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The October Prime Day sale is coming, so we discuss a few suggestions; we cover Avengers Endgame: Encore, the movie Black Bear (2020), the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, Galaxy S26 price bumps, and our new short/reel that seems to have went viral!

Our Amazon Prime Day picks:

Ice Machine for Knee: https://link.amazon/B0fw0QwsS

Bat Kitchen Scissors: https://link.amazon/B044tM01Y

Bedsure Heated Blanket: https://link.amazon/B09NsiBTh

GreenPan Bakeware Set: https://link.amazon/B0aWdK2K1

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus: https://link.amazon/B0677mYOu

CAROTE Pots and Pans Set: https://link.amazon/B0ixhpB0V

3 inch Diamond Hole-Saw Bits: https://link.amazon/B07ghoXrc

LIBRATON Magnetic Nut Driver Set: https://link.amazon/B0bK8yrgk

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:28 Akron Kickball Championship

5:23 Activate, again

9:36 Police "Grappler"

12:54 Virginia's Half-marathon

15:21 October Prime Day Picks

25:18 Avengers Endgame: Encore

33:21 Listener Feedback

40:46 Alysha's upcoming procedure

43:40 Black Bear (2020) - Review

1:05:24 Sportsball

1:20:33 Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger (Skydance)

1:33:32 Samsung Galaxy S26 Series Price Bumps

1:38:22 McDonald's using AI pricing; location-specific prices

1:49:03 Trivia

1:55:47 Outro

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Recorded on October 2nd, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

The new Resident Evil movie is out (and it's good!), but we also viewed a throwback in Frontier Gal from 1945! Later we discuss the Akron Marathon and Meta's latest adjustments that we (and many others, likely) don't like.

Our Sportsball section covers the Guardians clinching the playoffs (and now the AL Central!), the latest in the NFL, and more!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:09 Materialists follow-up

4:04 Avengers Endgame: Encore & More MCU Catch-up

13:17 Mama made Parm

14:25 Luigi's Restaurant follow-up

16:55 Listener Feedback

27:42 Mamaluke of the Week

30:47 Resident Evil (2026) Review (SPOILERS!)

47:26 Frontier Gal (1945)

1:18:58 Sportsball

1:28:56 Virginia training for half-marathon

1:35:53 Meta One Subscription

1:56:10 Trivia

2:06:36 Outro

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Recorded on September 25th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

This week we discuss

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:00 But First

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Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

This episode had us first reflect on the 25th anniversary of 9/11 and our memories of the tragic event; we later move on into our review of The Weight, and some tech news such as the recent LG surveillance controversies as well as this past week's Apple event.

We also cover sports news including the NFL season starting, and the Guardians chances of making the playoffs.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:58 25 years since 9/11

6:44 Remembering previous life-changing events

13:57 New Trivia Scoreboard

15:21 New T-Shirt in our store

16:33 Peter Antoniou comedy show

26:36 Listener Feedback

39:04 Mystery Movie: The Weight (SPOILERS!)

1:14:25 Sportsball

1:30:47 LG TVs and Monitors Surveillance

1:48:03 Apple Event announcements

2:08:54 Trivia

2:15:23 Outro

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Recorded on September 11th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

Matt and Virginia give us a review The End of Oak Street, and later on we figure out all the things to watch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) to get caught up for Avengers Doomsday.

We also cover the latest in sports including the Guardians walk-off wins, the NFL starting soon, the investigation against the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard, Myles Garrett voted as #1 in the NFL, and more!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:56 Alexa owner names

3:09 Matt's Algorithm

7:05 Mamalukes new YouTube channels

11:41 Listener Feedback

17:09 The End of Oak Street - Review

49:07 Sportsball

1:07:00 Catching up in the MCU

1:40:31 Trivia

1:45:57 Outro

1:47:52 Extended After Credits

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Recorded on September 4th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

We're back to discuss another mystery movie, It Ends. We also cover a slew of board games we've recently played, and Luke once again attempts to get through some tech news including the latest adjustments YouTube is making.

Sportsball features the Guardians recent win streak, Cavs transactions, the upcoming NFL season, a bit on Trevor Bauer, and more! We also catch up on what we've been doing the last couple weeks, including an Empire of the Sun concert, our new YouTube channels, and some listener feedback about 4K Blu-rays on PCs.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:05 In the Grey Follow-up

2:59 Two thirds in the Forever Rolls

6:03 Mamalukes - now on multiple YouTube channels!

21:39 Listener Feedback - 4K Blu-ray on PC?

27:38 Empire of the Sun concert

34:40 It Ends

51:28 Board Game Reviews

1:12:15 Sportsball

1:38:54 YouTube changing the definition of "views"

1:42:24 YouTube offering creators to not publish on Netflix

1:49:31 Meta trial conclusion

2:02:22 Meta glasses; leaked Video AirPods

2:12:25 Joyhub?

2:26:54 Trivia

2:30:56 Outro

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Recorded on August 28th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

If you were a fan of Anthony Bourdain, you might find "Tony" to be an interesting story, but Dominic Sessa didn't sell it to us. We also reflect on YouTube's partner program changes, and how that may make things tougher for small channels (like ours!) to succeed in the long run.

We also discuss MySpace potentially rebooting, Disney+ Verts, Disney+ potentially getting a "free" tier, sports news, and listener feedback!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:25 Spider-Man in IMAX

6:37 Matt Truck Adventures

9:02 Listener Comments/Feedback

19:03 Mamaluke of the Week

27:56 Tony - Movie Review

59:15 Sportsball

1:07:03 YouTube Raises Requirements for Monetization

1:33:45 MySpace Reboot?

1:36:24 Disney+ & TikTok to make Verts content

1:38:26 Disney+ Free Tier?

1:44:36 Trivia

1:51:28 Outro

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Recorded on August 14th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is our main focus this episode, but we also swing into a not so fantastic take on the classic shark thriller trope in The Devil's Mouth.

We also have follow-ups from last week including on One Night Only and The Drama, and we dive into sports news including the woes of the Cleveland Guardians, and whatever Brandon Aiyuk thinks is going to happen with his NFL career.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:00 "That's So Raymond"

1:35 Remaining Thoughts on One Night Only

3:21 HBO Cats

4:20 Follow-up Thoughts on The Drama

8:20 Mamaluke of the Week

10:27 Listener... Feedback? More DVD vs. Blu-ray

18:26 Spider-Man: Brand New Day

1:01:35 Sportsball

1:22:27 The Devil's Mouth

1:53:01 Trivia

1:59:00 Outro

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Recorded on August 7th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

Although Alysha and Virginia were "out" this week, we have reviews of both One Night Only and The Drama, but we end up finding that the real "drama" is how complicated the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has actually become!

We also discuss the latest in sports news including NFL contracts, Tony Romo's DUI, and Tom Hamilton's explanation of the "Buck Moon"; we also touch on the upcoming movie Dugout Dads, and Peacock content coming to YouTube Premium.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:53 It's the "Mama-Luke" only show.

2:37 Dugout Dads

4:44 YouTube Premium to include Peacock

8:15 Spider-Man & Post-Endgame MCU Content

26:43 One Night Only - Review

49:05 Sportsball

1:02:53 The Drama - Matt's Review

1:29:59 Outro

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Recorded on July 31st, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

With a review of The Odyssey, we look at how Matt Damon shapes up against Gerard Butler from 300, and also how Shakira looked at the World Cup! We also cover Samsung's recent smartphone announcements as well as Spotify's rumored song search!

We also rearranged the podcast set, we talk about a recent Bloc Party concert, a taste testing of Mochi, PEZamania, and recent sports news including LeBron heading to the 76ers.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:25 New Fun Buttons

2:59 Podcast Set Rearrangement

5:47 Is a flowerbed a garden?

8:47 Bloc Party Concert

16:55 Hello Mochi & PEZamania

34:06 The Odyssey Review

55:27 Severance Catch-up Review

1:14:02 Sportsball

1:28:24 Samsung Unpacked 2026

1:40:42 Spotify rumored song ID tool

1:55:18 Trivia

2:02:50 Outro

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Recorded on July 24th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.