The Captain's Log

Episode 301. We've surpassed 1000 podcast episodes AND it's the 70th birthday of some unknown man named Luigi. Lots to celebrate! We enter our "burrito era" by bundling more of our podcast content together in a single episode, and dig into season four of The Bear and Fantastic Four: First Steps. Kyle praises the cinematography of Ripley and This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection, Melissa tries to explain what genre Eddington is, and we compare what trailers we keep seeing at the movie theater. Finally, we want everyone to know the inspirational story of an F1 driver who finally won a race on his 239th try.

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Episode 300.  To celebrate episode 300, we present a special travelogue on Kyle's roadtrip to visit Melissa in St. Louis! We explore toasted ravioli, the Arch, Forest Park, the found art jungle gym that is City Museum, getting rained on at the Muny, seeing Superman in James Gunn's hometown movie theater, the real burgermobile from Good Burger, and Uranus Fudge Factory.

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Episode 299. For our annual trivia night, Kyle brings well-researched questions from across pop culture, and Melissa offers a quiz on the Captain's Log itself. Which two Muppets appeared in every episode of The Muppet Show? How much do the burgers cost on Bob's Burgers? What actor did we once fancast as a live-action Gumby? What limited edition McNugget sauces did Kyle eat with the McDonald's BTS-themed meal? We also add visual questions this year, where Melissa has to identify comic book creators and Kyle has to identify the Spice Girls. Join us for the thrill of competition, the joy of learning!

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Episode 298. Kyle received surprise bonus snacks with his Switch 2. Melissa fears being sent to a circle of hell for people who use too many plastic grocery bags. Our cinema corner features Friendship, Bring Her Back, The Phoenician Scheme, Materialists, and The Life of Chuck -- which, spoiler alert, is mostly about math. We also discuss new operas, a performance of Hamlet where he "does a Saltburn," Brits we expect to see knighted in the future, women in fast cars, and our deep excitement for Spaceballs 2.

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Episode 297. Melissa lists things Kyle can see on his upcoming trip to St. Louis: our local walk of fame, live outdoor theater, all kinds of big weird statues, classic Italian dining, the original Build-a-Bear Workshop, and a school bus where it shouldn't be. We also discuss speed-reading a sad book, if Black Bag could've been sexier, who will "win" San Diego Comic Con this year if there isn't a Marvel panel, and the first look at Wake Up Dead Man.

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Episode 296. Melissa went on vacation to House on the Rock, a sprawling junk drawer of a house in the forests of Wisconsin. We take a tour of its many baffling sights, and discuss optical illusions, centaurs with the wrong ratio of human to horse, and a statue so big that it becomes cosmic horror. We also catch up with F1 news, Met Gala looks, the filmography of Gabriel LaBelle, movies about musicians on the edge, and finally, our predictions for Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning.

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Episode 295. We celebrated May the 4th this year by designing our own dream Star Wars movies! Kyle makes a crime caper and Melissa makes a psychological horror, who's surprised? We talk about spending more time in this world's unique architecture, a starship so big you can't walk across it all in one day, food and beverage of the Galaxy's Edge theme park, and why Colman Domingo should be the first actor to play himself in a Star Wars project. We also discuss Beta Ray Bill, cooking classes, and real working cars made of LEGO.

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Episode 294. Finally, after years of doing our Cinema Corner, we add more Corners and build a full house. This house has everything: an observatory, a racetrack, and a bathroom with fancy soaps that's just for company. We discuss Star Wars news, current F1 standings, recent bloodbaths in movies and TV like Warfare, Sinners, and Daredevil: Born Again, the trailers for The Fantastic Four: First Steps and sports horror movie Him, the video game Blue Prince, and Mr. Darcy jump scares.

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Episode 293. Top questions this week: If "space opera" is a narrative genre, are there also "land operas?" Can you really taste subtle notes of oak in that wine, or are you just making that up? Will the four Beatles movies have four popcorn buckets that combine to make one big bucket? Why aren't there any original, non-franchise superhero stories on film? We also discuss Marvel's five-hour livestream of chairs, if the fight to save Coyote vs. Acme will give it a box office bump, trailers for One Battle After Another and Tron: Ares, the new Spider-Man trilogy, the crime thriller Prisoners, and the biggest Paul Bettany you've ever seen.

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Episode 292. Formula 1 racing begins a new season this spring, and we have Brad Pitt's F1 movie this summer, so it's time for Kyle to explain what the sport actually is! With a beautifully constructed slideshow, we give a primer to newbies about how the race works, fun facts about each driver, the evolution of the teams, and answers to Melissa's questions like "do they play jock jams at the races?" and "are there mascot costumes?" We also briefly discuss new films in theaters this month and what's on YouTube's own YouTube channel.

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