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Brandon and Sarah come up with some celebrity names they think sound truly evil, ruining some innocent reputations in the process. Tune in and play along!

Sarah tests Brandon to determine whether he’s a SpongeBob savant by showing him random stills from the show and seeing if he can identify the episode. No pressure, Brandon! (Sorry about the missed episode last week - Brandon's had a chronic cough and needed to rest his lungs and vocal…

Brandon and Sarah try to explain ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) and why it’s so cool, even though a lot of people think it’s weird. Give it a try! You might find that it soothes your anxiety and improves your sleep. Some of our favorite videos: ASMR Magic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHwl-TQK84M&t=1092s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O45h00dHFEo…

Brandon and Sarah risk the ire of strident feminists everywhere by discussing why they: hated “Captain Marvel,” find Brie Larson insufferable, and generally lament the feminist Hollywood reboots of late. On the flip side, they list their respective favorites throughout the years for strong leading ladies. Brandon’s recent animation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSLt7TXSGRc…

Brandon and Sarah talk about commonly mispronounced words, and there are MANY. To make themselves seem less snobby, though, they share some of their own pronunciation blunders, and boy, are they embarrassing! We’d love to hear about words you struggle with, so we can all point and laugh at each…

Brandon and Sarah talk about Cas Anvar, aka Rocinante pilot Alex Kamal, and the sexual misconduct accusations that got him booted from “The Expanse,” and their disappointment in the recasting of the character Arjun Avasarala from Brian George to Michael Benyaer. Despite the scandals and casting issues, the show is…

The Putin saga continues. Spoiler alert: He does not redeem himself, and he’s still president. European Map Quiz: https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3007

Sarah fills Brandon in on all the atrocious things Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has done, and he ain’t even finished yet. The list is long, hence the two-parter. This guy’s a real peach - he should be president for life!

Brandon tries his hand at some Klingon. Trekkies, be warned: highly offensive material within. *Spoiler: There is no Klingon character named Todd. Listen to our full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gbA4oWFCTI

Sarah and Brandon watch Star Trek III and IV, a couple of Sarah’s childhood favorites. See if Brandon thinks they held up after all these years. It was the 80s, after all! The Dumb Ass Bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02CmkOmKHTQ Leonard Nimoy sings “Bilbo Baggins” and “Proud Mary” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR-MSZSLC5w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evEZ3g28CnM William Shatner sings…

Apple does it, Nintendo has been doing it for longer than you think, and Henry-effing-Ford did it. Brandon and Sarah discuss what seems to be a norm now across many industries: planned obsolescence. It’s gross, it’s dishonest, it’s wasteful, and it hurts consumers. But many businesses seem to think it’s…

What if Michael Ironside's name wasn't Michael Ironside? Would he still be as cool?? While we all wait for the Apple "geniuses" to do their jobs and fix my computer, have a listen to our last episode discussing Brandon's first "Top Gun" viewing! youtube.com/watch?v=3X3-oBSgFaQ

Sarah made Brandon watch the 80s classic, “Top Gun.” Brandon didn’t hate it like Sarah thought he might, but he did NOT appreciate the 80s synth music, the greased up volleyball scene, or the overdone tonguetactular love scene, and they nearly came to blows when Sarah forced him to sit…

Brandon and Sarah talk about their choices for top 5 (or so) songs, some of the history and drama behind the songs and videos, and as usual, they embark on some interesting tangents. Three music videos were created for "One" by U2. The first, directed by Anton Corbijn, was filmed…

Brandon and Sarah watch and critique “Alien,” the original film of the franchise, directed by Ridley Scott. It was basically Brandon’s first time watching, since if he has seen it before, he’s basically forgotten it. Listen to find out if he thinks it holds up after 41 years! Sarah going…

Brandon and Sarah talk about Herbert Alford, a man wrongfully convicted of murder and imprisoned for almost 5 years due to the failure of The Hertz Corporation to respond to subpoenas in his criminal case. Hertz failed to produce the receipt for a rental car transaction on the day of…

Brandon and Sarah discuss Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s best friend, confidante, and co-abuser for years. Who is she, where did she come from, and why did she do the terrible things she did alongside Epstein? We also talk some about Prince Andrew and his involvement in the sex trafficking carried…

Brandon and Sarah watched the comedy/drama series, “Wild Bill,” starring Rob Lowe, and we have never liked him better. We break the show down a bit, share our favorite quotes, and explain why, sadly, there won’t be more episodes. Rob Lowe seems in his element here - we REALLY enjoyed…

Did you know mosquitos are pollinators? Did you know ticks are an important indicator of the health of an ecosystem? Do you care? Probably not, because they are both still disgusting. Nevertheless, Brandon and Sarah do their best to make you hate them just a LITTLE bit less by revealing…

Brandon and Sarah talk about possible future inventions they’re excited or hopeful for, like teleportation (no flies, please), self-driving cars, widely accessible lab-grown meat, and for Brandon, just cooler video games. - The wormhole book: The Light of Other Days by Stephen Baxter, based on a synopsis by Arthur C.…

Brandon and Sarah watched the pilot episode of “Resident Alien,” the SyFy Network’s new comedy/drama starring a mutual favorite, Alan Tudyk. We recite the funniest quotes, share our favorite moments, and basically just gush about the star of the show. Tune in to see how we each rate the show…

Brandon and Sarah discuss the unsolved mystery of the Mary Celeste, the derelict ship found in 1872 off the coast of the Azores. Was there a mutiny? Was she attacked by a giant sea monster? Was she attacked by pirates? The world may never know.

Brandon and Sarah try an “Inside the Actors Studio” format, posing James Lipton’s famous end-of-interview questions to each other. Brandon stubbornly refuses to tell us what turns him on, but almost as good, we find out what turns him off! (Sorry for the late release - technical difficulties!) “Inside the…