The Incomparable Superfeed

Ethel Merman in her heyday. What more do you need to know? Merman didn’t make a lot of movies, so here’s a glimpse at what theatre audiences saw during her long Broadway career. Also along for the Irving Berlin musical are Donald O’Connor, Dan Dailey, Johnnie Ray and Mitzi Gaynor. And, um, who’s that other blonde person? Marilyn Monroe is here, too. Thanks to my panelists, Matthew and David for suggesting it. - Shelly Brisbin with David Almeida and Matthew Arter.

Jason’s back just in time for the USS Titan to spiral into the abyss. But on the way down, there will be lots of glorious character moments! We sing the praises of Todd Stashwick as Captain Shaw—he’s not wrong, he’s just a jerk—and break down the rest of this tense hour of holodecks, Space Babies, and recriminations. - Scott McNulty and Jason Snell.

We’re gonna get him like Capone. - Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Jane Ritt and Mikah Sargent.

So there’s this new Guy Ritchie movie that stars Jason Statham and Aubrey Plaza as superspies or something, right? Well, there is. You’ll just have to take my word for it. Monty and Rhias saw it. They also watched two movies starring Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Fibber McGee, Molly, and The Great Gildersleeve. - Monty Ashley and Rhias Hall.

This week we cover the news of the MCU slowing down a bit and meander down a bunch of side roads. We touch on (without spoilers) Andor, Picard, and Time Travelling Dad. - Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

Listener Chris clues us into an important ice safety campaign. - John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

It’s a meaty one this week, folks. Is David actually religious? How have on-screen creeps evolved? Is that really how penicillin works? Is the horse okay? Ben, Tiff, and Brian tuck into a heaping helping of analysis and… Venison. We promise it’s venison. - Ben Rice McCarthy, Brian Hamilton and Tiff Arment.

Mando’s back, and so are your Star Wars pals Dan, Tony, and Kat. We break down the third season’s premiere, discussing the puzzling place of The Book of Boba Fett, Greef Karga’s amazing droid retinue, and how much table-setting you can do before you need to sit down and eat. - Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar and K Benesh.

This week we’re drafting Disney Princesses! There are two simple rules: They must be Disney, and they must be princesses. How far will our intrepid panelists go to stretch those rules? Join us to find out. - Annette Wierstra and Kathy Campbell with James Thomson, Rosemary Orchard, Moisés Chiullán, Monty Ashley and Glenn Fleishman.

Scott plunges deeper into the nebula with Moisés Chiullán. Fathers are everywhere, all things are not what they seem, and if Beverly Crusher offers you her hypospray, you darn well better take her up on it! - Scott McNulty and Moisés Chiullán.