If you were a fan of Anthony Bourdain, you might find "Tony" to be an interesting story, but Dominic Sessa didn't sell it to us. We also reflect on YouTube's partner program changes, and how that may make things tougher for small channels (like ours!) to succeed in the long run.

We also discuss MySpace potentially rebooting, Disney+ Verts, Disney+ potentially getting a "free" tier, sports news, and listener feedback!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

2:25 Spider-Man in IMAX

6:37 Matt Truck Adventures

9:02 Listener Comments/Feedback

19:03 Mamaluke of the Week

27:56 Tony - Movie Review

59:15 Sportsball

1:07:03 YouTube Raises Requirements for Monetization

1:33:45 MySpace Reboot?

1:36:24 Disney+ & TikTok to make Verts content

1:38:26 Disney+ Free Tier?

1:44:36 Trivia

1:51:28 Outro

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Recorded on August 14th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is our main focus this episode, but we also swing into a not so fantastic take on the classic shark thriller trope in The Devil's Mouth.

We also have follow-ups from last week including on One Night Only and The Drama, and we dive into sports news including the woes of the Cleveland Guardians, and whatever Brandon Aiyuk thinks is going to happen with his NFL career.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:00 "That's So Raymond"

1:35 Remaining Thoughts on One Night Only

3:21 HBO Cats

4:20 Follow-up Thoughts on The Drama

8:20 Mamaluke of the Week

10:27 Listener... Feedback? More DVD vs. Blu-ray

18:26 Spider-Man: Brand New Day

1:01:35 Sportsball

1:22:27 The Devil's Mouth

1:53:01 Trivia

1:59:00 Outro

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Recorded on August 7th, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.

Although Alysha and Virginia were "out" this week, we have reviews of both One Night Only and The Drama, but we end up finding that the real "drama" is how complicated the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has actually become!

We also discuss the latest in sports news including NFL contracts, Tony Romo's DUI, and Tom Hamilton's explanation of the "Buck Moon"; we also touch on the upcoming movie Dugout Dads, and Peacock content coming to YouTube Premium.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

0:53 It's the "Mama-Luke" only show.

2:37 Dugout Dads

4:44 YouTube Premium to include Peacock

8:15 Spider-Man & Post-Endgame MCU Content

26:43 One Night Only - Review

49:05 Sportsball

1:02:53 The Drama - Matt's Review

1:29:59 Outro

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Recorded on July 31st, 2026

Hosted By: Lucas "Luke" Ciprian, Alysha S., Matt H., & Virginia J.