Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 444, which is one hundred and eleven more exciting then Episode 333!

This week: Off-season awards; Dave’s controversial tweets; acceptance; unfunny groove; our Return of the King; Peter Jackson ruined; Hobbit forming; Core values; immersive nostalgia; terrifying old ladies; mean machines; Pixar horror; It’s the pits; viewer as the victim; Top 10 Stephen King films; hobbling minority; the Big Ben of America; throwing money at an invisible wall; 30-year old high school graduate; don’t wait for retirement; past self/future self; joyless excess; future self/past self; socially distant socializing; hair roulette; K-Tel klassics; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; clunkers; On Her Majesty’s Point Counter-Point; impostor syndrome; fantastic forts; overheards; Deck Talk; Chick Talk; and, finally, end on poop.

Thanks for listening.

Question of the Week: What’s something that your pet does that’s weird?
Sub-question: Who was your favourite author as a teenager? (Comics fans, we’ll count a team if necessary!)

That’s right! Our 450th episode is fast approaching and we will be hosting our traditional Listeners’ Questions Episode! Every question gives you a chance in our GRAND PRIZE DRAW. The more questions you ask, the better your chances to win! So get to asking!

Send your list of questions by email to [email protected]. If you’d like, record your questions, send us an audio file, and we’ll play it during the show. Fun, right???

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Ian mentioned some K-Tel gizmos from our faraway youths. Here is a link to a bunch of ads, but we’ll post a couple of choice ones below:

And for some reason the article missed this gizmo, which seemed so magical when we were kids: