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In this episode, Tom and Zach barely make it through covering the first third of The Revenant. They also talk about superhero movies and the relative size of bears. With just hours to go, Zach manages to release this prior to the 2016 Oscars. This one's a good one, so if you want to avoid spoilers, listen to the introduction portion, watch the film, then listen to the rest.



Links:

30 Seconds to Mars - Echelon


Onion Article


The Revenant


Alejandro González Iñárritu


Emmanuel Lubezki


The Revenant Trailer


The Count of Monte Cristo (Movie)


"If You Kill Him, You will be Just Like Him"


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Squib


The Revenant Main Theme


The Forest Shot from the Trailer


Pacific Temperate Rain Forest


Red Dead Redemption


Tom's Bear Comparison


The Polar Bear Tom Actually Saw


Grizzly Bear (This Says the Largest was 2,200 pounds)


Polar Bear (Says the Largest was 2,209 pounds)

In this heavily-delayed bonus episode, Tom and Zach hack the planet by way of the 2003 blockbuster. There's a lot to talk about with this one. Zach also explains velcro and manages to slip in a historical anecdote.



Links:

Interstellar: No Time for Caution


Shatner of the Mount


Diagram of the Earth, for Future Reference


Yawkey Station to Back Bay Station


Loose Cannon who Doesn't Follow the Rules


Aaron Eckhart


Hilary Swank


Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood)


Stanley Tucci


Intro Sequence


Generic Watch


Not the Main Character


Table Fall


Government Agents


Serge


Shuttle Crash


Bird Storm


This is What the Earth is


The Tricky Part


Burning Fruit


Magic Laser


The Best Engineer Ever


Hole through a Mountain


Unobtanium


*Fifteen Billion Dollars


NOTE: This Film is no Longer Available on Netflix


Hacker Scene (Video)


Hacker Scene Highlights (Images): 1,2,3,4


'Phreaking' With Cap'n Crunch


Passerby Getting a Lethal Dose


Irradiating Whales


Amethyst Geode


Pike Dies


I'm the Captain Now


Dodging Diamonds


Drawing Straws


Engineer's Motivations


Engineer's Death


Tucci's Death: 1,2,3,4


Made it Out and Saved by the Whales


Very Secret


How People Leak Documents


The Core Soundtrack


Credits Again


Colosseum Scene


Velcro


The Bouncing Bomb and Video

In this space-themed episode, Tom and Zach wrap up season 1 of TallCast with a discussion of Interstellar, time dilation, Elon Musk, and the colonization of Mars. Warning: This episode spoils parts of Interstellar, which we recommend you consider watching beforehand.


 


A note for sciency people: Zach knows about special relativity, but chose not to get into it in favor of focusing on general relativity, which is relevant to the film.


Links:

The Song from Fantastic Four (2015)


Interstellar IMDB Page (currently #29)


2001: A Space Odyssey IMDB Page (currently #94)


Zach's Image of The Saturn Nebula


How DLP Projectors Work


Google in 2011


Google in 1998


Video From Episode 2


Adobe Premiere


Sony Vegas


Adobe Audition


Audacity


Jonathan Nolan


Nolan's Deathbed Scenes: 1 2 3 4 5


Dark Knight Rises Preview Bane Voice Comparison


First Shot


List of Books in the Bookcase (no Grapes of Wrath)


Interstellar Teaser


Inception Teaser


The Science of Interstellar


'One Big Lie' Science Fiction Concept


The Dodge Truck


The Carhartt Jacket


Matt Damon Makes His Entrance


Tusk


Kevin Smith


Kevin James


Yoga Hosers


Harley Quinn Smith


Moose Jaws


Spider Robot


Spider Robot Toy


Will Smith Turned Down Neo for Wild Wild West


Wired Article about Jaimie Mantzel


Burning his Degree


Traversable Wormholes


Exotic Matter


Supermassive Black Hole


Supermassive Black Hole (song)


The Water Planet


Grey-haired David Gyasi


Gravitational Time Dilation


Inverse Square Law in Gravitation


LEO


Microgravity


Technically, we are Orbiting a Supermassive Black Hole


Multilateration (not Triangulation)


Zach's GPS Example


Airplane Relativity Experiment


Fastest in Space: Helios 2 (43.63 mi/s or 70.22 km/s)


Fastest on Earth: A Manhole Cover (> 41 mi/s or 66 km/s)


Voyager 1 (11 mi/s or 17 km/s)


Gravity Assist Maneuver


Wait But Why


xkcd


Wait But Why Elon Musk Part 1, Part 2 (Tesla), Part 3(Mars)


Wait But Why Superintelligent AI Part 1, Part 2


Looks Like the Quote wasn't Einstein's


Energy Densities of Common Energy Storage Materials


Submarine Commander who Prevented Nuclear War


Soviet Missile Commander who Prevented Nuclear War


Norwegian Rocket Which almost Started Nuclear War


Bomb Accidentally Dropped in South Carolina


Extinction Events


Distance to Mars


All Planets Fit Between the Earth and the Moon


Venera Soviet Missions


Pictures from the Surface of Venus


NASA did go to Venus Once


Balloon Colony on Venus


Columbia (from Bioshock Infinite)


Moon Colonization


Planetary Resources (Asteroid Mining)


NASA Budget over Time


Us Military: "Let's Blow Up the Moon"


xkcd: Fundamental Forces


Black Mass


Spectre


The Martian


The Revenant

As promised, Tom and Zach return once again for a third episode, this time covering the movie everyone is talking about: Fantastic Four. Yes, the new one. Zach also tries not to get too deep into quantum physics and retells a story from the lost episode.



Links:

Magic Carpet Ride


Fantastic Four (2015)


Side Note: This is the Movie's Current IMDB Page


Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm (Invisible Woman)


Correction: This is the Fox Marvel Universe. It's Complicated.


Book Recommendation


Comparison with the Lead Singer from Passion Pit


Galactus (Planet Eater)


Ego the Living Planet


Doom as Anakin


Quantum Tunneling


"We Can't Bring Matter Back from the Other Side"


"Here's Some Matter we Brought Back from the Other Side"


A Jumble of Wires


Reg E. Cathey


House of Cards


Andy Serkis


Not Andy Serkis


Bad Guy from Holes


Michael B. Jordan


B. J. Novak


Planting the Flag


Touching the Slime


Nickelodeon Slime


Doom Falls to His Last Name


Doom (Video Game)


Pensive Miles Teller


Thing's Tank Throw in Action


Doctor Doom


Black Holes Evaporate


Bohr Model of the Atom


Atomic Orbitals


Quantum Tunneling (Again)


xkcd: Dimensions


Spacetime (4 Dimensional Space)


Feign


Lunar Eclipses


October 28, 2004 Lunar Eclipse


Granite


Not This Type of Indian Burial Ground

The second episode of TallCast comes to you from the great outdoors, where Tom and Zach discuss Sahara. They also discuss hoverboards, Tesla, video games, the perils of nostalgia, and Zach's quest to rediscover an elusive memory from his childhood. Not even catastrophic hard drive failure can stop this podcast.



Links:

contact@tallcast.org


Our Logo


London Calling


Bon Iver - Woods


Greenling


Fantastic Four Cast Hadn't Seen the Movie


Fantastic Four Director Denounces His Own Film


Fantastic Four Trailer


Original Fantastic Four and its Sequel


New Batman


List of Spider Man Movies


Steve Zahn and Alan Tudyk


Matthew McConaughey and Deoderant


Intro Shots and Full Video


Tragically Misunderstood Character


Harpoon Guns are Cool


McConaughey Emerging from the Light


Fool's Gold


Sahara Budget Woes


Dirk Peeking Up


Lampshading


Nathan Fillion and Dylon McDermott vs Nathan Drake


Idris Elba as Bond


Lampshading Success and the Treasure Chest


Lexus Hoverboard


Heroes on Hotwheels - Race to the Future


Maglev


Superconductors (Specifically the Meissner Effect)


Electrical Resistance


Hot Things Make Light


Superconductor Levitating on a Track


Solar Roadways


Tesla Robot Arm


Metal Slug


Metal Gear Series (My Guess of the Referenced Robot)


Mech


Tesla Watch


Google TiSP


Microwaving iPhones


Fight Club Billboard


DO NOT MIX AMMONIA AND BLEACH


Poorly Played Recorder, Well Played Recorder


Carnival of the Animals - The Royal March of the Lion


Let's Play


Super Best Friends Channel (Explicit)


Nice And Games - Example Episode


Accursed Farms - Ross's Game Dungeon: Bip Bop II


Shareware


Let's Play Resident Evil 3 Episode 5 (Explicit)


Incorrect Lyrics, Correct Lyrics


The Internet Archive


Gaelic Storm


The Song


Celtic Thunder


Batman Beyond


Tyler the Tiler


'Tyler' Does Come from Tiler

In the first episode of TallCast, Tom and Zach introduce themselves and discuss the 'romantic' exploits of James Bond as he puns his way into womens' hearts, or at least their beds. They also discuss rebreathers, invisible cars, and the fall of the 24 hour news network.



Links:

The Room



Surfing Introduction



Always Label Your C4



Antenna Thing



Outdated Cell Phone Technology



JPEG Loading



Mystery Weapon



Diamond Face's Origins



Not Creepy at All



Character Development



"Saved by the Bell"



Conan O'Brien



Rainbow Magic Gene Therapy Mask



Bond Confused by the Past



Invisible Car 'Digitally' Appearing



Shards of Heaven



Space 'Mirror'



"Your Mama"



Bond's on Thin Ice



Bond's Rebreather



Phantom Menace Rebreather



"Read This"



Inside Icarus



Kite Boarding



Q Interrupts



Playing with Diamonds



Goldeneye Game and Remake



Rebreather



Active (Adaptive) Camouflage



TallCast with Thom and Zach



Ghost Protocol Scene



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