and Hunter deploy their Licenses To Critique to review Spectre. Chris shakes and stirs things up with a wheat ale that’s sure to please both IPA and wheat beer lovers. In Special Features, the Dudes discuss the future of the James Bond series, and who they want to see don the tux post-Daniel Craig in For Your Ears Only. *PLUS* Hunter may be a medium to the spirit world!

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SHOW NOTES

00:07:31 – Review – Spectre
00:28:53 – SPOILERS – Spectre
00:37:01 – Beer Recommendation: Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ by Lagunitas Brewing Company
“Shine Like Lightning” – Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
00:41:28 – Special Features – For Your Ears Only
“Sisters Brothers” – Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
01:05:49 – Really Rad Recommendations

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In over-preparation for the arrival of Spectre I marathon’d all its predecessors.

Viewing those 23 films I made some incredible discoveries, dug up a couple repressed memories, and sat through some real garbage. But even the worst Bond film has a silver lining somewhere.  Below is the obligatory “worst to best” list accompanied by the highs and lows of each film.

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