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So Many Ways We Could All Die (Episode 45)

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This episode we talked about disaster movies with Riley's brother Tyler! Why we love them, what makes them great (or terrible) and all the ways the world can kill us.

Guest intro - Tyler (00:00:34)

Our guest today is Tyler who is a host on the Bottom Shelf podcast and Riley's brother!

What we've been up to (00:01:12)

  • Cuphead (Tyler)
  • (00:03:49) Your Name (Riley)
  • (00:05:53) Thimbleweed Park (Pam)
  • (00:7:55) Yakuza Kiwami (Tyler)
  • (00:10:42) Big Family Cooking Showdown (Riley)
  • (00:14:04) Reigns: Her Majesty (Pam)
  • (00:17:18) The Punisher (Tyler)
  • (00:20:00) Overwatch League (Riley)
  • (00:27:02) Divinity Original Sin 2 (Pam)
  • (00:29:36) Switchblade Sisters (Tyler)

    • Disaster movies (00:31:00)

    • What is the appeal of disaster movies?
    • (00:33:34) Types of disaster - natural, monsters, accidents, epidemic, based on true stories
    • (00:44:17) Relationships in disaster movies
    • (00:49:20) Disaster movies that come in pairs
    • (00:54:42) What is the Die Hard of disaster movies? (if there is such a thing) One that’s grounded in reality & actual science and doesn’t require complete suspension of disbelief to watch. @lowguppy
    • (00:57:35) What makes the perfect disaster movie? How come so many of them are so god awful? @SerrinneWoW
    • (01:01:23) What types of disasters fascinate or intrigue you most? I can watch tornado gifs all day. @travplaysgames
    • (01:05:10) What if suddenly the ground was gone? @dialacina
    • (01:08:36) What’s worse in a disaster movie - Person A dies and you wanted them to live or - Person B lives and you wanted that sucker to die an unbearable death @alatinolawyer
    • (01:12:45) Which is the absolute WORST disaster movie you’ve ever watched and will never force yourself to watch again? @Lyssarie
    • Some more of our favourite disaster movies

      • Contact information

      • Tyler (@saucytyrossy)
      • Riley (@kaleri_)
      • Pam (@jasyla_)

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        Music: Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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