This one is a little cerebral, but then again, so is ACTING. In honor of the upcoming Academy Awards, we nominate not our fave actors, but our fave characters in film, from busy bees to rolling with the homies. 

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28: Supporting Characters

It's the most wonderful time of the year - for another dip into the Sears Holiday Wishbook. This time we take a peek at the Ghost of Christmas Past of 1987, and in Canada no less. The enigma of the Pantspress, the excitement of the Bop Bag, and wait, there's more...literally more...in the form of  little Christmas Surprises! Listen now.

27: 1987 Canadian Sears Holiday Wish Book

The leaves are turning, and we're missing our backpacks, so we thought it would the perfect time to head back to school. Find out who got expelled and who is saved by the bell by listening now!

26: Fictional Schools

There's a nip in the air and Brandon can't stop hording pumpkin beers, which can only mean...time for a Monster Mash! Find out which creature will be a graveyard smash or which must quietly return to the Black Lagoon, on a new episode of Totes Faves.

25: Monsters

We battle out our favorite sidekicks, from BFF's to animal accomplices to, well, Earth's natural satellite. With special guest, Lauren Mandel.

24: Sidekicks (w/ Lauren Mandel)

Battling out our favorite fads from childhood - find out which will soon be worth millions on eBay and which will get banned after some kid gets gored by a slap bracelet. Batteries not included. With special guest, Cory Cavin.

23: Kids Fads (w/ Cory Cavin)

We battle out the cornerstone of American entertainment - Game Shows! Come on down, and find out who is the weakest link and who will take the physical challenge by listening now. With special guest, Devin Delliquanti.

22: Game Shows (w/ Devin Delliquanti)

Pup Quiz! What's your favorite flavor of Labrador - Black, Yellow or Chocolate? Jump on the back of a Great Pyrenees and find out now on Totes Faves, with special guest Scott Duda.

21: Dog Breeds

Mikey likes it! Or does he? Found out what is grrrrr-eat, and what is simply, "for breakfast." A new episode of Totes Faves - part of a balanced breakfast.

20: Cereal

Time to hop to it and list our Totes Faves Bunnies. From Easter cluckers to space-time suckers, see who wins the Cadbury auditions and who gets thrown into the Briar Patch.

19: Bunnies

Journey to the not-to-distant past as we dissect our Totes Faves from the Year 1984. Turns out, not a Big Brother-controlled dystopia after all. Well, unless you lived in Northern India in the 1940s and had your Sankara stones stolen....

18: 1984, the year

We found time out from screaming into the ravine of our present Hellscape to really thinking about the future, our Totes Faves Future. Flying cars, high-waisted pants and lesbian robot maids - it really is a great, big beautiful tomorrow!

17: Visions of the Future

Just in time for your last minute holiday shopping, we decide our favorite gifts from a 1991 Sears catalog we randomly found online.

16: 1991 Sears Holiday Wishbook

We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight. We're going to live on. We're going to survive. Today, we celebrate our fictional Presidents! (Please note: This podcast was recorded on Election Day Eve, as you may detect from the trembling hope in our voices.)

15: Pop Culture Presidents (w/ Brendan Collins)

It's our very first Minisode-on-the-Road! Brandon & Zara put together a Totes Faves list of the movies, books and TV that spawned a generation of childhood nightmares. Listen now, before we relegate this episode to the shelf in the living room where we keep the haunted things...so that we don't get ghosts in our bedroom. (Duh.)

14: MINISODE - What Scared These Babies of the 80s?

Join us in the ultimate battle over what is the best in the worlds of pop culture, food, politics, animals, etc one topic at a time. Hosted by Brandon Werner, Deepu Murty and Zara Findlay-Shirras.

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