Apes fan Tate Hollander returns to the pod to join Tyler and Konnery in exploring the new "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes"! Together they discuss monkey monarchies, hawk training, Maze Runner vibes, and so much more on this orangutastic episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Ripley (Netflix), Blasphemous 2 (PS5)

Tyler: George Orwell's 1984 (Audible)

Tate: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (Peacock), The Traitors (Peacock), Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Switch)

Tyler and Konnery assemble a super friend team of Joseph Horne and Jacob Padilla to discuss the 2012 smash hit and culmination of MCU's Phase I, "The Avengers"! Together they discuss the superpower teamups, how the movie has held up in some ways and aged in others, Steve and Tony's rivalry, and so much more on this shawarma-eating episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Into The Woods (live)

Tyler: Extraction 2 (Netflix)

Joseph: New job!

Jacob: Engaged!

Joseph Horne does his part by joining the boys to analyze the WWII film homage, "Captain America: The First Avenger"! Together they discuss Stanley Tucci, great Second World War films, Steve and Bucky's rapidly shifting but undying friendship, Tommy Lee Jones' bonus star power, questionable accents, and so much more on this Hydra-punching episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Solo Leveling (Crunchyroll)

Tyler: Divergent franchise (Netflix) The Guns of Navarone (Netflix), The Great Escape (Tubi)

Joe: New job! Wingspan (board game), Star Wars: Legion (tabletop)

The Friendchise Podcast returns with... our first [RE//POST] episode! Take a trip back to 2022 with us and the incredible Alyssa Simmons as we discuss the mightiest Avenger's first film foray, and includes a special intro message on recent Friendchise news (Cap America coming real soon). All this and more on this thunder-rippin' [RE//POST] episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

OG Friendchisee Jacob Padilla returns to the podcast to help Konnery and Tyler believe in Tony Stark with this second foray into the MCU, "Iron Man 2"! Together they discuss new Stark tech, Hammerhoids, the slick comedic chemistry between RDJ and Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke's casting, Mickey Rourke's bird's casting, how well Tony's suit would fare on Arakkis, and so much more on this Stark Expo of an episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Balatro (Nintendo Switch), The Goes Wrong Show (Tubi)

Jacob: Double Indemnity (rental), The Apartment (Criterion Channel, Tubi)

Tyler: "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov (Spotify Premium), I, Robot movie (rental)

Check out Jacob's writing podcast The Pencil in the Stone!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pencil-in-the-stone/id1702339742

Tyler and Konnery are joined by comic book connoisseur and cinematographer Kalea Calloway to discuss the strangely second installment in the MCU, "The Incredible Hulk"! Together they discuss Edward Norton's casting and control in the project, Hulk juice factories, the peak 2008-ness of the film (favela parkour!), and so much more on this big, mean and green episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Tyler: Threads (Shudder),

Kon: Fallout (Prime Video)

Kalea: Sex and the City (Max)

This episode was edited by Cathy Cardinal!

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Tony Stark megafan Jacob Padilla to kick off a brand new miniseries covering the Phase I MCU with "Iron Man"! Together they discuss Jacob's longstanding love for this film, how effectively it kicks off a 30+ movie franchise while still being a great standalone film, Robert Downey Jr.'s star-making performance, Jeff Bridges' menacing Stane, how many times "Back in Black" should have been played during its runtime, and so much more on this Mk I episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Tyler: The Accountant (Max), Road House (2024) (Prime Video)

Konnery: "Do a Power Bomb" by Daniel Warren Johnson, Magic: The Gathering Commander Format

Jacob: "The Wind Knows My Name" by Isabel Allende, "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" by Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards, and Joanna Robinson

Check out Jacob's storytelling podcast, "The Pencil in the Stone"!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pencil-in-the-stone/id1702339742

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Godzilla aficionado Cameron Takeda to discuss the latest installment in the Legendary kaiju series, "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire"! Together they discuss Kong's journey to kinghood, the knock out, drag out wrestling monster matches, how the new antagonists compare to old kaiju foes, voluptuous moths and so much more on this monster-dental-work episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix)

Tyler: Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (Spotify Audiobook), Dragon Ball Super (Hulu)

Cameron: Boiling Point (1990) (Kanopy), Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Reverend Mother Tawny Tran and Lisan Al'Gaib Kim Labick to deconstruct the latest installment in the epic Dune franchise, "Dune: Part Two"! Together they discuss the multi-layered politics of the Dune universe, the absolutely stacked cast (Christopher Walken hello!), Tawny's lifelong experience as a Dune "bookworm", the best format in which to see the film, and so much more on this Shai'Hulud-riding, nuke-launching episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:

Kon: Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (PS5)

Kim: non stop 2000s Euro Pop, "The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds" by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

Tawny: The Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson , Poor Things (Hulu)

Tyler: The Wizard of Oz (Max)

Check out Tawny and Kim's show "Dumb Friends and Dragons"

https://www.youtube.com/@DumbFriendsandDragons/videos

& Kim's podcast "Movie Theater Butter"!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/movie-theater-butter/id1531752587

Tyler and Konnery are joined by director and Golden Path follower Rachel Shimko to explore part one of Denis Villeneuve's modern take on the sci fi epic novel, "Dune (2021)"! Together they chat 2024 Oscars before diving into the sandy environs of Arrakis, the deep bench of a cast, the absolutely epic scope, Hans Zimmer's musical career, and SO much more on this desert powered episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New: Oscars Chat!

Dune (2021) Discussion begings ~54:00

Follow Rachel's directing life at: https://www.instagram.com/racheldoeslife/

And watch her work on The Bachelor Season 28!

https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor/episode-guide/season-28/03-week-3