Podcast Episodes

Goth Girl Handbook

Episode 654

Wednesday Addams is not the girl of your dreams — she’s the stuff of your nightmares. Our group of outcasts gathers in our secret library to conjure …

3 years, 4 months ago

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Royalty Don't Mess Around

Episode 653

Put on your home-built Iron Man suit and whisper into some beads, because it’s time to discuss “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Our panel talks abou…

3 years, 4 months ago

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A Long Zoom

Episode 652

Our Book Club reconvenes to discuss R.F. Kuang’s “Babel.” It’s a story about magic and empire and revolution, and our feelings about it are similarly…

3 years, 4 months ago

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Breakfast Club for Superheroes

Episode 651

Get in line to order a hero sandwich—not so fast, sidekick! We’re here to talk about 2005’s thoroughly delightful Disney movie “Sky High,” featuring …

3 years, 5 months ago

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The Sum of All Tildas

Episode 650

This week, we’re drafting some spies, secret agents, and con artists. Con artists? Why not? They all use similar skills—sometimes, it’s impossible to…

3 years, 5 months ago

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I'm Gonna Marry That Robot Lady

Episode 649

Put on your headset and get ready to jump into a polt, because we’re going to discuss “The Peripheral,” Prime Video’s adaptation of William Gibson’s …

3 years, 5 months ago

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Magical NDA

Episode 648

Store up some mana and watch out for maleficers and maw-mouths! We’re going to discuss Naomi Novik’s Scholomance trilogy, which takes the familiar st…

3 years, 5 months ago

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Obnoxiously Vegan

Episode 647

Our favorites from 2022, plus a few clips.

Our 2022 Favorites

Jason Snell with Moisés Chiullán, David J. Loehr, Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, …

3 years, 5 months ago

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A Christmas Quarrel

Episode 646

The Knight before Christmas this year is David Lowery’s 2021 film “The Green Knight.” This year’s final Mothership episode is a game inside a gift in…

3 years, 6 months ago

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Oh No, My Spleen!

Episode 645

Our annual Kilmas tradition leads us to watch the questionable 2000 sci-fi film “Red Planet,” in which Val Kimer is at his best, and several other ac…

3 years, 6 months ago

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