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Jelani Sims returns to talk about Mildred D. Taylor’s heartbreaking Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1977).

Host John McCoy with Jelani Sims.

After a longer than expected absence, your Star Wars pals Dan, Tony, and Kat return to cover not two but four episodes of Maul - Shadow Lord. We discuss keeping car chases interesting, Inquisitor nomenclature, and the five successful habits of Sith Lords. Plus, olives: yea or nay?

Maul – Shadow Lord, Season 1, Episodes 5-8

Hosts Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar, and Kat Benesh.

Not now, Klansmen, I’m killing vampires! “Sinners” got nominated for all the awards, and it’s also a vampire (with a hint of zombie?) movie. We love it when genre movies get attention, and Ryan Coogler keeps putting out bangers, so we’re all in on the story of magical music opening the door to eldrich horror—oh, and also it’s the deep south in the 1930s so there’s some horrendous racism too!

"Sinners"

Host Jason Snell with Moisés Chiullán, Brian Hamilton, Monty Ashley, Tony Sindelar, and Steve Lutz.

The season’s second half starts with a gun to someone’s head and complete chaos in Mission Control. Dev and Aleida feel trapped, but Dev’s got some weird ideas about security. Our favorite new Space Marine reveals her amazing lineage. Boyd and Fred finally have that heart-to-heart. And who does Irinia really work for, and is it just herself? Let’s see how long we can all survive waiting to find out what happens next. Lock the doors.

Hosts Dan Moren and Jason Snell.

It’s another instalment of You Think You Know Me! how well do you think each of the contestants know about each other? How well do you think they know themselves?

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You Think You Know Me 3

Hosts Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Annette Wierstra, Glenn Fleishman, Lex Friedman, and Sandra Wong.

In this episode… Jaee gets mission-drunk. K’ronng wears a security-guard hat. J’osh is capable of causing a distraction. Tink Her Bell does a drone-style flyby. And Tony does less berating.

Keys from the Golden Vault - Vidorant's Vault, Part 2

Host Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, and Monty Ashley.

Edited by Erika Ensign.

In the aftermath of Bulleye’s attack on the Fisk familly an old friend of Matt’s shows up to put an end to the gun problem in Star City. Bibi and Daniel spend a little time together for his birthday while Matt pays Wilson a visit to offer his condolences. Dan is away this week but we’re confident he’d have loved this episode.

Hosts Dan Moren, John Moltz, and Guy English.

Listener Jason used ChatGPT to find information that answered a colleague’s question. But did he “look it up?”

Hosts John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

We have Predator armor at home.

Predator: Badlands

Hosts Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm.

Predator: Badlands (2025) - IMDb

Predator: Badlands - Wikipedia

By request, we take on this late-50s musical, directed by Stanley Donan. Our stars are Fred Astaire, Audrey Hepburn and Kay Thompson. (I’ll have lots to say about Kay.) Revolving, as it does around the fashion industry in Paris, Funny Face is pretty to look at, including many great costumes. It also features songs by the Gershwins and some better ones that are not by them.

Funny Face

Host Shelly Brisbin with David Almeida, Lisa Schmeiser, Micheline Maynard, Erika Ensign, and David J. Loehr.

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