193 episodes

Every week, Tessa and Sam exorcise their personal pop culture demons by going through their media to-do lists one item at a time. Each week involves a discussion about the media they listened, watched, read, played, or experienced that week along with encouragement to continue tackling these backlogs. Plus bonus weekly episodes where one of the hosts reacts to a TV show that the other has forced them to watch.

Monkey Off My Backlog Tessa Swehla and Sam Morris

    • TV & Film

Every week, Tessa and Sam exorcise their personal pop culture demons by going through their media to-do lists one item at a time. Each week involves a discussion about the media they listened, watched, read, played, or experienced that week along with encouragement to continue tackling these backlogs. Plus bonus weekly episodes where one of the hosts reacts to a TV show that the other has forced them to watch.

    Björk: Debut, Homogenic, Vespertine, Biophilia, Utopia, and More!

    Björk: Debut, Homogenic, Vespertine, Biophilia, Utopia, and More!

    Are you ready for this? I'm not sure we were! Sam, Tessa, and Jarret talk about the Icelandic treasure that is Björk. We talked about several of her albums: Debut, . All is full of love!


    16:00 - Debut
    25:08 - Homogenic
    47:30 - Vespertine
    1:11:14 - Biophilia
    1:29:00 - Utopia


    Jarret's YouTube Björk Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6O8R1id6scdxHLL8sC8meHCikCZKoSfe
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    • 1 hr 48 min
    MoMBl Book Club: April 2023

    MoMBl Book Club: April 2023

    Elyse joins us to discuss what they read for the April book club prompt.


    00:00 - Book challenge updates from MoMBl regulars and listeners


    The April Prompt: Read a book written by a comedian, fiction or non-fiction.


    00:05:27 - Elyse talks about Just One More Thing: Stories from My Life
    00:19:52 - Sam talks about Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation
    00:40:47 - Tessa talks about Please Don't Sit On My Bed in Your Outside Clothes
    00:58:20 - The Romance Reading Sub-Challenge: Mistakes Were Made and Immortality


    Homework for the Bjork episode, courtesy of Jarret: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6O8R1id6scdxHLL8sC8meHCikCZKoSfe
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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Verhoeven: Robocop, Showgirls, Starship Troopers, Elle

    Verhoeven: Robocop, Showgirls, Starship Troopers, Elle

    We finally did it...we made an entire episode about four of Paul Verhoeven's films. Matt joins us as we talk through Robocop, 'Showgirls, Starship Troopers, and Elle.


    08:40 - Robocop
    38:00 - Showgirls
    1:07:03 - Starship Troopers
    1:32:00 - Elle

    • 1 hr 58 min
    Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 25

    Sam Watches Star Trek - Episode 25

    In episode 25 of Sam Watches Star Trek, Sam and Tessa discuss the TNG season 2 premiere "The Child" and "Where Silence Has Lease."

    • 1 hr 11 min
    The Expanse

    The Expanse

    Emily from TVJawn joins us to talk about the first two seasons of the science fiction series, The Expanse.


    00:00:41 - What was our previous history/knowledge with The Expanse?
    00:12:20 - Character run-down
    00:48:13 - Major themes
    01:10:49 - The state of TV production today


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    • 1 hr 37 min
    Retro MoMBl: The New Mutants

    Retro MoMBl: The New Mutants

    In our final Retro MoMBl episode, we revisit the end of the 13 Days of X-Men with 'The New Mutants,' featuring the always delightful Melissa.

    • 1 hr 18 min

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