In this episode Mark talks about one of his favourite films, and one of his favourite book adaptations: "Ready Player One" - which came out in 2018 and which was directed by Steven Spielberg, based upon the novel of the same name which came out in 2011 written by Ernest Cline. Mark talks about the premise of both the film and the book, and he also talks about the characters and the themes that the story of both the film and the book deal with. Mark discusses the virtual world of the OASIS - which the majority of the story of the film and the book takes place in: a world within which anybody can do anything, can go anywhere, can be anything, and can be anybody that they want to be. Mark talks about why he believes the story and the themes of both the film and the book "Ready Player One" are more prescient now than ever.
