Maybe it's because I'm Canadian, but it was interesting to listen to the latest @unclearpod.bsky.social episode on Contact and hear @jamellebouie.net get so close and miss the point. He talked about Independence Day and Contact as opposites with respect to American Hegemony. (Post 1)
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When Haddon tells Ellie about the existence of the second machine he tells her "They still want an American to go". (Post 3)
Contrast with the book where there were five seats in the pod and an international group travelled to meet the aliens (and who looked like loved ones). (Post 4)