What Max and Connor Did on Their Podcast

Hans the Human returns to talk with Max and Connor about making ghosts and how to scare them away. Max and Connor also talk about the different kinds of laughter in movie theaters, Connor tells Max about the video game World of Horror, and they both discuss memories of Connor's first car.

Boo! On this Halloween-themed episode Max and Connor discuss their pure and unironic love of Hubie Halloween, Connor's experience playing Phasmophobia, and their favorite movies to watch on Halloween. They also discuss the pitfalls of the theatrical experience and their favorite childhood Halloween costumes. (Content warning: From 61:01-70:00 Max and Connor discuss real animal death on film. It's not a graphic discussion per se but we feel it's important to give everyone a heads up in regards to that particular conservation.)

Max and Connor return! Connor justifies getting another CRT TV and Max talks about watching Satantango. Connor also tells Max about his experience watching jingoistic Superman cartoons, and they both discuss engaging with problematic cinema. Max and Connor also re-explore the failings of American history education and learning about American atrocities through popular media. Finally, Max reads a beautiful poem.

Max and Connor welcome special guest Aaron to the podcast! Again! This triumphant trio recorded a great episode 8, but it was unfortunately cursed and 66.6% of the audio disappeared. Whoops! That episode may be somewhat available someday, but for now: this! Max, Connor, and Aaron discuss the cult horror web series Petscop, Shakespeare, the new documentary This is Paris, and much more! You can read Aaron's essay on Petscop here. Stay on the lookout for his non-fiction piece "Nothing On It" which will be published in the new Taco Bell Quarterly on September 29th!

This week Max tries out new subtitles for the episode, Max and Connor talk about naked forks, Connor demonstrates Na'vi sex for Max and discusses hearing Swede Harvey's shocking revelations from Episode 4. (swedeharvey.bandcamp.com) They also discuss Hypnospace Outlaw, Carnival of Souls, their problem with Rifftrax, Pinball Summer, and Stone Cold, Finally, they talk about Twin Peaks: The Return, their complicated relationship with cop movies, and systemic racism.

If you're wondering what the heck happened to episode five, stay tuned til the end of the episode for the thrilling explanation! On this week's episode, Connor tries out new podcast intros and snaps open a Snapple. Max tells Connor about Bacurau and they discuss the psychology of watching TV versus movies. They also discuss Zodiac, immersive theater experiences, and the time Max saw Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part Two with a large crowd of fans, Swede Harvey returns to talk with Max about the Final Destination films, The X-Files, the strong sexuality of Robert Pattinson in the new Batman trailer, and how he'd be a perfect fit for The Crow. Max and Connor also discuss punching ghosts, the wonderful community surrounding blaseball, getting political in elementary school, how Connor unknowingly quoted Roger Ebert, and ideas for other podcasts. The outro music this week is by Swede Harvey. You can check out more of his music at swedeharvey.bandcamp.com, It sure is something.

Max and Connor are a day late and several dollars short, but that's not gonna stop them from talking about Teenage Jesus, neighborhood kids, expiration dates, crying at the movies, and avoiding trailers. Swede Harvey also stops by the podcast to impart a shocking revelation about Connor. Finally, Max and Connor have a serious discussion about the unconscionable business practices of the Alamo Drafthouse and why you shouldn't be watching movies in a theater.

Max and Connor return to discuss not releasing The True Two, Battle Royale and expectations for genre films, getting their Patreon account disabled, and the hit Travel Channel show The Dead Files. They also welcome their first scheduled guest, paranormal expert and experiencer Hansel “Hans the Human” Humanowskowitz. Finally, Connor shares a shocking revelation on another episode of TV Talk! You don't wanna miss it!

Max and Connor return to unfringe some topics from Episode One. They discuss ghosts, Stephen King, and whether robots should have skin or not. Also, a very special guest wanders into Max and Connor HQ! Connor starts talking about blaseball at 52:03 and pretty much doesn't stop until the end of the episode. If you were to stop listening there, he would understand and forgive you. P.S. This episode is called "The True Two" for reasons that will become clear in Episode Three. Stay tuned...for mystery!

Beware: this premiere episode contains spoilers that are potentially non-spoilers for the film Memento and the television series Game of Thrones. Max and Connor DEFINITELY spoil the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers and A Nightmare on Elm Street. They discuss and/or mention Noroi: The Curse, She Dies Tomorrow (available on VOD Friday August 5th [not sponsored]), Night of the Living Dead, and Shirley, but they don't come anywhere close to spoiling those movies. Max and Connor also discuss mortality, Catholicism, unlearning, America, motel life, audience behavior and expectations at the drive-in, the Windows 98 Microsoft Entertainment Pack: The Puzzle Collection, ghosts, determinism, CRT TVs, and much more. I forget a lot of it. I'd have to go back and listen to the episode again.