Wherein Andy and Justice rely on the work of Paula Gunn Allen and Katja Kanzler in their discussion of First Nations narratives and representation. From the seminal work of Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony, to the compromised and problematic depiction of Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager, we explore the authentic and the conditioned expectation.

Wherein Justice and Andy march into the debate over Son of Kal-El, the new Superman character introduced this year. His sexuality has sparked some backlash and handwringing from cultural and political pundits, and his climate activism has left others quite disappointed. We explore both sides of the issue to answer the question: who is this new Superman?

Wherein Andy and Justice trek through Denis Villeneuve's new Dune film adaptation. What has changed from the book? What has remained faithful to Herbert's vision? Is a Dune adaptation truly possible? Also, Josh Brolin is even more terrifying as Gurney Halleck than as Thanos.

Wherein Justice and Andy uplift the conversation on animal and non-human sentience. We telescope our conversation through Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time and Arthur P. Jacobs' Planet of the Apes franchise. Kathy Rudy's "Where the Wild Things Ought to Be" and the work of Arik Kershenbaum and Peter Singer assist us in hopefully assessing a more balanced existence for humanity on Earth. Though we move from spiders to apes, it all comes back to Spider-Man.

Wherein Andy and Justice enlist in a conversation that ponders the place of the humanities in the American military academies and the military generally. Did you know that West Point has English majors and courses on climate crisis narratives? We didn't! Also, Danny DeVito teaching Hamlet.

Wherein Justice and Andy cut their way through the long history of Worf, son of Mogh in the Star Trek franchise. From his thin role as the token Klingon in the early episodes of Next Generation, to his robust victories as a folk hero of the Klingon Empire in Deep Space Nine, we chart his evolution alongside that of Klingon society. Iwlij jachjaj!

Wherein Andy and Justice attack the bravado of people who claim that they can defeat a wild animal in a fight. Have you ever been startled or frightened by a mouse? If you were cornered by a badger, could you make it out alive? What about a kangaroo? How do you stack up, tough guy?

Wherein Justice and Andy partner up in a conversation about the nature of teambuilding in the new The Suicide Squad and The Avengers. What are the methods of building these superhero teams? Do you find yourself caring about one team more than the other? And has DC finally broken out of the MCU's shadow and its own quagmire?

Wherein Andy and Justice transform the conversation surrounding He-Man and Battle Cat in an effort to highlight the trauma of Cringer's forced labor as a soldier made happy to do violence. Why did we always think that this was ok? Its been happening to him for more than three decades!

Wherein Justice and Andy jump into the fray of The Tomorrow War's numerous narrative pitfalls and paradoxes. Why does it feel like both the alien war and the movie itself came out of absolutely nowhere? Topics range from ignoring the grandfather paradox to the race to churn out content to the unimaginable sequel.