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These Go to Eleven

Episode 111

Rob Reiner’s legendary heavy-metal mockumentary “This is Spinal Tap” is in our sights. This is one of our very favorite films, and so Jason, Andy Ihn…

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Cyborg Cowboy

Episode 110

Robot sheriff, coming through! We break down the first half of “Doctor Who” season 7, and discover the truth about the Siracusa Threshold. Today we a…

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Evil, Surfing Ronald McDonald
Evil, Surfing Ronald McDonald

Episode 109

Soon to be a major motion picture you probably shouldn’t see, David Mitchell’s 2004 novel “Cloud Atlas” is in our sights. This novel consists of six …

13 years, 9 months ago

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Then We Touched, Then We Sang
Then We Touched, Then We Sang

Episode 108

A video game beloved by John Siracusa, “Journey” for the PS3, is in the spotlight. We toot the biggest Spoiler Horn of all time — don’t listen if you…

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A Little Obsessed With Kirk

Episode 107

We take on one of our favorite movies, “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” while also acknowledging the flaws that make it all the more lovable. Topic…

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Dance With a Dalek in the Pale Moonlight

Episode 106

FLASH! A bonus (unedited) episode, in which we react quickly to the premiere episode of this season of Doctor Who, “Asylum of the Daleks.” Plus: The …

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That Mr. Hitler Seems Nice
That Mr. Hitler Seems Nice

Episode 105

Our Book Club reconvenes to discuss Jo Walton’s Small Change trilogy of novels, “Farthing,” “Ha’Penny,” and “Half a Crown.” (We fire off the spoiler …

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Kids Have Bad Taste

Episode 104

Believe it or not, some of us have managed to breed successfully. Even Steve Lutz. So we talk about what media we provide for our kids. Topics includ…

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Fat-Guy Comics
Fat-Guy Comics

Episode 103

Our Comic Book Club returns to discuss super-team comics. What makes them work, and what makes them fail? And our primary subject is Top 10, Alan Moo…

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Princess Indiana Jones

Episode 102

Pixar takes on princesses with the new film “Brave.” We discuss Pixar’s mother/bear-daughter story, but also the larger issues of female characters i…

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