X Meets Y

In this episode, Jon and independent filmmaker Seb Godin (Lycanimator, Blood Rites of the Vampyre) make a werewolf western. They talk about manipulative drifters, revisionist lycanthropic lore, and and the best and worst movies in the Weird West subgenre.

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In this incredibly 80s episode, Jon and Jay make an action fantasy. They talk about pterodactyls with harpoon guns, the prevalence of snake people in 80s pop culture, and magic-fueled technology.

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In this episode, Jon and Jeff make a scifi horror movie. They discuss E.T.-related nightmares, the parasocial relationship between people and their pets, and the strange history of werecats in cinema. You might say it's pretty jellicle.

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In this special retrospective episode, Jon and Jeff reflect on another year of X Meets Y. They play a new improv minigame, talk about Jon's Top 5 favorite episodes of the show, and announce a mysterious new project.

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In this episode, Jon and author Anthony Wendel (Santa Claus Conquers Manos: The Hands of Fate, The Handbook for Surviving a Giant Monster Attack) make a Central American kaiju movie. Anthony advocates for flashbacks, Jon is always down for giant ants, and they both make deep cut references to movies no one has seen.

Buy Anthony's books! (https://www.amazon.com/Anthony-Wendel/e/B0762W1HPX)

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In this episode, Jon and Jeff make a metafictional horror fantasy. They talk about the grotesque aesthetic of 80s fantasy, the Spooky Space Kook, and the universal appeal of old monster movies.

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In this episode, Jon and Sam make a scifi-comedy. Jon sides with the villains, Sam brainstorms superpowers for sports stars, and both of them embrace the coming wave of 90s nostalgia.

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In this episode, Jon and Andrea make a time-loop fantasy. Andrea questions the three-act structure, Jon praises the island fantasy aesthetic, and they both repurpose RPG videogame mechanics into the Hero's Journey.

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In this episode, Jon and special guest independent filmmaker Seb Godin (Lycanimator, Blood Rites of the Vampyre) make a wilderness horror movie. They talk about Klaus Kinski, underrated Japanese monsters, and the importance of bleak endings.

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Start off the new year on the wrong foot with the weirdest episode of X Meets Y ever! Jon references Turbo-Teen, Jeff sings "Life is a Highway," and they both laugh gleefully while coming up with a character's tragic backstory.

(PLEASE NOTE: Repeatedly throughout this episode, Jeff and I refer to Mr. Miyagi as Chinese rather than Japanese, as well as conflate kung fu and karate. Sorry about that.)

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