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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 30 MIN

S1 E4: The Animatrix with Aedan Van Acker

from Story Obsessed · host Alyssa

For episode four, I sit down with corporate recruiter, renowned Dungeon Master, and lifelong movie buff Aedan Van Acker to obsess over The Animatrix.Are the machines actually sentient, or just better than us at everything intellectual? Is the Matrix closer to real life than we want to admit? And why does a 2003 anime anthology feel more ahead of its time now than it did back then?Listen to find out our thoughts on these questions and more.Created by: Alyssa MuchMusic by: Dan D'Addeo (Providence, RI)Art by: Jorm Sangsorn (Licensed via Adobe Stock)Follow us on Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storyobsessedpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@storyobsessedpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StoryObsessedPodcast/

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