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March 11, 2015 #011: Listener Feedback “Even Superman puts his tights on one leg at a time.”
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1 hr 5 min
March 03, 2015 #010: Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV 1992) “We are Hugh.”
This week, Todd and Joe boldly go where no one has gone before (except many, many Trekkies) as they discuss Geordi LaForge in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “I, Borg.”
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<li><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Borg">I, Borg – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Echevarria">René Echevarria – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Angel_(TV_series">Dark Angel (TV series) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation">Star Trek: The Next Generation – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart">Patrick Stewart – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeVar_Burton">LeVar Burton – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.missionlogpodcast.com/">Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.theincomparable.com/randomtrek/">Random Trek – a podcast from The Incomparable</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Crusher">Beverly Crusher – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Guinan">Guinan – Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deanna_Troi">Deanna Troi – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/William_T._Riker">William T. Riker – Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="#">Star Trek TNG on Amazon</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Geordi_La_Forge">Geordi La Forge – Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Picard">Jean-Luc Picard – Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Beverly_Crusher">Beverly Crusher – Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/William_T._Riker">William T. Riker – Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Deanna_Troi">Deanna Troi – Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Hugh">Hugh – Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/12/the_8_nerdiest_reading_rainbow_episodes.php">8 Nerdiest Reading Rainbow Episodes on Topless Robot</a></li>
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1 hr 1 min
February 24, 2015#009: Esperanza Cordero in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros (Novel 1984) “In English my name means hope.”
In the ninth episode of The Protagonist Podcast, Todd and Joe tackle a classic of Latina literature as they discuss Esperanza Cordero from 1984’s The House on Mango Street, written by Sandra Cisneros.
Show Notes
The House on Mango Street on Wikipedia
Sandra Cisneros on Wikipedia
Kafka: “A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.”
Synesthesia on Wikipedia
1 hr 11 min
February 17, 2015#008: Rapunzel in Tangled (Film 2010) “Her hair glows. I didn’t see that coming.”
In an episode nearly as long as the film itself, Joseph and Todd discuss Rapunzel in the 2010 Disney Classic Tangled. Topics of discussion include the emotional effects of living your life locked in a tower, the actual length of Rapunzel’s hair, and Rapunzel’s parents’ choice of head of security. This is quality podcasting.

Show Notes
Tangled on Amazon
Tangled on IMDB
Mandy Moore – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruno Bettelheim The Uses of Enchantment on Amazon
Rapunzel’s hair is about 70 feet long
Ron Perlman on Wikipedia
Zachary Levi on Wikipedia
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1 hr 24 min
February 10, 2015#007: Special: Valentine’s Day Draft: Great Characters in Great Love Stories “I’m so ashamed that I even care about this!”
In this episode Todd and Joe set aside discussion of one great character in a great story and instead participate in their first Incomparable-inspired draft — each picking their fantasy team of great characters in great love stories.
Show notes
The Incomparable Podcast
Up (2009)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Dr. Who “The Big Bang” (2010)
The Odyssey
Pride and Prejudice
Castle)
“From Castle to Bones: Is the Moonlighting Curse Still Relevant Today?”
Superman (1978)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Orpheus and Eurydice
While You Were Sleeping)
Kate and Leopold
You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Frasier
John Adams (2008)
Lost “The Constant”
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
1 hr 11 min
February 03, 2015#006: Thanos in Infinity Gauntlet (Comic 1991) “You address omnipotence.”
This week Joseph and Todd talk about the great purple super-villain Thanos from the classic 1991 Marvel comic Infinity Gauntlet written by Jim Starlin and penciled by George Pérez and Ron Lim.
Show Notes
Infinity Gauntlet on Amazon.com
Thanos on Wikipedia
Infinity Gauntlet on Wikipedia
Giant Size Podcast on ESN
List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films on Wikipedia
X-Men: Messiah Complex on Wikipedia
Pip the Troll on Wikipedia
Death (Marvel Comics) on Wikipedia
Mephisto (comics) on Wikipedia
Eros (Starfox) on Wikipedia
Cloak and Dagger on Wikipedia
Box on Wikipedia
Windshear on Wikipedia
Adam warlock on Wikipedia
Nebula on Wikipedia
1 hr
January 27, 2015#005: Mary Richards in “Chuckles Bites the Dust” from The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV 1975) “A little Song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants.”
Todd and Joe discuss the role of Mary Richards in the hilarious episode “Chuckles Bites the Dust,” episode 07 of Season 06 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Show Notes:
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Season 6 on Amazon.com
“Chuckles Bites the Dust” on YouTube
“Chuckles Bites the Dust” on IMDB
The Mary Tyler Moore Show on Wikipedia
Betty White on Wikipedia
Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter on Amazon.com
TV Guide’s 100 Greatest TV episodes of all time on Wikipedia
43 min
January 20, 2015#004: Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (Novel 1937) “In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.”
In this episode Joe and Todd talk about Bilbo Baggins in the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
Show Notes
The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again on Amazon.com
“Blink” (Dr. Who) on Wikipedia
The Hobbit on Wikipedia
Bilbo Baggins on Wikipedia
The Catcher in the Rye on Amazon.com
Galdalf the Grey on Wikipedia
Thorin Oakenshield on Wikipedia
Tom, Bert, and William on the LOTR Wiki
C.S. Lewis Reviews The Hobbit
How The Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended on YouTube
Beorn on Wikipedia
Master of Laketown on LOTR Wiki
Bard on LOTR Wiki
Smaug on Wikipedia
Balin on LOTR Wiki
58 min
January 13, 2015 #003: Rick Blaine in Casablanca (Film 1942) “Of all the gin joints …”
In this episode, Todd and Joe discuss Rick Blaine, as played by the immortal Humphrey Bogart, in the 1942 classic, Casablanca.
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Casablanca (1942) / The African Queen (1951) [Blu-ray] at Amazon
Casablanca on Amazon Instant Video
Casablanca [DVD] at Amazon.com
Casablanca on IMDB
Casablanca on Rotten Tomatoes
Humphrey Bogart on IMDB
Ingrid Bergman on IMDB
Film Noir on Wikipedia
What is the plural of film noir? on wordhippo
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIE QUOTES
AFI’s 50 GREATEST AMERICAN SCREEN LEGENDS
Daniel Day Lewis on IMDB
Paul Giamatti on IMDB
Queen of the Nile on IMDB
Papel mojado on Amazon.com
Peter Lorre on IMDB
Conrad Veidt (Major Strasser) on IMDB
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42 min
January 06, 2015#002: Kitty Pryde in The Astonishing X-Men v 1-4 “Astonished. Ms. Pryde.”
In this episode Todd and Joe discuss one of the great X-Men of all time, Kitty Pryde, in Astonishing X-Men v 1-4 written by geek demi-god Joss Whedon and drawn by John Cassaday.
Astonishing X-Men By Joss Whedon & John Cassaday Ultimate Collection – Book 1
Astonishing X-Men By Joss Whedon & John Cassaday Ultimate Collection – Book 1
Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat)on Wikipedia
Emma Frost (White Queen)on Wikipedia
Logan (Wolverine) on Wikipedia
Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin (Colossus) on Wikipedia
Scott Summers (Cyclops) on Wikipedia
Danger Room on Wikipedia
Cassandra Nova on Wikipedia
Ellie Phimister (Negasonic Teenage Warhead) on Wikipedia
Charles Xavier (Professor X) on Wikipedia
Hisako Ichiki (Armor) on Wikipedia
Ruth Aldine (Blindfold) on Wikipedia
X-Men: Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (Marvel Premiere Classic)
55 min