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In this episode we discuss "Contact", the 1997 science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, based on the 1985 novel by Carl Sagan, and starring Jodi Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Wood, Tom Skerritt, William Fichter, and Angela Bassett. We discuss:

-why the movie is a great time capsule of the 90's
-why Matthew McConaughey should represent earth when we make first contact with extraterrestrials
-the line that McConaughey refused to deliver
-science vs. religion as a key theme of the movie
-does Ellie settle down with Palmer Joss?

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