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Jul 5, 2023 • 1h 29min
604. I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours: Fever Dream Movies
We have another patron-chosen episode! This episode covers Adam and Maggie’s picks for movies that feel like a fever dream. Adam talks about his renewed love of service to others. Maggie talks about being a wedding junkie.
Vote every month on our poll for the topic of the next episode! Email us suggestions for episodes at magsandganz@gmail.com as well.
Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz
Maggie Mae Fish: https://twitter.com/MaggieMaeFish
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Jul 1, 2023 • 1h 12min
603. Directorpiece Theatre - Waterworld: A Sinking Ship
Adam and Abe talk about the horrible production of Waterworld. Not only was the production pummeled by inclement weather, the morale of the crew and disagreements amongst the creative team made for a lot of sunk costs. Also, Abe talks about how he has great timing. Adam responds with the speed and accuracy of an Abe.
Features:
Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty
Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz
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Jun 24, 2023 • 1h 8min
601. Frame Rate: Blade Runner 2049 (Feat. Adam Ganser)
Michael and Abe are joined by Adam Ganser in discussing 2017’s Blade Runner 2049. They discuss the insane amount of craft involved in the movie, how symbolism is pretentious, and the appropriate application of a Gosling.
This episode is brought to you by VeryBakedPotato. You can be like VeryBakedPotato by heading over to the Small Beans patreon and pledging for the Pick the Flick tier. You can choose which movies we cover on this here Frame Rate!
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz
Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
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Jun 12, 2023 • 1h 15min
600. Star Trek: The Next Futurama 49 - Leela’s Homeworld
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If you forgot, this show takes a Futurama episode and thematically pairs it with an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, which works surprisingly well.
This episode covers Futurama episode “Leela’s Homeworld.”
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Features:
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
David Bell: https://twitter.com/MovieHooligan
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Jun 5, 2023 • 2h 1min
599. The Cast and the Curious: Fast X
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The Casters are back and they’re more Curious than ever! The CAC gang spends 10 minutes making some predictions about the movie, go see it, and then proceed to podcast for about 2 hours about the whirlwind that is the latest installment of the series.
Features:
Bridgett Greenberg: https://twitter.com/BridgettTweets
Sarah Griffith: https://twitter.com/sk_griffith
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Jun 2, 2023 • 1h 11min
598. Directorpiece Theatre: Constructing the Military Fantasy (Top Gun)
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Adam and Abe talk about the techniques, style, and story aspects that make Top Gun a military fantasy film. They also talk about how expensive aircraft carriers are to move.
Features:
Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz
Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty
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May 29, 2023 • 1h 18min
597. Kings of King: Pet Sematary (2019)
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Abe and Mike discuss the 2019 horror film Pet Sematary! The Kings discuss the changes from the book and original, the studio’s choice to fast track its production, and the raw power of John Lithgow.
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty
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May 26, 2023 • 48min
596. Like Razorblade Pie: The Sky Is Burning (Feat. Cody Johnston)
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This show goes over the short stories of Michael’s favorite speculative fiction author and notable curmudgeon Harlan Ellison. Each episode Michael pairs (read: forces a friend to read) a short story with a guest that it “applies especially to.” This episode it’s the short story The Sky Is Burning and the guest is Cody Johnston.
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
Cody Johnston: https://twitter.com/drmistercody
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May 22, 2023 • 57min
595. Escape from the Multicurse - Spider-Man: No Way Home
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Our three co-hosts are stuck in the multiverse and need to get back to their home universe. Clearly, the only way to do that is to explore our cultural obsession with multiverses, alternate timelines and parallel worlds, and tie it all into a conversation about post-modern art, pop culture, and the lessons these stories teach us. Also, each episode, one of them is an asshole who will probably sabotage the whole thing.
This week we discuss 2021’s Spider-man: No Way Home!
Features:
Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP
Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty
Adam Ganser: https://twitter.com/therealganz
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May 19, 2023 • 1h 29min
594. Shooting Threes: Oldboy
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Our intrepid hosts are covering Park Chan-Wook’s “Vengeance Trilogy!” Last episode was the first installment: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance. But today, the gals are covering the much more famous Oldboy! Also it’s the NBA Finals, so you should definitely listen to this show NOW.
Features:
Bridgett Greenberg: https://twitter.com/BridgettTweets
Sarah Griffith: https://twitter.com/sk_griffith
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