GITM 98: What Odd Taxi Says About Society | An Analysis

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Odd Taxi was a beautiful anime that got me thinking a lot about 'society'. What exactly makes a society? What is it that we all share as people? All these questions have been swimming in my brain for quite a while now, which is why I wanted to take on this anime for this week's podcast. From conceptualising society as a connected whole to the desire to connect with our fellow man, lets discuss this pretty profound topic in Episode 98 of Get In The Mecha.

0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Contextualsing Odd Taxi 5:00 - The OP 7:30 - Comparing Cities 10:31 - The Desire To Connect 12:50 - The City Is A Character 15:37 - Direction & The Taxi 19:30 - There's Not A Single Answer 20:36 - Social Climbing & Exploiting Warmth 22:43 - 'Parasocial' Relationships 24:24 - Closing Thoughts 30:12 - Outro + Music Credits

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Music In This Episode:

Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch Mandatory Overtime by Joth