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We’re talking about the stop-motion duo of the human Wallace and the dog Gromit. The Wrong Trousers tells the story of a villainous penguin trying to misuse one of Wallace’s inventions to pull off a heist. A Close Shave tells the story of a villainous dog trying to use one of Wallace’s inventions to turn sheep into dog food.

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Returning guest Nicole Freim joins Joe to discuss the comic book series The Stuff of Legend. The series has a story by Mike Raicht and Brian Smith, illustrations by Charles Paul Westover, and design and colors by Jon Conkling and Michael DeVito.The Stuff of Legend is story of the Boogeyman kidnapping a boy and his toys going on a rescue mission into the dark to rescue him.

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First time guest Nicole Freim joins Joe to discuss the 1944 film Gaslight. This film is the origin of the term “gaslighting” (which we explain in depth). Starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer, Gaslight tells the story of a manipulative husband convincing his wife she is insane so he can carry on his criminal activities.

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Returning guest Kate Darowski joins Joe to discuss one of the most popular novels of recent years. Lessons in Chemistry was written by first-time author Bonnie Garmus and tells the story of Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist, single mother, and television star in the 1950s. Facing implicit and explicit sexism, Zott struggles to navigate the professional and social pressures that surround her.

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Returning guest Anna Peppard joins Joe to discuss Kyra Nerys from the tv show Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. DS9 was the third Star Trek television series. We’re focusing on the episode “Duet” which sees Kyra capture a Cardassian war criminal, though questions quickly arise about his true identity.

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Returning guest Anna Peppard joins Joe to talk about the Ever-Lovin’ Blue-Eyed Thing, charter member of the Fantastic Four and beloved fixture of Marvel Comics. We’re discussing the 2021 mini-series written by Walter Mosley with art by Tom Reilly and colors by Jordie Bellair. It tells the story of the Thing in a cosmic/mythic/hard-boiled noir mystery that relies much more on vibes than intricate plotting. And boy does it deliver on just the right feeling for a story about the the Thing.

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Returning guest Chris “Mav” Maverick joins Joe and Producer Andrew to map out movies to watch during the year. We each select a movie that feels right to watch for every month. Please feel free to let us know if you have any movies you associate with different times of the year.

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Returning guest Virginia McAlister joins Joe to discuss the film That Thing You Do! Written and directed by Tom Hanks, the film stars Tom Everett Scott as Guy and Liv Tyler as Faye. It tells the story of a one-hit wonder band and their meteoric rise to fame and sudden crash as everything falls apart.

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Producer Andrew joins Joe to discuss Susanna Clarke’s 2020 novel, Piranesi. Only Clarke’s second novel—her first was Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell—this novel had near-universal praise when it was released. The novel tells the story of a man lost in a strange labyrinth who slowly comes to understand more about the world he is in and about himself. Simultaneously abstract and concrete, enigmatic but certain, this is one of our favorite novels that we’ve discussed on the podcast.

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Returning guest Virginia McAlister joins Joe to talk about the tv series Stargate SG-1. A continuation of the Stargate film, this series and its spin-offs was one of the most successful sci-fi television franchises of the 1990s and early 2000s. We’re talking about the episodes “Children of the Gods,” “Fifth Race,” and “Window of Opportunity.”

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