*PREVIEW* The Lesson (1987)
6/25/202620 min
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For June’s bonus, we’re joined by Ani Mejlumyan of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast to talk all about The Lesson, a strange Soviet-Armenian animated short about environmentalism. Or possibly John Lennon. Or being so relentlessly horny that you short-circuit a Soviet censor’s brain.
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First 90 secondsAni Majlumyan· Guest0:00
[upbeat music] We hit a pretty large bank associated with the, uh, caution and warning now Houston, we have an apparent serious oxygen leak. Four, three, two, one. Uh, Houston, we've had a problem.
Chris· Host0:15
He's in a roll and he can't stop it.
Ani Majlumyan· Guest0:21
Performing an evasive maneuver. Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here. Think we need to do a little more all-weather testing.
Quinn· Host0:40
Welcome to space. Space. Space. Space. Space. Space. Space. Space. Space Hello, listener, and welcome to Failure to Launch, the space cartoon podcast where we take you through all the trippy Soviet Beatles fever dreams you can handle. We are your hosts, Quinn, he/him.
Chris· Host1:06
Chris, he/him.
Ani Majlumyan· Guest1:07
Ani, she/her.
Quinn· Host1:08
And Ephraim Dorian Chris, he/him. And today we are talking about The Lesson, a 1987 Soviet Armenian, I don't know if I want... If it's a kid's cartoon. It's a cartoon. It is a space cartoon by a deeply, deeply weird animator.
Ani Majlumyan· Guest1:25
It's an animated film.
Quinn· Host1:27
Yes, sorry.
Ani Majlumyan· Guest1:28
It is not... This one is not for kids-