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Psychic Glue - Plur1bus (2025) Ep1-3

You wake up to a new world order. All of your world values are useless, and everyone else has inherited the same priority. What does that make you if not an interloper? This week the gang tackles the opening to Vince Gilligan's opus Pluribus. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:45 - Question of Form 00:06:50 - Vince Gilligan 00:16:40 - Carol's Clock 00:28:50 - Carol vs. The World 00:39:34 - Rhetoric of morality 00:50:30 - Carol & Helen 01:01:50 - The Joining 01:23:00 - Romantascy 01:29:30 - Episode 2 Discussion 01:39:10 - The Individuals 01:57:00 - Consent 02:22:40 - Norway Ice Hotel Blues 02:36:50 - The Anglo Thing 02:51:10 - Zosia & Romance 03:01:40 - Sprouts 03:06:50 - Hand Grenade 03:28:20 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

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Michael Clayton (2007) - Free Patreon Episode

This week the boys are on leave so here's a bonus episode from the Patreon vault all about our favourite directors best film. Enjoy. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary.

Greatest/Worst Apocalypse Film Ever - Children of Men (2006)

The world is on a knife's edge. No one has given birth in over a decade. The cities are crumbling. You hang on to the ledge with your fingertips. This week the gang talk through Alfonso Cuarón's canonical masterpiece, Children of Men. Content disclaimer for death, self-harm and suicide. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro

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Slingshot Ending - The Dog Stars (2012) Book Three

Love, you imagined, was a thing that died with the world. Perhaps you were wrong. Perhaps the world never actually died. Perhaps it doesn't matter either way. This week the gang wraps up their analysis of Peter Heller's apocalypse novel The Dog Stars, this time it's all about the romance. Content disclaimer for death, self-harm and suicide. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:50 - What genre is this book? 00:13:15 - Cima's back story 00:27:25 - Intimacy 00:50:50 - Pops 01:18:16 - Escaping the farm 01:46:45 - "The" Dog Stars 01:52:30 - Slingshot Ending 02:05:30 - Movie Trailer Reaction 02:11:30 - Support us @patreon.com/zeroindent

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He Was My Heart - The Dog Stars (2012) Book Two

Wandering the countryside, eyes drawn to the earth, you can't remember ever being quite so alone. He's gone. He's never coming back. You left the quilt where you buried him, and a part of you wishes to never find your way to that pile of rocks because it means you can pretend he's out there somewhere, napping under the cool midday sun. This week the gang continues their analysis of Peter Heller's 2012 novel The Dog Stars, this time it's all about revelations and drinking milk. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:01 - Male Perspective vs. Male Gaze 00:19:15 - Mourning Jasper (coming home) 00:42:05 - Combat & Leaving 01:02:00 - The Flight 01:21:15 - The Arrival 01:34:50 - Ceima (Holiday) 01:44:30 - Dad Plane Maths 01:54:50 - Morality 02:05:00 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

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Prop Plane Apocalypse - The Dog Stars (2012) Book One

Dog. Man. Plane. Bangley. After the end of the world things narrow to a simple pattern and life becomes simple: survive one more day. Then the next day. This week the gang discusses Peter Heller's 2012 unique apocalypse novel The Dog Stars. Content disclaimer for death, self-harm and suicide. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps

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Explaining (?) The Zone - Stalker (1979)

The Room. The Stalker. The Zone. All that lays ahead and all that lays behind are contained and bounded by The Room. All you need do is step forward and discover who you really are. This week the gang attempts to decode Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 masterpiece Stalker. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:11:30 - Film Production 00:28:10 - Wax work opening 00:41:45 - Re-Entering The Zone 01:01:07 - The Long Way 01:20:00 - Big Weird Nap 01:34:30 - Strange Sewers 01:45:00 - The "Wish" 02:08:00 - The "Room" 02:20:19 - Christian reading 02:39:00 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

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Vampire Apocalypse Blues - I Am Legend (1954)

They come at night: every night. They call your name in the dark. They fling themselves at the walls and doors and roof. They will get in, eventually. How long can you last? This week the gang talks Richard Matheson's 1954 apocalpyse horror, I Am Legend to finally answer the question: what is a zombie? Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:19:00 - Robert, the every man 00:31:30 - Vampire Logic (and sex) 00:57:15 - Structuring Devestation 01:26:20 - Monk vs. Women 01:44:30 - Ruth 02:05:00 - Robert's death (I am Legend) 02:17:46 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

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A Knightly Apocalypse - After London (1885)

Feudal Japan, Saxony England and the end of the world loom over your choices. All is gone to ash and sulfur, but you're still here, left with a choice. To take up the mantle of the adventurer, or to be confined to your stead forever? This week Pat's on leave so David and J.M. read the original *original* apocalypse novel by Dick Jefferies. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps

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Extinction At Last - On The Beach (1957) Part 3

The end of the world occurs at beach in Port Phillip Bay of all places, and you sit in your big car and stare at the grey counterspectacle, hoping in the final instance to see some aspect of how the world came to be. This week we cover the closing chapters, and closing days, of Neil Shute's apocalypse novel On The Beach. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Book complications 00:24:00 - Extinction politics 00:41:10 - Who goes last 01:07:00 - Dwight and Moira 01:23:50 - Peter and Mary 01:32:20 - Dwight's loyalties 01:38:40 - Substance of reality 01:59:40 - How it ends

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Enemies of Art - On The Beach (1957) Part 2

When it all comes down we must endure the worst type of person. A vapid, shallow, military man. This week we discuss Neil Shute's On The Beach and how it relates to gender politics and the economics of the time. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Neil Shute's opus 00:16:16 - Faith & Gender 00:45:45 - Dwight: art enemy 01:07:40 - Brandy taste test 01:10:22 - Dwight & Moira 01:47:20 - Chicken Tangent 01:54:10 - Last ever grand prix

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Original Australian Apocalypse - On The Beach (1957) Part 1

Melbourne, Australia: nuclear winter approaches as the equatorial winds shift each year. You have twelve months left on the outside, more likely eight, and six on the inside. What will you do with the time you have left? This week we discuss the introductory section of Neil Shute's confronting apocalypse novel set in Patrick and David's backyard. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - High level thoughts 00:23:01 - The Submarine & Dwight 00:43:44 - Australian vs. American 01:15:20 - Domino Effect "American Empire" 01:31:42 - Australian Summer 01:48:40 - Apocalypse Inception 01:59:30 - Ultimate solution 02:05:50 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

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It's a weapon! - The Book of Eli (2009)

The book itself you recall - the sentiment, the heft of it. And if you really concentrate, you can remember some of the words, but never complete sections. You wonder idly if there's a copy left in the wold now that it has emptied. You imagine probably in the basement of a church or tucked into the pocket behind a seat in an abandoned car. This week we talk through Denzel Washington's action flick, The Book of Eli Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - It begins! 00:02:30 - Junk food film 00:15:30 - Can Eli see? 00:27:30 - Baddest motherf-er 00:53:30 - Solara 01:14:55 - Final showdown 01:34:45 - Reciting the bible 01:46:15 - Bizarre Ending 01:58:00 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

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We only read this book once - The Road (2006) Part 3

Apocalypse and endings. Literature. Meaning. It all blows away on the sands of a dead shore. A counterspectacle of what was, alighting some part of how it came to be, yes, and some part of what it could have been. We are ruinous creatures, aren't we? This week: the end of Cormac McCarthy's legendary novel The Road and it's bleak. Shocker. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:30 - We don't like the book? 00:16:45 - Serpents & Metaphors 00:27:25 - The meaning of art 00:48:15 - The fading world 00:57:05 - Oceans 01:09:40 - Oncoming demise 01:29:07 - Collapsing of meaning 01:42:12 - Trains and time 01:51:50 - The man's end 02:09:49 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent

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Old Men and Petty Gods - The Road (2006) Part 2

Rain spoils against your back. You can feel the damp on your neck and inside your rotting shoes. The ropes binding your pack chafe, and you wonder, idly, if you were always meant for this. You think perhaps you were. That in some other heaven where things did not go wrong that you were the omen that brought everything down. Freezing to death. A reprieve in a mysterious bunker. The team continues through the heart of McCarthy's The Road. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - it begins! 00:03:03 - hot or cold? 00:11:32 - Farmhouse blues 00:33:30 - Water? Acquifers? 00:44:46 - The good guys 01:03:40 - The pre-bunker 01:17:30 - The Bunker Problem(s) 01:58:05 - Old men & gods 02:20:14 - The end 02:30:00 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent

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The “Perfect” Modern Novel - The Road (2006) Part 1

Fall literature spoils on the bloated wooden boards. You recognise the shape of names--fiction you once knew and loved--now reduced to damp, cloggy promises that threaten your balance. The world has emptied out, yet these recollections stick to the sky, unbidden. This week the gang cracks into Cormac McCarthy's seminal classic, The Road (2006) and try to unpick the behemoth that is the novel. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - It begins 00:03:05 - Peak Modern Novelist 00:11:20 - How to read The Road 00:22:15 - To zombie or not to zombie 00:34:00 - Dialogue formatting 00:51:30 - A day to model all days 00:59:23 - Phantom worlds 01:07:05 - Things come apart 01:14:12 - Mandel's opposition 01:27:04 - Freezing, starving, zombie? 01:42:46 - The Wallet (and time) 01:48:15 - David gets recognised 01:51:55 - Reflections on endings 02:06:40 - The wife 02:27:54 - The action scene 02:41:55 - God (just a small topic) 02:52:15 - The Boy and The Dog 03:00:00 - All is gone to grey 03:10:51 - Mad Max Warband (content warning) 03:16:18 - Content Warning: Pedophilia & Rape 03:25:30 - J.M. Thesis 03:31:15 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent Cormac McCarthy's Secret (Teenage) Muse: Editor Reviews by Siobhan Brier Aguilar https://youtu.be/Ctgp2gyyON0

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David's 2025 Media Tier List - Free Patreon Preview

Click here to listen to the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/zeroindent-bonus-145965273 Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary.

HOW DARE YOU - Silent Night (2021)

You iron the shirt one more time, just in case. Your partner watches you from the corner of their eye, pretending to be distracted by the news. You've had it on for a week straight now, muted with the subtitles on. Barely able to leave the couch save for the essentials. You keep waiting for the moment it turns out to be a mistake. Of course it's a mistake. And then very suddenly it's the *the* night, and not until you sit in the car with the cardboard containing your pill in the breast pocket of your jacket that it becomes real. The gang see out the year with the only Christmas Apocalypse film David could find, Silent Night, a blistering black comedy. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - it begins! 00:03:15 - High level thoughts 00:21:19 - What's it about 00:34:00 - Cursed Dinner/Climate 00:44:15 - Sandra: The WORST 01:00:15 - Last night on Earth 01:19:25 - Art's chicken adventure 01:40:20 - Everyone dies at the end 01:53:00 - Keira Knightley Minute 02:00:00 - Support us @ patreon.com/zeroindent

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No Star Burns Forever - Sea of Tranquility (2022) Part 2

The steady trickle of the river reminds you of home, but as you blink, you find yourself not on the abandoned streets of Night City, rather, the glittering white pillars and spires of Colony One surround you. There can be such oppression in order, can't there? This week the cast analyses Emily St John Mandel's conclusion to a trilogy of novels to try and figure out what exactly is going on. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - it begins! 00:03:50 - High concept vs. theme 00:29:42 - Gasperry's destiny 00:55:05 - Maximal vs. minimal novel 01:05:37 - Olive's cursed lockdown 01:14:50 - Apocalyptic realism 01:24:50 - The injuies we sustain 01:38:38 - File corruption 02:22:00 - Mandel house style 02:31:30 - Gasperry's retirement 02:45:24 - Ending a trilogy 02:54:00 - Support us at patreon.com/zeroindent

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No Good Chickens - Sea of Tranquility (2022) Part 1

Caiette sleeps beyond the treeline. Here in the forest you are truly alone. Your loafers perch on the lip where the sand meets the sucking mud. Here, so far from the world, there may as well not be a world at all. The horizon and the trees are the only real thing. This week the team try to peel back the layers of Emily St John Mandel's perplexing time travel novel Sea of Tranquility. Support Us Merch & Books: underink.press The Publication: zeroindent.com Bonus episodes: patreon.com/zeroindent Disclaimer I believe all copyrighted content used falls under Fair use as it is used for the purposes of commentary and criticism, and does not represent a market substitute for any of the original works as no original audio is used, and all footage is used with transformative commentary. Timestamps 00:00:00 - The Sci Fi Twist 00:16:40 - Evolution of Mandel's Structure 00:27:45 - Edwin The "Loser" 00:48:15 - Back to Caiette 01:03:30 - To sequel or not to sequel 01:13:38 - Mirella 01:39:00 - Last Book Tour On Earth 02:36:05 - Gasperry In The Future

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