The Last Goodloe CartoonThe word is Goodloe, which is the first name of the guy who’s been drawing the doodles that illustrate this podcast for the past 347 episodes. Sadly, Goodloe is stepping down as our cartoonist, so the nerds discuss their favorite Goodloe cartoons. Then they spend most of the rest of the show discussing the new Superman movie, and the new Fantastic Four movie.
Spoiler Warning: Contains spoilers!
See also: Andy’s blog post, “Thanks, Goodloe!”
Leave Your Bummers BehindThe word is Rewatch, and the nerds start by discussing classic shows they’ve been watching again, including their favorite shows to watch over again. Then Andy invites Keith to join him for a trip to Japan, which they are planning to take this fall, along with Andy’s brother and his wife. Then Keith talks about a new game he’s been working on for a while now and is finally able to talk about: Jerry Garcia’s Cosmic Journey! He talks about how that started and how it’s going. Then Andy talks about the latest in Fluxx news and mentions a new promo card they’ll be giving out at GenCon. He also talks about dismantling a piano. Moving on to media, they discuss Murderbot for a bit, and after dropping the spoiler curtain, they talk about Season 19 of Taskmaster.
The word is Cones, and after some discussion about the different types of ice cream comes, the subject of the Cones of Dunshire leads to very long conversation about fictional tabletop games and their favorites in that category. After dropping the spoiler curtain, they review the end of season two of Andor and the start of season 19 of Taskmaster.
The word is Smartypants. The nerds talk about a web series called SmartyPants and being a smartypants in general. Then they discuss their favorite coins (and also their least favorites). Moving on to media, they spend a lot of time speculating about the upcoming Fantastic Four movie based on the trailer, then Keith gives us spoiler-free reviews of Thunderbolts and Sinners. Other media topics include Legacy of Worlds, Taskmaster, and Flow. After dropping the spoiler curtain, they discuss the first few episodes of Andor season 2.
It’s the Great Peanut, Charlie Brown!This week the word is Jeopardy and the subject of favoritism is game shows. They have a lot to say about game shows, including fictional game shows and the issue of various game-show-adjacent forms of competition. Then Keith recounts a few tales from his recent D&D in a castle travels.
Raisins Are Just Dead GrapesThis week the word is snacks, so the nerds discuss their favorite snacks. In quite a bit of detail. Eventually, after dropping the spoiler curtain, they discuss various versions of the story, Button, Button, as well as Season 1 of Paradise.
This week the word is surplus, and the nerds talk about surplus stores, their favorite leftovers, unfinished business from the Twilight Zone, air fryers, Kzinti chow, They Might Be Giants, Hundreds of Beavers, Flow, Wander to Wonder, Disneyland rides that are being phased out, upcoming travel plans, Homeworlds, Paradise, and (after dropping the Spoiler Curtain) Severance season 2.
The Time Between Dog and WolfThis week the word is Twilight, as in the Twilight Zone, which is the subject that dominates most of the episode. They compare notes on their favorite episodes from each incarnation of the series. Other topics include twilight in general, the Twilight Zone pinball machine, TZ books, movies with a zoney feel, the Over the Edge RPG, and the first half of season 2 of Severance. Spoiler warning: contains some very old spoilers
This week the word is Trekkie and the nerds spend the entire episode discussing their favorite episodes from each of the 11 different Star Trek series.
Cookie Monster vs Biscuit BeastThis week the word is Biscuit so the nerds talk about biscuits (and cookies and scones). Then Keith reports on his recent travels, including to London (where he did a cool Taskmaster thing and visited the Bodleian library) and then Toronto (where he filmed another season of Legacy of Worlds). Then Andy talks about reorganization work he’s been doing in the Looney Labs office, and future plans for the space. Next, they discuss their favorite cookies. Lastly, they talk about the season finale of Lower Decks.