Happy Halloween, kinda! Horror talk, franchise rankings, and anime movie discussions all return along with what we've been reading and listening to, with a healthy dose of anti-AI conversations. Thank you all for ten episodes!
1:00 Ron watched Begonia, The Devil’s Backbone, Ghosts of Mars, and The Grudge
12:51 Joseph watched Frankenstein
16:33 Ron and Joseph watched The Addiction
23:26 What supernatural creatures would we be
27:42 Favorite Predator movies
31:35 Favorite Alien movies
37:46 Favorite Resident Evil movies
42:24 Anime movies pros and cons
53:07 Multiple movies a day and AI reviews
53:03 Ron’s reading life post-Wheel of Time
1:02:00 Joseph read A Thin Black Veil by Henrik Sorenson
1:04:53 Ron watched Boots
1:09:14 Ron watched Star Wars Visions Season 3
1:19:14 Favorite Halloween songs
1:22:28 Billboard’s top 25 Halloween songs
1:25:14 Wrap up and goodbyes
Back to the spooky topic at hand... this week Ron and Joseph watched Scary Movie 1 and 2, talk about their favorite horror comedies, Ron talks about A Memory of Light, a full R&B discussion, and more!
0:28 Scary Movie 1 and 2
6:15 Spoof movies
9:00 Scary Movie 6?
12:54 Favorite horror comedies
18:40 Evil Dead
24:48 Horror movie situations we would survive
29:23 Saw traps we could survive
32:45 Cozy horror movies for Halloween
34:52 Ron finished The Wheel of Time…
48:16 Favorite spooky books
53:23 Spooky tv shows
58:49 Bring back holiday themed episodes of sitcoms
1:01:19 Ron saw Destin Conrad live
1:07:43 Rest In Peace D’Angelo and our favorite songs
1:11:53 Favorite R&B songs
1:15:42 Favorite R&B artists
1:21:52 Preview for next week and see you then
This week, the boys change things up a bit and are joined by a guest! Em joins Ron and Joe as they discuss the Cosmere, a book universe that has all their hearts. They talk about what they love, what they don't, why they keep coming back, and everything in between.
1:16 Em’s favorite movies
5:23 Ron watched the Bourne trilogy and Jacob’s Ladder
7:10 What is the Cosmere?
8:23 How would you pitch the Cosmere to someone?
11:48 What keeps you coming back?
14:45 Our favorite books and why
18:30 The moment you were hooked
23:14 Favorite Sanderlanches
32:22 Crying moments
36:28 67
36:53 Least favorite books
51:38 Hot takes
59:54 Stormlight or Mistborn?
1:04:35 Hottest character
1:05:50 Ron on Sanderson’s prose, mentality, and Wheel of Time books
1:13:31 Replenishing his well and adaptation thoughts
1:15:50 Em on Warbreaker
1:21:25 Our radiant orders
1:30:12 Next week’s episode and goodbyes. Thanks for listening!
Em Goodreads: romcoms
Letterboxd: esor
Will the Big Jim glazing ever cease? Not this week! The boys talk about their experience watching The Way of Water in IMAX, give their thoughts on Tron: Ares, some spooky szn movie shoutouts, new books and more!
0:30 Way of Water IMAX re-release thoughts
11:38 Ron watched Smashing Machine and mystery movies
20:49 Tron: Legacy and The Silmarillion
23:00 Tron: Ares spoiler discussion
31:20 Favorite Saw movies
34:46 Favorite Friday the 13th movies
38:28 Underrated spooky movies
44:43 What have we been listening to?
49:00 Mobb Deep new album and other new music
54:50 Joe read Babel by RF Kuang
57:38 Joe read The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan
1:04:00 Ron’s Wheel of Time Corner
1:05:18 What are we reading next?
1:08:08 Knight of the Seven Kingdoms trailer
The guys get into the Spooky Mood while discussing their favorite scary movies, what Halloween was like for them growing up, and their favorites from the Scream and Halloween franchises. They also talk about new music releases, some of their favorite concerts, and more!
0:38 One Battle After Another second round thoughts
6:48 Tron: Ares buildup
12:46 Movies to get in the spooky mood
18:32 Favorite spooky season classics
23:50 Favorite new gen spooky flicks
33:42 Halloween Franchise Discussion
39:26 Scream Franchise Discussion
43:57 Halloween growing up
51:30 Joe reviews Young Thug’s Uy Scuti and Jeezy’s Still Snowing
55:53 What have we been listening to this week
59:12 Tours we wish we could’ve seen
1:02:05 Favorite tours and concerts we have seen this year
1:06:55 Ron glazes Wheel of Time
1:10:00 Spooky szn hopeful watchlists
The boys are back, and so are their audio issues! But don’t worry, they get better, they just keep fighting One Battle After Another and it gets better. This week, they talk about everything from PTA to Wheel of Time. Enjoy the show!
0:28- Mandalorian & Grogu trailer
6:19- Avatar: Fire and Ash trailer
10:44- Ron watched Him
14:18- Joe fixes his mic and Ron watched Inherent Vice
21:00- Ron and Joe watched Magnolia
34:00- One Battle After Another “spoiler free” thoughts
38:20- One Battle After Another spoiler thoughts
1:02:22- Ron finished the Wheel of Time slog
1:09:50- Joe finished YuYu Hakusho Volume 3
1:15:00- Ron is reading Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Steel Ball Run
1:19:10- What we are reading next
1:23:00- Glazing each other and thanking y’all!
Wanna walk with our hosts a while? This week Ron and Joe give their spoiler and spoiler free thoughts on the new film The Long Walk, as well as thoughts on adaptations they like, and some they don't.
0:40 The Long Walk spoiler free discussion
17:00 The Long Walk spoilers
31:40 Male friendships
38:23 Favorite adaptations
47:31 Least favorite adaptations
1:04:01 Future adaptations
1:14:55 Cardi B’s Am I The Drama?
1:21:22 Nine Inch Nails Tron: Ares soundtrack
1:23:00 What have we been listening to this week?
1:26:09 What have we been reading this week?
1:27:18 What are we watching this weekend / catching up on PTA
This week, Joe finally gets a working mic and the boys talk about the 1981 film Excalibur, what they've been reading, and what lessons they have learned this year.
0:40- Excalibur (1981) discussion
18:00- Fall books
21:00- Ron reviews Grave Empire by Richard Swan
24:00- Wind and Truth discussion
32:30- YuYu Hakusho update
40:46- Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo chapter 1
50:40- Fall vibes music
53:53- Drake's new music
57:28- What lessons have we learned this last summer?
Seasons are changing for some of us, and it's time we change too. This week, Ron and Joe talk about their Jaws, their favorite films for the season, and more.
0:30- Current top 4 films
14:00- Joe watched Ladyhawke
16:50- Ron watched Little Miss Sunshine
21:00- Jaws 50th Anniversary
27:15- Old Spielberg vs New
35:23- John Williams evolution
42:47- Favorite fall films
50:30- After The Fall reviews come in and favorite Luca Guadagnino favorites
58:00- Superman 2 and James Gunn
1:09:45- What movies are we looking forward to this fall?
Welcome to the show! In our premiere episode we take our first steps into a larger world, and delve into topics like westerns and fantasy, as well as our thoughts on what we're reading and what we're listening to.
0:40- Assassin's Quest
12:25-John Ford and modern fantasy
27:50- The Gunfighter
32:40- Ron saw Caught Stealing
36:10- Joe saw Crooklyn
38:17- New Hayley Williams album
41:00- New Chance the Rapper album
42:00- Badland's 10th Anniversary