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Independence Day Minute

by Alex Thompson

Join Alex Thompson, Matthew Soto, and Johann Joseph as they welcome the 1996 classic Independence Day to Earth, one minute at a time!

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Episodes

  1. ID4 Minute 152: Boom Boom Booty

    We're coming in for a nice, smooth-ish landing! Just for old times' sake, we wound up back at the Jet Strip one more time! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  2. ID4 Minute 151: The Utah Unit

    We dove deep into the deep secrecy of big-budget moviemaking! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  3. ID4 Minute 150: That's a Boat Movie

    Wherein we discuss the hazards of data wrangling. Also, Yelp reviews for visual effects houses! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  4. ID4 Minute 149: Steel Drums

    We got off-topic. Way off-topic. Possibly the most off-topic. Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  5. ID4 Minute 148: She Worked at the Jet Strip

    We actually talked about credits! And Zoltan… Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  6. ID4 Minute 147: Alligator 2: The Mutation

    We're taking a look at the pilots and stuntmen, plus a couple of D-movies! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  7. ID4 Minute 146: #Justice4Nimziki

    We're giving our cast their well-earned curtain calls! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  8. ID4 Minute 145: Lunk Logan

    We're off and crediting! Hold on for your lives! Hold on to your topics, because we sure didn't! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  9. ID4 Minute 144: His Own Stunt Double

    It's the last minute of actual movie, but we found inaccuracies anyway! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  10. ID4 Minute 143: Dickweed and Buttmunch

    Our heroes reunite, and our podcasters rejoice in their last cracks at inaccuracy! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  11. ID4 Minute 142: Lieutenant Figwit

    We have convoys and continuity and doggie deaths to dissect as we approach the finish line! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  12. ID4 Minute 141: I Found This on NASA

    Did we look at this Harvester ship exploding for way too long? Come on now, that's a silly question. Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  13. ID4 Minute 140: Must Go Faster

    Just how often did Jeff Goldblum say this damn line? Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  14. ID4 Minute 139: Harvester Call Center

    We're back to figure out how David and Connie's relationship will change now that he's found his big boy brave pants! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  15. ID4 Minute 138: Waving Goodbye Like Idiots

    Matthew's back! The gang's all here, and we're taking a close look at Jeff Goldblum's impeccable cigar technique! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  16. ID4 Minute 137: We're These Guys! (with Gary Roby)

    Gary Roby (Harry Potter Minute) closes out the week with us! Did we get off-topic? You betcha! Did we stay off-topic? Find out! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  17. ID4 Minute 136: Upper-Middle Class Yachts (with Gary Roby)

    Gary Roby (Harry Potter Minute) returns to help us figure out how a Harvester ship is like a Honda Civic! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  18. ID4 Minute 135: Dialogue Ruins This Movie (with Gary Roby and Victoria Cope)

    Gary and Victoria (Harry Potter Minute) join us this week to break down Russell's heroic last stand! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  19. ID4 Minute 134: Right at the Rim

    Join us as we close out the week with Russell getting a very bad, sad, dad idea! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  20. ID4 Minute 133: Out of Missiles

    Out of missiles! Out of missiles? Out of missiles. Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  21. ID4 Minute 132: Just a Lot of Shootin'

    How is Independence Day like Star Wars? Tune in to find out! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  22. ID4 Minute 131: Some Tropes Deserve to be Ruined (With Father David Mowry)

    Father David Mowry closes out the week by taking us through the prayer circle and a very rightly deleted scene! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  23. ID4 Minute 130: Gallantry and Goofin' (with Father David Mowry)

    Father David Mowry returns! Follow us on along the path of off-topic temptation, as we look at B-movie action titles, Highlights Magazine, and the many layers of the Beethoven films! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  24. ID4 Minute 129: The Trouble with Bunker Busters (with Father David Mowry)

    Father David Mowry blesses us with his presence for Minute 129! Come along as we explore how Harvesters are like baked goods! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  25. ID4 Minute 128: The Silverware Protocol (with Sean German)

    Sean German (The Next Scene, 5 Minutes of Mime) is back to help us close out the week, and figure out how the chain of command works on this battlefield! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  26. ID4 Minute 127: Don't Tell Them! (with Sean German)

    How does this stupid virus work? Sean German (Spinal Tap Minute, Groundhog Minute) returns to help us figure it out! Mentioned in today's episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZQz9tkEHIg Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  27. ID4 Minute 126: Toxecret (with Sean German)

    There's code there's code there's code there's code there's code! Alex is a little bit excited to analyze David's computer virus. Sean German (The Next Scene) is here this week to help us pick apart David's software! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  28. ID4 Minute 125 : Filled with Lies (with Rick and Julia Ingham)

    Rick and Julia Ingham (Mad Max Minute) close out the week with us! Together, we try to figure out the Harvester atmosphere and the Harvester battle formations! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  29. ID4 MInute 124: Goose Point Five (with Rick and Julia Ingham)

    Rick and Julia Ingham (Mad Max Minute) return to help us look at alien landing patterns, alien pastimes and alien interior decorating! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  30. ID4 Minute 123: A Pair of Oopses (with Rick and Julia Ingham)

    Rick and Julia Ingham (Mad Max Minute) join the show to help us rip apart our heroes' poor communication skills! Come along as we envision what the Harvester attack on Las Vegas would look like! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  31. ID4 Minute 122: Postmodern History (with Hal Bryan)

    Hal Bryan (Rocketeer Minute) closes out the week! Join us as we express our admiration for the control panels at Area 51! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  32. ID4 Minute 121: Googlewhacking (with Hal Bryan)

    Hal Bryan (Rocketeer Minute) is back to break down the aeronautics of this movie like they've never been broken down before! Brace yourselves for what might be our most educational episode yet! And yes, we know that's a low bar to clear. Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute...

  33. ID4 Minute 120: Brunhilde (with Hal Bryan)

    Hal Bryan (Rocketeer Minute) is here to help us pick apart Russell's plane! Also, we find ourselves delving deep into old quotes and colloquialisms, because of course we do. Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  34. ID4 Minute 119: I'm the Inaccurate One (with Robert Black)

    Robert Black (The Room Minute) returns to help us close out the week! Together, we look at just how unqualified Russell Casse is for the job at hand! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  35. ID4 Minute 118: Maple Syrup is Problematic (with Robert Black)

    Robert Black (Mandy Sucks Minute) is back to help us look deeper into barf bag technology and bearded hazards! Also, some Independence Day, maybe? Twitter: @id4minute

  36. ID4 Minute 117: High-Eight-Us (with Robert Black)

    Robert Black (Annihilation Minute) is here to help us round out a rousing speech! Join us as we try to piece together the new government after the war! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  37. ID4 Minute 116: Illegal Aliens FROM SPACE (with Tim Root)

    Tim Root (20 Years of Nitro) is back to help us close out the week! Together, we will look at art in times of tragedy, and mustaches in times of war! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  38. ID4 Minute 115: Ain't War Hell? (with Tim Root)

    Tim Root (20 Years of Nitro) returns to help us look at the beginning of the big speech! To celebrate, we talk about some of our other favorite big speeches! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  39. ID4 Minute 114: Raptured in a Column of Fire (with Tim Root)

    Welp, we started off the episode by confusing two actors and going on a multi-minute digression. Good times! Tim Root (20 Years of Nitro) returns to help us figure out how to get married in the end times! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  40. ID4 Minute 113: The Fifty-Fifty

    As the week comes to an end, we're diving in to old-school computer gaming and the offspring of a certain military chaplain! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  41. ID4 Minute 112: Thirty Seconds

    We're fooling around here in Minute 112! Come along for the shenaniganry of Casse family dynamics and Checkhov's Missile! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  42. Resurgence Minute 112: Thichtner with Fichtner

    It's minute 3 of credits! Join us and find out why it's so hard to Google Dikembe! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  43. ID4 Minute 111: The Cape

    We've really let ourselves go! We're analyzing flabby men, alcohol use, oily T-zones, and the drug habits of our ragtag band of pilots! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  44. ID4 Minute 110: X and Y

    Harrumph harrumph harrumph, I say old chap, in this minute the lads are extremely British! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  45. Minute 109: You're Fired!

    This Wednesday, Albert Nimziki is given a career-change opportunity by the President, and we can't be more happy about it! Plus, some international bad trigger discipline! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  46. ID4 Minute 108: Her Body Is Still Warm

    The boys analyze David's big reveal, and Captain Hillard's excellent side-eye! Plus, Nimziki commits career suicide, and we go well and truly off the rails! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  47. ID4 Minute 107: In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night

    Johann and Matthew finish out this week talking about how long testing this plan of David's should really take. Plus, Johann defends the Green Lantern while Matthew gives notes on The Patriot! Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  48. ID4 Minute 106: David Ex Machina

    David finally reveals his plan to take out the aliens, and boy is it a doozy! Our chief military strategists Johann and Matthew feel a little Nimzikish after hearing this one. Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  49. ID4 Minute 105: Shooting That Super Creatine

    Johann and Matthew start off this week with a bit of target practice and bullet physics. This minute is sponsored by all sorts of energy drinks! Please notice our strategic placement of the label of all of the cans. Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute Listener's Squadron

  50. ID4 Minute 104: Wake Up for the Spaceship!

    In his drunken low, David has his moment of clarity! Join us as we try to figure out the timeline of the third act of the movie, and listen in as it gets pretty darn tight. As tight as David's undershirt that he looks really great in. Twitter: @id4minute Facebook: Independence Day Minute…

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Join Alex Thompson, Matthew Soto, and Johann Joseph as they welcome the 1996 classic Independence Day to Earth, one minute at a time!

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Join Alex Thompson, Matthew Soto, and Johann Joseph as they welcome the 1996 classic Independence Day to Earth, one minute at a time!

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