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Episode 50: Can I Speak to the Manager of the Simulation?

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Episode 50 marks our return with existential dread, AI jokes, and an urgent request to speak to the manager of the simulation. We rant, ramble, and eventually settle into a spoiler-filled discussion of Frankenstein, questioning monsters, creators, and whether Guillermo del Toro went too far...or not far enough?


Content warnings: discussions of death, violence, trauma, and existential themes.

Spoiler warning: this episode contains full spoilers for Frankenstein (2025).



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