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# Stuff You Should Know: Indigo
Josh and Chuck dive deep into the surprisingly complex history of indigo dye, exploring how this brilliant blue color has shaped everything from ancient trade routes to modern slavery and environmental disasters. Starting with the surprising fact that indigo doesn't actually exist naturally in the plants used to create it, they trace the dye's journey from Asia to Europe to colonial America, revealing how the lucrative indigo crop directly led Georgia to legalize slavery in the 1700s. The episode also covers the modern environmental nightmare of synthetic indigo production and scientists' attempts to engineer a greener alternative using genetically modified bacteria.
Good Time
2017
R
1h 42m
★ 7.2
"Have you seen Good Time? Oh, yeah, man. I couldn't believe how good that was. — Josh and Chuck discuss Robert Pattinson's performance in the film Good Time."
— Josh
Reservoir Dogs
1992
1h 39m
★ 8.1
"that's a reservoir dogs reference. — Josh explains that Chuck's reference to 'True Blue' was actually a Reservoir Dogs reference rather than Madonna."
— Josh
"Well, let's do our Seinfeld research on that. — Josh references needing to do research on a Seinfeld episode regarding which explorer was George Costanza's favorite."
— Josh
The Lighthouse
2019
R
1h 49m
★ 7.5
"the lighthouse was an amazing movie. I know, you just randomly texted me. — Chuck and Josh discuss their appreciation for Robert Eggers' film The Lighthouse and its performances."
— Chuck
The Witch
2016
1h 32m
★ 7.0
"go watch The Witch, which is Robert Eggers' first movie. That's right. His first movie was The Witch, one of the greatest films ever made. — Josh recommends Robert Eggers' debut film The Witch after discussing The Lighthouse."
— Josh
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