423 - Geek Challenge: Thunderheart vs. Dead Man

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Because our mascot is a turkey, and because we generally frown upon genocide, Paul and Arlo are spending Thanksgiving weekend discussing films with ties to Native American culture. For this</span> <strong>Geek Challenge</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, Paul urges Arlo to watch Michael Apted's 1992 conspiracy thriller</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Thunderheart</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, starring Val Kilmer as an FBI agent who grows to embrace his Sioux heritage. In turn, Arlo makes Paul watch Jim Jarmusch's 1995 psychedelic Western</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dead Man</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, wherein Johnny Depp's iteration of William Blake takes an offbeat journey to the next life. The boys address the major caveat of both films starring white men, as well as their own lily whiteness; determine that Graham Greene and Gary Farmer walk away with their respective movies; and discuss how both films explore spiritual death and rebirth. With a bonus discussion of Apted's documentary</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Incident at Oglala</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">!</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NEXT: Arlo's having a baby. We're going on hiatus with hopes of returning in mid-to-late January. We wish everyone a happy and, more importantly,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">safe</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">holiday season. We love you.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><strong>BREAKDOWN</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">00:01:00  -  Intro / Guest</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">00:07:15  - </span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Thunderheart</span></em></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">01:08:16  -