Dashing Digressions

Kick off this week with some awesome facts about your neighbor and ours, the humble opossum. Pete's equal parts excited and disturbed by the announcements of the recent Pokemon press conference, while Dane's uncovers another possible cult. Elsewhere, Dane reveals some unexpected perks of being a male nurse, and Pete gets a little confrontational with his parents. Finally, the guys discuss the astrophysics problem introduced by noted scientific mind Vanessa Carlton, and her Thousand Miles Conundrum.

An episode 2 years in the making. Well not really, but the guys have been at this podcasting gig for a full 2 years now. In celebration of that fact, they're dedicating another episode to a director that's highly influential for their time: Kevin Smith. So from Clerks all the way up to Tusk, the guys go at it with a long list of films. Dane's got his nostalgic hang-ups, as is expected, and Pete's just trying to have fun with them, also as expected.

Another current movie explored by a couple of nerds, or, as at least one of them likes to be called, Pokemon Masters.

Who is the night? Well, reports say that the night could be fiercely Team Edward. Dane's willpower is breaking under the weight of the Super Mario Maker 2 reveal, and Pete's happy to see him buckle under the weight of rampant consumerism. In response, Dane tries to be his best self while Pete recalls someone who may have needed a little correction. Elsewhere, when the subject of video game music comes up, a la Final Fantasy, some jams are explored and some mechanics reevaluated. Finally, while considering the feelings of the deceased, Pete finds himself relating to them more than anticipated.

After a week off the guys decided to really dig deep and watch a huge collection of action movies starring Harrison Ford: The Fugitive (1993) Air Force One (1997)

After a week's hiatus the guys are back to comment on all the drama that went on while they were gone. Dane's pretty sick of ugly pricks and he's not just talking about Projared, and Pete's got tips for proper wear of certain neck-centric accessories. Elsewhere, it maybe a week slow, but regarding a certain spiny animal the guys do still have a fast take. Finally, Dane discusses the convention that kept him away for the week and how Blurryface might be a little conceited.

In an effort to stay as hip, relevant, and topical as they for sure always are, Dane and Pete decide to talk about Avengers Endgame.

Pete's cracking open some sealed gems from his collection, and Dane just wants to peel the plastic off. Despite the lack of an edition of Dane's LAME this week, its specter looms over our minds. Pete gets complete confirmation of Dane's very milquetoast experiences, while Dane just confirms he's giving off teddy bear energy. Elsewhere the historical significance of a certain sex act is thoroughly plunged, before Dane gets elitist about pizza. Finally, after a little discussion of the fashion choices in video declaration of love, the guys gush about the best music streaming service.

It's time for the notoriously bad follow-ups to movies you've probably never heard of, and boy does it get weird. Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) Howling 2: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985) Troll 2 (1990)

So there's a new meme-based president on the way, in the far and exotic land of Ukraine, so the guys take a minute to offer their take. Pete has a story about how hot his coworker is and how gay that makes him, while Dane gets irritated about horses. After a very trashy digression that makes Pete very sad, Dane laments his lack of twitter skill. Elsewhere, the guys try to puzzle out a solution to internet echo chambers and make their way to H3H3. Finally, in lieu of Music's Burning Questions this week we doubled up on banana facts!

Kids Invent Lush Lives, Mothers Only Mortal. Genius level acronym right? This week we cover movies with kids using fantasy to cope with their mother's illness. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) A Monster Calls (2016) I Kill Giants (2017)

After way too much time, it finally occurs to Dane that maybe he and Pete are not, in fact, gods. This realization is cause for an immediate onset of mucousy nastiness that's sure to drive everyone away. But, despite that, the guys have a few words about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, and the Billboard charts misjudging the fine Lil Nas X and his country smash, Old Town Road. Gaming talk continues with poor recollection of features in Fallout: New Vegas and how going slow is really frustrating. Elsewhere, the looming specter of Star Wars comes around once more with new teasers for a movie and a game, both of which provoke caution. Finally, the guys talk about unfortunately named businesses before addressing a question of self reflection from Coheed and Cambria.

This week's episodes contains the detritus of 90's dinosaur films. Easily forgotten and better left behind. Kinda like this episode. Adventures in Dinosaur City (1992) Prehysteria (1993) We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

This week we find out why no one seems to understand what Pete is talking about out the gate. The guys consider how much robot is too much robot and navigate the minefield of office politics that will be your kitchen. Pete comes to terms with the idea that he's a podcaster, while Dane stress over being asked for relationship advice. Elsewhere, Pete gets all ableist all up in everyone's faces, and Dane owns his scrub life. Finally, there's a question about how well you can see emo and how busy it keeps you.

This week the guys examine Ryan Gosling. Thoroughly. ...And some movies about dudes who drive good, I guess. The Transporter (2002) Drive (2011) Baby Driver (2017)

The guys can barely remember who they are from week to week, but one thing stays consistent, it's bananas. Pete wonders what it would be like to have had VSauce Michael as a teacher in high school, but Dane just remembers being a terrible person. Elsewhere, Pete urges people to challenge themselves before the guys recount the horrible events of the documentary "Abducted in Plain Sight" (Spoilers 16:00-18:48). Finally, with April Fool's Day just passed, someone one got Pete real good, and the guys justify their criticism of Jack Johnson with Music's Burning Questions.

This week we examine the cosmic horror of John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy! The Thing(1982) Prince of Darkness(1987) In the Mouth of Madness(1994)

Can you remember what you did yesterday? If you can, you're off to a good start. The guys can't seem to understand how they're still alive but since they are, celebrate with some great grilled cheese tips. Since cheese is on the menu, it merits discussion about its comedic value, before hearing about someone getting down and dirty on a bathroom floor. Elsewhere, Mr. Rob Kelly has a few questions for the local ladies of Nigeria, and Pete needs to watch more documentaries. Finally, the question of time's flow and its questionable adversarial nature is thoroughly explored before considering the darkness of our timeline vis a vis country music.

After a few weeks of recuperating Dane's back and ready to... talk? Doesn't seem that impressive when you just say it. Pete kicks off the episode with an unexpected visitor, and Dane recounts a little of his recovery. In his downtime, Dane watched a lot of movies, none of which were very good, apparently, while Pete cozies up to his girlfriend's Xbox One. Elsewhere, the guys try to figure out a new product before geeking out about Edgar Wright. Finally, Music's Burning Question gets somber and the episode wraps up with a quote from Dune.

Kicking it off with some real tech jargon for all the computer bois out there, the guys quickly move on to properly balancing your life and time. A couple of new characters are introduced, adding to the rich well other classics, before covering some more contemporary news regarding the Smollett attack and the Oscars. Once more, McConaughey returns to our minds and we agree, he probably smells, right? Finally some discussion of reality TV regarding cakes, and Dane tries to figure out who's the real monster in the movie House.