In this episode we discuss the 2012 episode of Gravity Falls, “The Time Traveler’s Pig”. You can watch it online on Hulu. Content warnings for strong language, time travel, discussion of feelings. We also reference or spoil: the rest of Gravity Falls, Supernatural, The X-Files, Twin Peaks, GenaLovesTunes Gravity Falls “Counting Stars” fanvid, various American […]

In this episode we discuss the 1989 movie Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. You can watch it online from Amazon, iTunes, or YouTube. Content warnings for discussion of homophobia and homophobic slurs, misogyny, animal death, and bullying. We also reference or spoil: Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, Doctor Who, The Tonight Show‘s “Phone Booth” game, […]

It’s a fifth Wednesday minisode! In this shorter episode we create a character from scratch with no plan ahead of time. Which is just how we roll. Content warnings for strong language. We discuss and/or spoil Dungeons & Dragons (Player’s Handbook), Beyonce, the Knife Theory, The Muppet Show, Batman vs. Superman, Captain Planet, Misfits, Monsanto, […]

In this episode we discuss one of Kat’s story ideas involving new age boutiques, actual magic, and accounting. Content warnings for strong language, discussions of violence, specifically against minors, and calling new age shops “woo-woo”. In this episode we discuss and/or spoil: Kat’s fic “Mixed Media,” Harry Potter, Chekhov’s Gun, magic new age boutiques, A […]

In this episode the siblings discuss the two part series premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation, “Encounter at Farpoint.” You can watch it online on CBS, iTunes, or Amazon. Content warnings for strong language and somebody probably being wrong about Star Trek. We also reference or spoil: All of Star Trek and associated canonical […]

In this episode we once again play a game of our own devising called “Wheel of Tropes.” We use random TV Tropes, entries from The Evil Overlord List, cards from the Rider-Waite tarot deck, and entries from The Tough Guide to Fantasyland to create a new story. Content warnings for strong language and weird academic […]

In this episode three of the siblings discuss the 2014 movie John Wick. You can watch it online from Amazon, iTunes, or YouTube. Content warnings for animal death, mentions of rape, fridging, murder, mentions of suicide, mentions of child death. Special thanks to listener (and Patreon subscriber) Lydy for inspiring us to watch John Wick. […]

In this episode we discuss one of Brendan’s story ideas, Rideshare Roadtrip, a coming of age story. Content warnings for strong language, discussions of violence, and lack of research about how rideshare services actually work. In this episode we discuss and/or spoil: Jack Kerouac‘s On the Road, Don Henley‘s “Boys of Summer“, Harold & Kumar […]

In this episode we discuss the 1999 movie The Mummy. You can watch it online from Amazon, iTunes, or YouTube. We also reference or spoil: The 1932 Mummy, The 2017 Mummy, Monkeybones, Dungeons & Dragons; “The Task” essay by screenwriter Terri Rossario (http://www.wordplayer.com/columns/wp30.1932The.Task.html), Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Egyptian mythology, 2016 Ghostbusters, 2000 Bedazzled, the Rif […]

It’s a fifth Wednesday minisode! In this shorter episode we talk about the formative works of our childhood, because we love talking about ourselves. Content warnings for strong language. We discuss and/or spoil the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia C. Wrede, Harry Potter series, Odds Bodkin Odyssey audiobook, Famous Flower of Serving-men by Martin Carthy, […]