Mandatory Media

The Wachowski Sisters' The Matrix

Release Date: 3/17/2025

Duration: 68 Mins

Authors: Three Glasses Productions

Description: Today we cover the legendary 90s film by the Wachowskis, the Matrix. We talk literary allusions, cool 90s sunglasses, and Seth does a remarkably good Keanu impression.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Bret-isode: Bret van den Brink's The Patient Bride: a Vision in a Dream

Release Date: 1/6/2025

Duration: 33 Mins

Authors: Three Glasses Productions

Description: In this special Bret-isode your three plucky hosts can't find the time to record together, so the stalwart hero Bret van den Brink goes it alone with a reading of his wonderful poem The Patient Bride, originally published in Mars' Hill Newspaper. He discusses his inspiration behind the poem and gives a fantastic reading of the poem itself.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Bon Iver's For Emma, Foever Ago

Release Date: 11/25/2024

Duration: 53 Mins

Authors: Three Glasses Productions

Description: In first episode about music, Seth takes us through Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, a masterful album made in the Wisconsin wilderness by musician Justin Vernon. We talk his inspiration, floaty vocals, and how Skinny Love is that one song everyone remembers from the 2010s.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

The Russo Brother's Captain America: the Winter Soldier

Release Date: 10/28/2024

Duration: 72 Mins

Authors: Three Glasses Productions

Description: A classic of the 2010s, Captain America: the Winter Soldier is a wonderful time capsule into the superhero movies of yesteryear. Join us as we discuss the plot's comic book origins, how the film reflects a post-Snowden America, and the fact that Bret saw it for the first time yesterday

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Wallace Stevens' Late Hymn From The Myrrh-Mountain

Release Date: 10/14/2024

Duration: 59 Mins

Authors: Three Glasses Productions

Description: Unsanck your snoods listeners, because Bret takes us on a deep dive of Wallace Stevens and his wonderful poem, Late Hymn From The Myrrh-Mountain. We talk literary allusions, not understanding poetry, and whether or not Seth can find his water bottle.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Federico Fellini's 8 1/2

Release Date: 9/30/2024

Duration: 54 Mins

Authors: Three Glasses Productions

Description: Seth takes us through Fellini's 8 1/2, a thought provoking film from bygone eras of Italian cinema. We talk dubbed soundtracks, quotes from Origen, and the funky clown guy at the end of the movie.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Christabel

Release Date: 8/13/2024

Duration: 71 Mins

Authors: Three Glasses Productions

Description: In another lively episode about classic poetry, Bret guides us through Coleridge's uncompleted poem Christabel. We discuss popular readings, Coleridge's unique writing structure, and debate whether or not the poem includes a vampire.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Supergiant Games' Hades

Release Date: 7/29/2024

Duration: 57 Mins

Authors: Three Glasses Productions

Description: Join us as we explore the world of Hades, the 2020 video game from Supergiant Games that many have hailed as one of the greatest games of all time. We talk art style, Greek mythology, and the wonderful challenge of game difficulty.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Thomas Savage's / Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog

Release Date: 7/15/2024

Duration: 98 Mins

Description: Today we talk about adapting books, why books sometimes aren't better than movies, and what makes Savage the Jane Austen of the West.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Harold Bloom's The Art of Reading Poetry

Release Date: 7/1/2024

Duration: 97 Mins

Description: Bret takes us on a wonderful journey through an excerpt of Harold Bloom's The Art of Reading Poetry. We discuss poetry (wow!), a U2 album, and the awesome power of poetry.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Adam Robison-Yu's A Short Hike

Release Date: 6/17/2024

Duration: 64 Mins

Description: Today we tackle Adam Robinson-Yu's adorable indie video game A Short Hike. We explore this beautiful love letter to the outdoors and the amazing power of emergent storytelling.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Elaine May's Ishtar

Release Date: 5/25/2024

Duration: 75 Mins

Description: Seth takes us through Elaine May's Ishtar, a film once called "the worst film of all time" that is now having a critical revaluation in the modern era. We talk Beatty and Hoffman, whip smart jokes, and U.S. foreign policy.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Richard Crashaw's A Hymn to the Name and Honour of the Admirable Saint Teresa

Release Date: 5/11/2024

Duration: 64 Mins

Description: Bret takes the guys through a wonderful example of baroque poetry. We cover Saint Teresa, martyrdom, and the wonderfully witty words of Richard Crashaw.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Paul Verhoeven's Starship Troopers

Release Date: 4/27/2024

Duration: 68 Mins

Description: This episode we tackle Verhoeven's cult classic Starship Troopers. We talk military satire, cheesy 90s effects, and the magic of Neil Patrick Harris.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot

Release Date: 4/13/2024

Duration: 69 Mins

Description: Seth takes us through Beckett's classic tragicomic play Waiting for Godot. We talk the befuddling nature of the play, how there's a Harold Bloom quote for everything, and the real meaning behind Lucky's psychobabble monologue in the first act.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

George Herbert's Prayer (I)

Release Date: 3/30/2024

Duration: 49 Mins

Description: In a special Easter episode, Bret takes us through George Herbert's Prayer One, a wonderful sonnet that meditates on the various aspects of prayer. The conversations spans the Vatican's telescope, battering rams, and even the Eye of Sauron.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Pixar's Toy Story

Release Date: 3/16/2024

Duration: 61 Mins

Description: This episode we cover Pixar's Toy Story, a classic and historic 3D animated film from 1990. We talk John Lasseter's complicated legacy, the weirdness of early 3D animation, and the stark reality of being a sentient toy in Pixar's world.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window

Release Date: 3/2/2024

Duration: 63 Mins

Description: Seth leads the guys through Rear Window, one of Hitchcock's masterpiece films from 1954. They talk Grace Kelly, the voyeurism of cinema, Hitchcock's trademark suspense, and more!

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Erin Shields' Paradise Lost

Release Date: 2/17/2024

Duration: 123 Mins

Description: This week the gang is covering Erin Shields' play Paradise lost, a feminist reinterpretation of Milton famous epic Paradise Lost. We cover stage directions, Milton's unique writing habits, and the nature of Satan through the modern lens.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke

Release Date: 2/3/2024

Duration: 60 Mins

Description: Join us for a deep dive into the classic Studio Ghibli film Pricess Mononoke. We talk maggoty boars, magical curses, and the film's (not so hidden) themes.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Ishirō Honda's Destroy All Monsters

Release Date: 1/20/2024

Duration: 54 Mins

Description: Seth brings us back into the zany Sci-Fi days of 1960s Japan with the classic Godzilla film Destroy All Monsters. We talk guys in rubber suits, Sci-Fi camp, and the wonderful experience of films across cultures.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

Release Date: 1/6/2024

Duration: 76 Mins

Description: In this Epiphany special episode, Bret takes us through William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night. We cover famous lines we didn't know were from the play, the unraveling of Marvolio, and wordplay that stands the test of time.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Brian Henson's The Muppet Christmas Carol

Release Date: 12/23/2023

Duration: 69 Mins

Description: Bret, Seth, and David talk about the enchanting, wonderful, and iconic film, The Muppet Christmas Carol. They talk behind the scenes, Dickens' original novella, and which Muppet should be President.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Wes Anderson's Asteroid City

Release Date: 12/9/2023

Duration: 74 Mins

Description: Seth, David, and Bret jump into a review and analysis of Wes Anderson's latest film, Asteroid City.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Robert Browning's The Heretic's Tragedy

Release Date: 11/25/2023

Duration: 57 Mins

Description: Bret takes us on a unique journey through Robert Browning's The Heretic's Tragedy, a delightful medieval poem satirizing a public burning.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Release Date: 11/11/2023

Duration: 96 Mins

Description: The crew jumps into the highly divisive 2017 film Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We talk force ghosts, Harrison Ford's hatred of press tours, the Star Wars fandom's hatred of their own movies, and much more!

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula

Release Date: 10/28/2023

Duration: 74 Mins

Description: Seth takes us on a journey through Bram Stoker's Dracula, the movie adaptation of ... Bram Stoker's Dracula? Discover this wild Francis Ford Coppola film from the 1990s that's chock full of bizarre acting choices, immaculate vibes, and oddly shaped hairpieces.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Three Poems by Christina Rossetti

Release Date: 10/14/2023

Duration: 64 Mins

Description: Bret, joined by Seth and David, takes a dive into three of Christina Rossetti's poems. Poems covered are "Amen," "Uphill," and "Passing Away"

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Ursula Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea

Release Date: 9/30/2023

Duration: 73 Mins

Description: Join your three magical hosts on a fun journey through Ursula Le Guin's classic fantasy novel A Wizard of Earthsea.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Agnes Varda's Cleo from 5 to 7

Release Date: 9/16/2023

Duration: 82 Mins

Description: Take a step back into cinematic history as the gang investigates Agnes Varda's French New Wave Classic Cleo from 5 to 7.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene - The Gardens of Adonis

Release Date: 9/2/2023

Duration: 73 Mins

Description: Bret takes our other two hosts on a whirlwind journey through Edmund Spenser's retelling of the gardens of Adonis (found in book 3, canto 6, Stanzas 29-50 of the Faerie Queene). Enjoy Bret's informed analysis and David and Seth's uninformed confusion as we dissect, analyze and discuss this wonderful poem.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: Yes

Frog Fractions

Release Date: 8/19/2023

Duration: 46 Mins

Description: David takes Seth and Bret along for their first foray into the world of video games by discussing the hit comedic browser game from 2012, Frog Fractions.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

John Logan's Red

Release Date: 8/5/2023

Duration: 88 Mins

Description: Your intrepid hosts Bret, David, and Seth discuss the play Red by John Logan.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

John Keats' Ode to a Nightingale

Release Date: 8/5/2023

Duration: 72 Mins

Description: Bret, David, and Seth examine and discuss the John Keats' Ode to a Nightingale.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Release Date: 8/5/2023

Duration: 56 Mins

Description: Bret, David, and Seth dive into Hunt for the Wilderpeople, the 2016 film directed by Taika Waititi.

Is Closed Captioned: No

Explicit: No