EPISODE · Jan 13, 2026 · 1H
103: You are the Eyes of the World
from The End of the World with Michael and Stu · host The End of the World with Michael and Stu
This week we are returning to Stanley Kubrick, tackling his late masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut. We discuss its resonances with the ongoing (neverending?) Jeffrey Epstein scandal, while also getting into some of its Freudian themes. We discuss the film's relationship with its source material, Arthur Schnitzler's brilliant Traumnovelle, pointing out the specific sort of dream logic that animates the movie's action.We open the episode by tossing around the hot new conspiracy about the Earth's "actual" population which as been "taking the internet by storm."Also, we don't mention it in the episode, but RIP Bob Weir.Bonesawmd's post on X about the Chinese population "conspiracy"Send us Fan Mailhttps://www.instagram.com/theendoftheworldwms/https://youtube.com/@TheEndoftheWorldwMS?si=xmj-2e0s58JdN8-Bhttps://linktr.ee/endoftheworldwithmichaelandstu
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This week we are returning to Stanley Kubrick, tackling his late masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut. We discuss its resonances with the ongoing (neverending?) Jeffrey Epstein scandal, while also getting into some of its Freudian themes. We discuss the film's relationship with its source material, Arthur Schnitzler's brilliant Traumnovelle, pointing out the specific sort of dream logic that animates the movie's action. We open the episode by tossing around the hot new conspiracy about the Earth's "ac...
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