Best of 2025

An episode of the Art of the Beholder podcast, hosted by Novo Dé Productions, titled "Best of 2025" was published on December 30, 2025 and runs 53 minutes.

December 30, 2025 ·53m · Art of the Beholder

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Summary

Novo and Philip (philipchurch.com) discuss their picks for the best of what 2025 had to offer:Best in Seasonal Television – Alien: Earth; PluribusHMs: Andor, The Bear, Severance, Hacks, Running Point, The Paper Best Limited Series in Television – AdolescenceBest in Film – The Life of Chuck; Frankenstein; SinnersHMs: Weapons, Black BagBest in Music – The Omnific; Billy Woods: GolliwogHMs: Sharp Pins - Radio DDR; Balloon Balloon Balloon; Lucrecia Dalt - A Danger to Ourselves; Rochelle Jordan - Through the Wall; Rosalia - Lux; Sudan Archives - The BPM; Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke - Tall Tales; Deftones - Private Music; Mdou Moctar - Tears of Injustice; Tame Impala - DeadbeatBest in Writing – Current iterations of Batman & Spider-Man Comic Books, specifically the work of Joe Kelly; John Candy: I like Me; The Frank Monologue, written by Mike White, from the White Lotus, Season 3, Episode 5Best in Gaming – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33HMs: Silksong, Thank goodness you're hereBest in Animation – Love Death + Robots, Vol. 4; Bad Guys 2; Kpop Demon HuntersMISC Best of – Podcast "One Strange Thing;" Musical "Hades Town;" NYC Restaurant "Le Bernardin;" Documentary "Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows"Happy Holidays! Happy New Year! And we'll see YOU in 2026!Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting us with a donation - @novodeproductions on paypal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support our colleagues at:Philipchurch.comAlexandra-parsons.com Check out more at www.novodeproductions.com as well, and if you'd like to be on the show, you can contact us at [email protected]. This Episode is also brought to you by: Novel "Til the Bitter [End]emic" - Available now ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Til The Bitter [End]emic is a novel about discovery; about what we do, who we become, and what we realize is truly important when we're faced with insurmountable odds, the same kind that makes us face our own mortality. Short story - "Cancel Culture Lotto" - available ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Amazon. Short Story "Post Meridiem" - follow entropy sessions character Lydia, one of the lead madams of an Anonymous House, as she manages the ups and downs of a very unique hospitality market, one that specializes in the most sinful of pleasures only the underbelly of society can really offer; you can find “Post Meridiem” on Amazon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in all major ebook formats. Novella “Adul(ter)ation” – Now available as an Audiobook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - follow adult entertainer Jessica Amber Star as she embarks on a journey that will change her life forever…She not only finds herself in the industry, but figures out a way to transform herself and eventually become…reborn…find out how in Adul(ter)ation, which can be found on Amazon in all major formats. Novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - find it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - in paperback, as an ebook on Amazon, or as an audiobook through Audible. Zencastr - our go-to tool to record our podcast with multiple guests remotely. With Zencastr, you can record separate audio and video tracks, and it’s all backed up on a secured cloud so you never lose your hard work. It’s reliable, easy to use, and there’s nothing to download. So go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zencastr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code: artofthebeholder, and get 30% off your first three months with a PRO account. So create your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! #⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠madeonzencastr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Note: Only the intro music is by A-CO; all other music or sound effects is stock from various outlets. Main resource for background information: wikipedia.com.

Episode Description

Novo and Philip (philipchurch.com) discuss their picks for the best of what 2025 had to offer:

Best in Seasonal Television – Alien: Earth; Pluribus

HMs: Andor, The Bear, Severance, Hacks, Running Point, The Paper

Best Limited Series in Television – Adolescence

Best in Film – The Life of Chuck; Frankenstein; Sinners

HMs: Weapons, Black Bag

Best in Music – The Omnific; Billy Woods: Golliwog

HMs: Sharp Pins - Radio DDR; Balloon Balloon Balloon; Lucrecia Dalt - A Danger to Ourselves; Rochelle Jordan - Through the Wall; Rosalia - Lux; Sudan Archives - The BPM; Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke - Tall Tales; Deftones - Private Music; Mdou Moctar - Tears of Injustice; Tame Impala - Deadbeat

Best in Writing – Current iterations of Batman & Spider-Man Comic Books, specifically the work of Joe Kelly; John Candy: I like Me; The Frank Monologue, written by Mike White, from the White Lotus, Season 3, Episode 5

Best in Gaming – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

HMs: Silksong, Thank goodness you're here

Best in Animation – Love Death + Robots, Vol. 4; Bad Guys 2; Kpop Demon Hunters

MISC Best of – Podcast "One Strange Thing;" Musical "Hades Town;" NYC Restaurant "Le Bernardin;" Documentary "Penny Slinger: Out of the Shadows"

Happy Holidays! Happy New Year! And we'll see YOU in 2026!

Thank you for listening!

Please consider supporting us with a donation - @novodeproductions on paypal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support our colleagues at:

Philipchurch.com
Alexandra-parsons.com

Check out more at www.novodeproductions.com as well, and if you'd like to be on the show, you can contact us at [email protected].

This Episode is also brought to you by:

Novel "Til the Bitter [End]emic" - Available now ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Til The Bitter [End]emic is a novel about discovery; about what we do, who we become, and what we realize is truly important when we're faced with insurmountable odds, the same kind that makes us face our own mortality.
Short story - "Cancel Culture Lotto" - available ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Amazon.
Short Story "Post Meridiem" - follow entropy sessions character Lydia, one of the lead madams of an Anonymous House, as she manages the ups and downs of a very unique hospitality market, one that specializes in the most sinful of pleasures only the underbelly of society can really offer; you can find “Post Meridiem” on Amazon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in all major ebook formats.
Novella “Adul(ter)ation” – Now available as an Audiobook ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - follow adult entertainer Jessica Amber Star as she embarks on a journey that will change her life forever…She not only finds herself in the industry, but figures out a way to transform herself and eventually become…reborn…find out how in Adul(ter)ation, which can be found on Amazon in all major formats.
Novel "The Entropy Sessions" - a tale of loss, love, and madness, and our past, present, and future relationships with technology - find it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - in paperback, as an ebook on Amazon, or as an audiobook through Audible.
Zencastr - our go-to tool to record our podcast with multiple guests remotely. With Zencastr, you can record separate audio and video tracks, and it’s all backed up on a secured cloud so you never lose your hard work. It’s reliable, easy to use, and there’s nothing to download. So go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠zencastr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code: artofthebeholder, and get 30% off your first three months with a PRO account. So create your ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ today! #⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠madeonzencastr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Note: Only the intro music is by A-CO; all other music or sound effects is stock from various outlets. Main resource for background information: wikipedia.com.