Show #23: This festival is three-hundred and fifty-thousand dollars in the red and we haven't seen one balloon.

Speaking of balloons, what was that video game where you could grab a hold of some balloons and float to the next platform? I want to say one of the Marios, but maybe something else? Well, if questions like that grab you then you're in for a pre-Thanksgiving treat as the 'Lith and the Trap reminisce in this weeks podcast about all the video games they loved before. We talk about the old Atari E.T. movie tie-in game that nearly brought down the whole company, the joys of Metroid, whether or not you could save your progress on the old NES, and a timeline on when the current consoles came on the market. Full disclosure: a lot of it is one of us wistfully mentioning a video game title and the other saying, "Oh, yeah, I remember that one." It's kind of fun. Also on this episode: a shout-out is given to a far-flung listener, a half-assed discussion on 'Clash of the Titans' (original and remake), and things that we're thankful for are discussed. Click the link for your listening pleasure. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

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Show 22: Well, we may be celebrating in bankruptcy court.

Running time: 1 hr. 13 minutes. Still there? Haven't clicked to a new tab? Well, then you're in for a treat longform-podcast fans. In our annual week-before-Thanksgiving blowout podcast, the Trap and 'Lith get into BBC America's "Luther" and FX's "American Horror Story". Tune in to see if they are great shows or the greatest shows. Also, Monolith finished Walter Isaacson's epic biography of the recently departed Steve Jobs; he shares his thoughts. Also discussed: Apple's iTunes Match, the career of Idris Elba, Dylan McDermott, Connie Britton, and some other stuff. Enjoy!

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Show 21: We're going to celebrate this 200th anniversary proudly and publicly.

Well, its our landmark 21st podcast, and to celebrate we've got that surprise we talked about two podcasts ago, and then didn't have in our last podcast. On this episode we get a little self-referential and discuss why it is we've never introduced ourselves in any of our previous podcasts (no good reason), what the title of this dad-blamed thing is (it is revealed), and the meaning behind the different episode titles (a method behind the madness is also revealed. So much revealed-ness). We also talk about the legacy of Tim Burton's Batman (1989), both Monolith and Bear Trap's various obsessions with that movie as young impressionable men (including a funny/odd story about Bear Trap's afternoon-long obsession with a two-word line from that film), the best movies of 2010, the Coen brothers, 'True Grit', 'A Serious Man', the impossibility of creating true Best Of lists, the Decline and Fall of Brett Ratner, and other craziness. Good stuff, for serious. I recommend a clicky on the linky.

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I want a parade. I want hot dogs, balloons, the whole schmear.

We may not have the whole schmear, but on this week's podcast we have at least a partial schmear (yeah, that word gets grosser the more times you write it.) We've got that surprise we talked about last week (be ready for disappointment -- strike that -- ADDITIONAL disappointment), and we've also got a "Breaking Bad" update. Turns out Monolith watched every episode last weekend and has new, more nuanced opinions on the show. We also share some thoughts on the Idris Elba BBC drama "Luther", which devolves into a bet regarding the inevitable(?) US remake of that show. And finally we weigh in with some thoughts on the current Republican field of candidates for President. Yeah it's not biased at all. Best of all: the audio has been improved by friend of the 'cast, Explosive Bolts. Second best: running time is less than an hour. Now is the time when you click the link.

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