Episodes

  • 415 | After Dinner Lounge – Snowing the Blow
    Feb 2 2026

    In the second half of this month's Lounge, Pax, Rob, and Michael discuss Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Rob and the Ramblin' Man, our reading origin stories, our Star Wars homeworlds, and Ella McCay.

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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • 414 | After Dinner Lounge – Yeah It's Not Scary Bro
    Jan 26 2026

    Pax, Rob, and Michael talk about a lot of things in this first half of this month's lounge: The Rise of Skywalker, Wonder Woman on TV and in comics, Stranger Things Season 5, Stephen King and Maurice Sendak's Hansel and Gretel, and Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox, for example.

    We also talk about our good friend (and frequent podcast guest) William Bruce West, who - we learned the day after recording this - recently suffered a stroke and is currently in the hospital. We hope and pray that he's going to be okay, but in the meantime, there's a GoFundMe campaign in progress for Will and his family as they start to navigate the uncertainty of what lies ahead for them. We hope that you'll consider donating.
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    2 hrs and 59 mins
  • 413 | After Midnight – Carrie
    Jan 23 2026

    Starting a new project for the new year where we read 12 Stephen King novels, Michael and Jess talk about all things Carrie. And not just the book, but also all the movies, and even the musical.

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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • 412 | Nerdstradamus 2026
    Jan 19 2026

    Michael is joined by Pax, Kay, and Robert Zerbe to look back on the art and pop culture of 2025 and also to peek ahead at what's coming in 2026.

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    2 hrs and 34 mins
  • 411 | The Fate of the Furious (2017)
    Jan 12 2026

    Michael, Rob, and Pax embrace their f8 as they talk about The Fate of the Furious, the first post-Brian movie in the series and the beginning of #JusticeForHan. Can we forgive Deckard Shaw for his crimes? And if we do, can we forgive ourselves?

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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • 410 | The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
    Jan 9 2026

    While Pax remains in London to close a different case, Jacob, Michael, and Rob hit the moor to talk about the Hammer adaptation of Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, André Morell as Watson, and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry Baskerville.

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    2 hrs and 15 mins
  • 409 | After Midnight – Courtney Crumrin & From Hell
    Jan 5 2026

    Michael and Jess talk about the horror! We start with a little on The Menu and A Ghost Story for Christmas, then a little more on Ted Naifeh's first Courtney Crumrin volume, The Night Things, and then a lot on Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell's From Hell and Jack the Ripper in general. That finishes our 2025 of horror comics, so we also talk about our focus for 2026.

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • 408 | After Dinner Lounge – Rise of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
    Dec 29 2025

    Better late than never, but Michael, Pax, and Rob finally complete last month's lounge with conversation about Christmas podcasts, werewolf movies, Universal Monsters comics, Hamnet, an update on Pax's Young Guns signatures, and movies we've never seen on the big screen, but want to.

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    3 hrs and 7 mins