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The Prisoner's Dilemma

Brendan McLeod & Matthew Guzdial
The Prisoner's Dilemma
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  • The Prisoner's Dilemma

    BONUS - Listener Q&A

    05/07/2025 | 1h 32 mins.
    We wrap up our coverage of The Prisoner by answering some of your questions.
    Thanks for listening!
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    Matthew's list of Prisoner-alikes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1olVZvAkpC6qTYzt-XvLE1DNpnZY24lP6rN69BcXgS1g/edit?usp=sharing
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    http://the-prisoners-dilemma.com
    Music by Devin Nelson. http://devindecibel.bandcamp.com
    Art by Si Sweetman. https://sifsweetman.carrd.co/
  • The Prisoner's Dilemma

    Fall Out

    21/06/2025 | 2h 37 mins.
    We reach the final episode of The Prisoner as Number Six comes face to face with rebellion, authority, and a curious sort of praise for his private war in the name of individuality. But who's running the Village, anyway? And what will Number Six do now that he's won? He HAS won, hasn't he? Join us for a long discussion of the contentious, curious final episode: FALL OUT.
    Send your questions to theprisonersdilemmapodcast@gmail.com !
    Next time: Listener Q&A and final thoughts

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    http://the-prisoners-dilemma.com
    Music by Devin Nelson. http://devindecibel.bandcamp.com
    Art by Si Sweetman. https://sifsweetman.carrd.co/
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    Once Upon A Time

    07/06/2025 | 1h 43 mins.
    Content warnings for: alcohol abuse, motor accidents, psychological manipulation, nervous breakdowns
    A clash of wills! A favorite Number Two returns to put the screws to Number Six. Will the secrets of the spy's resignation be revealed with regression therapy? What will reveal about Six's life - or McGoohan's? Who really IS Six in this scenario, anyway? Learn all this and more as we go back to school in ONCE UPON A TIME.
    Send your questions to theprisonersdilemmapodcast@gmail.com !
    Next time: FALL OUT.
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    http://the-prisoners-dilemma.com
    Music by Devin Nelson. http://devindecibel.bandcamp.com
    Art by Si Sweetman. https://sifsweetman.carrd.co/
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    The Girl Who was Death

    24/05/2025 | 1h 37 mins.
    Sometimes, when The Prisoner plays with the format of the show, it produces some interesting results - results that can give you a new lens with which to view the show. Sometimes it results in an episode like this one - a spy farce with uneven budget, odd performances, and even odder costume choices. Join us to find out how Number Six deals with THE GIRL WHO WAS DEATH 
    Next time: ONCE UPON A TIME.
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    http://the-prisoners-dilemma.com
    Music by Devin Nelson. http://devindecibel.bandcamp.com
    Art by Si Sweetman. https://sifsweetman.carrd.co/
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    Living in Harmony

    10/05/2025 | 2h 4 mins.
    The Prisoner! You know, the show about spies. Right? Or is the spy story simply one context of many? A genre that serves to surround the tale, a medium that serves to surface the message - that any of us might be made prisoners at any time, any where? Maybe even in a place far from here, in the frontier, where the might made right at the end of a shiny revolver. Join us for a trip to the old West in LIVING IN HARMONY.
    Next time: THE GIRL WHO WAS DEATH.
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    http://the-prisoners-dilemma.com
    Music by Devin Nelson. http://devindecibel.bandcamp.com
    Art by Si Sweetman. https://sifsweetman.carrd.co/
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About The Prisoner's Dilemma
A critical analysis of Patrick McGoohan's The Prisoner, episode-by-episode: its creation, its themes, and its legacy. Hosted by Brendan McLeod and Matthew Guzdial.
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