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Confer Culture
by Chris Murphy
A podcast where we'll be talking about the topics that many of us are passionate about. Things like film, TV, music, literature, pop culture, the arts, and so much more! Presented by Timotheories.
Episodes
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Top 10 MCU Films Part 2
Tim and I are once again joined this week by Debbie as we continue ranking our top 10 MCU movies of all time! We conclude our lists with numbers 5-1...
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Top 10 MCU Films Part 1
Tim and I are joined this week by a very special guest, Debbie! We all rank our top 10 MCU movies of all time! Numbers 10-6 are this week with 5-1 coming next week...
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Curating Films
This week Tim and I talk all things curation. How do we make lists? How do we decide how to tackle them? What kind of conversations do we have around them? All that and more!
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Character Actors
This week Tim and I talk about a topic near and dear to our hearts, character actors. We both have lists of our favourites, as well as examples of roles that wouldn't be the same without them. All that and a side discussion about Wakanada Forever!
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Top 10 Board Game Expansions
Last episode we covered our top 10 board games and now it's time for the expansions!
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Top 10 Board Games
Tim and I update our list of top 10 board games. What has changed in the past few years? What new additions are there? Do we have new number ones? Tune in to find out!
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The Art of the 90 Minute Movie
Tim and I discuss our love of concise, efficient 90 minute movies and how everything in theatres these days seems to be two plus hours. We talk about some good examples, some not so good, and when it's ok to exceed the two hour mark.
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The Northman
Tim and I do a deep dive into our favorite Viking film, The Northman. We discuss everything from the score and cinematography to the performances. Also, I play Loki to Tim's Thor and constantly steal his thunder!
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Top 10 70s Albums
Tim and I rank our top 10 albums from the 1970s! As we say at the beginning, it was more difficult than we thought, but in the end we have a blast!
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Top 10 Albums
Tim and I break down our top 10 albums of all time. We definitely have our favourite genres, but some entries on our list might surprise you!
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Grumpy Old Men
This week, Tim and I discuss whether we've become grumpy old men and if we hate everything. Were we always this way or are we just choosier the older we've gotten?
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Does One Bad Film Ruin a Franchise?
Tim and I talk about sequels, specifically whether a bad one can derail an entire franchise. We give the cases for yes and no and so much more!
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The Cageaissance Part Deux
This week Tim and I talk all things Nic Cage again. We look back on the last few years of his work since our last look at his career. We give our thoughts on Pig, Dream Scenario, Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and his latest film Longlegs.
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State of the MCU
Tim and I discuss all things MCU in an updated look at what's happening in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where we think it's headed, our thoughts on it, and a spoiler filled review of Deadpool and Wolverine!
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Confer Culture '24
We're back baby! After three long years, Tim and I return to give an update on our lives and what we've been doing lately, plus our thoughts on all things pop culture!
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Ranking the MCU - Part 2
Tim and Mike join me once again to continue ranking the MCU films. This week we start with 15 and get all the way to 9! What films do we have ranked where? How close are we with our rankings? Are there any surprises or disagreements? Tune into find out! Presented by Timotheories.
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Ranking the MCU - Part 1
I'm back after taking a few weeks off to move and because of general laziness! Tim and Mike join me this week, as we begin the thankless task of ranking all 23 MCU films. It's an episode so big I had to split it into three parts! We start at the bottom at number 23 and work our way up. What films...
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Ranking Star Trek
This week I'm joined by David Majors of The Promenade Merchants Star Trek Podcast as we rank the Star Trek films! We start the podcast off talking about some of the Star Trek shows, as we agree that Deep Space 9 is the best, while we disagree a little on the quality of Voyager. Our lists are…
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Not Every Film is for me and That's Okay
I'm joined by a special guest again, Wade Simmons (a filmmaker from Chicago), to share his thoughts about how different films are for different people. We talk about the film that made me come up with this topic, Black Panther, as well as other films that I'm not a huge fan of, but I'm not the...
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What Happens When You Don't Like What Other People Like
This week I'm joined by two special guests, The Gala Sisters (of The Gala Sisters YouTube channel), to talk about what happens when you don't like the things other people like. This episode ends up being a little different than many of my past episodes, as both my guests are asexual lesbians and…
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Women In Film
This week I'm joined by a very special guest star, Lillian Hernandez from the Wine Down With Lil podcast, to talk about the depiction of women in film. Has it gotten better over time? We address this question, as well as discuss some examples of where we think it has gotten better and other...
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The Witch vs The Lighthouse
Tim drops by to talk about two films by an up and coming director (Robert Eggers, not David as I incorrectly call him in this episode), The Witch and The Lighthouse. Tim talks about the reasons why he has so much love for The Witch, while I discuss why it didn't quite stick for me, including...
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Too Much
This week I'm joined by a very special guest, Jacob Godbey from the Ginger on Ginger podcast! This week we're talking about movies and TV shows that have gone on too long. Jacob has some great examples of sitcoms, while I set my sights on some science fiction, action, and horror franchises. We…
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Invincible
This week Tim and I talk about the Amazon Prime animated show Invincible. We discuss the comic the show is based on, how it's different from other shows like The Boys (also on Amazon Prime), we gush over the stacked voice cast, Tim voices his love of the musical choices, we get into spoiler...
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The Cageaissance
Tim joins me this week to talk about the Cageaissance, or rather the resurgence of one Nicolas Cage. We talk about his early films, his most successful period of work (aka the 90s), his disappointing work in the 2000s, and we do a deep dive on three of his more recent films - Mom and Dad, Mandy,...
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Elitism in Hobbies
Mike drops by once again to talk about elitism in our hobbies and how to potentially over come them. Mike talks about Magic: The Gathering and Warhammer 40K and I talk about Start Trek, comics, and metal music. We recount some of our experiences, identify some issues we've witnessed, and how we…
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Brooklyn 99
Mike drops by to talk about a show that has quickly become a favourite sitcom of ours, Brooklyn 99. We talk about the general premise of the show, the cast, why we think it's so funny, how well it incorporates diversity, and how well it mixes character growth while maintaining core…
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Mad Men
Tim joins me once again to talk about another interesting TV show, Mad Men. We talk about the plot of the show, some of the stand out characters, some of the themes, and how it was a very deep look into an iconic point in American history, the 60s. Tim also refreshes my memory about a lot of what...
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The Case Against Disney Owning Everything
Tim drops by once again to discuss our thoughts on how much content Disney owns and what they do with it. As you could probably guess by the title, we're generally against them owning the amount of properties they own, though we do acknowledge there are some positives to it. We talk extensively...
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Top 10 Favourite Board Games - Part 2
Tim drops by again this week to continue our discussion of our top 10 favourite board games of all time. Will there be any surprises? Will there be any crossover? Will I be able to guess Tim's number one? All the answers to these questions and more in part two! Presented by Timotheories.
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Top 10 Favourite Board Games - Part 1
Tim drops by this week to discuss our Top 10 Favourite Board Games of all time. Once again we got so invested in this topic that I had to split it into two episodes. I think we have some interesting and unconventional choices and even some crossover with our Top 10 Essential Board Game list. Stay...
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It's Always Sunny
Mike drops by this week to discuss our mutual love of It's always Sunny in Philadelphia. We talk about how Mike got me into the show, some of our favourite episodes, the cast, some recurring characters, why it's so great, why it's probably not for everyone, and basically just gushing about how...
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Top 10 Essential Games
Tim once again drops by this week to discuss our top 10 essential board games to begin a collection with. We mostly kept it entry level and low complexity as that tends to be the starting point for most people, but we did throw in a few surprises here and there. We also talk a little bit about…
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Battlestar Galactica 2: Electric Booglaoo
Tim drops by this week to discuss his thoughts on Battlestar Galactica. He finished the show right around the time I posted my solo episode on it, but he had some very strong thoughts about the series that he wanted to talk about. We tried not tread over the same ground and actually had a good...
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A look Back at the 2010s Part 2
David drops by once again to continue our look back at the 2010s. This week we discuss our favourite films of the 2010s. Once again, we have some pretty different lists with a few surprises. Also, I sort of spoil my favourite Marvel films and David talks about his favourite version of Spider-Man,...
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A look Back at the 2010s Part 1
I'm joined by a brand new guest this week, David Plamondon as we look back at film and TV from the 2010s. In part one this week we discuss our favourite TV shows. There is surprisingly little crossover and I think there might even be a few surprises on our lists. Stay tuned next week for part two...
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Ranking Star Wars - Episode II: The Chosen Ones
I'm joined once again by Tim and Mike for part two of ranking the Star Wars Films. In part two we count down our top five favourites. While I think everyone can guess our consensus number one choice, some of the other entries might surprise you. Also, Mike gets super mad at me for how high I rank...
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Ranking Star Wars - Episode I: The Bad Batch
Tim and Mike both join me this week for a special episode, part one of ranking the Star Wars films. We start at the bottom, with the ones we dislike the most and work our way up. We disagree about several films and where they sit in our rankings, but we all pretty much agree that Rise of…
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Asian Cinema
Mike drops by again this week to talk about Asian Cinema. I list some of the Asian movies I've seen (a number of which I saw over the break) and we do a deep dive on Train to Busan, 13 Assassins, and Audition. I also do a very quick synopsis of the first 30 minutes of One Cut of the Dead, we...
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Battlestar Galactica
I'm back for another solo episode this week as I talk about a well known science fiction TV show, Battlestar Galctica. Listen to my rants about certain characters, the heavy handed way the religious aspect is handled, some interesting tidbits about the show, the final episode, and my overall...
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I Saw the Devil
Mike drops by once again to discuss the amazing Korean film I Saw the Devil. We go through the synopsis of the film, talk about an Easter egg or two, give our reactions to some of the more intense moments, and get sidetracked into a discussion about Asian cinema in general. Plus I manage to plug…
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Revisiting Old Content
Mike drops by again this week to talk about revisiting old content. Join us as we discuss what our favourite content is to revisit, why we keep revisiting said content, and even when we might do so. Also, stay at the end for a little rant about Netflix original content! Presented by Timotheories.
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Ep 3 and 4
Mike drops by again this week to talk about JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episodes 3 and 4. What did we think of them? Do we see vampire Dio? Is JoJo still kinda dumb? The answers to these questions and amazing dad joke await in this week's podcast! Presented by Timotheories.
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Not All Sequels Suck
Mike joins me this week to discuss sequels, specifically good ones. We talk about what makes a sequel good, where some sequels have gone awry, and of course some of our favourite sequels and what makes them great! Presented by Timotheories.
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Monster Movies
Join me for another solo episode this week as I talk about an underappreciated subgenre of horror, the monster movie. I talk about some good examples of monster movies, some qualities that I think makes a good monster movie, and do a deep dive on four of my favourite examples of the subgenre....
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Friday The 13th
This week I take a look at my favourite horror franchise of all time, Friday The 13th. That's right, I watch all twelve so you don't have to! Yes, there are twelve, as I'm counting Freddy vs Jason because it's my podcast and I can do what I want. Join me for a trip down horror memory lane as I…
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Mike joins me this week as we talk about my first impression of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, a show that Mike has been asking me to watch for some time now. We talk about the style of the show, the basic premise, the music, the references I missed, and the thoughts I had while watching it! Presented...
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Objective vs Subjective
Tim drops by again this week to talk about objective quality vs subjective quality in art. We discuss our definitions of both terms, how they fit into art, how they relate to criticism, other areas where the ideologies collide, and so much more! Presented by Timotheories.
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Knives Out
Tim drops by this week to discuss one of our favourite movies of 2019, Knives Out. We touch a bit on Rian Johnson's previous work, discuss various interesting tidbits and easter eggs from the film, marvel at the the amazing cast, as well as discuss spoilers. Presented by Timotheories.
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Characters We Love to Hate
Mike is back again this week to talk about characters we love to hate. The most wretched, scummy, horrible, sadistic characters we love to despise and, in some cases, cheered for their ultimate demise. Join us again as we reign fire down on these truly despicable individuals! Presented by...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast where we'll be talking about the topics that many of us are passionate about. Things like film, TV, music, literature, pop culture, the arts, and so much more! Presented by Timotheories.
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Chris Murphy
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