Monkey Off My Backlog

Son of Spooktober: Creature Features

Episode  |  October 10th, 2022  |  1 hr 50 mins

bae doon, bong joon-ho, creature from the black lagoon, godzilla, john carpenter, kaijus, kurt russell, shin godzilla, spooktober, the host, the thing, universal horror

Tessa and Sam are joined by Melissa to talk about creatures--from the Black Lagoon ('Creature from the Black Lagoon'), from Outer Space ('The Thing'), and from...dusty formaldehyde bottles ('The Host')?

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 22

Episode  |  October 7th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

crusher, data, klingons, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

Son of Spooktober: Meta-Horror

Episode  |  October 3rd, 2022  |  1 hr 13 mins

halloween, horror film, horror movie, kevin williamson, nightmare on elm street, scary movie, sci-fi film, sci-fi horror, scream, shock horror, slasher, spooktober, spooky movie, the faculty, wes craven

Tessa and Sam are joined by former host Andy to talk about meta-horror, specifically works of meta-horror created by Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson: 'Wes Craven's The New Nightmare,' 'The Faculty,' and 'Scream.'

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 21

Episode  |  September 30th, 2022  |  57 mins 37 secs

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

Pop Culture for When You're Feeling Down

Episode  |  September 26th, 2022  |  53 mins 51 secs

about a boy, burn notice, emma stone, high fidelity, hilarie burton, jonah hill, maniac, matt bomer, nick hornby, psych, white collar

This week, we're talking about pop culture we were told we should watch when we're feeling down. But we didn't...because you're not the boss of us. Tessa finally starts watching 'Maniac,' Sam picks back up on 'White Collar,' and Andy reads 'High Fidelity.'

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 20

Episode  |  September 23rd, 2022  |  54 mins 27 secs

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

Ep. 117 - The Afterparty, Fire Island, Jurassic World Dominion

Episode  |  September 19th, 2022  |  57 mins 29 secs

Andy talks the Afterparty and Tessa talks the queer Jane Austen adaptation Fire Island. Sam discusses Dinosours.

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 19

Episode  |  September 16th, 2022  |  57 mins 58 secs

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

Elyse Assigns! Holiday, One, Two, Three, Time After Time

Episode  |  September 12th, 2022  |  1 hr 36 mins

billy wilder, cary grant, dark comedy, george cukor, h. g. wells, holiday, jack the ripper, james cagney, katherine hepburn, malcolm mcdowell, mary steenburgen, nicholas meyer, one two three, problem film, screwball comedy, time after time, time travel

It's time for Elyse Assigns! Elyse assigns us three of their favorite films from their childhood: 'Holiday,' 'One, Two, Three,' and 'Time After Time.'

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 18

Episode  |  September 9th, 2022  |  50 mins 20 secs

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 17

Episode  |  September 2nd, 2022  |  1 hr 3 mins

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

The Hugo Awards! Part 3 (Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, Best Novella, and Best Novel)

Episode  |  August 31st, 2022  |  1 hr 12 mins

a desolation called peace, across green grass fields, andy weir, arcane, arkady martine, becky chambers, book club, books, for all mankind, hugo awards, light from uncommon stars, loki, marvel, project hail mary, reading, ryka aoiki, seanan mcguire, she who became the sun, shelley parker-chan, star trek, star trek: lower decks, the expanse, the hugo awards, the martian, the wheel of time, tv, tv show

Join Sam, Tessa, and Lozy as they run down this year's Hugo Awards nominees! In the final part of this series, we break down down the nominations for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form, Best Novella, and Best Novel.

The Hugo Awards! Part 2 (Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Best Novelette)

Episode  |  August 30th, 2022  |  1 hr 6 mins

a snake falls to earth, book club, books, caroline m. yoachim, catherynne m. valente, chaos on catnet, charlie jane anders, darcie little badger, david lowery, denis villeneuve, dev patel, dune, encanto, fran wilde, hugo awards, iron widow, john wiswell, jordan ifueko, marvel, naomi kritzer, naomi novik, oghenechovwe donald ekpeki, reading, redemptor, shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings, space sweepers, suzanne palmer, the green knight, the hugo awards, the last graduate, victories greater than death, wandavision, xiran jay zhao

Join Sam, Tessa, and Lozy as they run down this year's Hugo Awards nominees! In part two of this series, we break down down the nominations for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Best Novelette.

The Hugo Awards! Part 1 (Best Graphic Story or Comic and Best Short Story)

Episode  |  August 29th, 2022  |  59 mins 27 secs

alix e. harrow, blue neustifter, book club, books, catherynne m. valente, comics, die, far sector, graphic novels, hugo awards, josé pablo iriarte, kieron gillen, lore olympus, majorie liu, monstress, mr. death, n.k. jemisen, once and future, proof by induction, rachel smythe, reading, sarah pinsker, seanan mcquire, short stories, strange adventures, tangles, the hugo awards, the sin of america, tom king

Join Sam, Tessa, and Lozy as they run down this year's Hugo Awards nominees! Today, we'll begin breaking down the nominations for Best Graphic Story or Comic and Best Short Story.

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 16

Episode  |  August 26th, 2022  |  48 mins 26 secs

crusher, data, la forge, picard, recap, riker, star trek, star trek: the next generation, the next generation, tng, troi, tv, worf

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek: The Next Generation

James Van Der Beek! (Dawson's Creek, Varsity Blues, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23)

Episode  |  August 22nd, 2022  |  1 hr 40 mins

dawson's creek, don't trust the b---- in apartment 23, james van der beek, kevin williamson, krysten ritter, varsity blues

Lozy joins Tessa and Sam to talk about three works of pop culture that just so happen to all feature James Van Der Beek. Why? Because we can!