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Tales of Our Time

This is a show where we discuss the stories that move us, what makes them so meaningful, and why others should find meaning in them as well. We tackle movies, books, comics, and more. Where there’s a story, there’s a reason to read (or watch!).

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Troy: Greek Gods Made Human

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/11/21

Amanda and Rti host Joey Chou discuss 2004's Troy (directed by Wolfgang Petersen).We talk about the ways in which the "epic historical war film" actually humanizes the characters, and the story overall, not only by physically removing the gods from the story, but also by giving us a visual touchstone for why people act the way they do. (Spoilers, its probably ego...)

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The 5th Element: What's Worth Saving

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/11/14

Amanda and her guest Tarn Parker discuss the infamous sci-fi film: The 5th Element. Directed by Luc Besson in 1997, it's a movie that has been referenced almost too many times to count in pop culture, sci-fi, and even memes. But what does it have to say about the future of humanity, and how we should approach the question of doing good in the face of so much disaster?

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The 5th Element: What's Worth Saving

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/11/14

Amanda and her guest Tarn Parker discuss the infamous sci-fi film: The 5th Element.Directed by Luc Besson in 1997, it's a movie that has been referenced almost too many times to count in pop culture, sci-fi, and even memes. But what does it have to say about the future of humanity, and how we should approach the question of doing good in the face of so much disaster?

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Jujutsu Kaisen 0: No Curse as Twisted as Love

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/11/07

Today host Amanda talks to Jujutsu Kaisen expert Megan about the movie: Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021, directed by Sunghoo Park)!Don't be fooled by the show's killer animation, and interesting world-building-- it also has a layered message about love, and the ways that our relationships can sometimes warp us into people we don't even recognize.

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Jujutsu Kaisen 0: No Curse as Twisted as Love

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/11/07

Today host Amanda talks to Jujutsu Kaisen expert Megan about the movie: Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021, directed by Sunghoo Park)! Don't be fooled by the show's killer animation, and interesting world-building-- it also has a layered message about love, and the ways that our relationships can sometimes warp us into people we don't even recognize.

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Fall Freakout: Incantation

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/31

This is the FINAL episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out!TRIGGER WARNINGS: SUICIDE, DISTURBING IMAGERY, VIOLENCE, BODY HORROR (wounds/illness) To finish off our Fall Freakout section, Amanda and Michelle sit down to tackle what may be the scariest movie they've seen..

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Fall Freakout: Incantation

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/31

This is the FINAL episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out! TRIGGER WARNINGS: SUICIDE, DISTURBING IMAGERY, VIOLENCE, BODY HORROR (wounds/illness) To finish off our Fall Freakout section, Amanda and Michelle sit down to tackle what may be the scariest movie they've seen...

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Fall Freakout: Abyssal Spider

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/24

This is the fourth episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out!TRIGGER WARNING: Spiders (very small and extremely big) Michelle explains all about Abyssal Spider to Amanda, who tries to keep down her lunch. While the plot may have lost us, it did get us thinking about the place of

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Fall Freakout: Abyssal Spider

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/24

This is the fourth episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out! TRIGGER WARNING: Spiders (very small and extremely big) Michelle explains all about Abyssal Spider to Amanda, who tries to keep down her lunch. While the plot may have lost us, it did get us thinking about the place of

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Fall Freakout: The Bridge Curse

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/17

This is the third episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out!Amanda and Michelle are back with the ghosts again, this time with "THE BRIDGE CURSE". Somewhere between the multiple timelines, and ghost murder, we talk about how you really CAN incorporate all those ghost

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Fall Freakout: The Bridge Curse

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/17

This is the third episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out! Amanda and Michelle are back with the ghosts again, this time with "THE BRIDGE CURSE". Somewhere between the multiple timelines, and ghost murder, we talk about how you really CAN incorporate all those ghost cliches without

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Fall Freakout: The Abandoned

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/10

This is the Second episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out! TRIGGER WARNINGS: Suicide, gore, disturbing imagery. Join hosts Amanda and Michelle as they dive into the gory, surprinsingly political,thriller: The Abandoned. Michelle is comforted by the guts, while Amanda is disgusted

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Fall Freakout: The Abandoned

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/10

This is the Second episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out!TRIGGER WARNINGS: Suicide, gore, disturbing imagery. Join hosts Amanda and Michelle as they dive into the gory, surprinsingly political,thriller: The Abandoned. Michelle is comforted by the guts, while Amanda is disgusted

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Fall Freakout: The Tag-Along

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/03

This is the first episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out! Today we're covering, "The Tag-Along" or紅衣小女孩. This 2015 movie (Directed by Cheng Wei-hao) is maybe one of the MOST famous scary movies in Taiwan, and it's based off of THE MOST famous urban legend in Taiwan. (At least for

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Fall Freakout: The Tag-Along

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/10/03

This is the first episode of our series FALL FREAKOUT where, for all of October (temporarily official) co-host Michelle Chiang, and forever-host Amanda Stephens introduce YOU (through a thorough summary) to a Taiwanese horror movie that would DEFINITELY make ONE of us freak out!Today we're covering, "The Tag-Along" or紅衣小女孩. This 2015 movie (Directed by Cheng Wei-hao) is maybe one of the MOST famous scary movies in Taiwan, and it's based off of THE MOST famous urban legend in

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Tales SPECIAL: And So It Begins

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/09/26

This week is a special episode-- a very large excerpt of my interview with Ramona Diaz, the writer, director, and PRODUCER of the documentary "And So It Begins". Of course, we give a short summary, and then we discuss and compare elections in the Philippines and the USA, as well as the surprising ways in which history is rhyming as we watch!!If you'd like to hear the interview in it's ENTIRETY, you can visit our website (rti.org.tw) and check it out on our "Rti Studios" program.

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Tales SPECIAL: And So It Begins

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/09/26

This week is a special episode-- a very large excerpt of my interview with Ramona Diaz, the writer, director, and PRODUCER of the documentary "And So It Begins".Of course, we give a short summary, and then we discuss and compare elections in the Philippines and the USA, as well as the surprising ways in which history is rhyming as we watch!! If you'd like to hear the interview in it's ENTIRETY, you can visit our website (rti.org.tw) and check it out on our "Rti

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A Tale of Love and Horror: At least talk about the...

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/09/19

Emily Daniels is BACK baby, talking about a short story "A Tale of Love and Horror" presented in 3 parts from the podcast series, "Welcome to Nightvale". Technically we discuss Welcome to Nightvale episodes 121 - 123. In a series defined by a non-sequitur approach to sci-fi horror, this short story stands out both for the mundanity that the parent show is known for, but also for the economical way it introduces listeners to cosmic horror.

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A Tale of Love and Horror: At least talk about the...

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/09/19

Emily Daniels is BACK baby, talking about a short story "A Tale of Love and Horror" presented in 3 parts from the podcast series, "Welcome to Nightvale".Technically we discuss Welcome to Nightvale episodes 121 - 123. In a series defined by a non-sequitur approach to sci-fi horror, this short story stands out both for the mundanity that the parent show is known for, but also for the economical way it introduces listeners to cosmic horror.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty: The Ultimate Trolley...

Tales of Our Time ·

2024/09/12

My guest Chris Carnahan and I discuss the plot of a DLC tag-on to the popular videogame, "Cyberpunk 2077". We talk a little bit about the cyberpunk genre as a whole, and then about how this particular version, in video game, may be one of the best ways to really get players to grapple with the issues the genre represents.

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