Monkey Off My Backlog

By Tessa Swehla and Sam Morris

Every week, Tessa and Sam exorcise their personal pop culture demons by going through their media to-do lists one item at a time. Each week involves a discussion about the media they listened, watched... more

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The podcast currently has 250 episodes available.

Monkey Off My Backlog episodes:

October 25, 2021 Bride of Spooktober, Episode 3
This week, we're joined by new friend of the pod, Melissa, who checks The Shining off of her list. Tessa watches The Ring; Sam watches the episode of Black Mirror, "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"; and Andy watches Goodnight Mommy.
4:44 - The Shining
19:10 - Melissa talks pop culture
21:48 - The Ring
40:28 - "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"
52:26 - Goodnight Mommy
We also talk about James Wan's new film Malignant
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1h 7min
October 20, 2021 No Time To Die
Bonus Bond! Elyse, Tessa, and Sam reunite to review and discuss the most recent addition to the James Bond franchise: No Time to Die. They also update their Bond rankings and predict what they see for the future of Bond.
Contains spoilers for No Time to Die.
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38min
October 19, 2021 Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 4
This week, we are talking about the next set of four episodes from Season Two:
"The Long Con"
"One of Them
"Maternity Leave"
"The Whole Truth."
Our theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
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22min
October 18, 2021 Bride of Spooktober, Episode 2
2:50 - Sam talks about Corpse Bride
16:35 - "What type of Horror does it for you?"
26:27 - Andy talks about Pee Mak (and Sam shows him proper respect)
37:20 - Tessa talks with herself about The Good House!
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53min
October 12, 2021 Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 3
This week, we are talking about the next set of four episodes from Season Two:
"What Kate Did,"
"The 23rd Psalm"
"The Hunting Party"
"Fire + Water"
Our theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
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25min
October 11, 2021 Bride of Spooktober, Episode 1
It's the beginning of Spooktober! This week, we're doing vampires, things that go bump in the night, and invisibility!
03:35 - The Lost Boys
23:20 - What's on monkeyoffmybacklog.com
27:29 - Something Is Killing the Children
34:43 - The Invisible Man
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51min
October 07, 2021 Bond, James Bond (Part 5)
It’s Bond week! And it's time for the Top 5
00:35 Discussing films 15-11
50:41 What Bond means to us
Monkey off My Backlog will return...
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1h 11min
October 06, 2021 Bond, James Bond (Part 4)
It’s Bond week! No Time to Die has had the widest premiere in the U.K. ever! Meanwhile, here in the US, we are still a few agonizing days away from seeing the end of Daniel Craig’s tenure as Bond. (Or is it? It probably is…but what if it wasn’t?) Today, we’re counting down Bond films 10-6 and arguing over which actor is the best Bond.
00:35 Discussing films 15-11
43:00 Best Bond
Come back on Thursday for Part 5!
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58min
October 05, 2021 Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 2
This week, we are talking about the next set of four episodes from Season Two:
“…And Found”
“Abandoned”
“The Other 48 Days”
“Collision”
Our theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
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18min
October 04, 2021 Bond, James Bond (Part 3)
It’s Bond week! No Time to Die has had the widest premiere in the U.K. ever! Meanwhile, here in the US, we are still a few agonizing days away from seeing the end of Daniel Craig’s tenure as Bond. (Or is it? It probably is…but what if it wasn’t?) Today, we’re counting down Bond films 15-11 and the legacy of the Bond Girl.
00:35 Discussing films 15-11
36:35 Bond Girls
Come back on Wednesday for Part 4!
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54min

FAQs about Monkey Off My Backlog:

How many episodes does Monkey Off My Backlog have?

The podcast currently has 250 episodes available.