Best Incomparable Podcasts (2024)

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741: Evil Giant Cicadas 1:26:21

11h ago1:26:21

1:26:21

Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Keith David, and a lack of bozos… It can only be 2000’s “Pitch Black,” one of the finer entries in the always-popular “Alien” homage movie genre. We enthuse about elevated filmmaking, great decisions, and low-budget effects. "Pitch Black" Antony Johnston with Erika Ensign, Tony Sindelar and Todd Vaziri Referenced Works P…

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The Incomparable Mothership 741: Evil Giant Cicadas 1:26:21

7m ago1:26:21

1:26:21

Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Keith David, and a lack of bozos… It can only be 2000’s “Pitch Black,” one of the finer entries in the always-popular “Alien” homage movie genre. We enthuse about elevated filmmaking, great decisions, and low-budget effects. "Pitch Black" Antony Johnston with Erika Ensign, Tony Sindelar and Todd Vaziri Referenced Works P…

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242: Opportunity Crocks 1:04:50

17h ago1:04:50

1:04:50

It’s the return of Careers, a fun and popular board game from the 1950s! Will anyone choose to become a uranium prospector? Who will get wrecked at sea? And how many opportunities are too many opportunities? Careers 4 Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Mikah Sargent, Kathy Campbell and Sebastian Runnings Support this show and other shows like …

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Condor to the Neck (The Incomparable Mothership 738) 1:34:38

12d ago1:34:38

1:34:38

Don’t order the fish! Old Movie Club celebrates Aviatober with 1939’s “Only Angels Have Wings” and 1957’s “Zero Hour!” One bears a striking resemblance to forgettable 1980s TV series “Tales of the Gold Monkey,” and the other is undeniably the inspiration for the more notable 1980 movie “Airplane!” (That’s foreshadowing.) Host Jason Snell with Shell…

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The Bolthole of My Own Self-Referentiality (The Incomparable Mothership 737) 1:25:53

19d ago1:25:53

1:25:53

It was the late ’80s and comic writer Grant Morrison was fast becoming Grant Morrison. Come back with us to look at his run on Animal Man, issues 1-26, in which a has-been/never-was superhero becomes an outspoken animal rights activist, witnesses the near-undoing of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and meets his own maker—who looks strangely like Gra…

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Sorkin' In It 4.4: Intellectual Property (Sports Night S1E4) 25:35

1h ago25:35

25:35

Dan sang happy birthday to Casey. What a jerk! But at least we get to meet Yeardly Smith, and she’s not voicing a Simpson. Meanwhile Casey is frustrated by a fly. Or Dana’s new boyfriend. Or something. None of this makes sense, but have you looked around lately? Escape from the world, friends. Join us. Sorkin’ in it. Lex Friedman and Brian Warren R…

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Magnum, podcast 95: "Almost Home" (S3E11) 59:16

39m ago59:16

59:16

The ghosts of Pearl Harbor hang over this episode, which doesn’t really have a villain, except for that mobster who’s not really necessary for the plot, and that Admiral who’s just a stickler for the regulations, and… hey, Rick, can you do some research into old crimes? Anyway, Jason gets excited about his new TV show pitch, “Boat Cops,” and we end…

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Game Show 242: Opportunity Crocks 1:04:50

27m ago1:04:50

1:04:50

It’s the return of Careers, a fun and popular board game from the 1950s! Will anyone choose to become a uranium prospector? Who will get wrecked at sea? And how many opportunities are too many opportunities? Careers 4 Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Mikah Sargent, Kathy Campbell and Sebastian Runnings…

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Total Party Kill 474: Open and Shut Case 59:21

2h ago59:21

59:21

Another Candlekeep mystery begins with—you guessed it—more book problems for Frittat’ha, Hermioneigh, Naiasa, N’iss, and Paulie. Candlekeep - Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor, Part 1 Tony Sindelar with Erika Ensign, James Thomson, Jason Snell, Kathy Campbell and Tiff Arment Show Notes & Links Edited by Erika Ensign. Candlekeep Mysteries…

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Biff! 215: Agatha All Along Ep 8 & 9 1:14:32

1h ago1:14:32

1:14:32

It is the end of Agatha! After a brief climatic fight fight fight all is revealed about The Road, Agatha’s past, and the fates of our friends. It’s a double-whammy witchy finale full of feels and fantastical fun. Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English Referenced Works Agatha All Along (2024) Show Notes & Links…

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Robot or Not? 300: Fast Food 11:12

30m ago11:12

11:12

There are so many different ways to define fast food. Is pizza fast food? Also, Jason has a story about the Shake Shake in the Minneapolis airport. John Siracusa and Jason SnellBy Robot or Not?

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Lions, Towers & Shields 107: Gayer Than The Cast of Bewitched 59:36

3d ago59:36

59:36

Previously, on Lions, Towers & Shields, we’ve talked about one western. It was an unusual one, and included themes a modern audience tends to read as gay. Well guess what? We’re doing it again. Desert Fury puts Lizbeth Scott, Bert Lancaster and John Hodiak into a love triangle. Film noir expert Eddie Muller says this is the gayest movie ever produc…

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Not Playing with Lex and Dan 10.7: The Rookie 22:31

27m ago22:31

22:31

We move into the eighth inning of our baseball season. This time, Dan and Lex follow a coulda-been-a-contender pitcher in 2002’s The Rookie. Hot topics include Disney movie formulas, offscreen plot developments, and how this is basically two movies in one. Programming Note: In addition to this capsule episode, which contains our discussion before a…

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Agents of SMOOCH 123: The Grace Poole Story 1:12:07

7d ago1:12:07

1:12:07

Is it a Gothic Romance series if we don’t wander the English moors? Of course not! Join our agents as they discuss Jane Eyre focusing on the 2011 movie and the book. While we like the moody story of Jane and her Mr. Rochester, we have a few suggestions for the next adaptation. Jane Eyre (2011) Annette Wierstra with Heather Berberet and Moisés Chiul…

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Magnum, podcast 94: "No Need To Know" (S1E5) 46:42

1h ago46:42

46:42

Just like the proverbial dog who got run over by the pineapple truck, we’ve caught hold of an early “Magnum” episode that contains all the core tropes. Sexy stewardesses? Yup! The Lads chasing Magnum? Check! Rick’s character not entirely locked down? Uh-huh! Also, it’s some light entertainment about the Troubles in Northern Ireland with a surprise …

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Total Party Kill 473: Tomb of Horrors, Part 5 1:10:49

3d ago1:10:49

1:10:49

Our heroes deal with a wish-granting non-genie, disagreeable keys, and a powerful lich in this, the concluding chapter of Tomb of Horrors! Shocktober 2024, Tomb of Horrors Part 4 Scott McNulty with Annette Wierstra, Mikah Sargent, Monty Ashley and Nick Scott Show Notes & Links Edited by Warren Frey. Tomb of Horrors…

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Biff! 214: Agatha All Along Ep 7 1:20:56

9d ago1:20:56

1:20:56

All this has happened before, and it will all happen again. Threads weave together as our favourite witches try to avoid needing stitches as swords of Damocles dangle above their heads. Pull up a chair and draw a card because this ep is always a winner. Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English Referenced Works Agatha All Along (2024) Show Notes & Link…

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740: The Coffin Test 1:30:47

8d ago1:30:47

1:30:47

Just in time for Halloween week, Old Spooky Club returns for 1985’s “Fright Night.” It’s an entirely ’80s comedy-horror movie with zero cynicism and only a single layer of meta. Chris Sarandon is the perfect vampire, even when he’s villanously chowin’ down on a topless lady as he exchanges intense stares with the neighbor kid. If you’ve never exper…

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The Incomparable Mothership 740: The Coffin Test 1:30:47

1d ago1:30:47

1:30:47

Just in time for Halloween week, Old Spooky Club returns for 1985’s “Fright Night.” It’s an entirely ’80s comedy-horror movie with zero cynicism and only a single layer of meta. Chris Sarandon is the perfect vampire, even when he’s villanously chowin’ down on a topless lady as he exchanges intense stares with the neighbor kid. If you’ve never exper…

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Sophomore Lit 165: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 58:06

6d ago58:06

58:06

This episode has many omissions, and contains much that is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate. Jacob Haller tries to make sense of Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1979). John McCoy with Jacob HallerBy Sophomore Lit

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739: Above the Zeppo Level 1:07:13

14d ago1:07:13

1:07:13

Do you like gladiator movies, Joey? It’s 1980’s “Airplane!”—the comedy version of “Zero Hour!”—with serious actors playing ridiculous parts more or less straight. How does the comedy hold up? What’s unique about the approach? Why was it such a huge hit? We put the ZAZ boys under the microscope. Surely we’ll all have a good time! (Don’t call us Shir…

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The Incomparable Mothership 739: Above the Zeppo Level 1:07:13

12d ago1:07:13

1:07:13

Do you like gladiator movies, Joey? It’s 1980’s “Airplane!”—the comedy version of “Zero Hour!”—with serious actors playing ridiculous parts more or less straight. How does the comedy hold up? What’s unique about the approach? Why was it such a huge hit? We put the ZAZ boys under the microscope. Surely we’ll all have a good time! (Don’t call us Shir…

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Sorkin' In It 4.3: The Hungry and the Hunted (Sports Night S1E3) 23:14

6d ago23:14

23:14

Jeremy gets “the call”. Hospitalization ensues. And the “will they or won’t they” storyline between Casey and Dana kicks into high gear — a gear it may never leave. We don’t love everything, but we do love the character development for Will and Isaac. And you. We also love you. Lex Friedman and Brian Warren Referenced Works Sports Night [Amazon] Sh…

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Lions, Towers & Shields 106: I Can Be Demagogued, Apparently 55:20

6d ago55:20

55:20

An entertainer from the rural south rises to become a political demagogue. And he’s played by Andy Griffith. This is all kinds of messed up! It’s actually a great film, with A LOT to say to us in the 21st Century. It’s directed by Elia Kazan, and also stars Patricia Neal. A Face in the Crowd Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard, Brandon Rottinghau…

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Magnum, podcast 93: "Mad Buck Gibson" (S2E9) 46:00

6d ago46:00

46:00

Just before he was the dad in “A Christmas Story,” Darren McGavin took a trip to Hawaii to play pulp novelist Buck Gibson, a daredevil friend of Robin Masters. Do his misadventures teach us important lessons about how we appreciate our lives? What’s in a Bazooka? And we have several head-canon explanations for an anecdote about Magnum’s dad. Jason …

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Game Show 241: Pittsburgh 1:34:07

7d ago1:34:07

1:34:07

This time on Random Pursuit, we learn who’s a loss leader, whose gut is death, and who you should toss your questions to. Random Pursuit XXXIX Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Dan Moren, Heather Berberet, Jay Miller, Kathy Campbell and Mikah Sargent Show Notes & Links Dan Moren - The Armageddon Protocol Heather Berberet - Free the Squee Jay …

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241: Pittsburgh 1:34:07

7d ago1:34:07

1:34:07

This time on Random Pursuit, we learn who’s a loss leader, whose gut is death, and who you should toss your questions to. Random Pursuit XXXIX Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Dan Moren, Heather Berberet, Jay Miller, Kathy Campbell and Mikah Sargent Show Notes & Links Dan Moren - The Armageddon Protocol Heather Berberet - Free the Squee Jay …

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Total Party Kill 472: Tomb of Horrors, Part 4 48:19

8d ago48:19

48:19

After a year-long sabbatical, it’s Shocktober once again for Ch’omasa, L’nell, Daffné, and Thald, as they deal with skulls, gems, and a bone-chilling fear of keys in the triumphant return of Tomb of Horrors! Shocktober 2024, Tomb of Horrors Part 4 Scott McNulty with Annette Wierstra, Mikah Sargent, Monty Ashley and Nick Scott Show Notes & Links Edi…

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Robot or Not? 299: Window 3:27

19d ago3:27

3:27

I can see clearly now. John Siracusa and Jason SnellBy Robot or Not?

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Biff! 213: Agatha All Along Ep 6 1:14:37

9d ago1:14:37

1:14:37

Buckle up for a big episode! We jump a few years back and learn a little about the boy named Billy / Teen. It is a rare episode of any show that makes what has come before it better. Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English Referenced Works Agatha All Along (2024) Show Notes & LinksBy Biff!

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Free the Squee 12: Science, Psychology and Mutants 52:25

11d ago52:25

52:25

It’s our 1st anniversary, the spawn have launched and the Squee is back! We packed so much into this episode! Stacy and Heather talk all things X-Men, from the 90s animated show to the films to voice talent in the new X-Men 97 series. Heather loves on and laughs at Jesse Martin’s new show, The Irrational, and we Squee our way through the highlights…

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Defocused 377: Turning Tricks for Tornadoes 1:06:20

11d ago1:06:20

1:06:20

Fill the tornado with indominus rexes. Twisters Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm Referenced Works Twisters Show Notes & Links Twisters (2024) - IMDb Twisters (film) - Wikipedia) Defocused 288: Do Not Go Quietly Into That Suck ZoneBy Defocused

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Not Playing with Lex and Dan 10.6: Everybody Wants Some!! 21:42

14d ago21:42

21:42

Back from our checks scores fifth-inning stretch, our baseball season continues! This time, rookie freshman Lex Friedman is taken under the wing of (very!) veteran Dan Moren in 2016’s Everybody Wants Some!! Hot topics include repercussions (or the lack thereof), how this differs from our college experiences, and whether this movie is even really a …

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738: Condor to the Neck 1:34:38

12d ago1:34:38

1:34:38

Don’t order the fish! Old Movie Club celebrates Aviatober with 1939’s “Only Angels Have Wings” and 1957’s “Zero Hour!” One bears a striking resemblance to forgettable 1980s TV series “Tales of the Gold Monkey,” and the other is undeniably the inspiration for the more notable 1980 movie “Airplane!” (That’s foreshadowing.) "Only Angels Have Wings" an…

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The Incomparable Mothership 738: Condor to the Neck 1:34:38

14d ago1:34:38

1:34:38

Don’t order the fish! Old Movie Club celebrates Aviatober with 1939’s “Only Angels Have Wings” and 1957’s “Zero Hour!” One bears a striking resemblance to forgettable 1980s TV series “Tales of the Gold Monkey,” and the other is undeniably the inspiration for the more notable 1980 movie “Airplane!” (That’s foreshadowing.) "Only Angels Have Wings" an…

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Agents of SMOOCH 122: Wandering in a Forest 1:00:07

14d ago1:00:07

1:00:07

We are back for Season 6 in time for the dark moody vibes of fall with a series of episodes on Gothic Romances. We begin with an episode about Kat Dunn’s sapphic witchy romance set in the most gothic of castles: Bitterthorn. Our agents get lost on side topics a few times as they wander through the woods to discuss other books and video games. In th…

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Sorkin' In It 4.2: The Apology (Sports Night S1E2) 26:08

16d ago26:08

26:08

We owe you an apology. Whoops, our mistake: We owe you a podcast about the Sports Night episode called “The Apology.” Dan must apologize after voicing his support for a group advocating the legalization of marijuana. The episode is as strong as that premise is dated. Except for Josh Malina’s storyline. But that’s okay. Lex Friedman and Brian Warren…

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Lions, Towers & Shields 105: We're Gonna Digress 46:00

15d ago46:00

46:00

In 1970, Arthur Hailey’s blockbuster book, Airport, became the first film in that decade’s disaster movie cycle. It also led to three more Airport films, and the adaptation of Zero Hour (also a Hailey story) into Airplane!. This second installment, Airport 1975, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. It straddles the line between big budget, al…

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Magnum, podcast 92: "Faith and Begorrah" (S3E23) 45:57

19d ago45:57

45:57

They’re always after his Lucky Charms! Higgins’s Northern Irish half-brother arrives in Oahu and it’s all light comedy despite what’s going on back home. Meanwhile, Magnum investigates an unfaithful wife and, wow, does the tone of this episode shift dramatically from moment to moment. Jason Snell, Philip Michaels and David J. Loehr…

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Total Party Kill 471: A Gurgle Full of Blood 1:03:17

21d ago1:03:17

1:03:17

Our heroes delve deep underground, commit numerous HR violations, and make questionable hiring decisions as they interrogate quietly quitting cultists and more, in the grand finale of this Shocktober (lost soul moaning) adventure! Shocktober 2024, Nest of the Eldritch Eye Part 4 Dan Moren and Tony Sindelar with Aleen Simms, Brian Hamilton, Lincoln …

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Biff! 212: Agatha All Along Ep 5 1:16:33

22d ago1:16:33

1:16:33

Grab your brooms and come fly with us across the the blood red moon as we discuss Episode 5 of Agatha All Along. At the midpoint of the season we pivot abruptly as Agatha is haunted by her childhood after playing a little Ouija. Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English Referenced Works Agatha All Along (2024) Show Notes & Links…

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The Incomparable Mothership 737: The Bolthole of My Own Self-Referentiality 1:25:53

25d ago1:25:53

1:25:53

It was the late ’80s and comic writer Grant Morrison was fast becoming Grant Morrison. Come back with us to look at his run on Animal Man, issues 1-26, in which a has-been/never-was superhero becomes an outspoken animal rights activist, witnesses the near-undoing of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, and meets his own maker—who looks strangely like Gra…

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