Best Luke Varner and Ashley Minor Podcasts (2024)

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WPWIS 20: Back From Camp

2+ y ago

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We're back from Actual Play Camp, with a little trip across the lake to Anime Camp, to talk VeggieTales again! It's two mostly fine stories about being nice while we try to piece back together our dumb lore.By Ashley & Luke

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Episode 41: Let Me Tell You About The End

3y ago

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It’s the end? It is! The long awaited fourth and final Rebuild movie has finally come out and both Ashley and Luke are surprised it came out. They look at the questions the series has left us. What if someone was a responsible adult? Why are these kids so horny? Is this movie too meta? And what was Mari’s point at the end of the day?…

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WPWIS 20: The Heathen Plastic

4y ago

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We arrive a little bit late to the Easter episode but it’s okay cause Easter is gonna last FOREVER in this Christmas Carol parody. We talk about how it squanders the original story, the weird grudge against plastic and get mad at the idea of only being moral if there’s a heaven.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 19: Bob's Profit Prison

4y ago

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We are finally back, and the episode might be short but we still dig into coats, casual slavery, bible jerks and bad rap numbers.By Ahsley & Luke

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WPWIS 18: WEED EATER

4+ y ago

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God always loves us, even when we make mistakes! Mistakes like mashing together a weird cgi film festival, random songs and a half baked satire of “lol random” humor into one thing. Well, at least it’s futuristic!By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 17: Goof Juice

4+ y ago

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By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 16: Keep Your Hands Off Veggietales!

4+ y ago

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By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 15: Nice Pillaging

4+ y ago

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By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 14: Persia's Next Top Wife

4+ y ago

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By Ashleyh & Luke

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WPWPWIS 13: Larry's Little Cucumber

4+ y ago

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By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 12: Anime Chick Tract

4+ y ago

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By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 11: Let Me Tell You About Veggie Tales

4+ y ago

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By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 10: David Lynch's Veggietales

4+ y ago

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Larry has hit rock bottom. He’s lost his job, he lost his faith and he’s lost his way. Mark joins as we examine an episode that is both a clip show and a deep dive into the soul.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 9: Stuff Mart

4+ y ago

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We’re joined by Kevin for a episode theoretically based on a classic piece of literature. So we spend a lot of time talking about Wal-Mart, consumerism, berry poops and cheeseburgers.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 8: BREAK THE WALLS DOWN

4+ y ago

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The hosts are alone again, forced to wander the desert of this guestless podcast. But they make do talking about a city with big walls, along with the prequel of the bible, Aunt shaming, and SNL politics.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 7: Veggie Vore

4+ y ago

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Brooks joins us for our first real Larryboy adventure and it’s not the epic we thought it was a kids. We talk about youth pastors, bloodthirsty Alfreds and fibs.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS Ep 6: Buzzsaw Jesus

4+ y ago

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The Veggies must save Christmas and bring the true meaning to a town gripped by capitalism. Jordon joins us for an ep all about a little toy that gains sentience and brings God to this world. Also a snowman has a carrot nose and we all lose it at implications of that and more.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 5: Manlet David and Chad Goliath

4+ y ago

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Luke and Ashley look back at a classic tale and while they don’t get as in depth as usual they do talk about Larry Boy, transphobic jokes and agree that they’re going to hell.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS 4: The Bunny Factory

4+ y ago

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We are joined by Maxie and Fabby for a lot of talk about this episode, which is probably the most infamous Veggie Tales ep. We talk about all the changes the episode has gone through, the way it unintentionally criticizes capitalism and also how they turn a story about the persecution of Jewish people into a story about keeping Christ in Easter. Al…

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WPWIS 3: Veggies Can Not Be Saved

4+ y ago

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We're joined by Sean for an episode all about loving your neighbor, no matter if they're from space or from one city over. We also talk the Butter Battle Book, Luke Being Horny For Larry, Hairbrushes, How Junior is a racist, and our new theory that the veggies are being tested by a judgmental god.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS Ep 2: Is Larry God?

4+ y ago

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After a disastrous act of Pod we had to re-record this episode. We still have a lot to say about how this show messes up it’s moral of forgiveness, the Garden of Eden, the existence of french fries and the fact that Larry might be a god in training.By Ashley & Luke

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WPWIS Ep 1: Junior Asparagus Universe

4+ y ago

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Luke and Ashley get started on their new mistake. They talk about their history with religion, try to get to the bottom of what the creator believes and try to figure out this new world.By Ashley & Luke

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Episode 40: Let Me Tell You About Piano Playing

5y ago

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We reach the end of our Evangelion journey (for now) with the love it or hate it Evangelion 3.0. We come firmly down in the “it’s perfectly okay” camp but that doesn’t mean that we can’t talk about how Shinji sucks, gay piano sequences, the shakey look of characters being perpetually young and the thrilling conclusion to Luke’s “steal everything” s…

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LMTYAE 39: Let Me Tell You About (Not) Advancing

5y ago

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Frustrating is a word we use a lot around Evangelion. That words sums up both our viewing and discussion of Rebuild of Evangelion 2.0, a movie that manages to have some great moments while also making infuriating and baffling choices as it sets off on it's own path. We like the new Angel designs and a drunk PenPen but making all the girls stories r…

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Episode 38: Let Me Tell You About Rebuild

5y ago

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Luke and Ashley have come back around to Evangelion and while they're happy to be back on familiar ground it's perhaps too familiar. In fact for all the episodes that could do with remake episodes 1-8 are probably the least needed. Especially when you're adding even more uncomfortable content. At least we got our fav death diamond Ramiel and that c…

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LMTYAE 37: Let Me Tell You About Shin Godzilla

5y ago

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Ashley & Luke get in-depth on the 2016 Shin-Godzilla, the biggest live action movie directed by Hideaki Anno. Bringing Godzilla back to it's original role as a symbol for disaster the film looks into how modern Japan would react. We talk about the wonderfully gross designs of Godzilla, how the cinematography matches Anno's animated work and whether…

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LMTYAE 36: Let Me Tell You About Things Changing

5y ago

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I love all my friends! After worrying about all the ways it could become a complete mess Ashley & Luke are happy to see that FLCL: Alternative keeps it's thoughtfulness and fun throughout. The planet is being heated up by Medical Mechanica and the rich and powerful are leaving the Earth. Kana is more concerned about trying to make everything stay t…

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Episode 35: Let Me Tell You About Friendship!!!

5y ago

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In this city, I will. After the disappointment of season 1 and the nothing of season 2 Luke and Ashley aren't looking forward to the last season of the show. They're expecting more horny teens with no character who suck. So they're very surprised to find a collection of characters they really love! Kana and her friends are a fun collection of non-h…

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LMTYAE 34: Let Me Tell You About Wasted Potential

5y ago

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Luke and Ashley finish FLCL: Progressive and find a series that is a mixture of boring and infuriating despite it's flashes of interesting moments. With no real main characters other then the pedophile villain we're supposed to feel bad for because she can't force one person into a controlling relationship we wonder how the show could have been bet…

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LMTYAE 33: Let Me Tell You About FLCL Progressive

5y ago

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Ashley & Luke look at the FLCL follow up that's considered not as good, but after they came away from the original in low spirits maybe this one will be great? Nope! We talk about how the show handles Haruha, how Hidomi doesn't have a character except being super horny for gore, how the lower budget affects the show and how the choice to have one o…

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LMTYAE 32: Let Me Tell You About A Disappointing Climax

5y ago

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Wasn't this show supposed to be good? Luke and Ashley are looking forward to the part of the show they considered the best as kids and are resoundingly disappointed. The show plays with treating it's pedophile antagonist as a serious threat but doesn't do enough, while making jokes about a 12 year old's big genitals. Meanwhile our fav Mamimi (who i…

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LMTYAE 31: Let's Talk About The First Half Of FLCL

5y ago

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Wanting to get away from the serious thoughts we had on Evangelion we take it easy with... almost three hours on the first three episodes of FLCL. Come on guys. We talk about the controversy that has come up around the Netflix translation of NGE, the way FLCL was localized so well, the way it falls into some of the same pitfalls NGE does and hey ho…

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LMTYAE 30: Let Me Tell You About Incel Shinji

5y ago

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CW: We talk a large amount about sexual abuse, both shown and implied, violence towards women and depression. The end of a series is also the joy of rewatching. Luke and Ashley talk about the feature film End of Evangelion, this time with Luke giving it more of a shot and Ashley going in with lowered expectations. They discuss how Shinji throughout…

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LMTYAE 29: Let's Talk About The Second Half Of Evangelion

5y ago

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We get in depth on the second half of the show as we discuss the twists and turns. We also get in depth on how the show treats the sexuality of it's teen character, the use of sexual abuse as a metaphor and child abuse Child abuse talk from 2:15:00 to 2:19:40 and mentioned sometimes after that. Note: We recorded this before the Netflix dub had come…

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LMTAYE 28: Let Us Talk About The First Half of Evangelion

5y ago

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Luke and Ashley figured they would finally get around to those Rebuild movies but first we had to re-watch all of Evangelion. Here we examine the first 14 episodes of the series. We talk about trying to make non creepy shows about burgeoning sexuality, how Shinji is a relatable view of depression and realizing sexuality and how the series flips bet…

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Bonus Episode 1: Let Me Tell You About Detective Pikachu

5y ago

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Luke and Ashley both watched the movie Detective Pikachu and felt the need to talk about it somewhere, and well, they do have an anime podcast. We talk for a too long time about Pokemon Jobs, PokeFan Bill Nighy, Justice Smith Holding The Movie Together and Mr. Mime.By Ashley & Luke

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Episode 27: You Have Been Told

7+ y ago

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Ashley and Luke sit down one last time to discuss their thoughts on End of Evangelion, and the series as a whole. Thank you so much for listening, everyone! This podcast is melting away into the sea of LCL until the fourth rebuild film finally releases, at which point we'll resume our physical forms just long enough to do four new episodes, one for…

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Episode 26: Let Me Tell You About Masturbation

7+ y ago

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Wow, the last episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion was one of the most satisfying half hours of television ever. A showcase of strange and bold creative decisions that seamlessly wove the resolution of the show's core emotional arc with a visually engaging multimedia experience that simultaneously made the ending unforgettable and helped them deftly …

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Episode 25: Let Me Tell You About Instrumentality

7+ y ago

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We've finally arrived. In this special double header episode, Luke and Ashley witness the first version of the end of Evangelion. Something strange and horrible is happened. The real world seems to have dissolved, and everyone has become a singular, amorphous conscious. Shinji sits either at the center of this mental miasma, or in some obscure corn…

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Episode 24: Let Me Tell You About the Final Angel

7+ y ago

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With Tokyo-3 in ruins, a new Eva pilot shows up to bolster NERV's dwindling ranks. But like the second they start talking about the mysterious final Angel it's like, super obvious that it's definitely him. Which is a shame because Shinji wants to kiss this new boy SO BAD, and apparently there's a lot of controversy over whether their relationship i…

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Episode 23: Let Me Tell You About Rei Ayanami(s)

7+ y ago

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We're in the homestretch now, and things are never gonna stop getting more and more crazy. Ashley and Luke watch on as Rei sacrifices her life to kill the penultimate angel, destroying most of Tokyo-3 in the process. And then... she shows up for school the following morning. Commentary runs from 4:46 to 31:31…

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Episode 22: Let Me Tell You About Asuka Langley Soryu, For Real

7+ y ago

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Merry Christmas everyone! Here's an adolescent girl having the most private inner sanctums of her mind utterly violated by a being on a higher order of intelligence. Also we talk about Storage Wars? Commentary runs from 9:27 to 38:09By Ashley and Luke

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Episode 21: Let Me Tell You About Gehirn

7+ y ago

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By Ashley and Luke

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Episode 20: Let Me Tell You About the Oral Stage

7+ y ago

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After Ashley makes fun of me for 8 minutes straight, we get into the surreal fallout of last week's explosive episode. In its berserk state, Eva 01 has annihilated Shinji's physical form. While the NERV team works desperately to rescue his soul, he goes on yet another heady journey into himself, confronted with all of the unpleasant truths of his e…

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Episode 19: Let Me Tell You About EVANGELION

7+ y ago

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By Ashley and Luke

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Episode 18: Let Me Tell You About Inhuman Pilots

7+ y ago

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Ashley sits down with Luke to finally discover the truth of the Fourth Child. It's... exactly what the show's been saying it is for two episodes. The new Angel reveals itself to be a sentient fungus-like creature that infects and takes control of Unit 03, and it's up to Shinji to defeat it. When he fails, NERV's new Dummy Plug kicks in and brutally…

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Episode 17: Let Me Tell You About The Fourth Child

7+ y ago

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After singing way too many stupid songs, Ashley and Luke settle in to check out the aftermath of last week's shocking episode. As the Angels grow stronger, NERV is seeking out a new pilot, as well as further developing their "dummy plug." And amidst all that, Luke aggressively and steadfastly REFUSES to accept that Toji is obviously the Fourth Chil…

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Episode 16: Let Me Tell You About Getting Weird

7+ y ago

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Luke opens this episode by calling Ashley the devil and it’s only getting wilder from here. We get the Zebra Ball Angel and we finally hit the point Luke has been waiting for. We talk about Entry Plug safety, ugly feelings of NERV personal, naked hugs, the Gainax Archetype, more thoughts or Rei, Rap Game’s Young Shinji and get into the depths of Ev…

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Episode 15: Let Me Tell You About Date Night

7+ y ago

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By Ashley & Luke

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Episode 14: Let Me Tell You About Clip Shows

7+ y ago

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Luke is very, very, VERY excited. Then he’s met with crushing disappointment. We talk about the series so far, about educational VHS at work, goatse, Math Puppy, corrections about the number of Angels and we take our first turn into surreal town. Commentary is from 7:15 to 30:35By Ashley & Luke

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