“Welcome to Costco. I love you.” Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian & Liam – with BFF of the BFE: Synthia beaming in from the not-so-distant future as we crack open the absurd, prophetic, and depressingly accurate Idiocracy (2006). We’re trading shark-infested waters for Gatorade-irrigated crops and President Camacho in our 289th episode as we ask:
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<li>Was Idiocracy always this smart, or has the world just gotten that dumb?</li>
<li>We explore how a film that bombed at release has somehow become the most referenced dystopia not named Orwell.</li>
<li>What does it say about society that Mike Judge’s lowbrow future doesn’t seem that far off?</li>
<li>Synthia breaks down the subtle and not-so-subtle satire—and why this film still hits different in a post-algorithm world.</li>
<li>Ian wonders whether the comedy lands… or whether it’s just too bleak to laugh anymore.</li>
<li>Liam confesses which part of the film made him physically cringe (hint: it's not just the opening montage).</li>
<li>We talk about the difference between satire and smugness, and where Idiocracy walks that tightrope.</li>
<li>Is the film's central conceit plausible… or offensively oversimplified?</li>
<li>With the film's conceit being that everyone is stupid, are we allowed to get frustrated with the tone for being too stupid?</li>
<li>Why Terry Crews as President Camacho might be the most pitch-perfect casting choice in a dystopian comedy ever.</li>
<li>What modern products or trends Idiocracy weirdly predicted (we’re looking at you, reality TV and clickbait).</li>
<li>And finally, whether Idiocracy is the Best Film Ever—or just the most important film people still haven’t seen.</li>
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We are extremely thankful to our following Patrons for their most generous support:
<ul>
<li>Juleen from It Goes Down In The PM</li>
<li>Hermes Auslander</li>
<li>James DeGuzman</li>
<li>Synthia</li>
<li>Shai Bergerfroind</li>
<li>Ariannah Who Loves BFE The Most</li>
<li>Andy Dickson</li>
<li>Chris Pedersen</li>
<li>Duane Smith (Duane Smith!)</li>
<li>Randal Silva</li>
<li>Nate The Great</li>
<li>Rev Bruce</li>
<li>Cheezy (with a fish on a bike)</li>
<li>Richard</li>
<li>Ryan Kuketz</li>
<li>Dirk Diggler</li>
<li>Stew from the Stew World Order podcast</li>
<li>NorfolkDomus</li>
<li>John Humphrey's Right Foot</li>
<li>Timmy Tim Tim</li>
<li>Aashrey</li>
</ul>
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Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of Mistake by Luckydog. Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor, at <a href='https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor'>https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor</a>.
Also, massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song. You can catch more from them at <a href='https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/'>https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/</a>.

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