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Space. On a crappy mining ship in the future, everyone dies except for Dave Lister, a lowly technician, who survives for 3 million years in stasis.

Joining him are the suave descendant of his cat, the hologram of his dead pompous bunkmate, a low-polygon max headroom-looking android, and the ship's computer who, depending on the episode, is a man, a woman, an idiot, a genius. If you ever saw Star Trek and Doctor Who and thought–I want the opposite of this, you might just want to take a trip with Red Dwarf.

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Next up, Murder, She Wrote with Caitlin and Amanda!

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Three unhoused people try to return a baby on Christmas in Tokyo.

No notes. This Satoshi Kon film is just perfect. Strong recommend you watch it however/wherever you can (Tubi, Hoopla, however you can track it down).

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Next up, Red Dwarf with Stephen Carter!

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See you in the new year!

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Aw jeez, I'm real sorry to take up your time. Y'see I'm Lt. Columbo, and I just need to ask you a few questions.

It's the early '70s and I'm a detective in Los Angeles. Every week some famous '70s star who you might not recognize, but they look kind of familiar, see, they kill someone, takes 'em about 20 minutes, then for an hour or so they try and get away with it.

Great stars, you get Dick van Dyke, Donald Pleasence, Johnny Cash, aw, you're gonna love it. And they always underestimate me, the Grandpa from Princess Bride.

But there's a good twist and bam, sooner or later, I crack the case. Maybe it's my rumpled, disarming affect. I'm sorry for wasting your time.

And one more thing... if you liked this, you might just take up the case of Columbo."

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Alex's Newsletter where I wrote about Mr. Rogers & Zombies

Giving Anthony things to plug ([email protected])

New Matlock!

Murder She Wrote (will be episode 7.15)

Poker Face

Brick

Only Murders in the Building

Midsummer Murders

Happy Thanksgiving! We're revisiting one of the only Thanksgiving movies ever in this classic Read it and Weep episode from (checks notes) wow, 2022! Enjoy, and here's wishing you a great holiday.

Like the show? Support the show! Fan favorite Colleen Clancy (@JumpingCeliac, Running & Blogging About It) is back with one of her faves, Fisk! This Aussie workplace comedy bring quirk, warmth, laughs and cultural references you won't exactly get, but will catch on. It's good for what ails you, which great news for Anthony who's battling a cold.

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Next time: Columbo! Anthony's episode recs: S1 E4 Suitable For Framing. Love the ending of this one.

S3 E 2 Any Old Port in a Storm. Donald Pleasence loves wine and a little bit of murder. S4 E2 Negative Reaction Dick Van Dyke kills his wife.

If you can watch more:

S1 E1 Murder by the Book Directed by a 24-year-old Steven Spielberg. S2 E1 Etude in Black John Cassavetes is really good in this one. S3 E7 Swan Song Johnny Cash is gospel singer, pilot and murderer. Good music in this one.

Man, this is a wild one.

We're talking Eagle-Eye Cherry's album Desireless EXCEPT for Save Tonight. And also NipGuards. Mostly NipGuards.

I don't know who this one's for, but it's the brain-child of Dru Johnston, one of the funniest humans I know.

Oh, also, we're doing a Nepo Baby Fantasy Draft.

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🎭 David Ives plays (Polish Joke and All in the Timing)

🎶 The part of Jumper when Third Eye Blind goes "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah"

🎶 Hans Zimmer or a White Noise Machine

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Things are about to get weird! It's X-Files meets Cops meets a person with a bed sheet over their head.

After 2014's What We Do in the Shadows, New Zealand cops Minogue and O'Leary get their documentary crew to lightly investigate near Wellington's most extreme paranormal activity.

'70s orgy ghosts, drunk werewolves, blood bag-stealing vampires, spitting cloning plant aliens, and 16 creep clowns are all ignored or gently reprimanded.

If you're in the mood for spoopy cozy vibes with occasional projectile fluids, you might just get glamoured by Wellington Paranormal.

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Astronomy tours with Caitlin in Joshua Tree! Space game show with Caitlin in LA!

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Recorded on 8/8/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing)

Editing by Zach Hahn

Music by @mitrxxx

We now have a Patreon! Support the show–or don't! I'm probably making it either way!

Do you miss Glee? Are you bummed Warm Bodies wasn't a 4-movie franchise--and a musical? Are you all about West Side Story, minus the stabbies?

Then you're not just craving brains, you're also hungry for the 2018 DCOM ZOMBIES.

We've got sick flips, racism allegories, a song book with a surprising number of bangers, and necrophilia? Maybe!

So grab your cauliflower brains and your double vanilla froyo as we take a heapin' bite out of ZOMBIES.

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Recorded on 8/8/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing)

Editing by Zach Hahn

Music by @mitrxxx

An obscure comic book character finally gets the big screen treatment! For many of us who have never heard of him, Bruce Wayne is a rich orphan whose parents were killed. He's uncriming the city gritty dark block by gritty dark block. But no shooties, only punchies. That's his code. And hey, do you like animals? Oh man, we got rats, cats, bats! Ratas aladas, penguins, falcons–you name it, and it's a major plot point. Plus, another masked vigilante is terrifying this city with riddles, cyphers, and a digit-al thumb drive. But are they so different? It's dark, it's punchy, and if you want to know once and for all "who is vengeance?", you just might take flight with... The Batman.

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Eddington?

Also check out: Hunter's other podcasts: Old Gamer's Almanac, SCPT, Romp Bri's Upcoming Stand-Up Special!

Recorded on 6/25/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing)

Editing by Zach Hahn

Music by @mitrxxx

Alex Falcone is back! And he's brought one of his faves–Only Connect.

Do you love the Great British, but could do without the Bake-Off?

Is your kink being asked questions that make you wonder "am I stupid, or am I just American?" Do you want to spend 30 minutes with a furrowed brow, mumbling wrong answers to yourself?

Then you might just love Only Connect.

This British quiz show, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell has run since 2008 for over 500 episodes. It features Egyptian hieroglyphs, and if you like your British culture with extra British, you are in for a TREAT.

Plus we have anglophile Stephen Carter to round out a newly-formed quiz team with Anthony and Ezra.

Play along with us!

Alex's Only Connect-Style Connections Board

Alex's NYT Connections-Style Board

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🧩 Crossword Puzzles

🤝 Actual Quiz Groups

Recorded on 5/30/25 (in case you're wondering what specific world craziness we were experiencing)

Editing by Zach Hahn

Music by @mitrxxx