The Scot and the Swede start off strong talking about the weather… just some top notch-podcasting this. But do not fret! The discussion rapidly devolves into colonialism, ape-sex and killing dogs as they do a double feature on the new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and the Hungarian indie-fable White God. Mårten is determined to alienate most of our audience with his morbid would-you-rathers and Josh conveniently forgets paedophilic subplots as long as there’s some cute dogs onscreen. Is this the episode they get cancelled? Let’s find out!

Josh also recommends a new Netflix-sensation with roots in lovely Fife and Mårten finally takes the lid off the Ingmar Bergman-embargo.

Also you may notice our new theme song from musician Jakob Stenseke! Check out Karl Jakob on Spotify.

AND why not check out our brand new instagram @thescotandtheswede_

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:58 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (spoiler-free)

00:28:19 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (spoilers)

00:41:42 - White God (spoiler-free)

01:05:24 - White God (spoilers)

01:19:14 - Josh recommends something Scottish

01:28:45 - Mårten recommends something Swedish

01:33:20 - Outro

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In Episode 5 the Scot and Swede take aim at the baddest of baddies: on-screen Nazis! Pairing this year's The Zone of Interest with the early noughty’s winter zombie film Dead Snow.

Josh and Mårten discuss the humanization and dehumanization of history’s most heinous political movement, modern complicity in swipe-pastable activism and even the far right’s rise in Scandinavia… before descending into the blood spattered, penis-biting, snowmobile murdering, frozen gutters of Død snø (pronounced often, but badly, by Josh the Scot).

The Scot then recommends a wholesome Scottish drama where we all learn the value of community, whiskey and badly shot star scenes. Our Swedish recommend is a less uplifting TV drama following a Swedish serial killer giving the Scot and the Swede an excuse to muse over the ethics of true crime shows in 2024.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:46 - The Zone of Interest (spoiler-free)

00:27:50 - The Zone of Interest (spoilers)

00:43:20 - Dead Snow (spoiler-free)

01:04:28 - Dead Snow (spoilers)

01:14:50 - The Scot recommends something Scottish

01:19:09 - The Swede recommends something Swedish

01:28:39 - Outro

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The Scot and the Swede will treat you to another double feature, this time a space opera extravaganza; discussing sci-fi geopolitics, blood orgies and acid flashbacks in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part 2 before getting into the subtleties with which the Wachowskis and Mila Kunis characterize their trope-suberting sci-fi hero in Jupiter Ascending.

In the end Josh has hunted down a Scottish Netflix thriller and Mårten delivers a deep cut from the Stellan Skarsgård-archives.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:28 - Mårten watched Wonka

00:03:40 - Todays double feature

00:04:43 - Josh watched Reality

00:07:15 - Dune: Part 2 (spoiler-free)

00:55:15 - Dune: Part 2 (spoilers)

01:13:24 - Jupiter Ascending (some spoilers)

01.42:15 - The Scot recommends something Scottish

01:46:33 - The Swede recommends something Swedish

01:50:06 - Outro

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