Episode 8: Princess Mononoke
We are back for episode eight with our second Studio Ghibli movie. This week we watched the 1997 movie Princess Mononoke. I think we both expected something a little bit different based on the last Ghibli movie we watched but we both very much enjoyed the complexity we found here. Continue reading Episode 8: Princess Mononoke
Episode 7: Boys State
Ohhh it’s a bit of spicy one. Episode number seven and we are already talking politics. This is our best episode yet though I think. We talk about the Recent Apple TV+ movie Boys State, where a bunch of teenage boys don’t learn how politics actually work, or maybe they do, we’ll get into into. Hope you enjoy. Continue reading Episode 7: Boys State
Episode 6: Mystery Show Podcast
It’s time for us to get very meta, by doing a podcast about another much more popular podcast. No but really this is a good one. Mystery Show occupies an important space for both of us but also kind of in what podcasts have become. It’s an interesting time capsule of that moment in podcasting but it definitely has many enduring qualities. Continue reading Episode 6: Mystery Show Podcast
Episode 5: My Neighbor Totoro
Episode five, half way to ten! This week we talk about the Studio Ghibli movie My Neighbor Totoro. This is the first of a series of Ghibli movies that we will be watching over the next few months. This is very much an introduction to the works of Studio Ghibli for both of us and a process of learning how to talk about these movies. Continue reading Episode 5: My Neighbor Totoro
Episode 4: The King of Staten Island
We did it, or Angela finally made me do it. We watched The new(ish) Judd Apatow movie made with comedian Pete Davidson and released earlier this year on the internet. This one gets a little heavy as we try to figure out exactly what this movie is trying to do and does it succeed. Continue reading Episode 4: The King of Staten Island
Episode 3: A Tale For The Time Being
Episode Three is here. I know it’s too early to have a long lost episode but this is our lost first episode. We weren’t sure if we wanted to re-record the episode but we thought it was worth it, we hope you do too. Continue reading Episode 3: A Tale For The Time Being
Episode 2: Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension
Episode 2 of the podcast is here! We get into the new album from Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension. You’re going to hear us struggle with these first impression and react to Sufjan’s opinions about his past work and how this album critiques that work. e first impression and react to Sufjan’s opinions about his past work and how this album critiques that work. I hope we did his work justice because he really is one of our favorite artists and his work has meant a lot to us over the years. Continue reading Episode 2: Sufjan Stevens – The Ascension
Episode 1: Oxenfree
Our first episode, and it’s international podcast day no less. We get into the narrative/interactive game Oxenfree and try to figure our what it’s all about. Stick around till the end for our final words. Continue reading Episode 1: Oxenfree
Where’s The Pod: 8/28/20
Podcast recommendations are back, thIS week is heavily focused on games and food. An odd pairing but i think it works. Continue reading Where’s The Pod: 8/28/20
Runaways #13
Alex Wilder is back! How do the Runaways deal with him and the giant three-headed dinosaur he brought with? Continue reading Runaways #13
Paper Girls #25
The final issue of this arc of Paper Girls, can they re-write their future and do they want to? Continue reading Paper Girls #25
Play Nice: A Games Journal
A few final thoughts about Marvel’s Spider-Man. How is this game asking us to think about it, and does it deserve that consideration. Continue reading Play Nice: A Games Journal
Paper Girls #24
Still stuck in the future the girls search for a cure, a way home, and a reason to keep on. Continue reading Paper Girls #24
Runaways #12
Nico and Karolina, and Gert and Victor. Will they finally or is it all just too complicated? Continue reading Runaways #12
Black Panther #3
Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Daniel Acuña Colors: Daniel Acuña Cover: In-Hyuk Lee & Daniel Acuña Published: August 22, 2018 Issue #3 of this new Black Panther run begins to answer some of the big contextual questions that have dogged the first couple of issues. Just as our unknown hero is unmoored from what he knows, so is the reader. The two lingering questions are when … Continue reading Black Panther #3
