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The SVM Microcast

by The SVM Microcast

Every day Shawn posts an episode on a variety of topics including movies and music, kids and family life, work and productivity.

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  1. 131 - Awful Algorithms

    I hate the way the internet tries to steer us all down cattle chutes. We’re all capable of independent thought, right?

  2. 303 - Once In A Lifetime

    David Byrne was on SNL this week.

  3. 302 - The Best Movies

    Being a fan of film means understanding and appreciation of the classics. The most “overrated” films are usually overrated for a reason.

  4. 301 - The Good Place / The Last Black Man in San Francisco

    On my TV this week, I saw two masterpieces of storytelling.

  5. 300 - Girl Dad

    A slew of celebrity deaths have had me pretty upset this month, and the most recent one had an effect on me that I never would have predicted.

  6. 299 - The Academy Can Suck It

    Another year, another weird list of Academy Award nominees.

  7. 298 - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    I have a lot of feelings about the latest and final “Skywalker” movie, and most of them are confused

  8. 297 - Frozen II

    I have a lot of thoughts on Frozen II. Many more than are mentioned here.

  9. 296 - The Good Place Final Season

    In which SVM advocates for you to catch up on one of the best modern network shows

  10. 295 - Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood

    Quentin Tarantino has made a masterpiece of a film.

  11. 294 - Hiatus

    Two weeks ago I recorded an episode about going on a hiatus, and possibly the funniest thing about it is that it didn’t post. 😂

  12. 293 - Cheerleading Parents

    I hope to never be many different kinds of parents (including helicopter), but I have no probably being a cheerleader.

  13. 292: Spider-Man: Far From Home

    I have a lot of thoughts. A LOT OF THOUGHTS

  14. 291 - Good Morning

    Greetings, salutations, good morning, hello! 👋🏼

  15. 290 - The (Original) Lion King

    I rewatched the 90s Lion King for the first time and years and damn, what a gorgeous movie.

  16. 289 - Nintendo Switch Lite

    Today Nintendo announced a brand new iteration on their extremely successful Switch console.

  17. 288 - Dr Mario World, Microtransactions and Mobile Gaming

    Nintendo released Dr Mario World a day early today and I’m excited to play one of my oldest favorite puzzlers in a brand new form.

  18. 287 - Bogart

    I’m rounding out my knowledge of one of the greatest film actors of all time. Today I watched Dark Passage and it was a treasure.

  19. 286 - Glasses

    I’m *quite* blind without my glasses.

  20. 285: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

    Netflix has a phenomenal track record with some of its children’s programming, we just finished the second season of She-Ra.

  21. 284 - American Holiday

    I’m taking the day off. Have you watched Spiderverse yet?

  22. 283 - Just Keep Swimming

    Due to unforeseen circumstances and forces beyond my control, I had a day full of twists and surprises today. But I was able to roll with it.

  23. 282 - Toy Story 4

    Contained herein is a spoiler-free reaction preamble before a spoiler-filled review and analysis of Toy Story 4.

  24. 281 - Games Done Quick Does Zelda: Breath of the Wild in 33 Minutes

    The speed run of BotW this year by Wolhaiksong is a wonder to behold and also pretty funny.

  25. 280 - Corn

    Corn is instrumental to my life and my business. 🌽

  26. 279 - Two Toddlers and an Adult Play Mario Kart 8

    Self explanatory

  27. 278 - Barely a Podcast

    I’m exhausted, here’s some recommendations. 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

  28. 277 - Thursday Thoughts

    A collection of random thoughts about Spider-Man, Aardman Pictures, and a hot week on the east coast.

  29. 276 - Good Omens

    I’m blown away by Amazon’s adaptation of Good Omens, a book I would have assumed would be impossible to bring to the screen.

  30. 275 - Fort Night

    A Wal Street Journal opinion piece is being (rightfully) dragged on Twitter for bemoaning the existence of video games in children’s lives in favor of literal “fort nights”

  31. 274 - 3Below: Tales of Arcadia

    We could help ourselves from jumping into the follow up/spinoff of Trollhunters, 3Below on Netfix today.

  32. 273 - Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

    We’ve spent the last several weeks watching Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia on Netflix. Tonight we finished it.

  33. 272 - Animal Crossing

    Last night we added Violet to our town in Animal Crossing on Gabecube (on Wii)

  34. 271 - Two Toddlers play Animal Crossing

    I got the Wii in working order and introduced the girls to Animal Crossing for the GameCube.

  35. 270 - Marble Hornets

    It’s been ten years since Marble Hornets began on YouTube. And it’s an incredible accomplishment.

  36. 269 - Mixtape Movies

    There wasn’t any mention of one of my favorite “mixtape movies” on the most recent episode of the Screen Drafts podcast.

  37. 268 - Mario Kart Champion

    I need a challenge in Mario Kart, and I’m expecting it to come from my daughters as they grow up.

  38. 267 - Learning to Read

    My daughter is learning to read and yesterday, read a word that made be a very proud papa because of what it was from.

  39. 266 - Always Be My Maybe

    Spoiler warning: I adored the Netflix rom-com “Always Be My Maybe”

  40. 265 - Scenes From a Grocery Store

    I get a front row, but observational, seat to a variety of human behaviors at work each day.

  41. 264 - Zelda Wind Waker Speedrunners

    There’s a fantastic video on YouTube analyzing a specific, very lucky speed run of Zelda: Wind Waker. Links can be found on Twitter!

  42. 263 - Facebook Post Poison

    My city changed a four-way stop to a roundabout and a Facebook post about it turned into a mean, ugly battle.

  43. 262 - Motivation

    I have felt the effects of depression at times and understand the weight that it piles on people. But I’ve also found many ways to break out of its grasp.

  44. 261: Zelda’s Awakening

    Nintendo dropped a pretty incredible surprise announcement today.

  45. 260 - Dave

    I’ve been a Dave Matthews fan since I was 13. I listened to one of my favorite live albums today for the first time in years.

  46. 259 - Absolutely Bananas

    I sell a lot of bananas to a lot of silent, odd people all day long.

  47. 258 - Secret Identity

    The superhero’s secret identity is critical to the storytelling, but what happens when a loved one gets too close to finding out the truth?

  48. 257 - Bar Harbor, ME

    Bar Harbor is one of my favorite places I’ve ever been.

  49. 256 - Black Mirror

    The newest season of Black Mirror is now on Netflix. I have some recommendations.

  50. 255 - Rise of Skywalker Speculation

    I said a month ago that it was too early to speculate on the newest Star Wars film, releasing this December. Well, that was a month ago.

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Every day Shawn posts an episode on a variety of topics including movies and music, kids and family life, work and productivity.

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