# Episode 499: Taxi Driver (1976)

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Podcast: [The Test of Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-test-of-time-7050873)
Published: 2026-01-23T05:30:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2619

## Resource

An insomniac cabbie, disgusted by New York City, embraces his violent tendencies. Listen as we chat about lucrative nostalgia, the thin line between monster and hero, and ChatGPT not recognizing Martin Scorsese. You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Yeah, I'm talkin' to you as we find out if Taxi Driver stands the Test of Time.

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