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Find your best bow-tie, grab yourself a bowl of corn puddin', and head on over the magical town of Schmigadoon, where every day is a musical, and true love might be just around the corner. Schmigadoon! , a 6-episode American musical comedy, premiered on Apple TV+ in June 2021, and stars an ensemble cast that includes Cecily Strong, Keegan-Michael Key, Fred Armisen, Dove Cameron, Kristin Chenow...

Disney's relentless release of all things Star Wars continues with The Bad Batch , a 16-episode animated series that just finished its first season. Is worth watching? Depends on your level of fandom. We enjoyed parts of it, but felt overall it was lacking in story. Tune in to our discussion, and see if you agree. We're also coming up on the 1-year anniversary of the show, and we'd lov...

Time for another book review! On this episode, Evan leads us in a discussion of The Wild Robot Escapes by author and illustrator Peter Brown. This book is a sequel to The Wild Robot , which we reviewed in January. Also on this episode, our weekly news updates and fortune cookie readings. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The movie In The Heights is a musical drama based on Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit broadway musical of the same name. The story follows the lives of a number of residents of Washington Heights, a community in New York City that is undergoing change. We also talk about the PBS Kids show Arthur , a game about pets on Roblox, and Suni Lee winning Gold at the Summer Olympics. Oh yeah - and fortune cook...

This week the podcast comes to you from a lake resort, so the audio quality is not the best, but the show has to go on, right? Right! Our topic this week is the first season of the popular anime series My Hero Academia . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Marvel's new TV series Loki just finished its 6 episode run on Disney+. Linnea, Evan, and Brian give their impressions of the series, along with their weekly pop-culture news and fortune cookie readings. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

It's time to pack your sleeping bag, apply some sunscreen, and head off to camp! This week, Linnea and Evan talk about what it was like to attend summer camp, and how this year was different compared to previous years due to COVID precautions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Trung Le Nguyen's award-winning debut graphic novel The Magic Fish is a heartfelt and beautifully illustrated story about a boy and his mother, the language barrier between them, and how fairy tales can bring us together. The book was named one of the best books of the year by the New York Public Library, Kirkus Reviews , Booklist , and Publishers Weekly . Also on this episode - our pop-cultur...

If you haven't already, check out Luca , the new Disney/Pixar animated movie on Disney+. It's a fun show for the whole family, and this week we give our non-spoiler review of this this fish-out-of water story. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Disney's animated movie Raya and the Last Dragon premiered in March 2021. It boasts a wonderful voice cast and received great reviews for its story, action, and score. This week we talk about the movie, discuss the main characters, and whether they should make a sequel. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Covid-19 pandemic forced many schools to switch to distance learning over the past year. How did the education process work? What did the students think? This week, at the end of the school year, Linnea and Evan talk about their experience with distance learning. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We watched the 2016 movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople back in March, but kept our discussion in reserve as a backup episode. Well, this week, we're pulling it out since Linnea got her 2nd COVID-19 shot and is feeling a bit under the weather. In addition to our review of the movie (which, to be honest, is mostly Brian gushing over how much he loved it) we also talked about Minecraft, an upcoming...

A cross-country family trip goes awry when a technology company inadvertently unleashes robots bent on taking over the world. Can the Mitchell family save humanity? Find out on this newly released animated show on Netflix. Plus, we talk about two games, Miitopia and My Hero Academia, and the new season of Lego Masters. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://...

Time for another game review! This week we talk about Cat Stax, a puzzle game that will test your skill at fitting a myriad of uniquely shaped cat pieces into 1- and 2-dimensional patterns. Think Tetris, but with no stress and no timer. Plus, our usual pop-culture news and fortune cookie readings. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As promised, this week we discuss the 2010 movie How To Train Your Dragon from Dreamworks Animation. It's our longest episode ever, since Linnea and Brian adore this movie and can't stop geeking out about it. Also this week - some pop-culture news and the usual ritual of reading fortunes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week, Evan leads us in a discussion of Cressida Cowell's 2004 book How to Train Your Dragon , which launched a series of highly successful movies. We also discuss the new teaser trailer for Stranger Things, the SN15 Starship test flight, and the new Star Wars animated show titled The Bad Batch . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/p...

This week we discuss the results of two categories from the 2021 Academy Awards - Best Animated Film and Best Animated Short Film. We were able to see 7 of the 10 films that were nominated, and give our quick impression of each. Also this week: the director for Marvel's upcoming movie The Eternals , the release of Pokémon Snap, and World Laughter Day. Plus fortune cookies! Advertising Inquirie...

The Disney+/Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier just finished its six episode run. Find out what we thought of the show, and how we think it stacks up against WandaVision. Also on this episode: our weekly look at a few items in the news, another round of fortune cookies, and, if you listen very carefully, a special appearance by our cat Jack. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co...

There are two movies in the National Treasure series, and we talk about them both this week. Plus some pop-culture news about Roblox, Powerpuff Girls, Piñata Day, and our weekly fortune cookies. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If you're looking for an irreverent, silly, musical super-hero movie, check out Teen Titans GO! To The Movies , the 2018 animated film from Warner Animation Group. The movie pits Robin, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven (The Teen Titans) against the evil Slade, who is out to take over the world. Also this week, we talk about the new series Loki, coming soon to Disney+, a kickstarter campa...

This week we review Poetry for Neanderthals , a game where you try to get your teammates to correctly guess a word or phrase with one catch - you are a caveman and can only use one syllable words. It's a fun game, made even better by whacking people with a large inflatable club when they make a mistake! We also discuss the new season of My Hero Academia , a new map in the game Among Us , seque...

This week we discuss Rango , an animated film from 2011 that stars Johnny Depp as a chameleon who accidentally ends up in an old west desert town. We also talk about food on a stick, new Nintendo consoles and games, plus our weekly fortunes. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Disney's animated series The Owl House follows the adventures of Luz, a girl who travels through a magical doorway to an enchanted land called the Boiling Isles. There, she makes new friends, faces challenges, and learns her own kind of magic. What do we think of the series so far? Find out on this week's episode. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https...

It's our 25th episode, and we celebrate by discussing the 1950 classic C.S Lewis story The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . Also this week: Evan looks forward to Marvel's Falcon and the Winter Soldier , Brian mentions Roblox's recent IPO, and Linnea is excited for Pi day. In addition -- does Linnea continue her streak of getting the best fortunes? Find out! Advertising Inquiries: htt...

The season finale of Marvel's WandaVision just aired, so what better time to talk about it! Also on the podcast - find out why we refer to the show as Long Division , our pop-culture shout-outs of the week, and trying to make sense out of Evan's fortune cookie. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy