Episode 17 - Viewing Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks as a Cohesive Narrative Arc
Episode 17 is a deep dive into David Lynch's body of work. In particular, I suggest viewing Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Twin Peaks as a cohesive, unified narrative structure. I use Susan Sontag's lens of Against Interpretation to examine these films and television shows and both pay tribute to their greatness and explain the beauty I see in viewing them as a complete, unified narrative.
3 Oct 2026
Episode 16 - Live Your Life With Unapologetic Joy - On Rob Zombie's The Munsters and AEW's All Out 2026
A brief content warning:
Because I talk about All Out 2026, I naturally talk about some tragic events. There is some crying in this episode and lots of heavy emotion.
Beyond that, this episode is about living your life with unapologetic joy. I celebrate the beginning of October and discuss Rob Zombie's film, The Munsters and AEW's 2026 pay-per-view, All Out. I talk about the bad old days, Susan Sontag and her essay Against Interpretation and have a great time doing so.
31 Aug 2026
Episode 15 - Past, Present and Future - Thoughts on a Weekend of All Japan, AEW's All In and Heavyweight Boxing
15 episodes! Surely a landmark. In this episode I talk about this great weekend of combat sports - mainly All Japan's show with Kento Miyahara vs. Yuma Anzai, AEW's All In 2026 show at Wembley and Moses Itauma vs Filip Hrgovic.
I discuss the history that takes us to All In, some of my thoughts on Suwama and Go Shiozaki and Pro Wrestling NOAH and the future of heavyweight boxing. I also talk briefly about Claressa Shields vs Lauren Price.
31 Jul 2026
Episode 14 - Comics are for Outcasts? Discussing Spiderman Brand New Day, Swamp Thing '89, Osprey vs. Omega and So Much More
This is a long episode that does a deep dive into Spiderman Brand New Day, Swamp Thing '89 and Will Osprey vs. Kenny Omega at AEW's upcoming All In at Wembley Stadium event. We start off with a non spoiler review of Brand New Day and then end the episodes with spoilers and reflections. Thanks as always for listening!
28 Jun 2026
Episode 13 - Honest Thoughts on Super Girl and Reflections on the Morning of Forbidden Door 2026
Here today with a non spoilers review of Super Girl and some reflection on Forbidden Door 2026. I talk about how much wrestling and comics and comic films all have in common. I talk about the importance of committing to your women stars and the importance of pushing them strong over the long term.
24 May 2026
Episode 12 - Examining Oleksandr Usyk vs. Rico Verhoeven
I start this episode by discussing each heavyweight title match that makes up Usyk's reign as champion. I then discuss the match with Verhoeven itself. And then I discuss where both Usyk and Verhoeven go from here, what questions must be answered and what we can hope to learn moving forward.
18 May 2026
Episode 11 - Applying Lord Raiden's Wisdom to New Perspectives on The Star Wars Prequels, Sequels and Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
Applying the lens of Lord Raiden's wisdom regarding perspective on the lines about sand in the Star Wars Prequel films, the genius of the Last Jedi and Emperor Palpatine in the sequels as well as Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano's recent Netflix event. Please assume heavy spoilers for the Star Wars film franchise.
3 May 2026
Episode 10 - Discussing Tuna Steaks, Stardom, Silent Hill F and Black Ritual: The Book of Nyx Issues 1-7
I discuss a lot of things in episode 10. We start off with a guide to making tuna steaks with a lemon harissa sauce over quinoa. We then move on to discussing the recent Stardom pay per view. I briefly touch on Silent Hill F and then move on to a discussion on the Image Comics series Book of Nyx issues 1-7, going into a wider discussion on studying occult practice and studying religion in general.
12 Apr 2026
Episode 9 - Considering the Daniel Craig series of James Bond films in their Entirety
I discuss the Daniel Craig series of James Bond films in this episode. Please assume spoilers for each film.
12 Apr 2026
Episode 8 - Examining the Road to Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua and Storytelling in Boxing
I discuss last night's Netflix event featuring Tyson Fury and Conor Benn, going into detail on the theory of storytelling in boxing and sports in general. I also discuss the history behind Fury, Joshua and Wilder's near decade long rivalries as well as the immense potential in a match between Conor Benn and Ryan Garcia.
9 Apr 2026
Episode 7 - Meditations on the Beauty of Pro Wrestling - The Future of Adam Page, Thoughts on Wembley's Main Event
I talk about why I loved the main event from AEW's Dynasty pay-per-view last month and also discuss the future of Adam Page as well as ideas for booking the Wembley 2026 main event.
15 Mar 2026
Episode 6 - Where Does the Time Go? Or: Discussing Marvel Comic's Infinity Gauntlet, AEW Revolution 2026 & Why I Am Excited for Avenger's Doomsday
Where does the time go? In this episode I discuss the 1990-1991 Marvel Comics event, Infinity Gauntlet, why I am excited for the Avengers Doomsday film as well as tonight's AEW Revolution 2026 pay-per-view. Please note there may be some spoilers for various related things throughout this episode.
23 Feb 2026
Episode 5 - Why I Love Orphan Black Echoes & Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2
I discuss why I absolutely love Orphan Black Echoes and Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2. Please note, both discussions contain heavy spoilers for the show and game.
22 Feb 2026
Episode 4 - Discussing the Sega Saturn, GCW, the novels of Carlos Ruiz Zafón and Alternative Art in General
In this episode I discuss the Sega Saturn, Game Changer Wrestling, the novels of Carlos Ruiz Zafón and alternative art in general.
9 Jan 2026
Episode 3 - Can Jericho Still Be Elite?
I spend episode 3 thinking about ideas for Chris Jericho in AEW should he re-sign with the promotion. I also talk about the Tokyo Dome Show, Ronda Rousey and other random pro wrestling related things.
9 Jan 2026
Episode 2 - The Benefits of Digital Video Games, Music, Books and Comics
I discuss the benefits of digital comics, video games and books. I also talk about some benefits of physical media as well.
The first episode discusses Hiroshi Tanahashi and his legacy in anticipation of his retirement match on January 4th, 2026. I also discuss the unknowability of history, future booking possibilities for Okada and Takeshita and other things as well.
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