Empathy Machines
Eric Abraham, Scott Anderson
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Each episode focuses on a particular director, with co-hosts Scott Anderson and Eric Abraham each selecting four films for discussion. The conversation explores the themes, directorial choices, and narrative structure of the chosen works. While listeners are welcome to tune in even if they haven't seen the movies, each episode contains spoilers from the start.
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Gone Girl 17.08.2026 1h 23minThe husband of a missing woman becomes the main suspect in her disappearance. David Fincher. 2014. -
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 05.08.2026 1h 16minJournalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided by eccentric hacker Lisbeth Salander in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years. David Fincher. 2011. -
The Social Network 27.07.2026 1h 30minAs Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. David Fincher. 2010. -
The Zone of Interest 08.07.2026 1h 19minThe commandant of Auschwitz and his wife strive to build a dream life for their family in a house next to the camp. Johnathan Glazer. 2023. -
Under the Skin 30.06.2026 1h 13minA mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. Johnathan Glazer. 2013. -
Birth 05.06.2026 1h 24minA young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn. Johnathan Glazer. 2004. -
Sexy Beast 28.05.2026 1h 16minBrutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them. Johnathan Glazer. 2000. -
Titanic 15.05.2026 1h 25minA young aristocrat falls in love with a poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated RMS Titanic. James Cameron. 1997. -
The Abyss 03.04.2026 1h 31minA civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species. James Cameron. 1989. -
Terminator 2: Judgement Day 09.03.2026 1h 34minA cyborg from the future, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten-year-old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg. James Cameron. 1991. -
The Terminator 09.02.2026 1h 37minA cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction. James Cameron. 1984. -
The Best of 2025 20.01.2026 1h 43minFor our 50th episode we cover our personal favourite movies of 2025. -
Flora and Son 10.01.2026 1h 33minA single mom at war with her son is trying to find a hobby for him. One day, she rescues a guitar from a dumpster. John Carney. 2023. -
Begin Again 16.12.2025 1h 14minA chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents. John Carney. 2013. -
Sing Street 08.12.2025 1h 21minA young lad notices a beautiful girl who begins to occupy his thoughts. While struggling with poverty, personal relationships and life's woes, he starts a band, hoping to catch her attention. John Carney. 2016. -
Once 18.11.2025 58minA modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story. 2006. John Carney. -
Halloween Special Part Two - Doctor Sleep 06.11.2025 1h 17minYears following the events of The Shining (1980), a now-adult Dan Torrance must protect a young girl with similar powers from a cult known as The True Knot, who prey on children with powers to remain immortal.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/pecan-pie/pumpkin-hollowLicense code: BIAKSFKPDNIIUMX4 -
Halloween Special Part One - The Shining (1980) 30.10.2025 1h 33minA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where a sinister presence influences the father into violence. At the same time, his psychic son sees horrifying forebodings from both the past and the future.Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/pecan-pie/pumpkin-hollowLicense code: BIAKSFKPDNIIUMX4 -
Bonus Episode - One Battle After Another 09.10.2025 1h 53minWhen their evil enemy resurfaces after 16 years, a group of ex-revolutionaries reunite to rescue the daughter of one of their own. Paul Thomas Anderson. 2025. -
Wild Goose Lake (Nanfang Chezhan De Juhui) 26.09.2025 1h 13minA gangster on the run sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam. Diao Yinan. 2019.
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