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{{Episode_Infobox | title = Open the Pod, Dave (with Sam Harris) | caption = | episode_number = 247 | release_date = October 18, 2022 | length = 02:34:31 | listen = [[File:Episode-247-open-the-pod-dave-with-sam-harris | quote_source = | opening_subject = | beat_break_song = | main_subject = | guests = | previous_episode = Existential Poker-Face (David Foster Wallace's "E Unibus Pluram") | next_episode = Checkmate, Grasshopper }}Open the Pod, Dave (with Sam Harris) is the 247th episode of the Very Bad Wizards podcast, released on October 18, 2022.

Opening Quote

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Show Notes

We welcome Sam Harris back to the show for a deep dive into Stanley Kubrick's confounding 1968 masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey." How long is the Dawn of Man? What does the second monolith do exactly? Why are the humans so banal and expressionless? What are HAL'S motivations? Has he planned his mutiny from the start, or does the Council's deception make him manlfunction? Or something else? Who is the Council anyway? Was HAL meant to go through the stargate? What is the final leap forward in consciousness? The hotel room, the starchild, all the rectangles, rectangles everywhere, the music – what does it all mean???? Plus Sam has some thoughts about our Rorty episode and David tries to rile Tamler up about Kanye's antisemitism. note: there's a bit of an abrupt transition between our brief opening and Sam telling a story about Rorty in around the 9 minute mark... couldn't be helped. Special Guest: Sam Harris. Sponsored By: I Am BIO podcast: Powerful stories of biotechnology breakthroughs, the people they help, and the global problems they solve. Hosted by BIO President & CEO Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath. BetterHelp: You deserve to be happy. BetterHelp online counseling is there for you. Connect with your professional counselor in a safe and private online environment. Our listeners get 10% off the first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/vbw. Promo Code: VBW Support Very Bad Wizards