Can't Let It Go

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Finale)

Matt & AC — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:32:18 -0500

We're letting it go, but not before revisiting Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

The YouTube version: Click here to watch a video of this episode.

(00:00) -
(05:20) - - Island tour on YouTube!
(06:01) - - Why ACNH now?
(10:23) - - Matt's Animal Crossing entry point
(23:06) - - Using Animal Crossing to work through stuff
(27:15) - - The sound effects
(28:33) - - Matt's Island Tour
(49:03) - - AC's Island Tour
(01:20:08) - - Why AC keeps coming back to ACNH
(01:26:06) - - Thanks for listening to Can't Let It Go!

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Bye Gundy. Go Pokes! (w/ Mitch)

Matt & AC — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 23:55:30 -0400

Mike Gundy got fired, so we called our straight friend to tell us why.

The Athletic article with the wild comment
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(00:00) - All Things Go
(05:57) - Grundy got fired
(12:26) - Why did he get fired?
(14:04) - Is this about conferences?
(16:49) - It’s about NIL and transfers
(19:47) - Gundy the townie
(22:03) - Identity and college football
(26:58) - College football players are adults
(30:22) - A comment from The Athletic’s article on the firing
(32:52) - The good and the bad of dad Gundy
(36:57) - TU should celebrate
(37:50) - Football culture
(40:25) - Paddle People & other traditions
(46:36) - Collective Effervescence
(50:48) - Cowboys 4ever
(54:01) - Gundy’s gone. Now what?
(01:01:28) - Is this a sign of more changes?
(01:04:34) - How has recruitment changed?
(01:09:44) - No more Bedlam games

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Superman is Superman again

Matt & AC — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Superman is the most relatable superhero.

James Gunn directing David Corenswet
Corey Vidal’s John Williams video

(00:00) - James Gunn doing James Gunn things
(01:28) - Noah and the Whale
(05:02) - This movie loves to spin
(07:41) - Hopecore Superheroes
(11:25) - David Cornfed
(12:41) - Gunn and Corenswet behind the scenes
(13:54) - The best Lex Luthor
(17:19) - Rachel Brosnahan!!!
(20:12) - Nathan Fillion finally a superhero
(22:04) - Guy Gardner in the comics
(22:35) - Isabel Merced as Hawkgirl
(27:09) - Boravia & Jharanpur
(30:01) - Public opinion in this movie
(30:59) - The Internet in this movie
(34:03) - Jimmy Olsen
(37:11) - Eve
(39:28) - This world feels alive!
(45:12) - Alan Tudyk as 4
(46:43) - We want more DCU
(47:20) - 4 again
(48:04) - Mr Terrific was terrific
(50:11) - Superman is the MOST relatable hero
(54:43) - Steve is an asshole
(55:49) - Interiority!
(56:18) - Put Penelope on the phone
(57:09) - Krypto ❤️
(58:45) - The score
(01:01:37) - Go listen to In Sequence!

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K-Pop (with Kim)

Matt, AC, and Kiom — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Sometimes, all it takes is one dance video.

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The video that got Kim
ATEEZ's 'ARRIBA'
XLOV's '1&Only'
The Break the Wall video

(00:00) - A bit of show & tell
(01:22) - K-pop with Kim
(01:45) - What AC knows about K-pop
(03:22) - What Matt knows about K-pop
(05:55) - What is K-pop?
(11:09) - Bang Chan
(12:23) - The Generations of K-pop
(15:07) - How Kim got into K-pop
(24:37) - Stray Kids
(26:22) - ATEEZ
(28:43) - What do you think so far?
(32:25) - XLOV
(35:47) - The icky parts of K-pop
(46:01) - Matt's Show & Tell
(52:43) - The trading culture of K-pop
(54:49) - Cultural Appropriation
(59:29) - What Kim can't let go of
(01:06:07) - Our Questions about K-Pop
(01:07:48) - COLLECTIVE EFFERVESCENCE
(01:10:28) - Break the wall!

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Yes Dungeons, Yes Dragons (w/ Alex)

Matt & AC — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:44:59 -0400

Not just a game.

(00:00) - The shambling mound
(00:55) - Why 2 episodes?
(02:07) - Dungeons & Dragons
(12:43) - Matt’s D&D experience
(14:45) - How Alex found D&D
(17:49) - When AC got into D&D
(21:46) - The settings
(28:38) - Session 0: What each player wants
(35:31) - What’s your main?
(45:15) - Safety and love
(57:04) - Our favorite live play
(01:10:45) - What we can’t let go of

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The last word on The Last Word

Matt & AC — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:44:39 -0400

Gin. Chartreuse. Maraschino. Lime.

(00:00) - The Carthusian Heist
(00:58) - Why we took a month off
(02:34) - Matt’s signature cocktail
(05:48) - What is the last word?
(07:58) - The history of The Last Word
(12:01) - Matt’s history with The Last Word
(15:45) - The story of Green Chartreuse
(19:12) - The many kinds of Chartreuse
(22:10) - Let’s read the back of the bottle
(25:04) - History is cool
(26:53) - The imitators
(28:10) - Carthusian monks
(32:15) - AC pitches the coolest video game
(33:30) - SHORTAGES!
(43:25) - Chartreuse Diffusion
(44:11) - Does the gin matter?
(47:11) - Matt’s weird Last Word connections
(53:20) - RIP Murray Stenson

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Zig Zag’s the Last Word: An Oral History - https://web.archive.org/web/20240218191539/https://www.seattlemet.com/eat-and-drink/2014/12/zig-zag-the-last-word-an-oral-history-december-2014
“A Lot of Stuff Happened to Me by Accident” — My Coffee with Murray Stenson - https://mrcaseyrobison.medium.com/a-lot-of-stuff-happened-to-me-by-accident-my-coffee-with-murray-stenson-8ceafc0856fb

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What is Jeopardy?

AC & Matt — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This. Is. Jeopardy.

(00:00) - Crying on Wikipedia
(01:55) - We’re in the same house
(05:23) - Jeopardy
(11:41) - Forever culturally relevant
(15:50) - Inside Jeopardy
(19:49) - Alex Trebek
(25:20) - Lisa Ann Walter
(26:21) - Trying out for Jeopardy
(28:34) - The tournaments
(37:02) - Why we’re really here
(42:40) - Qualifying
(43:50) - Alex Trebek on X-Files
(44:40) - Jeopardy blunders
(46:36) - Ken Jennings
(48:30) - Drew Goins
(53:05) - The joy of Jeopardy
(56:05) - Who goes on Jeopardy?
(58:35) - “It makes my brain feel calm”
(01:01:01) - It’s queer af

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Geese / Meese clip - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljaha9AYnSk
Jeopardy bloopers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpreLSIln_M
Alex Trebek on X-Files - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1K5Y1ZOZw8

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A Long Story About "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

Matt & AC — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -0400

This might be the gayest episode we've ever done.

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(00:00) - AC is canceled
(01:04) - We’re so back
(02:07) - We’re monthly now!
(04:36) - Bridge Over Troubled Water
(05:02) - Original song
(06:46) - Clay Aiken
(11:54) - Yebba
(13:19) - My Mind
(17:32) - Yebba’s Bridge Over Troubled Water
(19:41) - Henry Platt
(20:36) - Henry platt my mind
(21:47) - Jacob Collier
(24:06) - Don’t you worry bout a thing
(27:02) - Jacob harmonizes with Yebba
(28:49) - The song
(38:44) - PYT
(42:48) - Tori in the song
(46:41) - Recording video
(51:24) - TikTok challenge
(54:16) - Doing it live
(54:35) - Greek theatre
(01:00:24) - AC’s beef

Simon & Garfunkel's Original song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4G-YQA_bsOU

The Clay Aiken American Idol version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC9SKjdoTXg

YEBBA's "My Mind" via Sofar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXwE1G7_U9M

The 2018 video - https://www.instagram.com/p/BkoNbjtFfC3/

Henry Platt doing the riff - https://www.tiktok.com/@henryjplatt/video/6966319783671287046

Jacob Collier's "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvKUttYs5ow

Jacob harmonizing Yebba - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9RUgsD8dRY

THE SONG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AheurAZ-4kQ

The video of Tori and Jacob recording "Bridge" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwbk7b4s6K4

Why Yebba isn't credited - https://www.reddit.com/r/JacobCollier/comments/1ayi8yl/why_doesnt_yebba_get_credit_for_bridge_over/

The Tiktok compilation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD3imUGcC0A

Jacob's Logic session breakdown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8DWlis-MEY&t=1295s

The live performance at the Greek Theatre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxsfV3vGweQ

The Tori-only version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDZbLA1iM7o

Jacob and Tori accept the Grammy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhHh0az6FBs

Aretha Franklin's version - https://youtu.be/pWwaMcj5gqQ?si=JMgqzNEvpm2TxpeY

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Preview - Gay Games (w/ Ponk)

Matt & Ponk — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Welcome to Can't Put It Down, an audio LAN party! Can't Put It Down is a members-only podcast about video games from Matt and AC.

This is a 10-minute preview episode for our episode about Gay Games with Ponk. Set up any monthly, recurring donation at https://ko-fi.com/matthorton and you'll get access to the show and any other members-only podcasts, videos, or other work we put on the Ko-Fi!

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(00:00) - Gay Games w/ Ponk!
(03:15) - Coming Out on Top
(08:30) - The Missing

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Jordon Brown loves Dropout

Matt & AC — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

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(00:00) - Ify Nwadiwe, y’all
(00:45) - Dropout with Jordon Brown
(02:49) - How we got into Dropout
(10:05) - How Jordon became the official Dropout reporter
(20:41) - On being a micro-celebrity
(23:51) - Where is Jordon going next?
(24:50) - Matt has a crush on Ify
(26:32) - How Jordon got into TTRPGs
(30:13) - Favorite class to play? Watch?
(33:04) - What Jordon loves about TTRPGs
(38:09) - Favorite Game Changer format
(42:38) - Favorite Make Some Noise mini game
(43:58) - Vic Michaelis is a gem
(45:49) - Dropout people finding success elsewhere
(47:37) - What Dropout show does Jordon want to be on?
(53:35) - Under-appreciated Dropout season
(57:34) - Favorite Dropout interview
(01:01:02) - Sam Reich is Robert Reich’s son!
(01:04:34) - What is Jordon obsessed with?
(01:08:04) - What can’t Jordon let go of about Dropout?

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The Mountain Goats Have a Song for Every Moment

Matt & AC — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

An Introduction to The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats wrote a song for Star Wars: Episode VIII and it's canon now
John's Potato tweet
Songs From A Mountain Goats Album In Which Cicero Is Not Mentioned And Everybody’s Marriages Work Out

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(00:00) - AC is so brave
(01:08) - Welcome, Elizabeth!
(04:02) - Matt has nonsense
(07:14) - The Mountain Goats
(07:56) - How we got into The Mountain Goats
(13:07) - Mountain Goats song of the day
(16:48) - Mountain Goats shows are rad
(28:21) - John Darnielle is a nerd
(32:51) - John Darnielle’s internet presence
(36:00) - Difficult issues in Mountain Goats song
(44:10) - John likes bad music
(45:38) - We love a cover
(50:47) - CW: pandemic // The Jordan Lake Sessions
(01:02:05) - Music for every moment
(01:04:47) - The Ultimate Jedi Who Wastes All The Other Jedi and Eats Their Bones
(01:06:46) - “Woke Up New” and other bangers
(01:18:30) - The final word on the Mountain Goats

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Agatha All Along is Gay as Hell

Matt & AC — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 22:11:06 -0400

SPOILERS FOR AGATHA ALL ALONG, EPISODES 1-3 AHEAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

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(00:00) - It’s gay to yearn
(00:59) - Nonsense
(04:52) - Agatha All Along
(07:40) - Our initial reactions
(18:58) - Matt gets pedantic
(19:29) - More early reactions
(24:57) - Is Wanda actually dead?
(28:32) - AUBREY PLAZAAAA
(29:10) - Is Agatha gay?
(32:09) - Salem Seven
(34:37) - The sigil
(37:06) - Who could these characters be?!
(45:32) - Wiccan and Hulkling ❤️
(52:53) - We ❤️ Joe Locke
(54:08) - Great character interactions
(54:32) - Our theories and expectations
(01:00:46) - The music!
(01:02:55) - What trials are next?
(01:04:18) - More music
(01:05:51) - What we want to see
(01:12:56) - Costuming

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Why do people watch Twitch?

Matt & AC — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

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(00:00) - The WORST TikTok lives
(01:06) - A Jerry Seinfeld moment
(04:27) - Different kind of episode
(04:55) - What’s the deal with Twitch?
(06:00) - The Answer
(06:51) - We’re not experts
(08:17) - The different kinds of live streams
(08:54) - eSports
(11:35) - Why do people chat?
(13:15) - Big streamers
(19:13) - Burnout
(20:18) - TikTok as discoverability
(22:30) - Pro gamer streamers
(25:11) - Lack of discoverability
(25:57) - Chatting with big streamers
(26:32) - Twitch monetization
(27:59) - Collective effervescence?
(30:36) - The good shit - small and mid-size channels
(31:17) - Most-hated TikTok Live genres
(33:13) - Small & mid-size channels
(34:02) - 👀 Drops
(35:22) - Small streams are AOL chat rooms?
(37:50) - Vtubers - Help us, GJ!
(39:06) - Hot tub streamers
(42:10) - Porn streams
(43:02) - Podcasts as streams
(45:31) - Fs in chat
(48:11) - The history of streaming (via Matt)
(48:17) - BlogTV
(50:47) - Short history of Twitch
(57:35) - Meerkat and Periscope
(59:40) - Mixer
(01:00:41) - Matt getting into Twitch
(01:01:20) - Streaming on Discord
(01:02:48) - Generational divide?
(01:04:50) - Omegle
(01:06:24) - Cracking discovery
(01:07:56) - POV I’m streaming

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Chappell Roan - Pop’s New (Drag) Queen

Matt & AC — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Chappell Roan on NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Pink Pony Club (Official Music Video)
Chappell Roan quoting Sasha Colby to Jimmy Fallon
Chappell Roan's Stylist
Chappell Roan's TikTok message to fans crossing the line
Chappell Roan's rise to fame
Rachel Carroll's story about trying to report on Chappell Roan

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(00:00) - It’s Carly
(02:15) - More Matt & AC!
(03:37) - Chappell Roan
(09:30) - Chappell Roan is drag
(12:27) - 3 favorite songs
(16:30) - The Pink Pony Club video
(18:50) - Her old TikTok videos
(25:40) - An “overnight” success
(28:33) - An aside about Jack Antonoff
(29:10) - Edge of Glory era Lady Gaga
(30:07) - The Lil’ Poundcake look
(32:07) - Chappell’s team
(33:51) - Our favorite looks
(34:13) - Madonna to Britney to Gaga to Chappell
(37:09) - Bringing the queer community up with her
(39:27) - Making room for weird
(40:35) - It feels good that Chappell is queer
(42:35) - The rise and fall
(01:09:35) - Dream Chappell collabs
(01:12:00) - Best covers
(01:15:36) - What should she do next?
(01:17:54) - Being part of this moment

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Can’t Put It Down Preview - 1000xRESIST (w/ Kim)

Matt & AC — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Welcome to Can't Put It Down, an audio LAN party! Can't Put It Down is a members-only podcast about video games from Matt and AC.

This is a 30-minute preview episode for our 1000xRESIST spoilercast with Kim. Set up any monthly, recurring donation at https://ko-fi.com/matthorton and you'll get access to the show and any other members-only podcasts, videos, or other work we put on the Ko-Fi!

What should you leave behind? - 1000xRESIST Review

Thank you so much to Kim for being a part of this episode! Listen to her on dotzip and Frog of the Week, and check out the dotzip spoilercast for 1000xRESIST that they released today! https://share.transistor.fm/s/9180106a

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(00:00) - Welcome to Can’t Put It Down!
(00:35) - Support the Ko-fi for more!
(03:55) - FULL SPOILERS
(04:52) - What is 1000xRESIST
(07:03) - Why is this Kim’s favorite game?
(13:01) - kastelpls on co-host
(16:49) - The cast of characters
(32:45) - Chapter 1

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Ska’s Not Dead!

Matt & AC — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

The Blinking Underdogs - Salvation
Bad Idea Right? Olivia Rodrigo cover - Skatune Network

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(00:00) - The best ska album of all time
(00:50) - D&D and Me
(04:42) - Never Stop Blowing Up
(05:39) - Ska, the soundtrack of our youth
(08:41) - Our introductions to ska
(18:55) - The history of ska
(20:47) - What is skanking?
(22:16) - The eras of ska
(27:03) - Latin American ska
(28:28) - Christian ska
(37:07) - The welcoming ska scene
(39:25) - One of the best days of AC’s life
(42:43) - Loving your local scene
(44:48) - Ska’s not dead
(45:05) - Skatune Network
(48:27) - The Digimon: The Movie soundtrack

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The Boyfriend is the queer dating show we’ve waited for

Matt & AC — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:00:00 -0400

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The tragic lie behind the beautiful dream of Terrace House
The Fall of ‘Terrace House’

00:00:00 - That’s an ick
00:01:01 - What is The Boyfriend?
00:08:05 - The Cast
00:13:19 - Content Warning: bullying and harassment
00:17:38 - Boiled Chicken Smoothies
00:20:18 - Very Progressive!
00:22:32 - The Ultimatum: Queer Love
00:23:49 - The dating show I’ve been waiting for
00:24:14 - Love Is Blind
00:31:54 - The Ultimatum: Queer Love
00:37:00 - The panel
00:39:00 - The Terrace House of it all
00:40:20 - Content Warning: Self-harm and social media harassment
00:52:29 - The production of The Boyfriend
00:59:45 - Drama spoilers!
01:08:01 - Teaser
01:09:26 - Maybe don’t date your coworker
01:12:34 - TV as self care

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Balatro made me better at math

Matt & AC — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Balatro OST
Balatro Main Theme - Funk Fusion Cover
Louis F on Fiverr
Balatro University
Balatro at SGDQ with Cixah
Get Balatro working on your iPad or iPhone

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00:00:00: Furries on a spaceship
00:11:44: Why is Balatro good?
00:27:23: Why Balatro is different
00:31:57: The MUSIC 🎵
00:36:43: Louis F on Fiverr
00:37:25: Our favorite jokers
00:43:52: Balatro made AC better at math
00:55:50: Balatro on SGDQ!
00:58:57: Using different strategies to be good at Balatro
01:01:39: Our least favorite jokers
01:05:44: Balatro University
01:06:12: Getting Balatro running on my iPad
01:10:50: Other games to check out!

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Because Internet (with AJ)

Matt & AC — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 01:10:05 -0400

This episode was edited by our guest, AJ Fillari! Find them in the TWG discord and at dotzip.online

Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch
dril is a guy named REDACTED

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00:00:00: Because Internet
00:00:39: This one's for the queer nonbinary Italian Americans with mullets
00:05:04: Why we're here (making podcasts)
00:05:24: Talking about Gretchen McCullogh and the internet
00:08:39: AC's linguistic lore
00:10:19: AJ's linguistic lore
00:15:04: Formal and Informal communication
00:21:38: Familect
00:26:42: Strong and weak ties
00:29:02: AJ's early online life (LORE DROP)”
00:32:15: AC's early online life (or My Life as a Teenage Edgelord)
00:34:57: Oh right, source-based discussion
00:35:56: Digital communications power ranking
00:42:38: The Unbound Geography of the Internet
00:49:25: ╰(°▽°)╯ Let's talk about memes ╰(°▽°)╯
01:13:13: How do you interact with the Chronically Offline?
01:19:11: How conversations have changed and "The Chat"
01:29:11: How do you explain a plate that has Charlie the Unicorn on it?
01:34:21: Surprise! It's the end of the show!

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X-Men ‘97 Proved We All Love Marvel’s Mutants

Matt & AC — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

How to read X-Men's Krakoan era without losing your mind
Jon Lovett reacting to news he missed while on Survivor

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00:00:00: RIP Iceman
00:02:47: AC is somewhere else
00:03:07: Following up on Palestine
00:03:31: X-Men ‘97 RULED
00:29:56: Mutants in the MCU
00:35:28: AC read HoxPox!
00:44:14: Krakoa is over 😢
01:02:04: Q&A!
01:02:18: Stephen: “Why do the X-Men persist?”
01:08:38: rob(dot)i - “What makes a good Krakoan story?”
01:12:46: yrdad - “Dream X-Men lineups?”
01:19:18: Eric’s Corn Overload - “Top 3 X-Men?”
01:21:08: Eric’s Corn Overload - “Ok now FMK?”
01:23:41: MattPrinceComics - “X-Men: First Class is the best team movie.”
01:25:17: Eric’s Corn Overload - “Matt, are you feeling better about From the Ashes?”
01:27:12: yrdad - “How did the mutant metaphor stand up during Krakoa?”

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Free Palestine

Matt & AC — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

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00:00:00: You don’t have to fact check your feelings
00:05:28: Free Palestine
00:14:28: The pressure to be an expert
00:22:41: Challenging dominant narratives
00:31:46: The pressure to be on the right side of history
00:37:21: The best time to act
00:44:21: Ongoing global genocide
00:47:16: We have (some) power
00:49:17: Pass the Hat
01:00:50: Calling In
01:08:11: Sitting in gratitude
01:12:43: You don’t have to fact check your feelings. Just your facts.

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The Very Best of Star Trek: The Next Generation

Matt & AC — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 01:00:00 -0400

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00:00:00 - Picard gets kidnapped a lot huh
00:04:35 - The Traitors
00:21:24 - Paramount+ tho?
00:24:38 - How Stephen got into TNG
00:30:00 - How Brendon got into TNG
00:36:00 - Brendon’s Episode
00:58:14 - AC’s Episode
01:16:36 - “Space”
01:17:57 - Deep “Space” 9
01:22:00 - Matt’s Episode
01:34:22 - How do we feel about Q?
01:41:13 - Stephen’s Episode
01:56:54 - More great episodes!
02:05:04 - The movies

Brendon's episode was S5E25, "The Inner Light"
AC's episode was S2E9, "Measure of a Man"
Matt's episode was S3E19, "Captain's Holiday"
Stephen's episode was S4E2, "Family"

Space

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Nobody Can Let Go of the Garfield Phone Beach

Matt & AC — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0500

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00:00:00 - Landline phones
00:02:06 - Season 3 this summer!
00:04:19 - Balatro
00:07:17 - Garfield Phone Beach
00:09:39 - Novelty Phones
00:14:57 - Single-Use Plastics
00:25:52 - Niche Virality
00:35:34 - Memeing on the climate crisis
00:44:01 - Thoughts?

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The Matrix Resurrections and Sense8 are Connected

Matt & AC — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:00:00 -0500

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00:00:00 - Carrie-Anne F*cking Moss
00:01:25 - Traitors memes
00:03:10 - The Matrix Resurrections
00:06:59 - The Matrix Resurrections is Canon Fanfiction
00:18:29 - The high points of this movie
00:34:54 - Casting and Recasting
00:44:50 - Make them kiss!
00:50:08 - The Sense8 inspiration
00:52:30 - Making The Matrix Resurrections
00:55:33 - Loving people across reality
00:58:23 - Crossover time
00:58:59 - What is Sense8?
01:08:14 - Who are the sensates?
01:24:31 - This is how you do diversity
01:30:43 - Sharing talents in the cluster
01:39:21 - The August 8 cluster
01:43:16 - Sense8 is about joy. The Matrix is too.

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The Question (with Alex Jaffe)

Matt & AC — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0500

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Listen to 52 Pickup
Listen to Insert Credit
Read Alex's column on DC.com
Watch Action Button

00:00:00 - DC canon is WILD
00:00:39 - Welcome Alex Jaffe!
00:02:40 - What IS 52 Pickup?
00:07:38 - The Traitors Season 2
00:12:23 - Alex come back for Taskmaster!
00:13:17 - Who is The Question?
00:20:34 - The Question #1
00:23:43 - The Question in JLU
00:26:29 - How Alex got into comics
00:29:56 - The Many Questions
00:36:40 - What does The Question DO?
00:40:34 - Alex’s Question Collection
00:42:38 - The Question is a figure of change
00:45:55 - The Question isn’t around much
00:47:21 - Being a fan of a deep bench character
00:51:19 - Failure
00:54:12 - What if Batman was one of us?
00:55:38 - Interesting additions to The Question
01:00:27 - Where to begin?
01:04:56 - DC canon Jesus
01:10:03 - Matt’s Scout commission

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Infomocracy: A Different World is Possible

Matt & AC — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 01:00:00 -0500

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Infomocracy on bookshop.org

00:00:00 - A Better World is Possible 00:01:21 - The NEW Ultimate Universe
00:03:55 - The Traitors is back (and Parvati’s queer!)
00:05:31 - Infomocracy
00:08:25 - What is this book?
00:15:40 - It’s very wonky
00:17:37 - The role of place in microdemocracy
00:25:22 - Corporate governments
00:29:17 - Centenal density
00:32:47 - Novelty governments
00:36:01 - Information
00:47:38 - Can’t Put It Down: Chants of Sennaar
00:51:39 - Decidedly NOT North American
00:53:22 - Does Matt want Information?
01:01:28 - The characters
01:02:34 - Does AC want Information?
01:04:03 - An update on Matt’s TikTok feed
01:04:50 - Why AC can’t let go of Infomocracy
01:06:43 - The great project of building a better world
01:17:33 - Dis-Information

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Barbie’s Unbearable Burden of Responsibility

Matt & AC — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:00:00 -0500

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Gubbins
”52 Pickup” podcast
“Why Barbie Must be Punished”

00:00:00 - The Stars at Night Barbie
00:00:41 - Hi, Barbie!
00:01:04 - Mobile Games Barbie
00:03:30 - Weekly Comics Barbie
00:07:27 - Greta Gerwig Made This Barbie for You
00:13:02 - CEO Barbie
00:14:13 - Unbearable Burden of Responsibility Barbie
00:17:11 - Barbie, by Mattel
00:19:19 - Monolith Barbie
00:21:39 - ~ * a e s t h e t i c * ~ Barbie
00:24:59 - Unreasonable Body Expectations Barbie
00:27:05 - Inclusive Barbie
00:34:05 - Boundary Pushing(?) Barbie
00:36:50 - Illusion of Choice Barbie
00:44:11 - Irrepressible Thoughts of Death Barbie
00:48:10 - Standup Comedian Barbie
00:51:37 - Fascist Barbie
00:54:39 - Visible Signs of Aging Barbie
00:58:57 - Archival Barbie
01:01:39 - “I Read One Book” Ken
01:04:08 - Filmmaker Barbie
01:09:07 - Third Wave Barbie
01:19:55 - Utterly Delightful Barbie
01:21:57 - Funeral Barbie
01:23:10 - Life-Size Barbie
01:27:45 - Margot Robbie as “Barbie”
01:30:08 - Ken’s Buddy, Allan
01:32:19 - P.I.N.K. Barbie

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Marvel Snap Got Me Paying for JPEGs

Matt & AC — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 01:00:00 -0500

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"Broken Games Are Good, Actually" on Matt's YouTube
"Marvel Snap is so frustrating" on Matt's YouTube

Oratrice Mecanique Part 1
Oratrice Mecanique Part 2
Oratrice Mecanique Part 3

YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!

00:00:00: Yeah, you want those games right?
00:01:22: Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale
00:07:52: AC plays Marvel Snap now
00:12:51: Love things and critique them
00:13:53: Matt’s Snap journey
00:23:24: Spending money on phone games?!
00:24:42: A CLASSIC Matt Horton App Store Essay
00:31:38: A history of microtransactions
00:41:14: A quick diversion
00:42:00: Predatory monetization
00:44:28: Cosmetics are good now?
00:46:20: How progression works
00:55:37: Yeah! You Want "Those Games," Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Clear Them!
00:57:19: The attention economy
00:57:56: Monetizing FOMO
01:04:51: Hooked by behavior design
01:13:31: The good parts
01:15:46: Buy games!
01:21:46: Spend according to your values

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Regional Hot Dogs and Food Culture

Matt & AC — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0500

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From cart to shack: Curty makes an impact
A Field Guide to the Great Hot Dogs of America
Hot Dog etiquette

00:00:00: Curtis, come on CLIG!
00:01:05: Regional Hot Dogs
00:01:40: Marvel Magic
00:07:18: Keith Lee in Atlanta
00:11:38: A hot dog lore drop
00:23:22: THE Dirty Curty
00:25:28: The cultural importance of the Dirty Curty
00:31:58: AC’s favorite hot dog
00:34:16: Hot dog etiquette
00:35:04: So many kinds of hot dog
00:36:03: Simple cook out hot dog
00:37:02: New York hot dog
00:37:38: Chicago dog
00:39:41: Pickle in the fridge
00:41:12: Chili Cheese Dog(s)
00:46:46: The Halfsmoke
00:47:57: Sonoran
00:54:07: The weird ones
00:57:22: Danish/French hot dogs
01:00:22: Colombian hot dog
01:03:40: Completo
01:04:09: We love that for you
01:05:50: Food culture and identity @ Costco

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Sufjan Stevens Was Always Queer and Christian

Matt & AC — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 01:00:00 -0500

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Sufjan Stevens Songs Were Always Gay and They Were Always About God by Lexi McMenamin
Javelin Essays by Sufjan Stevens
Six Swans

00:00:00: Tonya Harding drag
00:01:15: Quaint* British Television
00:04:18: What we’re texting about
00:07:21: Sufjan
00:12:27: Who the f is Soof Yawn?
00:16:59: The 4 Modes of Sufjan
00:17:32: Sad banjo boi
00:22:02: Contemplative piano boi
00:28:59: Orchestral folk genius
00:36:32: Computer music big noise boi
00:44:13: A surprise 5th mode
00:46:09: God or gay?
01:25:31: The poster child of pain
01:37:46: Javelin
01:58:10: That kind of love

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Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection (feat. Chase)

Matt & AC — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 01:00:00 -0400

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00:00:00: The 4 States of Matter
00:02:41: Callback: X-men comics
00:04:38: Spell that in Italian for me
00:08:10: Texting about Hank Green again
00:13:19: Metal Gear Solid
00:19:37: Metal Gear History
00:23:02: Who is Hideo Kojima?
00:25:23: What is Undertale?
00:28:27: Back to Kojima
00:29:31: The first game
00:33:36: Yoji Shinkawa
00:34:28: Solid Snake
00:34:43: Not just guy with gun
00:35:45: Metal Gear Solid
00:41:56: No step on snek
00:42:29: Metal Gear Solid
01:00:16: Chase’s cool shirt
01:01:34: The end of Metal Gear Solid
01:03:35: Metal Gear Solid 2
01:09:54: Raiden
01:15:40: Hideo callin’ shots
01:21:34: The accidental Cassandra Clare podcast
01:22:37: Back to Metal Gear Solid 2
01:26:29: Metal Gear Solid 3
01:47:08: What Chase can’t let go of
01:51:18: Chase the games criminal
01:52:05: AC loves The Witcher 3

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Surprise!

Matt & AC — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400

We're back on October 24th!
And we're joining The Worst Garbage!

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00:00:00 - We're back on Oct 24!
00:02:57 - The Worst Garbage (dot online)
00:06:12 - S2 previews 👀

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Star Trek Strange New Worlds Does Sci-fi Right

Matt & AC — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 01:00:00 -0400

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00:01:48 - Bizness
00:04:26 - What to do while we’re on break
00:06:13 - Oppenheimer
00:24:55 - Barbie
00:26:33 - Game Changer
00:33:30 - Star Trek Strange New Worlds
00:39:49 - The quick pitch
00:46:37 - This is the show to start with
00:50:31 - Gender in this show
00:53:45 - The beginning of SNW
00:59:28 - The pilot
01:07:59 - Children of the Comet
01:09:39 - The episodes we want to talk about
01:11:42 - The Serene Squall
01:18:47 - The Elysian Kingdom
01:33:42 - Ad Astra Per Aspera
01:46:11 - The job of Science fiction
01:50:23 - Season 2 teasers

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Diners, Drive-Ins, and Disney World (feat. Mitch)

Matt & AC — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0400

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Music by Ethan Geller (@pragmatism on Twitter)

Alex Goldman’s Substack story about the Trump animatronic
https://cooldudezone.substack.com/p/my-favorite-conspiracy-theory-confirmed

00:00:00 - AC’s moment alone
00:03:43 - That Trump kinda looks like Hillary
00:10:59 - Walt Disney World
00:14:17 - Living With the Land
00:18:15 - Liking Disney despite…
00:19:52 - Corporate sponsorship at Disney
00:23:08 - Oof moments
00:29:02 - Epcot
00:34:03 - A GREAT story about Matt’s husband
00:35:30 - Epcot’s for adults
00:36:49 - Plussing
00:43:28 - Epcot and cultural exchange
00:46:31 - The Voices of Liberty
00:51:00 - Labor at Disney
00:52:49 - Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
00:57:05 - Dolores from HR
00:57:42 - The cost of the Star Wars hotel
00:59:08 - Oh yeah. That one thing that happened to all of us
01:02:30 - Galaxy’s Edge
01:06:37 - Genie+ and the death of FastPass
01:20:07 - Splash Mountain
01:26:52 - Plussing Splash Mountain now
01:32:02 - No caveats

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Survivor: Outplay, Outwit, Outback Steakhouse Reward

Matt & AC — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0400

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00:00:00 - Rupert Boneham for Indiana
00:01:13 - Hank Green’s mohawk (CW: Cancer)
00:04:06 - Spoilers for episode 12 of CLIG
00:05:46 - Hold on…
00:08:19 - Survivor. Finally.
00:08:38 - We’re spoiling the whole season
00:10:26 - Our history with Survivor
00:13:56 - How this is gonna go
00:15:00 - What IS Survivor: Heroes vs Villains?
00:23:30 - Outplay. Outwit. Outlast.
00:23:48: Outlast - Russell
00:31:12 - Fashion choices
00:32:02 - Finishing the hat
00:37:57 - The gender politics of this show
00:46:40 - Rupert + Ryan Lochte
00:47:09 - Outplay - Parvati
00:48:17 - The challenges
00:56:52 - Comparisons to The Traitors
00:59:59 - Outwit - Sandra
01:00:58 - Oops, more Parvati
01:06:14 - Back to Sandra
01:17:17 - How this show treats race
01:21:06: Survivor vs The Traitors

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The Traitors: Alan Cumming’s Camp Reality

Matt & AC — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0400

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The Hard Part of Being a Follower - Embedded

00:00:00 - Christian
00:01:30 - Thanks to Scout and Ethan!
00:02:13 - CW: Cancer
00:15:47 - The tone shift of the century
00:17:43 - What IS The Traitors?
00:30:36 - AC’s context going in
00:31:31 - Camp af
00:36:15 - Alan Cumming’s wardrobe & performance
00:42:17 - The challenges
00:56:50 - The Traitors nails the stakes
01:01:15 - Who are the traitors?
01:06:35 - Kate & The Bravo squad
01:20:33 - AC’s favorite cast member
01:22:01 - BIG OL’ SPOILER ALERT
01:22:25 - Back to Michael
01:23:42 - Back to Kate
01:27:23 - A little Cirie moment
01:28:06 - The twist!
01:33:12 - The Ring of Truth
01:43:13 - Where was the alcohol?

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TikTok Bans vs the First Amendment

Matt & AC — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 01:00:00 -0400

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Sarah Jeong’s great piece on propaganda: https://www.theverge.com/21355465/tiktok-us-china-information-nationalism-online-propaganda

0:00 - TikTok bans
1:25 - Several nuggets
9:23 - The potential US TikTok bans
26:49 - Matt told you so…
27:50 - That pesky First Amendment
30:41 - It's because it's the government
32:10 - Corporate responsibility is fake
34:34 - How would any of this work?
35:23 - The Montana ban
38:08 - The Hank Green of it all
41:06 - When China does it...
43:59 - Rip and Replace
47:17 - TikTok is not the only guilty party
49:15 - Fairness for the right kind of people
50:07 - A great piece on propaganda
54:31 - Is TikTok uniquely bad?
59:49 - Matt talks about porn again
01:00:39 - On apathy and Hank Green
01:02:50 - The hardest and most difficult thing
01:11:45 - The best parts of TikTok
01:18:13 - TikTok is just another social media space
01:21:48 - Addendum
01:25:31 - Bringin it home

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Threads: An Emergency Mini Episode

Matt & AC — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:00:00 -0400

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0:00 - It’s a bonus episode!
1:38 - Brennan Lee Mulligan is hot, y’all
4:52 - Ok. So…Threads

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Matt & AC — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 01:00:00 -0400

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The X-Men tweet: https://twitter.com/blackbroseidon/status/1644701523371339776

0:00 - Intro
1:49 - The best kind of tweet
4:00 - Why To Wong Foo?
9:19 - To Wong Foo is still relevant
10:30 - A quick aside about Ru Paul
11:10 - The 4 steps to becoming a drag queen
14:29 - Step 1 - The wisdom to know the difference
21:13 - How this movie handles race
24:34 - The fashion
34:16 - CW: Sexual assault
38:33 - CW reminder: Sexual assault
39:04 - The actual problems of To Wong Foo
41:23 - Step 2 - Ignore Adversity
41:42 - CW: Domestic violence
42:46 - How To Wong Foo uses violence
45:43 - CW: Domestic violence
46:25 - The ACTING
47:06 - The bad guy
54:47 - The slam poem
1:00:09 - Step 3 - Generosity
1:03:05 - That was a little loud, Matt
1:03:43 - The makeover
1:06:16 - Passing and Transformation
1:11:22 - Queerness in 1995
1:17:35 - Step 4?
1:17:45 - An incredible shirt
1:19:45 - Step 4 - Larger than life is just the right size
1:27:18 - Thanks for everything. - Julie Newmar
1:36:10 - Before we wrap up…
1:37:20 - AC talks about Dropout, as they do

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The Rise and Fall of Video Essays

Matt & AC — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Every video essay we talked about in a YouTube playlist!

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00:00 - Can't Let It Go
00:51 - Bones Reruns
03:48 - Video Essays
04:03 - No history lesson today
04:37 - What is a video essay?
10:47 - Why the modern video essay exists
12:02 - AC learns what Breadtube is
20:26 - Why do video essays work?
26:14 - What's the harm?
31:21 - The Green Brothers (again)
31:52 - DFTBAtheChat
33:37 - Zero judgment
34:00 - One possible genesis of Breadtube
34:41 - The rise and fall...
35:40 - Matt's Favorite Video Essays
35:47 - Defunctland
41:00 - Alexander Avila
43:57 - Jacob Geller
48:59 - Movies with Mikey
49:59 - Ladyknightthebrave
51:37 - Folding Ideas
52:28 - Philosophy Tube
53:40 - Eddy Burback
55:18 - About Mr. Beast...
57:00 - Matt makes video essays!
01:01:48 - Terminally earnest
01:08:40 - Super Eyepatch Wolf and Sarah Z
01:09:36 - Skepticism as a shield
01:12:30 - Swaggy Pope
01:16:08 - Links in the show notes!

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The Great Pottery Throw Down: A Safe Place to Land

Matt & AC — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 01:00:00 -0400

Note:

The audio on this one is a bit off. Our apologies.

That Tumblr post by e--mail

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00:00 - The Great Pottery Throwdown
00:56 - Midnight Suns
05:53 - Weekend Bones Reruns
07:44 - Let’s talk about pottery
10:02 - Definitions
15:20 - Bake-off
25:19 - The first season
29:54 - Who has their knob off?
36:46 - The Bit
47:45 - The history (and cost) of pottery
55:33 - Re-use and Recyclability
1:01:26 - One more piece
1:01:44 - Spoilers for season 5
1:03:41 - A truly welcoming space
1:06:17 - Reality tv narratives

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The Reluctant Radicalization of Cassian Andor (and Friends)

Matt & AC — Tue, 23 May 2023 01:02:00 -0400

Note:

AC & Matt believe every worker deserves a union. We express solidarity with striking WGA workers everywhere, but especially on the production of season 2 of Andor. Andor is a story about workers being subjected to oppressive and uncaring systems. It is the powerful writing behind this story that moved us to make this episode. The production team should heed the values of its own show and shut down filming of season 2 while WGA members are on strike.

The Disney content machine should stop standing in the way of its writers - and all workers - getting what they are owed.

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Andor is on Disney+

00:00 - They're fine. We promise.
01:38 - A lil nugget about sequels
14:04 - Early Andor feelings
24:13 - The Reluctant Radicalization of Cassian Andor
25:47 - Cassian
42:53 - Syril Karn
49:25 - Luthen
53:43 - Dedra Meero
1:03:54 - More Luthen
1:06:42 - Mon Mothma
1:18:07 - Even More Luthen
1:20:18 - Nemik
1:35:43 - Maarva
1:41:31 - Kino Loy
1:58:56 - Luthen again!
2:00:57 - Everyone has their own rebellion

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Fandom & The Internet: Everything I Need I Get from You

Matt & AC — Tue, 09 May 2023 01:01:00 -0400

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Everything I Need I Get From You: How Fangirls Created the Internet as We Know It on bookshop.org

00:00 - Taylor Swift fans killing it
00:56 - Talkin' about the Internet
01:38 - CW: Harry Potter
03:01 - Kaitlyn Tiffany on fandom
07:26 - AC's first online fandom
10:38 - Loving something deeply
13:43 - The problem of fallible people
16:57 - Fandom archeology
24:10 - The value of fandom
26:57 - A sense of belonging
27:32 - CW: Harry Potter
31:32 - CW: HP // The consequences of fandom
36:55 - Different ways to be a fan
39:04 - CW: Harry Potter, abuse
43:59 - Stan culture
49:24 - Fan service
52:19 - Women in fandom
56:10 - CW: Harry Potter
57:41 - fandom physicality
1:03:26 - collective effervescence
1:05:55 - Connection and disconnection
1:08:47 - The name of the book

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X-Men: Jonathan Hickman's Krakoa is Solarpunk Queer Liberation

Matt & AC — Mon, 08 May 2023 22:42:00 -0400

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New Intersections: Queer Futurism and the Krakoan Body Politic by Sinead Kinney

Houseofx.org's recap of book 4 of House of X. This has some photos we talk about in the episode.

00:00 - Can't Let X-Men Go
00:43 - Our history with X-Men
06:08 - House of X and Powers of X
22:17 - Krakoa
31:56 - Best friends doing best friend shit
31:59 - A fantastic aside
33:41 - Krakoan culture
35:57 - Resurrection
53:22 - Xavier and Magneto as metaphor?
1:04:28 - Dear Ryan Coogler...
1:07:27 - The inevitable Fall (of X)
1:14:57 - What's next?

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