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Episode 42! The first episode of the new year! Benjamin and Joey try to survive the dragon apocalypse with 'Reign of Fire' starring Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey, and Gerard Butler. Will the guys stick together to destroy the dragons or will they fall victim to infighting and become just another dragon dinner? Let's find out!

Special thanks to our friend Scott for requesting Reign of Fire, check out our Solo episode to hear Scott on the podcast.

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Episode 41! The Christmas Movie Episode! Benjamin and Joey climb to the top of Mt. Crumpit to discuss 'Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas' from 1966 starring Boris Karloff. Will this help the guys learn the true meaning of Christmas?

Discussed in this episode:

How Mariah Carey broke into the Christmas Music Market: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm4LO22-cyY

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Episode 40! This week Benjamin and Joey head out west with 'Unforgiven' starring Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Gene Hackman. Will the guys find a rootin' tootin' good time in an old west Saloon or will they see harsh reality of what the Wild West is really like? Let's find out.

Special thanks to Cody Goodwin for requesting that we do an episode on this movie, you can find him on twitter @ThaRealCNote

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Episode 39! This week special guest Cory Novotny joins the guys to discuss 'Dodgeball' starring Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller. Will the guys get hooked on Obscure Sports Quarterly or will they guys turn to self loathing at Globo Gym Americorp? Lets find out!

Special thanks to Cory Novotny for joining us for this episode, you can find him on twitter @Cnovotny915

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Episode 38! This week the guys break down the most infamous magician rivalry as they discuss 'The Prestige' starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, and Scarlet Johansson. Will they guys discover the secret to the magic tricks or will they regret even making this episode when they realize the secret impresses no one? Lets find out.

Shoutout to Parker for suggesting this movie to us! You can find him on twitter @_Parker_0_

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Music: Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven https://youtu.be/q91NKLjxXyg

Episode 37! This week Benjamin and Joey gain a new perspective on time and aliens while discussing 'Arrival' starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker. Will the guys learn the secret to talking to aliens or will their paranoia take them down a path of self destruction? Lets find out!

Mentioned in this episode:

Abbott and Costello - Who's on First: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTcRRaXV-fg

Linguistic Relativity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity

Semisiography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semasiography

Radiolab - Bliss: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/257189-bliss

Donald Hoffman Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/donald_hoffman_do_we_see_reality_as_it_is

Shoutout to Tony Stank for suggesting this movie to us! You can find him on twitter @Tortzici

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Our 'Bionicle: Mask of Light' episode reached the ears of Bionicle enthusiast Josefina Vineyard (@QSKSw on twitter) and she very graciously emailed us about some of the things we got wrong. In this episode Benjamin and Joey read through her email and try to reach a deeper understanding of the Bionicle Universe lore.

The guys briefly discuss an email from another listener Parker at the end of the episode as well.

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Episode 36! Benjamin and Joey take a trip back to their respective childhoods in order to relive the magic of 'Bionicle: Mask of Light'. Will the guys help the Toa protect the Matoran of Mata Nui from the Rahkshi of The Makuta or will all these proper nouns send the guys into an eternal slumber? Let's find out!

Mentioned in this episode:

Toa Tahu on Tinder: https://twitter.com/NintenbroMelon/status/1059505259297542144

New Line of Bionicle will be all female: https://twitter.com/epicfactoids/status/1062309984854331393

Bionicle Lore from Fandom: https://lego.fandom.com/wiki/BIONICLE_storyline#See_also

https://lego.fandom.com/wiki/Kanohi_Masks#Vahi

Shoutout to Justin for suggesting this movie to us! You can find him on twitter @CoozyKing514

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Music: Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven https://youtu.be/q91NKLjxXyg

Episode 35! This week Benjamin and Joey are doing hard time discussing the classic American drama 'The Shawshank Redemption' starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins. Will the guys find hope in the message of this film or will they become fully institutionalized and die in prison? Let's find out!

Mentioned in this episode:

Isolation - Mind Field (Ep 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqKdEhx-dD4

Shoutout to Lauryn from Scotland for sending us an email! Her twitter is @sherLauryn and her instagram is @Lauryn.ds

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Episode 34! This week Benjamin and Joey get deep into the future of artificial intelligence with 'Ex Machina' starring Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, and Oscar Isaac. Will the boys discover the secret to AI or have they both been robots the entire time? Let's find out!

Mentioned in this episode:

Little emphatic robots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RHsAUyFCAM&index=5&list=PLZRRxQcaEjA7wmh3Z6EQuOK9fm1CqnJCI&t=8s

Misnomers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn7ZaT3AgoU&t=6s

Zipf Mystery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCn8zs912OE&t=17s

RadioLab More or Less Human: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/more-or-less-human

Drink Beer, Neglect Family Flash Game: https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/658522

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