Ponders Over Popcorn is a podcast about movies! Every other week, Dora and Emily talk about a different movie they seen recently, and…ponder, if you will, over the movie’s themes and ideas. They discuss a wide variety of films (and make a wide variety of bad jokes) but always like to try and get at the heart of each movie. At the end of the episode, they explain what “kernel of truth” they took away from the movie they watched.
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When an American pilot on loan to the RAF shoots down three British spitfires in his own squadron, and then crash-lands at a German airbase in Holland, the Nazi SS have more than a few questions about his identity. Who is this American? A deserter? A traitor? A maniac? Or truly a German spy as he claims to be? Before they can interrogate him to find the answers, Henrik escapes the airbase and travels on foot to Amsterdam for mysterious reasons of his own. Apparently he has returned from Amer ...
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For this episode we watched: Inside Llewyn Davis! Covered topics include: folk music, depression, and the American Dream.In which Dora and Emily finally discuss a film by the Coen brothers. Dora wonders about the definition of failure and Emily advocates for a healthy dose of pessimism in life.Thanks for listening! As always, we can be found on Twi…
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For this episode we watched: Arrival! Covered topics include: language, self-determination vs. fate, and the process of grief.In which Dora and Emily chat about an unusual science-fiction film. Dora discusses seeing life as linear vs. a collection of moments and Emily advocates for living a life you can be proud of.Thanks for listening! As always, …
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For this episode we watched: Thelma & Louise! Covered topics include: feminism and the depiction of women in film.In which Dora and Emily talk about a classic feminist film! Dora advocates for watching films that are about experiences outside of your own and Emily reminds us to distinguish between what society tells us to do versus what we actually…
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For this episode we watched: But I'm a Cheerleader! Covered topics include: LGBT themes in film, gender stereotypes, and the effectiveness of satire in film.In which Emily, Dora, and special guest Kai take a look at a LGBT film classic. Emily stresses the importance of authenticity and being your true self, Dora reminds everyone that they're not al…
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For this episode we watched: Fantasia! Covered topics include: abstractionism in animation, optimism in Disney films, and the role of children’s movies.In which Emily, Dora, and special guest Deina take a look at a classic Disney film. Deina mentions the importance imagination plays in how we appreciate life, Dora recommends looking to unusual plac…
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For this episode we watched: 500 Days of Summer! Covered topics include: expectation vs. reality in relationships, the genre of romantic comedies or romance in general, and how to treat people right in relationships.In which Emily and Dora do a lot of relationship talk! But in a good way. Emily advises against the idea that another person will "com…
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For this episode we watched: The Wind Rises! Covered topics include: implications of art being used for politics, Hayao Miyazaki's directorial style, living in the present, and the beauty of art and creation.In which Emily, Dora, and special guest Imani finally tackled a Studio Ghibli film! Emily still believes you should live in the moment, Dora l…
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For this episode we watched: Thirst! Covered topics include: religious guilt, morality in vampire stories, old vs. new vampires, and South Korean cinema.In which Emily and Dora explore a South Korean horror film! Here be vampires, folks! Emily advocates for authenticity and being genuine to oneself, and Dora thinks you can try to help people but yo…
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For this episode we watched: Inception! Covered topics include: issues of free speech and censorship, violence in media, and the relationship between shame and grief.In which Emily and Dora should really consider changing the tagline of this show to "a podcast sometimes about movies, mostly about our own angst." Emily ruminates on the social respon…
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For this episode we watched: La La Land! Covered topics include: the illusion of nostalgia, the misleading "golden age" of Hollywood, and the narrative structure of stories.In which Emily and Dora take a critical stab at the glorification of old Hollywood. Emily warns against the lure of nostalgia and questions what we mean by "classic" film, and D…
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For this episode we watched: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World! Covered topics include: healthy relationships, diversity in film, and how to both love and be critical of a piece of media.In which Emily, Dora, and special guest Lauren take a retrospective look at a movie they enjoyed as teenagers. Emily goes in deep, Dora just really likes Metric, and Lau…
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Check out my first eNovel Flight of the Cosmonaut at Amazon Kindle or UntreedReads.com.
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Henrik sabotages the V-2 fusion bomb he helped build and learns of Esther's fate.
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Henrik is interrogated by a vengeful Klein and must prove his loyalty through an act of violence.
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Henrik escapes from the Holland airbase in his repaired Mustang and fights an air duel with the Messerschmitt Turbojet.
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Episode 19: Chapter 14 (Part 2): Dora-Mittelbau
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Henrik escapes with Esther to his father's home in Holland.
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Henrik makes a daring raid on Dora-Mittelbau to free Esther.
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Henrik escapes from Heydrich when his car is bombed by Czech assassins.
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Episode 16: Chapter 12 (Part 2): Auschwitz
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Henrik searches for Esther in Auschwitz but meets Heydrich instead.
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With Heydrich in hot pursuit, Henrik heads south where he finds an old farmhouse to stop for the night.
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Episode 14: Chapter 11 (Part 2): Wolf's Lair
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Henrik and Neils attempt to escape the Wolf's Lair.
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Henrik and Neils bluff their way into Wolfsschanze with a uranium bomb.
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Heydrich accuses Henrik of sabotage, but Kessler Sr. clears him with a lie. Neils coerces Henrik into a midnight raid of Wolf’s Lair to assassinate Hitler and find the location of the Jacobs family.
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Sarah becomes sick from the doctor’s experiments and is transferred to Auschwitz. Meanwhile, Henrik sneaks into the Peenemunde labor camp and meets Esther’s father.
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The doctor examines the Jacobs girls before they begin work in the Harz tunnel. Henrik travels with Neils to Goering’s airplane factory and sees the Messerschmitt 262 Me Turbojet in action.
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Henrik witnesses a V-1 launch and sees an experimental rocket.
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Esther and Sarah meet a mysterious doctor in Dora-Mittelbau and Henrik sees the V-1 robot plane at Peenemunde.
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While Esther and Sarah are transferred to Dora-Mittelbau, Henrik is taken to the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute where he witnesses Heisenberg's uranium experiment.
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Episode 6: Chapter 5: The Reich Chancellery
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Henrik meets Hitler at a party in Berlin and then searches the Chancellery for a secret archive that will reveal the location of Esther.
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Henrik convinces Obergruppenfuhrer Heydrich that he has vital information about the American A-bomb.
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Henrik returns to Esther’s house in the morning and is attacked by a British agent who has been contracted to kill the rogue American pilot.
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Henrik radios the U-boat waiting offshore telling them not to leave without him. In the night, Esther’s family is taken to a concentration camp.
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The mysterious pilot, Henrik Kessler, escapes to Amsterdam to smuggle his former fiance, Esther Jacobs, out of Holland.
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An American pilot on loan to the RAF shoots down three British spitfires in his own squadron and then attempts to land at a German airbase in Holland.
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