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Have you ever googled derealization and hate what you’ve found? Maybe you said some problematic things in the past or watched your stupid friends have stupid children. These are all things we’ll be discussing as we wrap up our analysis of Bo Burnham’s new Netflix comedy special called INSIDE. It’s a valuable piece of art that encapsulates what it felt like for us to be locked down throughout the Covid-19 Pandemic. Welcome to the Internet, we’re getting real this episode, so put down your phones and listen to us ask you to Entertain This…

Quick This: Spaceballs, the Movie.

The story of the Bear, the Dog, and the Bard continues. Once within the caves that wind within the Shoalstorm Pillars, the party must continue deeper into the labyrinth to complete the job they’ve been paid to do. There will be rolling for damage, silly spells, and a ton of great (sword) action from your favorite characters. With a bit of luck, they just might survive unscathed... Listen along as we conclude our journey! Special thanks again to Hamilton for being the best Dungeon Master ever!

Entertain This… presents an all-original adventure within the realm of Dungeons and Dragons! That’s right, we’re doing a quick one-shot campaign to have a little fun and sing a sea shanty or two along the way. After all, it’s 1 for you, 2 for me… Oops, I almost gave away the story’s big puzzle. Rev up your d20s, and prepare your character sheets, because the Entertain This crew is going on a journey into the Shollstorm Pillars! Listen along as our ragtag gang of scurvy sailors battle the waves and magical forces to find the secrets hidden within the pillars! Special thanks go out to Hamilton who jumped on to be our Dungeon Master!

The Dark Souls series of games are often meme’d about for being the hardest video game ever. Players will fail. But it’s through these failures that some tough lessons are learned, how to dip and dodge to land an attack at the perfect time as not to get injured yourself. It’s not going to hold your hand, but the story and lore will be the driving force guiding you to play more. And maybe along the way, we’ll learn what the deal is with praising the sun as we ask you once again to Entertain This…

Quick This: Why does Nick keep doing this podcast?

Role-playing games have long been a favorite of ours, but what is the secret sauce that video game giants like Fallout New Vegas had included in their recipes? You could chalk it up to Obsidian Entertainment, but there are many tenants of what makes a good RPG, and to find one, you’ll have to travel to The Outer Worlds. Or Halcyon to be precise. We’ll examine the lore, the characters, and the stories that are told within this 2019 game from our friends at Obsidian, and maybe have a laugh as the corporate satire comes evident. Could it all be a tongue-in-cheek joke about Bethesda? Make the Spacer’s Choice and listen along with us!

Quick This: Buzzfeed Unsolved, and another topic.

What a year we’ve had. People were confined to their own homes for several long months, and it’s left many to wonder if they were alone in their experiences during that time. Bo Burnham’s latest special on Netflix titled “Inside” is all about the global pandemic of 2020 and what happened to all of us as we rode the wave of change and looked within for entertainment… or maybe it was just for diversion. No matter how you spent your lockdown, listen in with us as we go song by song to analyze this special piece of media and how it speaks volumes about our persona on the internet and our fragile mental states in the face of isolation.

Quick This: Paul from the Scoop on the U gives some advice. Check out his channel here!

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What makes a football team great? Why do we typically like teams that are close to us? We’ll answer those questions and more because we’re throwing a deep field pass all the way down to Florida this week to talk to Paul from The Scoop on the U YouTube channel about the University of Miami Hurricanes. No other team has been more notorious for starting ruckus on the field or talking trash, and yet they back it up every game with decisive action. And that’s always fun to watch. We’ll discuss the history of the team, the huge upset in the early 2000s, and how they can return to their former glory all on this episode of Entertain This…

Special Thanks to Paul from the Scoop on the U!

The concept of a Hero’s Journey has been around for as long as stories have been written. All the way back to one of the first books written by Homer called the Odyssey. It’s a common way to stage out a person’s growth and development within pieces of literature. We’ll detail how one of us has taken our own hero’s journey and how O Brother Where Art Thou is an example of taking this classic storytelling theme and bringing it into modern times while mixing in a heaping spoonful of symbolism, a dash of moral relativism, and serving it up hot with a side of redemption. Man, I’m hungry,… Anyways, grab a plate and serve yourself this episode, you’ll be full before dessert!

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World War 2 is often doted upon by armchair historians as ‘the last good war’. Even if there’s really nothing good about the outcome, there are things that happen that serve as brief light spots in an otherwise dark conflict. The story of how one squad of ordinary people managed to save Private Ryan is one such instance when the powers that be saw trouble ahead and sought to avoid an even worse outcome for one person and his family. Was it worth risking 8 men’s lives for just one guy? Who’s to say. In the end, I guess we’ll figure out what FUBAR means and Entertain This…

You’ve heard the phrase ‘acting in bad faith’ in reference to many different things. But in the world of philosophy, it means much more than just being a mean person. In this episode, we’ll examine the relationship of the self to the surrounding society and attempt to answer the question of if we are good people. Expect nothing short of a deep discussion of “No Exit” a play by Jean Paul Sartres and how this connects to a popular television show we think you should definitely Entertain.

Quick This: In-Person Film Festivals are BACK!