Episodes

  • 442 | The Avengers of Anthropomorphic Animals
    Jun 29 2026
    Michael and Rob are joined by Evan Hanson and Shawn Robare to assemble a team of their favorite anthropomorphic animal characters... and then try to craft a story around them.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 441 | After Dinner Lounge – Saucer Party
    Jun 22 2026

    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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    3 hrs and 38 mins
  • 440 | Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)
    Jun 15 2026

    Our Predator series continues as Pax, Rob, and Michael talk about the 2025 animated anthology (but not really an anthology) feature, Predator: Killer of Killers.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 439 | After Midnight – Cycle of the Werewolf
    Jun 8 2026

    Michael and Jess continue their year-long exploration of Stephen King with the 1983 novella, Cycle of the Werewolf, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. We talk about favorite characters, scariest moments, and of course the 1985 movie adaptation, Silver Bullet.

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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • 438 | Swashbuckling 16 with Chris Schweizer
    Jun 1 2026

    Michael and Rob welcome the amazing Chris Schweizer who's currently serializing his new swashbuckling fantasy comic Outlaw's Apprentice. We talk about the comic and its inspirations, but also our favorite swashbucklers in that time-honored tradition of putting them into brackets and voting on them.

    We hope you enjoy the tournament, but please do also check out Outlaws's Apprentice, because you'll enjoy that even more. And once you're hooked on the comic, visit Chris's Patreon page for cool behind-the-scenes updates on the story's creation.
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    2 hrs and 21 mins
  • 437 | After Dinner Lounge – Tell Me About the Creamy Part
    May 25 2026

    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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    4 hrs and 21 mins
  • 436 | The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
    May 18 2026

    The After Lunch Irregulars (Jacob, Michael, Rob, and Pax) reconvene for a double episode, starting with an in-depth, spoiler-filled discussion of Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock. If you're not ready for those spoilers yet though, skip ahead an hour to hear us talk about Disney's Holmes homage, The Great Mouse Detective!

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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • 435 | After Dinner Lounge – Roy al Ghul
    May 11 2026

    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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    2 hrs and 59 mins