00:00You guys went out and talked to a whole bunch of people who like figured this out a year ago
00:04and
00:04booked their tickets in advance to see this on IMAX. My colleagues Michelle Amponsa, Micah
00:10Barkley, they really tracked down some big spenders here. Some people were willing to spend
00:15$500 travel cross-country to see this as Chris Nolan intended. Others were even telling stories
00:22about how they were staying up all night, you know, going 24 hours without sleep. What this
00:27really shows me is that when you have these big cultural events like this, young people in
00:32particular really are down to spend big and to just be in the moment. It's about this experiential
00:39thing, which I just get. I mean, it's beyond me. But the answer is people like FIFA, like the World
00:44Cup or like this. People like being together. They like being together. They want to spend some money
00:48to do it right. Right. And they want to be able to hear the waves crashing in the movie. Again,
00:52in its full IMAX Splendor because it's loud. It's like the spectacle. I think there's even something
00:57to be said about this new version of luxury. You know, only 25 theaters in the U.S. can show
01:03it
01:04the way Chris Nolan intended. Only 41 worldwide. You know, it's almost a three-hour runtime for a
01:09movie. Is it three hours? If you can be there and see it, you know, you're one of the few
01:12people.
01:12So when you saw Scarlett, were you dragging here? Were you like, you know, two hours,
01:1630 minutes? I was a little skeptical. I went in there. I had to have a drink beforehand because I
01:20was
01:20shocked. Okay. Can you make a banner, please? Foo at the Odyssey. Had to have a beverage of
01:26her choice. Had to have a drink ahead of time. But I sat there through the whole thing and it
01:30was great. Our books for the week. This is a joy and an honor. You go to college. If you're
01:35ever
01:35so lucky, you have a professor that can get it done. Barry Strauss is definitive at Cornell
01:41and you had him in class. What is it like to have the giant Barry Strauss lecturing you on the
01:47Trojan
01:47War? You know, it was pretty cool because I did not know about him beforehand. I took a class
01:52with him and another professor where they compare the Korean War and the Peloponnesian War.
01:56So it was like this cross historical analysis. It was really, really interesting. And then you
02:02picked that book. So I know you picked it out of the blue. But folks, I can't say enough about
02:06if you
02:06want to learn about this beyond Matt Damon's good looks. The answer is Professor Strauss of Cornell
02:12hones a high ground. Absolutely. And his book separates reality from myth, right? Helen of Troy
02:17was a catalyst. Myth, reality is about control of shipping routes in the Aegean scene, which Matt
02:22Damon actually says to Anne Hathaway in the movie. They kind of whisper it, but it's there. So I just
02:27gave you a spoiler. Your book is tied to the Odyssey and to Homer. My book of the week is
02:32about Homer,
02:34Homer Simpson and his family and the people who created the show and wrote for the show like
02:39Conan O'Brien. It's called Stupid TV. Be more funny. How the golden era of the Simpsons changed
02:43television in America forever. Are you a Simpsons fan? I am a Simpsons fan. It's hard not to be.
02:48It's amazing how people are or they're not. Are you not a Simpsons fan? Oh, no, I'm a huge fan.
02:53Oh, OK. I think the craft there. I could go on all day about this. But, you know, I mean,
03:00I think it's
03:01interesting. I was looking up Homer and they thought on AI, they thought I wanted Homer Simpson.
03:06And they would be right. That's what I picked. Wait, who's your favorite Simpsons character?
03:10I, I, I, you could go all day about it. I think I like the soccer ones. We do the,
03:15we do the football
03:16ones and the soccer. I mean, it's great. And, and I think you could do both, frankly. The heart of
03:22the matter is you can do Homer Simpson and Homer from a few years ago with the Odyssey as well.
03:27Homer Simpson is most people's favorite character. Mine is kind of a tendential because it's a
03:30world-building exercise, the Simpsons. I liked Patty and Selma, Marge's older sisters who work
03:35at the DMV. Yeah. And there they are at Orlando, Universal. The expression is priceless, Tom.
03:43They look like we're in, we're in the Bloomberg money planning meeting on Tuesday. That's what it,
03:48that's what it looks like. Sarah, do you have a favorite Simpsons character?
03:52Definitely Lisa. Oh, I identify with Lisa. She's ahead of her time. Very similar to her.
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