Rebecca and Tori chat about Marvel Zombies, season 1, episodes 1 and 2. We mispronounce several names and get on a tangent about Mahershala Ali. We skim the major themes, ponder the various characters, discuss the animation design, and school ourselves on zombie lore.

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Rebecca and Tori chat about Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. We compare it to the original and talk about the scenes and cameos that we liked. We bring in some information from a number of interviews with the cast.

WITS chats Mocktober | This Is Spinal Tap

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Sources

• C. J. Vanston - Wikipedia
• Valerie Franco - Wikipedia
• Spinal Tap II: The End Continues | Rotten Tomatoes
• Inside 'Spinal Tap 2' with Director Rob Reiner
• In 'Spinal Tap II,' the aging metal band is still dialed up to 11 : NPR
• Rolling Stone | Spinal Tap II Sequel

Rebecca and Tori chat about the mockumentary, "What We Do in the Shadows." We discuss the origins of the movie, chose a word to describe each of the main characters, vampire tropes, and production style. Throughout the podcast we talk about what we loved about the production style and revel in the mundanity.

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Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier; licensed from Jamendo

Sound Effects

Flight of the Conchords clip: Kenneth Lloyd | Flight of the Conchords - The Most Beautiful Girl (in the Room) | Jan 30, 2011 | YouTube

Sources

• 10 Common Vampire Tropes In Pop Culture
• What We Do in the Shadows - Wikipedia
• Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi interview: What We Did In The Shadows | Den of Geek
• 6 Reasons Why “What We Do in The Shadows” is One of the Best Comedies of This Century – Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists
• The Untold Truth Of What We Do In The Shadows
• What We Do in the Shadows movie review (2015) | Roger Ebert
• What We Do In The Shadows: The Act That Inspired The Movie
• Behind the Shadows | YouTube
• Making WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Behind the scenes of the original movie — Monster Complex ™

Rebecca and Tori chat the 2003 mockumentary, 'Incident at Loch Ness.' We discuss cameos, characters, the funny, and we tangent. We land on "...it's a movie."

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'We Interrupt' by Otto from Pixabay

News clip: Alaska’s New Source | The Winner of Fat Bear Week 2025 Has Been Chosen | Sep 30, 2025 | YouTube

Sources

• Analog Indulgence | Miller Lite Beer (2003) Television Commercial - Mud Wrestling | Dec 2, 2020
• Loch Ness Monster - Wikipedia
• Cryptozoology - Wikipedia

Rebecca and Tori continue Mocktober with a chat about the iconic mockumentary, 'This Is Spinal Tap.' We discuss each of the band members and highlight our favorite lines. We also manage a tangent about David Hasselhoff. In general, we laugh a lot.

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Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier; licensed from Jamendo

• Rob Reiner Talks This Is Spinal Tap as Film Returns to Theaters (Exclusive)
• The Untold Truth Of Spinal Tap
• Classic Rock History | Complete List of Spinal Tap Band Members
• Tumblr | zeroenthusiasm | List of Spinal Tap Drummers -- All Deceased
• This Is Spinal Tap Review: This Is Still One Of The Funniest Mockumentaries Ever Made, Despite Its 1 Big Problem
• AV Club | Christopher Guest Shares the Real Life Inspiration for This Is Spinal Tap
• Entertainment Tonight | This Is Spinal Tap: Cast Breaks Down Fan-Favorite Scenes (Flashback) | Mar 2, 2024 | YouTube
• CineFix-IGN Movies and TV | This Is Spinal Tap: 7 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know | Feb 12, 2022 | YouTube
• Let’s Talk Music | Ozzy Osbourne Says Spinal Tap Was Like a Real Documentary | Aug 10, 2025 | YouTube
• James Whale Bake Sale | Jack Black on This Is Spinal Tap | Feb 9, 2024 | YouTube

WITS starts off Season 3 with Mocktober, a series of chats about mockumentaries. Rebecca and Tori begin with the classic 'Best in Show.' We take a wee dive into each of the main characters (including the dogs) and rave about Fred Willard's performance.

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Sources

• Mockumentary - What Is It Actually? Characteristics & Films
• Philadelphia Cream Cheese - Wikipedia
• What Do Actual Dog Handlers Think of “Best in Show”? - InsideHook
• Mental Floss | 15 Prized Facts about Best in Show
• Best in Show (2000) - Decent Films
• The Real-Life Inspiration Behind Fred Willard's Best In Show Character
• BBC | Chris Guest Interview | March 5 2001

Hello WITSy people, Rebecca and Tori have work and family obligations to take care of this week, so we are re-releasing our Richard III episode to wind up Shakespeare in September. In the second week of October, we'll be back with new episodes created especially for the month of October and in November and December, we'll be doing some Jane Austen and a few Christmas podcasts. We hope you'll join us!

We're late posting our latest episode...life. What can we say. This week, Louise joins us again to chat about two productions of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet,' Grigori Kozintsev's 1964 and Gregory Doran's 2009 productions. We talk about the different approaches the directors and actors take, what our expectations are for productions of Hamlet, and relate Hamlet to 'Gilligan's Island' (iykyk).

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Remember the way | by Mid-Air Machine; licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License available on Free Music Archive

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Sources

• HAMLET – Dennis Schwartz Reviews
• Hamlet 1964, directed by Grigori Kozintsev | Film review
• Hamlet (review) - FlickFilosopher.com
• Slant Magazine | Hamlet-1736
• What is the meaning of Proleptic? - TimesMojo
• Review : David Tennant as Hamlet, Nerd of Denmark | Shakespeare Geek
• “Hamlet” Starring David Tennant | 2009 Film Review | Peter Galen Massey

Rebecca, Tori, and special guest, Louise, return to chat about the 1993 Kenneth Branaugh and 2013 Josh Whedon productions of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." We delve into some character analysis, performance comparisons, and Shakespearean themes. We discuss gender dynamics, visual aesthetics of the adaptations, and identify our spotlight scenes and shining stars. And, we have a lot of fun.

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Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier; licensed from Jamendo

Remember the way | Mid-Air Machine | licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License at Free Music Archive

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Sources

• BBC News | Letter Reveals Shakespeare Did Not Abandon His Wife
• Hey nonny nonny – Shakespeare Nerd
• Cliff's Notes | Much Ado About Nothing
• Much Ado About Nothing movie review (1993) | Roger Ebert
• Den of Geek | Why Did Joss Whedon Choose Much Ado About Nothing
• Backstage | Making Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing
• 4 changes Joss Whedon made to Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing | The Week
• The battle of two ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ films – Seven Inches of Your Time
• Much Ado About Nothing movie review (2013) | Roger Ebert
• Much Ado About Nothing - Entire Play | Folger Shakespeare Library

Rebecca, Tori, and special guest, Louise, chat about two different productions of Shakespeare's 'Julius Caesar,' the 1953 Joseph Mankiewicz classic film and the 2019 Phyllida Lloyd all-female cast based on the 2012 adaptation. We compare the two productions, touching on what we identify as high and low points in each, character relationships, and production.

Music

Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier; licensed from Jamendo

Remember the way | Mid-Air Machine; from Free Music Archive

Sound Effect

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Sources

• A Hidden Underground Chamber Has Been Found in The Palace of Emperor Nero : ScienceAlert
• Biography | Antony and Cleopatra's Legendary Love Story
• Marriage in ancient Rome had very little to do with love but was much more sinister - History Skills
• Julius Caesar: Allusions | SparkNotes
• Doux Reviews: Julius Caesar (1953)
• "Julius Caesar" (1953 Film) Review: A Timeless Classic of Political Intrigue