The Captain's Log

Episode 140. You can put anything in Jello. There are many things you wouldn't want to put in there, but you still CAN. This week we're talking beautiful but puzzling gelatin cakes, big cereal, and fun facts, which are facts that are fun. We also round up some Marvel news and talk about what entertainment genres we'd like to see the MCU try next. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Supp...

Episode 139. Kyle and Ignacio update us on the light-hearted feud between the Crossplay co-hosts and Greg Miller, and Melissa tells the story about a lotion that was supposed to be relaxing but now absolutely isn't. We talk about how we'd reboot childhood favorite shows like iCarly, Guts, and So Weird for the modern tech landscape. We also discuss our top podcast apps, the cryptic working titles f...

Episode 138. We talk about Jello jingles, a sock full of rice, and trying to exercise. Our main event this week: we ordered variety packs of Japanese Kit Kats and we taste test 16 exciting flavors! We try to guess the contents of packages with no English writing or recognizable illustrations, Kyle takes a stance against matcha, and Melissa longs for pear to join the ranks of other fruit flavors. C...

Episode 137. Gino Viteri from Crossplay and his fellow Wild Aces New Network correspondents Matt Batson and Ashley Jordan join us for a special guest-packed episode! We talk about Fan-Controlled Football, the American football league of the future where the audience can pick the players and the strategy, and how these friends got into the stadium bubble to cover their favorite team, the Wild Aces....

Episode 136. Melissa has watched the Snyder Cut and only wants to talk about the scene where Barry Allen puts a hot dog in his pocket. Kyle is still watching his way through the DCEU and has critiques for how Man of Steel compares to Superman comics history, but the new trailer for The Suicide Squad looks promising! We also discuss movies we’d like to see either extended with more footage or edite...

Episode 135. We talk about the true identity of NoobMaster69, hidden side mysteries in popular entertainment, and how we wish more characters would turn dramatically to the camera and stare right at us and say the name of the movie they're in. We think about reading more books and instead just read the Mountain Dew fan wiki. Get ready to fall down a Google hole of weird soda flavors, sequels to th...

Episode 134. We look back on a whole heck of a year in quarantine and think about our accomplishments and newfound skills. We also ask what is the best donut to eat, and what is the best bread to be. Kyle walks us through some tech troubles and exciting new sign, and Melissa tries to explain the aesthetic youths on Pinterest and their ironic(?) throwback 90s styles. Click here to watch a video of...

Episode 133. Kyle talks about his new videography gig and a watermelon that looks yellow but still tastes red. Melissa tries to plan a custom dinner party for each Marvel movie and finally understands the short-lived McDonald's specialty burger the McDLT. We also look back on Good Burger. Lots of burger talk this week. We discuss rewatching the Fast & Furious and DCEU movies to prep for Fast 9...

Episode 132. Kyle introduces us to Count Dante, the Deadliest Man Alive. Melissa remembers the first time she saw a laser pointer and reconnects with a song heard long ago. We finally know the subtitle for Spider-Man 3, No Way Home! There's also news of Paddington 3. He should have a way home -- we can only hope. We discuss the trailer for Pixar's new movie Luca, the new USPS trucks that look like...

Episode 131. Ignacio Rojas from Crossplay joins us this week to imagine our own signature combos at chain restaurants and talk about what part of South America is shaped like a butt. We also discuss snow days, the Mortal Kombat trailer, Marvel Studios acquiring some of its comic characters back, inspiring astronaut stories, and how literally and metaphorically hot Mars is. Click here to watch a vi...

Episode 130. Amazon Fresh is trying to sell Kyle an ungodly amount of applesauce and Melissa is stuck in the limbo of owning two couches. We discuss the new trailers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the bonkers M. Night Shyamalan movie Old. Imagine… what if old? We also ask ourselves if we're getting too excited at the potential of a live-action Spiderverse that may never be. We share fun...

Episode 129. We're talking about The Little Things and the big things, you know, just objects that are large. Kyle brings some dinosaur news and Melissa wants to make sure we remember the good qualities of the Amazing Spider-Man movies. We imagine mystery and crime stories starring our hometowns and discuss the power of ketchup. Get out there and see some trees! Click here to watch a video of this...

Episode 128. Melissa has now put on The Crown and Kyle is still in business with The Sopranos. Kyle explains the comics platform DC Universe Infinite and the GameStop stocks fiasco, and Melissa talks about aggressive fashion choices and running victoriously through a paper screen once she can return to her office. We ask if the Teen Titans tower was ever an architecturally sound idea, and describe...

Episode 127. This week Jams Wilkinson joins us to talk about the Wilkinson siblings’ cartoon-centric podcast Saturday Morning Obscurities! We also discuss speed-running your makeup routine, the eternal scourge that is glitter, and our favorite mysteries, including Rasputin, John Titor, and The Max Headroom Incident. Then we dedicate some spoiler-warning time to dive into speculation on the first t...

Episode 126. Alan from Crossplay joins us to talk about our goals for 2021 and to design theme restaurants, including a cyber 50s cafe, a Dave & Busters where you have to win tickets to earn your food, and Creepypasta: The Restaurant. We also talk about giant spiders, dying in your dreams, and how your brain could block out the image of a beloved breakfast pastry. Plus, MCU Phase 4 is finally...

Episode 125. What kind of content were you expecting for our first episode of the bright new year 2021? Was it us reading the IMDB page for the Green Lantern movie? Because that's what we get up to. We also recap our holidays and talk about our shiny new tech upgrades, superhero ice cream flavors, a science fiction grandma, pop culture franchises that have entirely escaped us, and Boba Fett's hist...

Happy 5 year anniversary to us here at The Whatnauts. Kyle, Melissa, Ignacio, Gino, and Alan gather for an end-of-the-year party! We eat pizza, play trivia, discuss video games and movies of the year, give out Review Show awards, and tour through the history of The Whatnauts and talk about our podcasting goals for 2021. Thanks for being here and learning and growing with us, we're excited for the...

Episode 124. Kyle is recognizing space heroes and Melissa is drinking "swampnog," which is eggnog in a collectible Shrek glass. We talk about the best 1990s home theater set-up, making your own fake certificates for petty achievements, and our favorite media of the year! Whether it was new to everyone in 2020 or just new to our individual lives, we discuss the music, podcasts, TV shows, movies, co...

Episode 123. After Melissa gushes over some audio dramas and Kyle tries to explain a new TV to his parents, we spend an extra-long episode covering bountiful news on the upcoming projects from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and Disney at large. This episode has it all: a plane heist, rollerblades, things that belong in museums, reuniting with an old friend after you fought him in a lava river, a secret...

Episode 122. After Kyle updates us on Gundam news and Melissa praises The Queen's Gambit, it's time for part two of our Rotten Tomatoes movie predictions. Back in early February 2020, a lifetime ago, we predicted the critics' scores for 22 movies that were supposed to come out between then and now. Only 10 of them were released, but that's enough for us to declare a winner! We read the scores for...

Episode 121. We're both 30 now! Time to talk about adult things, like cartoons and too many cookies. We have comic book news, a cutting-edge cheesecake, a very long battle in a very long book series, and the chill in the November air brings "Wendy's season." Inspired by Star Wars, we ask what other pop culture franchises need to have their own cheesy holiday specials? Click here to watch a video o...

Episode 120. Another week, another handful of Marvel movie and TV news to keep us going. Kyle catches us up on True Detective, Melissa catches us up on her trek through the Bond franchise. We remember Alex Trebek, wonder about re-animating older animated movies, and are delighted to find the two new mammal species uncovered in Australia. Also, why does the rest of Melissa's office insist she would...

Episode 119. We welcome the rise of robots with discussion on hyper-realistic Disney animatronics and the chess computer Deep Blue. Kyle recaps the weird artsy final season of Hannibal, and Melissa recaps the obscure Halloween TV special Mr. Boogedy. We watch the trailer for the new Lego Star Wars holiday special, wonder about magic tricks, and enjoy the warm fuzzy feelings of listening to creator...

Episode 118. We recorded this on Halloween Eve, so enjoy the year's last gasp of spooky fun. We come up with generic unlicensed Halloween costume names for characters we've covered on The Review Show, and try to figure out the next toy to star in a Chucky-type horror movie. We talk about Corn Night, Moon Knight, exactly what Doctor Doom is a doctor of, and the labyrinthine virtual tour through a D...

Episode 117. We give updates on the movies and shows we've been watching this spooky season, and then dive into our Halloween tradition of retelling past Captain's Log anecdotes as horror stories! Join us and the mysterious Rod Serling knockoff host McRib Sterling in spinning tales of killer cars, towel gnomes, ghosts in the Microsoft Office suite, and being a Danny Devito teaming up with other Da...