Disenfranchised

"Spirals... this town is contaminated with spirals!"

Welcome, everyone, to yet another theme month! This time, we're taking a trip to the Land of the Rising Sun for "Big in Japan" month and we're kicking it off with returning guest Mandie Gossage! We'll discuss why this is Mandie's all-time favorite film, how the movie holds up to the original work, and how ashamed we are that Stephen has never read a single Junji Ito story despite being told to do so by multiple people.

You can find Mandie at these oddly spiral-shaped locations:

• Twitter: @mandanise

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"I'm just gonna sit here alone, get nostalgic, and drink till I pass out."

This week we're closing out our Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational Month of June by taking a look at Jim Henson's legacy! Up-and-coming Youtube personality, friendly neighborhood filmmaker, and Stephen's former student Katy Doyle joins us to talk Henson Alternative, Melissa McCarthy, and way too much puppet sex!

You can find Katy at the following purple sugar dens: 

• Instagram: @kilodelta24

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"Remember, if you experience any unpleasantness, please let me know. I would hate to miss it."

Our tribute month to the incomparable Jim Henson continues and we're finally talking about an honest-to-goodness Muppet film! And there's no better person to talk about it with than our good friend from the Ephesiology Podcast, Andrew Johnson! We'll discuss the messages about finding a family, Stephen's irrational hatred of Pepe the King Prawn, and we get a special movie review from Andrew's son! 

You can get beamed up to find Andrew at these places below:

• Instagram: @thediscfan

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"You remind me of the babe..."

Our Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational Jim Henson theme month rolls on as we welcome back our friend Landon DeCrastos to discuss 1986's Labyrinth, Henson's final directorial feature and reclaimed cult classic! Join us as we talk about childhood fears, the infamous door riddle, Henson's latter day endeavors, and David Bowie's eggplant! 

You can track down Landon on the following platforms: 

• Instagram: @revlandon

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"Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?"

This week, we're joined by our buddy Brian Keiper from the Movies for Life podcast, Bloody Disgusting, and Manor Vellum to talk about Stephen & Brett's 'Bert and Ernie energy,' the evolution of life on Sesame Street, and the way this movie effectively balances the heart of Sesame Street with the chaos of The Muppets. 

Follow That Brian on the following platforms: 

• Twitter: @BrianDKeiper

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"The Great Conjunction is the end of the world! Or the beginning..."

This week, Brett is out attempting to piece back together a shattered crystal, so Stephen is kicking off the Most Sensational, Inspirational, Celebrational, Muppetational Jim Henson Month with a chaotic BANG as he's joined by the hosts of the High on Cartoons podcast, Hope Lichtner and Bex Stough! Together, they talk about the origins of this film, the disastrous San Francisco test screening, whether or not there were actually sequel plans in place, and - of course - THE PUPPETS! (And, because Hope is here, we get into Dune, The Matrix, and Ghostbusters as well.)

You can find Hope & Bex on the following platforms:

• Hope on Twitter: @hdlichtner

"You don't have to be selfish just because that's how I wrote you! You're more than that! You said so yourself!"

This week, we wrap up our accidental 'Fictional Lands' theme month and pay homage to the 'patron saint' of Disenfranchised, Mr. Paul Bettany, in honor of his birthday tomorrow! We also chat about Brendan Fraser and the Brendannaissance, YA literary-to-screen adaptations, and the strengths and weaknesses of this particular adaptation!

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"I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way."

There's apparently a new Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers movie dropping this weekend, so we invited along our friend Michele Eggen from the Movies for Life podcast to discuss our multiverse of madness, 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit! How different is this movie from its source novel? What did they have in mind for the sequel? Who would Stephen and Michele cast in an all-toon version of Gone With the Wind? Listen NOW to find out! 

You can find Michele at the Ink & Paint Club or at any of the following locations online: 

• Movies for Life: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movies-for-life/id1546576512

"I do not aim with my hand. He who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father."

This week, in honor of the latest adaptation of Firestarter dropping in theaters this weekend, we're talking to sisters and Stephen King readers Mandie and Mollie Gossage about all things King! From his reputation as an author incapable of ending a story, to his Dark Tower novel series, to the characterizations of those characters in this film, we're running the gamut and learning a lot in the process!

Go on, then. There are other places to find Mandie and Mollie than these:

• Mandie's Twitter: @mandanise

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"I know I'm not the wizard you expected, but I might be the wizard you need."

There's no place like home, there's no place like... this episode where we discuss the great Sam Raimi in preparation for his MCU debut this weekend! We talk the MCU, Raimi's filmography and career, and whatever the heck is going on with the acting in this film!

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