Episode 131: Catching Up 2024

In this episode we chat up and talk about what we’ve been reading and watching recently.

Content warnings for strong language.

We reference or spoil: Worcester Polytechnical Institute‘s IMGD program, The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell, No Story is Sacred episode “Writ of Attachment”, Taylor Swift, Swifties, Select Start instagram and Eras tour ad pics, Neil Gaiman‘s bluesky verification how-to, Travis Kelce, Jason Kelce, New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, Reacher (tv), Rob Liefield’s Captain America, Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald Mageworlds series, Bullet Train (movie), Desperado, Shrek Bad Bunny SNL sketch, Mr and Mrs Smith (tv), Star Trek television universe (particularly Strange New Worlds, Discovery, The Original Series episode “Conscience of the King“, and Voyager episodes “Tuvix“, “The Thaw“, “Bride of Chaotica“, “Learning Curve“, “Macrocosm“, “Fair Haven“, and “Threshold“), Marvel Cinematic Universe (particularly Loki and WandaVision), Once Upon a Time, Lucifer (tv), Folger’s home for the holidays commercial, AO3 (Archive of Our Own), George Santos baby news, Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, Hhbomberguy’s “Plagiarism and You(tube)”, Hbomberguy’s “Vaccines and Autism: A Measured Response”, Brian Deer’s The Doctor Who Fooled the World, 1600s household manuals, Libertarian Walks into a Bear, BBC production Going Postal, No Story is Sacred space ace detective episodes (“A Body in the Void”, “The Orphaned Light”, “A Night in the Orbital Museum”, and “Dead Man’s Hand”)

Brendan is performing improv with his group Select Start at the Arcade Comedy Theater

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The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.