The Incomparable Superfeed

Hey kids, hockey is (almost) back! Join us as we kick off Beginner’s Puck Season 3 and talk training camps, the shakedown of our home team rosters and take the Wayback Machine to the Stanley Cup finals and summer trades. We also discuss the chaos surrounding the current batch of unsigned RFA’s and what to do when your fave team opens its doors to a player you absolutely, positively cannot STAND OMG. We also play the hockey version of Tinder and tell you who’s getting our swipe right for the 2019-2020 season. And speaking of training camps, in this episode’s “What the Puck?” we explain the difference between a Camp Invite and a PTO. Finally, Erika closes us out with a hockey tidbit in which we both love our mascots a whole lot. I mean, who doesn’t love a Murder Cat and a Sassy Demon Hell Spawn? Smell that? It’s the odor of sweaty hockey gear and possibility. Let’s get this season started!! Have a question about hockey? Want to comment on the episode? Drop us a tweet or email us at [email protected]. - Host Erika Ensign and Deborah Stanish.

If the oats are hydrated in a forest and no one is around to see it did they really happen overnight? - Host Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm.

Our survey of the films of Hayao Miyazaki turns to his most recent film, 2013’s “The Wind Rises.” In many ways, it’s his most adult film, the story of an aeronautical engineer who must pursue his dreams amid earthquakes, rising geopolitical tensions, and personal challenges. Is movie tuberculosis like real tuberculosis? Is Miyazaki’s approach to pre-war Japan (and its allies, Germany and Italy) delicate or problematic? Does the film sufficiently address whether creators are complicit in how their work is used? Is the wind still rising? - Host Jason Snell with John Siracusa, Steve Lutz and Aleen Simms.

To London we go in this, the sixth installment of The Fast and the Furious series, 2013’s Fast & Furious 6. Hot topics include when a twist is not a twist, the increasingly comic book superhero nature of these films, too long runways, and why some characters just have to die. 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.

After Mikah spilled coffee on their single sheet of white paper, he and Tiff head back to the office to grab another sheet and talk about “Job Fair.” This episode of “The Office” aired on May 8, 2008. - Host Tiffany Arment.

Dragonforge and Associates are reunited, and it feels so good. Also, it turns out putting your wizard in front of the party is not a smart move. We are starting a new TPK campaign and will be playing it live on weeknights just for Incomparable members. There’s a trailer for the campaign at the beginning of this episode. Visit our membership page to sign up and get access to live streams, video replays, audio bootlegs, and even final edited episodes months before anyone else gets to see us play. And you’ll be supporting our DMs and players! - Host Tony Sindelar with Monty Ashley, Erika Ensign, Sarah Barbour, Steve Lutz and Jason Snell.

As we find ourselves between shows to recap, our team waxes a little bit philosophical this week, discussing what exactly makes a superhero. Is it the super? The hero? Plus, we talk about the reported casting of Kate Bishop in the Disney+ Hawkeye show and Peggy Carter’s next impossible mission. Then it’s over to the Letters Page to discuss our favorite comic runs and cross-franchise casting. As always, we’ve got shirts for your wearing pleasure. 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.

When does a meal turn into leftovers? - Host John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

The first season is already over! We have a name for our pain, and that name is “protomolecule”—as The Expanse takes a turn from conspiracy thriller to straight-on horror. Meanwhile, the nature of the conspiracy—or at least the players behind it—is laid bare, and Holden and Miller become buddy cops, except that they’re neither buddies nor cops, but they are irradiated, so…twinsies? - Host Jen Burt, Kayti Burt and Chip Sudderth.

Our season-by-season survey of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” goes to college, as we explore season four. UC Sunnydale is full of welcoming professors, friendly TAs, annoying roommates, and a collection of government commandos who are experimenting on the local demons and vampires. Spike returns as comic relief. We’re all about Willow and Tara. And then there’s that episode where nobody talks and that other one where they’re all dreaming. We break it all down like it’s 1999. - Host Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, Jean MacDonald, Quinn Rose, John McCoy and Steve Lutz.