Michael and Us: Roadside Picnic

<p>Is Andrei Tarkovsky's STALKER (1979) about the Soviet Russia in which it was made? And if not, then where exactly is "The Zone"? We wade into one of the most forbidding cinematic objects of all time, but realize that the answer is only ever found within. PLUS: Justin Trudeau is historically unpopular - so why hasn't he stepped down?</p><br /><p>"US Politics Has Reached a Dead End" by Luke Savage - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/19/trump-campaign-leaked-data-voters-elon-musk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/19/trump-campaign-leaked-data-voters-elon-musk</a></p><br /><p>"Revealed: Trump ground game in key states flagged as potentially fake" by Hugo Lowell - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/19/trump-campaign-leaked-data-voters-elon-musk" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/19/trump-campaign-leaked-data-voters-elon-musk</a></p><br /><p>Our episode on Ivan's Childhood - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/263-sculpting-in-55465791" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/posts/263-sculpting-in-55465791</a></p><br /><p>Our episode on Solaris - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/317-hunters-in-64139407" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.patreon.com/posts/317-hunters-in-64139407</a></p><br /><p><em>Michael and Us</em> is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p>