Friday Island Podcast

Arg, these seas be filled with pirates these days. And these pirates be filled with sea shenanigans. And these shenanigans be filled with curses and Krakens. What else could the boys be discussing but Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest?! There also be trivia on these waters! Like, what's the history behind the Kraken and Davy Jones? What was the design of the Flying Dutchman based off of? How did they nail the CGI so well for 2006? Climb on into the ol' ship and please, if you happen to find a beating heart in a chest or an inconspicuous jar of dirt, don't touch it or move it or anything, let us know where it is and we'll take care of it. Thank you.

Nintendo has crashed Friday Island yet again, and now it's more appropriate than ever with Super Mario Sunshine! What easter eggs can be found in the F.L.U.D.D.'s intro? How many new allies and foes were introduced in this incredible instillation in the MGU (Mario Game Universe)? What secret locations of Isle Delphino were scrapped during the development process? What characters would the boys F, M, or K in the MGU? And is Princess Peach Bowser Junior's Mama??? If you like Pianta-coladas and getting caught in the icky paint-like goop, then come on and hang out on Gelato Beach with the boys!

Is that a cloud? Or is that a UFO? Or is that a new episode? Bingo! it's a new episode, that's right, this week, the boys are discussing Jordan Peele's newest box office hit, Nope! What inspired Peele to direct this new terrifying film? What inspired the final design of the 'Jean Jacket' UFO? And what role would Jesse Plemons have been casted as? Please for the love of God, someone tell me!!!
P.S. Please bring your manual old-timey camera, barbed wire, and giant floaty thing because we seriously need reinforcements right now. Just don't let TMZ know the exact location of Friday Island. Thanks, see you soon.

What's that noise? Do you hear that? It sounds like more MCU content to me! That's right, this week, the boys dig into Taiki Waititi's Thor: Love and Thunder and the Disney Plus series, Ms. Marvel! How many of Chris Hemsworth's family members are in Thor 4? How much did he have to eat to get so huge? What comic book references can be found throughout Ms. Marvel? And between the two MCU topics, which did you like more? Whichever your preference is, grab your screaming goats, your magical bengals, and get ready for some good old Marvel content!

Yeah, you read that title right! This is our one-hundredth episode! 100 episodes already, can you believe it? Well we can! In fact, we've prepared a fun celebration by recording a live episode on Instagram and Facebook, joined by returning guest Jennie, and listeners like you (maybe you were even there LIVE) but in case if you weren't, here's the episode, for your listening pleasure!

Ahh the 80s, it feels so good to be back! The demo-bats soar in the red-lightning skies, inexplicable deaths are on the rise, and Vecna has made his evil existence known to all. Things have never been so Strange! Come on over and see how much the boys loved season 4 of Stranger Things, learn about how long it took to put together the Vecna prosthetics, or what Metalica thought of Eddie shredding guitar in the Upside Down, and take a deep dive through a portal into some theories from season 3 and more for the next and FINAL season! Suit up and don't forget your Dungeons and Dragons figurines -unless you're too cool for that now- because Vecna's not messing around, and neither are we!

Do you ever wonder if somewhere beyond the Friday Island Sea, there's a massive underwater 1940s era city in disrepair and anarchy? Or perhaps a giant floating city in the clouds high above Friday Island itself? If it isn't already clear, the lads are talking the beloved video game trilogy, Bioshock! How'd that entrepreneurial Andrew Ryan create the city of Rapture on the ocean floor? What makes the floating city of Columbia float? What were the developers originally planning for Bioshock? When did the concept of Little Sisters come into play? And do you have slugs inside of you yet? Hmm? Do you? Do you have any spare slugs? How bout you give us a share of your slugs, what do you say? Just a slug or two! C'mon, please! Gimme the slugs. Give them to me. GIVE ME THE SLUGS. NOW.

A long time ago, on an island far, far away, the boys watched the Disney Plus Star Wars mini series Obi-Wan Kenobi, and were really, really, really disappointed. What magic did Disney pull off to bring back Darth Vader's original voice? What did the returning actors do to prepare for these roles? Has the Star Wars universe already run its course? Is Disney beating a dead horse to a foul, rotting pulp? Or can Taika Waititi eventually save Star Wars from a fate worse than death? God, we hope so.

Guys, Friday Island has been insane lately, first dinos showed up, then pirates, and now the dinos are back??? How much more deadly can this place get??? That said, the boys are now in the mood for dinosaur movies, all three Jurassic World movies, to be specific! Where'd they film Jurassic World 1? How many dinosaur animatronics were used in Jurassic World 2? And just how passionate was Colin Trevorrow about Jurassic World 3 and its lack of apocalyptic vibes? Come on in, we can't keep these dinosaurs waiting, they are NOT patient.

I don't wanna freak nobody out but the boys may have found a map on the island with an X marking a secret treasure... turns out it was just some old gold skull coin, but the adventure at least inspired them to finally get started on the Pirates of the Caribbean! What actors were considered for the role of Jack Sparrow before Johnny Depp? What does antagonist Barbossa's name come from and what does it mean? And what extra measures did Johnny Depp take to look so cool in that bright Caribbean sun? And honestly, we're probably just gonna give them their gold coin, I mean why keep it to ourselves if them not having it makes them immortal zombie skeletons?