Episode 194: God Has No Mother (with Chris Matheson)

David and Tamler welcome special guest Chris Matheson - co-writer of the "Bill and Ted" movies and author of "The Story of God" and "The Buddha's Story" - to talk about religion, immortality, comedy, Freud, and why the secret ingredient to good satire is love. Plus David and Tamler do a conceptual analysis of stoner movies and discuss their favorites.

Special Guest: Chris Matheson.

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Links:

• Chris Matheson (screenwriter) - Wikipedia
• The Story of God by Chris Matheson [amazon.com affiliate link]
• The Trouble with God by Chris Matheson [amazon.com affiliate link]
• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure - Wikipedia
• Bill & Ted Face the Music - Wikipedia
• The Roast of Richard Pryor (very NSFW) [youtube.com]
• Dark Side of the Rainbow - Wikipedia
• Friday (1995 film) - Wikipedia
• Tom and Jerry (Gene Deitch Era) - Terrible TV Shows Wiki
• Fantastic Planet - Wikipedia
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Wikipedia
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) - IMDb
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) - IMDb
• Step Brothers (2008) - IMDb
• This Is the End (2013) - IMDb
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDb
• Inherent Vice (2014) - IMDb
• Playtime (1967) - IMDb
• Spirited Away (2001) - IMDb
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) - IMDb
• Dazed and Confused (1993) - IMDb
• Jackie Brown (1997) - IMDb
• Tin Men (1987) - IMDb