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It’s a book in which nothing much happens, just a bunch of aliens sitting around waiting for the sky to clear. And yet Becky Chambers works her magic on it, and makes it memorable and moving. What a magic trick. - Host Jason Snell.

Stephen and Tiff, wearing Arcade Fire shirts, crash a local baptism to fully embrace the spirit before talking about “Christening”. This episode of “The Office” originally aired on November 4, 2010. - Host Tiff Arment and Stephen Hackett.

In anticipation of the upcoming Apple TV+ show, Antony recommends a spy series quite unlike any other. - Host Antony Johnston.

We’re back for season seven, and a whole host of popular movies that one or both of us haven’t seen. To kick things off, innocent teens Lex Friedman and Dan Moren are left home alone, and naturally start a burgeoning-if-illicit enterprise while watching 1983’s Risky Business. Hot topics include Tom Cruise’s star power, the lack of any moral discussion, and a surprising amount of tact for an ’80s sex comedy. Programming Note: In addition to this capsule episode, which contains our discussion before and after the film, members can watch along with Lex and Dan in a full-length commentary track, available in the members-only First Class feed. If you’re not already a member, why not sign up? And if you are, now’s a great time to update your membership allocations and maybe throw a little support in the direction of Not Playing. Thanks! - Host Lex Friedman and Dan Moren.

It’s the return of the great adventure! Tom Selleck never got to be Indiana Jones, but Thomas Magnum isn’t too bad of a consolation prize. And in this utterly bananas episode, Magnum plays Indy, but nobody can remember the name of that movie. Speaking of bananas, David brings us back to “Tales from ‘Tales of the Gold Monkey’”, we share our mutual love of Margaret Colin, Phil’s family is heard from, and David’s Lego Magnum obsession continues. - Host Jason Snell, Philip Michaels and David J. Loehr.

Getting back into the light is good, but our party—Samson Jothem, Thamia, Li, K’ulkat, and Quewaris—hasn’t gotten to the bottom of the problems in the local mine. Who is turning miners into monsters? The mine is opening in one day. There’s not a lot of time to solve the mystery! - Host Tony Sindelar with Dan Moren, Kathy Campbell, James Thomson, Aleen Simms and Jason Snell.

While the Legends have the week off, the crew convenes to discuss the first season of Superman & Lois thus far. We talk about letting Superman fail on the regular (without the world being at stake), realistic family dynamics, and a surprising mid-season twist. To get your question discussed on the show, email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter. - Host Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

A raging space battle. A pilot in freefall. A rescuer in the nick of time…or not? Welcome to the first Galaxy Scouts Prelude, a series of short episodes setting the scene for the upcoming miniseries, Galaxy Scouts’ Greene. You may think you know the Scouts, but this is a whole new Galaxy… - Host David J. Loehr with Juno Hopson and Steve Lutz.

John Sturges’ “Bad Day at Black Rock” takes place soon after World War II, but it feels like something out of the Old West. You could also call it “daylight noir.” Spencer Tracy faces off against Robert Ryan, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and a whole bunch of townspeople with something to hide. We talk about filmmaking techniques, performance and how a one-armed dude survives his 24 hours in Black Rock. - Host Shelly Brisbin with Dr. Drang, Philip Michaels and Nathan Alderman.

If you’re going to take on a squad of special forces clones, be sure to bring a dragon. That’s the moral of this week’s episode of The Bad Batch, which your Star Wars pals Dan Moren and Tony Sindelar recap on our latest installment. We discuss a creature cameo, representing civilizations, and curating the expanded universe. - Host Dan Moren with Tony Sindelar.