Chris Piuma and Charlotte Wells (and Adam Clarke and Beth Martin)
It’s Just A Show
A friendly conversation about the cult tv show Mystery Science Theater 3000, and about its weird movies and diverse cultural references.
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Chris Piuma and Charlotte Wells (and Adam Clarke and Beth Martin)
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Latest episode
Apr 23, 2026
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Episodes
127. It’s A Little Bit Bigger Now. [MST3K 309. The Amazing Colossal Man.] 16.02.2023 59:54
The Amazing Colossal Man towers over Chris and Charlotte, as they pepper him with facts about big birthdays, tall tales, huge attractions, hearty meals, and profound mathematics.
126. Down with the Pickle. [MST3K 819. Invasion of the Neptune Men.] 01.02.2023 59:01
Invasion of the Neptune Men finds Chris and Charlotte talking about Prince of Space, traditional Japanese theatre, Braille, pickles, and crackers.
125. Whether It Is Nasty or Not... [MST3K 1307. Gamera vs. Jiger.] 17.01.2023 59:54
Happy Gamuary! This time, it’s Gamera vs. Jiger in the battle to win the hearts of Chris and Charlotte, as they think about parasites, pregnancies, world’s fairs, accents, and choosing your own adventures!
124. Thank You, Heads! [MST3K 505. The Magic Voyage of Sinbad.] 29.12.2022 59:42
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad finds not the Bird of Happiness but the Chris and Charlotte of Chatting, as they discuss Sinbad, Sadko, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakoff, novelty chess, and instant coffee.
123. It All Comes Back to Beastmaster. [MST3K 403. City Limits.] 21.12.2022 58:23
City Limits drives circles around Chris and Charlotte as they talk about Kim Cattrall, James Earl Jones, Rae Dawn Chong, Robbie Benson, and Morrissey
122. My Own Personal Creepy Doll. [MST3K 818. Devil Doll.] 24.11.2022 59:47
Happy Turkey Day! Chris and Charlotte are having dinner with a Devil Doll, and they’re having awkward conversation about creepy dolls, rowdy dorms, endless puppets, ice cream, and Magic: The Gathering.
121. Weenie Roast! [MST3K 503. Swamp Diamonds.] 15.11.2022 1:00:00
Swamp Diamonds drags Chris and Charlotte into the bayou to ask them about Mike “Touch” Connors, Beverly Garland, Fred Mertz, tuna wiggle, and racist fire drills. With the short: What to Do on a Date.
120. Shaking It and Waiting for the Horrors to Come. [MST3K 817. The Horror of Party Beach.] 01.11.2022 59:54
Happy Halloween! The Horror of Party Beach emerges from the beach to interrupt Chris and Charlotte as they discuss beach parties, Broadway shows, ballads, body hair, and BOO! [Did we scare you?]
119. Justice for Waluigi. [MST3K 816. Prince of Space.] 20.10.2022 59:49
Happy (you guessed it) Donald Pleasence Day! Oh no, the dastardly Prince of Space has invaded, hoping to steal our precious reserves of Donald Pleasence! Luckily his weapons are useless against Chris and Charlotte, who instead talk about wormholes, stargates, portals, haiku, and Lutherans.
118b. Salute Your Shorts. [MST3K Short of the Month Club, part 1.] 30.09.2022 46:58
Chris and Charlotte enjoy the first few shorts from Season 13’s Short of the Month Club!
118. Heart of a Champion. [MST3K 502. Hercules.] 05.09.2022 59:49
Happy Labour Day! That famous dodecalabourer, Hercules, asks Chris and Charlotte to talk about mythmashes, golden fleece, Hercules failing to perform, old ads, and patooties.
117. Flinching and Seething and Whimpering. [MST3K 206. Ring of Terror.] 23.08.2022 59:46
Ring of Terror dares Chris and Charlotte to gather at the morgue and discuss bad prints, old actors, irrational fears, medical school, and invisible creeps. Featuring the short: The Phantom Creeps, episode 3! cw: Discussions of animal harm, fat shaming, and sexual assault.
116. Completely Unrecognizable. [MST3K 614. San Francisco International.] 13.08.2022 59:12
San Francisco International pats down Chris and Charlotte to see if they’re holding any information on Pernell Roberts, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, or the Ponderosa Ranch.
115. I Love Tom’s Old Voice! [MST3K 1306. Demon Squad.] 22.07.2022 59:34
Demon Squad applies some prosthetics to Chris and Charlotte’s faces as they talk about film noir, fancy hats, Hummel figurines, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Mobile, Alabama.
114. Pie Palindrome Pie. [MST3K 815. Agent for H.A.R.M.] 24.06.2022 59:55
Agent for H.A.R.M. offers Chris and Charlotte a comfy cardigan to keep them warm as they discuss spies, panties, Prince, palindromes, and pies.
113. Heartbreaking, But Not Heartbreaking. [MST3K 418. Attack of the the Eye Creatures.] 08.06.2022 59:40
Attack of the the Eye Creatures just doesn’t care as Chris and Charlotte as they discuss Larry Buchanan, Tommy Kirk, Ethan Allan, Lucille Ball, and Lawrence Welk.
112. A New Voice in the Room. [MST3K 1303. Beyond Atlantis.] 26.05.2022 59:41
Beyond Atlantis welcomes a new host — or two? In addition to greeting Emily on the Simulator of Love, it listens in while Chris and new cohost Charlotte discuss the Philippines, Atlantis, Donovan, Middle-Earth, and Alison Bechdel.
111. The Mask of Lucha Libre. [MST3K 1301. Santo in the Treasure of Dracula.] 05.05.2022 55:25
A new season of MST3K emerges, offering Santo in the Treasure of Dracula, which asks Beth and Chris if it may enter to talk with them about lurid colours, luchadors, vampires, cognac, and cemeteries.
110. Yokel Personas. [MST3K 814. Riding With Death.] 02.04.2022 57:30
Riding With Death has Chris and Beth trapped in the back of a tractor trailer, as they talk about white dots, invisible men, unexpected charisma, tasty knishes, and flying dreams. (Also there’s some important news about the show!)
109. The Many Reasons It’s Bizarre. [MST3K 312. Gamera vs. Guiron.] 01.02.2022 59:20
Gamuary continues as Adam and Chris watch the best Gamera episode, season 3’s take on Gamera vs. Guiron! They get to talk about the Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, The Wooster Group, Mark Russell, and Michael Feinstein.
108. It’s Just A Movie. [MST3K K08. Gamera vs. Guiron.] 30.01.2022 56:23
Gamera vs. Guiron: The match you’ve all been waiting for! Almost. Adam and Chris provide colour commentary about business casual racism, Space Gaos, weird dubs, Gamera fanfic, and memorable movie trailers.
107. The Root of All Relationship Problems. [MST3K 813. Jack Frost.] 28.12.2021 59:57
Jack Frost chills Chris and Adam to the holiday bone, and they try to keep warm by discussing Russian folk tales, a pumpkin Christmas tale, evil stepmothers, scary old women, and Yakov Smirnoff’s love advice.
106. Not a Sausage. [MST3K 1206. Ator, The Fighting Eagle.] 15.12.2021 59:54
Ator, The Fighting Eagle absolutely refuses to admit to the existence of prehistoric hang-gliders, leaving Adam and Chris with nothing to talk about except Cave Dwellers, Joe D’Amato, prurient films, Rodney Dangerfield, and D&D. [see notes for content warnings!]
105. It’s Thong. [MST3K 301. Cave Dwellers.] 25.11.2021 59:49
Happy Turkey Day! Cave Dwellers hang-glides right into Adam and Chris’s hearts, as they talk about early MST3K experiences, vast tracts of Keeffe, Alan Hale Jr (for some reason), Danny Elfman (again!), and Dave (?) Foley.
104. Oh No! [MST3K 102. The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy.] 18.11.2021 59:41
The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy are too busy fighting to notice Chris and Adam talking about early experiments, serial movies, mummification, mummy movies, and mummy cats. With the Commando Cody short, Radar Men from the Moon, part 1.
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