The Cluttered Desk

By Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks

We all have a cluttered desk. It’s a space that holds what we want to read, watch, and think about. Join the hosts of The Cluttered Desk—Colin Cox and Andrew Hicks—as they talk literature, film, comic... more

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How many episodes does The Cluttered Desk have?

The podcast currently has 247 episodes available.

The Cluttered Desk episodes:

December 31, 2024 S14E12: Marge Simpson
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In our annual Simpsons episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the complex characterization of Marge Simpson. Enjoy!

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"A Streetcar Named Marge" (S4E2)

"Marge vs. the Monorail" (S4E12)

"Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (S18E9)

"Marge Gamer" (S18E17)

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The Coda: Tangerine Space Machine (Andrew) and Water (Colin)

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: Final Fantasy VII Remake and not depriving oneself of what one wants

Colin's recommendation: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

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We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

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Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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1h 35min
November 30, 2024 S14E11: Théoden is BRAT
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss Charli XCX's BRAT, both the concept and the album. Then, in a seamless transition, they decide which Lord of the Rings character, film characters only, is the most BRAT.

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The Coda: 19 Crimes Cab Sav (Andrew) and Chai Tea (Colin)

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: Heretic (2024)

Colin's recommendation: Give Up by The Postal Service

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

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We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

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Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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1h 17min
October 31, 2024 S14E10: Colin's Community Essay
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss an essay Colin recently published on the television show Community. Enjoy!

Here's a link to Colin's essay: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/13/5/117

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The Coda: Oktoberfest from Founders Brewing Co. (Andrew) and Water (Colin)

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: Corn mazes and Low Cut Connie's "Revolution Rock n Roll"

Colin's recommendation: Playing Dungeons & Dragons and girl in red's "Serotonin"

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

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We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

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Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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1h 17min
September 29, 2024 S14E9: Violence and the Sacred Gains
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss commercial gyms through the lens of scapegoating practices and ritualistic sacrifice. Enjoy!

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The Coda: Oktoberfest from Sierra Nevada (Andrew) and Water (Colin)

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: the horror streaming platform FOUND

Colin's recommendation: Taylor Swift's song "Back to December" and his recently-published essay on Community.

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
1h 17min
September 01, 2024 S14E8: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Enjoy!

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The Coda: "Gin and Buch" (Andrew) and Water (Colin)

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: Die (2022)

Colin's recommendation: What Ever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's? and Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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57min
July 31, 2024 S14E7: Jesus Christ Can Do The Mashed Potato
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the three-part Netflix documentary film Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult (2024). They also return to authorial intent as a framing device to explore the narratives the documentary elects not to entertain. Enjoy!

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Our full episode on authorial intent is available here.

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The Coda: Equal Exchange Organic Coffee Blend and Jim's Organic Sweet Love Blend

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: Jason Hardy Songs

Colin's recommendation: 7 Days in Hell (2015)

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
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1h 5min
June 28, 2024 S14E6: Andrew Hicks got that PhD rizz
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the final step of Andrew's PhD program. Enjoy!

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The Coda: HOPPENHEIMER and LaCroix Beach Plum

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: Dungeons and Daddies Podcast

Colin's recommendation: Why Theory's recent episode on prequels and The Dear Committee Triology by Julie Schumacher

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
1h 17min
May 31, 2024 S14E5: X-Men '97 Part 2
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the final five episodes of Season 1 of X-Men '97. Enjoy!

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The Coda: J.T.S. Brown Bourbon and sparkling water and Jim's Organic Coffee Sweet Love Blend

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: Pontypool (2008)

Colin's recommendation: Racecraft: The Soul of Inequality in American Life by Karen E. Fields and Barbara J. Fields and wire racks

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
1h 27min
April 30, 2024 S14E4: To Me, My Nostalgia (X-Men '97)
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin discuss the first five episodes of X-Men '97. Enjoy!

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The Coda: Hopadillo from Karbach Brewing and Jim's Organic Coffee Sweet Love Blend

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: This by Earth Suits

Colin's recommendation: Bunny by Mona Awad and "Is There Something in the Movies?" by Samia

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
1h 4min
March 30, 2024 S14E3: Ghost Protocols
Welcome to The Cluttered Desk! In this episode, Andrew and Colin each discuss an idea or concept that has recently haunted them. Enjoy!

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The Coda: Andalusia Whisky Company's Stryker and Saint Arnold's Spring Spring Bock and Jim's Organic Coffee Sweet Love Blend

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Here are links for this episode:

Andrew's recommendation: X-Men '97

Colin's recommendation: X-Men '97 and the productivity app Notion

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Please contact us at any of these locations:

Website: www.thecdpodcast.com

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @TheCDPodcast

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecdpodcast

Andrew is on Twitter @AndrewPatrickH1 (Twitter non grata)

Colin is on Twitter @ColinAshleyCox

***

We want to thank Test Dream for supplying The Cluttered Desk's theme music. You can find Test Dream at any of these locations:

Website: testdream.bandcamp.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/testdream

Twitter: @testdream

***

Our entire catalogue is available through iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play.
...more
1h 22min

FAQs about The Cluttered Desk:

How many episodes does The Cluttered Desk have?

The podcast currently has 247 episodes available.