Episode 305. They should've sent a poet... instead they got podcasters. We connect with Contact, the 1997 sci-fi drama from director Robert Zemekis, based on a novel from Carl Sagan. Dr. Ellie Arroway has spent her life listening to the stars, and the stars finally have a message for her. Humanity scrambles to decode an alien transmission and determine what to do with this new knowledge, and what it means for their very concept of facts vs. faith. We discuss the story's approachable and universal take on "lowercase f" faith, the eccentric billionaire who lives in a plane, that legendary mirror shot, and the rare sci-fi story that's comforting more than it is cautionary.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jORffngF9eA" title="Click here to watch a video of this episode.">Click here to watch a video of this episode.</a> 
 <ul><li>(00:00) - Intro</li>
<li>(00:04) - Welcome and banter</li>
<li>(03:18) - Non-spoiler thoughts on Contact</li>
<li>(20:45) - Housekeeping</li>
<li>(26:18) - Spoilers for Contact</li>
<li>(01:12:32) - Review Show Bingo</li>
<li>(01:17:37) - Recommendations</li>
<li>(01:31:13) - What we are discussing next episode</li>
<li>(01:35:44) - Outro</li>
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 &lt;p&gt;Episode 305. They should've sent a poet... instead they got podcasters. We connect with Contact, the 1997 sci-fi drama from director Robert Zemekis, based on a novel from Carl Sagan. Dr. Ellie Arroway has spent her life listening to the stars, and the stars finally have a message for her. Humanity scrambles to decode an alien transmission and determine what to do with this new knowledge, and what it means for their very concept of facts vs. faith. We discuss the story's approachable and universal take on "lowercase f" faith, the eccentric billionaire who lives in a plane, that legendary mirror shot, and the rare sci-fi story that's comforting more than it is cautionary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jORffngF9eA" title="Click here to watch a video of this episode."&gt;Click here to watch a video of this episode.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;(00:00) - Intro&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(00:04) - Welcome and banter&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(03:18) - Non-spoiler thoughts on Contact&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(20:45) - Housekeeping&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(26:18) - Spoilers for Contact&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:12:32) - Review Show Bingo&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:17:37) - Recommendations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:31:13) - What we are discussing next episode&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;(01:35:44) - Outro&lt;/li&gt;
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