203: A Portrait of a Man

First Man. On May 25th, 1961 President John F. Kennedy gave us the impossible mission of going to the moon and in the decade that followed NASA would strive to complete this task before the USSR, who had beaten us in every other endeavor in the space race up to that point. In this episode of The 602 Club host Matthew Rushing is joined by John Champion to talk about Damien Chazelle's First Man. We discuss the man behind the legend, adversity, "controversy", the space race, a visceral experience, the benefits, perspective, music and presentation, plus our ratings. Chapters The Man Behind the Spacesuit (00:05:19) Adversity (00:21:40) "Controversy" (00:23:17) The Space Race (00:26:16) A Visceral Experience (00:30:51) The Benefits (00:37:35) Perspective (00:41:12) The Music and Presentation (00:53:31) Ratings (00:59:02) Host Matthew Rushing Guest John Champion Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager) Ken Tripp (Associate Producer) Davis Grayson (Associate Producer) Daniel Noa (Associate Producer) Ryan Maillet (Associate Producer)