Postmodem

We're back on our grind on our new schedule. We discuss Patrick and Phillip's eventful Thanksgiving in lovely Virginia, complete with bourbon and animal attacks. A sleep-deprived Patrick squares off against some unnerving Japanese vending machines. New Star Wars films are on the horizon, so we talk about Star Wars past, present and future, delving into such topics as the quality of the prequel trilogy, the problems with Return of the Jedi, what we'd like to see in a new Star Wars film and the Agony and Ecstasy of Being Jake Lloyd. We stumble upon the corpus of a young Colin's work in the humble medium of Amazon reviews. And, finally, to meet our quota of talking about rap in every episode, speculate on the identity of the recently-unmasked rapper, Captain Murphy.

In mid-September we discussed a case of mistaken identity at White Castle; the The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker–shaped hole in the Postmodem family, which game may or may not be excellent, and also the other 3D Zeldas; the flaws and virtues of the Wii; the pervasive culture of design-by-project-management and Nintendo's cultural inability to say no; Colin's foray into improv comedy. Feelings and anxiety received an extensive, video games and literature–tinged treatment and we had another potentially family-ending argument this time about Credence Clearwater Revival; Patrick and Colin sang the Crossfire jingle and we all sang the praises of Nick Harkaway once again. Patrick told of his internet-less vacation to France, Phillip called out sanctimonious Internet quitters, and Colin complained about the addictive nature of social media. Hideo Kojima broke the 4th wall, we discussed the Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes trailer and the possibility of Christian Bale as Solid Snake. We discussed a bunch of films including the new Judge Dredd movie, The Raid: Redemption (2011), Shoot 'Em Up (2007), and Bunraku (2010). And fulfilling our music quota, we discussed the new Lil Wayne, the documentary The Carter, the new Atoms for Peace, GZA's classic Liquid Swords, and Pitchfork's practice of re-rating albums including the first Andrew W.K. album. And finally we asked: what if someone quit Wikipedia?

We discuss the weather. We squee about RZA's new movie "The Man with the Iron Fists" and Masta Killa's debut album "No Said Date". We hate on Rdio's redesign and Colin drops some data-driven product design knowledge. We talk about Patrick's and Phillip's abnormally large heads. We reminisce about growing up without any seasons and about our childhood fears. We compare and contrast the religious views of J.R.R. Tolkein, C.S. Lewis, and Sigmund Freud, and recommend the book "The Question of God". We talk of ironic retweets and Pitbull's then-impending visit to Kodiak, AK. We wax poetic about Biggie Smalls. And we end with a discussion of New Yorker rudeness, Midwestern politeness, and our apparently impending group trip to Hawaii.

We're back with a new episode. We talk about the dangers of programming in the dark ages, Drake's status as King of Moms, celebrity-endorsed alcohol, newspaper comics, and hipsters and their Williamsburg affectations.

Our tenth-funniest show to date! Experience: placenta shampoo! Hear: tales of crushing rejection! Smell: nothing, you're on a computer! Plus: Nickelodeon as a source of cultural reference, a very serious discussion about smoking, and not a whole lot else, frankly.

Hey, listen! New content! A full-length episode, even! Topics discussed include: racism, musicals, Crossfire, advertising jingles, Javascript, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All, and probably some other stuff too.