In an expansive analysis of Celine Sciamma's Portrait of a Lady on Fire, we discuss the gaze, art, and a host of other topics in relation to this monumental romance film. Guest host Seth Alt helps Jesse and Tim connect with their feminine side (not really) in order to dig in to this genuine classic of modern art. 

Tim and Jesse talk about the protests, the media coverage, the political reponse, and various and sundry other related issues. If you're searching for the pod title reference, go search up Fox News coverage. Stand tall and shake the heavens, as Xenogears would say. 

Finally acclimated to the new pandemic flavored normal, the boys have reconstituted themselves with canned food and ramen to bring this podcast to the people. Topics include isolation, politics during the pandemic, and our terrible pop culture situation. 

Through the beauty of the Internet, the podcast comes to you with a discussion of the brilliant video game series Dark Souls. Special guest Seth Alt joins to bring his expertise to analysis of the series themes and to talk shit about Youtubers. Apologies for the reduction in sound quality!

In the midst of toilet paper hoarders and pugilists battling for canned beans, the full crew gives our takes on the Coronavirus and what it says about our culture and politics. Apocalypse ahoy!

Tim and Jesse, intrigued by the deteriorating structure of American politics, go on the warpath against MSNBC, the punditry class, and take on the final boss...Neoliberalism. 

In the midst of a pop culture drought, our plucky crew finally finds a space to talk about Lovecraft, and attempt to tie his work to a discussion of nature, both human and otherwise. Also, we got very angry at MSNBC at the the end. 

With the help of returning guest Tamar Salibian, Jesse and Tim court controversy by going in on white feminism. We also talk around the Iowa caucuses, socialism, and issues of identity. Politics, baby!

To round out a month of incredible work ethic on our part, we relax with an almost two hour long conversation centering Alan Moore's seminal comic about averting nuclear war and its TV followup about white supremacy. Very chill stuff!

Continuing the series that began with Satanism, the gentlemen assemble to discuss an unusual, possibly schizophrenic, religion devoted to aliens, Raelism. Details of the religion and our world's fascination with new age faith are discussed through the usual dark lens. Shouts to Rael for the intro music.