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The Cluttered Desk — 264 episodes
S16E5: Mutantmaxxing
S16E4: Under the Influence
S16E3: In the Name of the Mother (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms)
S16E2: What is the Hicks that is to come? (Capitalist Realism Vol. 3)
S16E1: Capitalist Realism Vol. 2
S15E12: The Simpsons Movie (2007)
S15E11: Capitalist Realism Vol. 1
S15E10: On Frank X Walker's "Amazin' Grace"
S15E9: The Lord of the CHUDS
S15E8: Superman but with they/them pronouns
S15E7: Everything but a dinosaur w/Betsy Cooper
S15E6: Debate Me, Bucko!
S15E5: Lucky Charms and New Creation
S15E4: Pilot Season
S15E3: The Steel Man and the Star War
S15E2: I Saw the TV Glow (2024)
S15E1: A Pedagogical "Love Story"
S14E12: Marge Simpson
S14E11: Théoden is BRAT
S14E10: Colin's Community Essay
S14E9: Violence and the Sacred Gains
S14E8: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
S14E7: Jesus Christ Can Do The Mashed Potato
S14E6: Andrew Hicks got that PhD rizz
S14E5: X-Men '97 Part 2
S14E4: To Me, My Nostalgia (X-Men '97)
S14E3: Ghost Protocols
S14E2: Deadpool 2 (Tolkien's Version)
S14E1: Personal Shopper (2016)
S13E12: Cluttered Desk, eh? Doesn't ring a bell
S13E11: The Maternal Masculine Figure in The Intern (2015)
S13E10: "Prepare yourself to ingest 15 pounds of raw cluttered desk meat"
S13E9: The beer garden of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of senators and Ph.D. candidates
S13E8: Deadpool (2016)
S13E7: Andrew's Cat Has Feelings: On Affect Theory
S13E6: Spencer (2021)
S13E5: Andrew Hicks Enters the (Re)Home Stretch
S13E4: Thomas Wolfe's The Lost Boy
S13E3: English Majors...Assemble.
S13E2: PhD Level Grinding
S13E1: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
S12E12: The Simpsons! Volume 2
S12E11: Bingeable Jesus Content
S12E10: Andrew Hicks, The Greatest Show on Earth
S12E9: Maintenance Phase and Vulnerable Conversations
S12E8: More X-Men Content! (House of X/Powers of X)
S12E7: My Two Mutant Dads (X-Men: First Class)
S12E6: Russian Doll, Season 2
S12E5: The Babe Ruth Diet
S12E4: Baseball!
S12E3: Psychoanalysis, Vol. 1
S12E2: The Passion of the Cruz and other bad interpretations
S12E1: Pandemic, Year Three
S11E9: The Simpsons!
S11E8: "Civil Disobedience, Bub" or that episode when The Cluttered Desk Podcast talks The Wolverine (2013)
S11E7: Andrew Hicks Talks Cormac McCarthy's The Road
S11E6: A Thinking Person's X-Men Movie (X-Men Origins: Wolverine)
S11E5: An analysis of Todd McGowan's "Citizen Trump"
S11E4: X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
S11E3: A Slightly Less Tentative X-Men Movie (X2: X-Men United)
S11E2: A Tentative X-Men Movie
S11E1: Reflecting on 2020 *Spoilers*
S10E10: Obligatory Title for Convo about X-Men and Shakespeare
S10E9: On Authorial Intent
S10E8: Oedipus Wayne
S10E7: The Monster Bash
S10E6: Get Out (2017)
S10E5: Do the Right Thing (1989)
S10E5 Preview Episode | On COVID-19 Narratives
S10E4: Andrew and Colin from the machine
S10E4 Preview Episode | On Ph.D. Progress
S10E3: Searching for ScarJo's body in a fiber-optic wilderness
S10E3 Preview Episode | On Being Troubled
S10E2: Queerbaiting and Star Wars (w/Jana Napier-Ribley)
S10E2 Preview Episode | On Queering Gilgamesh (w/special guest Jana Napier-Ribley)
S10E1: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker *Spoilers*
S10E1 Preview Episode (w/special guests Meghan Groves and Jon Phelps)
Andrew in Texas Vol. 1: On Expectations
S9E6: For he today that pods with me shall be my brother (Season Finale!)
S9E6 Preview Episode | On Andrew Going Out His Door
S9E5: The Lord of the Rings Book Club Volume 7
S9E5 Preview Episode | On The Fellowship of the Ring
S9E4: We Give John Green ★★★★☆
S9E4 Preview Episode | On DUDE Wipes
S9E3: Andrew Hicks puts the Internet on blast
S9E3 Preview Episode | On Surviving Twitter
The Lord of the Rings Book Club Volume 6
S9E2: A Game of Groans
S9E2 Preview Episode | On Fan Reactions
S9E1: Jean Grey, you're nothing but trouble
S9E1 Preview Episode | On Andrew's Perfect X-Men Movie
The Lord of the Rings Book Club Volume 5
Interstitial Episode: Avengers: Endgame *Spoilers*
S8E6: The Broken Man and The Lady with a Death Wish (Season Finale!)
S8E6 Preview Episode | On Recommendations
S8E5: Should we throw out the Zizek with the bathwater?
S8E5 Preview Episode | On the Op-Ed
S8E4: On Harmontown
S8E4 Preview Episode | On Being a Completist
S8E3: Andrew Hicks and Flannery O'Connor go to couples therapy
S8E3 Preview Episode | On Academic Writing
S8E2: Searching for history's masterpieces but not through the past
S8E2 Preview Episode | On Authority Figures
S8E1: bar•ol•a•try (n): excessive admiration of energy bars
S8E1 Preview Episode | On Grading Rubrics
Timing Is Everything Vol. 4
The Bourbon Aficionado-Part 2 (w/Perry Ritter)
The Bourbon Aficionado-Part 1 (w/Perry Ritter)
Timing Is Everything Vol. 3
The Small Batch Brewer (w/Michael Peck of Elderbrew)
Timing Is Everything Vol. 2
S7E6: The Cluttered Desk Podcast Always Pays Its Debts *Live*
S7E6 Preview Episode | On Performing Live
S7E5: Timing Is Everything Vol. 1
S7E5 Preview Episode | Live GoT Episode Announcement
S7E4: Getting #DinoWoke (w/special guest Betsy Couper)
S7E4 Preview Episode | On Dinosaurs as Pets
The Process - Part 1 (featuring Daniel Couper)
Coming Soon: The Process
S7E3: I'm just a teenage dirtbag (named Gatsby)...baby
S7E3 Preview Episode | On Returning to Old Favorites
S7E2: Hey humanities profs, here's a well wrought burn!
S7E2 Preview Episode | On Character
Jon Phelps on Avengers: Infinity War *Spoilers*
S7E1: "Get me a cinematic universe!" *Spoilers*
S7E1 Preview Episode *Spoilers*
Interstitial Episode: On John Paul Stevens' "Repeal the Second Amendment"
Black Tapes In Review: Our Thoughts on "They know."
S6E6: Finding the Mythical Middle Ground (Season Finale!)
S6E6 Preview Episode | Reflections on the Live Harry Potter Episode
S6E5: The Harry Potter PodParty *Live*
S6E5 Preview Episode
S6E4: Moby, Zack Morris, and Your Sims Character Walk Into a Bar... (2 of 2)
S6E4: Moby, Zack Morris, and Your Sims Character Walk Into a Bar... (1 of 2)
S6E4 Preview Episode
Much Ado About Nothing? A Star Wars Story
S6E3: A Critical Reading of "Can Your Best Friends Be Books?" by Eve Fairbanks
Live Episode Announcement (Harry Potter) | S6E3 Preview Episode
S6E2: Andrew on Ahch-To: Our Talk of The Last Jedi
S6E2 Preview Episode
S6E1: "Noam Chomsky is not a Neo-Nazi"
S6E1 Preview Episode
Black Tapes In Review: S3E6 Into the Black *Series Finale*
Black Tapes In Review: S3E5 Worlds Collide
Black Tapes In Review: S3E4 Songs and Signs
Black Tapes In Review: S3E3 A Family Gathering
S5E6: Our Big(ish) Game of Thrones Episode *Season Finale*
S5E6 Preview Episode
Black Tapes In Review: S3E2 The Musica Mundana
S5E5: A Summer of Comic Book Reading
S5E5 Preview Episode *Special Guest Jon Phelps*
Black Tapes In Review: S3E1 The Sins of the Father
S5E4: A Critical Discussion of "Why I Write" by George Orwell
S5E4 Preview Episode
The Lord of the Rings Book Club Volume 4
The Lord of the Rings Book Club Update for 8.13.17
CDP Special: Mr. Graybeal Reporting for Duty to Talk James Bond
S5E3: A Critical Discussion of "Climate of Complete Certainty" by Bret Stephens
S5E3 Preview Episode
S5E2: A Critical Discussion of Rebecca Solnit's "The Loneliness of Donald Trump"
S5E2 Preview Episode
S5E1: A Driving Review of Wonder Woman *Spoilers*
The Lord of the Rings Book Club Volume 3
The Lord of the Rings Book Club Update for 6.7.17
The Lord of the Rings Book Club Volume 2
The Lord of the Rings Book Club Update for 5.11.17
S4E6: The Lord of the Rings Book Club Volume 1 *Season Finale*
S4E6 Preview Episode *Season Finale*
Special Preview: The Lord of the Rings Bookclub
An Interview with Jacqui Helbert
Cars and Claws, Bub: A Driving Review of Logan
An Interview with Daniel Couper *Live*
Black Tapes In Review: WE'RE BACK! Well, sort of.
The Mixtape: Track 2: Blanket Fort by Bad Cover Band Sam
S4E5: Andrew and Colin Try to Stop Hitting Themselves
S4E5 Preview Episode
S4E4: Storytelling and Podcasts Part 2: A Digital Resurrection *Spoilers*
S4E4 Preview Episode
S4E3: Andrew and Colin Are Dead: Thoughts on The Stanley Parable
S4E3 Preview Episode
The Mixtape: Track 1: Puberty 2 by Mitski
S4E2: Andrew Picks a Baseball Team
S4E2 Preview Episode
S4E1: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
S4E1 Preview Episode
Andrew In Scotland: There and Back Again
Andrew In Scotland Vol. 5: On Reading
Andrew In Scotland Vol. 4: On Trump
Andrew In Scotland Vol. 3: On Podcasting
*Special Preview* The Hop-Ons Podcast
Black Tapes In Review: Season 2 Recap
Andrew In Scotland Vol. 2: On Comic Book Continuity
Andrew In Scotland Vol. 1: On Pilgrimages
Black Tapes In Review: S2E12 The Axis Mundi *With Special Guest Daniel Couper*
S3E6: Grant Morrison's New X-Men *Season Finale*
Black Tapes In Review: S2E11 About a Boy
S3E6 Preview Episode
S3E5: Ghostbusters (2016)
Black Tapes In Review: S2E10 Welcome to the Machine
S3E5 Preview Episode
S3E4: A Tour of Highland Brewing Company
S3E4 Preview Episode
Black Tapes In Review: S2E9 The Brothers of the Mount
S3E3: A Discussion of The Family Tree by Radical Face (2 of 2)
S3E3: A Discussion of The Family Tree by Radical Face (1 of 2)
Black Tapes In Review: S2E8 Riverview
S3E3 Preview Episode
S3E2: Something Drunken in the State of Denmark: A Few Thoughts on Hamlet and Macbeth
Black Tapes In Review: S2E7 Personal Possessions
S3E2 Preview Episode
CDP Special: The Next James Bond?
The Black Tapes In Review: S2E6 All in the Family
S3E1: A CDP Review of X-Men: Apocalypse
S3E1 Preview Episode
The Black Tapes In Review: S2E5 Cheryl
The Black Tapes In Review: Season 1 Part 4 (E10-12)
The Black Tapes In Review: More On Percival Black's Voice
The Black Tapes In Review: Season 1 Part 3 (E7-9) and Sleep Note #2 Reaction
The Black Tapes In Review: Season 1 Part 2 (E4-6) and Sleep Note #1 Reaction
The Black Tapes In Review: Delay Announcement
Dawn of Confusion: Our Thoughts on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Our Reaction to the Rogue One Teaser Trailer
The Black Tapes In Review: Season 1 Part 1 (E1-3)
The Black Tapes In Review Season 1 Review Announcement
A Review of Pulp Fiction
The Black Tapes In Review: Our Reaction to the ANNOUNCEMENT
The Black Tapes In Review: S2E4 Voices Carry
The Black Tapes In Review: S2E3 Hush Little Baby
The Black Tapes In Review: S2E2 Speak No Evil, Think No Evil
S2E6: Looking Up: A Conversation about Kurt Busiek's Marvels (2 of 2)
S2E6: Looking Up: A Conversation about Kurt Busiek's Marvels (1 of 2)
S2E6 Preview Episode
The Black Tapes In Review: S2E1 Sleepless in Seattle
A Special Announcement
S2E5: Storytelling and Podcasts: Thoughts on The Black Tapes and Limetown *Spoilers*
S2E5 Preview Episode
A CDP Special: Jono and Meghan discuss The Force Awakens *Spoilers*
S2E4: Partly Cloudy with a Chance of Gravy: Thoughts on Sarah Vowell's The Partly Cloudy Patriot
S2E4 Preview Episode and Star Wars Q&A
S2E3: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review Episode
S2E3 Preview Episode
S2E2: Britney, Bono, and Beer: Thoughts on Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (2 of 2)
S2E2: Britney, Bono, and Beer: Thoughts on Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (1 of 2)
S2E2 Preview Episode
S2E1: Andrew and Colin Play a Video Game: The Gone Home Episode
The Season 2 Preview Episode
The Spectre Review Special *Spoilers*
The Spectre Preview Special
Superman's New Secret Identity
S1E6: A Book, A Movie, and An Album (Part 3 of 3)
S1E6: A Book, A Movie, and An Album (Part 2 of 3)
S1E6: A Book, A Movie, and An Album (Part 1 of 3)
Mini-Episode 5.5
S1E5: Grant Morrison's Batman? Thoughts on Arkham Asylum
Mini-Episode 4.5
S1E4: A Christopher Nolan Retrospective
Mini-Episode 3.5
The San Diego Comic-Con 2015 Special
S1E3: Rummaging for Answers in the Pages
Mini-Episode 2.5
S1E2: The Ear Says to the Voice
Mini-Episode 1.5
S1E1: Stars and Garters, Pilgrims and Shrines
S1E0: The Zero Episode