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905. Shooting Threes - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Bridgett and Sarah start their coverage of one of the biggest trilogies in film history. That’s right...

904. Please Send Help (August 21, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

903. Frame Rate: War of the Worlds (2025)

Michael and Abe discuss the recent Ice Cube vehicle, War of the Worlds. A screenlife movie where Cube s...

902. 1Upsmanship: Halo 2 (Feat. Seanbaby)

Seanbaby joins the pod to discuss the ancient FPS and trailblazer Halo 2. They discuss legacy, mechanic...

901. Spielboys! - The Post

Sit back and listen to the sweet sound of the boys talkin’ bout the ‘berg. This episode covers 201...

900. Frame Rate: Sinners

Michael and Abe, very white dudes, discuss the themes, execution, and techniques of Ryan Coogler’s S...

899. Please Send Help (August 7, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

898. Rough Stuff: Childhood Fears

Sarah and Bridgett discuss how the fears of adults and the fears of children are different (and the sam...

897. Kings of King: It (2017)

This episode covers 2017’s It, the famous fun clown story. Michael and Abe discuss why they made the ...

896. 1Upsmanship: Neon White

The hosts get into this episode on an anime FPS and puzzle-platforming game from 2022. This is a wild ...

Come Join Us for a Movie Night!

Hello distinguished beans,

We typically like to watch a movie and talk over for the benefit of YO...

895. See You Space Podboys - Session #13: Jupiter Jazz, Part 2

Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #12...

894. Frame Rate: Videodrome (Feat. Tom Reimann)

Just so ya know, our Pick the Flick tier is back on so you can give us some scratch to choose our Frame...

893. Please Send Help (July 24, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

The Simpsons Taught Me Everything: Bill Oakley!

Mike and Bill talk Steamed Hams, writing for and EP-ing The Simpsons for multiple seasons of the Golden Era, creating Mission Hill and real bizarre burgers from across this terrible nation.

892. Tales from the Pit: Way Down the Line (Feat. Ellen Swaim)

Mike checks in with his Mom about the book she's writing, surviving an early life filled with cosmic h...

891. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 99 - Benderama

If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Tr...

890. 1Upsmanship - Doom: The Dark Ages (Feat. Tom Reimann)

Honorary Small Bean Tom Reimann joins us again for another Doom chat. This time about this years’ ins...

889. I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: Hard Earned Wisdom

It’s a bonus episode! The hosts bring to the table the piece of wisdom they’ve wished they learned,...

888. See You Space Podboys - Session #12: Jupiter Jazz, Part 1

Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #12...

887. Please Send Help (July 10, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

886. Frame Rate: Cannibal the Musical (1993)

This episode was recorded along with the Little Mermaid episode so there’s a bit of flutter in Abe’...

ONE LAST JOB - Happy Free Comic Book Day!

The fabulous Garth von Ahnen turne...

885. 1Upsmanship: Sid Meier’s Civilization 6

Adam and Michael do their dive into the recent installment of the famous turn-based strategy game where...

884. Kings of King: The Life of Chuck

This episode covers 2025’s The Life of Chuck, a short story told in 3 acts chronicling the life and c...

883. Shooting Threes: Paddington in Peru

Bridgett and Sarah complete their dive into the Paddington trilogy. They discuss the internet hype, the...

882. Please Send Help (June 26, 2025)

Michael has been locked in a garage by a mysterious editor and forced to watch and respond to last week's movie trailers. He's been eating sawdust exclusively, poor guy. Welp, there doesn't seem li...

Movie Night on Monday!!!

Swaim's kid Sunny is six months old now and still a poor sleeper, but he and jenn are use...

881. Inside Dads: Red Dawn, and Other Teen Action Dramas

Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the â€...

880. 1Upsmanship: Open World RPGs

This is a new style of episode. A kind of genre state of the union. The hosts discuss not one game but ...