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The horror continues, as we tackle the less known and even lesser remembered TV miniseries The Shining from 1997! Before we get there, we need to ask, can television even BE scary? When you're being interrupted by commercials for toyota and M & Ms, how could anything be frightening, except in a distant, existential way, maybe. All that and more on this show! Next week: Call of Cthulu- The Dare (mo...

Stop posing!! You'll need more to hunt vampires than just looking cool! Though i suppose that is an important step... Our Halloween festivities begin with gorgeous, bloody carnage as we cover Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! We also break down how best to get rid of any vampires you may be staking on your own! Listen in for important info! Send us your feedback and episode ideas: pleasedontcast@gmail....

Finishing out Cybertember, our hacker crew downloads themselves into some fresh bodies to discuss the memory-swapping masterpiece, Kaiba! On the way, we talk about what parts make up the real you, and how we organize our own memories! Come through and listen, if you remember who we are...? Next week, the halloween festivities begin, with Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust! Send us your feedback and episo...

Have you ever been so immersed in a game that you didn't want to go back to reality? What if you weren't even sure how to get back? The podcast takes up the stance as enemies of the real and discuss David Cronenberg's 1999 cyber-bone-punk classic, eXistenZ! Cybertember concludes next week, with Kaiba! Send us your episode ideas and feedback: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/En8ER7Znysejw...

This week, listener Peri helps us celebrate Cybertember by asking, what if you got REALLY into your work? Send us your feedback and episode ideas: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/SHXDLSDN4KKd4JTy7 https://pleasedontcast.net/contact-us/

Whether you're hacking in or jacking in, we'd love to welcome you back to CYBERTEMBER, our month-long celebration of the artificial, the digital, and the mechanical. To kick things off we've got a deep ghost dive into Science Saru's manga faithful adaptation of Ghost in the Shell! But... is being authentic to the original even something that we want in the first place? Send us feedback and episode...

This week we trade the fisticuffs for friendslop as we examine Gamble With Your Friends and Big Walk! Can our hosts work together, beating long odds and long distances? Can friendship survive losing money at roulette? Can you handle charades with your noodly bird body? Most importantly... how much is five bucks, really? Send us your feedback, comments, and episode ideas!: pleasedontcast@gmail.com...

It is possible to move beyond button mashing... this week... we mash with INTENT! We hear the cases for and against fighting games, before Nick subjects his co-hosts to bone-crunching virtual action of the 3D , 2D, and Anime varieties! Games played: Virtua Fighter 5 REVO, Asuka 120% Limit Over Burning Fest, Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code Send us your feedback and episode suggestions: pleas...

This week, we settle our thoughts on Nolan's The Odyssey (2026), before being taken in by the mysterious song of Epic: The Musical! Were we taken in by it's spell, or did we need to shove beeswax in our ears? Listen to find out! We're not marking the Odyssey spoilers, you've had 2700 years to get to it. Send us feedback, comments, and episode suggestions: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle...

We're getting hyperlocal here. We're talking about beefing with a guy down the street about the price of local apple cider. We're talking about a museum in our neck of the woods about old fishing boats, and we have STRONG opinions. This is the end of the Whale theming, but we're not off of the boat yet- Next week we're talking about Epic: The Musical and Christopher Nolan's Odyssey. Send us feedba...

Last week, we read a towering work of art for the show... and this week we read whatever you sent us. There's a movie that's sort of related too, about a guy who sometimes remembers an essay about Moby Dick, so we're going to throw that in there basically for free. Jump in now to hear us complain about something that everyone else forgot about four years ago! Send us feedback, comments, and episod...

That's right, it's finally time for the episode we've been chasing with some kind of single-minded obsessiveness for years. I don't even know what you'd compare it to. Something so much bigger than yourself, that you pursue to understand, but you can only communicate through violence, and you're from New England... nope. Nothing comes to mind. You don't need to have read Moby Dick to listen to thi...

Detective Beebo is a game about someone who let personal grievances simmer into a downright haunting murder plot. On this show, our stupid grudges come out in the first segment. Thank you to listener Tess for the final Fanuary in July suggestion! Next week: Moby Dick Check out the game here: https://bwobbers.itch.io/detective-beebo-night-at-the-mansion Send us your feedback, questions, and respons...

Ever since one guy saw another guy's cave painting, humanity has been copying off of their neighbor's homework. What if hat idea was an infectious little imp with ties do Mickey, Tintin, and Lee Harvey Oswald? Listen and find out! Next week, Fanuary in July concludes with Detective Beebo: Night at the Mansion! Send in your feedback and Episode Suggestions: pleasedontcast@gmail.com pleasedontcast.n...

It's Fanuary... in JULY? We're taking on a run of listener suggestions all in a row, beginning with grungy, edgy, hackblood-pumping, psyko-exploding action with Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath Vengeance of the Slayer! Ranking fluids in this game... Hackblood number 1, soda number 2, slime number 3, exploding sludge number 4... Next week: Billy Bat Send us your feedback, comments, and episode suggest...

Pros of moving recording studio to Backrooms: Spacious, Excuse for weird buzzing noises, Bottomless Pit for ambience Cons of moving recording studio to Backrooms: Higher than normal chance of being killed by our own personality flaws Backrooms (2026) Spoilers begin at 46:00 Send us your feedback and episode ideas: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/nzsSehMacnap5zRL8 https://pleasedontcast....

They got rid of the spinebreaker slide? I loved the spinebreaker slide... Anyway, Nick wanted to drag everyone off to play rigged carnival games and ride vaguely comic book themed rides for his birthday, so we hit the waterpark and talked about it! Next week: Backrooms Send us feedback and episode topic suggestions!: pleasedontcast@gmail.com pleasedontcast.net https://forms.gle/LaVBB3hAyawgQQGy5

Note: This podcast IS NOT a doctor. That means it's okay when we tell you to eat wet sand in the morning and slime in the afternoon. Send us feedback and episode ideas: pleasedontcast@gmail.com pleasedontcast.net https://forms.gle/dTtPJgxazMZozFsKA

Guest-Host Cam helps us get to the bottom of getting to the bottom of this historical conspiracy mystery, by watching Oliver Stone's 1991 epic, JFK! This one's dedicated to the truth-seekers... Send us comments, feedback and episode suggestions: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/pJKPKXjLygax4eUL6 https://pleasedontcast.net

This is a psychological dark comedy about colorful characters who hate their lives and want to leave, who are tormented by an overbearing host that makes them do something different and insane every episode. Oh, and they talk about Digital Circus, too. Send us your questions, comments, and episode ideas: pleasedontcast.net pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/xk1hE69be2EHwsp88

The least sponsored podcast with the most brand curiosity returns to discuss reading the directions, forming attachments, and the retail maze. Guest thumbnail by Alexi: https://utilitymonstergirl.dreamwidth.org/ Send us your feedback, questions or episode ideas: pleasedontcast@gmail.com pleasedontcast.net https://forms.gle/WvFHQ28xftv18nuXA

This week, the team takes a break from reviewing arts, culture, and the human experience, to throw a ball about 23 and a half feet. Through effort, all things are possible. Send us your comments, feedback, and episode suggestions: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/CkMShevtHTFHmntJA pleasedontcast.net

Baring your soul to strangers is dangerous. Opening up like that... something else might just sneak in. Now they're using your voice to speak their thoughts. I don't remember where I was going with this. Check out Chiasmata here: https://www.k25ff.com/chiasmata/2019/07/01/001.html Send us your feedback, questions and episode suggestions: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/9sCkyLHKBSefFhp78...

The Please Don't Pack bares their fangs and digs into the 2020 film from Catoon Saloon, Wolfwalkers! This episode's about animation grudges, being mad at your parents, and biting your friends. Send us feedback and episode ideas: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/2j3rAuJ8fJ7d7oJs9 pleasedontcast.net

Keep your eyes and ears open- we're doing this glitchless, coinless, and maidenless. Send us feedback, comments, and episode ideas: pleasedontcast@gmail.com https://forms.gle/atpzEriLFWfLn4aN6 https://pleasedontcast.net