Tessa Swehla

Ep. 62 - Easy Rider, Dark Side of the Moon, Final Fantasy III

Episode  |  August 9th, 2021  |  59 mins 14 secs

dark side of the moon, easy rider, famicom, final fantasy, final fantasy iii, jack nicholson, movies, music, pink floyd, square, square enix, video games

This week, Sam and Tessa discuss counterculture with 'Easy Rider' and 'Dark Side of the Moon,' and Andy talks about 'Final Fantasy III.'

Ep. 60 - Wong Kar Wai, Wreck-It Ralph, One Cut of the Dead

Episode  |  July 26th, 2021  |  52 mins 36 secs

Wong Kar-wai, the master film maker that did In the Mood for Love and Fallen Angels gets covered by both Sam and Tessa as they discuss what makes Wong Kar-wai special. Tessa gives a talk about Wreck-It Ralph and why she's a Fix-it Felix. Andy talks Japanese zombie comedy with One Cut of The Dead.

Ep. 58 - LOST, Final Fantasy XV, Quantum Break

Episode  |  July 12th, 2021  |  48 mins 10 secs

final fantasy, final fantasy xv, jj abrams, kingdom hearts, lost, quantum break, remedy, royal edition, square, square enix, tv, video games

Andy's back...just in time to hear Tessa talk about the first season of 'LOST'! Plus, Andy and Sam talk video games with 'Final Fantasy XV' and 'Quantum Break.'

Ep. 56 - The Problem with Apu, Shirley, Good Morning, Vietnam w/Elyse

Episode  |  June 28th, 2021  |  53 mins 6 secs

documentary, elisabeth moss, good morning vietnam, movies, murder she wrote, robin williams, shirley, the problem with apu, the simpsons

This week, we're joined by Elyse from 'Podwraiths,' who discusses the 2020 film 'Shirley.' Sam talks about 'The Problem with Apu,' and Tessa watches the classic Robin Williams film 'Good Morning, Vietnam.'

Ep. 55 - Pitch Black, The Last Witch Hunter, Girlfight w/Megan Spell

Episode  |  June 21st, 2021  |  41 mins 17 secs

f9, girlfight, michelle rodriguez, movies, pitch black, riddick, the chronicles of riddick, the fast & furious saga, the last witch hunter, vin diesel

This week, we're joined by friend of the podcast Megan Spell to get psyched for 'F9' by talking about the films 'Pitch Black,' 'The Last Witch Hunter,' and 'Girlfight.'

Ep. 54 - Station 19, Bugsnax, Becoming Bond

Episode  |  June 14th, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins

007, abc, becoming bond, bridgerton, bugsnax, george lazenby, grey's anatomy, james bond, netflix, ps5, shonda rhimes, station 19, tv, video games, young horses

This week, we're joined by once again by friend of the podcast Nigel to talk about the Young Horses' game 'Bugsnax.' Tessa catches up with 'Station 19,' and Sam watches the George Lazenby biopicdoc 'Becoming Bond.'

Ep. 53 - Space Jam, Mass Effect, Lucifer, w/Colby Waddell

Episode  |  June 7th, 2021  |  57 mins 55 secs

bugs bunny, looney tunes, lucifer, mass effect, michael jordan, movies, nba, neil gaiman, sandman, space jam, sports, tv, video games

This week, we're joined by Colby Waddell to talk 'Mass Effect,' sports, and anime. Also, Tessa is welcomed to the 'Space Jam,' and Sam gets acquainted with 'Lucifer.'

The Call-In Show! Plus Eurovision and a Summer Film Festival

Episode  |  May 31st, 2021  |  58 mins 30 secs

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This week, Sam and Tessa take your calls and tweets and provide pop culture recommendations. They also react to their first ever 'Eurovision' and preview their summer film festival.

Ep. 50 - Josie and the Pussycats, Bit, Fate/stay night

Episode  |  May 17th, 2021  |  44 mins

anime, archie comics, bit, fate/stay night, fate/stay night: heaven's feel i. presage flower, josie and the pussycats, movies, nicole maines, parker posey, riverdale, vampires

This week, Sam watches the cult classic 'Josie and the Pussycats,' Tessa gets her vampire on with 'Bit,' and Andy confuses us all with 'Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower.'

Ep. 47 - Star Trek: TOS, If I Was Your Girl, and Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

Episode  |  April 26th, 2021  |  55 mins 11 secs

adolescent literature, anime, books, gankutsuou, gankutsuou: the count of monte cristo, if i was your girl, star treak: the original series, star trek, the count of monte cristo, tv, yal, young adult literature

This week, Sam finally watches season 1 of 'Star Trek: The Original Series.' Tessa reads 'If I Was Your Girl,' a young adult novel about a trans girl coming of age in the South, and Andy tells us all about 'Gankutsuou,' an anime adaptation of 'The Count of Monte Cristo.'

Ep. 44 - Mamma Mia!, Metropolis, Attack on Titan

Episode  |  April 5th, 2021  |  39 mins 5 secs

abba, academy awards, amanda seyfried, anime, attack on titan, bill & ted face the music, da 5 bloods, delroy lindo, fritz lang, mamma mia, meryl streep, metropolis, movies, music, oscar snubs, palm springs, silent film, sonic the hedgehog, spike lee, the invisible man

This week, Sam talks music with the film adaptation of the ABBA musical 'Mamma Mia!,' Tessa goes silent with Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis,' and Andy agonizes his way through 'Attack on Titan.' We also have thoughts about Oscar snubs.

Kaiju Fight! Godzilla, Kong, and More!

Episode  |  March 29th, 2021  |  1 hr 6 mins

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Kaiju Fight! Tessa and Andy are joined by Ariel Rada to talk kaiju movies they've crossed of their backlog as well as some of their favorite kaiju movies in anticipation of 'Godzilla vs. Kong.'

Ep. 41 - Atlanta, Devs, Arctic Monkeys, Purple Rain w/James

Episode  |  March 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 6 mins

alex garland, arctic monkeys, atlanta, dev, donald glover, fx, movies, music, prince, purple rain, tv

Nigel is back! This week we discuss Donald Glover's 'Atlanta,' Alex Garland's FX/Hulu series 'Devs,' English rock band Arctic Monkeys, and Prince's 'Purple Rain.'

Ep. 38 - Hannibal, A View to a Kill, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl-Senpai

Episode  |  February 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 46 secs

We talk about Bryan Fuller's Hannibal TV show, We discuss Joss Whedon, We talk about the oldest James Bond, and We Dream of Bunny Girls. . . senpai!

90s Action Movies

Episode  |  December 28th, 2020  |  50 mins 27 secs

brian de palma, bruce willis, con air, die hard 3, die hard with a vengeance, ed harris, emilio estevez, face/off, jerry bruckheimer, john malkovich, john travolta, john woo, jon voigt, kathryn bigelow, keanu reeves, michael bay, mission: impossible, movies, nicolas cage, patrick swayze, point break, samuel l. jackson, sean connery, steve buscemi, the rock, tom cruise, ving rhames

It's time for Tessa and Sam's Annual Movie Marathon: 90s Action Movie Edition. Sam forces Tessa and Andy to watch and unironically appreciate six classic action movies from the 90s IN ONE DAY: 'Point Break,' 'Die Hard 3,' 'Mission: Impossible,' 'The Rock,' 'Con Air,' and 'Face/Off.'

9 Days of Fast & Furious: Series Wrap-Up

Episode  |  December 25th, 2020  |  29 mins 53 secs

fast & furious, movies

It's Christmas Day, and Sam, Tessa, and Megan are back with one more chat about the 'Fast & Furious' franchise. Merry Christmas!