Recorded 4/20 (hell yea)

The boys are back in the stu and they're talking about the playoffs. The first round has seen some iconique moments already, with quality series all around (and also the less quality bucks vs pistons series). We also wrap up our thoughts on regular season awards. It's Patrick Beverley's world and we're all just living in it. Note: many things have occurred since we recorded and many of what we say is wrong! enjoy!

spoilers for dark souls, bloodborne, sekiro

We had some technical issues getting this one up so I figured it was deserving of our worst title by a wide margin. Looking past the title of this episode, we're talking about those stone cold video games again today. Specifically we discuss the works and industry-wide impact of FromSoftware, including our feelings on Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and their newest title Sekiro. Pro tip: that monkey may not have a head, but don't get comfortable!

cw: violence, murder, spiders, disturbing imagery, animal violence

(recorded 3/24)

spoilers for Us

the second half of our recording, we did this the day after seeing Jordan Peele's new film "Us". we talk about some of the comparisons to "Get Out" and Peele as a director, as well as dissecting some early thematic readings of the film. it's a good time.

cw: murder, animal harm

RIP Antwon Rose Jr.

references: https://shadowandact.com/the-ending-of-us-explained-review (this is the piece that a lot of our discussion centers around)

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/review-jordan-peeles-us-is-a-colossal-cinematic-achievement (this is Richard Brody's review of Us for the New Yorker)

(recorded 3/24)

spoilers for season 2 of atlanta

this was a long recording so we split it up again. first up, we caught up on the second season of Atlanta over the break and have a lot of thoughts about it. is whiteface problematic? what constitutes 'comedy'? is celebrity inherently dehumanizing? and more!

cw: murder, suicide, abuse, drugs, alcohol

references: https://youtu.be/dvyoEfMZ-oY (Hiro Murai talking about "Teddy Perkins")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxV8gAGmbtk (Folding Ideas "The Thermian Argument". I kind of botched some of what Dan talks about in this video during the pod at first, but I think the point I was trying to make still stands w/r/t this video, vis a vis using the diegetic world of the text to justify a potentially gross or problematic nondiegetic connotation that the text elicits)

(recorded 3/11)

here's the second half of what we recorded, this time talking extensively about the basketball season as it stands now. will the warriors win it all? (yes) will the Celtics take a first round L? (also yes) will the blazers ever stop spinning their wheels? (no)

(Recorded 3/11)

Alright, so I was sick over the weekend and we didn't really come to the studio with anything in mind, so this one's just kind of a grab bag of stuff, including some very bad pizza. we also talked a lot about basketball, but that's going up as a separate episode

Featured songs: "Almeda", "My Skin My Logo" by Solange; "Body", "Turn Me Down" by Julia Jacklin; "Sam" by 2 Chainz

cw: food talk

(Recorded 2/23)

alright, so it's time to talk about anime. our favorite baby fighting show/adaptation of Journey to the West, Dragon Ball, has been occupying our TVs lately, along with something not quite as horrifying as master Roshi, Alex Garland's film Annihilation. we close out the show with an extended talk about Roma and a lot of the good stuff going on with that. am i mad it didnt win best picture? yes. do we talk about awards, like, at all? not really.

here's the video i mentioned from Dan Olson on Annihilation: https://youtu.be/URo66iLNEZw

Spoilers for Dragon Ball, Annihilation and Roma

CW: sexual abuse/harassment, violence, trauma, self harm, terminal illness, death, infant death, child endangerment

(Recorded 2/9)

Today's episode we're taking on video games. We hit on the end of Red Dead Redemption 2, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Final Fantasy VII, and Apex Legends. Who would win in a fight, Jesus or Vishnu? Are cowpokes allowed to cry? And for the love of god how long is Sephiroth's sword? Smash that play button to find out!

Spoilers for Red Dead 2, first half of Final Fantasy 7

CW: death, violence, terminal illness

(Recorded 1/26)

Today we're talking about music, specifically the new releases on January 18 from Future, Sharon Van Etten, James Blake, and Deerhunter. Come around and listen to us talk about how sad Future is, James Blake's cool friends, and repeatedly say that Deerhunter is like something else.

Our final look back at 2018 concludes with us discussing our favorite songs and albums of the year. It was a great year for music all around, and our conversations reflects that by diving into all types of genres and artists. Join us!