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Doritos and Tequila (The Incomparable Mothership 743)
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In honor of Thanksgiving, we review the 1987 classic “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” featuring Steve Martin and John Candy as trapped-together travelers just trying to get home, if there’s even a home to get back to. Jason comes to the realization that this is the Odyssey in the Midwest. Ben...
9h ago
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Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes (Lions, Towers & Shields 110)
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A new film tells the story of Humphrey Bogart through the lens of the women who were most important in his life - his mother and his four wives. Shelly talks with Bogey’s son, Stephen Humphrey Bogart, about the new film.
23h ago
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The Twenty-One Balloons (Sophomore Lit 163)
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Because twenty would be too few and twenty-two would be ridiculous. Shaenon K. Garrity discusses William Pène du Bois’s The Twenty-One Balloons (1947).
on Sep 5
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"Memories Are Forever" (S2E5-6) (Magnum, podcast 96)
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We wrap up this season of “Magnum, podcast” with a blockbuster two-hour special that introduces us to Magnum’s ex-wife, yet not wife in the eyes of the Catholic Church or the Vietnamese government, Michelle. For an episode that we didn’t like, we try to find positive things where we can. And we...
on Thu, 9PM
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The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail (Sports Night S1E6) (Sorkin' In It 4.6)
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Natalie keeps screwing up, and no one will call her on it. Jeremy’s trying to protect Natalie from seeing death threats — and ends up finding the best place to eat in all of Manhattan. And Casey’s mad as hell at a terrible coaching decision. The best decision YOU can make? Checking out this...
on Thu, 8PM
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Bad News about Zeus (Game Show 243)
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Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. It’s on once again as we ask our panelists to figure out tricky categories, decipher punny clues about animals, and identify Disney movies with missing letters. Mikah Sargent,...
on Wed, 6PM
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More Beer! (Lions, Towers & Shields 109)
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Join us for peak 1950s MGM musical. If that doesn’t interest you, I can’t help. Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dance their hearts out, Oscar Levant levants, and Vincente Minnelli does his usual excellent job as director. We take issue with the plot and at least one of the main characters, but...
on Wed, 1AM
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Never Turn Your Back on an Awning (Total Party Kill 476)
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The good news: Paulie invents “pants of holding,” and N’iss invents “napkidding” (reverse kidnapping). The bad news: due to a small earthquake and a large centaur, the horses are down.
on Tue, 6PM
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The Owl Service (Sophomore Lit 166)
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Ross Cleaver returns to talk owls, plates, and Welsh mythology in Alan Garner’s The Owl Service (1967).
on Tue, 5PM
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Giant-Sized Superhero Sweep #11 (Biff! 217)
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This week Dan is back and we try to catch up on all the news. We’ve got a Captain America, we’ve got a Thunderbolts*, and we’ve got so much more. In this Giant Sized episode we try cover what’s what in superhero news while remaining upbeat and being oblivious to a giant red rage monster behind a podium.
on Tue, 4AM
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Listener Patrick is concerned about taxonomy, most particularly involving fans that are also lights.
on Mon, 6PM
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Hi, Anxiety (The Incomparable Mothership 742)
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Several panelists consider Pixar’s “Inside Out” one of their favorite films. Now it’s time to process “Inside Out 2.” Some struggle with the sequel more than others. But at least Bing Bong makes a tiny cameo.
on Nov 15
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Janesplaining (Agents of SMOOCH 124)
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If anyone thinks that Jane Austen is about sedate manners and social niceties, they ought to dive straight into this mission about Northanger Abbey. This novel is Austen’s version of Mean Girls and there is a lot of naughty business happening below the surface of polite society. Join our Agents...
on Nov 15
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Mary Pat Shelby (Sports Night S1E5) (Sorkin' In It 4.5)
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Lex and Brian are at the news desk to record another episode of Sorkin’ In It. This time, the Sports Night team lands a huge interview with a major athlete, but there are surprise conditions. Not only that, but Dana sends Natalie to the pre-interview and… unpleasantness ensues. But, good news,...
on Nov 15
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CSI Waterdeep (Total Party Kill 475)
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The Candlekeep crew heads to Waterdeep to meet William Faerl, an elf with a helluva hat, and to play “Good Cop, Good Cop, Neutral Cop, Bad Cop, Bad Cop.” Or is it “Good Cop, Bad Cop, Horse Cop, Little Cop, Lizard Cop”? No, no, of course it’s “Good Cop, Bad Cop, Big Cop, Little Cop, Fake Ghost Cop”!
on Nov 12
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Join John and Guy on this Very Special episode where we cover some of our favorite episodes of television to unwind with. Not the best episodes. Not the most consequential, nor the funniest. Just the episodes that are fun and relaxing and help us find a little peace for 42 minutes at a time.
on Nov 12
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Let Me Tell You A Story About Heroin (Lions, Towers & Shields 108)
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Susan Hayward won an Oscar. Susan Hayward was a protégé and fan of Barbara Stanwyck. Susan Hayward would like NOT to be put to death for her part in murder, please. Robert Wise (Star Trek: The Motion Picture AND The Sound of Music) directs. And this film showcases not only Miss Hayward, but a...
on Nov 11
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Evil Giant Cicadas (The Incomparable Mothership 741)
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Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Keith David, and a lack of bozos… It can only be 2000’s “Pitch Black,” one of the finer entries in the always-popular “Alien” homage movie genre. We enthuse about elevated filmmaking, great decisions, and low-budget effects.
on Nov 8
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Intellectual Property (Sports Night S1E4) (Sorkin' In It 4.4)
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Dan sang happy birthday to Casey. What a jerk! But at least we get to meet Yeardly Smith, and she’s not voicing a Simpson. Meanwhile Casey is frustrated by a fly. Or Dana’s new boyfriend. Or something. None of this makes sense, but have you looked around lately? Escape from the world, friends....
on Nov 8
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"Almost Home" (S3E11) (Magnum, podcast 95)
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The ghosts of Pearl Harbor hang over this episode, which doesn’t really have a villain, except for that mobster who’s not really necessary for the plot, and that Admiral who’s just a stickler for the regulations, and… hey, Rick, can you do some research into old crimes? Anyway, Jason gets...
on Nov 8
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A podcast for Star Trek fans who love Voyager… and for those who want to revisit their earlier opinions.
on Nov 7
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Opportunity Crocks (Game Show 242)
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It’s the return of Careers, a fun and popular board game from the 1950s! Will anyone choose to become a uranium prospector? Who will get wrecked at sea? And how many opportunities are too many opportunities?
on Nov 6
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Open and Shut Case (Total Party Kill 474)
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Another Candlekeep mystery begins with—you guessed it—more book problems for Frittat’ha, Hermioneigh, Naiasa, N’iss, and Paulie.
on Nov 5
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Agatha All Along Ep 8 & 9 (Biff! 215)
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It is the end of Agatha! After a brief climatic fight fight fight all is revealed about The Road, Agatha’s past, and the fates of our friends. It’s a double-whammy witchy finale full of feels and fantastical fun.
on Nov 4
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There are so many different ways to define fast food. Is pizza fast food? Also, Jason has a story about the Shake Shake in the Minneapolis airport.
on Nov 4
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Gayer Than The Cast of Bewitched (Lions, Towers & Shields 107)
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Previously, on Lions, Towers & Shields, we’ve talked about one western. It was an unusual one, and included themes a modern audience tends to read as gay. Well guess what? We’re doing it again. Desert Fury puts Lizbeth Scott, Bert Lancaster and John Hodiak into a love triangle. Film noir expert...
on Nov 1
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The Rookie (Not Playing with Lex and Dan 10.7)
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We move into the eighth inning of our baseball season. This time, Dan and Lex follow a coulda-been-a-contender pitcher in 2002’s The Rookie. Hot topics include Disney movie formulas, offscreen plot developments, and how this is basically two movies in one. Programming Note: In addition to this...
on Nov 1
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The Grace Poole Story (Agents of SMOOCH 123)
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Is it a Gothic Romance series if we don’t wander the English moors? Of course not! Join our agents as they discuss Jane Eyre focusing on the 2011 movie and the book. While we like the moody story of Jane and her Mr. Rochester, we have a few suggestions for the next adaptation.
on Nov 1
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"No Need To Know" (S1E5) (Magnum, podcast 94)
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Just like the proverbial dog who got run over by the pineapple truck, we’ve caught hold of an early “Magnum” episode that contains all the core tropes. Sexy stewardesses? Yup! The Lads chasing Magnum? Check! Rick’s character not entirely locked down? Uh-huh! Also, it’s some light entertainment...
on Nov 1
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Tomb of Horrors, Part 5 (Total Party Kill 473)
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Our heroes deal with a wish-granting non-genie, disagreeable keys, and a powerful lich in this, the concluding chapter of Tomb of Horrors!
on Oct 29
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Agatha All Along Ep 7 (Biff! 214)
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All this has happened before, and it will all happen again. Threads weave together as our favourite witches try to avoid needing stitches as swords of Damocles dangle above their heads. Pull up a chair and draw a card because this ep is always a winner.
on Oct 29
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The Coffin Test (The Incomparable Mothership 740)
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Just in time for Halloween week, Old Spooky Club returns for 1985’s “Fright Night.” It’s an entirely ’80s comedy-horror movie with zero cynicism and only a single layer of meta. Chris Sarandon is the perfect vampire, even when he’s villanously chowin’ down on a topless lady as he exchanges...
on Oct 29
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Sophomore Lit 165)
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This episode has many omissions, and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate. Jacob Haller tries to make sense of Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979).
on Oct 28
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Above the Zeppo Level (The Incomparable Mothership 739)
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Do you like gladiator movies, Joey? It’s 1980’s “Airplane!”—the comedy version of “Zero Hour!”—with serious actors playing ridiculous parts more or less straight. How does the comedy hold up? What’s unique about the approach? Why was it such a huge hit? We put the ZAZ boys under the microscope....
on Oct 25
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The Hungry and the Hunted (Sports Night S1E3) (Sorkin' In It 4.3)
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Jeremy gets “the call”. Hospitalization ensues. And the “will they or won’t they” storyline between Casey and Dana kicks into high gear — a gear it may never leave. We don’t love everything, but we do love the character development for Will and Isaac. And you. We also love you.
on Oct 24
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I Can Be Demagogued, Apparently (Lions, Towers & Shields 106)
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An entertainer from the rural south rises to become a political demagogue. And he’s played by Andy Griffith. This is all kinds of messed up! It’s actually a great film, with A LOT to say to us in the 21st Century. It’s directed by Elia Kazan, and also stars Patricia Neal.
on Oct 24
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"Mad Buck Gibson" (S2E9) (Magnum, podcast 93)
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Just before he was the dad in “A Christmas Story,” Darren McGavin took a trip to Hawaii to play pulp novelist Buck Gibson, a daredevil friend of Robin Masters. Do his misadventures teach us important lessons about how we appreciate our lives? What’s in a Bazooka? And we have several head-canon...
on Oct 24
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This time on Random Pursuit, we learn who’s a loss leader, whose gut is death, and who you should toss your questions to.
on Oct 23
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Tomb of Horrors, Part 4 (Total Party Kill 472)
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After a year-long sabbatical, it’s Shocktober once again for Ch’omasa, L’nell, Daffné, and Thald, as they deal with skulls, gems, and a bone-chilling fear of keys in the triumphant return of Tomb of Horrors!
on Oct 22
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Agatha All Along Ep 6 (Biff! 213)
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Buckle up for a big episode! We jump a few years back and learn a little about the boy named Billy / Teen. It is a rare episode of any show that makes what has come before it better.
on Oct 21
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Science, Psychology and Mutants (Free the Squee 12)
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It’s our 1st anniversary, the spawn have launched and the Squee is back!
on Oct 19
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Turning Tricks for Tornadoes (Defocused 377)
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Fill the tornado with indominus rexes.
on Oct 19
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Everybody Wants Some!! (Not Playing with Lex and Dan 10.6)
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Back from our checks scores fifth-inning stretch, our baseball season continues! This time, rookie freshman Lex Friedman is taken under the wing of (very!) veteran Dan Moren in 2016’s Everybody Wants Some!! Hot topics include repercussions (or the lack thereof), how this differs from our college...
on Oct 18
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Condor to the Neck (The Incomparable Mothership 738)
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Don’t order the fish! Old Movie Club celebrates Aviatober with 1939’s “Only Angels Have Wings” and 1957’s “Zero Hour!” One bears a striking resemblance to forgettable 1980s TV series “Tales of the Gold Monkey,” and the other is undeniably the inspiration for the more notable 1980 movie...
on Oct 18
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Wandering in a Forest (Agents of SMOOCH 122)
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We are back for Season 6 in time for the dark moody vibes of fall with a series of episodes on Gothic Romances. We begin with an episode about Kat Dunn’s sapphic witchy romance set in the most gothic of castles: Bitterthorn. Our agents get lost on side topics a few times as they wander through...
on Oct 18
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The Apology (Sports Night S1E2) (Sorkin' In It 4.2)
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We owe you an apology. Whoops, our mistake: We owe you a podcast about the Sports Night episode called “The Apology.” Dan must apologize after voicing his support for a group advocating the legalization of marijuana. The episode is as strong as that premise is dated. Except for Josh Malina’s...
on Oct 17
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We're Gonna Digress (Lions, Towers & Shields 105)
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In 1970, Arthur Hailey’s blockbuster book, Airport, became the first film in that decade’s disaster movie cycle. It also led to three more Airport films, and the adaptation of Zero Hour (also a Hailey story) into Airplane!. This second installment, Airport 1975, celebrates its 50th anniversary...
on Oct 17
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"Faith and Begorrah" (S3E23) (Magnum, podcast 92)
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They’re always after his Lucky Charms! Higgins’s Northern Irish half-brother arrives in Oahu and it’s all light comedy despite what’s going on back home. Meanwhile, Magnum investigates an unfaithful wife and, wow, does the tone of this episode shift dramatically from moment to moment.
on Oct 17
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A Gurgle Full of Blood (Total Party Kill 471)
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Our heroes delve deep underground, commit numerous HR violations, and make questionable hiring decisions as they interrogate quietly quitting cultists and more, in the grand finale of this Shocktober (lost soul moaning) adventure!
on Oct 17