David and Tamler welcome special guest Chris Matheson - co-writer of the "Bill and Ted" movies and author of "The Story of God" and "The Buddha's Story" - to talk about religion, immortality, comedy, Freud, and why the secret ingredient to good satire is love. Plus David and Tamler do a conceptual analysis of stoner movies and discuss their favorites.
Special Guest: Chris Matheson.
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Links:
- Chris Matheson (screenwriter) - Wikipedia
- The Story of God by Chris Matheson [amazon.com affiliate link]
- The Trouble with God by Chris Matheson [amazon.com affiliate link]
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - Wikipedia
- Bill & Ted Face the Music - Wikipedia
- The Roast of Richard Pryor (very NSFW) [youtube.com]
- Dark Side of the Rainbow - Wikipedia
- Friday (1995 film) - Wikipedia
- Tom and Jerry (Gene Deitch Era) - Terrible TV Shows Wiki
- Fantastic Planet - Wikipedia
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Wikipedia
- The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) - IMDb
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) - IMDb
- Step Brothers (2008) - IMDb
- This Is the End (2013) - IMDb
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDb
- Inherent Vice (2014) - IMDb
- Playtime (1967) - IMDb
- Spirited Away (2001) - IMDb
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - IMDb
- Dazed and Confused (1993) - IMDb
- Jackie Brown (1997) - IMDb
- Tin Men (1987) - IMDb
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