25 | After Dinner Lounge, Feb 2021

Evan, Michael, Pax, and Rob reconvene to talk about what they've been reading, watching, and thinking about. As always with the After Dinner Lounge, the conversation meanders, but topics begin with: 

• Books like Carthage Must be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Mediterranean Civilization by Richard Miles, Redwall by Brian Jacques, the Horatio Hornblower series by CS Forester, The Tournament by Matthew Reilly, and Storykiller by Kelly Thompson. 
• Comics like The Eternals by Jack Kirby and Marvel's Killraven series. 
• Movies like Mank, the Schwarzenegger Conan series, and Legendary Pictures' Godzilla and Kong MonsterVerse. 
• TV shows like Ted Lasso. 
• And real talk about Heist Stories, Separating Art from Artist, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Truffles.

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24 | Star Trek Trek 1 - First Contact

Michael, Rob, Evan, and Delaney Graham begin their journey through the various movies and TV shows of Star Trek, in chronological order. In this first episode, they discuss humanity's introduction to the larger galaxy in 1996's First Contact. It's a controversial place to start since it's neither the first adventure of the time travelers who are trying to protect the historic meeting, nor is it the earliest time period that these travelers have visited. So our panel also discusses other Star Trek movies and TV episodes in which Starfleet crews (and the occasional Ferengi) go back in time. 

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23 | The Expendables of Period Movies

Lizzie Twachtman, John Vanover, and Jeeg join Rob and Michael to create an historical period film with an all-star cast of actors known for their historical period films. And if that's not enough for ya, stay tuned to the end for Real Talk about New Math and Arrested Development. 

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22 | After Dinner Lounge, Jan 2021

Paxton Holley joins Michael, Rob, and Evan in the lounge for another meandering talk about what they've been reading, watching, and thinking about. Topics start from: 

• Books of fairy tales and the works of Ray Bradbury and Italo Calvino 
• Comics about Spider-Man and the third Green Goblin, Red Hood and the Outlaws, and The Shadow 
• TV shows like Dickensian, The Expanse, The Great, Queen’s Gambit, and the eighth season of Mad About You 
• Movies like Overlord and the Marvel films leading into WandaVision 
• And real talk on Boat Names, Book Formats, Family, and Spheres of Influence

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21 | The Mandalorian, Season 2

Annaliese Trammel, Paxton Holley, and Jeeg join Michael and Rob to hunt Mandalorians and Jedi and -- ooh! side quest! -- in this in-depth, episode-by-episode symposium on the second season of The Mandalorian. 

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20 | Nerdstradamus 2021

After Michael May and Robert Zerbe check in on their resolutions and predictions from last year's Nerdstradamus episode, Rob Graham, Evan Hanson, Kay, and Paxton Holley join the fun to look back on the books, movies, and TV shows of 2020 and forward to what's potentially coming in 2021. This episode is full of resolutions, recommendations, and reckonings. And a little bonus something we like to call "Tea Talk." 

Opening song by Andrew Bird.

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19 | After Dinner Lounge - December 2020

Michael May, Rob Graham, and Evan Hanson reconvene for another informal conversation about what they’ve been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. 

Topics meander merrily, but start from: 

• Books like Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Dickens' Christmas Books, The Devil’s Due by Bonnie MacBird, The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, and Becoming by Michelle Obama. 
• Comics like Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa 
• Movies like the original Black Christmas, this year's Fatman, and the documentary Pilgrims. 
• TV shows like Dicktown and Truth Seekers 
• And real talk on Holiday Traditions, Movie Theaters, and This Podcast.

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