The Breakup

The chopping block: Disco Elysium (2019); The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1992) Jacob takes the moral high ground, Sam explains game theory, and everyone's misbehaving. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Nightcrawler (2014); Mystery Men (1999) (CW: Some...weird...talk about sex at the beginning; skip to 3:32 if that's an issue.) Jacob (Dave?) cringes, Sam dismantles method acting, and HEY WE'RE BACK THIS WAS RECORDED IN THE BEFORE TIMES WE'RE SORRY. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: The works of Dankmus; Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Jacob gets a Chekov's gun, Sam gets adult contemporary, and a stay of execution, AGAIN. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Jurassic Park 4: Jurassic World 1 (2015); "A TOTALLY legit Wind Waker Speedrun (WORLD RECORD)" and "A Totally Legit Ocarina of Time speedrun (ANY% WORLD RECORD, SUB 6 MIN)", by Scott Falco Jacob is punished with dinosaur Battle Royale, Sam seeks sincerity, and a stay of execution. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: SuperMega (compilation); Fensler Film G.I. Joe PSAs (2003) Jacob doesn't want to be Max, Sam wants you to commit a crime, and it's time yet again for a punishment. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

CW: Discussion of sexual violence The chopping block: Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (1955); Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) Jacob takes a weird, whimsical dance through Hell, Sam gets off some one-liners, and something something Oingo Boingo. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young. Correction: A Russian monarchist killed Nabokov's father, not the USSR. We at the Breakup regret this historical oversight.

The chopping block: Arvan Ald Guulin Honshoor, by Nine Treasures; Casablanca (1942) Jacob has no heart, Sam ships China!Mongolia, and the bell tolls for thee. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Eunoia, by Christian Bök (2001); Kenshi, by Lo-Fi Games (2018) Jacob apologizes to John Scalzi, Sam gets a yak, and something something what is art? Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Thirteen Ghosts (2001); Sukiyaki Western Django (2007) Jacob feels defeated, Sam parts the kimono, and golf scores are confusing. (The film was The Others.) Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Two Best Friends Play Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden; Raocow: An Untitled Story Jacob immediately gets punished, Sam doesn't care for starting on a pun, and season E begins. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984); Government Plates, by Death Grips Jacob thinks a bullet sounds good right about now, Sam finds the peak of the podcast, and the Gauntlet of Guests concludes. (Ed. note: Still working out the mic setup.) Thanks to special guest host Kyle! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Kill 6 Billion Demons, by Tom "Abbadon" Parkinson-Morgan; Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Jacob's a movie star, Sam solves the mystery, and everyone goes to Hell. Thanks to special guest host Ari! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Drive (2011), Bones (episodes 1 and 246) Jacob wants suffering, Sam wants entropy, and everyone gets boned. Special thanks to guest host Chris! Sorry again for weird audio! We're working on it! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Kino's Journey (2003; Episodes 2, 4, 12, & 13); Dark Side of the Moon (1973) played over Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015) Jacob is not a religious man, Sam is tearing up, and people die sadly. Special thanks to guest host Nick Stinchcombe! Sorry for the cruddy audio! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young    

The chopping block: The Lies of Lock Lamora (Book 3), Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (Episodes 21–26) Jacob brings the bubbly, Sam is surprised, and can we talk about what happened to Tonegawa? Because Jesus. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: The Lies of Lock Lamora (Book 2), Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (Episodes 9–20) Jacob wants to know about Bajorans, Sam can't remember anything, and haha oh crap it's been a while hasn't it? Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: The Lies of Locke Lamora (Book 1), Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor (Episodes 1–8) Jacob likes crime, Sam can't think, and there really aren't any women in either of these things. :/ Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Beckett on Film: Endgame (2002); Cultist Simulator (2018) Jacob needs to learn Greek, Sam doesn't want to, and the podcast completes the hero's journey. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Within the Wires, season 1 (2016); Government Plates, by Death Grips (2013) Jacob is foiled again, Sam hit trash, and NOOOOOO, MC RIDE! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Deus Ex (2001), The Hazards of Love (2009) Jacob's made a huge mistake, Sam can't be funny this late, and it's good to be back! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (COINCIDENTALLY) Al and Zach find themselves on the cusp of victory against Prince LaCroix. But what's really inside the Ankaran Sarcophagus? And who's been pulling their strings all along... (The finale of a long running RPG actual play. See here for the complete story.) End theme by Moby Produced by Sam Young

The pedestal: Ready Player One (2018) WHY WOULD WE DO THIS AGAIN? Theme by Rush (sorry Murray) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Jet Set Radio (2000), Primer (2004) Jacob finds this offensively Canadian, Sam gets sick of it all, and Rob Zombie plays us for fools. Hideki Naganuma compilation: https://www.youtube.com/user/mojahoihoi Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), The Double (2013) Jacob can't tell cops apart, Sam doesn't know Barbies very well, and film needs better representation for offices, apparently. Guest starring Faye Jones as herself Theme by Irritating Rainbow (website) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Ex Machina (2014), Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City (2015) Jacob tells us of Hawaiian Prince Valiant, Sam finds a villain (if you must have one), and we get a little lost in the AI stuff, honestly. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The escape plan: a punk show; Friday night Magic In which Jacob meets Russian Tim. Special thanks to special guest star Megan Robinson! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Big Crits, seasons 1 & 2 (2010); Lost in Translation (2003) Jacob meets Bill Hanks, Sam goes on a bad date, and don't cross the streams, Wilson. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: The Tommyknockers (1993), Doki Doki Literature Club! (2017) Jacob will never get those three hours back, Sam is duped, and this 3D chess game is getting way too real. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

(CW: YELLING!) The chopping block: Hotline Miami (2012), Redshirts, by John Scalzi (2012) Jacob vows revenge, Sam has never been so frustrated, and Wil Wheaton shows us the way. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young Ed. Note: The thump at 35:09 is Sam smacking his head on the table in defeat.

The chopping block: Flatliners (2017) Sam and Jacob are punished, Enemy of the Podcast and Nothing More Jesse Cowell wants Sid Caesar, and Ellen Page pays the iron price. Special thanks to Tom for the assignment! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action (2016), Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) Jacob gets campy, Sam remembers Fred Ward, and we get on board the whambamulance. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young  

The pedestal: Ready Player One (2011), Bright (2017) Happy new year, have some unpopular opinions. Theme by Murray Head Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Brick (2005), Dawg Fight (2015) Jacob has a twist, Sam apologizes to Florida, and we're still really struggling with the letter K thing goddamn it. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: HunieCam Studio (2016), Dark Side of the Moon (1973) by Pink Floyd Jacob wishes it were Wish You Were Here, Sam didn't plug us, and go see Star Wars, like, seriously. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young (Sorry, the mic picked up a lot of thumps and bumps. --Ed.)

The chopping block: We3 (2004), Yakuza 0 (2015) Jacob's psyche is delved, Sam is not a Japanophile, and it's punishment time! Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: One Punch Man (2016), Grizzly Man (2005) Jacob's gonna cry, Sam slept with the enemy, and Werner Herzog is directing Chess. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001), Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) Jacob wants to be Noah Taylor, Sam's grading curve has some issues, and what's with all the seagulls? Guest starring Chris Felling as himself Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Tickled (2016), Neo Yokio (2017) Jacob is agape, Sam is quoting Shakespeare badly, and Jackie Chan is a legend. (Spoilers for Tickled end at 18:09) Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Undertale (2015), Cosmopolis (2012) x2 Jacob calls out the entire city of Waterloo, Sam wants to engage with your art without being judged, and SOMEONE is a replicant. (Spoilers for Undertale end at 16:50) Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Chinatown (1974), Redline (2009) Jacob screwed up, Sam wants the English aristocracy to get over their fragile masculinity, and Dick Dastardly is coming in first. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Dream Daddy (2017), Bernie (2011) Jacob is live in the studio, Sam can't look at you, and we're so drunk in this one. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

(Warning: Cruddy audio) The chopping block: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990); The Money Store (2012) by Death Grips Jacob is all about the existential dread, Sam is broken, and Jesus is a bro. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Oldboy (2003), Slings & Arrows (2003) Mikey likes it, Sam doesn't know what you take him for, and squids are definitely funny. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: False Positive, by Mike Walton; JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle Tendency (2012) Jacob's compilation album is on sale now, Sam is throwing shade at Steve Buscemi, and I'll be the roooooundabout, the words will maaaaake you out 'n' out--  Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes)  Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Kill 6 Billion Demons, by Abbadon; The Third Man (1949) Jacob likes MYSTICS, Sam is losing the game, and Justin Trudeau is a Satanist. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young

The chopping block: Koyaanisqatsi (1982), Nujabes (artist) Jacob is mad, Sam can't justify his pretension, and nothing is funny. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes)  Produced by Sam Young

(CW: Sexual violence) The chopping block: Berserk (1997), Mulholland Drive (2001) Jacob legally obtains Sapphic erotica, Sam questions whether phalluses can themselves be phallic, and David Lynch runs rampant. On Episode 0: Basically, it wasn't very good and it sounded bad because Sam used the microphone wrong. Jacob watched Solaris, a Soviet art movie, and Sam played Katawa Shoujo, a 4chan visual novel. Neither of them liked those things very much. We do not speak of Episode 0, except when we do. Theme by Irritating Rainbow (iTunes) Produced by Sam Young