{"podcast":{"title":"The Desert of the Reel: A Movie Podcast","slug":"the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471","podcast_index_feed_id":6745471,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef374714/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/desert-of-the-reel","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/40033773/40033773-1702701906834-241e47ae9797b.jpg","author":"Desert of the Reel","episode_count":136,"summary":"Welcome to the Desert of the Reel, a movie podcast where host Ryan Hudson forces co-host Jason Dietz to watch the big blockbuster movies he’s refused to watch because he didn’t think they were worth his time. As two passionate high school English/film/philosophy/creativity teachers with graduate degrees, we're dedicated to using our academic training to argue about and dig deeply into movies. We explore the creativity and philosophy in our films and push our listeners to think critically about their entertainment.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T20:19:57.206759+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471"},"episode":{"title":"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - De-Othering will Save Us - Desert of the Reel #104","slug":"dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014-de-othering-will-save-us-desert-of-the-reel-104","published_at":"2025-12-13T14:58:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014-de-othering-will-save-us-desert-of-the-reel-104","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/desert-of-the-reel/episodes/Dawn-of-the-Planet-of-the-Apes-2014---De-Othering-will-Save-Us---Desert-of-the-Reel-104-e3ca89o","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef374714/podcast/play/112582392/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-13%2F414319227-44100-2-a921eed8b148e.m4a","summary":"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) should swap names with Rise. But this is seriously one of the best sequels of all time. This movie is the follow-up to Caesar and all the escaped apes, 10 years after the events of the first film. The apes are met with humans, and both groups are just trying to survive and do what is best for their groups. The result? ETHICAL PROBLEMS! Perfect for this podcast. Some of the questions we ask about this movie are: Is hate more powerful than love? What happens when hate enters a community of love? What happens when you do nothing? How do we avoid one person or one example to represent an entire group? We explore some it the ideas of rewiring our brain to "de-other," inaction vs action, weaponizing love, rewiring our brains, and what makes someone truly human? What are your thoughts on this movie? share us your review or anything else at all at desertofthereelpod@gmail.com","meta_description":"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) should swap names with Rise. But this is seriously one of the best sequels of all time. This movie is the follow-up…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5031,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471/episodes/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014-de-othering-will-save-us-desert-of-the-reel-104/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-desert-of-the-reel-a-movie-podcast-6745471/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014-de-othering-will-save-us-desert-of-the-reel-104.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}