Beginning with our shared fond memories of Noah asking the Lord if he's on Candid Camera, and growing up with Red Skelton, George Carlin, Foxworthy, Engvall, and Gaffigan, stand-up comedy has always been one of the best parts of our lives.
Today's root beer is Always Ask for Avery's.
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Andrew really went all out and watched several Youtube videos on the history of the Grand Theft Auto series of video games, whereas Brant just relished in the plethora of time spent ignoring the missions and simply causing as much mayhem as possible. However, we both agree that the multitude of cars, the nostalgic music, the ambient lighting and weather, and the incredible cast of characters really makes GTA a lot of fun to play!
Today's root beer is Zevia with Ginger.
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Author of The Martian, Project Hail Mary, and others, Andy Weir is known for his optimistic and engaging characters, captivating stories, and for blurring the line between science fact and science fiction.
One of the writers with whom we have read and reread multiple times.
Today's root beer is Faygo.
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Every year, we're going to spotlight a different category from the Academy Awards and discuss it in detail. This year we picked the live-action shorts. Most often, without knowing beforehand what the films are about, it’s quite an adventure to be presented with five films from extremely different points of view.
Today's root beer is Rat Bastard.
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Last year we talked about romantic and passionate love songs, this year we dedicate an episode to anyone who's been burned, dumped, or had to do the breaking up yourself!
Hang in there! Listen to some songs, have a little cry, then buy yourself some chocolate and take yourself to dinner!
Today's root beer is Frostie.
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D'oh! Over the last 35 years, the slice of Americana in Yellow has showcased current events, reminisced history, and predicted future goings-on with eerie accuracy. We talk about how The Simpsons began as the PTA's nightmare with a disrespectful Bart and evolved into portraying Homer as the American “Every Man”.
Today's root beer is Summit.
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We discuss our reactions to the 96th Academy Award nominees, and a bit about what goes into the kind of film that gets nominated.
Today's root beer is “mighty purty when she's angry, wah-hah…” John Wayne root beer.
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From loveable E.T. to the horrific Xenomorph, aliens have been a ubiquitous topic in pop culture, and a way, through a lens, to explore aspects of our own humanity.
Nanu nanu!!
Today's root beer is Zuberfizz.
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Heralded as “the man with the rubber face”, and overflowing with improvisational comedy, Jim Carrey Is definitely one of our favorite funnymen! From his dead-on impersonations, stand-up comedy gold, ridiculous outtakes, and endearing moments in several dramas, he is truly one of the most diverse actors we've grown up with.
Today's Root Beer is Whole Foods brand 365.
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Today we talked about the cult classic Disney animated film that a lot of people forget about until you mention it and then they proclaim it one of their favorites! Fun and funny, endlessly quotable, and totally memeable! Definitely appealing to the GenX/Millennial crowd.
Today's root beer is River City.
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The finale to our year-long deep-dive into each of the Harry Potter novels. We talk about the book release party, our first time reading it, expectations and surprises, and how it has affected our perception of the Wizarding World in general.
Today's root beer is Batch Craft Soda with Brown Sugar.
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
After rereading Dickens’ timeless classic novela, rewatching some favorite adaptations, and watching a few new ones, we discuss everything from Marley being “as dead as a doornail” to Tiny Tim reciting “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”...... just kidding!
Today's root beer is Sparky's New Recipe.
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We talk about the Roald Dahl classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and the three films that have been made, inspired by the characters.
And we eat a lot of chocolate. Because duh!
Today's root beer is Sparky's.
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Probably the very first thing you do when it's finally time to start celebrating Christmas is to put on a time-honored bit of yuletide tunes!
From classic Christian carols to modern rock anthems, a bit of brass, some twisted retellings, and of course that must-have hippopotamus, Christmas music sets the mood like nothing else can!
Today's root beer is Bedford's.
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While the fanfare isn't anywhere as exciting as the 50th had been, we're still Whovians, and it doesn't take a lot to get our inner-TARDISes whirring!
We talk about getting caught up on modern Who, our varied experiences with classic Who, and our thoughts about the future.
Today's root beer is Anchor Ginger Root Beer.
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So, actually, we actually discuss what is actually one of our very favorite films, not actually just as a Christmas film, but actually just a great film altogether. Actually, we don't actually say actually anywhere near as much during the actual episode as we actually do in this episode summary, so there's no need to actually worry about that.
Actually.
Today's root beer is Sprecher.
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We discuss the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Anthoney Doerr, as well as the Netflix miniseries, including our love of the characters, the emotions of the era, and the iconic visuals created in our minds from the story. We both would love to visit Saint-Malo!
Today's root beer is Shasta.
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First of all: SPOILERS!!!
They were on Earth the whole time!
We really got caught up in our favorite moments from the sixth Potter novel, and it made for a longer episode, so, yeah.
Learning new magic, more advanced relationships, and delving deeper into Voldemort's past, HBP takes Harry through the last vestiges of childhood and into adulthood.
Today's root beer is Frostie with Vanilla.
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The books of collected stories by Alvin Shwartz and their accompanying terrifying artwork by Stephen Gammell served as many children's gateway into reading or telling each other tales of the macabre!
We discuss our favorite stories, the pictures that gave us nightmares, and the film that did the novels such justice.
Today's root beer is Olipop.
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Our first guest host, Valerie, joins us to discuss one of our favorite actresses. With many of her roles as Halloween favorites, we consider Christina Ricci, cute, creepy, and altogether quite Bohemian. From her childhood in films like Mermaids, Addams Family, and Casper, to more mature roles in Sleepy Hollow, The Man Who Cried, and Monster, Ms Ricci has captivated us again and again!
Today's root beer is Maddox Birch root beer.
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