Aspiring Writer who can never go too long without bragging about the comic books he's read
This week the guys revisit the recent topic of police procedurals a.k.a. Copaganda, looking at a recent episode of the newly revived Law & Order franchise. When such media attack the very industry they exist to valorize, how much stretch of road is there left to explore and expand?
This week Don has a hankering for a spankering, returning to the topic of when liberal media gets it wrong…or do they? What follows are old anxieties, discoveries of a new kind of storytelling genre and working to go with the flow.
CW: References to Sexual Assault This week the guys return to the discussion of the radicalization of young men, with the recent rise and arrest of Andrew Tate as their case study. Human Trafficking, delusional conspiracies and role models are all part of the stew that bubbles into a rare disagreement between hosts! Is the … More Appropriating The Matrix: How Can We Raise Young Men?
In the dying weeks of 2022, the guys discuss the aftermath of the Midterm Elections, how Donald Trump is weaker than ever, a final Kanye-Watch for the year, and the saga of Elon Musk and Twitter.
With the threat of war from Russia making its comeback and media such as 24 in our past, where does the reality of espionage place classic pulp franchises like James Bond? The guys intermittently ask that question while watching 1995’s Goldeneye starring Pierce Brosnan and the X-Men!
The legendary actor Kevin Conroy (November 30th 1955-November 10th 2022) is remembered.
So for the last few months I’ve been re-watching the Spider-Man movies in a peculiar order as training for a podcast special on Earth-2.net called “Flickchart Forum”. Hosted by ginger Leicesterian Ian Wilson, the forum has a panel list their preferred ranking of a series of films by quality, generally from worst to best, and … More Spider-itis, or Donovan explains his take on the Spider-Man films
Cousin Jonathan returns to the studio to discuss the recent ramblings of the artist formerly known as Kanye West, including the tradition of Black Anti-Semitism, Agendas vs. Belief, and struggling with the fall of black celebrities.
This week Donovan returns from New York Comic-Con to discuss the frontlines of modern fandom, the manufactured culture war online, and how we arrived at this point.
Questions: We Don't Have Answers 