Monkey Off My Backlog

Andy Assigns: Anime Rom-Coms

Episode  |  June 6th, 2022  |  56 mins 15 secs

Andy assigns Tessa, Loz, and Elyse some anime rom coms to watch - Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Kaguya-Sama Love is War, Horimiya, and My Dress Up Darling

Ep. 102 - Connections, Zero Escape 9 Persons, 9 Hours, 9 Doors, Monster Prom

Episode  |  May 30th, 2022  |  46 mins 11 secs

Andy sits down with Joe again to chat about Connections the 70s BBC educatational series about systems! Andy talks about Japanese Visual Novel and Fever Dream Zero Escape: 999, and then we talk about Monster Prom.

Ep. 101 - Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, In The Mouth of Madness, Cosmic Horror Vol 2 WITH TOREN!

Episode  |  May 23rd, 2022  |  45 mins 18 secs

Andy joins Toren Atkinson, lead singer of Darkest of the Hillside Thickets in discussing the 1972 classic action film series Lone Wolf and Cub. We also talk Sam Neil in John Carpenter's In The Mouth of Madness and talk cosmic horror

Nigel Assigns! The Mountain Goats, Help! I'm a Fish, Bridge of Clay

Episode  |  May 9th, 2022  |  1 hr 23 mins

albums, animated, book, books, bridge of clay, film, help! i'm a fish, literary fiction, markus zuzak, music, tallahassee, the mountain goats, zopilote machine

In our first ever guest hosted episode, Nigel assigns each host pop culture content that is important to her: The Mountain Goats, 'Help! I'm a Fish,' and 'Bridge of Clay.'

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 15 (A Pod-wraiths Takeover)

Episode  |  April 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 36 mins

anton yelchin, chris pine, film, idris elba, john cho, justin lin, karl urban, kelvinverse, kirk, leonard nimoy, mccoy, movie, recap, shohreh aghdashloo, simon pegg, spock, star trek, star trek beyond, the original series, tos, zachary quinto, zoe saldana

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 15 (A Pod-wraiths Takeover)

Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years, Part 1

Episode  |  April 25th, 2022  |  1 hr 20 mins

frank ocean, kendrick lamar, music, pitchfork, sufjan stevens, tame impala, the strokes, vaporwave

Sam and Tessa are joined by friend of the pod Jarret to break down Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years. Turns out we're not through with vaporwave just yet!

Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years, Part 2

Episode  |  April 25th, 2022  |  1 hr 45 mins

fiona apple, madvillain, music, neutral milk hotel, pitchfork, radiohead

Sam and Tessa are joined by friend of the pod Lozy to break down Pitchfork's 200 Best Albums of the Last 25 Years. Why do so many people hate joy?

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 14

Episode  |  April 21st, 2022  |  52 mins 46 secs

alice eve, anton yelchin, benedict cumberbatch, captain pike, chris pine, eric bana, film, jj abrams, john cho, karl urban, khan, khan noonien singh, kirk, leonard nimoy, mccoy, movie, pike, recap, simon pegg, spock, star trek, star trek: into darkness, the original series, tos, zachary quinto, zoe saldana

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 14

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 13

Episode  |  April 15th, 2022  |  57 mins 25 secs

anton yelchin, captain pike, chris pine, eric bana, film, jj abrams, john cho, karl urban, kirk, leonard nimoy, mccoy, movie, pike, recap, simon pegg, spock, star trek, the original series, tos, zachary quinto, zoe saldana

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 13

Alfred Hitchcock

Episode  |  April 11th, 2022  |  1 hr 22 mins

alfred hitchcock, alma reville, cinema, family plot, film podcast, filmmaking, films, grace kelly, hitchcock, horror, jimmy stewart, rear window, sabotage, the master of suspense, thriller

This week, Tessa and Sam are joined by Matt to discuss films from three different eras of the Master of Suspense: 'Sabotage' (1936), 'Rear Window,' and 'Family Plot.'

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 12

Episode  |  April 8th, 2022  |  54 mins 19 secs

deforest kelley, film, george takei, james doohan, kirk, klingons, leonard nimoy, mccoy, movie, nichelle nichols, recap, spock, star trek, star trek vi, star trek vi: the undiscovered country, the original series, the undiscovered country, tos, walter koenig, william shatner

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 12

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 11

Episode  |  March 31st, 2022  |  46 mins 58 secs

deforest kelley, film, george takei, james doohan, kirk, leonard nimoy, mccoy, movie, nichelle nichols, recap, spock, star trek, star trek v, star trek v: the final frontier, the final frontier, the original series, tos, walter koenig, william shatner

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 11

Video Games

Episode  |  March 28th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

Playstation 5 and Nintendo Switch game time! We play Ghost of Tsushima, The amazing Hades, and Don't Starve!

Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 10

Episode  |  March 24th, 2022  |  45 mins 54 secs

deforest kelley, film, george takei, humpback whales, james doohan, kirk, leonard nimoy, mccoy, movie, nichelle nichols, recap, spock, star trek, star trek iv: the voyage home, the original series, the voyage home, time travel, tos, walter koenig, whales, william shatner

A podcast devoted to Sam watching Star Trek.

Oscar! Part 4 (Everything Else)

Episode  |  March 23rd, 2022  |  50 mins 14 secs

In the final part of our Academy Award discussion, Sam, Tessa, Megan, and Jack take you through all of the remaining awards.

Oscar! Part 3 (Acting)

Episode  |  March 21st, 2022  |  50 mins 7 secs

aaron sorkin, andrew garfield, being the ricardos, coda, denzel washington, j.k. simmons, javier bardem, jessica chastain, joel coen, jonathan larson, kristen stewart, lucille ball, macbeth, nicole kidman, olivia colman, penelope cruz, rent, the eyes of tammy faye, the lost daughter, the power of the dog, tick tick boom, troy kotsur

Sam, Tessa, Megan, and Jack are back to take you through the four acting categories for this year's Academy Awards.