Jesus Christ… it’s Jason Bourne.

Our “Matt Damon Just Wants to Go Home” series continues with a movie that’s a lot more Nolan-esque than one would think at first glance.

Join Jake and Marshall (and Jake’s dog, Pudge!) as they tie The Bourne Identity to Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey, and more. Just make sure the CIA isn’t listening.

• Take a look at Empire Magazine’s exclusive Odyssey covers here
• Explore the Kimbell Art Museum’s Myth and Marble exhibit (featuring our boy Odysseus)
• Buy Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org
• Listen to Claire Danes narrate Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Audible (Only available on Audible)
• Buy Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org
• Listen to Ian McKellen narrate Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Audible
• Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org
• Also check out Tom Shone’s The Greengrass Papers on Bookshop.org
• Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)
• Instagram: @friendsatduskpod
• Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig
• Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_
• Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter

Jake and Marshall return to The Odyssey, and this section is a doozy. It’s full of the moments you probably remember from high school English class: Cyclops, the sirens, Land of the Dead, all that jazz.

Join us as we discuss books 9–12, and tie it all back to Christpher Nolan.

• “Why ‘Interstellar’ has the most accurate black hole in Hollywood history” (NPR’s Short Wave)

• “‘The Odyssey’ Star Elliot Page Says It Was ‘Such a Joy’ Reuniting With Christopher Nolan” (Variety)

• Buy Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org

• Listen to Claire Danes narrate Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Audible (Only available on Audible)

• Buy Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org

• Listen to Ian McKellen narrate Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Audible

• Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org

• Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)

• Instagram: @friendsatduskpod

• Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig

• Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_

• Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter

We’re back with more Matt Damon! Join us this week as we talk about stranded astronaut Mark Watney, who just wants to go home in The Martian. But first, he’s gonna have to science the shit out of this.

Jake and Marshall explore how this movie fits into Damon’s “home” filmography and how it works when viewed through Christopher Nolan’s work. Grab those headphones, and help us bring Matt Damon home.

• In her translation of ‘The Odyssey,’ Emily Wilson aimed for ‘a crystalline clarity’ (NPR)

• Marshall’s hyperspecific Letterboxd list (Letterboxd)

• Buy Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org

• Listen to Claire Danes narrate Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey on Audible (Only available on Audible)

• Buy Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Bookshop.org

• Listen to Ian McKellen narrate Robert Fagles’ translation of The Odyssey on Audible

• Buy The Nolan Variations on Bookshop.org

• Episode-by-episode media list (Google Doc)

• Instagram: @friendsatduskpod

• Marshall’s Letterboxd: @MDoig

• Jake’s Letterboxd: @808jake_

• Jake’s Substack: Jacob’s Letter