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452- Friday Feedback
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, it just so happens that I DID enjoy a pineapple shake from Sonic on Pineapple Day, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you...
451- Leaping Into the Unknown
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Stephanie Zimmer, (my new listening obsession is the soundtrack to Hamilton), and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. In...
TM27 – S2E11 – Resurrection
[sc:tmtop] 12 Monkeys Uncaged Episode 27 - Resurrection Review The fissure that has grown between members of the group splits wide open in the latest 12 Monkeys episode, Resurrection, and death...
450- Keeping Perspective, Maintaining Trust
In today’s episode of Stuff I Learned Yesterday I share a story that shook my my sense of trust and ability to maintain perspective. And let me issue a warning up front - this episode contains...
TC109- Resident Evil
[sc:tctop] One of the most successful film series to be based on a video game, "Resident Evil" hit the zombie sweet spot which is still going strong today. Before "The Walking Dead", before the...
449- Storytellers
Storytellers have been prized since the beginning of time. Yet the art and styles of telling stories may get lost if we don’t encourage people to be storytellers. Fun Fact: Leo Widrich wrote an...
FC 72- Sexiest Horror Villains
Some people dream of the hero. There are folks who swoon during Avengers films, choosing their fave from the assemblage of good guys, or wait with baited breath for Wonder Woman to get her stand...
448- When Life Isn’t What You Hoped it Would Be
Welcome to Stuff I Learned Yesterday. My name is Darrell Darnell, I once had a grieving mother mistake me for her deceased son, and I believe that if you aren’t learning, you aren’t living. In...
POI32 – S5E13 – Return a Hero
[sc:poitop] A computer program often ends with “Return 0”, meaning without an error. In this episode titled “Return 0”, while our beloved Machine may not have had such a normal exit, a number of the...
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FC120- Best Western Horror Movies
Westerns share a lot in common with horror. Both deal in black and white, good and evil, blood. There’s not a lot of true cross over. Sure, you’ve got some brilliant horror that pulls ideas from the...
RW 161 – Lethal Weapon 2
Riggs and Murtaugh are back! It's a year after the events of the first movie and this time the buddy cops find themselves in a battle with South Africans. Will this be as action packed as the...
BLE101 – S5E10 – #118 The Informant
[sc:bletop] Case Profile for The Informant The Informant will collect secrets from any area of the Government and sell them to the highest bidder. He also works for Prescott, the man that has been...
STDP 013 – Star Trek Discovery – S1E10 – Despite Yourself
Star Trek: Discovery - Season 1 Episode 10: Despite Yourself This content has been moved and can now be found here. On this episode of The Star Trek Discovery Podcast, new co-host Ruthie and I...
SB85 – S5E6 – Fun and Games
[sc:sbtop] The Sandbox Episode 85 - Fun and Games Review The battle of the Inhumans heats up in the latest Agents of SHIELD episode, Fun and Games. With Fitz in the mix, the wheels are in motion for...
WSB 18- My Struggle III – The X-Files S11E1 Review
Man that was a long two years, but our X-Files have returned for Season 11! And what a controversial episode to start us off! Picking up right where we left off (or are we?) it’s Season 11 Episode 1...
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FC132- Best Horror of the First Half of 2018
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What a killer year 2018 has in horror been already! One mega-blockbuster, another big indie hit, loads of fun stuff big and small. Whether you think the great Annihilation and The Endless are horror, whether you believe unhinged Mom and Dad-style Nic Cage is the best kind of Nic Cage, and no matter where you stand on The Strangers: Prey at Night, we’re here to has it out.
It’s time we count down the best of the best so far this year, and we are thrilled to have Senior Filmmaker Correspondent Jason Tostevin join us, as is tradition, to argue over what is and is not horror, what is and is not great. Plus, we sing! Read More…

TM50 – S4E3 – 45 RPM
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It’s time to explore the origin of the Witness in 12 Monkeys with our analysis of episode 403, “45 RPM.” Cassie learns the hard way that using the same old strategy not only is doomed to fail but can cause unpredicted consequences. Plus Jennifer rejoins the fold! This discussion contains spoilers up through episode 403 but is spoiler-free for future episodes that have aired on Syfy.
Join us for 12 Monkeys news, commentary and analysis for “45 RPM”! This week we talk about Cassie’s attempt to influence young Olivia, elder Olivia’s transformation into the true Witness, Jennifer’s last minute rescue, Cole’s deciphering of the cryptex, and the amazing deception surrounding the motives of Olivia and her mother, whose cycle comes to a close in this episode. Read more…

TM49 – Season 4 Night 3 with Terry Matalas
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The third trio of 12 Monkeys season 4 episodes begin the “descent into darkness” of night 3, which includes 407 “Daughters,” 408 “Demons,” and 409 “One Minute More.” The search for the weapon may have ended in tragedy, but the revelations made throughout the night were almost too much to take in! Terry’s input is going to be incredibly crucial for this one.
Terry Matalas joins Mike and Cory for this discussion of night 3, and the 12 Monkeys showrunner has plenty to share about how these three episodes were conceived and executed. We speculate on how the true identity of the “demon” will affect the two-hour finale, what it means for the identity of Cole’s mother to finally have been revealed, and how the various deaths in these episodes effect the overall satisfying nature of the finale run. Read more…

RW 201 – Halloween Rewatch – John Carpenter’s Halloween
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In this episode of the Halloween Rewatch, Cory and Nathan need to mind their children or harm will come their way as they rewatch the all-time classic “Halloween”. We’ll be rewatching the entire series on the lead up to the release of this years sequel, and in celebration of a 40 year franchise! Read more…

RW 200 – Quantum Leap S03E07-08 – Fire the Great
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In this episode of the Quantum Leap Rewatch, Cory and Tom find that love is a battlefield as they practice their jazz hands and discuss season 3 episodes 7 and 8, “Black on White on Fire” and “The Great Spontini.” Read more…