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Flopcast episode 711! It’s our annual holiday spectacular! And once again we’re talking about old Christmas cartoons, because that’s all we care about. But this time, we’re looking at a couple of cartoons we’ve never discussed on the show before, and they’re both based on classic comic strips. (They’re also both on YouTube, if you want to play along.) From 1979, A Family Circus Christmas features a ghost Santa, a candy cane farm in the clouds, a busty mom, and plenty of crazy jazz flute. And from 1982, Ziggy’s Gift features the scrawny tree from Charlie Brown Christmas, the Irish cop from Frosty the Snowman, a creepy gray guy, and a million screaming turkeys. Both are magnificent. Also: A glitter bomb Christmas card from Panda! A Manos: The Hands of Fate Christmas card from Jacob! A lost Ziggy pencil sharpener! A lost TV show described as “Mission Impossible meets The Love Boat”! And the Mighty Morphin Figgy Pudding Pages! So please throw up the sash, turn with a jerk, and enjoy. #familycircus #familycircuschristmas #ziggy #ziggysgift #eso #esonetwork #geektalk #geekpodcast #geek #nerdtalk #nerd #nerdpodcast #podcast #flopcast

Episode 711 complete show notes and links at www.flopcast.net!

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The Cosmic Pizza Podcast brings you Episode 103: Christmas 2025 Style

This episode we discuss a Christmassy fact, the reveal our plans for Christmas. But what makes a great Christmas? Do we have any new traditions? Dan and Shawn regale us with their new purchase of the Lego Enterprise D and the gang try to explain Pantomimes! And finally Dan has a game called Herd Mentality, find out how that goes in this Christmassy episode of your favourite Pizza based podcast.

The episode is also available on our YouTube channel https://youtu.be/UpwVuQGJTkc

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Cigar Nerds Podcast Alien Earth. Its Christmas week but we couldn’t find any new holiday movies we liked to we are talking about season one of Alien Earth. Get a nice Christmas face hug. In science we discuss color changing space suits, sleeping on it, laughing gas, and Chernobyl problems. In Nerd News we talk about Super Girl, Resident Evil, 40th anniversary of Labyrinth, Last Samurai standing, Star Wars Starfighter, and Netflix WB sales. This week I’m smoking the Diamond Crown Classic.

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Mark Maddox joins Jim for a reflection on a classic Terry Gilliam Cult Film – “Brazil,” starring Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughn, Sheila Reid, and Derek OConnor. Gilliam’s look at a dystopian society obsessed with government bureaucracy and machines started slow when it was released in the US, but has developed a huge following since. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated T Old Monster Movies.

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This Week on Earth Station DCU! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs dive into a six-part Zatanna Miniseries where Zatanna’s long-awaited return to touring is shattered when her entire stage crew is abducted by the ghostly villain known as Lady White, pulling her into a deadly web of curses and illusions. Need I say door as we also review the fourth episode of Peacemaker Season 2. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more!

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Table of Contents

0:00:00 Show Open

0:00:08 DC News

0:10:00 Zatanna #1 – 6

0:20:00 Peacemaker S2 Episode 4 – Need I Say Door

0:30:20 Show Close

Links

Zatanna #1

Zatanna #2

Zatanna #3

Zatanna #4

Zatanna #5

Zatanna #6

Zantanna by Paul Dini (Cletus’s Read More Comics Pick)

Earth Station DCU Website

The ESO Network

Earth Station DCU/BatChums Patreon

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Phase Five of the MCU completed this year. The phase was unique in that it had more content than prior Marvel phases. In this episode we take a deep dive on Phase Five. We discuss our favorite parts of this portion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We debate the perceived drop in quality among fandom and whether we think that there’s any merit to those arguments. We also discuss where these arguments are coming from. We also give our opinions on what we know is coming in Phase Six as well as speculate on what we think is coming that hasn’t been announced yet.

Due to time constraints there is no five-minute controversy this week.

This week Anji, Alli, and Mike join the cast.

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This week we’re MONKEEING AROUND with a bit of holiday cheer and our 2025 Holiday Gift Guide! Need a holiday gift for the Monkees fan in your life? Looking to stuff your own stocking with some Monkees merch? Well, grab a drink (naughty or nice) and come spend an hour with the Monkeeing Around gang as we check our list twice for the best gift ideas in the Monkees-verse!

Monkeeing Around is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber.

#monkees #holidaygiftgide

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This week we’re Monkeeing Around with Glenn Gretlund of 7a Records to discuss the upcoming release, Davy Jones – Music And Memories: The MGM Recordings!

Monkeeing Around is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber.

#monkees #7arecords #glenngretlund #davyjones #musicandmemories

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This week on Earth Station Who, the crew heads back to the Fifth Doctor era to review “The Awakening,” a Doctor Who story that proves nothing good ever comes from ancient legends, spooky English villages, or people saying, “It’s only a myth.”

The Awakening mixes history, folklore, and alien mischief as fear itself becomes the ultimate weapon. We break down the story’s atmosphere, themes, and where it lands among Fifth Doctor adventures—plus whether Saxon curses are ever really a good idea.

We’re also excited to welcome back original Earth Station Who co-host Dave West, who bravely takes a seat in the Whovian Geek Seat. Will his Doctor Who knowledge save him… or will he be sacrificed to the ancient evil?

Expect thoughtful discussion, classic Who love, a few laughs, and plenty of timey-wimey fun as we revisit “The Awakening” on Earth Station Who—where legends never stay buried for long.

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Time Stamp
0:00:00 Show Opening
0:08:18 The Whovian Geek Seat w/ Dave West
0:25:43 The Awakening
1:05:00 Show Close

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It’s our final show of 2025! So we bring to you, you puny petaQ, a special holiday present: a countdown of our favorite Klingon episodes ever! So draw your targ close to you, dish up a healthy helping of live gagh, and settle in as we do battle with Star Trek canon for the glory of the Empire! Qapla’!!

Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber

#startrek #klingon #originalseries #nextgeneration #deepspace9 #voyager #worf #martok #gowron

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