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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Monkey Off My Backlog episodes:

August 09, 2021 Ep. 62 - Easy Rider, Dark Side of the Moon, Final Fantasy III
This week, Sam and Tessa discuss counterculture with Easy Rider and Dark Side of the Moon, and Andy talks about Final Fantasy III.
01:16 - Sam talks about Easy Rider
15:25 - Pop culture from "before your time" that people insist are essential
26:33 - Tessa listens to Dark Side of the Moon
41:28 - Andy plays Final Fantasy III
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1h
August 02, 2021 Ep. 61 - Best of Monkey
Since these are best-of segments and we all love just a little bit of mystery, the timestamps won't reveal what this is.
00:50 - Sam's pick
14:00 - Tessa's pick
26:00 - Andy's pick
Can you dive into our minds and figure out why we chose what we chose?
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41min
July 26, 2021Ep. 60 - Wong Kar Wai, Wreck-It Ralph, One Cut of the Dead
00:53 - Sam delves into the many films of master of mood and cinema, Wong Kar-wai specificaly Chungking Express and Fallen Angels.
21:50 - WE NEED HELP! Give us your suggestions and claim a super special prize!
31:43 - Tessa delves into the history and nostalgia of Disney's animated film Wreck-It Ralph and what that means to her - someone who did not go to arcades growing up (or play any video games)
42:05 - Andy tries to make Tessa look bad and also delves into the amazingly funny zombie film One Cut of the Dead
There's some bloopers at the end folks, so make sure you pay attention
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53min
July 19, 2021 Ep. 59 - MCU 2021 Roundup: WandaVision, The Falcon and Winter Soldier, Black Widow, Loki
This week, we're doing an MCU 2021 roundup! Spoiler alert: We do not feel the same way about WandaVision, The Falcon and Winter Soldier, Black Widow, and Loki.
04:49 - WandaVision
12:43 - The Falcon and Winter Soldier
22:36 - Black Widow
37:43 - Loki
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56min
July 12, 2021 Ep. 58 - LOST, Final Fantasy XV, Quantum Break
Andy's back...just in time to hear Tessa talk about the first season of LOST! Plus, Andy and Sam talk video games with Final Fantasy XV and Quantum Break.
01:50 - Tessa talks about LOST
24:29 - Andy recounts the experience of playing Final Fantasy XV
37:00 - Sam combines both with Quantum Break
And, yes, for the record, Andy is correct that Brad Bird directed Tomorrowland. Bird, Damon Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen all have writing credits on the film.
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49min
July 05, 2021 Ep. 57 - Rank that List! Supernatural, Jane Austen, Albums from 1984
Nigel joins us for a supersized Rank that List! Today, we're ranking seasons of Supernatural, Jane Austen novels, and the best albums from 1984.
01:20 - Nigel ranks seasons of Supernatural
29:33 - Tessa ranks Jane Austen novels
44:02 - Sam ranks the best albums from 1984
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1h 9min
June 28, 2021 Ep. 56 - The Problem with Apu, Shirley, Good Morning, Vietnam w/Elyse
This week, we're joined by Elyse from Podwraiths, who discusses the 2020 film Shirley. Sam talks about The Problem with Apu, and Tessa watches the classic Robin Williams film Good Morning, Vietnam.
01:20 - Sam talks about The Problem with Apu
16:14 - Elyse talks about her approach to consuming pop culture--and Murder, She Wrote
27:26 - Elyse discusses the 2020 film Shirley
38:56 - Tessa watches the classic Robin Williams film Good Morning, Vietnam
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54min
June 21, 2021 Ep. 55 - Pitch Black, The Last Witch Hunter, Girlfight w/Megan Spell
This week, we're joined by friend of the podcast Megan Spell to get psyched for F9 by talking about the films Pitch Black, The Last Witch Hunter, and Girlfight.
01:31 - Sam talks about Pitch Black
12:18 - Hopes and dreams for F9
20:40 - Megan talks about The Last Witch Hunter
28:29 - Tessa talks about Girlfight
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42min
June 14, 2021 Ep. 54 - Station 19, Bugsnax, Becoming Bond
This week, we're joined by once again by friend of the podcast Nigel to talk about the Young Horses' game Bugsnax. Tessa catches up with Station 19, and Sam watches the George Lazenby biopicdoc Becoming Bond.
01:17 - Tessa catches up with Station 19
19:49 - James talks a bit about Irish pop culture
32:19 - James talks about the Young Horses' game Bugsnax
45:18 - Sam watches the George Lazenby biopicdoc Becoming Bond
We had some audio issues this week, but hilarity and hijinks ensue on the episode nonetheless!
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1h 4min
June 07, 2021 Ep. 53 - Space Jam, Mass Effect, Lucifer, w/Colby Waddell
This week, we're joined by Colby Waddell to talk Mass Effect, sports, and anime. Tessa is welcomed to the Space Jam, and Sam gets acquainted with Lucifer.
01:28 - Tessa is welcomed to the Space Jam
20:26 - Colby talks sports and anime
31:20 - Colby discusses his Mass Effect adventures (spoilers!)
44:25 - Sam gets acquainted with Lucifer
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58min

FAQs about Monkey Off My Backlog:

How many episodes does Monkey Off My Backlog have?

The podcast currently has 250 episodes available.