193 episodes
Monkey Off My Backlog Tessa Swehla and Sam Morris
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- TV & Film
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4.6 • 11 Ratings
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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.
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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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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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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
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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."
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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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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.
Customer Reviews
Media Reviews: with an agenda . . .
. . . to help people check things off their lists!
Monkey is more structured than many podcasts covering film, TV, books, etc. Listeners will appreciate the hosts organized and focused approach. Coverage is also generally spoiler-free, so listen with confidence!
Fun listen
Great show where they talk about pop culture from days past. Always a good mix of genres and the hosts are awesome
Tons of variety!
I like to listen to this podcast when I need something new to watch or read. The hosts all have varied perspectives that are much appreciated. Tessa, Sam, and Andy know their stuff!