Episode 47 - Conan and Reagan Part I

Episode 46 - WASH YOUR HANDS

WASH YOUR HANDS – Damian and Ed address the elephant in the room, giving some context to why some episodes may be tinted with talk of quarantine, epid...

Episode 45 - Dark Crystal Israel Palestine Part II

While Ed is on assignment working with the Wisconsin Trade Federation, Damian invites in a trivia host, Ashley Sanders, in the hopes that someone will...

Episode 44 - Dark Crystal Israel Palestine Part I

While Ed is on assignment working with the Wisconsin Trade Federation, Damian invites in a trivia host, Ashley Sanders, in the hopes that someone will...

Episode 43 - BSG and GWOT Part II

In this episode, Ed shares the story behind the development of the first BSG series, and begins comparing it to the reboot of the 2000’s. Damian open...

Episode 42 – BSG and GWOT Part I

Damian and Ed Discuess

Episode 41 - Captain America and the New Deal Part II

Damian and Ed discuss how Steve Rogers / Captain American is the personification of The New Deal.

Episode 40 - Captain America and the New Deal Part I

Damian and Ed discuss how Steve Rogers / Captain American is the personification of The New Deal.

Episode 39 - V For Vendetta Part II

This week, comic book writer Tim Watts joins Damian for a discussion of the changing resonance of V for Vendetta over time and across media (the comic...

Episode 38- V For Vendetta Part I

This week, comic book writer Tim Watts joins Damian for a discussion of the changing resonance of V for Vendetta over time and across media (the comic...

Holidays Hiatus 2019

A message from Producer George about the break we’re taking for the holidays. See you all in the next decade!

Episode 37- Which Hogwarts House Has No Chill?

Our good friend Tessa Pogorelskin joins us for a discussion around the defining traits of the Houses of Hogwarts. As the lone Gryffindor at the table...

Episode 36- The Evolution of Orcs

In this episode, Ed traces the development of Orcs from their origins in Tolkien’s work up through their current incarnation in World of Warcraft, and...

Episode 35- Marvel's Civil War and the Patriot Act (Part 2)

In this episode, Damian fully develops his argument about the connection between the Patriot Act and Civil War. Ed spends some time talking about wha...

Episode 34- Marvel's Civil War and the Patriot Act

Damian sets up the real-world background for the passage of the Patriot Act in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. Ed laments how the Civil War series seem...

Episode 33- Screwball Comedy and World War II (Part 2)

Damian reveals the results of far too much time spent reading old microfiche of “Variety” magazines, and he and Ed get into a discussion of the Apollo...

Episode 32- Screwball Comedy and World War II

Damian describes the roots of the Screwball Comedy genre and its gender politics dynamics. Ed has an epiphany about screwball relating to the roots o...

Episode 31- Jedi, Buddhism, and Counterculture

In our first episode about Star Wars (!), Ed illuminates how the Jedi should be inherently countercultural figures. He explains where he thinks Lucas...

Episode 30- New Season, New Producer, Who Dis? (Part 2)

Producer George judges the contestants in the D&D Thunderdome- Ed continues to marvel at the brutality of Lyudmila, and Damian does likewise about the...

Episode 29- New Season, New Producer, Who Dis? (Part 1)

George joins the team to help bring up the technical quality of the whole operation. Damian and Ed initiate him by forcing him to pick the best D&D 5...