This week on New Release … volcanologists Ashley, Derrick, and Drew go back to where it all started for the definitive 90s movie couple. Joe Versus the Volcano is the first of three hit rom-coms to star Hanks & Ryan, and it is by far the weirdest. In short, Tom Hanks’ Joe, after being diagnosed with a terminal “Brain Cloud”, gets offered an Amex card and free vacay … so long as he agrees to sacrifice himself by jumping into a volcano. Man, if I had a dime for every— Along the way he meets three different—but all adorable—iterations of Meg Ryan and learns that there may be more to life than selling his soul for the world’s leading supplier of rectal probes. You know, that old yarn. Drop your anchor and search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe! Tune in Friday 📺

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