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Episode 188
In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, we present the second edition of The Incomparable Game Show. Two teams match up in a battle of trivia and pointles…
12 years, 3 months ago
Man versus Mars
Episode 187
Our Book Club reconvenes to discuss “The Martian” by Andy Weir. It’s a nuts-and-bolts adventure about a stranded astronaut who uses his botany and en…
12 years, 3 months ago
Kazoo Parade
Episode 186
We reconvene our Old Movie Club to watch two gritty early-1970s films that have been unfortunately remade in the last decade: “Get Carter” starring M…
12 years, 3 months ago
A Three-Edged Sword
Episode 185
It was the dawn of a new age—the rise of sci-fi shows with story arcs, complex characters, and computer-based special effects. “Babylon 5” was a trai…
12 years, 3 months ago
Genius Edition
Episode 184
Do you love cardboard and hate sanity? Then join us for our draft of favorite board games! We do some uranium mining on a donkey, propose a new trivi…
12 years, 4 months ago
How I Sold Your Mother
Episode 183
Do you like sand? Then you may get upset as we conclude our discussion of “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones,” in which we ponder the myst…
12 years, 4 months ago
Full-Fledged Force Mullet/How I Sold Your Mother
Episode 182
Against the advice of our doctors, we’re back with more prequels. This time it’s “Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones.” With three different…
12 years, 4 months ago
You're the Christopher Reeviest
Episode 181
Harrison Ford is Indiana Jones, but will he always be? We discuss the interesting problem of replacing the face of your franchise, whether it’s Docto…
12 years, 4 months ago
Locked-Shower Mystery
Episode 180
Unlock the front door to your mind palace, fake your death in numerous ways, and draw on a fake mustache! Season 3 of “Sherlock” is on our agenda, an…
12 years, 5 months ago
Thief-Based Economy
Episode 179
Our book club returns with discussion of two books! First we talk Scott Lynch’s “The Lies of Locke Lamora,” a fantasy book about a gang of thieves th…
12 years, 5 months ago