Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure: Deep Thoughts About Destiny, Work, and How to Engage with History

Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Podcast

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In 1989, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure introduced Emily to a baby-faced Keanu Reeves–and to the idea that two easy-going dopes could change the world by encouraging us all to be excellent to each other. In this episode, Emily shares how this surprisingly well-crafted comedy teaches us that destiny can’t be achieved without putting in the work and why it’s important to look at history from the perspective of average people, not just rulers. While the film is a product of its time (sorry, Missy), the laughs, intelligence, and sweetness shine through the future Wyld Stallyns.

Put on your headphones, do some air guitar, and take a listen!

Mentioned in this episode:

A Historiographical Analysis of Bill & Ted

15 Most Excellent Facts About Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Time Travel Movie Reviews

This episode was edited by Resonate Recordings.

Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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We are Tracie Guy-Decker and Emily Guy Birken, known to our family as the Guy Girls.

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We're hella smart and completely unashamed of our overthinking prowess. We love movies and tv, science fiction, comedy, and murder mysteries, good storytelling with lots of dramatic irony, and analyzing pop culture for gender dynamics, psychology, sociology, and whatever else we find.

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1. The Joy and Charm of Bill & Ted (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit (00:02:31)

3. Plot Synopsis: Time Travel Beginnings (00:03:15)

4. Historical Figures Causing Mall Mayhem (00:11:11)

5. Fate vs. Free Will in Time Travel (00:24:34)

6. Why Historians Actually Love This Film (00:30:08)

7. Masterful Storytelling in a Silly Package (00:38:27)

8. The Film's Time Capsule: What Didn't Age Well (00:44:00)

9. Final Reflections on Bill & Ted's Legacy (00:48:50)