Episode 168 -There Will Be Blood (w/ BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander)

Something about this BFF that always causes a spirited discussion. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, Ethan and Megan (Georgia's catting it up elsewhere) as we're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes as we analyse one of those gritty blokey films in early 20th Century California in There Will Be Blood. We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander and fashioning very long straws in our 168th episode as we discuss: 

• The humour present in Standard Oil
• Ian shares a story about the worst Shakespeare performance he ever saw
• We try to explain pro wrestling to Megan
• We're oddly divided about the score in the film
• We gush about the cinematography with one member of the BFE making a very big claim
• There's a crazy fact about Paul Dano's dual casting that you're not going to believe
• It's another episode where we enjoy some refreshment that links to the film
• We've got a fact about this film and another Oscar worthy film that you're not going to believe
• Ian somehow finds a way to link this film to a 19th century poem 
• We're joined by BFF of the BFE: Hermes Auslander of The Scuttlebutt Podcast
• We debut the BFE Questionnaire 
• Whether or not There Will Be Blood is the Best Film Ever

Catch so much more of Hermes on his podcast, The Scuttlebutt Podcast at . https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scuttlebutt-podcast/id1503504933 (Apple) or https://open.spotify.com/show/2n9CNB9X6QXnmvn78HBEoJ?si=ca1784afd4874ff3 (Spotify)

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Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/

Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  8:40 - Reflections & Corrections
  14:40 - Shoutouts
  24:30 - Deep Dive
  2:08:15 - We're joined by Hermes Auslander
  2:51:15 - Endgame