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Bette Davis brings the melodrama, right here in the imperial phase of her Warner Brothers career. She’s rich, she’s spoiled. Oopsie. She has a health crisis! Will she become a better person? Will she find love? Will she out-act Humphrey Bogart, George Brent (yeah she will) and Geraldine Fitzgerald? Will your host have a take almost none of the reviews she’s read have? Let’s find out together.

Shelly Brisbin with Annette Wierstra, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard.

Our Ghibli Club gets together to discuss 2016’s “The Red Turtle,” an unusual Ghibli coproduction, as well as this year’s Oscar winner for Best Animated Feature, “Flow.”

Jason Snell with Steve Lutz, John Siracusa and Aleen Simms.

Listener Victor brings us a question from another “or Not?” podcast about how many points are required to make something a story, episode, or character arc.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

In honor of the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live,” six of us create custom-built episodes of SNL by participating in a fantasy draft of sketches, hosts, musical guests, commercial parodies, digital shorts, and more.

Jason Snell with Kelly Guimont, David J. Loehr, Lisa Schmeiser and Shelly Brisbin.

Kathy, Rajiv, and Maureen dive deep into this highly anticipated journey through the glass columns! Podcast edited by Mat’s Dagger Check out this episode on our YouTube channel: Dragonmount YouTube For more information on The Wheel of Time tv show, along with full episode recaps, visit Dragonmount.com/TV Dragonmount Patreon | Dragonmount Website | Dragonmount Facebook | Dragonmount Instagram | Dragonmount TikTok | Dragonmount Bluesky

Kathy Campbell, Rajiv Moté and Maureen Carr.

Make money fast with this one weird trick. Glenn Fleishman discusses Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s play The Visit (1956).

John McCoy with Glenn Fleishman.

The party wraps up their prison adventure, and it’s the moment of truth - do they get out with subtlety, leaving no trace? Or do they leave chaos in their wake? You might be surprised! (Or you might not!)

Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes and Monty Ashley.

Covering Daredevil: Born Again is the right thing to do so we’re back this week to take on City Hall in court. Follow along as we discuss some deeply questionable legal tactics, what Wilson Fisk may be up to, and Johnny Dollar. The fate of the White Tiger is in the hands of Matt Murdock and the trial has the potential to spark a new, wider conflict.

Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

Gordon cancels plans with Dana. She mistakenly calls this getting stood up. Brian and Lex are annoyed by this. On the flip side, there’s a surprisingly intriguing subplot about Casey’s missing shirt. And since the episode is called “Sally”, you can bet there’s plenty of Sally, too. Yay?

Lex Friedman and Brian Warren.

Get your snacks ready and PJs on. Our Agents of SMOOCH have a mission to draft our favourite sleep-over movies. The Agents side-track into important sub-missions such as Instagram pyjamas and the weather and what is needed in an official SMOOCH cocktail and pirates and… This was recorded as a membership episode so it does have some NSFW language.

Annette Wierstra with Shelly Brisbin, Amanda McTaggart, Moisés Chiullán, KatyBeth Schmid and Kathy Campbell.

If you meet up with Lawrence Tierney in a dark alley - or in a kitchen, for that matter - chances are the encounter won’t end well. Tierney is truly the bad boy of film noir, and no film shows it better than “Born to Kill.” Claire Trevor is great, as always, but I do question her taste in men. I imagine a few eyebrows raising at what the filmmaker gets away with here, including the brazen attitude of our leading man. And oh hey, Elisha Cook Jr. Is here, too, bringing all the gay subtext.

Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga, Nathan Alderman and Micheline Maynard.

Kathy, Rajiv, and Maureen discuss this episode that is full of incredible displays of grief as well as some other intense moments as the story ramps up. Podcast edited by Mat’s Dagger Check out this episode on our YouTube channel: Dragonmount YouTube For more information on The Wheel of Time tv show, along with full episode recaps, visit Dragonmount.com/TV Dragonmount Patreon | Dragonmount Website | Dragonmount Facebook | Dragonmount Instagram | Dragonmount TikTok | Dragonmount Bluesky

Kathy Campbell, Rajiv Moté and Maureen Carr.

Today’s mission is a slight jump back in time to 2003 to learn How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Does this movie have a ridiculous premise? Oh yeah. Do our Agents care? Not really. We just want to wear some diamonds and find someone to take care of our love fern.

Annette Wierstra with Kirsten Goruk.

Kathy, Rajiv, and Maureen discuss this political and relationship heavy episode, scene by scene. Podcast edited by Mat’s Dagger Check out this episode on our YouTube channel: Dragonmount YouTube For more information on The Wheel of Time tv show, along with full episode recaps, visit Dragonmount.com/TV Dragonmount Patreon | Dragonmount Website | Dragonmount Facebook | Dragonmount Instagram | Dragonmount TikTok | Dragonmount Bluesky

Kathy Campbell, Rajiv Moté and Maureen Carr.

Kathy, Rajiv, and Maureen are so excited to start Season 3 off with a bang. Starting with a 17 minute cold open and littered with poignant moments and passionate people, this first episode is a doozy. Podcast edited by Mat’s Dagger Check out this episode on our YouTube channel: Dragonmount YouTube For more information on The Wheel of Time tv show, along with full episode recaps, visit Dragonmount.com/TV Dragonmount Patreon | Dragonmount Website | Dragonmount Facebook | Dragonmount Instagram | Dragonmount TikTok | Dragonmount Bluesky

Kathy Campbell, Rajiv Moté and Maureen Carr.

Erika and Steven have somewhat opposite feelings about this story, at least in terms of emotional baggage.

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Book Club travels to the far future for the sci-fi/fantasy mash-up “Moonbound” by Robin Sloan. Here be dragons! Not to mention wyrd multidimensional witches at the bottom of a pool, Arthurian proto-heroes, friendly sentient robot hive minds, and plucky talking beavers!

Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, Erika Ensign, Scott McNulty, Joe Rosensteel and Heather Berberet.

Recorded live in the courtyard at the LAX Marriott at Gallifrey One in February 2025! Listen as random podcasters and one astrophysicist are ambushed during a nice brunch in the sun with the recording of the 42nd edition of Random Pursuit. Do you know where your towel is?

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Jason Snell, Katie Mack, Chip Sudderth and Heather Berberet.

Is there an escape room in this prison? No. Does it practice good cable management? Also no.

Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes and Monty Ashley.

Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk are back as Daredevil: Born Again kicks off with two episodes. Some big changes are afoot but we’re in a familiar pattern for what has come before on the Netflix show. This week we were so engrossed in talking about the show we forgot to drop a Star Trek reference. It’s a good show.

Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

Listeners Joshua and Matthias want to know about flying in (or on) an airplane.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Greatest musical of all time, you say? Plenty of people would agree. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly co-direct Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds through a delightful Comden and Gteen score, not to mention dance numbers that have achieved legendary status. For anyone who admires clever, energetic film choreography, it’s a joy to watch. For a fan of classic film, there’s an homage to the transition between silent and talking movie. That happened barely 20 years before this film was made, which is kind of bonkers to think about. The episode title is a callback. It’s what we do!

Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, David Almeida, David J. Loehr and Micheline Maynard.

Even when we like episodes, Brian can’t stand Sorkin’s titles. This is no exception. Dana’s going snorkeling, until she isn’t. We wonder if anyone truly LOVES snorkeling. Dan enlists Jeremy as the world’s unlikeliest wingman.

Lex Friedman and Brian Warren.

Jeremy’s writing to his sister, again. Dana’s fearful about losing Gordon, again. And an underdog is doing great, again — but this time, the Sports Night crew is mad at the athlete instead of supportive. Weird. Luckily, Brian and Lex are there to make sense of it all.

Lex Friedman and Brian Warren.

A long time ago—roughly 1986—in an Italian city far, far away… Your Star Wars pals Dan, Kat, and Tony return to, at long last, discuss a classic episode of TV including levels of context, Star Trek cameos, and what exactly is going on. We also tease our forthcoming member-exclusive bonus episode!

Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar and K Benesh.

Is this prison a dungeon? Is the party here to make friends? Did anyone bring a spare corpse? The answer to all of these is “no.”

Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes and Monty Ashley.

Steven and Erika finish off the Barry Letts era and vibe with the Doctor and Harry.

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Erika and Steven continue talking about mad scientists, a robot, and an adorable toy tank.

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Steven and Erika embark on the Tom Baker era, but not without some fond reminiscences of the Jon Pertwee era. What a difference a Doctor makes!

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

A preview of the recording from our recent live show, recorded at the Ohio Theatre in Madison, Indiana, our new home away from home for live performances. Coming in March, the full live show, along with video from the performance for Incomparable members. And coming very soon, a surprise from one of our performance sponsors, the Red Roaster Cafe…

David J. Loehr.

Arrakis. Dune. Desert Planet. But maybe not the one you’re thinking of. In our own very peculiar way we honor David Lynch by discussing the feature film he probably liked the least, 1984’s “Dune.” Sting with a knife! Patrick Stewart riding a sandworm! How does it all compare with the modern version? Does it have its own special lower-budget charms? (Don’t mention the voiceovers…) What about the voiceovers? And how much does nostalgia fit into our appreciation of this movie?

Jason Snell with Steve Lutz, Erika Ensign, Dan Moren and John Siracusa.

In our last episode, we couldn’t get enough Star Trek in the Draft. So today’s mission is all about romance in Star Trek. The Agents gave their director some homework and she came prepared. es, this franchise is all about seeking out strange new worlds, but also sexy aliens. Really, a spaceship is just a locked room romance and we are all looking for love in confined spaces. Let’s meet on the holodeck and boldly go where no one has gone before.

Annette Wierstra with Jean MacDonald and Shelly Brisbin.

This film was a passion project for George Cukor and Katharine Hepburn. RKO let them do it, but the studio was sorry, when the movie confused audiences in 1935, and made no money. It has attained a bit of a cult following since. Hepburn and her father, Miracle on 34th Street’s Edmund Gwynn are fleeing trouble, and Sylvia dons a male disguise to help her dad. They meet con man Cary Grant, and hilarity and awkward moments of gender identity ensue.

Shelly Brisbin with Nathan Alderman, Randy Dotinga and Micheline Maynard.

Teri Polo appears as Rebecca, and Dan is charmed (and so are we). She appears to be… less so. Everyone staff is worried about Isaac’s job, and no one at Sports Night can keep a secret. That’s a fact we told many, many people.

Lex Friedman and Brian Warren.

Let’s walk the dream together, shall we? Podcast edited by Mat’s Dagger Check out this episode on our YouTube channel: Dragonmount YouTube For more information on The Wheel of Time tv show, along with full episode recaps, visit Dragonmount.com/TV Dragonmount Patreon | Dragonmount Website | Dragonmount Facebook | Dragonmount Instagram | Dragonmount TikTok | Dragonmount Bluesky

Kathy Campbell, Rajiv Moté and Maureen Carr.

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For our tenth anniversary episode, we’ve invited our most frequent panelists to combat in a series of grueling challenges. They’ll have to identify famous books from their discarded titles, find the fake entries in popular romantasy series, and go undercover with some spy movie mash-ups. Kathy Campbell, Tony Sindelar, and Erika Ensign take on Antony Johnston, Liz Myles, and Steve Lutz in a nail-biter for the ages.

Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Kathy Campbell, Tony Sindelar, Erika Ensign, Antony Johnston, Lizbeth Myles and Steve Lutz.

When is a mop not a mop? When our adventurers go undercover and arrive at the prison. It’s big! And cold!

Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes and Monty Ashley.

And indeed there will be time to discuss this, the most mid-life white-guy crisis poem of all. Lisa Schmeiser discusses T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (1915).

John McCoy with Lisa Schmeiser.

Dragonmount took part in multiple amazing interviews! The videos are on our YouTube feed but we wanted to share it with our podcast listeners too! Enjoy these interviews at CCXP with Rafe Judkins, Madeleine Madden and Josha Stradowski, Press Junket Interview with Marcus Rutherford and Donal Finn and a Press Junket Interview with Rafe Judkins. Check out these interviews on our YouTube channel: Dragonmount YouTube For more information on The Wheel of Time tv show, along with full episode recaps, visit Dragonmount.com/TV Dragonmount Patreon | Dragonmount Website | Dragonmount Facebook | Dragonmount Instagram | Dragonmount TikTok | Dragonmount Bluesky

Kathy Campbell, Rajiv Moté and Maureen Carr.

Listener Jason (not that one) wants to know if the Gibson Robot Guitar is just trying to jump on the robot bandwagon as a form of fancy marketing.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

This week we discuss the giant sized back half of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and it is spectacular! If you’ve not been watching the show you owe it to yourself to do so. This is some high-octane Spider-Man and it sticks the landing.

Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

From deep down in the lower levels to high up near the surface, we’re traveling through the post-apocalypic society of “Silo” on Apple TV+. Do eggs exist? What’s in daddy’s secret closet of mystery? Why are Pez dispensers outlawed? We begin with non-spoiler thoughts and then after the spoiler horn, we break down season one and two. (There are no spoilers for the Hugh Howey stories the show is based on!)

Jason Snell with Heather Berberet, Glenn Fleishman, John Siracusa and Aleen Simms.

Let the show’s 5th year begin! LTS regular Micki Maynard turned me onto this one. Paul Newman and Sidney Pottier star as jazz musicians in Paris. Their love interests are Joanne Woodward and Dihann Caroll, repectively. Louis Armstrong plays a character called Wild Man Moore. If my synopsis seems superficial, that’s because I haven’t actually seen this one. But I love the cast, and I love the idea that Sidney and Diahann are doing something more interesting than playing that one Black person in the movie. So come discover this one along with me.

Shelly Brisbin with Micheline Maynard and Nathan Alderman.

Casey and Dana become the absolute worst dates ever, and Dan is forced to cohost the show with a woman who hates him. On the plus side, Natalie gets the chance to shine, and Jeremy is — much like we are — quite impressed. But wow do find Casey and Dana difficult to like in this episode.

Lex Friedman and Brian Warren.

The heist planning continues, and our adventurers take on alternate identities! Meet Anders K’aaruuts, Stanley Wilmon, Lexi Shrapnel, Diogenes Mainframe, and of course, K’en.

Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Chip Sudderth, Erika Ensign, Lincoln Hayes and Monty Ashley.

Mind Meld goes to eleven! Prepare yourselves for an extra chaotic episode of America’s favorite game show, full of ruining of game shows, not melding at all, and far too many animals.

Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Lizbeth Myles, Lex Friedman, Brian Hamilton, Shelly Brisbin and Glenn Fleishman.

The Passion of the Spider-Man! We’re back to cover episodes 3 through 5 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Oooh boy! What a show we’ve got in our robo-tentacles. In our Superhero Sweep segment we share our excitement over the trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English.

Live, from The Incomparable, it’s Jason Reitman’s “Saturday Night,” a film that purports to capture the 88 minutes before “Saturday Night Live’s” first live broadcast 50 years ago. All of our panelists agree it’s a well-made movie. There are many actors and comedians playing actors and comedians. But does it all hold together?

Lex Friedman with Monty Ashley, David J. Loehr and Kelly Guimont.

Happy Valentine’s Day Agents! Today is OUR day. It is also our 5th anniversary and we are celebrating with not-a-draft of One True Pairings (OTPs). This is such a wide and encompassing topic and yet some Agents think that it includes all together too much Star Trek. But at the Agency we like a lotta things so in this not-a-draft there is an OTP for everyone.

Annette Wierstra with Jean MacDonald, Sarah Murphy, Kathy Campbell, Shelly Brisbin and Moisés Chiullán.

Erika and Steven complete the Pertwee era, and it’s a bittersweet farewell! Against all odds, Erika is genuinely sad to see ol’ Pert go!

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.