Was the Moon Landing Faked? Stanley Kubrick, NASA & the Barry Lyndon Theory #podcast #comedypodcast

We’re talking Stanley Kubrick, NASA, and the idea that the moon landing was faked. But here’s where it gets even crazier — it’s not just about the moon. It’s about Barry Lyndon, Kubrick’s 1975 masterpiece, and the tech NASA supposedly gave him to make it look like real moonlight. In this episode, we break down the long-running theory that NASA hired Kubrick — the same dude who shot 2001: A Space Odyssey — to fake the moon landing footage. The evidence? Kubrick’s revolutionary use of NASA Zeiss lenses, originally designed for Apollo missions, to film Barry Lyndon using only candlelight. No Hollywood lights, no tricks, just the most realistic natural lighting ever captured on film. The same kind of lighting that could’ve made a “moon landing” look legit back in the ‘60s. We get into how Kubrick’s obsession with realism might’ve crossed over into something deeper — government contracts, classified access, and a film aesthetic so advanced it looked otherworldly. Whether you believe the moon landing happened or not, you can’t deny the connections are wild. From dissecting NASA’s involvement in cinema tech to debating how Barry Lyndon became a flex of “what could be done without studio lighting,” this conversation hits that sweet spot between film geek talk and tinfoil-hat energy. It’s not about proving anything — it’s about asking the kind of question that keeps people arguing decades later: was Kubrick just a perfectionist… or was he the man who filmed humanity’s biggest hoax? 🎙️ Full episode streaming now on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts