Tessa Swehla
Co-Host of Monkey Off My Backlog
Tessa watched Star Trek way too young, so of course she turned out to be an English PhD obsessed with sci-fi and fantasy. When she isn't writing, she hosts two podcasts: Monkey Off My Backlog and Nanny Ogg's Book Club. You can find her on Twitter, Letterboxd, and Storygraph @thebiparadox.
Tessa Swehla has hosted 184 Episodes.
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'The Last Jedi'
Episode | December 21st, 2022 | 1 hr 56 mins
bad robot, bb8, c3po, carrie fisher, chewbacca, daisy ridley, episode viii: the last jedi, films, finn, george lucas, han solo, harrison ford, holiday, holiday series, industrial light and magic, j.j. abrams, john boyega, kelly marie tran, kylo ren, leia organa, luke skywalker, mark hamill, oscar isaacs, princess leia, r2d2, rey, reylo, rose, star wars, the last jedi, the millennium falcon
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven of the 'Star Wars' films. In this episode, Jarret joins us to discuss why 'The Last Jedi' is a sci-fi classic.
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'The Force Awakens'
Episode | December 20th, 2022 | 2 hrs 9 mins
baby yoda, bad robot, bb8, boba fett luke skywalker, c3po, carrie fisher, chewbacca, daisy ridley, darksaber, din djarin, episode vii, episode vii: the force awakens, films, finn, george lucas, grogu, han solo, harrison ford, holiday, holiday series, industrial light and magic, j.j. abrams, john boyega, kevin j. anderson, kylo ren, leia organa, mark hamill, maz kanata, oscar isaacs, princess leia, r2d2, rey, reylo, secrets of the force awakens, star wars, the book of boba fett, the courtship of princess leia, the force awakens, the jedi academy, the mandalorian, the millennium falcon, the truce at bakura, thrawn, timothy zahn
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven of the 'Star Wars' films. In this episode, Lozy is back to tell us what he likes so much about 'The Force Awakens.'
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'Return of the Jedi'
Episode | December 19th, 2022 | 2 hrs 13 mins
anakin skywalker, billy dee williams, c3po, carrie fisher, chewbacca, chewy, emperor palpatine, empire of dreams darth vader, episode vi, episode vi: return of the jedi, films, george lucas, han solo, harrison ford, holiday, holiday series, industrial light and magic, james earl jones, lando calrissian, leia organa, luke skywalker, mark hamill, obi-wan kenobi, princess leia, r2d2, return of the jedi, star wars, the death star, the millennium falcon, yoda
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven of the 'Star Wars' films. In this episode, Elyse returns (get it?) to discuss the final installment of the original trilogy, 'Return of the Jedi.'
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'The Empire Strikes Back'
Episode | December 18th, 2022 | 2 hrs 5 mins
anakin skywalker, bea arthur, billy dee williams, boba fett, c3po, carrie fisher, chewbacca, cloud city, dagobah, darth vader, emperor palpatine, episode v, episode v: the empire strikes back, films, george lucas, han solo, harrison ford, holiday, holiday series, hoth, industrial light and magic, james earl jones, lando calrissian, leia organa, luke skywalker, mark hamill, mos eisley, obi-wan kenobi, princess leia, r2d2, star wars, the death star, the empire strikes back, the millennium falcon, the star wars holiday special, yoda
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven of the 'Star Wars' films. In this episode, Melissa joins us to tell us why 'The Empire Strikes Back' is a pretty good movie.' Oh, and we're going to talk about 'The Star Wars Holiday Special' as well.
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'Star Wars'
Episode | December 17th, 2022 | 2 hrs 15 mins
a new hope, alec guiness, anthony daniels, ben kenobi, c3po, carrie fisher, chewbacca, chewy, darth vader, episode iv: a new hope, films, george lucas, han solo, harrison ford, holiday, holiday series, industrial light and magic, james earl jones, kenny baker, leia organa, luke skywalker, mark hamill, obi-wan kenobi, princess leia, r2d2, star wars, tatooine, the death star, the millennium falcon
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven of the 'Star Wars' films. In this episode, Lozy joins the gang to talk about the film that started it all: 'Star Wars.'
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'Rogue One'
Episode | December 16th, 2022 | 1 hr 51 mins
a star wars story, ahsoka tano, alan tudyk, andor, ben mendelsohn, cassian andor, death star, diego luna, felicity jones, films, forest whitaker, gareth edwards, george lucas, guardians of the whills, holiday, holiday series, journal of the whills, k2so, mads mikkelsen, peter cushing, rebels, riz ahmed, rogue one, rogue one: a star wars story, saw gerrera, science fiction, space opera, space travel, star wars, the whills, time travel, tony gilroy
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven of the 'Star Wars' films. Today, Jack joins us to talk all things 'Rogue One.'
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'Solo'
Episode | December 15th, 2022 | 1 hr 36 mins
alden ehrenreich, crime film, donald glover, emilia clarke, films, george lucas, han solo, heist, holiday, holiday series, lando, lando calrissian, phoebe waller-bridge, qi'ra, ron howard, science fiction, solo, solo: a star wars story, space opera, space travel, star wars, the millennium falcon, woody harrelson
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven films of 'Star Wars.' It's time for 'Solo' with our Christmas elf Megan!
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'Revenge of the Sith'
Episode | December 14th, 2022 | 1 hr 49 mins
ahsoka tano, anakin skywalker, count dooku, darth maul, emperor palpatine, episode iii, episode iii: revenge of the sith, films, george lucas, holiday, holiday series, jar-jar binks, kamino, mace windu, mustafar, obi-wan kenobi, padme amidala, revenge of the sith, space opera, star wars, tatooine, the clone wars, yoda
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven films of 'Star Wars.' It's time for 'Revenge of the Sith' with podcast regular and silent producer Ryan.
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'Attack of the Clones'
Episode | December 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 52 mins
ahsoka tano, anakin skywalker, asajj ventress, attack of the clones, count dooku, darth maul, episode ii: attack of the clones, films, from puppets to pixels, george lucas, holiday, holiday series, jar-jar binks, kamino, mace windu, obi-wan kenobi, padme amidala, space opera, star wars, tatooine, the clone wars, the night sisters, yoda
On the second day of the 11 Days of Star Wars, Elyse is with us to talk about 'Attack of the Clones.' Plus 'The Clone Wars' and 'From Puppets to Pixels.'
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11 Days of Star Wars: 'The Phantom Menace'
Episode | December 12th, 2022 | 1 hr 49 mins
anakin skywalker, count dooku, darth maul, episode i: the phantom menace, films, george lucas, holiday, holiday series, jar-jar binks, mace windu, naboo, obi-wan kenobi, padme amidala, pod racing, qui gon jinn, space opera, star wars, tales of the jedi, tatooine, the beginning, the phantom menace, yoda
It's that time of year where Sam and Tessa tackle one of their favorite franchises for the holiday season! Join them this year as they watch all eleven films of 'Star Wars.' First film up is 'The Phantom Menace' with podcast regular Matt. Plus 'Tales of the Jedi' and 'The Beginning.'
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 24
Episode | December 9th, 2022 | 50 mins 24 secs
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "He's Our You" and "Whatever Happened, Happened."
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A Very Special MoMBl Christmas LIVE!
Episode | December 5th, 2022 | 1 hr 51 mins
a christmas carol, barbara stanwyck, charles dickens, christian bale, christmas, christmas in connecticut, claire danes, florence pugh, gonzo the great, greta gerwig, kermit, kirsten dunst, little women, louisa may alcott, michael caine, miss piggy, rizzo the rat, saoirse ronan, the muppet christmas carol, the muppets, timothee chalamet, winona ryder
In this very special Christmas episode, Elyse joins us to talk about 'Christmas in Connecticut,' 'The Muppet Christmas Carol,' and 'Little Women' (1994).
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 23
Episode | December 2nd, 2022 | 50 mins
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," "Lafleur," and "Namaste."
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Noirvember: The 21st Century
Episode | November 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 15 mins
21st century, before the devil knows you're dead, brick, drive, ethan hawke, film, film noir, joseph gordon levitt, neo-noir, nicolas winding refn, noirvember, philip seymour hoffman, rian johnson, ryan gosling, sidney lumet
For our last (for now) week of Noirvember, Jack joins us to discuss three neo-noir films of the 21st century: 'Drive,' 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead,' and 'Brick.'
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Noirvember: The 1990s
Episode | November 21st, 2022 | 2 hrs 17 mins
1990s, basic instinct, carl franklin, denzel washington, devil in a blue dress, don cheadle, elmore leonard, film, film noir, george clooney, jeanne tripplehorn, jennifer beals, jennifer lopez, karen sisco, michael doulas, neo-noir, noir, noirvember, out of sight, paul verhoeven, sharon stone, steven soderbergh, ving rhames, viola davis, walter mosley
For Noirvember Week 3, Matt is with us to talk about the connections between film noir and erotic thrillers as well as to discuss three 1990s noir films: 'Basic Instinct,' 'Devil in a Blue Dress,' and 'Out of Sight.'
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Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 22
Episode | November 18th, 2022 | 36 mins 29 secs
bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv
This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "This Place Is Death" and "316."