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Electric Bookaloo: Sansa II

Linda Antonsson (GRRM’s co-author) covers the Hand’s Tourney. Medievalist Jana Mathews talks more about guest right. Steve and Anthony dissect the intricacies of the season three finale. And Anthony talks about named weapons in medieval literature and Game of Thrones.

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The Elephant Man (1980)

Maybe it’s young Anthony Hopkins? Maybe it’s the exceptional sound design? Maybe it’s just that his style hadn’t fully blossomed? Whatever the case, it’s possible that we’ve found a David Lynch movie that’s un-Lynchian enough for even Jim to love!

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S05E03 – A Rickconvenient Mort

People are doing their due diligence but, unlike Earth’s supply of aluminum, there might not be much to mine from this episode as far as the Rick and Morty canon goes. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t enjoyable though. Join us for discussions about teenage angst, eco-terorrism, and gay sex with your father on this week’s Pickle Me This podcast.

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Cobra (1986)

The Return of the Badasses series continues with 1986’s Cobra, Sylvester Stallone’s showcase of what makes a true badass. What are those things? Well, get yourself a pair of mirrored aviators and an automatic weapon with a laser scope, eat your pizza a quarter-slice at a time, store your gun cleaning kit at the back of your fridge inside an empty egg carton and you’ll be a good way toward understanding. Check out the podcast to find out what else Sylvester recommends.

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Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) 30th Anniversary Re-release

It’s been thirty years since Terminator 2: Judgement Day hit the theaters and instantly became one of the greatest movie sequels of all time, and it’s been four years since we reviewed it. We figure it’s time to dust off that old podcast, shine it up, and re-release it to celebrate the milestone. Join us for our review of this classic.

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Electric Bookaloo: Catelyn V

Medievalist Jana Mathews talks about the Scotish history that inspired the Red Wedding. Carl Nellis of the “Lore” podcast covers Catelyn’s arrest of Tyrion. Steve reacts to the “The Rains of Castamere.” Anthony discusses the character of dwarfs in medieval literature. Theme song: Game of Thrones (80’s TV Theme) by Highway Superstar [groups_member group=”Members”] [/groups_member] [groups_non_member group=”Members”]…

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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) 50th Anniversary Re-release

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory turned 50 this week so we’re re-releasing our podcast from 4 years ago as a celebration of this subversive dark comedy, made even darker the more you think about it. Pop a gobstopper, take a trip down the chocolate river, and enjoy the podcast.

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Loki – S01E04 – The Nexus Event

Well, The Nexus Event didn’t deliver on the hopes we had for it to retroactively make the last episode more interesting, but it did deliver some big surprises of its own. We’re all set up for next week to be big. Sound familiar? Maybe we’re stuck in a time loop. Join us for the podcast to hear our full thoughts on Loki episode 4.

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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Welcome to the 15th anniversary podcast for The Devil Wears Prada. It’s not exactly my kind of movie but we missed the 10th anniversary and we know that a lot of our audience loves this movie so we checked it out. 15 years on, it seems like a bit of a mixed bag. The personal story of escaping a life that you never wanted in the first place is inspiring, but the way the movie treats the fashion industry at large left us fairly consternated.

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