Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDC's Lanterns is Sad and Drab and Full of Badly Written Characters
Season 1 Episode 252
I liked Green Lantern comics as a kid. I hoped rather than believed that the new TV adaptation of this DC property would be any good.
It wasn’t any g…
8 hours ago
The Paw Patrol Dino Movie Is Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Season 1 Episode 251
I took my six year old to see the Paw Patrol Dino Movie and I was astonished to discover that writers Cal Brunker and Bob Barlen have brilliantly ada…
2 weeks ago
Top Ten Shakespeare Moments in Star Trek RANKED!
Season 1 Episode 250
250 Episodes!! My goodness!! Thank you to all of you, whether you have been with the show for a long time or have just recently joined in the fun. I …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Great Dinosaur Mistakes is for EVERY Kid (and Grownup!) Who Loves Dinosaurs!
Season 1 Episode 249
I am very delighted to have Dr. Adam S. Smith and Jonathan Emmett return as guests on my show to talk about their splendid new book Great Dinosaur Mi…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The Tale of Odysseus and Polyphemus
Season 1 Episode 248
It was too windy for me to sit by the fire, so come join me as I invoke the blessings of Apollo, patron of storytellers, by sitting in front of music…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Emily Wilson HATES Christopher Nolan's Odyssey
Season 1 Episode 247
Emily Wilson, translator of the unneccesarily hated and gossiped-about translation of Homer’s Odyssey, has seen Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation o…
4 weeks ago
I Loved and Hated Christopher Nolan's Odyssey
Season 1 Episode 246
Christopher Nolan’s movies are big, loud spectacles. The Odyssey is messy and sometimes puzzling, but it is worth talking about. I can only wonder wh…
1 month, 1 week ago
Emily Wilson's Odyssey Was Kinda Boring
Season 1 Episode 245
There was a LOT of online hubbub about Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey, which seems to be the one Christopher Nolan relied on for his upcom…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Death of Robin Hood is a Spiteful Mess
Season 1 Episode 244
I am always up for an interesting new perspective on an old story. The Death of Robin Hood wasn’t interesting. It was bleak, depressing, violent, hop…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The US Bill of Rights
Season 1 Episode 243
I was back in the USA for the big 250th birthday celebration, so here are some thoughts I had time to share about the US Bill of Rights. I also had a…
1 month, 2 weeks ago