Episode Summary
Can the supposedly icky topic of #SexDolls make for a heart-warming film? Blake Byles thinks so and he’s here to convince me after all this time that it’s still worth the hype! #RyanGosling hooks up with another #Barbie doll in the indie darling #LarsAndTheRealGirl. Join us as we discuss Transitional Objects, the ethics of robotic prostitution & whether Hitler created the first sex doll? #PrepareForPrattle Find Blake on both Instagram https://www.instagram.com/blakebyles/ & X https://twitter.com/BlakeByles Here's the video Blake recommended on male sex dolls... https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/male-dolls/57f41d3556a0a80f54726060 and here are the two articles I read that approached the idea and industry of sex dolls very diplomatically... https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/oct/19/what-i-learned-about-male-desire-in-a-sex-doll-factory https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/lifestyle/article/the-deeply-human-love-stories-of-people-and-their-ai-sex-dolls Then check out both Mine & Blake's appearances on The VHS Strikes Back... https://podfollow.com/vhsstrikesback/episode/f7df7397f3152272502c045f5e7aa5988bf187e9/view https://podfollow.com/vhsstrikesback/episode/87518d8c1c39afd642feceab7ebbd3c4abd9349e/view Where to find the Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores Podcast… Follow this link to find your preferred podcast catcher of choice pod.link/danbores Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secretbores Twitter: https://twitter.com/dan_bores?lang=en Tiktok: http://www.tiktok.com/@dan_bores Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spiderdansecretbores/?hl=en Discord: https://discord.com/invite/CeVrdqdpjk IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22023774/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/spiderdan_2006/ Like, share, comment, subscribe etc. and don’t forget to use the #PrepareForPrattle when you interact with us. Please subscribe to The Pop Culture Collective newsletter to find out what myself, Comics In Motion and all the other related podcasts are up to week by week https://pccnewsletter.com/ I’d like to thank my patrons on #Patreon for their continuing donations it is