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99th Episode
by Sean and Paul
Sean and Paul discuss the movies, comics, music, and toys that we love, and how we behave, as a fan, towards the things we like. Cool stuff, life lessons, and other random topics is the bill of goods for this show.
Episodes
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64th: Sandman - Brief Lives
Sean and Paul discuss the "Brief Lives" arc of Sandman. This story arc is a turning point for the series, and transitions us into the home stretch of Sandman stories. This is also a very plot-heavy arc, so we take a look at the plot and extract some meaning from this one. What can we learn from...
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63rd: Celebrating Star Wars and Wrestling
Sean went to Star Wars Celebration! Paul watched wrestling! We find commonality! Sean attended Star Wars Celebration and had a grand old time. Let's discuss! Paul attended wrestling and had a grand old time. Let's discuss! We talk about the storytelling elements of each of these, to understand…
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62nd: Get Rid Of It!
Sean doesn't like those games that with a lot of swearing. That is what makes Grand Theft Auto and Cyberpunk 2077 so difficult to get into. The Show, however, has no swearing. This is apparently some sort of sports game. Sean started reading the Criminal books, which are good stories told well.…
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61st: Wondercon & More
Sean went to Wondercon! He talks about the joy of digging through boxes of comics. Also, the frustration! Some books go for a lot of money now for silly reasons. Some books sell for a lot for non-silly reasons, but Sean just didn't know. We talk about the ins and outs of comic book purchasing…
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60th: Horror Movies
Paul found his way to horror in a very roundabout way, involving the YMCA and wrestling podcasts. Despite that long path, he has arrived at his destination! That destination is horror movies! He has started with Amityville Horror, and has moved on to The Conjuring. This leads to a discussion of…
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59th: Zigging, Zagging, Zigging
Sean caught up on Westworld, and can now reflect on all of the tiny details that he didn't remember last time Paul and Sean talked about this show. It is a good show, but the way that Sean has been watching adds some insight into getting a lot out of each episode. The secret is podcasts. Podcasts...
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58th: Sandman - Convergence
We continue our discussion of Sandman with the Convergence stories plus the Ramadan story from issue 50. First up is "The Hunt" from issue 38, in which a grandfather tells his granddaughter a story from the old world about a young man that thinks he wants something, but may actually want…
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57th: Fathers
In honor of Sean's newfound status of Father, we discuss some fictional fathers that resonate with us. Darth Vader is not a good father by any metric, but there is still a lot to learn from his story about the importance of fatherhood. After all, if losing his fatherhood status punctuated his…
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56th: It's Time For Action
Action Force from Valaverse is here! Sean talks about his shipment of these new action figures. Plus, wrestling figures and sports. The day after Christmas was the greatest day as a kid. Now, as an adult, it is a little different. Still, it is a nice day to record a podcast. But that is just warm...
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55th: Sandman - A Game Of You
A Game of You is the fourth long arc of Sandman, and we dive into this character-driven story. This story doesn't progress the main plot of Sandman very much, and so in many ways is a departure from what we have seen in previous long arcs like Doll's House or Season of Mists. This story is more...
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54th: Celebrating Uncle Don
We celebrate the life of Uncle Don by discussing some of the things he enjoyed, and remembering the positive influence he had on Paul. Before that though, Joecember shows Sean just how weird and kinky Cobra is. Copperhead has a very odd leather jock strap, and then there is Dr. Mindbender, and it...
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53rd: Westworld
We discuss Westworld, Season One. But first! Joevember and drawing! Sean has been drawing Joes, and we give away how far in the past each of these have been recorded. Also, The Art of Manliness and goal setting! Otherwise known as: the art of avoiding threats! This also applies to our digital...
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52nd: Comic-Con and Catch-Up
Some things we discuss: Comic Con and how Comics bring us together. Hawkeye, the show, and the comic. Trade paperbacks, and having too much objects. Names and mispronunciation. A Bride's Story. The Wheel of Time show.
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51st: Easy Mode
Video Games! Paul killed some wild animals in Horizon Zero Dawn, Sean relived 12 minutes of mystery in 12 Minutes, puzzled through Myst, and flew around the pyramids in Flight Simulator. We talk about older games we remember from our younger days, and how sometimes chasing that nostalgia is…
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50th: Distant Mirrors, Sandman
We return to discussing Sandman with the Distant Mirrors and Song of Orpheus stories! The Distant Mirrors stories fall between Season of Mists and A Game Of You, and are all historical fiction in one way or another. The Song of Orpheus is a stand alone story from the Sandman Special Edition that...
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49th: Your Questions Answered!
You sent Paul your questions, and we answer! Thank you everybody that sent in some listener questions. We talk about video games, books, movies, music, crossovers between all of them, and more. You spoke, and we listen! Then WE speak!
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48th: Ends and Odds
Life is Strange has replaced The Long Dark as Sean's latest video game distraction. He explains why it is good, despite the teenage emo drama. Some good TV is pretty bad, like Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. And Life is Strange, which is how we got on this. Paul is back on the Junji Ito train, so…
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47th: Passive Aggressive
First of all, tragedy has struck in the video game world! Sean experienced a trifle of a tragedy, listen to find out more. We talk about some other schlock... Then, we discuss Passive Aggressive! This comic book was secretly two comic books: "Passive" and "Aggressive". The covers are the same…
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46th: Random Access Memories
Paul talks about Madden video games, and Sean works hard to be interested. It sounds complicated and a bit like nonsense. Also, sports is pretty nerdy, it turns out. We talk about unique records, because Sean is interested in those. The Music Tapes "1st Imaginary Symphony for Nomad". Tom Waits,...
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45th: Painful Realizations
We talk about some cool old 80's movies. And some bad. Paul played Zelda! The original, like for the NES. What was that like, and how much did he rely on the walkthrough guides to find that one secret entrance hidden in the woods? This allows us to discuss some of the virtues of Zelda as well.…
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44th: The 50 Best Video Games, Part 2
Paul and Sean discuss a list of the top 50 video games of all time! There is no way we can get through all 50, so this is the a two-part episode, a first in 99th history. This list is compiled of games ranging from the days of the original Nintendo all the way to the most recent console systems....
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43rd: The 50 Best Video Games, Part 1
Paul and Sean discuss a list of the top 50 video games of all time! There is no way we can get through all 50, so this is the first two-part episode in 99th history. This list is compiled of games ranging from the days of the original Nintendo all the way to the most recent console systems. Some...
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42nd: Season of Mists
We are back to discuss Sandman! This is the fourth of our episodes discussing Sandman as we read through the entire story. Season of Mists is possibly the most mythology-heavy and plot-heavy arcs of Sandman. We dive into this story of the burden caused by the Key to Hell in this episode. This is…
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41st: Perspective Vs Reality
We talk about the elixir of life. Coffee. Some of us have coffee discipline, some do not. Shonen Jump provides a nice easy way to read some nice easy manga, like Chainsaw Man. Chainsaw man may not be as nice and easy as it seems though, because the description of the premise is fairly long and...
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40th: Pork Chop Sandwiches
We relive the greatest crappy internet cartoons from the early days of the internet. Strongbad, Star Wars Gangsta Rap, GI Joe PSAs, and more. You know, the glory days of the internet. Also, Paul remembers listening to some bad music. We also talk about the fun, and challenges, of discovery in...
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37th: It's a Bad Idea
After a little Neon Genesis: Evangelion discussion, we discuss the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Bad Idea Comics. Sean doesn't care for the discussion around Bad Idea, he just wants to talk about the comics. Paul keeps hitting on the hits though. Plus, what do we think of Eniac? And Tankers? And...
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38th: Bit-Size Fun
Small snacks, little bits, cheese on a cracker. We talk about the bite-size entertainment that we enjoy. Sometimes, we only have time for a small moments of enjoyment. In this episode, we talk about some video games that fit this criteria. Super Meat Boy, Braid, and PUBG all get discussed as good...
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37th: Dream Country, Sandman Vol. 3
We continue our ongoing discussion of Sandman with volume 3, Dream Country. In particular, we are discussing issues 17-20 of The Sandman. This volume consists of individual one-shot stories. Calliope is a very uncomfortable story to read now. It depicts a particular kind of violence against women...
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36th: Nobody, Commando, Pumpkin Rapper, and more
Action movies, horror comics, action figure collecting, and trading cards all come up in this episode. Nobody is a nice succinct action movie. Commando is an excellent action movie that Paul has not seen. Parks and Rec is a comedy show that Sean has not seen. Sean wants to rewatch Neon Genesis:...
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35th: VERTIGO
We discuss the best Vertigo titles out there. Vertigo is the famous imprint from DC Comics, that started with titles like Sandman, Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, and Animal Man, and continued with such hits as Preacher, Y The Last Man, Fables, and a lot more. We find a very scientific list of the 52…
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34th: Justice League & Basic Assumptions
Sean Watched Zack Snyder's Justice League. It brought up some ideas about how we talk about movies. But first, the movie itself. Was it good? What is our history with DC? The conversation around the movie, however, has devolved (or has always been bad), and it seems like it is because there is a...
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33rd: In Your Earhole
Exploding barbed-wire wrestling makes for a good story, Prized Pig is excellent noisy punk, and Zelda games are fantastic. Somehow, we end up saying "earhole" a whole lot more than either of us ever wanted. In addition: - The rules of wrestling is strange - Unity is convoluted and impressive…
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32nd: Collecting Madness!
How are we navigating these crazy times in collectibles? We have some thoughts. Also, Paul read Something Is Killing The Children. Sean read X-Men: Grand Design. We start off with the comics. Something Is Killing The Children, and Paul is all-in. It is a book that kept him awake despite being…
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31st: Ten Men and Doritos
We HoXPoX our way around X-Men. We discuss our de-stress techniques. We re-engage with our hobbies. We discuss generations. Paul and Sean have both had a busy couple of months, so we unwind and discuss some of the things on our mind. Paul is re-read HoXPoX, which gives us a chance to revisit what...
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30th: Smorgasbord II: Tomie! Nier:Automata! Wandavision!
We dabble in discussing a few items, as we often do in Smorgasboard episodes. We discuss Tomie, since Paul has now read some of that work by Junji Ito. Paul played Nier: Automata, and so he tells us about the virtues of that video game. Last, Sean has been watching Wandavision, and we have a...
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29th: Game Of Thrones Revisited
Game of Thrones. Why is the show compelling? Now that Sean has finished watching, we discuss the show in its entirety, so beware ye spoilers! What death's are the most memorable? Which are the most satisfying? Why is that even a question? What characters had the best progression throughout the...
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28th: Ten X-Men
Paul and Sean can always talk about X-Men, so they choose ten of their favorites to discuss. Which X-men and X-Women will make the cut? Also, a quick diversion to talk about Cobra Kai and The Toys That Made Us. We each chose five X-Men characters to discuss, and pruned for overlap, to come up…
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27th: Interrogation!
Paul and Sean interrogate each other with important questions about comics, music, movies, video games and more. Who will crack under the pressure? Find out! Also: - Most collectible comics. - Guilty pleasures in music featuring Wordburglar and Kelly Clarkson - DangerDoom and the Gray Album…
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26th: Better Consumption
Sean catches up on his progress with Game of Thrones. We talk about streaming services and shows in general, and our wishlist of features. Also, we touch on social media and distraction. Finally, a riff on the difference between acting and performing. Also: - Spoilers don't matter when you aren't...
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GoT Mandalorian?
Sean is Finally watching Game of Thrones. Paul is finally watching Mandalorian. We catch up on our TV adventures. Game of Thrones is quite a dreary show. It is not a happy place. But still, it has some merits, so we discuss. Mandalorian is a happy place for Sean, and Paul is catching up, so we...
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24th: Watchmen and Sequels
Sean watches the Watchmen. The TV show that is. And... it didn't quite live up to the name. So, we discus sequels, and what we want out of them, and how the Watchmen TV show didn't quite work as a sequel. Also: - The virtues of Limbo and Inside - Paul finally played The Long Dark, which is Sean's...
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23rd: 2021 Goals
We have several goals we want to achieve in 2021. What do we want to watch, read, and collect? We share our nerdy proposed accomplishments for 2021. Of course we want to eat better, exercise more, and all that. But we also have a lot of cool stuff to read and do, and that's what we talk about....
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22nd: Best Of 2020
2020 wasn't the best of years for most of us, but we decide to look back at some of the things we enjoyed most from the year. It is our 2020 wrap up, with the best of the year! Here are the categories we go through: - Best Action Figure - Favorite Comic Book - Most Memorable Comic Book - Biggest...
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21st: Christmas Cheer
Christmas comes this time each year! Paul and Sean reminisce about some of the greatest hits from Christmas as a child, and then transition to the traditions and things we love about Christmas now. Also: - Parenting present storage failure! - Kids enjoy the two months of Christmas - The story of...
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20th: Smorgasbord of Smorgasbords
Paul read a bunch of comics. Sean got a bunch of action figures. We both have watched a lot of TV. We talk a little bit about a lot of things. We have three smorgasbords to cover! On Paul's comics smorgasbord, we talk about Death Note, The Way of the Househusband, Cells at Work! Code Black…
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19th: God Loves, Man Kills, We Discuss
Our most stressful conversation ever! We discuss God Loves, Man Kills, the stand alone graphic novel that is still as meaningful and relevant today as it was when it was printed 38 years ago. We talk about this from two angles, how it is a great X-Men story, and how it still works as to convey…
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18th: Enigma of Amigara Fault
We read the metaphoriest of Junji Ito's stories, and discuss how we read meaning into an author's work, understanding a writer's intention, and how that informs our understanding of the stories we read. Also: Bruce Lee movies! Paul watched The Final Boss, and so we talk a bit about the experience...
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17th: Thanksgiving Top 10!
We are very thankful for family and friends, health, our jobs, and all those very good things we have in our lives. We are also thankful for many things more in the wheelhouse of this show, so we indulge and discuss ten things we are thankful for, ranging from comics to music to sports, and more....
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16th: The Doll's House, Sandman Vol. 2
Sean and Paul discuss The Doll's House, the second volume of Sandman! This volume has a mix of the horrifying and the meaningful, so we dig deep into what this volume of The Sandman means to us.
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15th: Cyberpunk. Neuromancer. And Hip-Hop?
Sean has been on a Cyberpunk kick, and that has most recently included reading Neuromancer by William Gibson. Paul is a fan of underground Hip-Hop, and provides three albums to check out as an intro to the genre. Want to follow along with Sean's dive into Hip-Hop with Paul's suggestions? Listen…
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