Episode 18: “The Library of Babel”, “Contact”

Look, we know Contact isn’t mentioned anywhere in The Nolan Variations, but it’s our podcast, so we do what we want. There’s no way to talk about Interstellar without talking about Contact, the other movie where Matthew McConaughey and a strong female lead (in this case, Jodie Foster) wrestle with questions about faith, love, science, and space. Join us as we talk about the many similarities between Contact and Interstellar, plus a look at “The Library of Babel,” another Jorge Luis Borges short story.

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