458 | After Dinner Lounge – Zodiac Stardust

Evan, Pax, Rob, and Michael chat about who’s been a Kyle Chandler fan the longest, reading long books, Ride or Die, and the results of our Summer Movie Wager.

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453 | After Dinner Lounge – Duck Milk

Michael, Evan, Pax and Rob gather again in the lounge to discuss novelty ties, Icelandic pop music, Rooster (some more), Punisher movies, and our favorite comfort meals and TV episodes.

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451 | After Dinner Lounge – Bonbons and Soap Operas

Rob, Michael, Evan, and Pax talk about Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Rooster, Marion by Leah Rowan, murder mystery plays, and so much more.

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448 | After Dinner Lounge – eBaby

Pax, Rob, Michael, and Evan talk about infant clowns, Hitchcock movies, The Odyssey, The Other Bennet Sister, and the insane magic of love. And Jacob Bean-Watson stops by to talk about some movies and update us on his meeting Steve Guttenberg and Ally Sheedy.

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446 | After Dinner Lounge – Seven Years of Krypto’s Life

Evan, Pax, Rob, and Michael talk about becoming cats, British TV, Supergirl comics, contractor caution, and secret identities.

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443 | After Dinner Lounge – She’s Got the Bugonia Real Bad

Michael, Evan, Pax, and Rob talk about beans, Disclosure Day, Mandalorian and Grogu, Masters of the Universe, Supergirl, opera, Spider-Noir, touring Hawaiʻi, and the 007: First Light video game.

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441 | After Dinner Lounge – Saucer Party

Rob, Michael, Evan, and Pax talk about Supergirl by Sophie Campbell, the TV show After Life, artificial intelligence, and Wrestle Heist by Kyle Starks. And our friend Jacob Bean-Watson stops by to chat about meeting celebrities and the difference between Action and Adventure.

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437 | After Dinner Lounge – Tell Me About the Creamy Part

Pax, Rob, Michael, and Evan return to the lounge to talk about hitchhiking, Mortal Kombat II, The Devil Wears Prada 2, giving money to people on the street, music videos, Agatha Christie's Seven Dials, Rob’s Disney cruise, Hacks, and Beethoven’s 6th.

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435 | After Dinner Lounge – Roy al Ghul

Evan is back in the lounge! Joining Pax, Rob, and Michael to talk about Mansfield Park by Jane Austen, an identity crossroads, Kevin Smith writing Green Arrow, King Sorrow by Joe Hill, and ever so much more.

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427 | After Dinner Lounge – Labradouchedle

Michael, Pax, and Rob finish this month's lounge talking about chocolate, Groundhog Day theories, writing, The Bride!, a new job, and Dark Horse Indiana Jones comics.

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425 | After Dinner Lounge – 1-900-Ghostface

Michael, Pax, and Rob are back in the lounge a little early this month talking about Silver Age Etta Candy, Scream 7, Tom Selleck’s memoir, how Les Misérables plays in 2026 Minneapolis, The Will of the Many by James Islington, and Tom Selleck movies.

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421 | After Dinner Lounge – Super Spicy

Rob, Michael, and Pax wrap up this month's lounge with talk about new Dresden Files, what makes something a “classic,” movies that make us cry, High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane, Wuthering Heights (2026), and judging art “objectively.”

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419 | After Dinner Lounge – Oops! All Comics!

Rob, Michael, and Pax re-enter the Lounge to talk about the Wonder Man TV show, Black Canary: Best of the Best, Dungeon Crawler Carl, eternity, death, and Rocky IV.

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415 | After Dinner Lounge – Snowing the Blow

In the second half of this month's Lounge, Pax, Rob, and Michael discuss Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight, Rob and the Ramblin’ Man, our reading origin stories, our Star Wars homeworlds, and Ella McCay.

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414 | After Dinner Lounge – Yeah It’s Not Scary Bro

Pax, Rob, and Michael talk about a lot of things in this first half of this month's lounge: The Rise of Skywalker, Wonder Woman on TV and in comics, Stranger Things Season 5, Stephen King and Maurice Sendak’s Hansel and Gretel, and Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, for example. 

We also talk about our good friend (and frequent podcast guest) William Bruce West, who - we learned the day after recording this - recently suffered a stroke and is currently in the hospital. We hope and pray that he’s going to be okay, but in the meantime, there’s a GoFundMe campaign in progress for Will and his family as they start to navigate the uncertainty of what lies ahead for them. We hope that you'll consider donating.

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408 | After Dinner Lounge – Rise of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Better late than never, but Michael, Pax, and Rob finally complete last month's lounge with conversation about Christmas podcasts, werewolf movies, Universal Monsters comics, Hamnet, an update on Pax’s Young Guns signatures, and movies we’ve never seen on the big screen, but want to.

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401 | After Dinner Lounge – Take Your Bologna and Shut Up!

Michael, Pax, and Rob talk about lots of stuff including Silver Age Wonder Girl, Man-Wolf, Hell House by Richard Matheson, three Shirley Jackson novels, podcast apps, and Predator: Badlands.

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396 | After Dinner Lounge – Do You Think They’re Cool Hip People?

Rob, Michael, and Pax finish up this month's Lounge talking about The Oracle Year by Charles Soule, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Superman comics, Batman: Resurrection by John Jackson Miller, Zach Cregger's Weapons, KPop Demon Hunters, and more!

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394 | After Dinner Lounge – Caw!

It's Lounging Time again as Rob, Michael, and Pax talk about whatever's on their mind, including French Silk pie, Wonder Woman's daughter, and different ways to use the Pop Culture Eraser.

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386 | After Dinner Lounge – Bedazzling His Hobbit Hole

Finishing this month's Lounge, Pax, Rob, and Michael talk about the novel that inspired Gymkata, amusement parks vs theme parks, cozy video games, work spaces, the new Ultimate Spider-Man, and meeting Oscar Goldman.

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