Épisodes

  • Steven Spielberg's Jaws
    Nov 10 2025

    Just in time for Jaws' 50th anniversary, Seth takes the pod through Spielberg's 1975 classic film. We discuss the unjustly persecuted shark that always broke down on set, incredible suits, and John Williams' iconic score.

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    54 min
  • John Keats' To Autumn
    Oct 6 2025

    For our 40th episode, Bret takes us through Keats' wonderful ode, To Autumn. We talk native bees, reflections on the poem, and the beautiful nostalgia of fall.

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    51 min
  • S.E. Hinton / Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders
    Sep 8 2025

    S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders is a staple of middle school English class that somehow both Bret and Seth had never read. Join our three hosts as they discuss Robert Frost, Coppola's movie adaptation, and the lasting power of then 15-year-old Hinton's novel.

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    51 min
  • Akira Kurosawa's Throne of Blood
    Aug 11 2025

    Seth takes the gang through Kurosawa's wonderful Shakepeare adaptation/reimagining, Throne of Blood. Join us for reflections on MacBeth, praising Toshiro Mifune's acting, and so much more.

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    1 h et 4 min
  • Gerard Manley Hopkins' "The Blessed Virgin Compared to the Air We Breathe"
    May 12 2025

    Join us as Bret takes us through a wonderful Gerard Manley Hopkins poem. We talk rhyme schemes, Catholic theology, and of course, poetry.

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    58 min
  • Alain DesRochers' Bon Cop Bad Cop 2
    Apr 21 2025

    David takes the gang through Bon Cop Bad Cop 2, a Canadian action film full of excitement, jokes about americans, and references to Canadian places.

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    52 min
  • The Wachowski Sisters' The Matrix
    Mar 17 2025

    Today we cover the legendary 90s film by the Wachowskis, the Matrix. We talk literary allusions, cool 90s sunglasses, and Seth does a remarkably good Keanu impression.

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    1 h et 9 min
  • Bret-isode: Bret van den Brink's The Patient Bride: a Vision in a Dream
    Jan 6 2025

    In this special Bret-isode your three plucky hosts can't find the time to record together, so the stalwart hero Bret van den Brink goes it alone with a reading of his wonderful poem The Patient Bride, originally published in Mars' Hill Newspaper. He discusses his inspiration behind the poem and gives a fantastic reading of the poem itself.

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    34 min