Year End Review 2025

After paying tribute to the late, great Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and enduring our first Annual Amazon Shaming, Donovan and Harrison begin the long journey of recounting the story of their years as told in the movies, TV shows, and comics they enjoyed (and hated). The discussion of those revelatory works of media is interspersed with highlights and lowlights from 2025, including Superman, Sinners, 28 Years Later, Weapons, One Battle After Another, as well as small-screen terrors like Squid Game, The Last of Us, The Chair Company and more! Secrets are revealed, and the guys find themselves at loggerheads over the most unexpected film of the year… … More Year End Review 2025

How Do We Stop the Infighting?

If there’s a silver lining to the Trump administration, it’s how galvanizing it can be for the opposition. Not everyone cares about everything, but pretty much everyone hates that guy and his weird friends. Now is the time for all of us across the left side of the political spectrum to come together — but that’s no easy task. This week, the guys discuss the rifts within the Democratic Party, and how they’ve navigated the ideological breaks with their own respective communities. … More How Do We Stop the Infighting?

Navigating 2025

Felon and sexual predator Donald Trump is president once again in these dangerous, unpredictable times. To begin our run of episodes in 2025, we check in with the latest developments and the acidic atmosphere of an increasingly unstable world. … More Navigating 2025

What is Happening?

This week, Donovan and Harrison take the temperature of the nation and– ooh! Fire indeed hot! For the first time, we’re actually delighted to be on this roller coaster, but please, let this be the final drop. Picking up where we left off — at a particular low point — we recap the surprising upswing on the Democratic side. … More What is Happening?

What Does Modern Romance Fiction Say of Us? (DANIELLE Edition)

Stop in at your local bookstore and look around — and shield your eyes! How do we explain the explosion of books we might describe as “dark” and “spicy”? Donovan talks to his fellow bookseller Danielle to delve into the history of the phenomenon, starting with Amazon and indie publishing houses, and then their deep implications. And how can Disney be so litigious if they didn’t even originate most of their characters? Dicks. … More What Does Modern Romance Fiction Say of Us? (DANIELLE Edition)

2024 Election Preview

This week, Donovan and Harrison take the nation’s temperature on the 2024 presidential election. Are Democratic voters activated? Do they see this upcoming election as a contest between equal and opposite candidates — or even worse, between an ailing, failing president and a quick fix? How do you feel about where the nation is headed? … More 2024 Election Preview