Back to the movie roots. This week, Ron and Joseph talk about the beauty of Paris is Burning, Obsession, I Love Boosters, Mando and Grok, and more. Thanks for listening and HAGS!

1:45 How we’ve been, summer begins

7:41 Ron showed Joseph Paris is Burning

29:44 Obsession spoiler review

47:40 Ron watched I Love Boosters

55:18 Joseph watched The Mandalorian & Grogu

1:10:10 Summer movies

1:18:00 Joseph finished In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

1:25:50 Ron is reading Hard Falling Rain and Wolfsong

1:33:10 Comments and goodbyes

We feel the need...the need to pod. This week, Ron and Joseph talk about seeing Top Gun in IMAX, recap their trip to Maine, discuss three (three!) new Drake albums, and more!

0:55 Maine recap

10:35 Mon Oncle in Portland microcinema, and the importance of being bored 

33:50 Joseph watched Top Gun in IMAX

42:00 Ron watched Maverick in theaters and The Drama

55:05 The Batman Part II casting announcements

1:05:45 Maine book haul

1:14:07 Ron read A Mercy

1:22:08 April Apple Music Replay

1:31:20 Drake released three albums

2:07:00 Comments, shoutouts, goodbyes

This week, Ron and Joseph go on singing. Come listen as we talk about what we've been watching, the upcoming summer slate of movies, changes to the Oscars rules, HBO's Half Man, and more!

1:25 How we’ve been

3:30 What we’ve been watching

19:30 F for Fake review

41:14 Summer slate

58:15 JJK Modulo volume trailer

1:05:00 Oscar changes

1:16:32 Ron reviews Half Man

1:25:50 Joseph has been watching Paradise and is looking for recs

1:43:00 HOTD S3

1:47:17 Comments and goodbyes

Go Kinda Like, Go! This week, Ron and Joseph discuss some of their favorite topics with Elden Ring, Mistborn, Speed Racer, Michael Jackson's music and much, much more. Thank you for listening!

3:18 How we’ve been

8:24 Elden Ring has begun filming 

16:45 Mistborn vs Elden Ring

34:33 Speed Racer IMAX rerelease and Wachowski love

48:46 What Joseph has been watching

54:12 What Ron has been watching

1:12:20 Ron saw Michael

1:37:41 Ron is watching Half Man

1:44:46 What Joseph has been reading

1:50:50 What Ron has been reading

2:01:30 Comments and goodbyes

Break is over, R&J are back to work. This week, your favorite podcast hosts breakdown Cinema Con news, the leak of Legend of Aang, and what we've been up to in our movies and books. Thanks for listening!

1:40 How we’ve been

10:36 Cinema Con- Dune: Part Three footage description

18:00 Avengers: Doomsday trailer description

25:20 Aegon’s Conquest movie

35:00 Other Cinema Con news

40:50 Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender leaked

52:35 What movies we’ve been watching

1:12:00 What Ron has been reading

1:38:00 What Joseph has been reading

1:59:00 Comments, shout outs, goodbyes

Longer is always better, right? This week, in a super stuffed episode of Kinda Like, Ron and Joseph go all the way in their discussions of the Artemis II liftoff, celebrating anniversaries for BvS and ZSJL, what they've been watching and listening to, and much more. Thanks for listening!

3:50 Artemis II and our favorite space movies 

24:45 March Apple Music Replay

35:35 What movies Ron has been watching

50:44 10 years since Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice

1:12:44 5 years since Zack Snyder’s Justice League

1:34:30 What TV shows Ron has been watching 

1:41:45 Recent reading discourse

1:49:45 Ron is reading Augustus by John Williams

1:59:44 Joseph and Ron read The Road by Cormac McCarthy

2:17:23 Post apocalyptic fiction

2:20:00 Comments shoutouts and goodbyes

Ron's One Piece season 2 review: https://substack.com/home/post/p-190507771

Kinda Like on Substack: https://peektakes.substack.com/s/kindalike

The Golden Path comes to Kinda Like, as Ron and Joseph finally share their thoughts on the Dune: Part Three trailer both on its own and in relation to the book, discuss what they've been watching and reading since they last spoke, talk about Project Hail Mary, and more!

2:26 New Lord Of the Rings movie written by Stephen Colbert

17:58 Harry Potter TV series trailer

31:58 Project Hail Mary thoughts

41:35 Rapid fire what we’ve been watching in the last two weeks

57:17 Dune: Part Three trailer thoughts

1:15:30 Ron reread Dune Messiah

1:39:00 Ron is reading Augustus by John Williams, Joseph read A Good Life by Ben Bradlee and is reading The Great Hunt

1:45:41 Comments and goodbyes

Ron's One Piece season 2 review: https://substack.com/home/post/p-190507771

Kinda Like on Substack: https://peektakes.substack.com/s/kindalike

A message from the past...that does NOT contain a Dune Part Three trailer reaction. Recorded before our Oscars episode, Ron and Joseph dig deep into each other and the filmography of Paul WS Anderson, discuss Trainspotting 2, February music, and more. Thanks for listening!

2:50 How we’ve been

6:06 February music recap

20:24 New March music

32:06 What we’ve been watching

41:05 PWSA’s Soldier (1998)

48:39 PWSA filmography and how relationships change art

1:17:04 Trainspotting 2 discussion

1:35:30 One Piece Season 2

1:39:26 Ron finished East of Eden

1:42:29 Joseph finished The Year of Magical Thinking and Halo: Fall of Reach

Ron’s substack: https://substack.com/@peektakes 

And don't forget to check out this week's poll below!

And the Oscar for best podcast goes to...Kinda Like! This week, in a special episode, R+J breakdown the 98th Academy Awards from the host to the snubs, as well as react to the new Dune Part Three posters, and look ahead to next year's ceremony. Thanks for listening!

0:24 Dune Part Three posters

7:03 Oscars ceremony and fashion thoughts

10:56 In Memoriam 

15:23 Thoughts on winners and losers

39:22 Snubs from our favorite films of 2025

43:51 Looking ahead to next year

53:27 Comments and goodbyes (Lions vs the sun?)

Sometimes, a third makes things more fun. This week, R+J are joined by their friend Bita Behzadi to discuss her upcoming book Letters From the Last Apothecary, get into the current state of fantasy, her journey into publishing, and more!

1:07 How we’ve been

5:38 What movies Joseph watched (The Great Silence, Ethnic Notions, Bamboozled)

13:54 What movies Ron watched (Higher Learning, Deep Cover, The Moment, Resident Evil discussion, It Was Just an Accident)

33:50 Last minute Oscar thoughts and predictions 

38:13 Bita joins the show

40:11 Bita’s favorite fantasy books, the state of fantasy

57:47 Is fantasy inherently conservative? What does that mean?

1:17:04 Bita’s writing and publishing journey

1:21:00 Inspirations for Letters from the Last Apothecary 

1:26:12 Tropes and marketing

1:29:05 What is Apoth even about? What’s the magic system? What is the message?

1:39:00 Sequels? Adaptations? Whitewashing? 

1:46:20 Goodbyes and comments

Bita's Instagram: @bitabehz