Sure today Mars would kill you with its thin, toxic atmosphere and cold desert temperature swings of 100 degrees, but early on it and Earth were practically twins. Find out how the two planets diverged and if there might be life on the Red Planet.
AI Summary
Josh and Chuck explore humanity's long-standing fascination with Mars, from early misconceptions about Martian canals and civilizations to what we now know about the Red Planet's formation and hostile environment. They dive into how Mars formed similarly to Earth about 4 billion years ago but then diverged dramatically, losing its atmosphere and water to become the cold, dusty, radiation-soaked world we see today - complete with massive volcanoes, epic dust storms, and soil laced with toxic chemicals that would make human exploration incredibly challenging.
12 Years a Slave
2013
2h 14m
★ 7.9
"the screenwriter who won an Oscar for that movie for 12 Years of Slave — Josh discusses the behind-the-scenes tension between the director Steve McQueen and screenwriter at the Oscars."
— Josh
Apollo 13
1995
2h 20m
★ 7.5
"I might be confusing Bill Paxton from Apollo 13. — Josh thinks he might be mixing up actors from different space movies."
— Josh
Citizen Kane
1941
1h 59m
★ 8.0
"when who directed Citizen Kane? Orson Welles. — Josh is identifying Orson Welles as the director when discussing the War of the Worlds radio broadcast."
— Josh
Dallas Buyers Club
2013
1h 57m
★ 7.9
"then got even skinnier to play Rayon and Dallas Buyers Club. — Josh discusses Jared Leto's extreme weight changes for different movie roles."
— Josh
Mission to Mars
2000
1h 54m
★ 6.0
"if I said Gary Sinise's one's for you, there would be a Mission to Mars reference. — Josh references the Gary Sinise Mars movie when making a comment about Tom Hanks being a space guy."
— Josh
Outland
1981
1h 50m
★ 6.4
"I guess they sort of did that with Outland. — Josh mentions Outland when discussing the potential for a space station disease movie."
— Josh
Red Planet
2000
1h 46m
★ 5.7
"That and Red Planet. I didn't see either one of those. — Josh mentions another Mars-themed movie he avoided due to poor reviews."
— Josh
RoboCop
2014
1h 58m
★ 5.9
"I heard the Robocop remake was like surprisingly good. — Josh mentions hearing positive things about the RoboCop remake."
— Josh
Total Recall
1990
1h 53m
★ 7.3
"Like Arnold Schwarzenegger. — Josh makes a reference to Arnold's Mars vacation in Total Recall when discussing hypothetical Mars tourism."
— Josh
War of the Worlds
2025
1h 31m
★ 4.2
"Going back to, you know, War of the Worlds and early science fiction and Martians. — Josh mentions it as an example of early science fiction that contributed to Mars fascination in popular culture."
— Josh
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