Midwest Shitfest

Hamblin’s comic this week is Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths, an original Godzilla comic, and Dead Poets Society, based on Ethan’s recommendation. McLean shares his excitement for Black Widow, without giving anything away. Then he brings up The Tomorrow War with Chris Pratt on Amazon Prime. Ethan shares a delicious card game called Gonuts for Donuts and ends the episode with FX on Hulu’s show DAVE.

Hamblin and McLean give say their birthday wishes out loud in hopes that they come true. Ethan then makes them swap and Monkey Paw the wish of the other.

Hamblin, McLean, and Ethan all finally meetup in person and share their night out story, solidifying why Hamblin should never go out in public. Later we hear Hamblin and McLean's first impressions of each other after meeting for the very first time.

Hamblin raves about Seth Rogans new book, and the new Netflix series Manifest. McLean finally watched the Harry Potter series, and confirms what Ethan likes about the wizarding world. Then recommends the audio drama, Control Alt Destroy. Ethan describes, I Think You Should Leave, a sketch comedy show on Netflix, and brings up his job a few times with the card game Fun-Employed.

Hamblin enjoys imagining a world where there is no small talk, while McLean knows most of his population would die from lack of medical knowledge. 

Hamblin shares an autobiographical manga called Blank Canvas, and the Nikolajj Coster-Waldau film, Shot Caller. McLean gives us his skepticisms of time travel as a writing tool in the new Loki series, and brings us into the world of audio dramas with Marvel’s The Wolverine podcast. Ethan has a simple anxiety inducing card game called Spot It, and talks about the most bingeable series he has ever watched, Kim’s Convenience.

Ethan, Hamblin, and McLean explore the idea of the red pill versus the blue pill from the Matrix. Would you rather be smart, but can never be happy OR would you prefer to live a life that is filled with happiness, but your intelligence level is quite low?

Hamblin starts things with I Never Liked You, a comic from 1991 about being an awkward kid, and Sweet Tooth, the Netflix series based on the comic series from DC Comics. McLean breaks down the concept of Lucifer, an ongoing show ALSO based on a DC Comic, and Prospect, a 2018 Sci-fi/Thriller. Ethan shares an extremely affordable and family friendly game, Eye Sea, and begs someone to watch Avenue 5 so he knows what to think.

Hamblin shares that his is a one-trick pony when it comes to pranks, while McLean explains his perfect Dragon Ball Z forum shenanigan.

Hamblin shares an eerie foretelling comic about a pandemic called The Clock, and then shits all over Bandslam, a 2009 box office bust with David Bowie. McLean breaks down what he likes about Bowsers Fury on the Switch, then explains the movie Stow Away, a movie with only four cast members. Ethan brings up another $300 board game, called Sheriff of Nottingham, and then explains how he binged GLOW in a week.