A collection of pop culture podcasts full of smart, funny people who love talking about TV, movies, books, comics, games, and much more. This feed contains episodes from all the podcasts produced by The Incomparable.
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The Incomparable Mothership is the flagship of the Incomparable podcast network. It’s all about geeky media we love, including movies, books, TV, and more, featuring a rotating panel of guests and hosted by Jason Snell and friends.
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The people of The Incomparable play various games, including trivia, classic board games, word games, and even a few reimagined classic game shows from years gone by.
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The Incomparable Radio Theater is a series of original radio shows that pays homage to classic mid-20th century radio while also giving a nod to modern pop culture.
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A casual podcast about tech, movies, and whatever else we feel like. Featuring Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm.
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A celebration of films from the classic Hollywood era. Shelly Brisbin leads a merry band through recaps and reviews of great old movies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s.
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Jason Snell asks John Siracusa to rule on the meaning of various words and concepts. It’s not just about robots anymore. Have a question for John? Email [email protected].
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With no guards up and no filters, we explore what it takes to rise to the top while staying true to family, culture, and heritage. Tune in for real, unguarded conversations that inspire, empower, and celebrate the spirit of Italian perseverance!
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Adventuring since 2013, Total Party Kill is an actual-play podcast in which a bunch of friends play D&D on the Internet for your amusement.
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John McCoy and a guest host read books you might have been assigned in high school, or college, or other stuff you might have read when you were a kid. The theming is loose!
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Three yo-yos from the 2020s watch selected episodes of one of the greatest TV shows of the 1980s, “Magnum, p.i.” There are a lot of segments. E-mail [email protected] to suggest episodes or insult other listeners.
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Scott McNulty and Jason Snell discuss brand-new live action Star Trek as episodes are released. Next up: “Starfleet Academy” and “Strange New Worlds.”
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A podcast that’s looking for love in all the right places. Join the Agents of SMOOCH as we delve into the romance of sweeping epics and classic romcoms. Our mission is to investigate the important questions: Should they or shouldn’t they? Is there such a thing as One True Love? Did that smooch have any chemistry? We might not have all the answers, but we know you had us at “Hello.”
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Writer Tim Goodman (former SF Chronicle and Hollywood Reporter TV critic) talks irregularly with Jason Snell about television and other stuff. Released simultaneously worldwide to all international markets. Love to your mothers. TV Talk Machine art by the late, great Don Asmussen.
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Every Incomparable network episode about Star Wars (franchise).
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Hosts of The Incomparable discuss recent games they’ve enjoyed playing.
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The members of The Incomparable panel watch old movies selected by our old-movie sommelier, Philip Michaels, and then talk about them.
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Ireland has been inhabited mythically for 33,000 years with the first humans arriving about 10,000 years ago. Known as the Neolithic and Megalithic period, humans used small stone tools, and polished and crafted with points and attached to antlers, bone or wood to serve as spears and arrows. They often lived nomadically in camps by rivers and bodies of water. The Ancient Greeks called Ireland The Ancient Island! Ireland has 70% of Europe's rock art. The megalithic structures have many storie ...
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Never seen The Expanse before and want to get in on the ground floor? Let some long-time podcasters, pop-culture journalists and Doctor Who fans join you as we visit—or revisit—one of the smartest streaming science fiction shows. Podcast artwork by Antony Johnston; podcast theme by Shahid Kamal Ahmad.
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We watch so you don’t have to! A podcast in which we watch TV and then offer our judgments. From the people who bring you The Incomparable.
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Hello, we are an Apostolic Pentecostal community that want to reach each and every person. Leading them closer to Jesus, bringing them into a life worth living for a deeper relationship with Jesus
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A podcast in which we tell you about a book we just finished, and what we thought of it.
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We place less-loved science fiction films from the past under our microscope and try to understand what went wrong.
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Steven Schapansky (Radio Free Skaro, The Memory Cheats) and Erika Ensign (Verity!, Total Party Kill) are married Doctor Who fans (who also co-produce a fiction podcast for Uncanny Magazine). This is a podcast where they watch every Doctor Who story ever made, from start to finish. Each episode is recorded live on a red couch. No, they have no “schedule”. They’re lazy. Want proof? Check out this fab listener-created spreadsheet of episode releases. Follow on Mastodon @[email protected] ...
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A fortnightly podcast hosted by two adults who aren’t ashamed to proclaim their love for cartoons. With Christina Warren and Mikah Sargent. Check out the Tumblr at cartooncast.co!
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Extras that didn’t make it into The Incomparable. This podcast is now retired. If you’d like podcast extras, we have lots! Become a member today.
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Friends in Your Ears is a podcast where Kathy Campbell interviews podcasters about their favorite podcasts.
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A Beverly Cleary podcast with Phil Gonzales and John McCoy.
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An advent calendar in podcast form, full of assorted holiday stuff picked by the people who bring you The Incomparable.
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Love is a many splendored thing, but the stories about it aren’t always as splendid. AJ Knox and Julia Skott try to figure out if they can make chick flicks and romcoms better - or make them weird.
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Do you love musical theater? We do too! Every episode, Quinn Rose and a guest lovingly dissect a musical’s music, characters, plot, themes, and anything else that occurs to them.
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We break down every episode of HBO’s “Westworld.”
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A podcast in which Tiff Arment, Mikah Sargent, and Stephen Hackett discussed every single episode of their favorite workplace sitcom, The Office.
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Batman University is a seasonal podcast about you know who. It began with an analysis of episodes of “Batman: The Animated Series” but has now expanded to cover other series, movies, and media. Your professor is Tony Sindelar.
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Words are dumb. In this podcast, Steve Lutz gets a bunch of people to invent ridiculous fake definitions for ridiculous real words.
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The Incomparable’s large collection of hosts and panelists act like team players and take turns watching Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and discussing every episode in detail.
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Jason Snell, Erika Ensign, and Chip Sudderth have a post-episode discussion of “Doctor Who” that’s always bigger on the inside.
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Steven and Erika of Lazy Doctor Who watch the colourful, psychadelic, trippy, wtf-is-happening spy-fi series that is 1967’s "The Prisoner."
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273: The Strategy Is to Know Things
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1:15:25In another experimental Random Pursuit, we bring you the Ghost Points Edition, in which ghost points become REAL! Will knowing another person’s answers help someone claim victory? Only the ghosts know! (And you will, if you listen!) Random Pursuit XLVIII Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Annette Wierstra, Kathy Campbell, Mikah Sargent and Ton…
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Game Show 273: The Strategy Is to Know Things
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1:15:25In another experimental Random Pursuit, we bring you the Ghost Points Edition, in which ghost points become REAL! Will knowing another person’s answers help someone claim victory? Only the ghosts know! (And you will, if you listen!) Random Pursuit XLVIII Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Annette Wierstra, Kathy Campbell, Mikah Sargent and Ton…
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Send us a text The Brusselstown Ring archaeological find in County Wicklow, Ireland, is a massive prehistoric hillfort with over 600 house platforms, making it the largest nucleated settlement found in prehistoric Britain and Ireland, dating to the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age (around 1200-800 BC). This discovery, part of the Baltinglass Hillfort…
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Our most frequent panelists of the year join Jason to talk about their favorite stuff from the year gone by, and we also pause to recall some favorite Incomparable moments. Synergy! The Best of 2025 Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Moisés Chiullán, Tony Sindelar, David J. Loehr, Annette Wierstra, Scott McNulty, Dan Moren and Brian Warren Show Notes &…
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The party is now level 3. Will that suddenly make them competent enough to find the slaying stone? Or track a dragon? Ok, maybe not, but they do have some new spells and abilities. The Slaying Stone, Part 5 Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Chelsea Hackman, Heather Berberet, James Thomson and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Edited by…
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The party is now level 3. Will that suddenly make them competent enough to find the slaying stone? Or track a dragon? Ok, maybe not, but they do have some new spells and abilities. The Slaying Stone, Part 5 Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Chelsea Hackman, Heather Berberet, James Thomson and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Edited by…
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Send us a text There was a massive explosion on March 11, 1597, when a stockpile of gunpowder on the docks in Dublin ignited. The explosion devastated central Dublin, killing 126 people, and halting city growth for decades. The explosion was in midst of a clerk's mismanagement of workers that lead to a porter strike. The strike causing an unusual b…
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Did the British Cause Ireland's Worst Aircraft Disaster?
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24:12Send us a text Aer Lingus Flight 712 crashed en route from Cork to London on 24 March 1968, killing all 61 passengers and crew. The aircraft, a Vickers Viscount 803 named St. Phelim, crashed into the sea off Tuskar Rock, County Wexford. The cause of the crash has never been determined but there is some evidence to British military possible involvem…
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Send us a text Labraid Loingsech, also known as Labraid Lorc, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. A king above all the other Kings. He was an ancestor of the Laigin clan, who gave their name to the province of Leinster. There is an early dynastic poem that calls him "a god among the gods", sugge…
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The Incomparable Mothership 798: Trust Dan, Not Fish
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1:51:42Our most frequent panelists of the year join Jason to talk about their favorite stuff from the year gone by, and we also pause to recall some favorite Incomparable moments. Synergy! The Best of 2025 Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Moisés Chiullán, Tony Sindelar, David J. Loehr, Annette Wierstra, Scott McNulty, Dan Moren and Brian Warren Show Notes &…
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Defocused 380: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Popes
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1:14:38It’s the new season! Year in Review Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm Show Notes & Links Dan at the Sketch premiere | Instagram Dan’s Letterboxd Watched List Joe’s Letterboxd Watched List Apple Trailer SiteBy Defocused
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380: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Popes
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1:14:38It’s the new season! Year in Review Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm Show Notes & Links Dan at the Sketch premiere | Instagram Dan’s Letterboxd Watched List Joe’s Letterboxd Watched List Apple Trailer Site Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, an…
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534: You Can't Spell Ration Without Rat
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1:09:41Our adventurers deal with several goblins (and someone who is totally not a goblin) as their search takes them to the library. The Slaying Stone, Part 4 Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Chelsea Hackman, Heather Berberet, James Thomson and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Edited by Erika Ensign. The Slaying Stone Support this show and…
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Total Party Kill 534: You Can't Spell Ration Without Rat
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1:09:41Our adventurers deal with several goblins (and someone who is totally not a goblin) as their search takes them to the library. The Slaying Stone, Part 4 Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Chelsea Hackman, Heather Berberet, James Thomson and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Edited by Erika Ensign. The Slaying Stone…
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The difference between a slegh and a sled. John Siracusa and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Sleigh v. Sled, what's the difference? Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.By The Incomparable
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The difference between a slegh and a sled. John Siracusa and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Sleigh v. Sled, what's the difference?By Robot or Not?
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Rocco and Tony - Episode 37 - Meet Richard the Juice Man and Gord, the Loan Arranger only when you are in trouble!
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1:02:51Send us a text Rocco and Tony Sit down with Richard Toronto's first and only Juice Man and Gord, the Loan Arranger, who services are only available when you are in trouble. The boys discuss a wide range of topics including golf, how to qualify for a loan, debt collection methods and the best fruits to combine to make the best juice. Support the sho…
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Send us a text The Song of Amergin is an ancient, powerful Gaelic poem from Irish mythology. It was spoken by the bard Amergin when the Milesians (Celts) arrived in Ireland to claim the land from the Tuatha Dé Danann. He identified himself with the land's spirit through myriad natural and elemental forms (stag, wind, wave, sunbeam, etc.) to quell a…
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Is the Return of Doctor Mysterio the most romcom episode of Doctor Who? We think so. We’ve got superheroes, secret identities, snooping reporters, and invading aliens. This calls for Doctor Mysterio! Join our Agents for this Boxing Day mission and relish the 12th Doctor as matchmaker while he saves the world again. Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor …
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Agents of SMOOCH 139: Stupid Christmas Dinner
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50:02Is the Return of Doctor Mysterio the most romcom episode of Doctor Who? We think so. We’ve got superheroes, secret identities, snooping reporters, and invading aliens. This calls for Doctor Mysterio! Join our Agents for this Boxing Day mission and relish the 12th Doctor as matchmaker while he saves the world again. Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor …
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Christmas Trivia returns, and in this year’s celebration we learn about festive broadcasting networks, nondenominational reindeer, who invented gifts, and so many birds. Christmas Trivia 4 Kathy Campbell and Erika Ensign with Annette Wierstra, Shelly Brisbin, Steven Schapansky and Tony Sindelar Show Notes & Links Annette Wierstra - SMOOCH Christmas…
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Game Show 272: Christmas Broadcasting Service
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51:41Christmas Trivia returns, and in this year’s celebration we learn about festive broadcasting networks, nondenominational reindeer, who invented gifts, and so many birds. Christmas Trivia 4 Kathy Campbell and Erika Ensign with Annette Wierstra, Shelly Brisbin, Steven Schapansky and Tony Sindelar Show Notes & Links Annette Wierstra - SMOOCH Christmas…
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183: Christmas Special: "A Christmas Turkey"
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24:06What, the one as big as me? Marina McCoy makes her holiday return to discuss Mário de Andrade’s sweet-and-salty “A Christmas Turkey” (1956). John McCoy with Marina McCoy Show Notes & Links Mario de Andrade - Brazil School A dubbed introduction to the life and work of Brazilian poet and author Mário de Andrade Support this show and other shows like …
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Sophomore Lit 183: Christmas Special: "A Christmas Turkey"
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24:06What, the one as big as me? Marina McCoy makes her holiday return to discuss Mário de Andrade’s sweet-and-salty “A Christmas Turkey” (1956). John McCoy with Marina McCoy Show Notes & Links Mario de Andrade - Brazil School A dubbed introduction to the life and work of Brazilian poet and author Mário de Andrade…
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Total Party Kill 533: One of Those Rats Is a Wizard
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1:03:44A paladin learns a valuable lesson about picking things up. Nearly everyone learns a valuable lesson about playing air-guitar. The Slaying Stone, Part 3 Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Chelsea Hackman, Heather Berberet, James Thomson and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Edited by Erika Ensign. The Slaying Stone…
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A paladin learns a valuable lesson about picking things up. Nearly everyone learns a valuable lesson about playing air-guitar. The Slaying Stone, Part 3 Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Chelsea Hackman, Heather Berberet, James Thomson and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Edited by Erika Ensign. The Slaying Stone Support this show and…
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Send us a text Eiocha was born by the sea and earth when the world was nothing, empty and void. She births gods and becomes a symbol of fertility and rebirth. Support the show Irish Mythology - Mythical Cycle - Book of InvasionsBy Lauren
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Send us a text Is America's Ground Hog Day rooted in Irish Mythology? Could Irish and Scottish Immigrants have evolved a very celtic day that determines if winter will be long or short? In Irish mythology Cailleach rules winter and Brigid who rules spring. The Cailleach is a powerful, ancient Celtic goddess of winter, creation, and sovereignty, kno…
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The Wreath of Khan rolls on with part 3 of 4, as Scott and Jason spend some time discussing one of their favorite movies, “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” after having followed Khan from “Space Seed” through “Star Trek: Khan.” We don’t know how many times we can say that we love this movie, but we tried and it seems like we could do it forever. S…
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Vulcan Hello 105: "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan"
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50:51The Wreath of Khan rolls on with part 3 of 4, as Scott and Jason spend some time discussing one of their favorite movies, “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” after having followed Khan from “Space Seed” through “Star Trek: Khan.” We don’t know how many times we can say that we love this movie, but we tried and it seems like we could do it forever. S…
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The Magnum, podcast holiday special is here! We watched the failed 1979 pilot for Boston and Kilbride, “The Chinese Typewriter,” starring Tom Selleck (as Tom Boston) and James Whitmore Jr. (as Jimmy Kilbride). The dubbing! The fake signs! The weird casting! The original Al’s Automotive and Muffler King Tigers! We break down everything that makes th…
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Magnum, podcast 113: "The Chinese Typewriter"
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1:17:17The Magnum, podcast holiday special is here! We watched the failed 1979 pilot for Boston and Kilbride, “The Chinese Typewriter,” starring Tom Selleck (as Tom Boston) and James Whitmore Jr. (as Jimmy Kilbride). The dubbing! The fake signs! The weird casting! The original Al’s Automotive and Muffler King Tigers! We break down everything that makes th…
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Kilmas comes but once a year! This year we’re climbing into the cockpit and revisiting 1986’s “Top Gun,” starring some airplanes, Val Kilmer, and Tom Cruise. It’s a very subtle movie. Were Tony’s parents right in protecting his young mind from it? And most importantly, why do we remember Val Kilmer’s character being the villain when he’s actually t…
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The Incomparable Mothership 797: Iceman Was Right
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1:27:15Kilmas comes but once a year! This year we’re climbing into the cockpit and revisiting 1986’s “Top Gun,” starring some airplanes, Val Kilmer, and Tom Cruise. It’s a very subtle movie. Were Tony’s parents right in protecting his young mind from it? And most importantly, why do we remember Val Kilmer’s character being the villain when he’s actually t…
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Sorkin' In It 4.39: The Local Weather (Sports Night S2E16)
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25:04Dan isn’t one of the 100 Most Influential People in Sports, but Casey is. You can bet that goes over like a fart in church. Speaking of church - Dana visits one to get out of the rain… and likes it (the church, not the rain… or the fart). The rain also helps Jeremy continue his flirtation with Jenny. There’s so much Sorkin In It to do. We got you. …
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Ireland - Site of the 1st World War? Part 2
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28:40Send us a text Irish Mythology tells of a battle where a united world attacked Ireland. The Battle of Ventry (Cath Fionntrá) is a legendary, epic tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. It tells the tale of the invasion of Ireland in the 3rd century by the "King of the World," Daire Donn, and a massive European army that he united. The world…
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Ireland - Site of the 1st World War? Battle of Ventry Part 1
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30:34Send us a text Irish Mythology tells of a battle where a united world attacked Ireland. The Battle of Ventry (Cath Fionntrá) is a legendary, epic tale from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. It tells the tale of the invasion of Ireland in the 3rd century by the "King of the World," Daire Donn, and a massive European army that he united. The world…
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[Cross-posted from Downstream #109 on Relay FM.] Tim Goodman pops down the chimney again to reunite with Jason and discuss the Oscars on YouTube, finding balance in the TV review game, the rise of international content, episode deconstructions, “Pluribus,” and his top shows of the year. Tim Goodman and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Shows mentioned…
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[Cross-posted from Downstream #109 on Relay FM.] Tim Goodman pops down the chimney again to reunite with Jason and discuss the Oscars on YouTube, finding balance in the TV review game, the rise of international content, episode deconstructions, “Pluribus,” and his top shows of the year. Tim Goodman and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Shows mentioned…
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Send us a text The Celts had laws around bees and a custom called telling the bees. The "Celt bee laws," more accurately called the Brehon Laws' Bechbretha (Bee Judgements) in ancient Ireland, were detailed regulations from around the 7th century (though based on older customs) governing beehives, swarms, honey, and beekeeping, emphasizing communit…
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A broken bridge and a buncha wolves, what could go wrong? Many things, apparently. The Slaying Stone, Part 2 Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Chelsea Hackman, Heather Berberet, James Thomson and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Edited by Erika Ensign. The Slaying Stone Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable net…
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Total Party Kill 532: What Are We Inspecting?
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1:03:14A broken bridge and a buncha wolves, what could go wrong? Many things, apparently. The Slaying Stone, Part 2 Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Annette Wierstra, Chelsea Hackman, Heather Berberet, James Thomson and Jason Snell Show Notes & Links Edited by Erika Ensign. The Slaying StoneBy Total Party Kill
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Up up and away to the bars amoung the stars! A teaser trailer for Supergirl was recently released and Team Biff is here to chat about it. We also get into some superhero sweep and try to remember how to do the show. Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English Referenced Works Supergirl (2026) Show Notes & Links…
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