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We lead off the tenth(!) season of our podcast with a fastball right up the middle as veteran minor leaguer Dan Moren takes prodigal but wild talent Lex Friedman under his wing in 1984’s Bull Durham. Hot topics include what to get a couple for a wedding gift, why it’s called Bull Durham, and whether a certain character is too annoying.

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!

Lex Friedman and Dan Moren

John Moltz, freelance writer, podcaster (The Rebound and Biff!), joins Scott to discuss “These are the Voyages” (ENT S4E22). Topics include how bad this episode is on many levels, shocking cameos, great characters in not so great shows, and inexplicable deaths.

Scott McNulty with John Moltz

Watch “These are the Voyages” for yourself:

It’s another Romance in Action mission with Argylle. Let’s be honest. Our Director mandated this mission purely for the cat content which she rates very highly. Follow cat-loving novelist Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard) as she is pulled out of her fictional imaginings into the IRL world of spy craft with the mysterious stranger Aiden (Sam Rockwell). Warning: This mission will contain rainbow fog.

Argylle Movie

Annette Wierstra with Sandra Wong and Moisés Chiullán

Road House in your house.

Road House (2024)

Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

Road House (2024) - IMDb

Road House (2024 film) - Wikipedia)

It’s the third instalment of Trivial Retreat, the game where we play the original Genus edition of Trivial Pursuit backward, where players must invent or guess the questions and categories based entirely on what’s on the back of the card. Points are awarded partly on guessing the right questions, but let’s face it, they’re really doled out by how much (or how little) players annoy the host…

Trivial Retreat 3

Jason Snell with Antony Johnston, David J. Loehr, Shelly Brisbin and Brian Warren

It’s just some axes, messin’ around and vampires named Oliver, Poison, Malachi, Renée, and Gerald and Johnny Darkness. See you next time, Renée!

Dog & Pony Show VII, Part 5

Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Jane Ritt and Mikah Sargent

Edited by Erika Ensign.

You didn’t go to four years of Dahar school for nothing. This is it, folks—The ante-penumtimate, penultimate, and Ultimate X-Men ‘97. Whoo what a ride! That was an optic blast from the past. Remember it!

Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English

Did you enjoy the work? Afterward, did you spend time thinking about what it meant? When you start to analyze it, does it offer several interesting interpretations? Does the intent of the author inform, or is it irrelevant? We’re talking about art in general, and this week’s episode of “Doctor Who” in particular.

Jason Snell and Chip Sudderth

At last, the story begins here.

Years into his retirement, Scoutmaster Greene is called back to spacefaring adventures at the behest of the last person he’d have expected…

The Last Dangerous Visions?

David J. Loehr with Monty Ashley, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky, Steve Lutz, Quinn Rose and Travis Bedard

Arrgh Fellow Nerds, it be pirate time! 🏴‍☠️ Join us for a special mini episode, where Heather, Stacy and our magical guest Mikayla (aka Younger Spawn) dish the tea on the pirate drama Black Sails. Newly on Netflix, this Starz original show was billed as a gritty prequel to Treasure Island, but it is So. Much. More! Join us as we talk character arcs, queer narratives and Squee quite loudly over Long John Silver.

Dishing about Black Sails and Long John Silver (It's a love-hate situationship)

Stacy Watnick and Heather Berberet with Mikayla (Younger Spawn)