Penny Bloom Podcast

My dad and I catch up with a good discussion over THE BEAR. We pick our favorite football players from the AFC East. And we top the show of with our top 5 favorite Michael Jackson songs ever.

Welcome to another addition to the PENNY BLOOM DISPATCH, where this week we will be covering the likes of MEGALOPOLIS , Studios resorting to super-fan focus groups thinking it will fix all of their problems, a knife-wielding orca forever immortalized into the very Earth we live on, and sports coverage with us Kansas City natives having quite the time right now.

ENTERTAINMENT:
( 00:02:04 ) - Kris Kristofferson passed away at 88.  :.(
( 00:03:47 ) - Guillermo Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN has wrapped filming, and Netflix discussion
( 00:06:46 ) - Abbot Elementary & It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia crossover confirmed
( 00:07:45 ) - Daniel Kaluuya will be getting a statue in London next to Batman, Bugs Bunny, Paddington, Harry Potter, Marry Poppins, and Mr. Bean.
( 00:13:02 ) - Studios are assembling super-fan focus groups to assess franchise material for future projects.
( 00:22:35 ) - Matthew Orton is writing a Bane x Deathstroke movie for DC
( 00:25:54 ) - Daniel Day-Lewis has unretired from acting, spotted shooting a new movie called Anenome acting with Sean Bean, and directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis.
( 00:28:41 ) - MEGALOPOLIS review. Everything you have heard about this movie is true.
( 00:36:05 ) - Francis Ford Coppola movie ranking

SCIENCE/ARCHEOLOGY:
( 00:43:32 ) - SpaceX forced to ground two astronauts in order to make room for the two 'stranded' astronauts due to the Boeing Starliner capsule failure.
( 00:45:50 ) - 300+ New Nazca lines discovered by AI detecting software and unveils graphics of a knife-wielding orca, decapitated humans, and others of nice, sweet animal.
 
SPORTS:
( 00:56:17 ) - Kansas City Royals advance to the ALDS as we defeat the Orioles to move on to face the New York Yankees.
( 00:57:58 ) - Pete Rose passes away at 83. :.(
( 00:59:39 ) - Dikembe Mutombo passes away at 58. :.(
(  01:00:25 ) - Karl Anthony Towns goes to New York Knicks for Julius Randle & Donte DiVincenzo
(  01:01:18  )  - NFL Week 5 Picks
 

My father joins the pod again to discuss a bunch of stuff! We start with a little segment on what we’ve been watching, a few documentaries including Mr. McMahon on Netflix. We give each other a homework assignment for what shows we’ll be discussing next week. Then we move to Divisional Dons and select our favorite players from the NFC East. We finish the show with a new TOP 5: DEAD OR ALIVE, and this week it’s all about our top 5 professional wrestlers.

The Dispatch is back! No Joseph today, but the show must go on...

ENTERTAINMENT
(2:05) - So many trailers: Ryan Coogler's SINNERS, Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS, THE LAST OF US Season 2, and From the World of John Wick: BALLERINA.
(12:05) - Casting for Hal Jordan in HBO's "LANTERNS" series announced.
(14:55) - Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to star in Emerald Fennel's "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" adaptation.
(18:12) - Josh O'Connor cast in Kelly Reichardt's new heist film set during the Vietnam War.
(20:40) - QUEER and THE BRUTALIST to be distributed by A24...:/
(22:55) - Martin Scorsese's upcoming plans put on hold. 
(25:31) - Brian De Palma to make new film soon. 
(27:16) - News on THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU
(30:05) - AGATHA ALL ALONG episode 3
(32:05) - THE SUBSTANCE Review
(36:55) - HIS THREE DAUGHTERS Review

SPORTS
(46:30) - NFL Week 3 Recap and Week 4 Picks

My father joins me again and we had a great deal to discuss! We began with a catch up on our recommendations for each other: ANDOR and THE OFFER. We move to Divisional Dons where we lost our favorite players for each of the teams in the NFC North: Packers, Vikings, Lions, and Da Bears. We top the episode off with our first edition of TOP 5: DEAD OR ALIVE, and this week it concerns our favorite SNL cast members of all time.

A new episode of The Dispatch has hit the airwaves, and a good one it is:

ENTERTAINMENT:
- Shogun dominates the Emmy’s (2:08)
- Ready or Not 2 in the works (8:50)
- Black Mirror S7 Cast announced (10:00)
- Tyler, the Creator joins the Timothee Chalamet Ping Pong Player biopic (12:20) 
- MICKEY 17 Trailer released (14:17)
- Baz Luhrmann’s JOAN OF ARC film in the works (17:34)
- STAR WARS: PIRATES reportedly in the works (21:00)
- Mark Waid accidentally reveals a characters presence in James Gunn’s SUPERMAN film (23:44)
- BATMAN 2 or DUNE: MESSIAH, which will book Greig Fraser? (25:44)
- Dave Bautista’s THE KILLER’S GAME review (28:11)
- AGATHA ALL ALONG begins! (31:35)

SCIENCE
- Earth’s new temporary moon (47:50)

SPORTS:
- Shohei Ohtani’s record breaking evening (50:08)
- NFL Week 2 Recap & Week 3 Picks (56:45)

The first edition of The Robertson's! I am joined by my father for a nice chat that includes a discussion of the Chiefs vs Bengals game on Sunday. A segment called Divisional Dons which sees us pick our favorite players in the history of 4 franchises in a single NFL division. The conversation continues with us discussing what we've been watching: The Gentlemen, Doctor Who and more. And we conclude with a homework assignment for one another, we will pick up on it next week!

ENTERTAINMENT:
(00:02:08) : James Earl Jones passed away at the age of 93 :..(
(00:06:57) : John Cassaday passed away at the age of 52 :..(
(00:09:09) : Disney being sued for Peter Cushing's likeness in Rogue One

MCU/DCU Rumors:
(00:13:46) : Destin Daniel Cretton set to direct SPIDER-MAN 4 movie
(00:16:38) : Spider-Man: Beyond the Spiderverse all content scrapped?!
(00:21:58) : Josh Brolin has passed on the role of Hal Jordan, Matthew McConaughey reportedly turned down the role as well, and leaves Ewan McGregor left.
(00:23:45) : A script for CONSTANTINE 2 is complete; Keeanu Reeves and Francis Lawrence to return

(00:26:34) : Kendrick Lamar performing at Superbowl LVIII Halftime Show and dropped a new song
(00:29:47) : Shogun already dominating the Emmy's, and the ceremony still hasn't happened yet
(00:32:49) : BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE Movie Review
(00:36:36) : REBEL RIDGE Movie Review

SCIENCE:
(00:42:19) : Dorito Dust (turning skin tissue transparent
(00:47:01) : Boeing Starliner capsule retuned to Earth
(00:48:40) : SpaceX completes first ever privatized spacewalk
(00:51:22) : Solar Flare creating Aurora Borealis as far south as the northern states of the US
(00:52:07) : Philippines Asteroid, The 9th ever Asteroid humans have predicted before it hit the atmosphere
Gaming:
(00:53:26) : PS5 Pro Announced for $699.99 for November 7th release date
(00:54:24) : Annapurna Interactive employees all collectively leave the company

SPORTS:
(00:55:52) : NFL Week 1 Recap
(00:59:24) : NFL Week 2 Picks

A wonderful new edition of The Dispatch is here!

ENTERTAINMENT:
(00:02:16) : Rich Homie Quan passed away at the age of 34 :..(
(00:04:10) : Celebrity Birthdays of the first week of September
(00:07:08) : Star Wars News: Ahsoka Season 2 begins filming in Summer 2025... , Manny Jacinto's personal mission to make Acolyte Season 2, Ewan McGregor getting a Hollywood Star
RUMORS:
(00:14:28) : Josh Brolin potentially cast for Hal Jordan with Matthew McConaughey as second string, and Ewan McGregor as third string.
(00:20:02): Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Call me by Your Name) rumored to direct an upcoming DC movie!?!?
(00:22:50) : Mike Faist said to be leading the next Hunger Games movie as a young Haymitch Abernathy
(00:24:11) : Venice Film Festival 17 Minute Standing Ovation to a 4 Minute Shitty Standing Ovation.

ARCHEOLOGY & SCIENCE:
(00:37:19) : Karahan Tepe: The earliest human structures with penises everywhere.
(00:45:11) : Boeing Starliner has two astronauts stranded in the Space Station since June 5th, and won't be going home until the earliest in February.

SPORTS:
(00:54:01) : Chiefs v Ravens & Week 1 Pick Success
(01:02:31) : Colton's Week 1 NFL Picks
(01:16:54) : Our Family Fantasy Football Teams 

PENNY BLOOM DISPATCH [Week of 8/30/2024] : Join us this week as we start out with a story time of a beautiful destination wedding in the mountains, and then enter the Entertainment section:
- (00:30:18) James Spader returning as Ultron & (00:35:32) Fantastic Four Set Leaks.
- (00:36:03) Chick-Fil-A joining the streaming service game?
- (00:39:46) Francis Ford Coppola's MEGALOPOLIS Trailer mishap.
- (00:47:17) TED LASSO returning for a Season 4.
- (00:51:25) RAPID FIRE ANNOUNCEMENTS: Christopher Reeve Superman Documentary, MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS documentary, JURASSIC WORLD: Rebirth release date announced, NAPOLEON Director's Cut released, and MY PENGUIN FRIEND theater viewing review.

VIDEO GAMES:
- (00:56:01) THE BATMAN in universe video game rumored to be closely collaborating with THE PENGUIN TV Show.
- (00:57:06) STAR WARS: OUTLAWS released.

ARCHEOLOGY:
- (00:58:58) Stonehenge Corrections and Update
- (01:02:26) Georgia Guidestones ("American Stonhenge") 
- (01:07:19)  Zeitpyramide ("Time Pyramid") A monument that will take 1200 years to complete.

SPORTS:
- (1:11:00) Kansas City Royals take lead in AL Central, promptly lose it.
- (1:12:40) Mizzou football puts the work on Murray State, winning 51-0.
- (1:15:00) First pick of the NFL season! Who is Colton taking in the Chiefs vs Ravens?

On the Spot:
- (1:22:40) Albums of the Week!