No Story Is Sacred

In this episode we discuss the 1997 film Batman & Robin. You can watch it online on Amazon, YouTube, or HBO Max. 

Content warnings for strong language, references to #MeToo, discussions of racism and classism, male gaze nonsense, numerous jokes about academia, and Kat’s microphone being INCORRECT.

We reference or spoil: “Uma Thurman” by Fall Out Boy, Batman cinematic, comic, television, LEGO, and animated universe, Clueless, Legally Blonde, WandaVision television show, Scrooged, Little Shop of Horrors, Trainspotting, Blade Runner, Ayn Rand‘s Atlas Shrugged, Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Once More With Feeling”, Hackers, Supernatural, ER, Ocean’s Eleven, “The End Is the Beginning Is the End” by The Smashing Pumpkins, “Kiss from a Rose” by Seal, Fast and Furious cinematic universe, A Clockwork Orange, Desperado, The Exorcist, Tubular Bells album by Mike Oldfield, Jack London‘s White Fang, Harry and the Hendersons, Marvel cinematic and comic universe, “I Would Do Anything for Love” by Meatloaf, Glee, The X-Men cinematic universe, the Spider-Man cinematic universe, Venom, Ocean’s 8, Daredevil, NSIS episode “A Knight’s Tale“, Chaucer‘s The Canterbury Tales, DC cinematic and comic universe, Starkid‘s Holy Musical, B@man!, The Boys, Superman comic where he’s drunk and dressed up as Bruce Wayne

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater. 

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The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.

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It’s the fifth Wednesday minisode! In this shorter episode Pippin and Brendan talk about the recent Marvel television shows. You can watch WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+.

Content warnings for strong language, discussions of grief, references to the Current State of the World, and Pippin attempting math.

We reference or spoil: WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, MCU in general, Game of Thrones, and Batman and Robin

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In this episode we discuss the 2001 film A Knight’s Tale. You can watch it online on Amazon, YouTube, or iTunes. 

Content warnings for strong language, slight reference to anti-semitism in The Canterbury Tales, discussion of ’90s level sexism and misogyny, and somehow we didn’t say “himbo” once.

We reference or spoil: 1776 (musical), HBO’s John Adams miniseries, Boy Meets World, Tamora Pierce‘s Tortall universe, White Fang, Newsies, The Office episode “Dinner Party“, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Get Out, New Girl, Game of Thrones, The Full Monty, Firefly, Star Wars, Empire Records, Chaucer‘s The Canterbury Tales, The Princess Diaries, The Princess Bride, The Christmas Prince, Better Off Dead, The Dark Knight, Brokeback Mountain, 10 Things I Hate About You, Suicide Squad, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shakespeare in Love, Rocky, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Cold Comfort Farm, Kenneth Branaugh‘s Hamlet.

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater .

Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and, if you’re so inclined, contribute to our Patreon.  

The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.

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In this episode we discuss a story idea by Kat’s elder daughter. It involves dragons! 

Content warnings for fire, tense parental relationships, and a lot of talk about dogs. But we don’t use super strong language in this one! PG at most!

We reference or spoil: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede, How to Tame Your Dragon cinematic universe, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, The Dragon Prince, the Discworld literary universe by Terry Pratchett, “The Task” by Terry Rossio, Cruella live-action movie trailer, Star Trek universe, Avatar the Last Airbender,  Captain Marvel (2019), WandaVision, and Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater.

Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and, if you’re so inclined, contribute to our Patreon.  

The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.

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In this episode we discuss the classic fairy tale Snow White. You can watch the Disney version on Disney+ or read different traditional versions online here. 

Content warnings for strong language, discussions of misogyny, in-text child murder, and way too many jokes about necrophilia.

We reference or spoil: Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Grimm Brother’s “Snow White”, The Pentamerone, “The Little Slave“, Cinderella, Bluebeard, Maria Tatar‘s The Classic Fairy Tales, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, White Fang, Footloose, Doyle and Macdonald‘s “The Queen’s Mirror“, Magic Mike, Edgar Allan Poe‘s “The Tell-Tale Heart“, Homer‘s The Illiad, “Tam Lin“, “The Twa Sisters“, and Reba McIntyre’s “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia“

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine, Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater, and the Boskone 58 programming that Kat was on and is available through the end of February.

Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and, if you’re so inclined, contribute to our Patreon.  

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In this episode we discuss F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, both the 1925 novel and the 2013 movie (mostly the movie, if we’re being honest). You can rent the movie on YouTube, Amazon, or Google Play. You can get the novel from Project Gutenberg.

Content warnings for strong language, textual references to murder, suicide, abusive relationships, and infidelity, discussions of antisemitism, racism, and classism, and bad Gatsby jokes

We reference or spoil: Herman Melville‘s Moby Dick, Classics Illustrated‘s Moby Dick, Classic Illustrated’s Hamlet, Classics Illustrated’s Kim, Classics Illustrated’s Captains Courageous, Timewalker comics, Edgar Allan Poe‘s “The Cask of Amontillado“, John Mulaney‘s “The One Thing You Can’t Replace“, Hark a Vagrant‘s “Great Gatsbys“, She’s All That (1999), Gunshow‘s “On Fire“, Gamestop Stock shenanigans, “The curtains are blue” meme, antibucci’s The Great Gatsby .. I think on AO3, the Muppets’ Gatsby adaptation script, Kristen Briggs and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Undead, Nghi Vo‘s The Chosen and the Beautiful, NSIS Episodes 81: “The Mayday Snare“, Episode 78: “The Orphaned Light“, Episode 18: “A Body in the Void“, Episode 12: “The Producers“, and Episode 49: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum“, Futurama, Deadpool (2016), Metropolis (1927), Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” Truck-Kun (link cw: fatal car accident), bury your gays trope, The X-Files, The Princess Bride (1987), Leverage, Sir Thomas Malory‘s Le Morte d’Arthur

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater. 

If you’re attending Boskone this year, Kat’s a program participant this year!

Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and, if you’re so inclined, contribute to our Patreon.  

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In this episode Brendan, Pippin, and Alex try to create their own Final Fantasy plot, because Kat wasn’t around to stop them. You can buy various Final Fantasy games online from Steam, the online Switch store, or directly from the Square Enix store.

Content warnings for strong language, discussions of amnesia, depression, and familial death, and also an excessive number of belts.

We reference or spoil: The Final Fantasy franchise in its entirety, Polygon video “How Final Fantasy defined weird JRPG fashion“, Mad Max, operas, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet,  Star Wars, the death of the Romanov family and the theory that Anastasia is alive, Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Grave”, TV Trope “Bar Brawl”, TV Trope “First-Name Basis”, TV Trope “Hollywood Hacking”, Serenity (2005 movie), No Story is Sacred episode “The Orphaned Light”

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater.

Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and, if you’re so inclined, contribute to our Patreon.  

The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.

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In this episode we discuss an original story idea by Brendan featuring being stranded in space.

Content warnings for strong language, vague references to Covid-19, and bad jokes.

We reference or spoil: Thing party game, Among Us, Star Trek universe, The Star Trek Comedy Album, The Backstreet Boys Reunion Tour, Firefly, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Star Wars, The Expanse, John Scalzi’s Redshirts, Titan A.E., Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Swiss Family Robinson, Robinson Crusoe, Robin Hood, Lost In Space, Tomb Raider, the Bermuda Triangle, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, A Cage of Stars, No Story Is Sacred’s “Spaceman 2: Electric Boogaloo”.

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater.

Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and, if you’re so inclined, contribute to our Patreon.  

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In this episode we celebrate this year’s Mas Chris by discussing the 2018 film Agatha and the Truth of Murder. (Get it? Agatha Christie! haaaaa) You can watch it online on Amazon, YouTube, or Netflix. 

Content warnings for strong language, discussions of murder, period-“appropriate” homophobia, bury your gays trope, Pippin’s casual misandry, constant Arthur Conan Doyle bashing, and saying “murder” in funny ways

We reference or spoil: Parks and Recreation episode “The Fight“, Dorothy Sayers‘ Strong Poison, Agatha Christie‘s Murder on the Orient Express, Scrivener word processor, Blackadder, Castle, Doctor Who episode “The Unicorn and the Wasp“, Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, Stephen Moffat‘s Sherlock, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, The Butler Did It trope, S.S. Van Dine‘s Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Fiction, “The Golden Age of Murder: Agatha Christie and the Detection Club“, Batman the Animated Series episode “Almost Got ‘Im“, Leverage episode “The Rashomon Job“, Rashomon (1950 film), the Peter Wimsey literary universe, Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Hercule Poirot literary universe, Stephen King‘s Misery, the Sherlock Holmes literary universe, Laurie King‘s The Beekeeper’s Apprentice 

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater 

Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and, if you’re so inclined, contribute to our Patreon.  

The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.

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In this episode we discuss the 1955 film Guys and Dolls. You can watch it online on Amazon, YouTube, or iTunes. 

Content warnings for strong language, real-world homophobia, misogyny, sexism, sexual assault, getting drunk and throwing hands.

We reference or spoil: West Side Story, Carousel, She’s All That, 10 Things I Hate About You, Star Wars, 1776, Ghostbusters (2016), Shakespeare‘s The Taming of the Shrew, Lois McMaster Bujold‘s A Civil Campaign, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater 

Don’t forget to rate and review us on iTunes, and, if you’re so inclined, contribute to our Patreon.  

The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.

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