Best Whatnauts Podcasts (2024)

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In My Bunsen Burner Era 1:19:52

2d ago1:19:52

1:19:52

Episode 275. We identify a rival beverage enthusiast podcast, and ask how we can experiment more with our taste-tests, by wearing lab coats and drinking Mtn Dew out of beakers. Melissa advocates for the geriatric crime thriller Thelma, and goes to comedy podcast shows to see pizzas delivered live on stage. Kyle visits a wet n' wild paint room and c…

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The Bear s1-2 2:12:46

9d ago2:12:46

2:12:46

Episode 295. We donned our aprons to talk about the first two seasons of the culinary dark comedy The Bear, in preparation for season three later this month. When a world class chef has to return home to Chicago and take over his late brother's failing sandwich shop, the whole staff struggles to adapt to their personal loss and new professional goa…

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Two Megatrons 1:25:55

16d ago1:25:55

1:25:55

Episode 274. How many movies does a person need to go see in a year to maintain a prosperous box office? How many Kyles need to gather in one place to get a world record? How do we continue to find new qualms and gripes about the one M&Ms commercial with the mime? We answer these questions, and discuss recent horror movies I Saw The TV Glow and In …

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The West Wing 24:19

21d ago24:19

24:19

This month we tackle The West Wing, a show often praised for it's writing and quickly paced dialogue. Many pilot episodes lack the confidence or vision of what they will eventually develop into, but The West Wing seems to dodge that entirely. This pilot is a great example of one that truly gives you a glimpse at what the show will be down the road.…

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Chew vol. 1-2 1:17:14

23d ago1:17:14

1:17:14

Episode 294. We chow down on the first two volumes of Chew, the 2009 comic from John Layman and Rob Guillory. Whenever Tony Chu eats something, he gets a psychic impression of its history. He can see where produce was grown or how meat was slaughtered, or if he bites a dead body, he can see that person's last moments. He uses this power as an agent…

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An Inspirational Story About Goku 1:06:16

1M ago1:06:16

1:06:16

Episode 273. It's the return of our annual tradition: Kyle and Ignacio force an oblivious Melissa to predict what video game news will be released at Summer Games Fest, and she has to compete against a Magic 8 Ball to see who can get the most correct guesses. Will we see a new Grand Theft Auto trailer this year? How about a new Metroid game? How ma…

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North by Northwest 1:32:17

1M ago1:32:17

1:32:17

Episode 293. We run from a bi-plane right into a discussion on Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller North by Northwest! Roger Thornhill is caught up in a web of espionage and danger after he's mistaken for a secret agent, and this humdrum advertising exec has to play the action hero to get out of this conspiracy alive. We share our experiences going to…

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The Reverse Godfather 1:13:19

1M ago1:13:19

1:13:19

Episode 272. Kyle asks if modern screen acting performances have more spit and snot than ever before. Melissa ponders a reverse Godfather where the mob puts a bed inside your horse. We praise the new Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, including a break for spoilers and a debate on low box office vs. a theater full of people on their phones. We also…

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The Planet of the Apes Trilogy 1:30:01

2M ago1:30:01

1:30:01

Episode 292. In preparation for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, we caught up on the trilogy of Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). These films act as a prequel to the original 1968 movie, showing how apes gained human intelligence and eventually drove humans out…

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Yasuke 22:23

2M ago22:23

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This month we take a look at the pilot episode of an anime called Yasuke. Loosely based on a real person of the same name, Yasuke follows an African warrior who served under the Japanese Daimyo in the Sengoku period. Now, 20 years later, the retired swordsman finds himself helping a woman and her sick child, who has magical powers, to go see a spec…

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Roboburger 1:14:40

2M ago1:14:40

1:14:40

Episode 271. Kyle spots the menacing figure from the Neighborhood Watch sign in real life. Melissa asks when in your TV and movie watching you're supposed to fit in time to stare at a keepsake digital photo frame. We discuss robot restaurants, how good a person's clapping skills can be, recent TV hits Shogun and Under the Bridge, cinema oddities Sa…

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Slow Horses s1 1:21:02

2M ago1:21:02

1:21:02

Episode 291. We conclude Apple April by watching season one of the Apple TV+ espionage drama, Slow Horses. MI5 agents who have notorious failures but who aren't incompetent enough to be fired are demoted to Slough House, an outpost where they do menial tasks under the command of the misanthropic Jackson Lamb. This team of misfits has a chance to pr…

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Drawing Pokemon From Memory 1:31:43

2M ago1:31:43

1:31:43

Episode 270. You think you know what Bulbasaur looks like, but how accurately can you draw him in three minutes with no visual reference? We challenge ourselves to draw Pokemon from memory, and proceed to screw up some arms and legs, forget most things that go on a head, ask if there are any Magmar stans out there, and interrogate the uncanny valle…

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Hello Tomorrow! 1:43:30

3M ago1:43:30

1:43:30

Episode 290. It's Apple April, where we're exploring content from Apple TV+. This week is the first season of Hello Tomorrow!, a 2023 workplace dramedy set in a retro-futuristic world. Jack Billings left his family behind to become a traveling salesman for Brightside, a timeshare development on the moon. When his son unknowingly attends one of his …

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The Endgame 29:07

3M ago29:07

29:07

Kyle and Melissa return to discuss the pilot for The Endgame, a crime show that premiered on February 21, 2022 on NBC. The show focused on Elena Federova, a criminal genius who faces off against FBI agent Val Turner amidst a heist. At the time of recording the episode, there were only a couple episodes out and has since gone on to a 10 episode seas…

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The Three-Meat Problem 1:21:36

3M ago1:21:36

1:21:36

Episode 269. If you can dream it, can you dog it! For this year's annual "Eat Vision and Snack" culinary episode, our theme is hot dogs. Kyle and Melissa have each prepared their own custom gourmet hot dog dishes to show off and snack on while we discuss our kitchen nightmares and triumphs. We also plan the logistics of recording an episode live fr…

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Us 1:25:41

3M ago1:25:41

1:25:41

Episode 289. We're discussing Jordan Peele's 2019 horror film Us, about a family whose beach house is invaded by horrifying dopplegangers of themselves, after the mother survived an encounter with one of them when she was younger. We discuss the puzzling origin of these doubles and the unnerving abruptness of the movie's ending, dream logic, limina…

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Retired Local B-Boy 1:23:02

3M ago1:23:02

1:23:02

Episode 268. Every episode of this podcast is an indulgent bachelor's weekend, and this week's indulgences include: a discussion of the hottest M&M characters, cheering on bad soda experiments, throwing fries at your friends, and a slice-of-life anime but also Grimace is there. We recap the Oscars, puzzle over the mystery of the title Venom 3: The …

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Weathering With You 1:23:12

4M ago1:23:12

1:23:12

Episode 288. Friend of the show and master of electricity Ignacio Rojas joins us to talk about Weathering With You, a 2019 anime movie from director Makoto Shinkai. 15-year-old Hodaka runs away from home to start a new life in Tokyo, where he meets Hina, another teenager working to support herself and her kid brother. Hina is secretly a "sunshine g…

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Back to the Ouchie Box 54:05

4M ago54:05

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Episode 267. The Wet Awards return, our annual ranking of the year's Best Picture nominees on a scale of wettest to driest. Kyle finally experiences the magic of live musical theater with Wicked. Melissa and her co-workers bond over their favorite Alan Tudyk performances. We imagine a Whatnauts breakfast cereal, and catch up on movies we've seen re…

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Doom Patrol 41:24

4M ago41:24

41:24

Episode 2. This month on the Pilot's Club we discuss the first episode of Doom Patrol, DC's irreverent team of weirdos that battle through even more bizarre events and enemies. The show premiered on February 15, 2019 and went on to run for four seasons. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Whatnauts

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The Human Target 1:28:06

4M ago1:28:06

1:28:06

Episode 287. We read the 12-issue DC limited series The Human Target, from writer Tom King and artist Greg Smallwood. Christopher Chance is the Human Target, a secret operative you can hire to masquerade as you and take the hits from your enemies. He drinks a poison meant for Lex Luthor and has only 12 days left to live. He's determined to use this…

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What Isn't a Gusher? 1:21:22

4M ago1:21:22

1:21:22

Episode 266. Is a Hot Pocket a Gusher? Why are there a hundred different kinds of apples and only one kind of celery? When will restaurants start offering proprietary cereal? Listen to our pitch for a fancy chicken nugget restaurant with new nugget shapes, and our discussions on Madame Web, Lisa Frankenstein, the Fantastic 4 casting, a double featu…

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True Detective Night Country 35:14

4M ago35:14

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Episode 136. Melissa and Kyle are on the case of the latest season in the True Detective anthology series. We discuss how this standalone season possibly connects to previous seasons, and if it even matters, the actual detective work, Lost imagery, themes of loneliness, and a thematic use for Kangaroo Jack. (00:00) - Intro (00:02) - Welcome and ban…

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Moonlighting s1-2 1:36:00

5M ago1:36:00

1:36:00

Episode 286. We watched the 1985 detective show Moonlighting, an early "dramedy" and legend in will-they-won't-they romance. After a crooked accountant steals her money, former supermodel Maddie Hayes bets everything on her one remaining business asset, a small detective agency. She teams up with the goofy but effective PI David Addison, and the tw…

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Melissa Explains it Ball 1:18:28

5M ago1:18:28

1:18:28

Episode 265. Melissa makes good on Kyle's challenge for her to explain what football is, in this week leading up to the Super Bowl. Our football newbie is here to teach you about gameplay basics, piles of men, and the signature hometown foods of each team going to The Big Game this year. We also discuss Kyle's neighborhood cat council, unexplained …

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Eureka 29:44

5M ago29:44

29:44

Episode 1. The Whatnauts present the Pilot's Club, a podcast all about the pilot episodes of television shows and the many reasons why they may or may not be worth a watch. Every month we pick a different pilot episode to watch and then discuss it here on our show. We release these episodes first and foremost to our Patreon supporters on our $3 tie…

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Episode 0 2:31

5M ago2:31

2:31

Just a little intro to get our podcast feed up and running. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Whatnauts

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Blue Eye Samurai 1:29:21

5M ago1:29:21

1:29:21

Episode 285. We watched season one of the Netflix animated series Blue Eye Samurai. At the time when baby Mizu was born with blue eyes, all outsiders were banned from Japan and the only white men known to be in the country were heinous criminals. After growing up an outcast, Mizu is now an adult trained in the sword, determined to find and kill tho…

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The Scent of Crime 1:10:00

5M ago1:10:00

1:10:00

Episode 264. Would-be car thieves leave something strange behind after breaking a window in Melissa's beloved Hyundai. Kyle introduces us to "egg shots" and wants you to consider Godzilla for Best Lead Actor. We talk about the tragedy of The Iron Claw and the kid reporter drama Home Before Dark. This episode is our annual Planarama, brainstorming f…

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Marvel's Echo Spoilercast 29:07

5M ago29:07

29:07

Episode 135. We're discussing the Marvel limited series Echo, including the show's sense of community, cool action scenes, grandpa ingenuity, how Kingpin could behave in Daredevil: Born Again, and a Midwestern road trip. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Whatnauts

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The Ghostbuster Franchise 2:01:01

5M ago2:01:01

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Episode 284. The Whatnauts answer the call to discuss all four movies under the Ghostbusters banner: the 1984 original, the 1989 sequel, the 2016 soft remake, and the 2021 "rebootquel" Ghostbusters: Afterlife. We discuss how the franchise has always appealed to children even when it wasn't made for them, how anyone can become a ghostbuster, city pr…

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Three Thumbs Up 1:19:42

6M ago1:19:42

1:19:42

Episode 263. We welcome the new year with a complete discussion on our entertainment experiences in 2023, including Kyle's watch time stats and number of comics read, and Melissa's extensive movie Top 10 lists and playlist of favorite YouTube videos of the year. Kyle searches for a missing book and Melissa watches the surprisingly horny and bloody …

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Marvel's What If... Season 2 reaction 28:45

6M ago28:45

28:45

Ignacio and Kyle team up to talk about the second season of Marvel's What If.... We discuss how the show references other pop culture touchstones, the naming conventions of the episodes, and Kahhori's power set. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By The Whatnauts

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The Whatnauts 8th Annual Grand Prix 2:33:46

6M ago2:33:46

2:33:46

Join us for the 8th anniversary retrospective, which we've now declared will be called a Grand Prix! Just try to stop us!! Kyle and Melissa gather for our annual pizza awards banquet for favorite Review Show topics, best performances, biggest surprises, and for the first time ever, a two-time Dream Date winner. We also debut a new structure for the…

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The Whatnauts 8th Annual Grand Prix 2:33:46

6M ago2:33:46

2:33:46

Join us for the 8th anniversary retrospective, which we've now declared will be called a Grand Prix! Just try to stop us!! Kyle and Melissa gather for our annual pizza awards banquet for favorite Review Show topics, best performances, biggest surprises, and for the first time ever, a two-time Dream Date winner. We also debut a new structure for the…

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The Whatnauts 8th Annual Grand Prix 2:33:46

6M ago2:33:46

2:33:46

Join us for the 8th anniversary retrospective, which we've now declared will be called a Grand Prix! Just try to stop us!! Kyle and Melissa gather for our annual pizza awards banquet for favorite Review Show topics, best performances, biggest surprises, and for the first time ever, a two-time Dream Date winner. We also debut a new structure for the…

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