Sun, 27 March 2022
Today we’re ranking out personal top five favorite video game soundtracks. Join us as we go to outer space, the depths of hell, a big blue ocean, a haunted mansion, and many more! Also, why we hate radio station genres. (Recorded March 21st, 2022.)
Direct download: Top_Five_Video_Game_Soundtracks_-_32622_5.10_PM.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT |
Sun, 8 August 2021
This week we’re reviewing the critically acclaimed Netflix movie Marriage Story. We go through the movie and discuss the excellent acting, the deep and varied characters, and ponder why the son is named after one of our hosts. Also, why we hate the IMDb page for Marriage Story (and IMDb in general). (Recorded July 26th, 2021.) |
Thu, 4 January 2018
Today on the pod, we go back an look at 2017 and discuss some of the best and worst things about this year. The good things? We got a lot of great movies and video games. Plus, our podcast got professional. The bad things? Basically everything else. Also, why we hate the new table tennis table. |
Wed, 20 September 2017
Today we continue our Review Review series, where we take a look at all the stuff we’ve reviewed in the past and rank order it for no reason at all. And this time, we’re taking a look at books. There are robotics teams! Nuclear fallouts! Demons! Cats and dogs living together!
Here’s the list thus far (spoilers!)
The Bartimaeus Trilogy The Hobbit The Book Thief Wolf in White Van Gone Gregor the Overlander The Great Gatsby Variant Rot & Ruin True Grit The Hunger Games Insignia Ender’s Game Percy Jackson Lunatics Everlost Lost in the River of Grass The Name of This Book Is Secret Unstoppable After the Bomb Ungifted |
Sun, 4 September 2016
This week, Henry and Samuel cover the ultra-violent western film Django Unchained. We cover the well-cast and well-written characters, complain about a lack of substance, and try to define what an “artsy” movie is.
Also, why we hate technological blight. |
Sun, 7 August 2016
Join Henry and Samuel as we talk about our favorite movie of 2015, The Big Short. We talk about how well this movie handles its confusing plot, praise the “artsy” editing style, and wish the characters were fleshed out a little more.
Also, why we hate broken traffic lights. |
Sun, 29 May 2016
SPECIAL EPISODE #23, wherein Henry and Samuel discuss the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We talk about the pros and cons of all of these movies being interconnected, the quality of said movies, and rank our favorites and least-favorites.
Also, why we hate Spiderman. |
Sun, 22 May 2016
Join Henry and Samuel as we rave about a game that isn’t even out yet, Overwatch. We go over the unique and diverse characters, point out all the little things this game does right, and figure out why all multiplayer games aren’t quite this fun right off the bat.
Also, why we hate dew. |
Sun, 25 January 2015
SPECIAL EPISODE #6. Henry and Samuel have both prepared lists of their top five characters from popular media. So join us as we go through that list, argue a bunch, then spend far too long talking about some honorable mentions. |
Sun, 18 January 2015
Join Henry in Samuel in critiquing and over thinking Christopher Nolan's latest (but not greatest), Interstellar. |
Sun, 11 January 2015
Henry and Samuel were both big fans of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Does the new one for the Wii U live up to their lofty expectations? |
Sun, 4 January 2015
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the young-adult survival book, Lost in the River of Grass. |
Wed, 24 December 2014
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a grumpy night. Join us in our 5th Special Episode as we discuss everything Christmas, including music, traditions, shopping, mall Santas, and more. |
Mon, 22 December 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the Gamecube classic, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. A game Henry likes far more then Samuel. For good reason.
Direct download: Ep._31_Paper_Mario-_The_Thousand-Year_Door.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:48pm EDT |
Sun, 14 December 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the insane, hilarious, unpredictable, and also really really offensive book that is Lunatics. |
Sun, 7 December 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the unpredictable thriller movie, A Simple Plan. |
Sun, 30 November 2014
SPECIAL EPISODE #4. For this one, Henry and Samuel each chose an album for the other to listen to and talk about here. Samuel chose Boston's "Boston," and Henry chose Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea." Join us as we talk about each album track by track and come up with theories about everything. (Apologies for the poor audio quality this week, it won't happen again.)
Direct download: Ep._28_Boston_and_Neutral_Milk_Hotel.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:09pm EDT |
Sun, 23 November 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the clearly horror series, Gone. (Spoilers ahead!) |
Sun, 16 November 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the Gamecube classic, Super Mario Sunshine. |
Sun, 9 November 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in (finally) talking about the latest Marvel movie, Guardians of the Galaxy. |
Sun, 2 November 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about LEGO Star Wars, and the LEGO video game series in general. |
Sun, 26 October 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about John Darnielle's debut novel, Wolf in White Van. |
Sun, 19 October 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the 1992 "comic heist action thing", Sneakers. |
Sun, 12 October 2014
SPECIAL EPISODE #3. In this one, we play through the entirety of Journey, a game Henry loves, and one Samuel is pretty sure he'll hate. |
Sun, 5 October 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the peak of Luigi's existence, Luigi's Mansion. |
Sun, 28 September 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the Robin Williams movie, Good Morning, Vietnam. |
Sun, 21 September 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about Unstoppable by Tim Green, a book that practically drowns in its own stereotypes. |
Sun, 14 September 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the bizarre little darling, Mushroom Men: Rise of the Fungi. |
Sun, 7 September 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the 2011 superhero movie, Captain America. |
Sun, 31 August 2014
In this episode, Henry and Samuel talk about Samuel's all-time favorite book series, The Bartimaeus Trilogy. |
Sun, 24 August 2014
In honor of our second special podcast, we talk about the ups and downs of the Harry Potter franchise, from the movies to the books to the cult following. |
Sun, 17 August 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the classic 90s movie, Groundhog Day. |
Mon, 11 August 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the sic-fi thriller, Variant. |
Sun, 3 August 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in reminiscing about the very bizarre DS game, Ninjatown. |
Sun, 27 July 2014
Join Henry and Samuel this week in talking about the awful Michael Bay movie, Transformers. |
Sun, 20 July 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the zombie apocalypse book, Rot & Ruin. (WARNING: In this one, we spoil a lot plot-wise. If you want to read this book, do NOT listen.) |
Sun, 13 July 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the classic Nintendo game, Metroid Prime. |
Sun, 6 July 2014
We've decided every seventh episode is going to be a special episode where we don't talk about and review any particular piece of media, we just talk about our opinions and views on a certain subject. So today, join Henry and Samuel in talking about Nintendo multiplayer, specifically Mario Party, Mario Kart, and DS Download Play, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. |
Tue, 1 July 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the great World War II era book, The Book Thief. |
Sun, 22 June 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the sci-fi puzzle video games series, Portal. |
Sun, 15 June 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the classic Sonic game Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, which even with nostalgia for it, it's rough by today's standards. |
Sun, 8 June 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the awful, awful book that is Ungifted, by Gordon Korman. |
Sun, 1 June 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about the 1999 action movie The Matrix. |
Sun, 25 May 2014
Join Henry and Samuel in talking about what we like and dislike about the 1994 movie Forrest Gump. |