#52 Dissection: The Goonies

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To celebrate our second anniversary, we created a fully scripted radioplay version of NPR’s Radiolab! Featuring a slew of Goonies easter eggs, we talked about the kid’s adventures as an in-universe radio program. We hope Jad Abumrad is impressed and … Continued

#51 Streets of Fire

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In this episode: A criminal lack of Jim Steinman, some aggressive rain sounds, awkward discussion of racial slurs, Willem Dafoe in perhaps his best role of all time, a terrible Liam Neeson impression, a LOT of music clips and two special guests: Chris Long and Zeluis Teixeira!

#50 She-Devil

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Dissecting the 80s hits its 50th episode! In this episode: Tripp sounds like a robot facsimile for some unknown reason, Andrew keeps confusing Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr, Tripp confuses Rick Rude for Rick Martel (he’s deeply apologetic), there’s like, … Continued

#49 Ghostbusters II

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COMING OUT A FEW DAYS EARLY to celebrate the Ghostbusters reboot, Tripp and Andrew strapped on their proton packs and tackled the albatross of the Ghostbusters franchise: Ghostbusters II! How did AN ENTIRE CITY forget what happened in the first … Continued

#48 Summer Rental

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In celebration of the 4th of July (Happy birthday, America!) Tripp and Andrew dove into a treasured family film: Summer Rental, starring national treasure John Candy! What happened to the low stakes comedy? Is this the first c-plot about breast … Continued

#47 WarGames

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Since our father expressly forbid us from doing an episode on WarGames, our Father’s Day special is about…WarGames! Just how did computers work in the 80s? Is Dabney Coleman the greatest 80s bad guy of all time? What on earth … Continued

#45 Monster Squad

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In celebration of Shane Black’s The Nice Guys, Tripp and Andrew revisit their childhood favorite:The Monster Squad! Wolfman’s got nards! Is this episode longer than the actual movie (Yes!)? How cool is the clubhouse? Would Rudy actually join this club? … Continued

#44 Mr. Mom

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It’s Mother’s Day, so Tripp and Andrew watched the mom-adjacent comedy, Mr. Mom! Is there a more misogynistic movie? Just what is Terri Gar’s job? How does this stack up against other Keaton films? Who knew Andrew had such a … Continued

#43 Over the Top

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For the second part of “Available on Netflix” month, Tripp and Andrew locked arms with Sylvester Stallone and went Over the Top! Why is Sly always so sweaty? Is Daddy Swap the creepiest two-word phrase ever? (Yes.) Just what are … Continued