Every week the PCMC crew gets into deep, fun, and funny discussions about movies, TV, books, fandom, animation, and more. This podcast covers everything from current pop culture to the retro stuff you love. So if you're interested hearing grown-ass, non-toxic nerds go on needlessly intricate deep-dives and give overly passionate rants, this is the show for you.
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Why pay for streaming services when movies like Timecop and Grease 2 can be watched for nothing more than the cost of enduring a few loud, unskippable ads? Join us every week for a dive into the internet’s bargain bin! Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris are real friends, real comedy writers and real cheapskates. They met working in comedy writing rooms and bonded over their love of “trashy” pop culture and saving a buck. They’re combining these loves for the podcast “Free With Ads,” a movie rev ...
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Wayward Children: Jewish Monsters, Magic, and the Stories We Tell
Jack Zaientz & John Baltisberger
According to Jewish tradition, the world around us is filled with demons, ghosts, giants and angels, and creatures of all types. But Judaism today tends to downplay and rationalize them away, to the point where they’re just forgotten dusty metaphors. But for millenia, Jews have lived with these creatures and have had practical means for coping with them. Join Jack Zaientz a scholar of all things Jewish folklore and mythology and John Baltisberger, the award-winning author of Jewish horror an ...
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Feminist Frequency Radio is coming for your media. Each week, Kat Spada invites you to listen in on entertaining and stimulating conversations about films, games, and TV... from the latest blockbusters to classic hidden gems, and more. With special guests bringing their distinctly different feminist perspectives to the mix as they celebrate and critique it all—including media critics, entertainers, academics, and everyone in between—Feminist Frequency Radio is there to help you dig deeper in ...
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Action! Excitement! Horror! Romance! Thrills and Chills! Swords and Sorcery! Rockets and Rayguns! Hosts Adam Prosser and Philip Rice take a journey through the history of SF, Fantasy, horror, and pulp fiction. Every 2 weeks one of us, alternating back and forth, selects a book or book series from the late 18th century up to the present to look back on, discuss, and examine. Some of them have left an indelible mark on pop culture; some of them are forgotten echoes of what might have been...al ...
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Noisy Business is a weekly comedy podcast. Breaking down the latest topics in business, pop culture, politics, or what ever we want in the noisiest way possible. .
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Two spunky young ladies who love podcasts and wanted to join the fun! Claudia and Tracy discuss a variety of topics including pop culture, anecdotal stories, and life lessons. Join them as they talk about whatever they wanna say!
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2 xennial best friends reminisce about the greatest decade in their lives, the 1980s. Join Jay and Tony as they jump back in their Delorean to travel back to a much simpler time in their lives. In each episode, Jay and Tony will “Choose Your Adventure” on a 1980s topic that had a large influence on their early lives and still has a lasting impact today; nearly forty years later. Journey back to initial “Virgin Stories” as the two friends share stories of their favorite toys, movies, and tv s ...
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You've sat behind her, dreamed about her, tried to smell her hair and stalked her vacation pictures on Facebook. Now finally, she's all yours. Adorned in lip-gloss and available for download. She's the Hottest Girl In Class. A weekly podcast unapologetically from three militant man-children fighting the never ending struggle against maturity. Armed only with their wit, an endless supply of mindless media, and a lack of tact. They are a beacon of hope, here to guide you through the labyrinth ...
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Formerly a podcast devoted to helping good men and fathers have a voice in our culture, but re-branded in early 2024 to enter a wide-open field of other topics that I believe affect our severely fractured culture. Topics that may appear to be random and unrelated to many people, but not to me. I believe that a whole lot of random isn’t random and, somehow, It All Ties Together. Topics will vary, but are likely to include: · encounters with the unusual from the heavenly and underworld realms ...
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366: Halloween 2024 - Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
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BoooOOOooo! The best time of the year is coming to a close as we approach Halloween night! On this year's PCMC Halloween bash Mike and the gang has been discussing the Universal Monster movies. On today's episode Mike sits down with Janine (again) to discuss 1954's Creature from the Black Lagoon. The final Universal Monster to be birthed onto the s…
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For the final Free With Ads Hallow-Peen celebration, we all watched the 1998 classic Practical Magic, staring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as two very 90's witches. Jordan Morris will be at Revenge of Comics and Pinball on November 2nd for the Creators Block Party featuring such luminaries as Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Josh Gad, Jesse Thorn, E…
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FFR 258: The Substance featuring Anita Sarkeesian
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Anita Sarkeesian returns to the podcast this week to discuss Coralie Fargeat's buzzy body horror film The Substance, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. Anita gives the movie 5 out of 5 stars, but she, Kat, and A.C. all find something uniquely different to love about it. After an electrifying in-theater experience, we couldn't stop thinking a…
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365: Halloween 2024 - The Wolf Man (1941)
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BoooOOOooo! It's the best time of year; Halloween time! On this year's PCMC Halloween bash Mike and the gang will be discussing the Universal Monster movies. On today's episode Mike chats with Peter Marsh (The Lassercast) to discuss 1941's The Wolf Man. The classic werewolf movie starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi. Come back every Wednesday in…
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This week we continue our Hallo-peen celebration with guest Josh Davis (Red Letter Media) talking to us about the 1984 cult classic Children of the Corn, starring Linda Hamilton. Listen to Josh's band here IFIHADAHIFI. Also, watch Josh and friends do livestream on Twitch November 1st here twitch.tv/fuzzboxchicago Jordan Morris will be at Revenge of…
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We Don't Need No Man, and Neither Does Lillith
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Send us a text This week we talk about the sexiest figure in Jewish mythology. The queen of demons, a woman who looked the archetypal man in the eyes and said. "No, I will not be subservient. I am woman, and I would rather be a queen of demons than serve anyone." John may be really excited to delve into this one... ---------------------------------…
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Episode 178: Fatigue From Dehydration Makes No Sense. Several of Us Battling Fatigue Lately. Pinned One Cause Down to Unnatural Dehydration. I Attribute It to 5G Frequencies and Solar Simulator Depleting ...
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Episode 178: Fatigue From Dehydration Makes No Sense. Several of Us Battling Fatigue Lately. Pinned One Cause Down to Unnatural Dehydration. I Attribute It to 5G Frequencies and Solar Simulator Depleting Water and Oxygen From Our Bodies.By Justin O'Quinn
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S4E123 -Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three: The Gods And Man's Desire!
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Episode Notes Oh, for a simpler time, when men were men, women were women, and everyone had PTSD from World War One. We hearken back to that time with The Ship Of Ishtar, by A. Merritt, a pulp fantasy (exactly 100 years old this year!) that may have influenced the likes of Robert E. Howard and dabbles in philosophy and mythology, as well as reveali…
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364: Halloween 2024 - The Invisible Man (1933)
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BoooOOOooo! It's the best time of year; Halloween time! On this year's PCMC Halloween bash Mike and the gang will be discussing the Universal Monster movies. On today's show Mike sits down with Nadia Kader to discuss 1933's The Invisible Man. An underrated classic that's equal parts comedy and horror. Come back every Wednesday in October for more H…
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On this week's Hallo-Peen episode of Free With Ads, we invited comedian Janet Varney (The JV Club) to talk about the high school sci-fi horror film The Faculty, starring Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Clea DuVall, and Jon Stewart! Check out Janet's podcast The JV Club and also her new podcast E. Pluribus Motto with Janet Varney and John Hodgman. Visit…
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Send us a text This week Jack and John throw curses around like it's nobody's business! Listen to Jack read off traditional Yiddish curses. Did you know we tried to curse Hitler? Check out the storied history of curse prevention, and watch as Jack puts John on the spot to make curses up just for you! ------------------------------------------------…
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Episode 177: Surge in Portal Imagery in Pop Culture. Portals, CERN, Nephilim, All of It...Since When Does a Being from a Non-Human Realm Require a Tear in Space-Time, Blowing a Hole Into Another Dimension ...
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Episode 177: Surge in Portal Imagery in Pop Culture. Portals, CERN, Nephilim, All of It...Since When Does a Being from a Non-Human Realm Require a Tear in Space-Time, Blowing a Hole Into Another Dimension, or a Glowing Portal to Cross Into Our Human Realm? Keep Your Guard Up for Deception.By Justin O'Quinn
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FFR 257: The Children's Hour featuring Alonso Duralde
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Film critic and podcast host Alonso Duralde previously joined us for a discussion about 1950s Hollywood, and it was such a treat to have him return to the show. He recently published the film history compendium Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film, so what better film for us to watch together than William…
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363: Halloween 2024 - Frankenstein (1931)
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BoooOOOooo! It's the best time of year; Halloween time! On this year's PCMC Halloween bash Mike and the gang will be discussing the Universal Monster movies. On today's episode Mike sits down with Anthony to discuss 1931's Frankenstein. The The monster of monsters! Come back every Wednesday in October for more Halloween fun! find us everywhere @PCM…
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Are you ready for another Hallo-peen Screamfest? Well, too bad because today we all watched the 2017 horror movie "The Bye Bye Man" about a man who is called the Bye Bye Man who uh has a dog? You may not enjoy the movie, but you'll love this episode. We are doing our FIRST EVER FREE WITH ADS LIVESTREAM on the MaxFun YouTube channel this Wednesday O…
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Episode 176: Cain. Something About Him Ties Many Other Things Together. Trying to Get My Arms Around It.
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Episode 176: Cain. Something About Him Ties Many Other Things Together. Trying to Get My Arms Around It.By Justin O'Quinn
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362: Halloween 2024 - Dracula (1931)
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BoooOOOooo! It's the best time of year; Halloween time! On this year's PCMC Halloween bash Mike and the gang will be discussing the Universal Monster movies. On the first episode Mike sits down with Janine to discuss 1931's Dracula. The Universal Monster that started it all. Come back every Wednesday in October for more Halloween fun! find us every…
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Happy HallowPeen to all you ghouls and boys out there. This week we watched the classic Vincent Price B-movie "House on Haunted Hill" about a man who really hates his 4th wife. It's spooktacularly bad. Don't miss this years Good Mythical Evening on October 25th where Matt, Emily. and Jordan (plus 2 guys named Rhett and Link) will be doing a NFSW ha…
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S4E122 -Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Two: Land Under Wave!
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Who needs that Harry Potter jerk?!? Terry Pratchett dipped his toe into the "YA series about a kid learning magic" pool a few years later in his Discworld series about teen witch Tiffany Aching. We're joined once again by pal Ing to dissect this series, which includes Pratchett's final novel. Support us on Patreon and listen to the show a week earl…
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Boo! On today's ghostly new episode of PCMC Mike is joined, once again, by Nadia Kader. Mike and Nadia are back again talking about Japanese Horror! This time it's the 1964 classic Kwaidan. An anthology film based on four spooky Japanese folk tales. For more spooky episodes stay tuned for our yearly Halloween celebration coming soon! find us everyw…
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This week we all watched a classic horror film about a blob that eats everything in sight. It's called The Blob! Great title! If you want to support a cool local indie bookstore AND get your book signed and PERSONALIZED, you can get it via Book Soup! Jordan Morris will write anything you want in your copy (Personal message, sweet nothing, Free With…
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FFR 256: Broadcast News featuring Emma Specter
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We were so excited to welcome author and journalist Emma Specter to the show, that we asked them if we could talk about their favorite movie. Join us as we traverse journalism onscreen in James L. Brooks' 1987 film Broadcast News, starring Holly Hunter, William Hurt, and Albert Brooks. We also ask Emma about the process of writing her reported memo…
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360: Insha Fitzpatrick Returns! (Writer of "Sightseeing with Aliens")
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Welcome to Earth! On today's all new episode of PCMC Mike is joined by returning guest Insha Fitzpatrick. Insha is the weird and wonderful author of kid's books like "Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?" and the "A Totally Factual Field Guide to the Supernatural" series. Her latest book is "Sightseeing with Aliens," the third in this series. Mi…
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This week we are joined by comedian Hector Navarro (Heroes Reforged, New Rockstars) to talk about the 1998 mega-flop Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick as a worm science guy whose life is forever changed when he meets a Godzilla. Check out Hector on New Rockstars, or you can check him out on Heroes Reforged. And if that isn't enough, you can watc…
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Send us a text John and Jack delve into one of their favorite topics, THE GIANT WARS. This is an insane topic as it's rife throughout both the Tanakh and the Talmud. There is ample liturgical evidence of giants and the Jewish people fighting them. So let's delve into our biggest fans, be the Nephilim, Raphaim, or just Yao Ming. (To our knowledge, Y…
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Kat and A.C. are starving for a blockbuster to make them feel something, as if the movies are actually, finally back. So, they saw Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters, and unfortunately—they’re still hungry. Listen in as they hypothesize about what Glenn Powell’s character was doing in the years before the events of this film took place (while Anthony Ramos…
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Ahoy! On today's all new episode of PCMC host Mike Bongiorno is joined, once again, by Vin Forte. Mike and Vin are continuing on their Star Trek journey, this time discussing the final film for the "next gen" cast, 2002's Star Trek: Nemesis. This is one of the middling Star Trek movies, not quite good but not quite bad. If you enjoy hearing Mike an…
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This week we watched a movie that answered the question "what if Roger Rabbit but more horny?" That's right, we are talking Cool World, the half animated/half dead inside box office bomb starring Brad Pitt and a cartoon Kim Basinger. Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by goin…
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Episode 174: Millions of Illegal Migrants. Are We Being Led to Hobson's Choice?
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Episode 174: The Powers That Be Are Illegally Flooding Tens of Millions of Fighting-Aged Men Into Our Nation. Is Their Goal to Leave Both Us and the Illegal Migrants Facing Hobson's Choice In Order to Collapse the United States of America Without The Powers That Be Having to Fight Our Heavily Armed Citizenry? I Believe It Quite Possible.…
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Send us a text This week John and Jack meet up in person in sunny oppressive Austin, Texas to discuss which ghosts have the most in this episode of Dybbuk-Centric episode of Wayward Children. ----------------------------------------------------- Find Jack on Twitter or his Website Find John on Twitter or his Website Back the Trading Cards of Jewish…
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S4E121 -Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-One: Seeds of Destruction!
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Pulp genre fiction has produced some monumental successes (from a financial POV), and today we're tackling probably the second-biggest after Stephen King: Michael Crichton. His career as a novelist of the Campbell "hard Sci-fi" school got started in properly in 1969 with the first novel released under his real name, The Andromeda Strain. We look at…
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Hello! On today's all new episode of PCMC host Mike Bongiorno is joined, once again, by regular contributor Vin Forte. Together Mike and Vin discuss the abysmal 1997 movie The Pest, starring John Leguizamo. This movie is like if Ace Venture and Jeff Dunham's racist puppets had a baby. We usually don't like to trash stuff on PCMC but if we have to l…
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Episode 173: Odd Sun, Odd Sunlight, and Sunflowers No Longer Tracking the Sun.
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Episode 173: Odd Sun, Odd Sunlight, and Sunflowers No Longer Tracking the Sun. My voice is hoarse and weak, but I just finished battling a cold for nine days. I didn't want to wait any longer to get this episode out.By Justin O'Quinn
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Jordan and Emily watched another Don Bluth animated classic this week, the 1994 Hans Christian Andersen adaptation Thumbelina, starring The Little Mermaid, Iago The Parrot from Aladdin, and Charo as a frog. Jordan will be in Portland, Oregon from Sept 6-8 for Rose City Comic Con where he will be signing books at Artist's Alley, table AL-04. Want to…
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Episode 172: Eve's Punishment was Increased Birth Pains. There's a Detail Missing?
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Episode 172: Eve's Punishment was Increased Birth Pains. Is There a Detail Missing to Explain WHY Yahweh Would Assign that Punishment. Did Moses Leave that Detail Out or Was It Removed Because It Was Culturally Reprehensible? IDK. Apple podcasts recently changed its formatting of podcasts. The new formatting greatly shortened and chopped off most e…
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357: Third Tier Lear & Rude Dentists
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Hello! On today's all new full episode of PCMC Mike is joined, once again, by Anthony Bongiorno. Together the guys talk pop culture news, review new trailers, and confess their current obsessions. Topics on today's show include: cable TV, Megalopolis, Saturday Night (2024), Gary (2024), Y2K (2024), Norman Lear, Wicked, Only Murders in the Building,…
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This week we watched the classic surf action film Point Break starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, and the amazing Lori Petty. You can watch it free with ads here! Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/ Visit Emily's ETSY store righ…
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Episode 171: Have Noticed a Lot of Oddities in How Plants in Native Soil Are Growing This Year. Scorched Leaves. Almost No Blooms. Like Growth-Altering Chemical Raining from Sky and Sunlight Now Different ...
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Episode 171: Have Noticed a Lot of Oddities in How Plants in Native Soil Are Growing This Year. Scorched Leaves. Almost No Blooms. Like Growth-Altering Chemical Raining from Sky and Sunlight Now Different. Mosquitos No Longer Affected by Cedar Oil.By Justin O'Quinn
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Howdy! On today's all new episode of PCMC Mike is joined, once again, by Peter Marsh. Peter is the cohost and co-creator of the youtube channels "Comic Books Transformed" and "The Lasser Cast." Mike and Peter are together to discuss "Bubba Ho-Tep" a low budget horror comedy from 2002. If you haven't seen the movie go watch it! But even if you're no…
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This week Jordan and Emily watched the 2002 romantic teen tragedy movie "A Walk To Remember" starring Mandy Moore as a perfect Christian high schooler who falls in love with a bad boy. Also she is dying. Also she can sing. Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https:…
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Episode 170: Noah Was Far More the Model of a Man Than I Realized. After Decades of Studying the Bible, This Morning a Flood of Thoughts About Noah, the Man, Filled My Mind. Never Realized How Great ...
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Episode 170: Noah Was Far More the Model of a Man Than I Realized. After Decades of Studying the Bible, This Morning a Flood of Thoughts About Noah, the Man, Filled My Mind. Never Realized How Great of a Man Noah Was.By Justin O'Quinn
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Send us a text An amazing special episode, we bring on a descendent of the Rebbe to discuss his storied and near-mythic family history, Story of Rabbi Menachem Tzvi of England (Rabbi with an Earring #2) https://ascentofsafed.com/cgi-bin/ascent.cgi?Name=1148-11 The wedding memento of Pessi and Dovie Levy (Rabbi with an Earring #3 and other family st…
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S4E120 -Chapter One Hundred and Twenty: Stand and Deliver!
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Episode Notes Historical adventures with swashbuckling, alternate identities, and criminals with a heart of gold seem to have been inescapable in early 20th century pulp, and Georgette Heyer's "The Masqueraders" is a fine example of the form. This one adds another common trope: cross-dressing! Support us on Patreon and listen to the show a week ear…
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Howdy fellow monsters! On today's all new episode of PCMC, Mike is joined, once again, by Janine. Together they discuss the 2023 Netflix animated movie Nimona! Mike really loved the movie, but Janine has some gripes with it's characters. They discuss the films style, its narrative, it's symbolism, and its origins, all while making stupid jokes! If …
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