Episode 63: Night at the Museum (Movie Night!)
Oh boy, it’s movie night! Our favorite time of the rotations. Where we can sit back, kick our feet up, enjoy some popcorn, and revel in some amazing cinematography. Or, in this case? Enjoy in some good old fashion Nostalgia as we watch Night at the Museum (2006).
Join us as we finally discuss the movie we reference ad nauseam, fangirl over a young Paul Rudd, discuss the intricacies of trying to fit the events of this movie into a 72 hour timeframe, and call out the American Museum of Natural History for its role in perpetuating elitism in the modern era. Remember kids: museums are not neutral.
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Our music was written and recorded by Elene Kadagidze.
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Sources:
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American Museum of Natural History (n.d.). The Value of Scientific Collections. Retrieved from: https://www.amnh.org/research/scientific-collections
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