When the Her Majesty's Secret Service is knowingly baited into a trap, the send their best man for the job...James Bond. As Bond travels to Turkey for the job, he meets all different types of characters along the way which leads him to ask the question: what makes the good guys the good guys? Jason Crockett joins us on our 50th episode as we look over Ian Fleming's famous novel and ask the tough questions. Is it ok to like James Bond in the modern era? Should there be a Jane Bond? How do the James Bond movies reflect society during their time?

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Resources for today's episode:

From Russia with Love by Ian Fleming

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In this special episode, we crossover and give you a look at our good friend Jason Crockett's new podcast, Second Stage. In Second Stage, Jason will look at plays that are overlooked in the classroom. He asks questions like what might be the reasons that we do not teach them, the merit that they provide in the class, and how would we teach them if we got the chance. Give him a follow on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you find your podcasts.

Today's resources:

Fences by August Wilson

Second Stage: https://podcasts.apple.com/mn/podcast/second-stage-podcast/id1837828585

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When the Yoo family finally gets all of their members to America, their patriarch Pak begins a business in which he owns a hyperbolic chamber that is used to allegedly help heal children with autism and other afflictions called the Miracle Creek Submarine. However, one day when the sub goes for one of its "dives", a horrific accident happens in which it explodes leaving a child and another child's murder dead. Was it an accident though? Was it a mom who said she wished her son was dead? Was it protesters against this non-proven medical technique? Or was it the Yoo family themselves looking for insurance money? Hannah Randolph joins us today as we go through the mystery that is unraveled through the court process in Angie Kim's Miracle Creek

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Resources for Today's Show:

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

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When the evil dragon Smaug sleeps in his stolen kingdom and treasure, a group of Dwarves seek out the help of wise Gandalf the Grey to help them retrieve it. Little did they know that Gandalf's plan all along was to leave the chances of regaining their home back to the most unassuming of all of Middle Earth's creatures: A Hobbit. Jason Crockett joins us today as we look back on this literary classic by one of our all time greatest writers. We're asking the tough questions. Why did Gandalf choose the Hobbits? Do we all have a side of the Hobbits inside of us? Will Jason take Benedict Cumberbatch's place as the actor of Smaug?

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Today's resources:

The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien

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In the 17th century, Jesuit priests attempted to spread Christianity throughout Japan despite enormous oppression from the Japanese emperor. In Shusaku Endo's novel, Silence, Endo takes the stories of various monks from that time period and combines them to create a fictionalized retelling of the experiences that all of those involved went through. With this novel, Endo presents questions that many of us will be left to contemplate. How far would we go for what we believe in? What is the true meaning of sacrifice? Is it better to stand strong for those that we are leading to affirm their beliefs, or to allow our sacrifice so that they will not be punished? Nathan Aaron and Jason Crockett sit down with us to discuss this and more in today's episode.

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Resources for today's episode:

Silence by Shusaku Endo

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In 2009, the University of Tennessee hired Lane Kiffin to take over as head football coach after legendary coach Phillip Fulmer left the program. It had been 17 years since the Volunteers had a new coach. In 2010, Kiffin was gone and ensued a decade of chaotic, dysfunctional decisions that dragged one of college football's most storied programs to depths it had never seen before. This week, we are joined by Mark Nagi as he walks us through his book, Decade of Dysfunction. In his book, Nagi covers the decade that featured Lane Kiffin, Derek Dooley, Butch Jones, the craziness of the Greg Schiano hiring, and the ultimate hiring of Jeremy Pruitt.

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Resources from this episode:

Decade of Dysfunction by Mark Nagi

(link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1075446031/?bestFormat=true&k=decade%20of%20dysfunction&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-pd-bk-d_k0_1_13_de&crid=1PWT0TKSRGTED&sprefix=decade%20of%20dys)

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This week, two Titanic lovers? experts? enthusiasts? get together as Hannah Randolph sits down and talks with us about Walter Lord's nonfictional account, A Night to Remember. A Night to Remember is the definitive retelling of the tragic night that The Titanic slipped beneath the waves. Lord uses passengers and officers first hand accounts to reconstruct the horror of what happened in the North Atlantic. We're asking the tough questions. Was the Titanic disaster the end of out-and-out blatant classism? What's our opinion on the break-up of the ship during the sinking? Was the Californian at blame to any extent? We talk about these and more in this episode.

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Resources for this episdoe:

A Night to Remember by Walter Lourd

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After a tragic accident driving down the backroads of East Tennessee, Knoxville native Pete Kreis looked to pursue his dream of becoming a champion of the Indianapolis 500. Starting his career in the late 1920's, Pete became one of the hottest young drivers in the circuit, even having strong showings at Formula 1's European Grand Prix at Monza. However, a developing reputation of being a hard-luck driver combined with the Great Depression and Indy Car's new "junk formula", Pete struggled to find a ride. After finally capturing one, Pete tragically crashed in turn 1 of his first lap of qualifying at the Indy 500, killing himself and his riding mechanic. This week, author William Walker will sit down with us and talk about his book, The Last Lap, that delves into the mystery surrounding the death of Kreis. Was it suicide? Was it a freak accident? Was it due to paralysis from PTSD? William Walker will sit down with us, and discuss these things in much more in today's very special episode.

This episode's resources:

The Last Lap by William Walker

https://octanepress.com/book/last-lap-death-drive-pete-kreis-indy-500-william-walker?srsltid=AfmBOoq1vRikIsyQ3mmngfXcYX6kvL1S9qKpJTVNSqGErY1rBFO510be

Also, check out Bill's other book,

Betrayal at Little Gibraltar

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Betrayal-at-Little-Gibraltar/William-Walker/9781501117916

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