Discerning Geeks Portal
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Discerning Geeks Portal is a gateway into the exploration of all things geek: Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel, ‘80s movies, TV, and more. Dave, Todd, Andruw, and Preston, take a discerning look into the world of geek fandom.
We care about intriguing storytelling, compelling characters, and thought-provoking themes, but we also love action, special effects, and comedy. We break down the positives, negatives, and mixed feelings about everything we cover. Step through the portal with us for fun and analytical discussions about geek culture, for fans, by fans.
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#206 - Twilight Zone Episode Reviews - "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street" and "Two"
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Oct 14, 2026 |
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#205 - Pluribus 1.04 to 1.06 - "Please, Carol" - "Got Milk" - "HDP"
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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#204 - Movie Review - Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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#203 - Pluribus 1.01 to 1.03 - "We Is Us" - "Pirate Lady" - "Grenade"
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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#202 - Drive-Time Chat - TV Shows of 2026
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Jun 28, 2026 |
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#201 - Movie Review - Project Hail Mary
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May 11, 2026 |
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#200 - Episode 200 Extravaganza - A Ranking of the Best Episodes from 101 to 199
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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#199 - The Simpsons - Treehouse of Horror #09 to #12
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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#198 - Movie Review - Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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#197 - Movie Review - Superman (2025)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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#196 - Movie Review - Fantastic Four: First Steps
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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#195 - 2025 Mid-Year-In-Review - Part 2 - TV Shows
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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#194 - 2025 Mid-Year In Review - Part 1 - Movies
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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#193 - TV Review - Batman TAS Episodes "Almost Got 'Im" and "Baby-Doll"
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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#192 - Movie Review - Robocop (1987)
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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#191 - Lost Drive-Time Chat #10 - Transformers One, Borderlands, IF, Inside Out 2, TV, Wrestling, and more...
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Jun 07, 2025 |
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#190 - Movie Review - Real Genius (Val Kilmer's 2nd movie)
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May 24, 2025 |
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#189 - Post-Review Discussion - Summer 2025 Movie Trailers, Episodes of This Podcast, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Anora, and more...
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May 17, 2025 |
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#188 - Movie Review - Thunderbolts*
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May 10, 2025 |
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#187 - Movie Review - Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
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May 01, 2025 |
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#186 - Special Topic - Favorite Female TV Characters - PART 2 of 2
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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#185 - Special Topic - Favorite Female TV Characters - PART 1 of 2
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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#184 - 2024 Year In Review - PART 2 - TV and more
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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#183 - 2004 Year-In-Review - PART 1 - Movies of 2024
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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#182 - Cmas TV Review - Grimm Christmas Episodes
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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#181 - Cmas Movie Review - Muppet Christmas Carol (again)
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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#180 - Cmas Movie Review - The Nightmare Before Christmas
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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#179 - Cmas Movie Review - Iron Man 3
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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#178 - TV Review - The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 05 to 08
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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#177 - Special Topic - Political Movies & TV Shows: The West Wing, Veep, The American President, My Fellow Americans, Madam Secretary, House of Cards, and much more
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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#176 - Drive-Time Chat #09 - Halloween 2024 Edition - Beetlejuice 2, Agatha All Along, Grotesquerie, Salem's Lot, VHS Beyond, I Watched the TV Glow, and much more
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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#175 - Drive-Time Chat #08 - Franchises, Writing, and Failures, Oh My!
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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#174 - Movie Review - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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#173 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #07 - PART 2 of 2 - Late Night With The Devil, Arcadian, Deadpool & Wolverine, X-Men, Batman, Agatha All Along, Spider-Man
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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#172 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #07 - Part 1 of 2 - X-Men '97, House of the Dragon, The Acolyte, The Ark, The Bear, and Jules
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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#171 - Movie Review - Deadpool & Wolverine
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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#170 - Movie Review - The Hunger Games
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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#169 - TV Review - The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 01 to 04 - PART 2 of 2
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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#168 - TV Review - The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror 01 to 04 - PART 1 of 2
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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#167 - Movie Review - Army of Darkness
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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#166 - Movie Review - The Thomas Crown Affair
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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#165 - Movie Review - The Fall Guy
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May 18, 2024 |
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#164 - Movie Review - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
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May 14, 2024 |
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#163 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #06 - Part 2 - Two-Season TV Shows, Wrestling, Star Trek, Mr. Holland's Opus, and more...
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May 04, 2024 |
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#162 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #06 - Part 1 - X-Men '97, Shogun, Invincible, Darkplace, The Rookie, 9-1-1, and more...
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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#161 - Web Series Review - Don't Hug Me, I'm Scared - Season 1
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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#160 - Movie Trilogy Review - Fear Street (Netflix Exclusive)
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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#159 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #05 - Part 2 - Crime Shows & Movies, Spaghetti Westerns, Better Navy: SW Empire vs. ST Federation, Star Trek Adventures RPG, and Star Trek Continues Web Series
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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#158 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #05 - Part 1 - Ghostbusters, Deadpool, Godzilla & King Kong, Wonka, Fargo, Popcorn In Bed, Quantum Leap, and The Rookie
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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#157 - Movie Review - Field of Dreams
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Feb 17, 2024 |
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#156 - Movie Review - Arkham City (video game cutscene edit)
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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#155 - Movie Review - Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1972 TV Movie)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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#154 - 2023 Year In Review
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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#153 - Movie Review - Tombstone
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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#152 - Movie Review - Batman Returns
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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#151 - Movie Review - The Santa Clause
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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#150 - Movie Review - Violent Night
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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#149 - Movie Review - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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#148 - TV Topic - Favorite Genre TV Seasons - PART 2 (of 2)
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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#147 - TV Topic - Favorite Genre TV Seasons - PART 1 (of 2)
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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#146 - Movie Review - Wonder Woman
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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#145 - Movie Review - Shazam!
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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#144 - Movie Review - Ghostbusters (1984)
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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#143 - Special Topic - Ranking the MCU Phase 1 Movies
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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#142 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #04 - Part 2 - Ahsoka, Spooky Season, Predicting Upcoming MCU Phase 1 Rankings
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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#141 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #04 - Part 1 - Dragon Con, Mac & Me, A Haunting in Venice, Venture Bros., and Oppenheimer
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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#140 - Movie Review - Young Frankenstein
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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#139 - TV Topic - Favorite SF/Fantasy/Horror Single-Episode Stories - PART 2 (of 2)
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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#138 - TV Topic - Favorite SF/Fantasy/Horror Single-Episode Stories - PART 1 (of 2)
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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#137 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #03 - Part 2 - Babylon 5, The Rookie, toys or games as TV or movies, SeaQuest, Mac & Me, and more...
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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#136 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #03 - Part 1 - Writer & Actor Strikes, Secret Invasion, The Witcher, The Righteous Gemstones, Grimm, and more...
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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#135 - Alpha-Movie-Bet #03 - Favorite Movies I to L
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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#134 - Movie Review - Paycheck
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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#133 - Movie Review - The Entity
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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#132 - Movie Review - Highlander
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Jun 03, 2023 |
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#131 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Chat #02 - Grimm rewatch, Star Wars, DC, Marvel, streaming services, and more...
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May 21, 2023 |
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#130 - Special Topic - Star Wars Movies Ranked - PART 2
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May 13, 2023 |
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#129 - Special Topic - Star Wars Movies Ranked - PART 1
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May 04, 2023 |
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#128 - Bonus Time-Capsule Star Wars Discussion - Recorded October 25, 2020 - Now Finally Released
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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#127 - Todd & Preston's Drive-Time Discussion Hour (Topics: syndication, space opera, dangerous technologies, guilty pleasures, Dungeons & Dragons, and much more...)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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#126 - Movie Review - Ice Pirates ... (with bonus "brought to you by..." montage at the end)
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#125 (Sort Of) - Special Unearthed Episode #000.5: Getting to Know the Co-Hosts (Recorded June 17, 2020)
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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#124 - Movie Review - Dungeons & Dragons - Honor Among Thieves
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Apr 01, 2023 |
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#123 - Movie Review - Robot Jox
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#122 (Sort Of) - Starlite Starbrite: Special Unearthed Episode #000.0: The Naming of the Podcast (Recorded June 10, 2020)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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#121 - Movie Review - Conan the Barbarian (1982)
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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#120 - Movie Review - Godzilla (2014)
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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#119 - Whatcha' Doin'? - February 2023 - The Last of Us, Lockwood & Company, Wednesday, Quantum Leap, Willow, National Treasure: EoH, Kaleidoscope, DCU, and more...
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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#118 - Movie Review - Ant-Man
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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#117 - Movie Review - Rollerball (1975)
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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#116 - Movie Review - Black Adam
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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#115 - Whatcha' Doin'? - December 2022 Catch-Up
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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#114 - Showdown #03 - Deep Impact vs. Armageddon
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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#113 - Movie Review - Beetlejuice
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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BONUS - RE-EDIT - #073 - Alpha-Movie-Bet #02 - Movie Favorites E to H
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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#112 - Showdown #02 - Oblivion Vs. After Earth
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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#111 - Special Recap - Dragon Con 2022
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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#110 - The Road to Killer Klowns - A Tribute to Dave Teague
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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#109 - Movie Review - Clue
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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#108 - Movie Review - Thor: The Dark World
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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#107 - Movie Review - Dark City
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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#106 - Movie Review - Down Periscope
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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#105 - Movie Review - The Mist
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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#104 - Whatcha' Doin'? - Late July 2022: MCU, Obi-Wan, Stranger Things, The Orville, and much more...
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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#103 - Movie Review - Free Guy
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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#102 - Showdown #01 - Volcano Vs. Dante's Peak
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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#101 - Movie Review - National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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#100 - SPECIAL 100th EPISODE MEGA-EXTRAVAGANZA SPECIAL: A Very Ultra-Special Episode
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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#099 - Movie Review - Iron Man 2
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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#098 - Movie Review - National Treasure
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May 19, 2022 |
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#097 - Movie Review - Thor
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May 10, 2022 |
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#096 - Movie Review - Predator
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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#095 - Whatcha' Doin'? (April 2022) - And An Important Announcement
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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#094 - Movie Review - Spider-Man: No Way Home
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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#093 - Movie Review - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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#092 - Movie Review - About Time
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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#091 - Movie Review - Kung Pow! Enter the Fist
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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#090 - Movie Review - Jurassic Park
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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#089 - Movie Review - Batman Begins
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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#088 - Movie Review - Back to the Future, Part III
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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#087 - Movie Review - From Hell
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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#086 - Movie Review - Battle: Los Angeles
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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#085 - Movie Review - Spaceballs
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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#084 - 2021 Year In Review
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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#083 - Movie Review - Children of Men
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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#082 - Movie Review - Home Alone
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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#081 - Movie Review - Klaus
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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#080 - Movie Review - The Man Who Invented Christmas
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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#079 - Holiday Topic - What Are We Thankful For? - Geek Edition (2021)
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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#078 - Movie Review - Tag
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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#077 - Movie Review - Tomorrowland
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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#076 - Whatcha' Doin'? - Early Nov. 2021 - Dune, Eternals, Fear Street, Foundation, What If...?, Legends of Tomorrow, Lost Symbol, Leverage: Redemption, Fantasy Island, The Orville, 4400, and more...
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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#075 - Movie Review - Ocean's Eleven
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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#074 - Movie Review - Men In Black
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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#073 - Alpha-Movie-Bet #02 - Favorite Movies E to H
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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#072 - Movie Review - Dune (1984)
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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#071 - Special Report - BABYLON 5 REBOOT Is In Development by JMS at The CW
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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#070 - Dragon Con 2021, Part 2 of 2 - Post-Con - How Did It Go?
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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#069 - Dragon Con 2021, Part 1 of 2 - Pre-Con - What is Dragon Con?
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Sep 25, 2021 |
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#068 - Movie Review - Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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#067 - Special Topic - The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy - Part 2 of 2
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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#066 - Special Topic - The Lord of the Rings Film Trilogy - Part 1 of 2
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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#065 - Movie Review - Back to the Future, Part II
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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#064 - Alpha-Movie-Bet #01 - Favorite Movies A to D
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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#063 - Whatcha' Doin'? - Early Aug. 2021 - Masters of the Universe, Star Wars: Bad Batch, Space Jam 2, Teen Titans, and more
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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#062 - Movie Review - Blade Runner
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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#061 - What Should Andruw Watch? #01 - TV Series Premieres
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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#060 - TV Review - Loki - Episodes 1.05 & 1.06
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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#059 - Movie Review - Black Widow (NON-Spoiler Review)
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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#058 - Movie Review - Back to the Future
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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#057 - Movie Review - The Avengers
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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#056 - TV Review - Loki - Episodes 1.01 to 1.04
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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#055 - Movie Review - Captain America: The First Avenger
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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#054 - Movie Review - Gattaca
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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#053 - Discussion Topic - Sci-Fi Technology
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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#052 - Movie Review - The Incredible Hulk
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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#051 - Movie Review - The Princess Bride
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May 31, 2021 |
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#050 - Book & Movie Review - Ender's Game
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May 17, 2021 |
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#049 - Whatcha' Doin'? - May 2021 - Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Godzilla vs. Kong, Invincible, For All Mankind, and much more...
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May 11, 2021 |
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#048 - Movie Review - Alien
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May 02, 2021 |
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#047 - Movie Review - Captain Marvel
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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#046 - Movie Review - Stardust
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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#045 - TV Discussion - Best & Worst Series Finales - Part 2 (Worst)
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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#044 - TV Discussion - Best & Worst Series Finales - Part 1 (Best)
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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#043 - Whatcha' Doin'? - March 2021 - Zack Snyder's Justice League, Falcon & Winter Soldier, movies, and more...
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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#042 - TV Review - WandaVision - Episodes 1.07 to 1.09
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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#041 - Movie Review - Deadpool
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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#040 - Movie Review - The Space Between Us
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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#039 - Discussion Topic - Favorite Sci-Fi TV Characters - Part 2
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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#038 - TV Review - WandaVision - Episodes 1.01 to 1.06
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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#037 - Discussion Topic - Favorite Sci-Fi TV Characters - Part 1
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Feb 13, 2021 |
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#036 - Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Radio Play #01 - Part 3
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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#035 - Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Radio Play #01 - Part 2
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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#034 - Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot Radio Play #01 - Part 1
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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#033 - Movie Review - The Last Starfighter
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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#032 - Movie Review - The Lake House
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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#031 - Bonus - Adj. Bureau Overflow - The Works of Philip K. Dick
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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#030 - TV Review - The Mandalorian 2.08 "Chapter 16: The Rescue"
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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#029 - TV Review - The Mandalorian 2.07 "Chapter 15: The Believer"
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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#028 - Movie Review - Muppet Christmas Carol
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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#027 - TV Review - The Mandalorian 2.06 "Chapter 14: The Tragedy"
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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#026 - Movie Review - Gremlins
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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#025 - TV Review - The Mandalorian 2.05 "Chapter 13: The Jedi"
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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#024 - Movie Review - Galaxy Quest
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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#023 - Movie Review - The Adjustment Bureau
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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#022 - TV Review - The Mandalorian 2.04 "Chapter 12: The Siege"
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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#021 - TV Review - The Mandalorian 2.03 "Chapter 11: The Heiress"
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Nov 21, 2020 |
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#020 - Movie Review - Killer Klowns From Outer Space
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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#019 - TV Review - The Mandalorian 2.02 "Chapter 10: The Passenger"
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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#018 - Movie Review - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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#017 - TV Review - The Mandalorian 2.01 "Chapter 9: The Marshal"
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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#016 - Water Ya Doin'? - Ocean/Beach/Water Themed Episode
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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#015 - Movie Review - The Thing (1982)
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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#014 - Movie Review - The Dark Crystal
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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#013 - Bonus - Whatcha Doin'? - Mid Sept. 2020
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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#012 - Movie Review - Enemy Mine
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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#011 - Movie Review - Iron Man
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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#010 - Book Review - Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance #01)
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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#009 - Movie Review - Big Hero 6
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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#008 - Movie Review - Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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#007 - Movie Review - Sneakers
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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#006 - Bonus - Whatcha Doin'? - Early Aug. 2020
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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#005 - TV Review - Star Trek Q Episodes
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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#004 - Movie Review - Real Steel
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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#003 - Movie Review - Batman (1989)
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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#002 - Movie Review - A Knight's Tale
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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#001 - Movie Review - The Martian
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Jul 22, 2020 |