The Wait For It Podcast

We map out 2026 across TV, anime, movies, and games with Kory from The World Is My Burrito, weighing returning favorites, new bets, and what might slip. Highs from 2025 awards, honest MCU worries, indie game love, and big‑event plans round it out. • Apple TV+ standouts with Shrinking and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters returning • Anime sequels vs new bets, from Freiren to Ghost In The Shell • 2026 fi...

Awards season hits different when the culture won’t sit still. We spent 2025 swimming through surprise debuts, comeback stories, and one film that hijacked playlists worldwide—and we’ve got the receipts. From a trio of songs that refused to leave our On Repeat, to a sleeper TV hit that turned hospital halls into a pressure cooker, to games that actually respected your time, this annual ceremony is...

We revisit Rise of the Guardians to ask why a box office underperformer became a cult favorite, weighing its heartfelt Jack Frost arc against pacing dips, design quirks, and a thin villain while celebrating standout voice work and underused mythology. A cozy, honest review with spirited rankings, playful chaos, and a new idea we can’t stop thinking about. • The hook of a holiday Avengers team-up •...

We dig into November’s biggest shifts across gaming and pop culture, from Valve’s living-room Steam device to Call of Duty’s stumble, Funko’s slide, and a surprising anime controversy. Laughs, hot takes, and a Thanksgiving trivia showdown round out the ride. • Valve’s living-room Steam machine as a console disruptor • Pricing realities, SteamOS strategy, and ecosystem lock-in • Where PlayStation,...

We look back on Fortnite’s rise from 2017 obsession to cultural platform, and we explain why our “Game Room Where It Happens” series ends on this chapter. The conversation explores wins, burnout, evolving tastes, and how streaming has changed our approach to play. • Early days of Battle Royale and learning to build • The thrill of first wins and nightly squad runs • Crossovers that reshaped the ga...

We take a frank look at The Roses, a sharp, dark-tinged romance that turns a dream house into a proxy war for pride, ambition, and resentment. Chemistry carries the story, while tone shifts, pacing, and a volatile finale spark debate about how far the satire should go. • Modern reimagining of War of the Roses • Lead performances that mix bite with vulnerability • Dark comedy balanced with uneasy d...

We dive into the Predator universe through Prey and find a lean, authentic thriller that restores menace to the monster while spotlighting a compelling Comanche lead. We weigh practical effects against wobbly CGI, praise the setting and representation, and debate pacing, violence, and franchise future. • Casting a primarily Native team and Comanche language option • Amber Midthunder’s grounded lea...

This month, we welcome back Sophie, aka Soupninjaha, and for the first time, Blythe Milligan, host of the Everything is Logistics Podcast and one-half of the brain behind Jax Podcasters United .  We stack Universal’s Epic Universe against Disney’s current strategy and ask what families actually value: price, polish, and memory-making. Then we follow the money from bloated blockbusters to horror’s...

We map out how Infinity Con is reshaping the local con experience into a seven-world universe, built for creators, families, gamers, and horror fans. David shares the vision, the headaches behind the scenes, and the bold plan for themed gateways that make the show feel like a living story. • Why Infinity Con centers creation over celebrity • The seven worlds: Forge, Isle of Wonder, Abyss, New Rena...

To wrap up Patreon Month on the penultimate episode of The Game Room Where IT Happens series, we dive into The Wolf Among Us and unpack why its neon-soaked noir, sharp performances, and moral gray choices still hit. We praise the style, debate the story’s middle stretch and cliffhanger, and compare our most chaotic Bigby moments with brutal honesty. • Gritty noir style and neon-soaked aesthetic •...

The droids are rolling by, the armor is gleaming in 85-degree heat, and the smiles are real—welcome to a con-floor anthology of craft, fandom, and the small moments that make a creative life feel big. We bounce from table to table at Ocala Comic Con with a stacked roster: Katiee Sackhoff (0:15) on carrying Bo-Katan from animation to live action, Griffin Burns (5:30) on Demon Slayer’s blockbuster w...

For our next request during Patreon Month, we pull apart Battle Royale’s cult status with fresh eyes—what still works, what hasn’t aged well, and why its influence keeps echoing through movies and games. We weigh shock against substance, highlight standout characters, and debate whether minimal worldbuilding helps or hurts its punch. • Why Battle Royale’s premise still provokes • Influence on Hung...

To kick off Patreon month, we visit Alien (1979) with fresh eyes and honest takes, weighing its slow-burn craft, Ripley’s legacy, and how practical effects still make fear feel real. We compare it to Aliens, examine themes of corporate control and body horror, and share where it lands in our running rankings. • Pacing as a deliberate tension engine • Ripley’s competence and the final girl lens • X...

A fallen indie wrestler enters a haunted house to drink away his life and discovers his real main event—battling a sentient home that feeds on lost souls and reclaiming his own. Adam Lawson walks us through the art, the heart, and the Kickstarter built for collectors. • Mad Dog Morgan’s premise of wrestling colliding with a haunted house • Themes of failure, addiction, and redemption driving the n...

We welcome artists Lalaine ArtGeek and Ivan Patch to break down September's biggest pop culture moments and anticipate what's coming in 2026. • Nioh 3 announced for February 2026, continuing the samurai vs yokai Souls-like action RPG series • James Gunn reveals Superman and Lex Luthor will team up in "Man of Tomorrow" against a greater threat, releasing July 2027 • Dana Terrace...

Donald Guzzi shares his journey from audio engineering student to voice actor and director, revealing how persistence and seizing unexpected opportunities transformed his career over eleven years in the industry. • Started in audio engineering at SAE Institute with plans to work in live sound before discovering a passion for post-production • Worked as a quality control engineer at a dubbing studi...

We dive into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a stylish turn-based RPG set in a dreamlike, Belle Époque-inspired world where players must defeat the Paintress before she erases another year of humanity's history. • The game's stunning visuals, world-building, and soundtrack create an immersive experience despite coming from a small development team • Clair Obscur's combat system blends...

From the first frame to the last, Rye Lane captivates with its bold visual language and authentic emotional core. Set against the vibrant backdrop of South London, we follow Dom and Yaz, two broken-hearted twenty-somethings whose chance meeting evolves into a day-long journey of connection, confrontation, and potential healing. • Director Rainn Allen Miller creates a vibrant representation of Sout...

Eric and Phil explore 2006's The Devil Wears Prada, diving into the powerhouse performances of Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci in this psychological examination of work-life balance and personal transformation. • Meryl Streep delivers an iconic performance as Miranda Priestly that earned an Oscar nomination and remains quoted to this day • The film isn't just...

The August 2025 edition of our monthly "What Did I Miss?" series welcomes special guests Kory from "The World Is My Burrito" podcast and Badr from "The Short Box Podcast" for a lively discussion of recent pop culture news and developments. • Exploration of IDW's new Godzilla comics in the Kaisei era, featuring three parallel storylines across different titles wit...

We sit down with Bay Doxey, voice of Meme in "My Deer Friend Nokotan," for a candid conversation about her journey from theater kid to professional voice actress and the challenges of finding her authentic self along the way. • Starting in theater at age 9 before transitioning to voice acting at 14 by recording in her closet with a phone app • Learning that voice acting and theater actin...

We dive into LA Noire, Rockstar Games' often overlooked 2011 detective thriller that pioneered facial animation technology but struggled to become a true classic. • LA Noire was revolutionary for its MotionScan facial animation system, creating unprecedented realism for interrogation scenes • The game's "Truth, Doubt, Lie" system became iconic but often led to unexpectedly aggr...

The devastating impact of war through the eyes of children creates one of cinema's most profound animated experiences, standing as Studio Ghibli's most sobering and realistic work. • Grave of the Fireflies (1988) is directed by Isao Takahata, co-founder of Studio Ghibli • The film follows 14-year-old Seita and his younger sister Setsuko as they struggle to survive after losing their moth...

We investigate Zack Snyder's 2013 Superman origin film Man of Steel, comparing it with the new 2025 Superman movie and reflecting on how its controversial approach continues to influence superhero films a decade later. • Krypton sequences featuring Russell Crowe and Michael Shannon stand as the film's strongest segments • Flashback structure feels disjointed and lacks clear purpose or em...

Eric and Phil return with a throwback format for this episode, diving into July 2025's entertainment landscape without guests or gimmicks—just two hosts chatting about what you might have missed this past month. • Marvel pivots from Kang to Downey Jr as Doctor Doom after Feige admits "Kang wasn't big enough" to follow Thanos • Neil Druckmann steps away from HBO's Last of U...