The Incomparable Mothership
The Incomparable Mothership
Jason Snell
326: Likeable Jerkability
1 hour 34 minutes Posted Nov 12, 2016 at 6:32 pm.
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The epic film about the early days of the space race, 1983’s “The Right Stuff,” is on the launch pad this week. What does the film say about modern mythmaking? Can you have too much Chuck Yeager? Is this peak Dennis Quaid? Why do astronauts have to be test pilots instead of demolition-derby drivers? We’ll figure it out. Let’s light this candle!...