Podcast

Cast Away (2000) – 20th Anniversary

Cast Away defined the survival genre when it came out in 2000 and it’s back again on its 20th anniversary to cap off the year of pure survival, 2020. Join us for the podcast as we discuss the themes of hope, scenes we can only watch through our fingers, and, of course, WILLLLSOOOONNN.

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S02E08 – Chapter 16: The Rescue

The Mandalorian is leaving our lives for another year, but not before delivering a mind-blowing amount of fan service and a major announcement of… something. Join us for the season finale discussion and enjoy the podcast. See you next season!

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Electric Bookaloo: Catelyn II

Gregory Webster and Don Riggs join Anthony to discuss Catelyn’s motives (both seen and unseen). Steve Ausburne talks about trial by combat, eating horse hearts, and falling from the moondoor. After talking with Chad about the maesters, Anthony dives deep into dragons as presented in medieval bestiaries. 

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Mank, Dark Matter, Joe Robinet, Patreon Topics – Off the Clock

This month’s Patron edition of “Off the Clock” isn’t as much about the TV and movies we’ve been watching as it is about what we’ve been reading and watching on YouTube.

A.Ron’s discussion of Mank tells the story of the writing of Citizen Kane. Jim follows up with another Blake Crouch novel, Dark Matter. Then A.Ron talks about his survivalist YouTube obsession, Joe Robinet. And we close it out with a discussion of the shows we wanted to talk more about this year and those we’re glad we didn’t bother with.

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S05E01, E02 & E03 – Exodus, Churn & Mother

Season 5 is finally here! Join us for our half-assed discussion of the first three episodes as the crew of the Rocinante is cast to the winds and the powers that be try to figure out what Marco Inaros’ grand plan is.

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Heat (1995) – 25th Anniversary Re-Release

Today is the 25th anniversary of an absolute classic crime drama, Heat. If we hadn’t already reviewed it we probably would take the opportunity to do so right now. However, thanks to the generosity of one of our most loyal listeners, Freddy C, you can hear what we thought of it circa Feb. 2018. Thanks again for the commission, Freddy, and everyone else, enjoy the re-release of Heat.

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His Dark Materials – S02E05 – The Scholar

Cecily and Alexis discuss episode 5 of season 2 of His Dark Materials: sexual tension, many adventures between worlds, daemon chatter…but absolutely NO DENIM!

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Lethal Weapon (1987)

The second movie in our Christmas 2020 lineup isn’t traditionally considered a Christmas movie but once you hear our arguments for why it most certainly is, we think you’ll agree. Join us for the podcast to hear our thoughts on the creation of modern buddy cop tropes, the bizarre music choices, (can a saxophone ever be used non-sexually)  and party nog at your daughter’s funeral.

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S02E07 – Chapter 15: The Believer

Mando is still on the hunt for Baby Yoda this week, with several friends and former foes in tow to help him out. We discuss all the Star Wars action, as well as the ways things get messy when your religious Mandalorian rules clash with real life.

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Season 5 Preview

Season five is just a few days away, so A.Ron and I are back to cover what we know about the new season, where we left the story last season, and all the news about the show that we missed during the hiatus. If you want to hear more about the shape our coverage will take this season, this is the episode for you. Join us for the run-up to season five of TV’s best sci-fi series!

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