Relevant To Our Interests Podcast

  Notes Next Gen, a Netflix original animated series is giving a dive into on this episode. Frank gives a quick run down on the plot, then the guys talk about the voice actors performances. John talks about a few significant moments near the end of the film as well as the staging and art direction. Then it's an exploration of the themes of the film: Frank talks about consumerism's presence in the movie, and how planned obsolesce has become so ubiquitous to our society that it's presence in film and television is almost expected. The discussion then turns to "Robot Morality" and they compare this films robots with the Asmovian 3 Laws of Robotics, and touch on AI in general.  The next thematic element is bullying. John's experience working with troubled elementary school children gives him the background to delve into some of the complexities when dealing with bullying.Then John discusses the subtle world building of the film, before Frank brings up the central theme of understanding what's precious. Frank an