Mind Gap

Drew Dull returns to engage Doug and Justin in a riveting discussion about artificial intelligence. Things start with a discussion about Hitchbot, the hitchhiking "robot" that was making it's way across the world before it was ultimately murdered in Philadelphia. Doug, Justin, and Drew try to decide how to define what a robot truly is. Justin explains what a Flat Stanley is for Doug. Then, Doug, D...

Doug and Justin dive into the rise and fall, and potential rise again, of M. Night Shyamalan's film career.  They take a look at his filmography and discuss what they liked and didn't like about each one.  They start off with The Sixth Sense , then they talk about the hilarity of the protagonist's weakness in Unbreakable , then they reminisce on the horror aspects of Signs .  Doug questions the pr...

Writer and comedian Sam Koch stops by to talk to Doug and Justin about the upcoming movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens .  Things start off with a quick discussion on Missouri's state motto then Justin and Sam try to figure out Doug's love of trailers and his intense dislike of movie clips.  From there, the three heroes start breaking down the newest Star Wars trailer as they try to guess what they...

Actor, comedian, and writer James Conklin joins Justin and Doug to talk about movie prequels.  Doug tries to argue that prequels are unnecessary while Justin plays devil's advocate and James makes sure everyone is making sense.  Prequels discussed are Star Wars Episodes 1-3, Hannibal Rising, Carlito's Rise, X-Men: First Class, The Hobbit, Prometheus, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Monst...

Actor and comedian Maureen Boughey joins Justin and Doug in a discussion about fictional inventions that sound great, but would be a terrible idea in real life.  Examples include teleporters, time machines, Harry Potter spells, light sabers, flying cars, reading minds, clones, traveling at the speed of light, smell-o-vision, meal in a pill, superheroes, the Iron Man suit, AI, and Power Rangers.  T...

Stand up comedian Sydney Davis Jr. Jr. joins Justin and Doug to talk about her experiences in online dating.  The conversation starts out with Doug and Sydney explaining what the regional southern word "cricker" means for Justin.  Sydney talks about how a dirty car is a big red flag for a first date and her parameters for online dating.  Then she tells one of her best worst first date stories.  Ju...

Comedian, human auto-tune, and Hobart College alum James Rayhill joins Doug and Justin as they discuss the idea of transhumanism -  the international and intellectual movement that aims to transform the human condition by developing and creating widely available technologies to greatly enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities.  They grapple with the idea of downloading a...

Actor, writer, and comedian Chris Vellucci stops by to help Justin debate Doug on the activities he considers to be sports.  Doug gives his crappy definition of a sport and Justin and Chris run through a list of activities challenging Doug to determine if they are, indeed, a sport.  Things are wrapped up with a throw-down of Colossus vs. The Thing.

Film aficionado Drew Dull stops by the podcast to talk about some of his favorite Halloween and horror movies.  The three dorks discuss what scares them most in movies, how Drew is terrified of creepy little girls, and the idea for the creepy theme park known as "Doug's Landing."  Things are wrapped up with a triple throw-down between Jason Voorhees vs. Michael Myers, Chucky vs. the Puppetmaster p...

Doug and Justin welcome comedian and writer Daryl McSweeney to discuss some crazy and fun fan theories about some popular movies and TV shows.  We cover theories revolving around Minority Report, Rugrats, Forrest Gump, The Thing, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and The Dark Knight.  We end things with a throw-down between Batman vs. Iron Man.

Justin and Doug discuss the pretentiousness of a sommelier and a cicerone as well as the idea of food vs cuisine; they either make good points or show how uncultured they actually are. Justin asks Doug about all of the food items that he hates.  Things wrap up with a throw-down between Superman vs Hulk. Don't forget to subscribe and review us on iTunes!

Doug and Justin discuss the idea of a $15 minimum wage and then talk about their worst jobs.  Doug takes a trip down memory lane and dives deep into the nightmare of working at a hotel.  In an attempt to lighten the mood, Doug describes the most interesting job he's ever had - music investigator!  The episode caps off with a throw-down between She-Hulk vs Wonder Woman. Don't forget to subscribe an...

In this episode, it's apparent that Doug doesn't understand humidity.  Justin explains the Christmas pickle to Doug, then they revisit their fond memories of the original movie Point Break followed by the giant turd of a remake that is coming out this Christmas at a theater near you.  This leads to some discussion of originality of Hollywood movies and piracy.  Things are wrapped up with a throw-d...

Doug and Justin discuss the gator attack in Texas and ponder the brutality of nature and then have a nice little talk about some terrible ways to die.  Doug opens up about not wanting to visit Australia and the rain forest because, you know, death.  Finally, strap in for a long winded and hyper specific throw-down between Ant-Man and Nightcrawler. Gator attack: http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/04/us/tex...

Doug and Justin lead off discussing the wonderfully light topic of death and then move on to discuss the mind blowing ideas from the Fermi Paradox.  They then contemplate the idea of making contact with aliens and how that would change things and try to understand the idea of parallel universes and black holes.  Things are wrapped up with a hilarious throw-down between Robin and Spiderman.   Fermi...

Doug and Justin discuss their love of video games and the specific ones that left a lasting impression - for better or worse.  Things like "Toasty", "Final Fantasy", and "Konami Code" are mentioned, discussed, and debated.  It all wraps up with a throw-down debate between Cloud and Sora.

Doug introduces Justin to his cats while Justin critiques the movie Spy . Doug discusses how comedic movies have a finite life and Justin exposes Doug as a picky eater. Doug asks how hard it is to find a dog's pecker then Justin and Doug try to find the merits of 3D effects in movies. Justin describes his fear of being an astronaut and reluctantly admits that Excel spreadsheets are useful. Now tha...

Doug and Justin grapple with the idea of censorship while discussing a Crafton Hills college student's attempt to ban some of the most celebrated graphic novels because she viewed them as pornography.  Doug continues to voice his intense dislike of Superman and then discusses the moment he believes he lost his innocence.  Things are wrapped up with a throwdown discussion about Wolverine versus Hul...

In the pilot episode we introduce ourselves and discuss The Punisher in Daredevil Season2 and then we quickly wander off the path into a mind gap.