This week we break into series number two, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel! We read the first half of The Alchemyst, and we start our new world building, learning all about auras, magic, and Elders. This week we have a really great time swapping the roles. Charles finally gets to fill in plot questions for Asia since she was always answering his questions during Percy Jackson. As always, we have fun with pronunciation and we discuss each other’s aura scents, so that alone is worth listening to.

Next week we will be reading chapters 22-41 of book 1 in the series, The Alchemyst.

What started as an episode focused exclusively on The Godfather: Part II evolved to encompass the entire Godfather Trilogy. Sarah joins Shawn to discuss her first viewing of all three Godfather films, including a review of Francis Ford Coppola’s new cut of The Godfather: Part III. They discuss The Godfather's status as 'The Greatest Film of All Time,' the ongoing debate of Part I vs. Part II and determine whether or not Coppola's new The Godfather: Part III cut redeems the film.

HOSTS

Shawn Eastridge

Sarah Eastridge

Su’Kal/There Is A Tide: The trio is back for a new year of Trek! This month means the closing of season three of “Star Trek: Discovery.” The finale is billed as a three-part adventure, so we look at two of those parts about the cause of The Burn, the Emerald Chain’s diplomatic skills, and what this future Federation is all about. Let us know what you are looking forward to in Trek in 2021!

Switching directors to the one and only Christopher Nolan. We explore his first feature film "Following." Joel Schumacher saw this film and knew great things were coming from Nolan. Did you when you watched it?

Revolution of the Daleks - New Year's Special

Jessica and Phillip are joined by fellow Whovians Sue and Char to say goodbye to companions Ryan and Graham for the 2021 "Doctor Who" New Year's Special. The Daleks return, in a bit of a sequel to 2020's special, along with a previous Who villain and a fan favorite. Did Captain Jack steal the show? Did the companion exit make sense? Where does this leave us for the next series? Let us know your thoughts and wishes for Who in 2021!

Dallas watched Wonder Woman 1984 safely in a cinema while Lee watched it on HBO Max. The two compare their contrasting experiences and reactions and if how they watched it influenced them.

Lance Laster and Mike Schindler reveal their 2020 Top Ten lists and discuss the future of DC movies, Michael B. Jordan directing Creed III, and Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion “sequel”.

Lee and Dallas continue their journey through A24's television output by discussing the critically acclaimed and award winning Ramy season 2 with critic and podcaster Awais Irfan.

Ramy follows a first-generation American Muslim-Arab who is on a spiritual journey in his politically divided New Jersey neighbourhood. It explores the challenges of what it is like being caught between an Egyptian community that thinks life is a moral test, and a generation that thinks life has no consequences.

In this super exciting episode, we wrap up our first series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. In the second half of The Last Olympian we have the battle for Olympus, the fight with Kronos, the spies, the rewards, and our official Percy and Annabeth relationship. We discover that the Great Prophecy is only triggered by Percy turning 16, but that the hero is Luke in his redemption and ultimate betrayal of Kronos. We get epic battles, tender moments, and a nice ending to our first series.

Next week we will be reading chapters 1-21 of book 1 in our new series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, The Alchemyst.

Fett History.

Matt and John debate what the revelations from The Mandalorian episode, "The Tragedy", mean for the origin story of Jango Fett, and its implications for what we’ve seen about Mandalorian culture.

Host

John Mills and Matthew Rushing

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