Wherein we discuss the middle section of The Hunt for Red October (chapters 8 thru 13) and we also discuss: multiple secret plans being executed at once, brinksmanship with missiles and radar, mixing oxygen tanks and cigarettes, souvenirs that Chris may or may not have brought back from Egypt, and Other Chris explains some basics of espionage.

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Red October - Episode 2

Wherein we discuss the first 7 chapters of The Hunt for Red October and we also discuss: Former denominations of British coins, laws regarding guinea pigs, quote wearing dolphins unquote, and what even IS a Hollywood Shower?

Red October - Episode 1

Wherein we introduce our new book - The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy and we also discuss: Living on a submarine, SeaQuest and talking dolphins, the Origins of Chris, Jack Ryan as a character and our expectations for the book.

Season 9 - Prelude to The Hunt for Red October

Wherein we review Blade Runner - the Final Cut version and we also discuss: genre-defining environmental city scapes, roguish scamps and noodle eating, past due promises of flying cars, potentially purposeful differences from the book, using garbage piles for sympathy, creepy human furbies, expert portrayals of being crazy pants, and vampire shows that inevitably go off the rails.

Blade Runner - Episode 3

Wherein we review the second half of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and we also discuss: impermanence of physical media, empathy via googley eyes, demand for sci-fi books in the android community, reverse Chekhov's guns, and messianic figures with realistic self-assessments.

Blade Runner - Episode 2

Wherein we review the first half of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K Dick, the book that became the movie Blade Runner, and we also discuss: robot vacuums, electronic mood manipulation to win arguments, pets as a religion, social scenarios that robots aren't sure how to react to, models of laser tubes, and wild speculation over what is really going on in this book.

Blade Runner - Episode 1

Wherein we introduce our new book - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K Dick, the book that became the movie Blade Runner, and we also discuss: Jokes that transcend national borders; high school mascots; how to prove you aren't an android; Phillip K Dick's life and career; universal knowledge imparted by pink beams of light; the many versions of the movie; and general expectations for the book.

Season 8 - Prelude to Blade Runner / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep

Wherein we review the last four episodes of Bridgerton on Netflix and we also discuss: general reactions to the first season, nudity and misunderstandings driving the plot, keeping up appearances with the staff while spatting, social faux pas vis-a-vis swine, reconciliation via rain storm, the premature revelation of Lady Whistledown's identity, and what to read next.

The Duke and I - Episode 4

Wherein we review the first four episodes of Bridgerton on Netflix and we also discuss: vaccination progress, B plot from future books, carnality on a schedule, the diamond of the season (how to be), historical smoking, chamber music covers of popular music, and of course, GME stock movements.

The Duke and I - Episode 3

Wherein we review the second half of The Duke and I and we also discuss: childhood roller skating injuries, old school contraceptive techniques and products, shooting people to defend your sister's honor, complications of marriage and drunkenness on consent, and un-scandalous scandal magazines.

The Duke and I - Episode 2

Wherein we review the first half of The Duke and I and we also discuss: the efficacy of pretending to date someone to avoid having to date someone, good romance novels versus just porn, judging your child's IQ at 2 years old, having to be officially licensed to dance, regency era TMZ, and random guesses as to the true identity of Lady Whistledown.

The Duke and I - Episode 1

Wherein we introduce our new book - The Duke and I by Julia Quinn and we also discuss: our preferred place in the peerage, naming you children via word puzzle, the other books that led Danielle to fall in love with this series, our familiarity with Shondaland, and our expectations for nudity in the Netflix show.

Season 7 - Prelude to The Duke and I

Wherein we indulge in our favorite holiday tradition: complaining about a romance novel turned in Hallmark movie - in this case, A Timeless Christmas by Alexis Stanton. We also discuss: romance novels we'd rather see, the viability of reheating fish at work, marriages of convenience, the pure love of delivery pizza, alternate endings to the movie and, of course, (not so) ancient coins.

Holiday Special - A Timeless Christmas

Wherein Danielle joins us to discuss the movie version of The Exorcist and we also cover: cat Halloween costumes, other movies that scared Danielle, real-life dangers in scary movies, terrifying medical procedures, film projection techniques, and Danielle's family history with a specific copy of the Exorcist book.

EXOR - Episode 4

Wherein we review the rest of the book version of The Exorcist - covering Parts 3 and 4 and we also discuss: animal sightings, everyday mind reading, ghost priests, demonic possessions as a remedy for crises of faith, what actually is a cossack, and Chris makes and than defends one of the most insane statements we can recall.

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