Signing Off

Some sad but appropriately apocalyptic news about the future of the pod. On roasts, raccoons, unfortunate road adoptions, what constitutes at sport, toll roads, a lot more, and of course episodes 1-5 of "Station Eleven." Next week: episodes 6-10!

Eeyore' s birthday, baseball, and the VERY NATURE OF THOUGHT! Plus the movie "Leave the World Behind." Next time- episodes 1-5 of "Station Eleven."

An annoying donut shop name, caffeine delivery methods, work bits, being nice to animals, and a thorough takedown of the first "Mad Max." Next week: "Leave the World Behind."

Friend of the show Pat Sirois fell in a hole, Australian Christmas, the dentist, flat earthers, and "Z for Zachariah." Next week, the first "Mad Max."

DND envy, studio audience vibes, childhood cartoon islands, and "Train to Busan." Next week: "Z for Zachariah."

maintaining sanity in an increasingly fractured world- also, "Interstellar"! Next week: "Train to Busan."

The gang returns to talk radio, things that change color, Red Dead Chat, and much more including the two installments of The Hunger Games: Mockingkay." Next week: "Interstellar."

More fun with baby names, shorts and flip flops, Jack Weacher, comedy in the topical moment, church?, and the second Hunger Games movie "Catching Fire." Next week: Mockingjay part 1.

Workshopping a better name for meatloaf, the eligibility of AI for the presidency, winter sports, the inevitability of toilet paper, and "The Hunger Games." Next week: "Catching Fire."

Dr. Pepper inspired madness, post-Super-Bowl thoughts, and "Bugonia." Next week: The first Hunger Games movie.

Snow regrets, continental dinner, Groundhog Day and what counts as an early Spring, woke Plato, a massive Lost in Space lore revelation, and the original Planet of the Apes. Next week: Best Picture nominee Bugonia.

Made up holidays, obscure dietary traditions, vague small town knowledge, small screen problems, and the full first season of "Pluribus." Next week: the original 1968 movie "Planet of the Apes."

Obvious name jokes, French raisins, the permanent virality of bloopers, and the first half of Apple TV's "Pluribus."

Jordan returns with tales from Europe! Fireworks, drones, recycling, and the bleak (but relatable) dystopia Children of Men. Next week: Episodes 1-4 of Apple TV's Pluribus.

Jo rejoins the boys to talk Gremlins, rehash some news from September, and whether most things are cake or not. Next week's movie: Children of Men.

Why is there no dog nip? Default fonts, the coming machine takeover, lots more, and the movie Waterworld. Next week: the original Gremlins for Christmas!

Holiday parties, arcade games, vintage snacks, and the movie "Flow." Next week- "Waterworld."

Tales from Hawaii, making conversation, clickbait headlines, holidaze, and the movie "These Final Hours." Next week: the 2024 Latvian animated "Flow."

Music references, spam call inequality, childhood word games, the open mic equivalent of Hollywood, the dopamine psych out of social media, anti-Vegas, and of course the 1995 movie "12 Monkeys." Next pod is 12/1, with 2013's "These Final Hours."

The five senses, what constitutes a deli, a puzzling encounter, the wizarding comedy universe, and Ray Bradury's 1952 short story "A Sound Of Thunder." Next week: the movie "12 Monkeys."

The anatomical details of God, flair baristas, Star Wars knowledge, city nicknames, plus the 2006 movie Idiocracy. Next week: Ray Bradbury's "A Sound Of Thunder."

The neuroticism of playing yourself back, the internet's effect on knowledge and cultural memory, plus the 1998 movie Deep Impact. Next week: Idiocracy!

Adam's back! An episode of half European travel talk and half the John Hillcoat movie adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's bleak masterpiece.

Post-fest, the energy flow of socializing, screen sizes, plus the movie The World's End.

Taylor Swift, pre-ACL, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and more!

Grocery deliver, 24-hour dining, hotel night clerk tales, This Is The End, and more!

It's Rapture eve! Duncan, Jordan, and Jon talk Biblical prophecy, free speech, and Darren Aronofsky's mother!

Jo returns to talk ghosts, speaking in tongues, creativity and pushing through plateaus, and as always Jesus comes up somehow. (Mother! discussion pushed to next episode)

Lottery tickets, Labor Day, jump scares and 2021's Don't Look Up.

Back from vacation! On the ever-present fraudulency of calling yourself an "artist." A relic from Covid for the soundboard, malls, writing, and more!

Ted joins Duncan, Adam, and Jon for a spirited discussion that covers the pilot episode of The Last Man on Earth, among many other topics.

The gang talks shocking horses, regional dialects, superhero nonsense, and the Lars Von Trier movie Melancholia.

Duncan, Jon, and Jordan discuss video calls, fine dining, money, and Lord Byron's 1816 poem "Darkness."

Duncan, Jon, and Adam (plus a special guest co-host playing with a chew toy) talk diet, graveyard shift, chaise lounges, and the movie Moonfall.

Duncan, Jon, and Jordan talk social media, the commodification of art, and the 2004 disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. Watch Moonfall for next week!

The gang catches up after the holiday and discusses the 1996 action blockbuster Independence Day.

Pandemic memories, obscure taglines, being startled, the snowpocalypse, and more! On the unknown future- the podcast returns July 8th!

Brandi Davis and Jason Rodriguez stop by the live show. An annoucement, some white claws, various words for debris, boners, waffles, a night to remember.

A spirited round of Freedom Flotilla aka The Name Game. The unknowability of language, regional dialects, and more!

Zain Hussain, Brian Tweedy, and Brett Vervoort stop by the live show for a round of Hard Eight. The return of the Monthalogue, horse noises and other noises, and a lively crowd.

Katherine Hutchins joins the live show for a special edition of the show, a three part (mostly) scripted live reading of an idea that Duncan has been mulling over when his Roku TV times out. The illusion of choice, the dangers of the algorithm, and the impossibility of connection in times like these.

Guest co-host Jess Lonett and Justin Hicks stop by the live show! A new game debuts, Romance novel titles are guessed, cats and dogs- the eternal debate, and much more.

Garrett swings by the pod and has the gang in hysterics- Garrett Cuss and the ghost of Jim Henson stop by briefly while Garrett goes to pay his taxes.

The gang pod-tests a new game idea for the live show.

Carlton Wilcoxson and Brandi Davis stop by the live show for a debate, and corrupt Jo with bribes. The team has a rules-shifting Apples free for all for Jo's last regular show.

Duncan sits down with Roy Lazorwitz to discuss the opening of "Venus in Fur" tomorrow night (May 8th), a David Ives play he's directing for his theater company, Dirty Gold.

Britney Ledesma, Leo Garcia, and Tiff and Gabe stop by the live show. The debut of The Monthalogue. A spirited round of improvised stand up on Hard Eight. A whale of a time, wearing a necktie.

Brian Gaar and Katherine Hutchins stop by the live show! Jo returns, Duncan has to write a song about farts for next week. Movies, video games, the Pied Piper, brushes with fame, and much more!

Hanna Ljungholm stops by the live show to face Jon in Pros and Cons. The confluence of Easter and 420 is investigated. The merits of candy in the general sense are debated. Duncan goes off on another trademark rant about Comedy and Values.

Kath Barbadoro and Bryan Gutmann swing by the live show. Jordan invents some creatures. Volume or volume? The existential dread of being loved. Plus much discussion of sound effects.