Our limited series with co-hosts Abe Epperson and David Bell digs deep into the internet meme of the “dad movie.” We can all probably name a dad movie, but can we isolate the tropes that really make this a bona fide film genre? Let’s find out!

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Director/Flirt Jessica Ellis stops by the pit to discuss the protean effects of long COVID and the seeming programmed mentality toward sickness we all share (and how that changes over time).

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Music by Abe Epperson.

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Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about session #4, Gateway Shuffle . 3, 2, 1. Let’s jam.

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An episode one year in the making: the official 1Upsmanship 2024 Game of the Year episode. Michael and Adam each present their list of this year’s top games.

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Our deep dive of Wes Anderson and P.T. Anderson continues: this time we discuss the 2023 film Asteroid City which follows a town ensemble as they witness first contact. Michael and Abe discuss Wes Anderson’s distinctive style, themes, and characters.

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Anny and John Liot graciously share their miscarriage story with Michael to complete his series on childbirth and childrearing. Losing a baby during pregnancy is one of the more common nightmare scenarios modern humans undergo, so we may as well talk about it and see if that helps. This is a rough one - features asshole doctors and systemic failures throughout.

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Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social

Music by Davey Francis.

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Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, the only way to do that is to explore our cultural obsession with multiverses, alternate timelines and parallel worlds, and tie it all into a conversation about post-modern art, pop culture, and the lessons these stories teach us. Also, each episode, one of them is an asshole who will probably sabotage the whole thing.

This week we discuss 2009’s Turtles Forever!

Make sure to stick around until the end! You get a free listen to a track on Michael’s new album which you can purchase at our Patreon shop!

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Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about Faye Valentine and session #3, Honky Tonk Women. 3, 2, 1. Let’s jam.

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Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty

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We want to thank Ken M. for donating to our movie Papa Bear! At his request, we recorded a Frame Rate discussing our first attempt at indie filmmaking some 15 years ago. If you haven’t seen it, it’s available on Plex (for free), as well as Youtube and Amazon Prime.

We talk about the struggles and blessings of making a movie with an ultra-micro budget as well as what it was like on set day to day with an ensemble of talented sketch comedians!

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Michael Swaim: https://bsky.app/profile/michaelswaim.bsky.social

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