Actor Wes Chatham and novelist/screenwriter Ty Franck, of the hit Amazon Prime series THE EXPANSE, speak to a collection of creatives and creators about the art, movies, books, and ideas that inspire them.
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The Churn is SYFY WIRE's episode by episode breakdown of Amazon Prime's The Expanse featuring the talents of Ana Marie Cox and Dan Drezner who dissect the intricate plots of the show and analyze them through the lens of political science.
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Artificial Intelligence has suddenly gone from the fringes of science to being everywhere. So how did we get here? And where's this all heading? In this new series of Science Friction, we're finding out.
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) actually agreed with Producer Joe for once so we did an episode dedicated to awesome Bad Guys & their squads.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 173 - Immaculate & Rosemary's Baby Deep Dive Comparison | SPOILERS
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to have an insightful discussion about devil babies this week! So enjoy the guys talking about and comparing the classic Rosemary's Baby to the new Immaculate starring Sydney Sweeney. There will be a lot of spoilers so be warned.…
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Ep. 172 - Donald Sutherland Career Retrospective + Top 5
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) talk about the great actor Donald Sutherland who recently passed away.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 171 - Godzilla Minus One Deep Dive + Top Godzilla
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and special guest Brett Simmons as Wes was unavailable so we replaced him! The guys discuss Brett's amazing stache as well as their love of the amazing Godzilla Minus One. Then they debate what their top 5 Godzilla films are...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 170 - Dune Deep Dive + Scifi/Dystopian Wasteland Movies
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) Finally discuss the recent Dune movies as well as the book... the Lynch movie as well as the mini series!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 169 - The Shawshank Redemption Deep Dive + Best Clancy Brown
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the best films ever made as well as the short story/novella is was based upon. In addition to an amazing cast and filmmakers the guys wrap it up discussing the best works from Clancy Brown.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 168 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Deep Dive + Top Horror Villians
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the best 80s horror movies ever made. From the director to the amazing cast there isn't much the guys don't love about this movie except the studio notes / sequels which they also talk about.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 167 - Deliverance Deep Dive + Top Terrorizing Scenes
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss a movie that is a PSA for the south and the great state of Georgia. Yes the guys will be discussing Georgia tourism... butt stuff... hot step sisters... how pretty Ty's mouth is and this little movie you might have heard of Deliverance.…
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) gave into Producer Joe who kept bothering them to do this because he saw The Fall Guy Movie. Of course they had a great discussion about some banger tv shows form the 80s and I won...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 165 - Creepshow Deep Dive + Top Horror Anthology
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss the one of the iconic horror anthology movies of all time Creepshow as well as their other favorites in the genre.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 164 - Fear in Artistic Endeavors
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Daniel Abraham (the other half of James S.A. Corey) discuss the concept of Fear and how it relates to artistic endeavors... from acting to writing. James SA Corey Writes a Novel Project https://www.patreon.com/JamesSACoreyWritesaNovelBy Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 163 - Louis Gossett Jr Career Retrospective
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss the amazing career of an amazing actor Louis Gossett Jr. I wonder what they will talk about about... Enemy Mine or Officer and a Gentleman?By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 162 - Fallout Show Primer + Game History
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the top shows out currently on Amazon Prime Video based upon the massively successful video game Fallout. Ty as a superfan of the Fallout series from its origins and a massive gamer has some thoughts...…
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Ep. 161 - The Hitcher Deep Dive + Best Road Horror
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discussed this movie in a recent episode and we thought why not revisit this somewhat forgotten film. To say that this is a gem and misunderstood film would be putting it mildly...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 160 - Shogun Primer and Best Samurai Movies
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) decided to discuss the recent Shogun mini-series on Hulu and also how mini-series / the original were major pop culture events as well as water cooler talk back in the 80s.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) love great movies, but they also wanted to share some of their favorite lesser known gems that might not be great... lets just call them the the good, the bad and the cheesy.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 158 - Aliens Deep Dive Review Part 2
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally discuss one of their favorite movies and one of the best sequels ever... the classic Aliens. In part two the guys kick back and enjoy the ride as Cameron puts the pedal to the metal...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally discuss one of their favorite movies and one of the best sequels ever... the classic Aliens. In part one the guys go deep into the lead up to the making of this film and all parties involved as well as dip their toe into the film.…
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of Ty's favorite horror films in the recent years. The guys talk about how they are strangely turned out by Mia Goth in her old woman makeup... EWWWBy Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 155 - Scarface Deep Dive Review
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss one of the most wild movies of the 80s Scarface. From crazy accents to just about a crazy amount of people wearing fake makeup to play Cubans... and of course mountains of coke!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 154 - Carl Weathers Career Retrospective
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) discuss the amazing career of a wonderful man and actor Carl Weathers. Wes shares stories of his personal interactions with Carl and the guys talk about what made Carl an undeniable star.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 153 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day Deep Dive Review
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finish the Terminator movies (yes there are only 2 that exist) and recap one of the best sequels ever made.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 152 - The Terminator Deep Dive + Top James Cameron
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally do a deep dive on one of their favorite movies of all time... The Terminator. Also they talk a lot about Arnold's dong...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into one of their favorite movies and highlight some of the most amazing performances in recent history.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 150 - Fargo Season 5 Deep Dive Recap
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into the latest season of Fargo (Season 5) since they have mentioned it so many times in the podcast recently. SPOILER WARNING!!!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 149 - Way of the Gun Deep Dive Review
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) dive deep into a lesser known gem that both Ty and Producer Joe are massive fans of... and that Wes just watched. Will Wes disappoint Ty again with being wrong... find out!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 148 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Deep Dive Part 2
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finish off the 2 parter deep dive of one of their favorite movies... ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 147 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Deep Dive Part 1
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) kick off the 2 parter deep dive of one of their favorite movies... ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep 146 - Young Frankenstein Deep Dive Review
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are doing a deep dive into one of Ty's favorite movies and we discover Wes is 100% wrong about a movie finally.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 145 - Elf Christmas Special Bah Humbug Deep Dive
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are doing a deep dive on our Patron's favorite Christmas movie Elf. It isn't the guys favorite so they were a little Bah Humbug during this episode... but they are a man of the people so they did it!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 144 - An American Werewolf in London w/ Christopher Buehlman
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) welcome back Christopher Buehlman to talk about his book "Those Across the River" and the classic An American Werewolf in London.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 143 - The T&TG Star Wars Connection/Story
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally are able to talk about Wes and his role on Ahsoka and their love/connection to Star Wars... oh and codpieces.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 142 - Ladyhawke Deep Dive + Worst Films Scores
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally do a deep dive on one of Wes' favorite films from the 80s. Yes, the music is cheesy... yes the fights aren't great... yes Matthew Broderick has a NY accent... but darn it this movie is still great!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 141 - Blade Runner Deep Dive Part 2 + Machines Gone Wrong
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) are back for the 2nd part of our Blade Runner deep dive. The guys then discuss their favorite films where machines have gone wrong.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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06 | Is super-intelligent AI around the corner?
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Behind the rise of AI there's big questions about where this technology is going. Is it going to be super intelligent — and if that happens — is it going to kill us all? In our final episode, we're diving into the future and unpacking the full spectrum of expert predictions, from the idea that we're on the brink of creating human-level AI, to fears…
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Ep. 140 - Blade Runner Deep Dive Part 1
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally do a deep dive into one of their all-time favorite films Blade Runner. Of course, the guys could help but talk so much that we split the episode into 2 parts. So Happy Thanks Giving from us at Ty & That Guy... enjoy!…
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05 | The year the world woke up to AI with a bang
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2023 was the year powerful new AI technology went mainstream, with image generators and tools like ChatGPT. And people quickly started wondering where these advances were taking them. This is the story of 2023 in three chapters: the first contact, the backlash that followed, and the new reality. It's the story of actors fighting back against plans …
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Ep. 139 - Planes, Trains & Automobiles + Top John Candy Films
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) wanted to do Planes, Trains & Automobiles because it is an awesome movie and the Thanksgiving season. Hope you all enjoy!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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04 | If you control AI, you control the world
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AI is often portrayed as being all about technology. But it is also about money and control. Because those who control AI, may control the world. In the AI world, there are two names that keep coming up: OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, and its CEO, Sam Altman. Who is Sam Altman? How did his tiny company leapfrog the tech giants and win the scra…
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Ep. 138 - In The Mouth of Madness Deep Dive + Top Lovecraft Films
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) revisit their old buddy John Carpenter and review is last great film. I was so happy we finally did this movie as it is a favorite of mine (Producer Joe) as well...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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03 | The bumpy history of driverless cars and their AI brains
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When you think about a driverless car future, perhaps your mind goes to being driven around, watching movies from the backseat and drinking martinis. For over a decade, perfect driverless cars have seemed only a few years away. But in reality, they were nowhere close. Now, driverless cars are finally being rolled out in some cities. But (like human…
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Ep. 137 - Galaxy Quest Deep Dive Part + Top Parody Films
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) listened to producer Joe and did another highly requested patron selection... Galaxy Quest. This movie has just about everything you could ask for and more!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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02 | Locked up by AI for a crime he didn't commit
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As ChatGPT shows us, AI can do some amazing stuff. But it does some creepy stuff as well. And it's already been responsible for locking up innocent people. The story of how AI scanned millions of drivers licences and accused Michigan man Robert Wiliams of a crime he didn't commit. When human biases lead to neural networks going rogue.…
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Ep. 136 - Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 Deep Dive Part 2
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finish off Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 in epic fashion and rank their favorite Quentin Tarantino films.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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01 | The day modern AI toppled humanity's champion
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The world is experiencing a boom in artificial intelligence (AI). It's everywhere. In just a few years, computers have learned to paint a picture, write a novel, translate languages and consume the entire internet. But how we got here goes back decades to two men who couldn't agree on the best way to teach a thinking machine. The AI world was divid…
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2023 has been the breakout year of artificial intelligence. After decades of investment and improvement, the technology suddenly went mainstream. For many, it was as though a miraculous machine was plonked in our midst. But AI didn't come from nowhere. And it hasn't been a smooth and simple process. It's been a story rife with drama, conflict, and …
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Ep. 135 - Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 Deep Dive Part 1
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) kickoff a long series of Quentin Tarantino films with the epic Kill Bill films. Of course, Wes had to do something different and screwed up the order of things... but we still love him anyway.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 134 - 48 Hrs. Deep Dive + Best Walter Hill Films
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) review the movie that made Eddie Murphy a star and popularized the buddy cop genre. The movie is wildly racist / problematic and a product of the time, but still a fun watch.By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally get back to the John Carpenter series with the classic They Live... about damn time!By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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Ep. 132 - Between Two Fires w/ Christopher Buehlman
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Ty Franck (one half of James S.A. Corey) and Wes Chatham ('Amos Burton' on The Expanse) finally get Christopher on to discuss his book Between Two Fires!!! The guys have only mentioned this book like 10+ times so we were really happy to have Christopher on and will again...By Wes Chatham & Ty Franck
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