Story Lines

He did it, folks; we did it; everyone did it.

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Who will win in this epic battle of the two movies that Raf and I watched recently? Who knows?

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Discussion starts: 16:28

This was the longest ever episode of Story Lines, then Raf's audio got corrupted, and it became the shortest ever episode. There's some poetry in that, eh?

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Sources mentioned:

https://youtu.be/j7gRX9BowUU?si=_-korx7LcJQUbjhc [“LarpTubers must be stopped.” by Kwite on YouTube from Jun 18, 2026]

https://youtu.be/kqnoGImb7WI?si=eAXaKfcr8xXB4PC3 [“Technoblade Larping Situation” by penguinz0 on YouTube from Jul 10, 2026]

Discussion starts: 19:50

Is it?

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Fact Check: Wolfe Glick won the Pokémon World Championships in 2016 playing "Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire," which is counted competitively as Generation 6.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_Glick

Sources mentioned:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_media_franchises [“List of highest-grossing media franchises” on Wikipedia]

https://www.metacritic.com/company/the-pokemon-company?sort-options=score [“The Pokemon Company” on metacritic]

https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_games_by_sales_figures  [“List of games by sales figures” on bulbapedia]

https://youtu.be/IAuZbeVQLxs?si=TPCKs_sOC8kKldXC [“What Happened to Pokémon” by Bistendo on YouTube from Mar 20, 2026]

https://youtu.be/3DlW2HcyirM?si=WVOIkVgKFtPkL-k4 [“Pokémon X and Y Are a Bit of a Contradiction” by Skyehoppers on YouTube from Jul 20, 2024]

Discussion starts: 12:43

We're living on island time, baby.

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Sources mentioned:

⁠https://frank-love.com/the-travel-drug/⁠ [“The Travel Drug: Where Wanderlust Becomes Escapism by Frank Love from Mar 19, 2025]

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travel [“The Case Against Travel” by Agnes Callard for The New Yorker from Jun 24, 2023]

https://youtu.be/lOrb6DjFK1Y?si=z0Wysf0iQnc76DnC [“Why You Can’t Escape Japan on Social Media (The Economics of the Travel Boom)” by mika on YouTube from May 29, 2026]

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BeachEpisode [“Beach Episode” by tv tropes]

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VacationEpisode [“Vacation Episode” by tv tropes]

https://youtu.be/0PxufjoYdN0?si=iaxDEds1dJeWLcWq [“Trope Talk: Downtime” by Overly Sarcastic Productions on YouTube from Dec 6, 2024]

https://youtu.be/aGAJd5_QrtA?si=hllTRDCcbZ1_OiOM [“Trope Talk: Filler” by Overly Sarcastic Productions on YouTube from Jan 23, 2026]

Discussion starts: 14:08

The journey continues, and the symbiote grows.

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Sources mentioned:

https://youtu.be/-zygIS-eERc?si=A0bNb3GVlEzWuP-3 [“‘We’re resonating’: Democratic Socialist looks to topple establishment Democrat in Colorado” by MS Now on YouTube from Jun 28, 2026]

https://youtu.be/I1Dp7iJ8hDw?si=MDfqx603s2MOYEBR [“Behind the apparent rise of democratic socialism and what it could mean for U.S. politics” by CBS Mornings on YouTube from Jun 25, 2026]

https://youtu.be/_4IU_A8XiPc?si=yUZdxA0Evm7P4Upu [“Mamdani is Now the Most Powerful Man in the Democratic Party” by Cold Takes on YouTube from Jun 24, 2026]

https://youtu.be/5W29fk8mnDA?si=fCJnTIovluX6rTXr [“Why 2028 could be the most unstable election in modern history” by The Recount on YouTube from Jun 17, 2026]

Discussion starts: 20:12

We're back and more busted than ever. Mr. Strawman, I miss you. Please come home.

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Sources mentioned:

https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2025/04/the-myth-of-self-improvement [“The myth of self-improvement” by Leo Lin for The Johns Hopkins News-Letter from Apr 13, 2025]

https://www.kumc.edu/about/news/news-archive/protein-benefits.html [“Protein may help boost weight loss and improve overall health” by Susan Loyacono for University of Kansas Medical Center News from Feb 21, 2025]

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/10-reasons-to-eat-more-protein [“10 Science-Backed Reasons to Eat More Protein” by Kris Gunnars for healthline last updated Feb 18, 2025]

We're on vacation, you get it!

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You're really deep in the sauce, huh? Well, welcome, I guess.

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Discussion starts: 12:10

Better like, subscribe, follow, comment, and poll before season 2...

Sources mentioned:

"Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book On Novel Writing You'll Ever Need" by Jessica Brody from 2018

https://youtu.be/Juh0_Nr5qMo?si=8njIpzW4LyxAzCjS [“This movie is horrific | OBSESSION Explained” by Amanda the Jedi on YouTube from May 31, 2026]

https://youtu.be/p72B2dz9Yt4?si=xyyP6O-1Q8fCbbA1 [“Obsession REALLY is that good 🪄(and don't mess with love magic)” by Sinead Hanna on YouTube from May 17, 2026]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8pKCnDo/ [By Hannahzook on TikTok]