The worst conversation topic, magic and art and the intersection of the two, Boomers speaking with the voice of Gen X, and the classic pinball tables from the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and today.

Traffic problems in 17th-century Vienna, divination and the divine, anger and feminism, and choosing to make your own kind of magic.

Immediacy and intimacy, politics and rebellion, the cinematography of kissing, the emotional economics of love and the magic of music on vinyl.

Poses and performances, promoting community theater, stretching for symbolism, Freudianism and emotional vulnerability, and the power of almost touching.

Public arguments, Byronic grunge, absurdist pornography, pre-millennial anxiety, social transgression and talking to women in public.

Opening credits, studio logos, writing and improvising, the romance of rail, Scottish newsagents and Polish brothers.

Join us as we walk in the footsteps of Jesse and Celine through Richard Linklater’s unforgettable trilogy Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight.