Podcast Episodes

The Curse of Frankenstein

Episode 154

Where would we be without scientists? Why, without those brave men and women in labcoats, we’d still be in the center of the solar system, treating l…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Magellans on the 70s

Episode 153

Ah, to be alive in the 70s. The age that saw the countercultural movement reach the height of its powers, the first bombardment of Star Wars’ conques…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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Big Fish

Episode 152

Dads. I sure wish I had one. I’ve heard that they can be good for quite a lot, such as mowing the lawn, bringing home bacon, and ensuring televisions…

8 months, 1 week ago

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Predator

Episode 151

When aliens show up in movies, it’s usually either en masse, as part of a hostile invasion force, or, if they’re alone, as essentially a lost puppy t…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Magellans on the Mission Impossible Franchise

Episode 150

Gadgets: improbable. Villain’s plans: impractical. Mission: impossible. For the past two decades the Mission: Impossible franchise has been a frequen…

8 months, 2 weeks ago

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Black Bag

Episode 149

Marriage. You can tell it’s a critical foundation of Western Civilization because of all the endearing names we use to refer to our spouses: the ball…

8 months, 4 weeks ago

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Sherlock Jr.

Episode 148

Who among us has never heard of a man or woman who wanted to be in the movies? Movie stardom is a siren call for dreamers and doofuses the world over…

9 months ago

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Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Episode 147

When people are killed, when children go missing, when affairs are had, the detectives of the world step in and smoke, deduce, analyze, smoke, gather…

9 months, 1 week ago

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The Thing (2011)

Episode 146

How much do you really know about your next door neighbor? I know that Greg might seem like an affable old man who putters around the garden and give…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Super Mario Bros Movie

Episode 145

It’s-a-me, Mario! How many times have you heard those words, be they in the innumerable games that feature Nintendo’s most famous cash cow, or in the…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

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