Episode 127: Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

No Story Is Sacred

In this episode we discuss the 2001 film Ocean’s Eleven. You can rent it from Amazon, YouTube, or iTunes.

Content warnings for strong language, casual crime, discussions of the patriarchy, being mean to Kat right off the bat, and Kat taking that as a challenge

We reference or spoil: Ocean’s 11 (1960), Bernie Mac, cockney rhyming slang, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Elvis music (specifically “A Little Less Conversation”), X-Files episode “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space”, Dawson’s Creek, One Tree Hill, Party of Five, That 70’s Show, That 90’s Show, That 80’s Show, Pacific Rim, Friends, The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch, Glass Onion, Grand Theft Auto, Persona 5, ADHD, “Sexy Lamp” test, John Mulaney’s Ocean’s Eleven bit, She’s All That, “You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men”, “The ‘Feminized Society’ Myth”, Our Flag Means Death, Taskmaster New Zealand “best stolen thing”, Leverage, tarot, Dune by Frank Herbert, Critical Role, No Story is Sacred episode “A Space Heist”, NSIS episode “A Body in the Void”, Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo, Terry Pratchett’s Making Money and Hogfather, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Ocean’s Eight, and The Muppets

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater. Also, we’ll all be at Boskone 60 this month! Come say hi if you’ll be there!

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The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.