{"podcast":{"title":"Philosophy In Film","slug":"philosophy-in-film-22852","podcast_index_feed_id":22852,"rss_url":"https://philinfilm.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://philinfilm.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/f/8/d/7f8d2857de1142bbe55e3c100dce7605/Phil_In_Film_Logo_Black_1400-20240508-ftuyvc553r.png","author":"Craig Nickel","episode_count":100,"summary":"A fun and accessible podcast that explores philosophical ideas and themes in popular films. Come join the conversation at \"Philosophy in Film\"!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T02:17:32.454278+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophy-in-film-22852"},"episode":{"title":"Philosophy In Film - 101 - One Battle After Another","slug":"philosophy-in-film-101-one-battle-after-another","published_at":"2026-02-03T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophy-in-film-22852/philosophy-in-film-101-one-battle-after-another","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophy-in-film-22852","url":"https://philinfilm.libsyn.com/philosophy-in-film-101-one-battle-after-another","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/philinfilm/Ep_101_-_One_Battle_After_Another.mp3?dest-id=1744952","summary":"Episode 101: One Battle After Another This week on Philosophy in Film, the gang locks in on Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling, darkly funny, and relentlessly restless epic, One Battle After Another . Inspired by Thomas Pynchon's Vineland, the film follows Bob, a washed-up former revolutionary played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who's forced back into a life he thought he'd escaped when his daughter disappears and an old enemy resurfaces. Craig kicks off the revolution with Producer's Notes (11:36). Alain tackles the Beauclair Synopsis (25:20), charting Bob's return to dangerous terrain where revolution, paranoia, and fatherhood overlap in uneasy ways. From the Philosopher's Corner (49:18), Chris traces how the film wrestles with paternal responsibility and competence. The gang then sits at the Round Table (56:24) where they attempt to reveal the film's galactic roots while relating it to Star Wars. The episode follows a crest and dip in the road as Reviews (1:37:06) and Mailbag (2:02:55) close us out. As always, we explore the philosophical and non-philosophical terrain of the film, because when every battle leaves a mark, the hardest fight is often with what you carry forward. We have a new website! Come visit us and check it out! https://philosophyinfilm.ca/ 🍻 Featured Beer 🍻 - Chiquita Mexican Cerveza by Town Square Brewing (Edmonton, AB)","meta_description":"Episode 101: One Battle After Another This week on Philosophy in Film, the gang locks in on Paul Thomas Anderson's sprawling, darkly funny, and relentless…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7376,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/philosophy-in-film-22852/episodes/philosophy-in-film-101-one-battle-after-another/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/philosophy-in-film-22852/philosophy-in-film-101-one-battle-after-another.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}