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Now We Know
by Kevin Werkheiser and Chris Tognotti
On Now We Know, Kevin Werkheiser and Chris Tognotti return to resonant, haunting, farcical, or otherwise impactful entertainment obsessions of their youths, through the jaundiced eyes of adulthood.Follow us on Twitter at @NowWeKnowPod!
Episodes
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Universal Studios Bill & Ted Halloween Live Shows Watchalong Track
Join Kevin, Chris, and Evan on what was a truly ignoble night.
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Universal Studios Bill & Ted Halloween Live Shows
From the bowels of the Patreon vault, Evan joins us to dive into the since-abandoned phenomenon of the Bill and Ted Halloween live shows at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, part of their Halloween Horror Nights routine. In this case, however, the "horror" is from a massively upscaled vision...
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A Haunting In Venice
Wherein Kevin and Chris are startlingly pleased with the caliber of Kenneth Branagh's spooky third stab at portraying detective Hercule Poirot.
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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
October is here, and with it all the commensurate horror coverage you crave, this time from the depths of the Now We Know Patreon vault. First up for the month: Jason Voorhees' furtive, shortlived, devastatingly ineffectual attempt to conquer one of New York's five boroughs.
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Sneak-Peek: Pledge Drive Week (feat. Kevin Werkheiser of We Know Now)
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Lilo and Stitch (2025 Live-Action Remake)
"Hey, just look at these reviews! 'Live-action' Stitch proved himself completely maladroit in the host's chair!"
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The Boy And The Heron
Like a sating, flourishing oasis in the release schedule of 2023, Hayao Miyazaki's final theatrically released film (for now, at least) was a real socks-knocker-offer, that's for sure.
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The Lion King (2019) Watchalong Track
Relive a truly dark day in the life of Now We Know's foremost martyr, Christopher Tognotti — as a holiday gift to Kevin, I graciously agreed to record an unthinakble solo watchalong track for the 2019 "live-action" remake of The Lion King, but the audio file was unaccountably corrupted the entire...
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Mufasa: The Lion King
Have you always wanted a brothaaa? Just like him (Mufasa)? If so, have we got the "live-action" feature film for you.
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A Minecraft Movie
Your latest gift from the depths of the Now We Know Patreon vault: Jack Black WOWS as Minecraft Steve
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Classic Popeye Technicolor Two-Reels
I'm Sindbad the Sailor, so hearty and hale I live on an island on back of a whale It's a whale of an island (that's not a bad joke!) Its lord and its master is this handsome bloke! Ohhhh, who's the most remarkable, extra-ordinary fellow? Sindbad the Sailor! (Also why is the genie vaguely German?)
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Deadpool and Wolverine
Chris here... man remember back when we did this podcast? We had to watch stuff like DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE all the time! Hoo boy did we not enjoy this one. Fun fact: listeners got to vote on whether we watched this or the Beverly Hills Cop reboot, and friend of the show Rachel Fisher (Hollywood...
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I Want It All Now! (1978 NBC News Marin County Documentary)
In 1978, veteran NBC presenter Edwin Newman descended on Marin County, California, just north of the Golden Gate, to profile the affluent county and its various cultural and social tendencies. The result, "I Want It All Now," portrayed the county as a haven of self--absorption, new age...
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X-Men '97
Guess who's back, back again, the X-Men, as you knew them when
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Borderlands (2024)
Cate Blanchett was cramming for Tár while on set for Borderlands. Really makes you think.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
The turtles are here, and they're teenaged.
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The Fanatic (2019)
Staight from the Now We Know premium vault, your freshly-unlocked episode for this week: a look back at John Travolta's most utterly incomprehensible decision since Moment By Moment, THE FANATIC (2019). Travolta portrays Moose, an awkward, neurodivergent Hollywood Boulevard street performer who…
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The Flash (2023)
Hoo boy it's the Flash, the one from 2023, with two Ezra Millers, Michael Keaton, some other people I've since forgotton... oh yeah, this one make you relive the climax of Man of Steel repeatedly. Really did not enjoy this one (this is Chris by the way)... I guess it's nice to see Ron…
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WHERE IS CHRIS???
Please subscribe today to Pod My Children today and help find Chris. Please email any details re: Chris to [email protected] thank you - Evan
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Lightyear (The Buzz Lightyear Movie)
Get ready to bite into what Disney has assured us is a *delicious* meat-bread-meat sandwich of a film: Lightyear, the Buzz Lightyear movie, your latest unlocked Patreon episode. Chris and Kevin both saw this movie in theaters solo as single adult men - Chris, in particular, wore sunglasses with…
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Aladdin (2019)
You ain't never had a friend like Will Smith, for it is he who will prove, once and for all, that he is a fun, talented, and normal guy, in that order. This week, unlocked from the Patreon vault, Disney's 2019 live-acrion Aladdin remake, which hauled in an astonishing, life-deffirming $1 billion…
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The Star Wars Essential Guide To Characters
The Mandalorian? Grogu? Rotta the Hutt, who no matter what you've heard is his own man? All these and more will NOT be discussed on the latest Now We Know Patreon unlock: it's 1995's Star Wars Essential Guide to Characters, written by Andy Mangels. Reunite with the whole crew! Bollux! Blue Max!...
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Ewoks: The Battle For Endor
This week, with the first Star Wars feature film in years set to hit theaters (the Baby Yoda movie), we unlock from the depths of the Patreon vault... EWOKS: THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR, the 1985 made-for-TV movie starring Warrick Davis as Wicket the Ewok, Wilford Brimley as Noa, Aubree Miller as…
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Unfrosted (2024)
Your latest gem from the Now We Know vault — the horrifying Unfrosted, Jerry Seinfeld's return to the world of feature films. There's a surprising number of cameos by actually talented people in this (including the the always-marvelous Andy Daly as the Quaker Oats guy), yet virtually nothing can...
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Space Jam: A New Legacy
More like HOOP, there it is! On the precipe of his elimination from the 2026 NBA playoffs, at the hands of the similarly odious Oklahoma City Thunder, our latest unlock from the Patreon vault: it's Space Jam: A New Legacy, the confused semi-hagiography of LeBron James. Primarily addressing his...
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Snow White (2025)
Open sesame, you say, standing at the hunk of solid rock you presume covers the way into the Now We Know vault - or maybe the Now We Know mine? Your Patreon unlock for this week: 2025's "live" "action" Snow White "remake," featuring such characters as the titular White, her auto-tuned plasticine...
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Your latest unlock from the annals of the Now We Know Patreon... To hell with The Money Pit! No, we Are Not Done Yet! Forget these modern iterations — it's Cary Grant and Myrna Loy who pioneered the disastrous home improvement form with Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Originally released in...
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Pod My Children - This Is Big Business (S21E04)
FOR MORE POD MY CHILDREN, SUBSCRIBE HERE: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Browser The show must go on. Brooke runs a limited hangout on Trevor with an artificial insemination fib, Jeremy can't seal the deal, Sarah doesn't want to sign David's pile of papers, and Palmer trusts Opal with some big business…
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Fantastic Four (1994)
Your latest bit of precious ore from the Now We Know Patreon mines — it's our dive into Roger Corman's never-released 1994 Fantastic Four movie, which, depending on who you ask, was created as an exercise in rights management with no intention of every seeing the light of day (although they...
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NEW SHOW ALERT! Pod My Children Episode One (You're a Waste Product)
SUBSCRIBE HERE: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Browser (Hey all, it's Chris. I got a new show out! If you like Now We Know this could be right up your alley, I'll push a few promos over the NWK feed in the next couple of weeks. I hope you like it, and if you do, help me out and subscribe!) From…
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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Your latest unearthed treasure, from the whispering catacombs of the Now We Know Patreon. It's Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the 2023 flick which... was pretty fun! Between this and the smash hit video game Baldur's Gate 3 from the same year, Dungeons and Dragons media has been on a...
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The Little Mermaid (2023)
Your latest offering, from the depths of the Now We Know vault: our "dive" (heh heh) into 2023's The Little Mermaid, the live* action** remake*** of the Disney animated classic. Featuring some new original songs from Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the voice acting talents of the lovely miss…
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Originally recorded in April of 2023, your latest unearthed prize from the Now We Know vault is our dive into the first (modern era) Mario movie, with the sequel set to hit theaters next month. And, oddly enough, both the beginning and climax of this one are very, very similar to the reviled 1993...
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ProStars
In the 90's, the asking price for an athlete likeness endorsement was seemingly more within reach, even for a rather shabby outfit, than it is today. Such is the legacy of ProStars, the short-lived NBC cartoon series "starring" the North American sports star trio of Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan,...
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Bonds on Bonds
Take me out to the baaaaallllgaaaaaame... very soon! With a new MLB season nearly upon us, and the World Baseball Classic just having wrapped up in an exhilarating victory for Team Venezuela, we present, from the Patreon vault, our January 2022 episode on Bonds on Bonds, the short-lived 2006 ESPN...
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On The Air
Digging once again into the depths of the Now We Know vault, originally recorded in September 2022, an examination of On The Air. July 1992. Mark Frost and David Lynch are a year removed from the cancellation of the landmark TV phenomenon Twin Peaks, and Lynch has just months prior screened Twin...
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Family Dog
Crrrreeeeeeeak! That sound you hear is the door to the ballyhooed Now We Know vault, once again being opened to fetch your now-unlocked, once-paywalled episode for the week. This time it's Family Dog, the Steven Spielberg-backed, Brad Bird-created cartoon which aspired to be CBS' answer to The...
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Willow (Disney+ TV Legacy Reboot)
Guess who's back!?!?!? yeah it's willow. Salutations and celebrations, as we once again dig into the shadowy annals of the Now We Know Patreon vault. This time, originally recorded in January 2023, we dig into the ill-fated, one (season) and done Disney+ series Willow, a follow-up to the film of...
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Commercials of the 80's and 90's Vol. 4
This week, unlocked from the depths of the Now We Know Patreon vault for the very first time, the missing piece of our classic advert puzzle: it's Commercials of the 80's and 90's volume four! This was the only episode of our long-running commercials series to be paywalled, so now the complete…
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Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)
Your latest unlocked treasure from the Now We Know Patreon vault, first recorded and released in May of 2022: it's the Chip 'n Dale movie, starring Andy Samberg and John Mulaney, among others. I (Chris) honestly don't remember too much about this one, except that you only get like 30 seconds of...
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McGruff "Smart Kids" Anti-Drugs Album
Fresh from the formerly paid-only Now We Know vault, originally released 02/24/23, it's our long traipse through the McGruff Smart Kids album, a cassette tape release with eight tracks of anti-drug jams across a swatch of genres, from the groovy, to the hard rocking, to electronic new wave, and...
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Sailor Moon Live-Action American Pilot (Toon Makers)
Your latest treasure unlocked from the Now We Know vault, originally released to the Patreon on 08/25/22 — our dive into the strange world of the long-lost live-action Sailor Moon pilot, produced by Toon Makers, with an eye towards American television. Oscillating between American-style animation...
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Defenders of Dynatron City
Originally released on the Now We Know Patreon feed on February 22, 2022 —yet no doubt new to so many of you — we look back at the ill-fated cartoon pilot Defenders of Dynatron City, which boasted the vocal talents of Whoopi Goldberg and Tim Curry, and almost Christopher Walken, until the…
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The Monuments of Mars: A Terrestrial Connection
FROM THE VAULT... Leading off our foray into the Now We Know Patreon archives, new to so many of you... our first-ever subscriber feed episode, on 90's VHS obsession The Monuments of Mars: A Terrestrial Connection. Featuring guest Dave Prosper (who you may remember from our Robotech episode)....
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202. One Small Hero 2: One Small Hero After Another
For our double-wide, jam-packed, loose and spitfire final regular episode, Now We Know's most prolific guests, Evan and Miranda, join to look back through the jaded eyes of adulthood at... something very familiar. It's the first ever (and presumably last ever) sequel to an existing episode! ONE...
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201. The Chipmunk Adventure
It's finally here! Easily the longest-awaited episode based on informal polling: The Chipmunk Adventure! Kevin brings his sibling Werky (because they would never forgive him otherwise) along with a couple of special guests and of course the steady stalwart Chris to revisit this amazing,...
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200. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Thanks so much, all of you, for your support and loyal listenership as we cross a milestone which once seemed absurd, our 200th episode! And to celebrate, we're going long on the Lucasfilm multimedia project that effectively ended the late-80's to mid-90's wild west era of semi-canonical Star…
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198. Brisco County, jr
The jangle of spurs, the neigh of the horse...these are the sounds the American TV viewer hates. Join Kevin and Chris as they revisit this lightly sci-fi attempt to revive the Western as a force in culture, based largely on the charms of a youthful Bruce Campbell.
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197. Tenebrae (1982)
Happy Halloween, everyone! And to celebrate the horrorful holidays, Chris looks back at a giallo slasher that he fatefully, accidentally saw the last ten minutes of when he was no older than nine, scarring him for decades: Dario Argento's TENEBRAE. Until last year, Chris didn't even know which...
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196. Tron: Ares
Typically we just watch old things when they get a legacy sequel but this time we decided to take a look at the new Tron through the eyes of the old Trons! How does it stack up? Are any Trons actually good in the traditional sense? Or any sense? Listen and learn!
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On Now We Know, Kevin Werkheiser and Chris Tognotti return to resonant, haunting, farcical, or otherwise impactful entertainment obsessions of their youths, through the jaundiced eyes of adulthood.Follow us on Twitter at @NowWeKnowPod!
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