Arts Union Science

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A movie podcast that uses the format of science journal articles to discuss film. Brought to you by Scientists and Science-Adjacent Film Buffs.

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2024 AUS Grant Panel - Part 2

Mar 01 2025 128 mins

And right on the heels of our last episode, Tyler D. R. Vance and Jennie S. Orton return to conclude their discussion on the 10 films nominated for best picture. This episode, they discuss:AnoraEmilia PerezI'm Still HereThe BrutalistDune: Part 2Afterward, they make their recommendation to the Oscars concerning which nominee is deserving of grant funding for additional projects.

2024 AUS Grant Panel - Part 1

Feb 28 2025 116 mins

We're back for this years look at the Oscar Best Picture Nominees.Join your co-hosts Tyler D. R. Vance and Jennie S. Orton as they break down five of the ten films up for best picture this year. The films include:The SubstanceWickedNickel BoysConclaveA Complete UnknownJoin us for the next episode as they intrepid duo finishes off the other five nominees and then makes their rec

AUS Future Me Archive: Special Episode - Elf / Black Christmas

Dec 30 2024 69 mins

"SAAAANTA! OH MY GOOOOD!" The Future Me Archive returns for a special Christmas episode. Join Future Tyler and Future Steven as they take a look at some Christmas movies that they should have seen by now but really just haven't. You can join the throngs of people shouting down Steven's ridiculous takes on Will Ferrell's "Elf". Then, you can join the movement of people pushing for

AUS Future Me Archive: Episode 4 - The Godfather / Big Eyes

Jun 03 2024 74 mins

"I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." Welcome to the fourth unsealing of the Future Me Archive! Join Future Tyler and Future Steven as they trundle on through the movies they've always meant to watch but never got a chance to, until now. In this episode, the odd pair take on one of the best films of all time (according to the dude bros of the worl

2023 AUS Grant Panel - Episode 2

Mar 10 2024 147 mins

"Now I am become death - the destroyer of worlds." As promised, the fall out of our AUS Grant Panel is reaching its second phase, as we continue discussing the 10 films that are up for both an Academy Award for Best Picture and an AUS Grant. Join your co-hosts Tyler D. R. Vance and Jennie S. Orton as they dissect the last 5 of the 10 films, focusing on the quality of the

2023 AUS Grant Panel - Episode 1

Mar 03 2024 113 mins

"Oh my God! You've never seen 'The Godfather'? This movie is a rich blend of genius and a triumph that Robert Evans..." We have returned! After a few months hiatus to attend to the little larval human that I recently became custodian to, the Arts Union Science podcast has returned to once again tackle the ten films up for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. A

Art. U. Sci. 8(2): The Batman

Sep 20 2023 110 mins

"I'm vengeance!" Welcome back to particularly dark episode of the Arts Union Science Volume 8. Join your corresponding author (Tyler D. R. Vance) and - back by popular demand - this week's first author (Sean W. Phippen) as they travel back to Gotham to look at the cape crusader's most recent outing: The Batman. Along the way, they'll stop to smell the warm tones, wonder who "won t

AUS Future Me Archive: Episode 3 - 2001 A Space Odyssey and Deep Red

Aug 29 2023 80 mins

"I'm scared." Welcome to the third unsealing of the Future Me Archive! Join Future Tyler and Future Steven as they continue their journey through the movies they've always meant to watch but never got a chance to, until now. In this episode, the terrible twins take on a Stanley Kubrick classic that was NOT made in the '90s, "2001: A Space Odyssey" (

Art U. Sci. 8(1): The Green Knight

Jul 31 2023 104 mins

“Oh Greatest of Kings, indulge me in this friendly Christmas game.” Perhaps it is fitting that we begin the long awaited first episode in Volume 8 with The Green Knight – a tale of repeated failure in the face of unrealistic expectations (many of them self imposed). Join your corresponding author (Tyler D. R. Vance) and a returning first author / Viking-hater (David Brown)

AUS Future Me Archive: Episode 2 - No Country For Old Men / Coherence

May 15 2023 56 mins

"If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?" Welcome to the second unsealing of the Future Me Archive! Join Future Tyler and Future Steven as they continue their journey through the movies they've always meant to watch but never got a chance to, until now. In this episode, the pair take on the strange duo of the Coen Brothers' Oscar-W