Shelf Life

It's time to head back to Westeros as Kevin and Rachel prepare for winter with more Game of Thrones season 1. This time we tackle episodes 3 and 4, Lord Snow and Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things. Discussions include different types of jam, s-exposition, the art of cinematically telling stories, and attempting to do Littlefinger impressions. Listen and enjoy to the 2nd part of Game of Thro...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel solve the clues to find a serial killer again with David Fincher's Se7en. A movie where a serial killer tries to get all performance artsy using the seven deadly sins. Discussions in this episode include Cliff's notes usage, private libraries, proper drinkware, and which sin is best encapsulated in each Seinfeld character. Listen and enjoy to...

We head to the seven kingdoms this week on Shelf Life as Kevin and Rachel manipulate their way to the iron throne and discuss Game of Thrones season 1. Discussions include talking trees, what exactly is beyond Asshai, wedding gifts, intimate foley work, beard designs, and what was the name of that one girl with the tits you could bury your face in? Listen and enjoy this extra long discussion of th...

As the days turn shorter and the darkness comes, we must stick together to discuss pop culture's largest television show of all time. Walkthroughs longer than some winters praying for the summer volume to begin. But whether or not the show is great isn't the question, no the question is does Game of Thrones have shelf life. That's right, Shelf Life is coming! It's time for Game of...

It's All Hallows Eve, and Shelf Life’s annual tradition is back with more Halloween related subjects from the haunted studio for more podcasting frights. And since Halloween falls on a Friday, that means it is TGIF as Kevin and Rachel discuss part of the TGIF lineup. First it is Family Matters classic episode Stevil and then we get magical with Sabrina the Teenage Witch and A River of Candy Co...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel go on the lam and stay in a seedy motel where nothing could possibly go wrong with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Discussion topics include currency exchange for alimony payments, the intricacies of toilets flushing, sighting red flags, and lots of mother impressions. Listen and enjoy to find out if Psycho has shelf life. 0:00:00 - Everyone must be s...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel get out the squirt guns and bazookas to save some apathetic neighborhoods with Zombies Ate my Neighbors . A comedy horror videogame from the 90s with more levels than is humanly reasonable. During the show, your hosts discuss remakes and reboots, apocalypse weaponry, suburban pyramids, and could Zeke and Julie ride the sandworms? Listen and enjoy to...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel head back to the study room to keep discussing Community season 1. Come along to discuss the trappings and life skills learned at the community level. Lecture discussions consist of the dichotomy of good and evil, squirrels, hypnosis, and Dia de los Muertos de los Muertos. Listen and enjoy the next three classes of Community Season 1. 0:00:00 - Intro...

In the Volume 7 kickoff episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel head to the Winchester until this whole episode blows over with Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead. A movie where a couple schlubs try to survive the zombie apocalypse. During this episode your hosts discuss ice cream, British swears, best hideouts for a zombie apocalypse, and if dogs can look up. Listen and enjoy to find out if Sha...

Shelf Life Volume 7 is here! A volume of magic, murder, and mayhem. Not to mention some pop culture topics that really love incorporating the number 7. We've got serial killers, dragons, zombies, gleep glops, gremlins, wizards, and more serial killers all ready to make their case for the shelf. Listen and enjoy to find out the lineup for Volume 7. Volume 7 episodes include the following subjec...

It's that time of year for the 4th Annual Shelf Life Fantasy Draft! Join Kevin and Rachel as they select a scenario from the Wheel of Fantasy and draft characters from Volumes 5 and 6 of Shelf Life. Which host will have the better team when it's all said and done? Who will get the #1 pick? What will be the biggest steal? Which characters should you avoid in your home drafts? Listen and enj...

In the Main Event of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel conclude the first ever Summer of Spies with the thriller action spy movie from 200 2, The Bourne Identity. A movie where a spy can't remember who he is and decides to just kill a bunch of people to find out. During the episode, your hosts discuss guest bathroom courtesy, Jason Bourne as a horror slasher, shady government McDonald sponsorships,...

The Summer of Spies continues on this episode of Shelf Life as Kevin and Rachel discuss the social anxieties and constructs of marriage with Mr. & Mrs. Smith. A spy movie where the studio leaned heavy on Brangelina becoming a thing. During the show your hosts discuss needle drops, homewrecking, boring suburban life, and would other Hollywood couples have been less bland? Listen and enjoy to fi...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel head back to the comic shop with the super spy himself Nick Fury leading a group of superheroes on a covert ops mission with Marvel's 2005 comic book Secret War . During this episode your hosts discuss Nick Fury's pet, global policing, D-list villains, and what could MJ and Fury possibly have talked about? Listen and enjoy to find out if Secr...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel try to keep their sanity discussing the AFI top 100 film from 2002 Master of Disguise . A movie where Dana Carvey plays a spy? And there's lots of fart jokes...and I can't take it anymore. During the discussion your hosts struggle to find meaning and good in the world while talking about fart jokes, terrible impressions, non-sensical editing,...

Hello, Shelf Life podcast listener. On today's episode if you choose to accept it is Kevin and Rachel discussing the first of the reboot of what became a long running spy movie series with 1996's Mission: Impossible . A movie where Tom Cruise runs around a lot and does campy spy stuff. During the episode your hosts discuss inappropriate work relationships, incompetent spy organizations, ph...

Hey there boys and girls! It's another Saturday Morning Shelf Life!!!! On this weekend's episode, Kevin and Rachel get their x-ray glasses, decoder rings, and invisible ink because it's time for the Summer of Spies! To celebrate they watch some kid related spy shows. Your hosts discuss three episodes from three different spy shows, Spy X Family, Totally Spies, and Kim Possible. Topics...

In this episode of Shelf Life, the Summer of Spies kicks off with Kevin and Rachel being mistaken for spies and having to clear their name with Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest . A movie where a regular man is mistaken for a spy and hijinks ensue. During the episode your hosts discuss 1950's drinking and driving, supportive mothers, the logistics of building a home in Mt. Rushmore, an...

In the 50th subject covered on Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel go extra long to try and stop AI from destroying humanity by watching the probable future with James Cameron's 1984 film The Terminator . A documentary about the future of humanity. During the episode, they discuss future diets, the council or robots, our AI overlords, and what happened to Pugsley? Listen and enjoy to find out if The...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel get irradiated with MCU rays and turn into big hulking like monstrosities with the 2008 movie, The Incredible Hulk. A movie about a scientist who's superhero persona has anger issues. During the walkthrough your hosts discuss Hulk's love of burritos, whisper acting, volunteering for the weapon plus program, and Phil Dunphy's secret family...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel stay in the study room to keep discussing Community season 1. Come along to discuss the trappings and life skills learned at the community level. Lecture discussions consist of inclusive mascots, toxic gossiping, crib sheets, and having no worries. Listen and enjoy the walkthroughs of episodes 4-6 of  Community  season 1. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:04:02 - So...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel head back to get some adult education at the local college with Community Season 1. The start of a little cult show about a group of ragtag community school students. Lecture discussions consist of effective protesting, communicating via sneezes, the hunky cast, and which of your hosts would pass seizing the day. Listen and enjoy the walkthroughs of...

In this episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel kick off Volume 6 with a cult rom com classic with 10 Things I Hate About You. Your hosts discuss iambic pentamer, sympathy bellies, the Nevermore Academy these characters go to school at, and is this the role that proved that Heath Ledger should be the Joker? Listen and enjoy to find out if 10 Things I Hate About You has shelf life. 0:00:00 - Intro...

Shelf Life Volume 6 is here! The latest volume includes a side mission and will self destruct in 10 seconds as Shelf Life enters the Summer of Spies in the 2nd half of Volume 6. A summer that will include big green monsters, cybernetic killing machines, community colleges, hired dates, and lots and lots of spy craft. Listen and enjoy to find out the lineup for Volume 6. Episodes include the follow...

It's re-run season at Shelf Life. In this Short Cut episode of Shelf Life, Kevin and Rachel review one of the greatest matches of all time at one of the blandest shows of all time with Bret Hitman Hart vs Stone Cold Steve Austin in the fabled I Quit match from Wrestlemania XIII . For the full episode on Wrestlemania XIII see Volume 5 episode 17. Be sure to subscribe to the show, check out the...