Are you ready for this? I'm not sure we were! Sam, Tessa, and Jarret talk about the Icelandic treasure that is Björk. We talked about several of her albums: Debut, . All is full of love!
\n\n16:00 - Debut
\n25:08 - Homogenic
\n47:30 - Vespertine
\n1:11:14 - Biophilia
\n1:29:00 - Utopia
Jarret's YouTube Björk Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6O8R1id6scdxHLL8sC8meHCikCZKoSfe
\nJoin our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
Elyse joins us to discuss what they read for the April book club prompt.
\n\n00:00 - Book challenge updates from MoMBl regulars and listeners
\n\nThe April Prompt: Read a book written by a comedian, fiction or non-fiction.
\n\n00:05:27 - Elyse talks about Just One More Thing: Stories from My Life
\n00:19:52 - Sam talks about Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation
\n00:40:47 - Tessa talks about Please Don't Sit On My Bed in Your Outside Clothes
\n00:58:20 - The Romance Reading Sub-Challenge: Mistakes Were Made and Immortality
Homework for the Bjork episode, courtesy of Jarret: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6O8R1id6scdxHLL8sC8meHCikCZKoSfe
\nJoin our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
We finally did it...we made an entire episode about four of Paul Verhoeven's films. Matt joins us as we talk through Robocop, 'Showgirls, Starship Troopers, and Elle.
\n\n08:40 - Robocop
\n38:00 - Showgirls
\n1:07:03 - Starship Troopers
\n1:32:00 - Elle
In episode 25 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Sam and Tessa discuss the TNG season 2 premiere "The Child" and "Where Silence Has Lease."
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\n\n00:00:41 - What was our previous history/knowledge with The Expanse?
\n00:12:20 - Character run-down
\n00:48:13 - Major themes
\n01:10:49 - The state of TV production today
Join our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
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\n\n02:23 - Holiday Cheer!
\n12:53 - Tessa, Sam, and Megan talk about the film.
\n45:08 - Fast Facts and Furious Stats
Sam and Tessa are off the next three weeks, so they decided to bring you three of their favorite retro episodes. To get you hyped for our upcoming Verhoeven episode with Matt, here is our Camp episode from last year for a refresher course on the camp aesthetic.
\n\n3:18 - What is camp?
\n14:42 - Barbarella
\n36:50 - Camp icons
\n42:43 - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
\n01:00:00 - Is camp over?
\n1:07:11 - Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again:
In the second part of our conversation about the 2023 Academy Awards, our producer Ryan joins us to talk about three films that were snubbed: Decision to Leave, Nope, and The Woman King.
\n\n00:00 - What is a snub? The Academy Awards and snubs
\n11:09 - The rules for nominating the Best International Feature Film catagory
\n19:14 - Decision to Leave
\n40:22 - Nope
\n1:24:11 - The Woman King
Join our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
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\n\n02:30: Initial thoughts about the nominee field this year
\n09:09: Triangle of Sadness and Avatar
\n20:54: Best Animated Feature
\n27:40: All Quiet on the Western Front and The Banshees of Inisherin
\n41:00: Best International Feature
\n48:43: Elvis and Everything Everywhere All at Once
\n1:06:30: Best Acting - Men
\n1:18:14: The Fabelmans and Tar
\n1:32:50: Best Acting - Women
\n1:42:57: Top Gun and Women Talking
\n1:57:08: Best Documentary
\n2:06:11: Final Thoughts
Join our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
","summary":"MoMBl goes back to Oscars! Our Academy Award correspondents, Jack and Megan, are back with us to talk about the nominees for the 2023 edition of the Academy Awards.","date_published":"2023-03-06T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/bd74256b-b147-4ee0-ae10-0fd77dc2c67c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":97795034,"duration_in_seconds":8149}]},{"id":"94301dd7-d1f9-4481-bc14-c1ada71d70c4","title":"Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 26","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/lost-26","content_text":"This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes \"The Variable\" and \"Follow the Leader.\"","content_html":"This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "The Variable" and "Follow the Leader."
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\n\n00:00 - Book challenge updates from MoMBl regulars and listeners
\n\nThe February Prompt: Read a book about filmmaking of film history.
\n\n00: 9:56 - Matt talks about Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N Roll Generation Saved Hollywood.
\n00:45: 18 - Sam talks about Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War.
\n01:03:30 - Tessa talks about Hollywood Harmony: Musical Wonder and the Sound of Cinema.
The March Prompt: Read a book that takes place over the course of fifty or more years.
\n\n01:13:35 - The Romance Reading Sub-Challenge: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center, Souless by Gail Carriger, and The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin.
\n\nElyse's link for all the films mentioned in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: https://letterboxd.com/chicken__tendi/list/easy-riders-raging-bulls-filmography-1967/
\n\nJoin our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
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","summary":"This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes \"Dead Is Dead\" and \"Some Like It Hoth.\"","date_published":"2023-02-24T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/573edaa0-20d9-4871-b387-684b86a1c928.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":40844434,"duration_in_seconds":3403}]},{"id":"23f9dc83-b7ae-44fd-a099-dc0ace37a749","title":"The 2023 Grammy Awards","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/grammys-2023","content_text":"Tessa and Sam are here to talk about the nominees (and winners) for the 2023 Grammy Awards. We listened to a lot of music this week, and Jarret, Ryan, and Melissa all popped in to help us out.\n\n00:52 - Do the Grammys matter? Was Beyoncé robbed?\n11:10 - ABBA, Adele, and Best New Artist\n30:52 - Best Rock Categories\n48:33 - Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige\n56:24 - Best Pop Categories\n1:02:15 - Coldplay, Doja Cat, DJ Khaled\n1:07:07 - Best Alternative Categories\n1:13:37 - Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Bonnie Raitt \n1:20:22 - Best R&B and Country Categories\n1:33:19 - Taylor Swift and Harry Styles\n\nhttps://music.apple.com/us/playlist/grammys-2023/pl.u-38oWj1gsBj6ex\n\nhttps://sdz.sh/jm8u5A/spotify","content_html":"Tessa and Sam are here to talk about the nominees (and winners) for the 2023 Grammy Awards. We listened to a lot of music this week, and Jarret, Ryan, and Melissa all popped in to help us out.
\n\n00:52 - Do the Grammys matter? Was Beyoncé robbed?
\n11:10 - ABBA, Adele, and Best New Artist
\n30:52 - Best Rock Categories
\n48:33 - Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige
\n56:24 - Best Pop Categories
\n1:02:15 - Coldplay, Doja Cat, DJ Khaled
\n1:07:07 - Best Alternative Categories
\n1:13:37 - Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Bonnie Raitt
\n1:20:22 - Best R&B and Country Categories
\n1:33:19 - Taylor Swift and Harry Styles
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/grammys-2023/pl.u-38oWj1gsBj6ex
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\n\n00:00:00 - Spike Lee and our history with his films
\n00:17:19 - Do the Right Thing
\n00:53:50 - Unofficial Delroy Lindo appreciation segment
\n00:59:56 - Crooklyn
\n01:33:21 - Clockers
Join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/BHkfcnNUwV.
","summary":"Ryan joins us again to talk about the one of the great directors of the last forty years: Spike Lee. We discuss three of his early films: 'Do the Right Thing,' 'Crooklyn,' and 'Clockers.'","date_published":"2023-02-13T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/874c0f1a-dbc0-4145-a61e-0d54505f3d52.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":103123700,"duration_in_seconds":8593}]},{"id":"fee4447e-8590-4593-9b69-10719a9f228e","title":"The Last of Us","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/last-of-us","content_text":"Colby returns to talk with us about The Last of Us--the video game and the HBO adaptation starring Pedro Pascal!\n\n01:06 - Catching up with Colby\n07:37 - What kinds of video games we like to play\n16:38 - Video game difficulty and gameplay styles\n27:40 - The Last of Us (the game, but also the show, but also the zombie horror/survival genre and other things)\n54:30 - The Last of Us (the show, but also the game, but also the zombie horror/survival genre and other things)\n\nNo spoilers in the episode for anything beyond what happens in the game or show beyond Episode 2 of the adaptation. cw: police violence\n\nAlso, we were struck by a case of the dreaded audio issues this week.","content_html":"Colby returns to talk with us about The Last of Us--the video game and the HBO adaptation starring Pedro Pascal!
\n\n01:06 - Catching up with Colby
\n07:37 - What kinds of video games we like to play
\n16:38 - Video game difficulty and gameplay styles
\n27:40 - The Last of Us (the game, but also the show, but also the zombie horror/survival genre and other things)
\n54:30 - The Last of Us (the show, but also the game, but also the zombie horror/survival genre and other things)
No spoilers in the episode for anything beyond what happens in the game or show beyond Episode 2 of the adaptation. cw: police violence
\n\nAlso, we were struck by a case of the dreaded audio issues this week.
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\n06:30 - Things we've learned during the first month of the challenge
The January Prompt: Read a book you've been meaning to read for a long time.
\n\n10:30 - January picks from Melissa (Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer), Elyse (Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn), Jack (Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon), and Lozy (Raw Spirit by Iain Banks).
\n17:38 - Ryan talks about The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
\n34:15 - Tessa talks about The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
\n55:01 - Sam talks about Shatterpoint by Matthew Stover (as well as Heir to the Empire and the Star Wars Essential Legends Collection
The February Prompt: Read a book about filmmaking of film history.
\n\n1:15:33 - The Romance Reading Sub-Challenge: Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, A Duke, The Lady, and the Baby by Vanessa Riley
\nAuthentic Books: https://www.authenticbooks.com/
Join our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
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\n\n00:02:19 - Our history with '90s British girl groups
\n00:06:47 - What are the characteristics of a '90s British girl group?
\n00:14:10 - Why do ppl look down on manufactured groups/bands?
\n00:24:44 - More on the characteristics of a 90s British girl group
\n00:39:40 - Spice Girls
\n01:02:36 - All Saints
\n01:17:29 - Sugababes
\n01:27:37 - Other notable British girl groups of the '90s.
Apple Music '90s British Girl Group playlist: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/britpop/pl.u-11zB96Bh1BW5r
\nYou Tube '90s British Girl Group playlist: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN4_pato6BwmDlNDOGHYy7h59yOTeZqtz&feature=share
Join our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
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Join our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
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Join our discord community here: https://t.co/VXKe87hY6g
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\n\n00:00:59 - Holidays in the After Times
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\n\n00:01:00 - Holidays in the After Times
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\n01:42:50 - Meanwhile, Somewhere that Isn't Tatooine...Empire of Dreams
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\n01:42:45 - Max Rebo's Retcon Corner
\n01:49:56 - The Light(er) Side of the Force
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\n3:32 - Is Rogue One: A Star Wars Story good?
\n15:47 - But really, is it good? Deep Dive into Rogue One
\n01:12:00 - Meanwhile, Somewhere that Isn't Tatooine...Andor, Rebels
\n01:35:40 - Max Rebo's Retcon Corner
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\n1:42:40 - The Light(er) Side of the Force
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\n\n1:20 - Holidays in the After Times
\n6:07 - Is Episode II: Attack of the Clones good?
\n15:40 - But really, is it good? Deep Dive into Attack of the Clones
\n1:19:36 - Meanwhile, Somewhere that Isn't Tatooine...The Clone Wars and From Puppets to Pixels
\n1:36:54 - Max Rebo's Retcon Corner
\n1:39:38 - The Light(er) Side of the Force
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\n\n3:30 - The enduring popularity of Christmas movies
\n11:21 - Christmas in Connecticut
\n35:15 - What makes a movie a Christmas movie?
\n46:00 - The Muppet Christmas Carol
\n1:10:20 - Our favorite Christmas movie
\n1:20:30 - Little Women
This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham," "Lafleur," and "Namaste."
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\n\n01:00 - 21st century noir
\n12:17 - Drive
\n34:30 - Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
\n47:22 - What do we want noir to look like in the future
\n57:10 - Brick
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.
\n\n3:52 - Noir in the 90s
\n19:00 - Basic Instinct
\n1:09:00 - Devil in a Blue Dress
\n1:38:47 - Elmore Leonard
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This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "This Place Is Death" and "316."
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\n\n3:20 - What is neo-noir?
\n14:21 - Blood Simple
\n31:16 - Neo-noir tropes and aesthetics
\n38:50 - Body Double
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This week, we're talking about season 5 episodes "Jughead" and "The Little Prince."
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\n\n1:30 - What is film noir?
\n19:36 - Double Indemnity
\n42:00 - 1940s noir tropes
\n52:58 - Laura
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We're back to talk about Season 5! This week, we're talking about two-part premiere, "Because You Left" and "The Lie."
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\n\n3:40 - Anne Rice and her legacy in vampire and horror fiction
\n18:04 - Interview with the Vampire (novel)
\n41:46 - Interview with the Vampire (AMC series)
\n1:09:34 - The Witching Hour (first novel of the Mayfair Witches trilogy)
\n1:28:10 - How well has Anne Rice's works aged? Do we think that the AMC shows will eventually crossover?
Tessa and Sam are by former host Andy to talk about three TV shows that bring Spooktober to the small screen: Evil, The Vampire Diaries, and Scream.
\n\n2:15 - What is horror TV, anyway?
\n7:50 - The Vampire Diaries
\n31:06 - Big names in horror TV
\n40:32 - Scream
\n49:40 - Evil
\n1:30:43 - The Mummy (1959)
In episode 24 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Sam and Tessa discuss the TNG episode "Conspiracy" and the season 1 finale "The Neutral Zone." Plus, Lower Decks and the season 2 finale of Picard.
\n\nJoin us next week for Tessa Watches Lost: Tessa watches the first two episodes of season 5 of Lost.
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\n\n1:55 - Introduction to Hammer Horror
\n12:57 - The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
\n44:31 - Universal v Hammer
\n52:02 - The Horror of Dracula (1958)
\n1:20:05 - The beautiful friendship of Lee and Cushing
\n1:30:43 - The Mummy (1959)
In episode 23 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Sam and Tessa discuss the TNG episodes "Skin of Evil" and "We'll Always Have Paris."
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\n\n2:30 - Intro to Creature Features and Universal Horror
\n14:08 - Creature from the Black Lagoon
\n42:15 - A Brief History of Creatures Features
\n47:38 - The Thing
\n1:09:19 - The Host (and a short discussion of kaijus)
In episode 22 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Sam and Tessa discuss the TNG episodes "Heart of Glory" and "Symbiosis."
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\n\n1:53 - What is meta-horror?
\n8:31 - Wes Craven's New Nightmare
\n26:03 - Wes Craven and shock horror
\n31:31 - The Faculty
\n47:44 - Kevin Williamson and teen drama
\n54:36 - Scream and Scream 2
In episode 21 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Sam and Tessa discuss the TNG episodes "When the Bough Breaks" and "Home Soil."
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\n\nWe're also saying goodbye to Andy, one of the founders and original hosts of MoMBl. We wish him well on his dreams of dissertation completion and being his daughter's favorite father.
\n\n2:37 - Maniac
\n16:30 - White Collar
\n33:40 - High Fidelity
In episode 20 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Sam and Tessa discuss the TNG episodes "Datalore" and "11001001."
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\n\n1:43 - Holiday
\n30:51 - One, Two, Three
\n56:16 - Time After Time
In episode 18 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Sam and Tessa discuss the TNG episodes "The Naked Now" and "Where No One Has Gone Before."
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\n\n00:00 - Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
\n37:56 - Best Novella
\n48:40 - Best Novel
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.
\n\n00:00 - Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
\n32:52 - the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
\n58:45 - Best Novelette
Come back on Wednesday for the conclusion of our three part series on the Hugo Awards nominees!
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\n\n2:41 - Why accept this challenge to read more Hugo Awards nominees?
\n12:42 - Best Graphic Story or Comic
\n36:07 - Best Short Story
Come back on Tuesday for the next part of our discussion!
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\n\n8:00 - Dawson's Creek
\n48:04 - Varsity Blues
\n1:04:53 - Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23
This week, Tessa and Sam make each other watch some childhood favorites, including The Flight of the Navigator, Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Seahawk, The Wizard.
\n\n2:04 - What is a childhood favorite?
\n16:24 - The Flight of the Navigator
\n31:44 - Nostalgia and its dangers
\n36:59 - Captain Blood
\n50:35 - The Adventures of Robin Hood
\n59:08 - The Seahawk
\n1:10:49 - How to introduce someone to a childhood favorite
\n1:15:36 - The Wizard
This week, we're talking about the finale of Season 4, "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 and 3."
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\n\nBe sure to listen (and subscribe!) to Wild Pretty Things to hear more about the Wachowskis!
\n\n2:05 - Bound
\n30:40 - Speed Racer
\n45:00 - Cloud Atlas
\n1:01:50 - Jupiter Ascending
This week, we're talking about "Cabin Fever" and "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1."
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\n\n2:17 - What is camp?
\n13:48 - Barbarella
\n35:56 - Camp icons
\n41:49 - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
\n59-36 - Is camp over?
\n1:06:17 - Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
This week, we're talking about "The Shape of Things to Come" and "Something Nice Back Home."
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\n26:00 - Searching! Tessa watches Andy's 2018 top film Searching
\n41:00 - Andy talks about Cowboy Bebop - the one season wonder that has a corgi.
This week, we're talking about "Ji Yeon" and "Meet Kevin Johnson."
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\n\n3:00 - Amy
\n23:50 - Awesome; I F*****' Shot That
\n41:00 - No Direction Home
This week, we're talking about "The Constant" and "The Other Woman."
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\n\n00:56: Dick
\n16:55: Wet Hot American Summer
\n30:34: Local Hero
This week, we are discussing a classic American genre: the western!
\n\n1:54 - What is a western?
\n13:22 - Ryan's experience with westerns
\n21:12 - Fort Apache
\n34:25 - Are westerns inherently problematic as a genre?
\n42:50 - A Bullet for the General
\n56:43 - Where did the westerns go?
\n1:06:31 - Yellowstone
This week, we're talking about "The Economist" and "Eggtown."
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\n\n1:46 - The Song Remains the Same
\n25:39 - New Spring
\n40:50 - These Three/The Children's Hour
\n48:38 - Coming Soon to Monkey off My Backlog!
00:00 - Introduction Who is ProbablyJacob?
\n10:00 - Jacob discusses the spiritual side of things and the possibility of an afterlife with Greg Taylor's Stop Worrying! There Probably is an Afterlife
\n33:02 - Jacob and Andy talk about the state of gaming which leads into loop hero.
1:30 - We talk about the anime rom-com HoriMiya (Elyse and Loz)
\n12:22 - Cosplay rom-com My Dressup Darling (Loz and Tessa)
\n 26:34 - Anime Battle rom-com Kaguya-Sama Love is War (Tessa and Elyse)
\n 36:45 - Everyone watched Kobayashi's Dragon Maid!
Thanks to Loz and Elyse for volunteering!
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\n26:16 - Andy talks about John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness
\n43:00 - Toren's amazingly catchy song Cabbage in The Garbage
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 by Markus Zuzak.
\n\n1:30 - The Mountain Goats: Zopilote Machine and Tallahassee
\n33:22 - Help! I'm a Fish
\n52:09 - Bridge of Clay
\n1:12:12 - why Nigel assigned these three things
The Pod-wraiths, Matt and Elyse, take over Sam Watches Star Trek to discuss the 2016 film Star Trek Beyond.
\n\nYou can find more Matt and Elyse Star Trek content on their podcast The Pod-wraiths: A Star Trek Deep Space Nine Podcast.
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\n\nWe were so excited to start this conversation that we didn't quite get it all recorded, so we join the conversation already in progress...
\n\n0:53 - Pop music (especially Taylor Swift)
\n18:05 - Fiona Apple
\n37:01 - Neutral Milk Hotel
\n47:59 - What should be on the list but isn't
\n1:12:33 - Madvillain
\n1:20:40 - Radiohead
Check out the list here: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/peoples-list-25th-anniversary/
\n\nHere's a list of all the music Lozy, Sam, and Tessa recommended during this conversation:
\nHaim - Days Are Gone
\nGirls Aloud - What Will the Neighbours Say?
\nSugababes - Taller in More Ways
\nNoel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - S/T
\nBeady Eye - Different Gear, Still Speeding
\nHikaru Utada - First Love
\nBLACKPINK - The Album
\nRegina Spektor - Begin to Hope
\nRegina Spektor - Soviet Kitsch
\nElliott Smith - From a Basement on the Hill
\nLaura Marling - Once I Was an Eagle
\nThe Killers - Hot Fuss
\nLagwagon - Let's Talk about Feelings
\nWaxahatchee - Out in the Storm
\nSt. Vincent - Masseduction
\nAmanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer _
\nSt Germain - _Tourist
\nThe Pretty Reckless - Who You Selling For
\nLady Gaga - Born This Way
\nParamore - brand new eyes
\nParamore - After Laughter
\nFoo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
\nFoo Fighters - Wasting Light
\nSmashing Pumpkins - Adore
\nSmashing Pumpkins - MACHINA
\nGreen Day - American Idiot
\nColdplay - Parachutes
\nColdplay A Rush of Blood to the Head
\nKeane - Hopes and Fears
\nMiranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
\nMiranda Lambert - Revolution
\nAdele - 21
\nFlorence and the Machine - Lungs
\nBeastie Boys - Hello Nasty
\nGarbage - Version 2.0
\nKylie Minogue - Fever
\nKylie Minogue - X
\nMaroon 5 - Songs about Jane
\nSnow Patrol - Eyes Open
\nPassion Pit - Manner
\nKaty Perry - Teenage Dream
\nEllie Goulding - Lights
\nAriana Grande - thank u, next
\nMuse - Origins of Symmetry
\nHamilton: An American Musical
Sophie Ellis-Bextor (who I forgot to mention during the episode - Read My Lips and Trip the Light Fantastic
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\n\n3:23 - Jarret's initial thoughts on the Pitchfork list
\n10:05 - Frank Ocean
\n26:00 - Tame Impala
\n38:12 - The Strokes
\n45:31 - What should be on the list but isn't
\n58:19 - Sufjan Stevens
\n1:05:50 - Kendrick Lamar
Check out the list here: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/peoples-list-25th-anniversary/
\n\nHere's a list of all the music Jarret, Sam, and Tessa recommended during this conversation:
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\nThe Lonely Island (feat. Julian Casablancas) - "Boombox"
\nJanelle Monae - Electric Lady
\nJanelle Monae - Dirty Computer
\nTove Lo - Queen of the Clouds
\nJenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
\nBoygenius - S/T
\nBillie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
\nMeg Myers - Sorry
\nWatch the Throne
\nThe Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness
\nThe Weeknd - Trilogy
\nThe Weeknd - After Hours
\nRefused - The Shape of
\nAt the Drive-In - Relationship of Command
\nSystem of a Down - Mesmerize
\nIsis - Oceanic
\nThe Blood Brothers - Crimes
\nBaroness - Gold & Grey
\nBoris - Heavy Rocks _
\nLiars - _Drum's Not Dead
\nHave a Nice Life - The Unnatural World
\nBrutus - Nest
\nDraconian - Under a Godless Veil
\nLethian Dreams - Red Silence Lodge
\nDivide & Dissolve - Gas Lit
\nBig Brave - A Gaze Among Them
\nNachtmystium - Addicts: Black Meddle, Pt. II _
\nLil Wayne - _The Carter III
\nPusha T - My Name Is My Name
\nThe Mountain Goats - Sunset Tree
\nPeaches - Teaches of Peaches
\nLe Tigre - Feminist Sweepstakes
\nCat Power - Moon Pix
\nCat Power - The Greatest
\nJose Gonzalez - Veneer
\nThe Decemberists - Castaways & Cutouts
\nThe Decemberists - The Crane Wife
\nKesha - Animal
\nRadiohead - The King of Limbs
\nArca - KicK iii
This week, Sam samples the 4k remaster of Star Trek: The Motion Picture and watches the 2013 film Star Trek: Into Darkness.
\n\n46.0 - brief discussion of the 4k remaster of Star Trek: The Motion Picture
\n6:43 - Star Trek: Into Darkness
This week, Sam watches the 2009 film reboot Star Trek.
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\n23:35 - discussion of Sabotage resumes
\n26:58 - Matt's prior experience with Hitchcock's body of work and a discussion of Hitchcock as a auteur and auteur theory
\n34:03 - Alma Reville and her contribution to Hitchcock's work
\n38:34 - Rear Window
\n55:16 - Matt's approach to list-making
\n1:03:33 - Family Plot
This week, Sam watches the final film with the entire TOS crew (excluding Majel Barrett), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
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\n1:00 - Andy talks Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima (and it's many problems)
\n16:50 - What are Tessa and Sam looking to play on their Nintendo Switch
\n30:00 - Sam goes to HADES in Hades!
\n42:15 - Tessa plays Don't Starve!
This week, Sam watches "the one with the whales in it": Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
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\n\n00:43 - International Feature Film
\n3:33 - Documentary Feature
\n5:56 - Original and Adapted Screenplay
\n13:56 - Animated Feature
\n19:52 - Original Song and Score
\n28:02 - Cinematography
\n31:29 - Editing and Visual Effects
\n37:37 - Production Design and Sound
\n42:14 - Costume Design and Hair/Makeup
Sam, Tessa, Megan, and Jack are back to take you through the four acting categories for this year's Academy Awards.
\n\n5:39 - Actor in a Supporting Role
\n16:33 - Actor in a Leading Role
\n26:31 - Actress in a Supporting Role
\n35:36 - Actress in a Leading Role
This week, Sam watches Leonard Nimoy's directorial debut: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock.
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\n\n00:45 - Dune
\n12:53 - King Richard
\n18:51 - Licorice Pizza
\n24:28 - Nightmare Alley
\n29:27 The Power of the Dog
\n39:11 West Side Story
\n50:10 - Best Director
Come back next week for a rundown of all the other categories!
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\n\n8:20 Belfast
\n18:34 CODA
\n27:41 - Don't Look Up
\n39:44 - Drive My Car
Come back on Wednesday for the next part of our discussion!
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\n\n1:12 - Spider-man 3
\n24:46 - The gang discusses what franchises are always on their lists and which ones they have quit
\n35:43 - X-men: Age of X-man
\n50:15 The Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks (not the Nintendo game)
It is movie time! This week, Sam embarks on the Star Trek film franchise. First up, Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
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\n 34:30 - Sam talks about Parallel Mothers
\n 58:00 - Andy talks about Welsh film - The Feast!
It's the Season 3 finale! Find out what Tessa thought about "Through the Looking Glass."
\n\nJoin us next week for Sam Watches Star Trek!
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\n\n1:07 - Dead Ringer, Meatloaf, and Jim Steinman
\n21:40 - Jarret talks about abandoning a list and making a new one
\n26:47 - Limetown
\n44:32 - AP Bio
\n1:01:05 - Solo Leveling
In this episode, Tessa talks about "The Brig," The Man Behind the Curtain," and "Greatest Hits."
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\n\n1:05 - The Bodyguard
\n21:25 - The 90s and Original Motion Picture Soundtracks
\n45:53 - Pump Up the Volume
\n59:34 - Empire Records
In this episode, Tessa talks about "Left Behind," "One of Us," "Catch-22," and "D.O.C."
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\n\n1:11 - The Twitter contraversy surrounding the Washington Post's interview with Dana Schwartz about her new romance Anatomy: A Love Story
\n14:00 - She Drives Me Crazy
\n25:37 - Melissa talks about her introduction to romance as a genre
\n28:10 - The Broken Hearts Gallery
\n38:13 - Favorite tropes
\n46:26 - Favorite adaptations of romance novels/series
\n55:55 - A Promise of Fire
In this episode, Tessa talks about "Enter 77," "Par Avion," "The Man from Tallahassee," and "Expose."
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\n\n1:00 - Golden Girls
\n22:00 - Why celebrity deaths hit us so hard
\n30:47 - The Cure: Trilogy
\n50:24 - The Howling
We have new technology! And we're only sort of compotent at making it do stuff!
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\n13:15 - What is Vaporwave (A Bad Take)
\n 38:00 - Johnny Mnemonic - does Sam remember it?
\n 45:15 - Tessa talks about everything she loved about the Neon Demon
\n 45:16 - Tessa talks about The Neon Demon
We're back! Today, we're talking about the Season 3 "pod" (episodes 1-6):
\n\n"A Tale of Two Cities"
\n"The Glass Ballerina"
\n"Further Instructions"
\n"Every Man for Himself"
\n"The Cost of Living"
\n"I Do"
This week, Tessa plays the remake of the PS4 exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man, Andy plays the PS3 exclusive Demon's Souls, and Sam didn't get the memo--she listened to 90s band Veruca Salt.
\n\n1:08 - Marvel's Spider-Man
\n15:25 - More Spider-Man
\n22:35 - Demon's Souls
\n37:45 - Veruca Salt
1:00 - Introductions!
\n7:00 Joe is in too deep with Subnautica
\n22:30 - Toren is not going to eat the candy from Grave of the Fireflies
\n33:22 - Andy does his part in Starship Troopers
\n44:00 - General media talk, Encanto, Search Party, and Arcane among others!
In anticipation of (he promises) Avatar 2 this year--and to make good on a joke--Andy, Tessa, and Sam discuss the entirety of James Cameron's oeuvre, focusing on films they've never seen: True Lies, The Abyss, and Piranha 2.
\n\n1:25 - Why is James Camerson?
\n11:47 - True Lies
\n28:14 - The Abyss
\n41:54 - Piranha 2
It all comes down to this. It's Christmas Day, which must mean we're talking about The New Mutants. Friend of the pod Melissa joins us for the final episode of the 13 Days of X-Men.
\n\nWhat will be talking about for our third holiday limited series? Listen to find out...
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for our final episode (in this holiday series) The New Mutants with special guest Melissa!
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for Dark Phoenix!
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for Deadpool 2 with special guest Jack!
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for_ Logan_ with special guest Nigel!
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for X-men: Apocalypse with returning X-men superfan, Lozy!
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\n\nI'm going to talk about time travel--and thermodynamics?
\n\nCome back tomorrow for Deadpool! We have things to say!
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for X-Men: The Days of Future Past with special guest Elyse!
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for The Wolverine! We have things to say! (Yes, I said Days of Future Past on the podcast. Yes, I was wrong. No, I didn't fix it. The transition was too good--and who lets facts get in the way of a good transition?)
\n\nThere's some static-y audio in this episode--sorry about that.
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for X-Men: First Class with special guest Colby!
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\n\nCome back tomorrow for_ X-Men Origins: Wolverine_! We have things to say!
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\n\nWe have holiday cheer! We have film and character discussion! We have Astonishing Facts, Uncanny Stats, and All-New All-Different recommendations! We also have jokes--so many jokes.
\n\nJoin us tomorrow as we discuss X-men: The Last Stand w Lozy!
","summary":"Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. In the second episode of the 13 Days of X-men, the hosts are joined by special guest Megan to discuss 2003's 'X2.'","date_published":"2021-12-14T07:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/291b8e54-2267-4735-afdf-9954788a60d6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52614755,"duration_in_seconds":3758}]},{"id":"873c503b-57f3-485c-ac4e-d093e73e5f6a","title":"Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 6","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/trek-6","content_text":"In episode 6, Sam wraps up his TOS watch with \"Requiem for Methuselah\" and \"All Our Yesterdays.\"","content_html":"In episode 6, Sam wraps up his TOS watch with "Requiem for Methuselah" and "All Our Yesterdays."
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\n\nWe have holiday cheer! We have film and character discussion! We have Astonishing Facts, Uncanny Stats, and All-New All-Different recommendations! We also have jokes--so many jokes.
\n\nJoin us tomorrow as we discuss X2: X-Men United w Megan!
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\n\n"The Mark of Gideon"
\n"That Which Survives"
Sam assigns three movies directed by Paul Thomas Anderson: Magnolia, Punch-Drunk Love, and The Master.
\n\n4:36 - Magnolia
\n29:15 - Punch-Drunk Love
\n51:14 - The Master
\n1:03:42 - Rank that List!
Note: Some of Andy's audio for this episode was tragically lost (by Andy).
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\n\n1:47 - The Straight Story
\n18:41 - Jarret on pop culture and listmaking
\n21:00 - One Tree Hill
\n39:51 - The Haunting of Hill House
\n50:47 - The Outer Worlds
In episode 4 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Tessa asks Sam questions about the next two episodes of TOS:
\n\n"Whom Gods Destroy"
\n"Let That Be Your Last Battlefield"
In episode 3 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Tessa asks Sam questions about the next two episodes of TOS:
\n\n"The Tholian Web"
\n"Plato's Stepchildren"
It's Tessa turn to tell Andy and Sam watch to watch and read this week: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture], and Castlevania!
\n\n2:15 - This Is How You Lose the Time War
\n24:57 - Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer [Emotion Picture]
\n50:34 - Castlevania
In episode 2 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Tessa asks Sam questions about the next two episodes of TOS:
\n\n"Day of the Dove"
\n"For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
In our first ever episode of Sam watches Star Trek, Tessa and Sam discuss Sam’s history with Star Trek and briefly discuss the first two seasons of The Original Series before diving into our first two episodes of season 3.
\n\n"The Enterprise Incident”
\n“The Children Shall Lead”
Andy Assigns! This is the episode where Andy coerces his two WONDERFUL cohosts into obeying his whims like the puppets they are!
\n\n2:10 - Odd Taxi (known to some as ODDTAXI) the Japanese Hyperlink anime that should be required watching for everyone.
\n26:45 - The box office destroying heart warming story Your Name
\n1:04:00 - One Piece, the best selling manga of all time
This is it! What will Tessa think about the season two finale?
\n\nWe're talking about...
\n"?"
\n"Three Minutes"
\n"Live Together, Die Alone"
Join us next week for "Sam Watches Star Trek"!
\n\nOur theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
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\n\n1:07 - Aliens
\n19:10 - Sam's latest pop culture complaint
\n32:44 - Resident Evil
\n44:17 - Jennifer's Body
This week, we are talking about the next set of four episodes from Season Two:
\n\n"Lockdown"
\n"Dave"
\n"S.O.S"
\n"Two for the Road"
Our theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
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\n\n4:44 - The Shining
\n19:10 - Melissa talks pop culture
\n21:48 - The Ring
\n40:28 - "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too"
\n52:26 - Goodnight Mommy
We also talk about James Wan's new film Malignant
","summary":"This week, we're joined by new friend of the pod, Melissa, who checks 'The Shining' off of her list. Tessa watches 'The Ring'; Sam watches the episode of 'Black Mirror,' \"Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too\"; and Andy watches 'Goodnight Mommy.'","date_published":"2021-10-25T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/ac6d6ca8-0c0c-435b-91dc-61123bd2a4e0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55878722,"duration_in_seconds":3991}]},{"id":"e7903022-8902-41b2-8d9d-895d084accf0","title":"No Time To Die","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/no-time-to-die","content_text":"Bonus Bond! Elyse, Tessa, and Sam reunite to review and discuss the most recent addition to the James Bond franchise: No Time to Die. They also update their Bond rankings and predict what they see for the future of Bond.\n\nContains spoilers for No Time to Die.","content_html":"Bonus Bond! Elyse, Tessa, and Sam reunite to review and discuss the most recent addition to the James Bond franchise: No Time to Die. They also update their Bond rankings and predict what they see for the future of Bond.
\n\nContains spoilers for No Time to Die.
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\n\n"The Long Con"
\n"One of Them
\n"Maternity Leave"
\n"The Whole Truth."
Our theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
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\n16:35 - "What type of Horror does it for you?"
\n26:27 - Andy talks about Pee Mak (and Sam shows him proper respect)
\n37:20 - Tessa talks with herself about The Good House!
This week, we are talking about the next set of four episodes from Season Two:
\n\n"What Kate Did,"
\n"The 23rd Psalm"
\n"The Hunting Party"
\n"Fire + Water"
Our theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
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\n\n03:35 - The Lost Boys
\n23:20 - What's on monkeyoffmybacklog.com
\n27:29 - Something Is Killing the Children
\n34:43 - The Invisible Man
It’s Bond week! And it's time for the Top 5
\n\n00:35 Discussing films 15-11
\n50:41 What Bond means to us
Monkey off My Backlog will return...
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\n\n00:35 Discussing films 15-11
\n43:00 Best Bond
Come back on Thursday for Part 5!
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\n\n“…And Found”
\n“Abandoned”
\n“The Other 48 Days”
\n“Collision”
Our theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
","summary":"This week, more Season 2: Tailies! Others!","date_published":"2021-10-05T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/cbc6e522-3f95-4394-abf1-477a4e01f8ec.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":14820488,"duration_in_seconds":1058}]},{"id":"2dfc8c3c-d51d-45fc-82a0-fb66b70d54f6","title":"Bond, James Bond (Part 3)","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/70","content_text":"It’s Bond week! No Time to Die has had the widest premiere in the U.K. ever! Meanwhile, here in the US, we are still a few agonizing days away from seeing the end of Daniel Craig’s tenure as Bond. (Or is it? It probably is…but what if it wasn’t?) Today, we’re counting down Bond films 15-11 and the legacy of the Bond Girl.\n\n00:35 Discussing films 15-11\n36:35 Bond Girls\n\nCome back on Wednesday for Part 4!","content_html":"It’s Bond week! No Time to Die has had the widest premiere in the U.K. ever! Meanwhile, here in the US, we are still a few agonizing days away from seeing the end of Daniel Craig’s tenure as Bond. (Or is it? It probably is…but what if it wasn’t?) Today, we’re counting down Bond films 15-11 and the legacy of the Bond Girl.
\n\n00:35 Discussing films 15-11
\n36:35 Bond Girls
Come back on Wednesday for Part 4!
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\n\n00:38 Discussing films 20 through 16
\n43:36 Best Bond jokes
Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse will return...
","summary":"Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse are back with part two of their five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!","date_published":"2021-09-30T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/0f8fce6c-0487-4a47-9d1f-f118c164fcab.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":45444319,"duration_in_seconds":3246}]},{"id":"bdc00c76-acd5-46db-af09-656e38f99d9e","title":"Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 1","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/lost-1","content_text":"This week, we are briefly discussing the first season of LOST and then diving right in to the first four episodes of Season Two: \n\n\"Man of Science, Man of Faith\" \n\"Adrift\" \n\"Orientation\"\n\"Everybody Hates Hugo\"\n\nOur theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com. ","content_html":"This week, we are briefly discussing the first season of LOST and then diving right in to the first four episodes of Season Two:
\n\n"Man of Science, Man of Faith"
\n"Adrift"
\n"Orientation"
\n"Everybody Hates Hugo"
Our theme song is “Hotshot” by Scott Holmes and can be found on scottholmesmusic.com.
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\n\nMonkey listeners, subscribe to Nanny Ogg's Book Club at https://nannyoggsbookclub.fireside.fm/.
\n\nEpisode 1: Mort comes out on September 29! Start reading.
\n\nTheme: Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod
\nLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3470-call-to-adventure
\nLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse as they begin their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!
\n\n02:43 Discussing films 24 through 21
\n31:32 Best Bond themes
Come back on Thursday for Part 2!
","summary":"Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse as they begin their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!","date_published":"2021-09-27T07:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/e754e39c-ff8c-4dff-bdf9-a9a3a4576adc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38750169,"duration_in_seconds":2767}]},{"id":"ddb66662-0d63-48db-b119-d55edf7a304a","title":"Ep. 68 - The Philadelphia Story, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Castle in the Sky","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/68","content_text":"1:55 Tessa talks about the old movie The Philadelphia Story (Not the Tom Hanks/ Neverending Story Crossover)\n26: 30 Sam talks about deep breath High School Musical: The Musical: The Series _\n42:13 Andy discusses the difficult to describe beauty of Miyazaki's _Castle in the Sky","content_html":"1:55 Tessa talks about the old movie The Philadelphia Story (Not the Tom Hanks/ Neverending Story Crossover)
\n26: 30 Sam talks about deep breath High School Musical: The Musical: The Series _
\n42:13 Andy discusses the difficult to describe beauty of Miyazaki's _Castle in the Sky
Longtime friend of the pod but first-time guest Jack is with us as we dedicate an entire episode to the brilliant and unconventional Wong Kar Wai, a master of Hong Kong cinema.
\n\n01:31 - As Tears Go By
\n17:30 - How were you introduced to WKW?
\n20:06 - In the Mood for Love
\n30:42 - Favorite WKW tropes
\n36:33 - 2046
\n46:50 - WKW ranking
Things get real today as Sam talks about The Sparks Brothers, Tessa reflects on Whip It, and Andy tells us about Mother 3 and (EarthBound). Remember, this podcast is a judgment-free zone, Andy.
\n\n00:59 - Sam talks about The Sparks Brothers
\n11:08 - Pop culture that you wish you were more into
\n22:36 - Tessa reflects on Whip It
\n38:24 - Andy tells us about Mother 3 and (EarthBound)
It's Hoisted by Your Own Petard Week! Andy discusses Casablanca, Sam talks about Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye, and Tessa reveals what The Prisoner is.
\n\n01:41 - Andy discusses Casablanca
\n19:42 - Spooktober II: Bride of Spooktober
\n31:29 - Sam talks about Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye
\n52:09 - Tessa reveals what The Prisoner is
This week, Tessa is joined by Megan and Elyse to talk about the romance genre--what it is, why it's so popular, and what they like about it.
\n\n01:24 - Romance: What is it?
\n14:16 - Series vs. Standalone stories
\n19:20 - Elyse talks about the romance genre
\n23:22 - Contemporary romance
\n43:37 - Favorite romance tropes
\n48:49 - Megan talks about the romance genre
\n52:17 - Fantasy romance and fanfiction
\n1:04:03 - Least favorite romance tropes
\n1:10:30 - Tessa talks about the romance genre
\n1:13:00 - Historical romance (and Regency romance)
This week, Sam and Tessa discuss counterculture with Easy Rider and Dark Side of the Moon, and Andy talks about Final Fantasy III.
\n\n01:16 - Sam talks about Easy Rider
\n15:25 - Pop culture from "before your time" that people insist are essential
\n26:33 - Tessa listens to Dark Side of the Moon
\n41:28 - Andy plays Final Fantasy III
00:53 - Sam delves into the many films of master of mood and cinema, Wong Kar-wai specificaly Chungking Express and Fallen Angels.
\n21:50 - WE NEED HELP! Give us your suggestions and claim a super special prize!
\n31:43 - Tessa delves into the history and nostalgia of Disney's animated film Wreck-It Ralph and what that means to her - someone who did not go to arcades growing up (or play any video games)
\n42:05 - Andy tries to make Tessa look bad and also delves into the amazingly funny zombie film One Cut of the Dead
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.
\n\n01:50 - Tessa talks about LOST
\n24:29 - Andy recounts the experience of playing Final Fantasy XV
\n37:00 - Sam combines both with Quantum Break
And, yes, for the record, Andy is correct that Brad Bird directed Tomorrowland. Bird, Damon Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen all have writing credits on the film.
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\n\n01:20 - Sam talks about The Problem with Apu
\n16:14 - Elyse talks about her approach to consuming pop culture--and Murder, She Wrote
\n27:26 - Elyse discusses the 2020 film Shirley
\n38:56 - Tessa watches the classic Robin Williams film Good Morning, Vietnam
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.
\n\n01:31 - Sam talks about Pitch Black
\n12:18 - Hopes and dreams for F9
\n20:40 - Megan talks about The Last Witch Hunter
\n28:29 - Tessa talks about Girlfight
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.
\n\n01:17 - Tessa catches up with Station 19
\n19:49 - James talks a bit about Irish pop culture
\n32:19 - James talks about the Young Horses' game Bugsnax
\n45:18 - Sam watches the George Lazenby biopicdoc Becoming Bond
We had some audio issues this week, but hilarity and hijinks ensue on the episode nonetheless!
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\n\n01:28 - Tessa is welcomed to the Space Jam
\n20:26 - Colby talks sports and anime
\n31:20 - Colby discusses his Mass Effect adventures (spoilers!)
\n44:25 - Sam gets acquainted with Lucifer
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.
\n\n01:11 - Call-In Segment #1
\n08:23 - Tessa and Sam's Summer Film Festival Preview
\n25:16 - Call-In Segment #2
\n31:15 - Eurovision
\n50:18 - Call-In Segment #3
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.
\n\n01:09 - Sam watches the cult classic Josie and the Pussycats
\n12:39 - Convoluted plots
\n18:22 - Tessa gets her vampire on with Bit
\n27:01 - Andy confuses us all with Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower
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.
\n\n00:56 - Sam finally watches season 1 of Star Trek: The Original Series
\n15:36 - Learning the wrong lessons from pop culture
\n30:48 - Tessa reads If I Was Your Girl,
\n45:31 - Andy tells us all about Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
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.
\n\n01:02 - Sam talk music with Mamma Mia!
\n12:34 - Oscar snubs
\n19:10 - Tessa watches Metropolis
\n30:20 - Andy tortures himself with Attack on Titan
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.
\n\n02:00 - Shin Godzilla
\n09:45 - Ariel's kaiju origin story
\n13:50 - Colossal
\n22:15 - Kong: Skull Island (spoilers!); What is a kaiju movie, anyway?
\n31:56 - Andy's kaiju origin story
\n33:57 - Godzilla: King of the Monsters (spoilers!)
\n41:14 - Tessa's kaiju origin story (and Pacific Rim)
\n47:43 - Gamera, the Giant Monster
\n53:49 - Predictions for Godzilla vs Kong
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.
\n\n1:53 - Nigel discusses Alex Garland's FX/Hulu series Devs
\n15:04 - Pop culture that you should love...but don't
\n20:22 - Tessa reviews Donald Glover's Atlanta
\n30:41 - Sam talks Prince's Purple Rain
\n40:22 - Andy "reviews" Arctic Monkey's discography
1:25 Tessa talks about the first season of the delectable Hannibal.
\n20:15 The gang discusses the recent Joss Whedon/Buffy the Vampire Slayer _revelations.
\n25:43 Sam talks about the last Roger Moore outting as James Bond, _A View to a Kill.
\n46:47 Andy reviews the amazing and weirdly titled Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.
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. (Note, Sam could only get Andy to watch two of the films.)
\n\n01:35 - Andy's New Game: Nu Metal Album or Straight-to-Video 90s Action Movie
\n11:00 - Point Break
\n16:45 - Die Hard with a Vengeance
\n20:05 - The Rock
\n26:00 - Mission: Impossible
\n31:43 - Con Air
\n40:01 - Face/Off
It's Christmas Day, and Sam, Tessa, and Megan are back with one more chat about the 'Fast & Furious' franchise. Merry Christmas!
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\n\n01:25 - Holiday Cheer!
\n07:35 - Tessa, Sam, and Megan talk about the film.
\n34:15 - Fast Facts and Furious Stats
Surprise! We needed more time to put the entire series into perspective, so Tessa, Sam, and Megan will be back for a TENTH day of Fast & Furious...ON CHRISTMAS DAY!
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\n27:09 - Fast Facts and Furious Stats
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\n41:45 - Fast Facts and Furious Stats
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\n24:33 - Fast Facts and Furious Stats
Join us tomorrow as we discuss Furious 7!
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\n30:19 - Fast Facts and Furious Stats
Join us tomorrow as we discuss Fast 5!
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Join us tomorrow as we discuss Fast & Furious!
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\n\n00:35 - Holiday Cheer!
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Join us tomorrow as we discuss The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift!
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\n\n11:27 James talks about his reactions to season one of Mr. Robot.
\n\n22:41 Sam finally gets around to the film adaptation of the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
\n\n35:08 Tessa continues her Monkees' journey with their 1968 feature film Head.
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11:00 Colby talks about Kipo and the Wonderbeasts
19:45 Tessa talks about Miyazaki's Spirited Away
32:35 Sam talks about Cobra Kai (and The Karate Kid)
45:08 Andy talks about the best version of Richard III
Full Transcript","summary":"We talk with Colby from The Four Nations Report! Andy reveals an embarrassing story. 11:00 Colby talks about Kipo and the Wonderbeasts 19:45 Tessa talks about Miyazaki's Spirited Away 32:35 Sam talks about Cobra Kai (and The Karate Kid) 45:08 Andy...","date_published":"2020-11-02T00:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/338356f6-4b28-4baf-a607-81b93c917436/8c33abcf-12e3-481a-86ff-fa8b07cb4d2e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50271099,"duration_in_seconds":3590}]},{"id":"6d708704-4bf9-422b-8fbd-fce4286d78a0","title":"Spooktober, Episode 4","url":"https://monkeyoffmybacklog.fireside.fm/22","content_text":"Spooktober IV: Ghost Protocol! All month, we're talking about pop culture associated with Halloween. We recorded for nearly two hours this week, so watch out for a bonus episode later this week! 2:33 - Finding time for pop culture when life is difficult. 10:40 - Tessa finally watches the first season of American Horror Story. 32:42 - Andy checks in on Nicolas Cage in Color Out of Space. 45:15 - Sam plays Resident Evil. Full Transcript","content_html":"Spooktober IV: Ghost Protocol! All month, we're talking about pop culture associated with Halloween. We recorded for nearly two hours this week, so watch out for a bonus episode later this week!
2:33 - Finding time for pop culture when life is difficult.
10:40 - Tessa finally watches the first season of American Horror Story.
32:42 - Andy checks in on Nicolas Cage in Color Out of Space.
45:15 - Sam plays Resident Evil.
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01:20 - Our favorite Halloween movies and television (especially The Simpsons' \"Treehouse of Horror.\")
07:00 - Andy tells us about The Orphanage.
14:50 - Sam reads Stephen King's The Institute.
32:15 - Tessa read Joe Hill's Horns.
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With this weeks discussion question we talk about whether or not we start with a series at the beginning or jump in wherever (if you live in chaos, like ONE of our hosts).
13:20 - Sam talks about the best episodes of Black Mirror and which episodes you should watch to enjoy Halloween!
23:47 - Andy talks about the reboot/sequel (see-boot) directed by David Gordon Green's Halloween (2018)
35:00 - Tessa talks about the beautiful film directed by Anna Biller, The Love Witch
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11:30 - David talks about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
20:00 - Sam resurrects The Mummy (1932).
28:00 - Andy goes to the mall with Romero's Dawn of the Dead.
39:30 - Tessa stays awake for A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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