Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Believe it or not, Bruce Dern was a young man at one point. Not only that, but he was a sci-fi rebel, a futuristic hippie willing to cross whatever lines necessary to save Mother Nature. Critics liked it, and so SILENT RUNNING, Douglas Trumbull's directorial debut, sports a fresh 71% Tomatometer score.

We give SILENT RUNNING the Contrarians Treatment on the podcast's main feed, and this Post-Credits video will give you some extra Rotten Tomatoes quotes, extra trivia, some trailer chatter, and, of course, The Josh Gad Minute - all expertly put together by @nerd_scum .

As for the main episode itself:

Silent Running - Contrarians Corner
wearethecontrarians.com/episodes/2025/05/01/silentruncc

Silent Running - Real Talk
wearethecontrarians.com/episodes/2025/04/01/silentrunrt

Or wherever you listen to podcasts! (including this YouTube channel)