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Isabelle’s Philosophy Corner, Episode 1: Normative Statements and Capitalist Realism

Hard swerve! Isabelle takes the reins in this solo minisode where she elaborates on the concept of normative statements and how they apply in our criticism of the 2005 feature film V for Vendetta.NOTE: AT 4:39, Isabelle says “descriptive” when she meant “prescriptive.”–Motherfuckin’ show notes!83: The Unchecked Conservative Ideology of US Media’s ‘Fact-Check’ Verticals — Citations NeededCapitalist Realism by Mark Fisher — Zer0 BooksHbomberguy — YouTubePhilosophy Tube — YouTube

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1.18 – Hail Seitan

It’s time to get into the spirit of giving, sports fans! Isabelle gives Derek a gift! The Middlebrow Madness will give you a bonus episode! We give some searing hot takes on some beloved classics! And best of all question mark?, we give you CWs for racism, CSA, and transphobia. It’s another classic episode of the best independent bracket-based film criticism show in the known universe.This week’s matchups: Scarface v. V for Vendetta The Silence of the Lambs v. The Wizard of Oz–Oh shit, it’s show notes, baby!Body Talk: Conversations on Transgender Cinema with Caden Gardner — Curtsies and Hand…

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55: Words and Greeds

BEAR with us duellists, one of these days we'll talk about Yugioh, but this is not that day. Tune in to hear us say words such as "teeth", "skin", and "limbs". We don't like having them. Shout out to the Metal Gear Solid podcast Words and Deeds, which you can listen to by supporting Brooks and Eddy on Patreon. Thank you Eddy for letting me use the W&D theme song in this episode! Watching: Episodes 96 & 97 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. Technically the s3 finale but like, are they really though? Sarah, Max, Elliott, and also Jen, who wasnt…

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6 – Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective (9.6)

David and Matt are joined by Meys of Echo Vessel, neo-detritus, RadIsh, and Picking Up Something Good to talk about possibly the most hyped album in the Animal Collective oeuvre. Matt asks for sound effects. Ed Droste gets arrested. A bunch of other bands get talked about because we can’t shut up.Go follow Meys:Echo Vessel: https://twitter.com/echovesselneo-detritus: https://twitter.com/neodetritusRadIsh: https://twitter.com/radishpodPicking Up Something Good: https://twitter.com/pusgpod

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16 – Emotional Support Zombie

So, while Fallon is unavailable, Roy and sworn brother of the show Jordan examined the ongoing MDZS/Unilever™ Wall’s™ Cornetto™™™ cross-campaign as well as the trailers for season 2…and then within 28 hours of recording, season 2 dropped. So this probably confirms that promoting capitalism is what it takes to bring about Content. Thanks, Tencent! Until versions of the episodes in a language we can actually understand come out, enjoy an hour and a half of speculation, specialty Iced Creams, and secondhand embarrassment!Intro: Carly Rae Jepsen – I Really Like You, arr. & perf. by Olivia Lin Outro: Scott Joplin –…

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49 – Charlotte York Cringe Compilation

Season four baybeeeeee! In our first episode of this new season, The Agony and the ‘Ex’-tacy, our gals are either vulnerable or horny (Sam). Carrie deals with her mortality when she turns 35, Charlotte spills her guts to a stranger, and Trey spills his load on Charlotte. Meanwhile, producer Matt fills us in on which cryptid fucks.

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S1E2 – The Bends (A Big Egg)

Nicky Flowers (@yiffpolice) has never listened to Radiohead. Meys (@echovessel) has. Picking Up Something Good is a limited event prestige podcast from Noise Space and neo-detritus where Nicky and Meys will run through all of Radiohead’s output, album by album.This week, we’re tackling Thom’s bends on 1995’s The Bends. Also: ahhhh, #FindThePabloHoneyBaby, and Ballad Talk.

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74 – Replace Every Cop With A Bus Stop

Folks! It’s Democratic Debates…. 2!Matt watched them and tried to explain them to Val and alex leafcrunch, who did not, and a bad time was had by all. We also discuss nationalized health care and transit from a Canadian perspective, online accessibility and brainstorm which biblical plague is coming for us next.All relevant links have been put on our Twitter this week, except for the article about Centralia, PA, which can be found here.Featuring: Val, alex leafcrunch, Matt (who edited)Music used:The Taxpayers – Evil MenKNOWER – The Government Knows

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EPISODE 146: Halloween II

Strap in, y’all! Michael Myers is back, and so is your host Sara joined by Ceridwen (@girlin4colors) with a real whopper of an episode. Take a deep dive with us into Halloween lore, Laurie Strode’s lesbianic subtext, and a truly beautiful two-part-harmony rendition of Mr. Sandman.RECOMMENDATIONSThe Shrieking ShackPaprikaTheme music thanks to Satah, you can find more of their work under people you meet outside of bars. Editing done by Blair, you can find him retching up a furball for approximately five minutes on your hallway floor and immediately trying to eat it afterwards. Hurry up with that paper towel!

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15 – The Depressed Peanut Butter Boy-Manic Takis Boy Continuum

**NOTE: Things get a little more spoilerish than usual in the questions segment of this episode. “be warned”** We did it! A whole season in the qiankun bag! We’re talking about the season 1 finale, “Beautiful Tranquility,” where we hit up the Jim Henson Zombie Workshop and stop by JiaojiaoCon before we embark on Roy ‘n’ Rey’s Transmigration Adventure. Stay tuned after the recap for some announcements! They’re not necessarily super fun, but neither is watching everybody be sad and angry at each other this whole episode, so it’s themes. To us. Fallon’s Ko-Fi/Energy Sword Depository Intro: Carly Rae Jepsen…

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