…and I love Superman. Those two things are related. Let me explain. Last Saturday, I rewatched Man of Steel, because why not. And it turned out to be a more enjoyable film on the second viewing, partly because I knew…
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SnoutCast #180: How the Goodwins Met Your Mother
We set out to do a show on subverting expectations–narrative and otherwise–but our conversation with TV writer Chris Harris took a slightly different direction and ended up (wait for it) subverting our expectations. WHAT. (Colophon: this is what it sounds…
SnoutCast #154: Chrissie Puzzies
PUZZLE SPOILERS AHEAD! This week, we debrief last month’s Elevate Tutoring 2012 Online Holiday Puzzle Hunt with creator Bob Schaffer and player Matt Cleinman. [ Download mp3 – 24 MB ] 00:59 – “online”01:57 – previously: BANG 33, re-run, and…
SnoutCast #139: Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Inspired in part by @OdinsHunt, a protracted, spoiler-riddled discussion of a time-honored puzzle tradition: backsolving! [ Download mp3 – 36 MB ] 00:59 – “approximate”02:08 – hey, remember that Hunt for Odin’s Horse thing?04:44 – on the posting of past…
SnoutCast #133: One Hundred Years Ago, in a Place Called Yorkshire…
And now for something completely different: Downton MOTHERFUCKING Abbey. [Buy DVD from Amazon] [ Download mp3 – 22 MB ] 00:59 – “proper”01:43 – in which we practise binge viewing02:43 – DeeAnn’s reasons for enjoyment04:58 – Curtis likes science fiction08:59…
SnoutCast #132: The Road to WARTRON
By listener request: the biggest things that changed in WarTron because of the Dry Run! (This will be our last super-sized episode for a while, we promise.) [ Download mp3 – 40 MB ] 00:59 – “adjustable”01:18 – WarTron spoilers…