Read it and Weep

Despite the show being on since the dawn civilization, I'd never watched a single minute of it. So on the consensus of the Meat Buddies who voted, it was time I tried it out. We watched the 6-episode arc "The Genesis of the Daleks" so at least I would understand why I keep seeing those bumpy trashcan robots in various memes.

• Anthony's razor: "If you don't understand the function of an object, it is probably a weird sex thing."
• Libraries are great! If you aren't already convinced, check out the 99% Invisible episode about them.
• "Does it staple?" is the new "Does it fuck?"
• Is the name "Gum shippers" better than Meat Buddies? Let us know.
• Kerfuffle!

• This episode is sponsored by the new book The Devil's Guide to Managing Difficult People by Robyn Bennis. It's a funny novel about the devil, who is just as I always expected, an old lady. Check it out now!
• I mentioned angrily that not everything can be alive, but Leigh Ann disagrees. She recommends the podcast Everything Is Alive from Radiotopia.
• I also asked if you could beat The Price Is Right and Steve emailed to say yes, yes you can. Check out the Netflix documentary The Perfect Bid.

• The Doubleclicks have a new album! Get The Book Was Better on Aminazon right now!
• Back in episode #388 - Stephen King's It we had a great conversation with some fucking clown.
• Anthony recommends this Ikea ad about a lamp:

It's the early 2000s Showtime show about a group of gay friends in their late 20s and a child they take care of.

Amanda recommends the polyamory song

Of all the fake numbers ever created, the best one is definitely Slevin. And that is the entirety of what I knew about this movie before I watched it for this pod. Anthony and Ezra hadn't seen it either but Mohanad loves it because he loves movies with twists, and Slevin is the twistiest.

There's trouble right here in podcast city, as RiaW favorite Sarah Hatheway chooses to investigate whether the 1962 Broadway musical turned film adaptation starring slick-talking not-singing Rex Harrison holds up to modern scrutiny. Is this movie still her shapoopi? Find out!

Read it and Weep legend Stephen Carter takes his turn figuring out if something holds up. For him, it's the thing that helped him decide on a career path, The West Wing. How has it aged as the world has caught on fire.

• Can a TV show actually change legislation? Yep, according to 99% Invisible
• Our other Aaron Sorkin adventure, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

It's the second to last crusade Indiana Jones goes on, and the first one that's an apology for the second one. It was also a big part of Ezra's life because his dad designed the video game based on the movie for Lucas's game division. So we called Mr. Fox up and talked a lot about this movie about fathers and sons sharing stuff.

In the second of two super sponsorships, we investigate the 2000 satire/horror Wallstreet Murder comedy. Does it hold up? And can Anthony convince Alex he's wrong?

It's the first ever Super Sponsorship of Season 2 and we're exploring two films dear to listener Alexis from the UK. First up, the 2001 workplace sexual harassment comedy Bridget Jones's Diary. Does it hold up? Our three panelists come down in pretty different places on this important question.