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It's so easy to look at God and come to the conclusion, well I want that part of Him – but not that part. And definitely not that bit. It seems that all too often, we want Him on our terms rather than His. But God just doesn't work that way.   Take it Back Have you ever wanted something in life – I mean really, really, really wanted it and then when you finally get it, you just want to give it back? I think we have all experienced that at some point and you know, I think that for some people, it can be the case with God. I know people, lots of people, who hunger to be close to God. I know there are people listening today – maybe you are one of them – and all their lives they have wanted God – whatever that means. But can I tell you something? Even something really good – I mean really, really good like God, well, it can be a shock to the system and the reason is that we have these idealised, unrealistic notions of what that good thing will be like. Take the young woman who wants more than anything else, to be married and she meets her knight in shining armour, she marries him and a year later she is wondering, "What happened to all my ideas of romance 24/7?" Today on the programme we are going to take a look at some people who got God and couldn't wait to give Him back. Now over these last few weeks we have been working our way through the story of Hannah and Eli and his sons in the Book of First Samuel. And the crux of it is that Hannah honours God but Eli and his sons don't and the turning point of the whole story comes in the verse First Samuel – if you have a Bible, grab it, open it up here in First Samuel chapter 2, verse 30. God says: I will honour those who honour Me but those who despise Me, will be treated with contempt. And we have seen how the central reality of that verse has played itself out in the lives of Hannah, who was blessed when she couldn't have a son and she honoured God and God gave her a son Samuel and the opposite is Eli and his sons Hophni and Phinehas who didn't honour God and were greatly punished, in fact they lost their lives because of that. This story plays its self out in the storms of life. I mean Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, they were the priests; they should have been bringing God's people close to God yet they were living life of Riley, as we saw last week on the programme. And God had them killed. They're job was to bring people close to God and yet they were not honouring Him. Instead they had led Israel to a place of defeat. We saw last week in First Samuel chapter 4 where the Philistines attacked, Israel thinks "Oh well, God is always on our side – we will go to battle" and they had a huge defeat – thirty thousand of their soldiers were killed. The Ark of the Covenant, the presence of God itself, was captured by the Philistines. See the Ark of the Covenant was where God actually sat in the midst of His people. You see that in the journey through the Exodus – forty years in the Tent of the Meeting and later on in the temple. The Ark of the Covenant in the Holy of Holies; it is the very presence of God. And strangely, you know, when the Philistines are close to capturing the Ark they kind of realise, with a sense of foreboding, what this is about. It says in First Samuel that: When they learned that the Ark of the Lord had entered the camp of the Israelites, the Philistines were afraid. "A god has come into their camp" they said "we are in trouble. Nothing like that has ever happened before. Woe to us. Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods?" And so it goes on … Well, it turns out that they should have followed their instincts. Today we are going to look and see what happens to the Philistines and to the Israelites when the presence of God comes close to them. Let's have a look at it. If you've got a Bible, open it up at First Samuel chapter 5, we are going to begin the story at verse 1. After the Philistines had captured the Ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then they carried the Ark into Dagon's temple and set it beside Dagon. When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, their god, who had fallen flat on his face on the ground before the Ark of the Lord. They took Dagon and put him back in his place. The following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the Ark of the Lord. His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold – only his body remained. That is why to this very day, neither the priests of Dagon or any of the others who enter Dagon's temple in Ashdod, step on the threshold. The Lord's hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod and its vicinity. He brought devastation upon them and afflicted them with tumours. When the men of Ashdod saw what was happening they said "The Ark of the God of Israel mustn't stay here with us because His hand is heavy upon us and upon Dagon our god." So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and ask them "What are we going to do with this Ark of the God of Israel?" And they answered "Have the Ark of the God of Israel moved to Gath." So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel but after they had moved it, the Lord's hand was against that city, throwing it into great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumours so they sent the Ark of God on to Ekron. As the Ark of God was entering Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out "They have brought that Ark of the God of Israel around to kill us and our people." So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said "Send that Ark of the God of Israel away. Let it go back to its own place or it will kill us and our people," for death had filled the city with panic and God's hand was very heavy upon it. Those who did not die were afflicted with tumours and the outcry of the city went up to heaven. Do you see? The Philistines looked like they had won and yet they take the presence of God; the Ark of the Covenant, they put it in their temple next to their god and Dagon falls down, face down in front of the God of Israel. And the second time his head and his hands are cut off and then wherever they took the Ark of the Covenant, the impact of God, as a captive in their midst, was devastating – they got tumours, we will see later, there were plagues of mice. They had captured God – in human terms, they had won but you know what they had forgotten, in fact they had never realised it in the first place? God is not subject to people – God is not someone you can capture and stick in your temple. He is not someone you can tame and subdue. Why are we talking about this stuff today? Because you and I, deep down, we try and tame and subdue God – we try and swing Him around to our way of thinking; to meet our needs. We put Him in the temple of our choice; we put Him in the town and the city of our choice. You know what happens when we try to do that? We discover exactly what the Philistines discovered – we discover that God is not someone you can push around. "Well, I'll just take this God and He'll bless me whenever I want Him to." Ok, we can't see Him! Our present circumstances perhaps, appear much more powerful than Him but if we want to have our feet on solid ground, amidst the storms of life, (that's what we have been talking about over these last few weeks) we look at this maelstrom of the storm; the battle between the Philistines and the Israelites – thirty thousand Israelites killed because they didn't honour their God. Who appeared to win? Who should have been, according to our simple human expectations, on solid ground? The Philistines – they won the war. They captured Israel's God but who they captured was the God who created the entire universe – not some idol; not some tin pot little god. They captured God and He wrought destruction upon them because they tried to subdue God. So much so they couldn't wait to get rid of Him. Do you get it? When we try to take God by force – force of argument, force of opinion, force of anything – anything that doesn't recognise Him for who He is – watch out! There are so many people playing "church". There are so many people playing at being Christians; playing at religion, putting God here, putting God there. That's not what it is about. As Dagon found out, the only way you honour God is when you bow down before Him because of who He is – the sovereign God, above every name and every power and every authority in heaven and earth. That's what Hannah discovered; that's what Eli discovered; that's what Israel discovered and that's what the Philistines discovered, the hard way. You can't have God on your own terms. You can only have Him on His terms.   We Don't Want Him Well, the Philistines finally came to their senses. They realised they couldn't have God on their terms. They had a choice – you either accept God on His terms or you get rid of Him. So they decided to send Him back from whence He came. Now, let's have a look at how they did that. We are going to pick this up in First Samuel – grab your Bible – First Samuel chapter 6, beginning at verse 1 – it's a great story. When the Ark of the Lord had been with the Philistines for seven months, they called for the priests and the diviners and they said "What are we going to do with this Ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it back to its place." They answered "If you return the Ark of the God of Israel, don't send it away empty, but by all means, send a guilt offering to Him then you will be healed and you will know why His hand has not been lifted from you." The Philistines ask "What guilt offering should we send Him?" and they replied "Five gold tumours and five gold rats, according to the number of Philistine rulers because the same plague has struck both you and your rulers. Make models of the tumours and of the rats that are destroying the country and pay honour to Israel's God. Perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land. Why do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and the Pharaoh did when He treated them harshly, didn't they send the Israelites out so that they could go their way? Now then, get a new cart ready with two cows that have just calved and have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart but take their calves away and pen them up. Take the Ark of the Lord and put it on the cart and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering. Send it on its way but keep watching it. If it goes up to its own territory towards Beth-shemesh then the Lord has brought this great disaster on us. But if it doesn't then we will know that it was not His hand that struck us but all this happened just by chance. So they did that – they took two such cows, hitched them to the cart, penned up their calves. They placed the Ark of the Lord on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the models of the tumours. Then the cows went straight up towards Beth-shemesh, keeping on the road, lowing all the way. They didn't turn to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh It is fascinating stuff! See, these people didn't know God – they got their own pagan spiritual leaders to advise them. Now their system of faith was not one God; that's called mono-theism. No, they believed in many gods; they were poly-theistic. And so they see the God of Israel as just another god on their list who may or may not have power. Now, He clearly does because He has brought all of this destruction on the Philistines. So they devise a test for this God. They get these two milk cows, with their calves. You see there is no way two cows that have just calved are going to leave their calves and these cows have never been yoked. So only God could cause them to go back to Israel, away from their young and that is exactly what ends up happening. They don't turn to the right or the left – they are lowing all the way. They don't want to go but they go and clearly this is an act of God. That's how the Philistines saw it. This is a story about so many people in this world who don't know God. See, they hear about God – it's amazing, God is still speaking. The number of times that I have had a letter or an email that says "You know something – I just happened to flick on the radio or turn to a channel and your programme was on and God spoke to me and changed my life." I'm going to share one of those at the end of this programme – an amazing story of a rebel fighter in Africa who laid down his arms. See, God is still speaking today, all over the place, and He reaches out to us and He ends up in our midst, one way or another, as He did with the Philistines. Remember back, how did the presence of God, the Ark of the Covenant, come to be in the midst of the Philistines? The Philistines fought Israel, Israel hadn't honoured their God – they got defeated by the Philistines big time. Eli the priest and his sons, Hophni and Phinehas were killed in that battle. They expected God to show up like He always did, but He didn't. And it was a sovereign act of the sovereign God to allow defeat to come upon Israel and to allow His presence, the Ark of the Covenant to be captured by the Philistines. God's own decision was to be in the midst of the Philistines those seven months. And they discover that you can't have Him on your own terms, so they give Him back – they send Him packing. That's what I did for many, many years of my life. Every now and then I encountered God. And you see I had my own agenda for my life; I had my own plans. God didn't fit so I would send Him packing. And it seemed like He would like to cause me grief and pain; want me to give up things I didn't want to give up. And time and time again I'd want to hang onto Him on my terms. Let me tell you something – it never, never, never worked so I sent Him packing. I rejected Him like the Philistines. I wonder if that has ever happened in your life. Come on, how much do we want God, but on our terms? Well, I believe this about abortion or I believe that about sexuality or I believe this about the different roles of men and women and when I discover what God has to say about those I say to myself "Well, I can't believe that! No, either I have God on my terms or not at all." Come on, there is a reason that God went to the trouble of recording this story about the Philistines and the Ark of the Covenant and then preserving it for a few thousand years and then broadcasting it on this radio station today. There is a reason! He is speaking to us through His story today. To all those people who would have God on their own terms, He is saying "No, you can't have Me on your terms. You can't capture Me and stick Me in your temple. You can only have Me on My terms." And as we are going to see soon, this problem was not reserved for the Philistines – it's not just for the people who didn't really know God but it was also for God's own people – God's own people who would push Him away. This series that we are going through is called "On Solid Ground". We need solid ground beneath our feet and we are going to discover next, exactly how to get it.   When Will We Learn? As I said earlier, the problem wasn't just restricted to the Philistines, sending God packing with those cows with the Ark of the Covenant in tow – it was also a problem that happened with the Israelites. Let's see what happened when the Ark of the Covenant arrives back with Israel - First Samuel chapter 6, beginning at verse 19. The Ark has just wandered down the road with the cows and this is what happened: God struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh, putting seventy of them to death because they had looked into the Ark of the Lord. The people mourned because of the heavy blow the Lord had dealt them and the men of Beth-shemesh asked "Who can stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God? To whom will the Ark go up from here?" Then they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying "The Philistines have returned the Ark of the Lord, come down and take it up to your place." So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the Ark of the Lord. They took it to Abinadab's house on the hill and consecrated Eleazar, the son to guard the Ark of the Lord. See, God is a sovereign God. We get Him on His terms and not ours. And the Israelites dealt casually with God's presence when He came back – they looked upon Him. Now God says "You can't look upon Me and live." How often do we treat the mighty sovereign casually? You and I – we take on God. Can I tell you who is going to win? Not us! Israel was God's people – they should have known better but they didn't. So what was their reaction? The same as the Philistines – "Who can stand in front of this sovereign God. Where are we going to send Him?" They sent God packing and it's a pattern repeated over and over and over again. So what is the answer? What these people needed was some solid ground beneath their feet. What you and I need is some solid ground beneath our feet. Well, that comes next in this story – it's exactly what happened. First Samuel chapter 7, verse 2: It was a long time, twenty years in all, that the Ark remained a Kiriath-jearim and all the people of Israel mourned and sought after the Lord and Samuel the prophet, said to the whole house of Israel "If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve Him alone and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines. So the Israelites put away their Baals and their Ashtoreths and they served the Lord alone. And then Samuel said "Assemble all Israel at Mizpah and I will intercede with the Lord for you." When they had assembled at Mizpah they drew water and poured it out before the Lord. On that day they fasted and they confessed "We have sinned against the Lord." And Samuel was the leader of Israel at Mizpah. When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them and when the Israelites heard of it they were afraid because of the Philistines. They said to Samuel "Don't stop crying out to the Lord our God for us, that He may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines." So Samuel took a suckling lamb, offering it up as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on Israel's behalf and the Lord answered him. Whilst Samuel was still sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle but that day the Lord thundered with a loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before Israel. The men of Israel rushed out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, slaughtering them along the way to a point below Beth-car. Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and he named it Ebenezer, saying "Thus far the Lord has helped us." So the Philistines were subdued and did not invade Israelite territory again. Throughout Samuel's lifetime, the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines. From the towns of Ekron to Gath – that the Philistines had captured from Israel - they were restored to Israel and Israel delivered the neighbouring territory from the power of the Philistines and there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. First Samuel chapter 2, verse 30 says this: I will honour those who honour Me but those who despise Me will be treated with contempt. See, that's the place of solid ground – Israel finally got it right here! See, before they had had priests who were sleeping around with prostitutes, priests who were dishonouring God, priests who were plundering the sacrifices of the people to God and God said, "You know something? If your leaders are going to be doing that I am not going to bless you." So Israel fights the Philistines and Israel loses. And so the Ark of the Covenant of God goes to the Philistines and there is devastation there because of the presence of God and they send it back to Israel. And there is devastation there because of the presence of God because everyone was trying to have God on their own terms. Here is the place of solid ground: If you want to return to the Lord with all your heart, put away all your foreign gods. And that is God's Word for you and me today. Put away all your foreign gods – all the other things that you put before God – all the other things that you and I worship – put them away and worship God alone. Come to God on His terms, not ours, because He is the sovereign God. He is the God of the whole universe. He is the God – not just one other god amongst many – He is THE God; the only God and He calls us to worship Him and Him alone. So the people did that and right at the moment they did that, the Philistines were going to attack them again, but this time, the moment they began to honour their God – this verse First Samuel chapter 2, verse 30 – came into their experience. I will honour those who honour Me, but those who despise Me will be treated with contempt. People – that is the place of solid ground. It is the only place of solid ground. God is a sovereign God. He is not my performing puppy and He is not your performing puppy. He is not there to do tricks on our command. He is above us and we are His people and God is calling us today to accept Him on His terms as the sovereign God – just the way Samuel told the people. Samuel said to them "You have got to accept God on His terms" – they did and immediately, when a storm arose, God blessed His people. And that blessing went on for many, many years and their feet were on solid ground.

"Thank you very much..." Ask Elvis was one of the most popular features on one of the most popular radio shows - Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 2. Running from about 2005-14, a mystery voice brought back the omniscient Elvis to solve listeners' ailments, questions on quantum physics, advanced cookery, language issues... It was Encyclopaedia Brittanica meets the King. Well, mystery no longer, as comedian and musician Mitch Benn lifts the quiff and the sunglasses to reveal the true identity behind Ask Elvis, readying for an Edinburgh Fringe show (and previews across the country through June and July) called Asking Elvis, with tales, revelations and re-enactments of those halcyon days when Elvis knew all. In this extensive chat, we also look at Mitch's time on The Now Show and his involvement with The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. And your host Paul on his medical ups and downs - a stroke - that's delayed some of the research, but not for long. We're back in our 1920s timeline soon, or perhaps next time there'll be other events you can go to this year, from The Archers Live at 75 with Angela Barnes, to Prof John Wyver's early television conference in July, to Paul Kerensa's An Evening of (Very) Old Radio hitting Weston-super-Mare and other places. Links in the shownotes to these and more - do browse, Now is a better time than usual to join our Patreon page. Why better? Well better for this podcast! Post-stroke, Paul's had to cancel  a lot of live events - the bread-and-butter of his work. One thing he can switch to is this podcast. So if you're on the fence about joining for £5/month, you'll help fund future episodes and keep Paul from having to retrain as a stick insect keeper (or something). Link in notes below - do consider joining us, and writings/videos/warmy fuzzy feeling of supporting this podcast and its research will all be yours! And go and see Mitch this June-August 2026...   SHOWNOTES: Original podcast music is by Will Farmer.  Mitch Benn's show is Asking Elvis. Details of where/when and how to submit a question to Elvis on Mitch's website: https://www.mitchbenn.com/asking-elvis We don't include Ask Elvis clips, as it's the BBC's and it's recent. But I highly recommend you hear a bit, in clips like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FF3pn3YtKc&list=PLVp7MOaNulw5ROdpiC41yN4dL3BikL8OA Here's when your host Paul was a guest on Steve Wright in the Afternoon - it's Christmassy: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06vzj2c We also mention The Archers Live at 75, on tour around the UK this year: https://www.fane.co.uk/the-archers And we mention Prof John Wyver's conference on early television, 2-3 July 2026 in central London: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/events/the-cultures-of-early-television See Paul on tour in An Evening of (Very) Old Radio (inc Westbury Festival on Thu 23 July and Blakehay Theatre, Weston-super-Mare on Wed 29 July) - or book it: paulkerensa.com/tour Our latest Substack: paulkerensa.substack.com Our Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/bbcentury Find us on BlueSky: bsky.bbcentury.social Find Paul on Instagram: instagram.com/paulkerensa Join Paul's mailing list This podcast is not made by today's BBC. It's just about the old BBC. Support the podcast by joining as a Patreon subscriber - for extra videos, writings, readings etc: patreon.com/paulkerensa - £5/month, cancel whenever. Or support this project without that regularity, with a one-off tip: ko-fi.com/paulkerensa Please share/rate/review this podcast if you have a mo - it all helps. Next time, Episode 122: We MIGHT be back in our chronological retelling in Nov 1923, launching the BBC's first relay station, Sheffield 6FL. Pending stroke recovery. Doing ok. But let's see. Or hear, next time on the podcast.   More on this broadcasting history project at paulkerensa.com/oldradio

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Send me a messageIn the classic war film "Zulu", Private Fred Hitch is called a "slovenly soldier".He nevertheless goes on to be awarded the Victoria Cross at the battle of Rorke's Drift.But the story about what happened to him afterwards, as an invalid veteran in Victorian Britain that is every bit as fascinating, working for the world's oldest security company, losing his VC, accused of theft and becoming a London cabbie.A story of what happened to Victorian soldiers when then entered civvy street.Get my Free weekly newsletterChris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.Support My Work - Make A Donation - Buy Me A CoffeeSupport the show

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In this special episode, Al takes a looks at Hitch's second appearance on the cover of TV Guide magazine. Dated November 30-December 6, 1957, it has articles on Eve Arden, Dorothy Green, Disney's Mars and Beyond, and, as the cover touts, "Results of the Pay-TV Poll!" Spoiler: people are opposed.

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Good evening. Welcome back to Dial P for Podcast, Patrick Ripoll's year-long chronological voyage through the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Every month Patrick will be watching four Hitchcock features and talking about them here, from The Pleasure Garden to Family Plot, all across the year of 2026, examining the life and work of England's most famous cinema pervert.For episode 4 we find Alfred Hitchcock a newly christened international film star, taking the magic formula he discovered in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) in four very different configurations, with four very different results, as we discuss the ground crumbling from under him at Gaumont Studios. Also: his top three favorite methods of being a hideous creep at parties!Spies and bystanders, codes and MacGuffins, the Scottish Highlands to the Swiss Alps to Picadilly Circus, this episode finds Hitch sharpening the Hitchcockian thriller to a fine point, as well as discarding some truly useless pencil shavings!0:00 - 0:35 - Intro Music0:36 - 1:35:56 - The 39 Steps (1935)1:35:57 - 2:06:51 - Secret Agent (1936)2:06:52 - 2:58:11 - Sabotage (1936)2:58:12 - 3:22:34 - Young & Innocent (1937)3:22:35 - 3:23:46 - Outro Music

Alfred Hitchcock was the so-called Master of Suspense. From the 1930s through the 1960s, he directed dozens of films – mostly in the murder-mystery, psychological horror, or spy drama genres – and worked with some of Hollywood's biggest stars to create masterpieces that continue to feel relevant more than half a century later. While his personal life and professional ethics are fraught with controversy, his creative brilliance and influential storytelling remains unimpeachable. So join the Great Pop Culture Debate as we attempt to name the Best Alfred Hitchcock Film.Movies discussed: Psycho, Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Dial M for Murder, The Birds, The 39 Steps, Strangers on a Train, Notorious, Rope, Rebecca, The Lady Vanishes, Suspicion, To Catch a Thief, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Shadow of a DoubtJoin host Eric Rezsnyak and panelists David Silbert, Jim Czadzeck, John Higgins, and Karissa Kloss as they discuss and debate 16 of Hitch's most enduring films.For the warm-up to this episode, in which we discuss additional Hitchcock projects that didn't make the bracket, become a Patreon supporter of the podcast today. Looking for more reasons to become a Patreon supporter? Check out our Top 10 Patreon Perks.EPISODE CREDITSHost: Eric RezsnyakPanelists: David Silbert, Jim Czadzeck, John Higgins, Karissa KlossProducer: Curtis CreekmoreEditor: Bob ErlenbackIntro/Outro Music: "Dance to My Tune" by March Torch#hitchcock #alfredhitchcock #hitch #horror #suspense #classicfilm #classicmovies #psycho #thebirds #vertigo #northbynorthwest #rebecca #notorious #strangersonatrain #theladyvanishes #classichollywood #horrormovies #1960sfilm #1950sfilm #1940sfilmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're headed to Abu Dhabi to talk about Furious 7, this time with Derek Lawrence: journalist and author of the upcoming book, A Quarter-Mile at a Time: The Oral History of the Fast & Furious Franchise! After learning about his new book (its format, release date, and what he learned from his interviews), we share a mutual admiration of Vin Diesel's Instagram and talk about what Fast Forever will look like (as well as what fans actually want). Derek remembers a time when his friends splintered over Tokyo Drift vs. Cars, talks about his love for Fast and Furious and Hitch, and shares his favorite Fast interviews. We talk about whether Fast Forever could mark a return to Furious 7, reexamine Kurt Russell's presence in the franchise, and wonder why we haven't seen a Shaw family movie yet. Derek talks about what he loves most about Furious 7 (and what he'd remove). We share new theories about the Vin/Rock feud and who Samantha Hobbs's mom may be. Derek names the only writers he would trust with writing Fast movies, gives Jordana Brewster credit for her emotion in this movie, and tells us a fun story about his rapport with Sung Kang. Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠family@cageclub.me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our Patreon page at patreon.com/2fast2forever⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Show your support at the 2 Fast 2 Forever shop⁠⁠⁠⁠!Extra special shout-out to Alex Elonen, Brian Rodriguez (High School Slumber Party), Lane Middleton, Jason Rainey, Wes Hampton, Josh Buckley (Whole Lotta Wolves), Michael Moser, Terra New One, Aaron Woloszyn, and Randy Carter for joining at the “Interpol's Most Wanted” level or above!Intro music by Nico Vasilo. Interlude and outro music by Wes Hampton.

We're hanging with the Master of Suspense himself as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Family Plot! Jay and Shua dive into Alfred Hitchcock's final film, packed with twists, dark humor, and classic cinematic style. From bizarre kidnappings to behind-the-scenes trivia, the guys explore Hitchcock's legendary career while sharing some retro fun and modern entertainment picks. It's a suspenseful and lighthearted look at one of film's greatest directors.   News A new Mortal Kombat movie is in development, which naturally brings renewed attention to another Street Fighter reboot.   A24 and Michaela Coel are remaking Jean-Claude Van Damme's Bloodsport   "Weird Al" Yankovic will appear alongside the Muppets in Disney World's updated Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.   Check out our TeePublic store for some enjoyable swag and all the latest fashion trends What we're Enjoying Shua has been watching the Engineezy YouTube channel, where creator Jay Vogler builds intricate and over-the-top mechanical creations. The channel combines engineering, creativity, and humor, making each project both fascinating and entertaining to follow. It's a perfect mix of invention and personality that keeps viewers engaged. Jay has been re-reading classic 1980s G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comics, revisiting the storytelling of Larry Hama. The series delivers more depth and character than expected, with action with compelling narratives. It's a nostalgic trip that still feels fresh and engaging today.     Sci-Fi Saturdays -  This week on Sci-Fi Saturdays Jay takes a look at Ad Astra (2019), a visually stunning sci-fi film centered on an astronaut searching for answers about his long-lost father. While the movie excels in atmosphere and visual storytelling, it sometimes struggles to connect emotionally. Even so, it remains a thought-provoking and immersive journey through space and isolation. Read his article on RetroZap.com. And make sure to play around with the interactive map on MCULocationScout.com. This week he's added some new locations from Daredevil: Born Again season 2. Plus, you can tune in to SHIELD: Case Files where Jay and Shua talk about great stuff in the MCU.   Enjoy Plotting!  This week, Jay and Shua take a deep dive into Alfred Hitchcock's final film, Family Plot, celebrating its 50th anniversary. They explore the movie's unique blend of suspense and dark comedy, highlighting memorable scenes, performances, and Hitchcock's signature style.   Along the way, the conversation expands to Hitchcock's incredible career, from his early silent films to his most iconic Hollywood classics. With fun trivia, personal reflections, and even a few creative "what if" ideas, the episode keeps things lively while honoring one of cinema's greatest directors.   What's your favorite Hitchcock film? What makes him a great director? Let us know! First person that emails me with the subject line, "Good evening" will get a special mention on the show.  Let us know. Come talk to us in the Discord channel or send us an email to EnjoyStuff@RetroZap.com   

We're hanging with the Master of Suspense himself as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Family Plot! Jay and Shua dive into Alfred Hitchcock's final film, packed with twists, dark humor, and classic cinematic style.

Lee and Daniel are joined this week by returning guests Wick and Robby to talk about the 1970s car chase film that defined the genre, "Vanishing Point" (1971), directed by Richard C. Sarafian. The hosts talk about its impact on chase movies, and how decidedly different it is from a lot of the ones that followed, bringing up the amazing stunt work and deeper themes it touches upon. Lee and Wick also talk about recent watches. Hitch a ride with us, we're stomping the gas pedal to the floor and heading for oblivion on our own damn terms! "Vanishing Point" IMDB  Check out Wick's excellent art work here.  Lee on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd.    Listen to Daniel punch Nazis on the I Don't Speak German podcast. Catch Daniel on Bluesky and support his Patreon.    Featured Music: "Welcome to Nevada" by Jerry Reed & "Freedom of Expression" by The J. B. Pickers.

we talk to sara levine, author of treasure island!!! and the hitch, about pets, siblings, and her favorite notebooks. after joey promises her 100 compliments, shreds tells her about the 100% hit rate on recommending her novels to friends. sara talks about haters on goodreads and “hammock reviews”, what she learned from adam levin about parrots, and subverting the expectations of chick lit. we tell her about her mythology on the podcast. we ask about the cover art of her novels, how she approaches different class situations for her protagonists (or: if she does), and whether she ever lived by the mottos “steer the boat, girlfriend” or “be the alpha.” we talk about her ability to invert expectations and play with genre a bit and then share a series of questions from meg. sara mentions another author she recommends we read, discusses the ups and downs of publishing short stories in smaller publications, and her affinity for robert louis stevenson. (here's the playlist for treasure island!!! that she created for largehearted boy.) reading list for season eighteen short dark oracles by sara levinetreasure island!!! by sara levinethe hitch by sara levine

This time, it's an extra-long triple feature. First, Robert Altman directs as Janice wants to escape her Aunt May in the worst way. Then, George buys a letter from Nigel in the "Suspicion" episode "Rainy Day" and finally, Al looks at Hitch's involvement in the various films derived from the footage shot for the "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey."

Julie Ann Emery on Solo Mio, Better Call Saul, and Her Creative Journey | The Brett Allan Show Actor Julie Ann Emery joins The Brett Allan Show for a candid, wide-ranging conversation about her career, creativity, and personal evolution as an artist. Julie Ann opens up about her acclaimed one-woman show Solo Mio, how it came to life, and why storytelling from a deeply personal place has become such an important part of her work. She also reflects on her time in television and film, including memorable roles in Better Call Saul, Five Days at Memorial, Fargo, and the hit romantic comedy Hitch. From navigating Hollywood to building your own creative lane, this episode dives into what it really means to sustain a long-term career in entertainment—on your own terms.

our final book in the sara levine module is the hitch, which is notable as it's a new release (and one of the fastest publication-to-episode timelines we've done) and, more importantly, another perfect novel. we compare it to treasure island!!! (and how this is a counter-arc to that), discuss the story of the “fun aunt” thrown into the deep end (by choice), and sara levine's ability to craft good knock knock jokes (and why almost all art about comedy is a bit rough). is the secret to happiness going to mcdonald's? shreds talks about the sitcom sensibilities in this novel that allow for levity in a really dark situation, how the novel's “small book aesthetics” leave us craving more (in a good way), and how the hitch executes on his favorite trope in storytelling. we admire the cover and praise levine for dismissing drama in favor of more interesting drama. joey pitches a new challenge/idea to shreds. reading list for season eighteen short dark oracles by sara levinetreasure island!!! by sara levinethe hitch by sara levine

This week it's all about Rock Out The Stigma with Aldous Collins, Hitch, and Lainey Dionne perform on the Tiny Stage. Rock Out The Stigma is a benefit show happening at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke for Mental Health Awareness and to raise money for The Plymouth Bay Clubhouse. Marc Roberge of O.A.R. is headlining the night along with Aldous Collins, Hitch of 3rd Left, and Lainey Dionne. Learn more at https://www.soundcheck-studios.com/shows/marc-roberge-of-o-a-r-with-aldous-collins-hitch-set-in-stone-a-fundraiser-for-plymouth-bay-house-30-apr. 

Top Chef host and Traitors star Kristen Kish joins Sarah to discuss how competitive cooking is like a sport, the drama that comes with getting a whole bunch of really good cooks in the same kitchen, and shitty dudes in Scottish castles. Plus, Big Citrus in the flesh, an introduction to frozen toilet paper and our prayer that you never need to use it. Follow Kristen Kish on Instagram here Take a look at our namesake Big Citrus here Check out the cute cats and dogs in need of a home in St. Louis here You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com Instagram: @Spain2323 Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social Instagram: @AzziArtwork Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Today's Episode: We couldn't get Pies at the footy Is your name ya job? 610 Quiz: Ummm... Sam? Meet cutes Secret stain: A guess from Liam’s Irish cousin Hitchhiking with Charlie Dixon to Gather Round What’s your craziest term one story? Giving interstate listener Vikki some SA tips Tiger Woods may be joining us next Travis Boak gives us some nutrition tips Friday meat tray: Naughty Nana Helen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What happens when you mix the open road with mythological chaos? We're about to find out.In this episode of the 4 Tales Podcast, we sit down with writer and inker Shaun Barbour, the mastermind behind the high-octane indie comic I Drive for Cerber. We dig into the origins of the series, the wild concept of delivering for a hellish open-wheel series, and how Shaun blends action, horror, and dark humor into one unforgettable ride.From world building and character creation to the grind of indie comics, Shaun gives us a behind the scenes look at what it takes to bring Cerber to life, and why readers are buckling up for the journey.If you're into indie comics, supernatural storytelling, and creators carving their own lane, this is one ride you don't want to miss.Tap in, hit play, and ride shotgun with us.Check out issue 3 at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/driveforcerber/i-drive-for-cerber-1-3

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Good evening. Welcome back to Dial P for Podcast, Patrick Ripoll's year-long chronological voyage through the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Every month Patrick will be watching four Hitchcock features and talking about them here, from The Pleasure Garden to Family Plot, all across the year of 2026, examining the life and work of England's most famous cinema pervert.For episode 3 we find Hitchcock's clout at British International Pictures crumbling, his bosses increasingly fed up with his nonsense and a new beginning that would catapult him to international success. Plus: Alfred Hitchcock does drag!From turgid stage adaptations to bizarre pseudo-screwball, from old dark house farce to basically inventing James Bond, this is one of the wildest stretches of Hitch's career! 0:00 - 0:40 - Intro Music0:41 - 20:46 - The Skin Game (1931)20:47 - 51:41 - Rich and Strange (1931)51:42 - 1:22:06 - Number Seventeen (1932)1:22:07 - 2:26:49 - The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)2:26:50 - 2:27:59 - Outro Music

Mitch and Isi give you 10 useful English contractions to help you sound like a native speaker! They also update you on a new, Asia-friendly 'Zoom' conversation call time. Interactive Transcript Support Easy English and get interactive transcripts and bonus content for all our episodes: easyenglish.fm/membership Show Notes Register your interest in our Asia-Friendly conversation call here: Click Here Transcript Intro Mitch: [0:22] Hiya, podcast peeps. Isi: [0:25] Hello. Mitch: [0:25] Welcome to another episode of the Easy English Podcast. Just in case you didn't know what you're... Isi: [0:32] What's your alarm for? Mitch: [0:34] That the laundry's done. Okay. Isi: [0:37] We're both eating sweeties. Mitch: [0:39] Mm-hmm. I'm eating a chocolate bar that is based on the stars, the Milky Way. I just said the name of the actual chocolate bar. So I'm eating a chocolate based on a space-themed chocolate. Isi: [0:55] We cannot make advertisement. There are also other really great... Mitch: [0:58] Space-themed chocolate bars. Isi: [1:00] Yeah, like Mars. They're probably all from the... Mitch: [1:02] Don't say Mars. Don't say the name. Isi: [1:04] You just said Milky Way. Mitch: [1:05] Oh yeah, sure. Yours is based on the planet. Isi: [1:07] Mars is the planet. Mitch: [1:08] Are there any other space... Isi: [1:09] We need to name them all now so that we don't do advertisement. Mitch: [1:11] Space-themed chocolate. Isi: [1:12] They're all yummy, yummy. Kinderriegel. Mitch: [1:13] Uranus. Oh God, what's going on? So in today's episode, we've got a few subjects to cover. The first thing I want to do, part of our 'Topic of the Week', is I realised, when making a lot of these street interviews, that there are a lot of informal contractions that people and myself are saying. And I sort of, thought it'd be good to sort of, do a rundown of maybe, 10 that you will commonly hear, that are very useful for you to try to pick up, try to integrate into your English vocabulary, into your English speaking. So I'm going to read them out and Isi, maybe you're going to tell me what two words are being contracted into one or what three words or... I think these are all mostly two words though. Isi: [1:55] This is always a test of my English knowledge, isn't it? Mitch: [1:57] A little bit, yeah. But you'll get them all, for sure. Topic of the Week Mitch: [2:07] Okay, the first one, and it's almost the same as this infamous 'bottle of water'. It's got the same sort of feel to it. Do you know what I mean? Isi: [2:18] Do you know what I mean? Mitch: [2:20] Exactly. Do you say, are you able to do this? Are you doing it in your everyday speaking? Isi: [2:25] Yeah, but it's even shorter. Mitch: [2:26] What? Isi: [2:27] Do you know what I mean? Mitch: [2:28] Do you know what I mean? Do you know what I mean? Do you know what I mean? And that's a very common one that people say. And it will almost be like a reflex kind of thing, you'll say when making a point. Like, maths is boring, do you know what I mean? Okay, next one. Probs. It is a contraction, but only of one word. Isi: [2:48] Probably. Mitch: [2:49] Probably. So how would we use this in a sentence? Mitch, is the laundry done? Probs. A classic one, which you like to use. You alright? Isi: [3:00] Are you alright. Mitch: [3:01] And you're not even saying the 'are' at the beginning. Isi: [3:03] No. Mitch: [3:06] Are you all right? Isi: [3:07] All right. Mitch: [3:08] Which can be used as a question or even just a sort of, a greeting. Isi: [3:12] All right, all right. Mitch: [3:13] You all right? And then the other person would respond. Isi: [3:16] Yeah, all right. Mitch: [3:17] Yeah, you all right? You all right, mate? Tomoz. Isi: [3:21] Tomorrow. Mitch: [3:22] Is shortening for tomorrow. Okay, here's ones that are very common that you should be using if you really want to sound like a native speaker, because everyone's using those. Those previous ones are kind of, quite informal. These ones are almost so commonly used, that they've almost become formal contractions. Dunno. Isi: [3:44] I don't know. Mitch: [3:45] I don't know. Dunno. I don't know. I don't know. What do you think? Isi: [3:49] What do you think? Mitch: [3:50] Dunno. What do you think? Gonna. Isi: [3:54] I'm going to. Mitch: [3:55] I'm going to. I'm going to. I'm going to go get the laundry in a bit. What are you going to do? Isi: [4:00] I'm going to go to the doctors. Mitch: [4:02] Nice. That is all very true statements we're saying. Isi: [4:05] For today. Mitch: [4:06] Wanna. Isi: [4:08] I want to. Mitch: [4:09] I don't wanna go get the laundry, how about you? Isi: [4:14] I don't wanna go to the doctors. Mitch: [4:16] Got... gotta or gotta. a lot of people say gotta. Isi: [4:20] Like, gotcha? Mitch: [4:21] g-o-t-t-a gotta. Isi: [4:25] I have to, I got to. Mitch: [4:27] Yeah, but I got to get the laundry. Isi: [4:30] But you would probably more say; I have to get the laundry than I got to get the laundry. Mitch: [4:34] I got to get, got to get. Isi: [4:35] Got to get, got to get. Mitch: [4:36] I got to get, got to get, got to get through this. I got to get through this. Lemme. Isi: [4:43] Let me. Mitch: [4:44] Yeah, like the singer from Motorhead. Let me go get the laundry, please. Or let me avoid the laundry duties for this week. Gimme. - Give me. - Gimme some peace of mind. Gimme shelter. Oh yeah is that... yeah the Rolling Stones song; 'Gimme Shelter'. - Yep. - Kinda. - Kind of. - It's kind of, yeah. Lemme, kinda, is spelt the same way as the singer from Motorhead but there's no 'I' at the end it's just l-e-m-m-e. Isi: [5:20] lemme kinda tell you how I'm gonna... - Wow! - Blah, blah, blah. Mitch: [5:24] We can make an Easy English contraction song. I don't know what I'm gonna wanna get a lemme, give me kinda. Isi: [5:32] Shoulda, shoulda, woulda. Mitch: [5:34] Yeah, shoulda, woulda, coulda. Isi: [5:36] Shoulda, woulda, coulda. Mitch: [5:37] Sounds like you're doing an Eminem really fast rap. I shoulda, woulda, coulda, coulda. And then sorta. Isi: [5:43] Sort of? Mitch: [5:44] Sort of. I sorta like doing the laundry, to be honest. Isi: [5:49] Do you? It's a lie, guys. No one likes to do the laundry. Do you like to do the laundry Mitch: [5:53] Not really uh outta. Isi: [5:56] I'm out of love set me free this is what did you. Mitch: [6:05] Misery. Easy English Updates Mitch: [6:16] As you may or may not know, every Tuesday, we are hosting an online conversation call for our Conversation Members, which are a group of people from all around the world, who are looking to improve their English conversational skills. So they're speaking and listening. I truly believe that the best way to improve your speaking and listening skills is just by doing it, and speaking and dusting off those cobwebs and overcoming those nerves to speak. because making mistakes is the best way for you to understand and to learn and to progress with your English speaking skills. This is absolutely the perfect place to come if you're feeling a bit nervous, or you just want to sort of shake off some cobwebs and dust which has settled on your English speaking level, that maybe you stopped doing when you left school or maybe you got a bit overwhelmed with your New Year's resolution and you stopped suddenly. Mitch: [7:13] We're offering one free group class as part of our seven-day free trial of the Conversation Membership and the reason why this is part of our Easy English Updates is, at the moment we have, like I said this class at 18:15 in British time but that doesn't allow for people that are living in Asia, so we would like to, in the summer, open up our first ever Easy English call which is going to be at a time which is friendly for Asia. So we're looking at doing it at 10:15am in England, which will equate to 15:45am in India, 18:15am in China, and 19:15am in Japan and Korea. And if you're interested in us starting this call, we would really appreciate it if you would click the link in the show notes of this podcast and that will also take you to a time conversion website, which will show you exactly what time the pub call will be at in your country. And by clicking this link, we'll be given a notification that you are interested in joining this call when we start it in summer. So if you are, like I said, looking to improve your English speaking skills in a nerve-free and inclusive way, where there's no pressure and we're going to learn all through making mistakes, then join our Easy English Conversation membership with a seven-day free trial by going to easyenglish.video/membership. It will be in the show notes, click the link and we're looking forward to greeting you and welcoming you into our conversation calls. Now back to the episode. Mitch's Movie Club Mitch: [9:01] As part of this topic, we'd like to speak about a movie that we both watched and give it a review and really recommend it. Because we, last week, watched a movie on 'Netflix' called 'Materialists'. Isi: [9:14] Are we now making an advertisement? Mitch: [9:17] No. Well, we're recommending a good movie, which I think would be very nice for any of you, anyone over the age of 18, I think it's for 16, to watch. Isi: [9:27] Did you think it was 16? There's some harder topics. Mitch: [9:31] There's some harsh language, some sexual references. Isi: [9:34] There's also sexual assault, so that should probably be for... Mitch: [9:38] Yeah, so we would like to recommend a movie to all you adults listening to this podcast. We watched a movie called 'Materialists' last week, didn't we? Isi: [9:48] Yep. Mitch: [9:48] What style would you say this movie is? Isi: [9:50] I'm not a movie person. I thought, I think it was advertised as a rom-com. Mitch: [9:59] Which means? It's another good contraction. Isi: [10:00] Romantic comedy but I would say it's not Mitch: [10:03] I would say it is. Isi: [10:04] I think it's a rom drama if that is a category. Mitch: [10:07] Nice. But there was comedy. It's dark comedy. Okay, let's put it that way. It's very like. Isi: [10:12] No I don't mean it's not funny, but it's like it's... I don't mean it's too dark to be funny, I mean it's too not funny to be funny. Mitch: [10:20] Right. Yeah okay. But there are funny moments but that's just it's kind of quite real I'd say, it's kind of like, quite a realistic comedy, realistic drama, realistic romance. Isi: [10:31] Yeah. I... yeah yeah, and I really like the cinematic style which you have to talk about because I have no idea how they're called. But it's like, it's very like, first of all the look is very New York, I would say, but in a realistic New York way, not like sparkly New York. - Yeah right. - But like, big city, bit greyish, normal colours in a nice way you have the feeling you watch, yeah, a realistic um scenery and the whole movie is quite slow paced, but in an interesting way. I like slow paced movies when you really get like into it and you completely are there, I think I not once got up. I really enjoyed the whole thing. It was not predictable, but not too much and I like that it was the you know, other rom-coms are; something funny happens, something bad happens, and then something really nice happens and yay. And this is like very subtle movements, some bad things happen, definitely. That's why it's probably should be 16 or 18, but there's like, it's like little waves, nice waves that you go with I would say. Mitch: [11:42] But can I say that there is something about it, because the rom-com has, people like rom-coms because they're predictable, right? You know that it's going to be like; two people meet, at some point there's going to be a twist, and they're going to fall out But you know the end there will be love at the end, that's the whole point of a rom-com right? Isi: [12:01] There's love at the end. Mitch: [12:02] And this has... is that, if you made it into a package. But there's always... there's something about this movie where you're never quite... there's parts where you're like, I don't know what's gonna happen next. You know there's gonna have to be something that happens, but in this movie, because there are two love interests for the Dakota Johnson who's the... Isi: [12:21] For the Dakota Johnson. Mitch: [12:22] For the Dakota Johnson, the protagonist of the movie. But you're never quite sure what the twist is going to be and because this movie is not so glitz and glamour and sparkly, how dark it's going to get or how big the twist is going to be. I wasn't sure if maybe one of the two love interests wouldn't make it or if she would even make it at one point. There were some really uneasy feelings with this movie. And this movie is produced by my favourite production company, A24. Because A24 is kind of known for being kind of a bit like highbrow movie-making. Isi: [12:56] You said at the beginning of the film, oh, this is an A24 film, so it might be quite dark. And I was like, no, Netflix advertises it to be like very rom-com. That's why I thought I want to watch it. And then you were like, nah, it will be a bit different. And you were right. And then actually the entering scene is very like odd, not odd. looks very like why is this the scene to start with. They're like in a cave, not they are not. Like, they're a cave a cave man and a cave woman in a cave, long long time ago, having a date. - Yeah. - Anyway, that is I was like; huh! And then you were like... Mitch: [13:33] You were like; I think this movie's not right, Netflix has put us into the wrong movie. Isi: [13:37] Yeah, and then you were like; no that's A24. Mitch: [13:42] There's a lot of mo... a lot of metaphor metaphorical kind of things going on, right? At the beginning, and sort of foreshadowing what will happen in the film a little bit. Isi: [13:51] Yeah and it's nicely written Mitch: [13:54] Would you... do you want to give a little synopsis? Can you summarise the whole movie, what it's about in like two sentences Isi: [14:00] You want to spoil that Mitch: [14:01] No, don't spoil it but like what what's the kind of overall. Isi: [14:04] Um.. - theme of the movie. - The main character she's a... - The Dakota Johnsonhe Dakota the Dakota Johnson is a how are they called? - A matchmaker. - A matchmaker. So she, well for high profile people. Mitch: [14:20] Oh yeah right, a bit like Raya, but a matchmaking version of Raya. Isi: [14:23] Rich New Yorkers and she matches... well she has clients that look for love are looking for love and she matches them and puts them on dates and kind of is a bit like a therapist as well meets with them, motivates them to go into it, because often they're like having problems to open up to other people or so. Which also goes very wrong in the movie. I wouldn't say that because I think that's like a part that you don't want to know before. Mitch: [14:52] Yeah. Isi: [14:53] In a dark way. Not in a... Oh, it goes wrong. They hate each other. Mitch: [14:57] But also like the realities of modern dating maybe. The anonymous modern dating. Isi: [15:02] Yeah. She meets... a guy. - Pedro Pascal. - At a wedding of one of her clients. - Oh yeah. - And he's very into her, they begin dating , she cannot really believe that he's into her, but she doesn't really fall in love with him, because there is her old love interest, ex-boyfriend. Mitch: [15:24] Chris Evans; Captain America. Isi: [15:26] I didn't know anybody before I mean Dakota Johnson I've heard of um who is the opposite, he's like an upcoming... not really upcoming, he's like a struggling theatre actor. - Yeah. - Trying to make it in york living in a shared flat, having like doesn't have much money. Pedro Pascal is a mega mega mega mega mega rich guy. Mitch: [15:50] He's like, a nepo-baby isn't he Isi: [15:52] Yeah I think, what was his penthouse 18 million or 20 million? Like, mega rich. Anyway, so it's also all about that she always thought she's quite superficial and she wants to go for the same that all her clients ask for; rich, tall, handsome. Mitch: [16:11] It's all about the height of men. Isi: [16:13] Yeah that's also a thing but then yeah, You will see what the end will be. Mitch: [16:18] The height of men and the age of the woman is like a horrendously honest, but true theme in this movie. The men are always like, I need under 27. She's like, okay, we have this 29-year-old woman, maybe. He's like, that's basically 30 for me. And he's like a 50-year-old guy. He's like, she needs to be, he doesn't care about, yeah, that's the theme of the title of the movie, Materialists. But it's funny but very true. Like it's a really sort of, honest, mirror image of today's world of dating, right? Isi: [16:52] Yeah. You would hope it's different already, but it's not. Mitch: [16:55] Right. Isi: [16:55] Let me tell you. Mitch: [16:56] Is that what it is? Is it a bit of a kick in the face of modern dating, this movie? Isi: [17:01] Yeah. But all how we describe it sounds very predictable and pretentious. And I think it's not. Mitch: [17:07] Yeah. It sounds like that movie 'Hitch' with Will Smith. Isi: [17:11] It's done really, really nicely. Mitch: [17:13] It is, yeah. Yeah it definitely takes... it laughs at itself this movie and that one thing that I really liked about it, is that even though it's a rom-com and you know it's probably going to happen at the end, throughout the whole movie you're there's a very uneasy feeling about everything. There's a very there's a bit of reality sort of lingering in this sort of Hollywood movie which you'd be like, oh no something's gonna happen. It's too real for there not to be something real. And yeah, it does happen right? Lots of real things happen. So there's your movie review for this week, go watch it and let us know what you think and you'll also be picking up on lots of American English while you're watching it and some very good acting. 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These sketches are bonkers innit? Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to https://rocketmoney.com/SMOSHMOUTH today. Catch HITCH: The Musical... A Parody live at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles on April 5th & 6th (https://www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squad-up) or livestreamed through Transmissions by Dynasty on April 6th at 7pm PT: https://www.dynasty.tv/products/hitch-the-musical-a-parody-4-6-26-7pm-ptPODCAST:https://bit.ly/SmoshMouthSpotifyhttps://smo.sh/SmoshMouthiHearthttps://bit.ly/SmoshMouthApple0:00 Intro9:24 Sponsor!10:34 Rejected sketches20:31 Chanse's musical based off Hitch!21:02 Quick sidebar about improv face22:09 Back to rejected sketchesSUBSCRIBE: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCastWEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEARShayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/Amanda Lehan-Canto // https://www.instagram.com/filmingamanda/Chanse McCrary // https://www.instagram.com/phatchanse/Arasha // https://www.instagram.com/arashababy/WHO YOU DON'T HEAR (usually)Director: Selina GarciaEditor: Beni KimueneProducer: Amanda Lehan-Canto, Shayne Topp, Selina GarciaProduction Designer: Cassie VanceArt Director: Erin Kuschner, Josie BellerbyAssistant Art Director: Courtney ChapmanProp Master: Abigail SchmidtStage Manager: Alex AguilarDirector of Photography: Brennan IketaniVideographer: Eric Wann, James HullPodcasts Producer: Selina GarciaAssistant Director: Jonathan HyonExecutive Vice President of Production: Amanda BarnesDirector of Production: Alexcina FigueroaProduction Manager: Jonathan Hyon, Tyler KennedyProduction Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander, Zianne HooverProduction Assistant: Caroline SmithDirector of Post Production: Luke BakerDIT/Lead AE: Matt DuranDIT/AE: Beni KimuenePost Production Coordinator: Ariana MartinezDirector of IT: Tim BakerIT & Equipment Coordinator: Lopati Ho CheeSound Editor: Gareth HirdDirector of Design: Ness CardanoSenior Motion & Branding Designer: Christie HauckSenior Graphic Designer: Jay BillsGraphic Designer: Monica RavitchDirector of Channel Operations: Lizzy JonesChannel Operations Manager: Audrey CarganillaChannel Operations Coordinator: Sabrina LiebermanDirector of Social Media: Erica NoboaSocial Media Associate Producer: Peter DitzlerSocial Media Manager: Kim WilbornSocial Media Coordinator: Margaux BernalesSocial Editor: Vida RobbinsMerchandising Manager: Mallory MyersBrand Partnership Manager: Chloe MaysBrand Partnerships Coordinating Producer: Liz KummerOperations Manager: Marshall PeaseFinancial Operations Specialist: Natalie LewisTalent Coordinator: Danielle MosesPeople & Culture Manager: Katie FinkFront Office Assistant: Sara FaltersackCEO: Alessandra CataneseExecutive Producers: Anthony Padilla, Ian HecoxEVP of Programming & Development: Kiana ParkerAssociate Producer, Special Projects: Rachel CollisExecutive Assistant: Katelyn HempsteadOTHER SMOSHES:Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshSmosh Pit: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPitSmosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGamesSmosh Alike: https://bit.ly/SubToSmoshAlikeFOLLOW US:TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTokInstagram: https://instagram.com/smoshFacebook: https://facebook.com/smosh

"Your Political Apathy Sucks" on Bonfire - ⁠⁠https://www.bonfire.com/store/your-political-apathy-sucks/⁠⁠Your two favorite 90's babies are saving the city and stopping trains with everyone's favorite soapy superhero, David Gamble Jr. with HITCH [2005]!Going forward, Blockbuster Wives will be posting episodes every Thursday to the main feed as well as the Patreon feed. After a few weeks, episodes will be archived and moved exclusively to the Patreon feed. But fear not! You can join for as little as $1/month and have unlimited access to over 100 hours of your two favorite 90's babies!Join today at ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/blockbusterwives⁠⁠Show some love for Ebert: ⁠⁠https://shorturl.at/vBFU5⁠⁠Support this podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blockbuster-wives/support⁠

https://www.sara-levine.comhttps://delusionsofgrammar.substack.comhitchfaceGet the book here: https://groveatlantic.com/book/the-hitch/Episode description :In this weeks episode Ben finally solves the mystery of who killed Princess Diana of Wales and also locates the Book of Mormon and finds out why the Corgi Anti Defamation League have taken out a Fatwa.

The North American game is dying…or is it. On the new season of Hulu's Shoresy, Shoresy and the Bulldogs fight to protect the North American game.Returning cast starring alongside Keeso is Tasya Teles (“The 100”) as Nat, Blair Lamora (“Paranormal Nightshift”) as Ziigwan and Keilani Rose (“Flimsy”) as Miigwan. From, Montréal, QC, rapper Jonathan-Ismael Diaby stars as Dolo; and former NHL player, author, and actor Terry Ryan stars as Hitch. Ryan McDonell (“The Crossing”) stars as Michaels; and former Kahnawake Condor and MMA fighter Andrew “The Canon” Antsanen returns as Goody. Legendary all-time tough guy Jon “Nasty” Mirasty, former Carolina Hurricanes centre Brandon Nolan, and three-time Stanley Cup winner Jordan Nolan star as Jim, Jim, and Jim, respectively. North Bay's Bourke Cazabon stars as Cory, Listowel's Keegan Long as Liam, Maclean Fish as Jory, and Camille Sullivan as Laura Mohr.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

On this special episode, host Troy Durrell is joined by three of the many influential women across Hamilton Sports Group as they discuss their journeys and experiences in sports for International Women's Day.  The Ticats Audio Network provides Hamilton Tiger-Cats fans with the most comprehensive, entertaining and informative news and information about their favourite football team. Featuring Steve Milton, Mike Daly, Bubba O'Neil, Courtney Stephen, Simoni Lawrence, Mike Morreale, Rob Hitchcock, Mike Daly, Louie Butko, Troy Durrell, Ticats players, coaches and front office personnel, and many more. Regular shows include Ticats Today, Ticats This Week, Tiger-Cats Game Day, Tiger-Cats Pregame, Tiger-Cats At The Half, Tiger-Cats Postgame, Speaking With The Enemy, Morreale & Hitch, The Milton Report, What Happened with Simoni Lawrence, and so much more. Ticats Audio Network content can be found on the Tiger-Cats YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, at listen.ticats.ca and anywhere else you find podcasts. Please follow, like, leave a review wherever you find our content, and follow the Hamilton Tiger-Cats social media channels to keep up to date with all Ticats Audio Network content. Twitter: @TicatsInsta: @hamiltontigercatsTikTok: @hamiltonticatsFacebook: cfltigercatsYouTube: ticatstvchannel

If you have ever spent time in campgrounds, you have probably seen them, the friendly “campground cats” who wander from site to site, charming travelers along the way.But what happens when one of those cats chooses you?In this episode of the RV Podcast Stories from the Road, we share the heartwarming true story of Hitch, an orange tabby who walked into a Kentucky campsite last fall and never really left.Janie and Jeff Green were camping with their 13 year old dog, Newman, when a friendly stray appeared, strolled right into their RV, curled up on their bed, and even snuggled beside a very surprised dog. The cat had been living at the campground for nearly two years, relying on passing RVers for food and affection.As winter approached and their departure date grew closer, the bond deepened. The campground host encouraged them to take the sweet little hitchhiker with them.And they did.This is a story about unexpected connections, second chances, and the beautiful surprises that make the RV lifestyle so special.In this episode, we also share:Our Trip of the Week, Route 66 in its Centennial YearWhy this is the perfect year to drive the Mother RoadDetails about our brand new 217 page RV Lifestyle Guide to Route 66Our RV Question of the WeekAnd how you can be part of our private RV CommunityIf you love inspiring RV stories, campground life, and the freedom of the open road, this episode is for you.Tell us in the comments:Have you ever met a campground pet that stole your heart?Learn more about our Route 66 RV Travel Guide here:https://rvlifestyle.com/route66Join our private RV Lifestyle Community:https://rvcommunity.com Visit our central hub for show notes and more:https://rvpodcast.comSubscribe for new RV stories and RV news every week.

The North American game is dying…or is it. On the new season of Hulu's Shoresy, Shoresy and the Bulldogs fight to protect the North American game.Returning cast starring alongside Keeso is Tasya Teles (“The 100”) as Nat, Blair Lamora (“Paranormal Nightshift”) as Ziigwan and Keilani Rose (“Flimsy”) as Miigwan. From, Montréal, QC, rapper Jonathan-Ismael Diaby stars as Dolo; and former NHL player, author, and actor Terry Ryan stars as Hitch. Ryan McDonell (“The Crossing”) stars as Michaels; and former Kahnawake Condor and MMA fighter Andrew “The Canon” Antsanen returns as Goody. Legendary all-time tough guy Jon “Nasty” Mirasty, former Carolina Hurricanes centre Brandon Nolan, and three-time Stanley Cup winner Jordan Nolan star as Jim, Jim, and Jim, respectively. North Bay's Bourke Cazabon stars as Cory, Listowel's Keegan Long as Liam, Maclean Fish as Jory, and Camille Sullivan as Laura Mohr.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

Will Parton shares how a major life move and starting over in a new country led him to discover the true power of the pickleball community. As a lifelong racquet sport athlete, Will found connection through pickleball and turned that experience into innovation by creating Hitch, an app designed to help players find partners, games, and meaningful community.In this episode, we talk about belonging, entrepreneurship, technology that enhances human connection, and how pickleball makes it easier to build friendships at any stage of life.If you have ever moved to a new place, walked up to open play not knowing anyone, or wished finding your pickleball people was easier, this conversation is for you.Music gifted to us by Ian Pedersen: @ianpedersen Contact us: www.lifelessonsfrompickleball@gmail.com Social Media Links:https://www.lifelessonsfrompickleballpodcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557275391316https://www.instagram.com/lifelessonsfrompickleball/https://www.youtube.com/@LifeLessonsFromPickleballPodThanks for listening and you can also watch us on Youtube.

Kevin James is an actor and comedian known for his roles in King of Queens, Grown Ups, Hitch and more. His new movie “Solo Mio” is out now.  
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On this episode: Let's talk about sex, baby! Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are joined by sex therapist and author Dr. Rebecca Howard Eudy to get tips and advice for keeping the spice alive after kids. They talk about how to find flirty moments when life is overwhelming, a little advice from the movie Hitch (remember that one with Will Smith?), and Dr. Eudy explains the power of whispering. Plus! Lucy's husband makes a surprise cameo. (It was as much a surprise to him as everyone else. But he's a champ.)Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips. Follow us on YouTube! Join us on Facebook and email us at careandfeedingpod@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you'll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode: Let's talk about sex, baby! Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are joined by sex therapist and author Dr. Rebecca Howard Eudy to get tips and advice for keeping the spice alive after kids. They talk about how to find flirty moments when life is overwhelming, a little advice from the movie Hitch (remember that one with Will Smith?), and Dr. Eudy explains the power of whispering. Plus! Lucy's husband makes a surprise cameo. (It was as much a surprise to him as everyone else. But he's a champ.)Podcast production by Cheyna Roth. Video production by Micah Phillips. Follow us on YouTube! Join us on Facebook and email us at careandfeedingpod@slate.com to ask us new questions, tell us what you thought of today's show, and give us ideas about what we should talk about in future episodes. You can also call our phone line: (646) 357-9318.If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get to hang out with us on the Plus Playground every week for a whole additional grab-bag of content — and you'll get an ad-free experience across the network. And you'll also be supporting the work we do here on Care and Feeding. Sign up now at slate.com/careplus – or try it out on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eight times longer than the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, the Mahabharata has a little of everything: philosophy, spirituality, myths, romances, geography, a heroic polycule, and one transgender warrior who knows how to follow up on a grudge. First written down around 300 BCE (but, like its brother epic, the Ramayana, much older than that), the Mahabharata is at its core a story about two sets of warring cousins. Hitch up your chariot and gallop with us through this summary of the main action.Want to read the transcript? Click here. Don't forget to share, rate, and review us! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Rose's 6-year-old nephew arrives for a week-long visit, she has a lot of expectations for how their time together will go. Instead, the boy's soul ends up possessed by … a corgi. This zany twist is the setup for Sara Levine's novel The Hitch, which she calls a blend of horror, comedy and metaphysics. In today's episode, Levine speaks with Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan about parenting, writing a shapeshifter character, and crafting a novel where divergent interpretations are possible.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

On this episode of Marginalia, Beth Golay speaks with author Belle Burden about her memoir, "Strangers," and book critic Suzanne Perez reviews the novel, "The Hitch" by Sara Levine. Plus we hear from China Reevers, general manager of Country Bookshelf in Bozeman, Montana, about some of the titles she's been recommending lately.

When I tell you this episode is filled with Doof I mean it. This week on the show Dexter Morrill and I break down episode 10 of the Legend of Zelda cartoon called Hitch in the Works. Dex and I discuss the teeth of a new character called Doof, links sudden penchant for fishing, Zelda being forced into marrying Gannon with the grim reaper officiating!? Will Dex and I plan the ultimate vow renewal for our respective marriages!? What kind of an episode is this? Follow Dexter on social media! Instagram BlueSky Shout-out Song: Temple Trance Artist: bLiNd Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00632 End Song: Time of Courage Artist: Aero Z Original Composer: Koji Kondo Album: N/A https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03793 Get Still Loading Podcast merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/still-loading-podcast Check out the Bit by Bit Foundation! https://www.bitbybitfoundation.org/ Support the Podcast! https://www.patreon.com/stillloadingpod

Come see us at Major 1 from January 29th to February 1st! TICKETS: https://OpTic.link/tickets OpTic Gaming Merch: https://shop.opticgaming.com/Check out the OpTic SCUF collection and use code “OpTic” for a discount: https://scuf.co/OpTicCheck out the OpTic Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optic-podcast/id1542810047https://open.spotify.com/show/25iPKftrl0akOZKqS0wHQG00:00 - Intro01:21 - MaNiaC is Getting Complaints11:03 - Hitch Confronts MaNiaC14:15 - The Comments Don't Understand Us16:54 - The Flycast Creative Process17:40 - 9th Anniversary of the Flycast20:36 - MaNiaC Has Trouble Reading28:35 - YouTube in 202632:26 - VLOGniaC is BACK37:40 - Have We Had the Same Convos for YEARS?!43:24 - Hitch's Vision Rewatch45:27 - FormaL Almost Played Gears47:30 - Gears of War GOAT49:09 - Calling Billy Mental51:20 - NiaC's Camera Problems53:56 - Around the Bar54:32 - Pamaj59:15 - Hitch's Next Stream (MaNiaC Steals It LiveEveryone Hates MaNiaC Now... Here's Why... | The Flycast Ep. 175

This week on episode #157, I speak with one of my favorite authors, the delightful Sara Levine, author of The Hitch, out tomorrow. I talk about some of my New Year's resolutions, the amazing new skill I taught my dog and winter break travel plans gone wrong. We also get a guest author recommendation from Mark Medley author of Live to see the Day. PODCAST NOTES:The Hitch by Sara LevineTreasure Island by Sara LevineWar with the Newts – Karel Capek Heart The Lover by Lily KingNature Poem by Tommy PicoOften I am Happy by Jens Christian GrondhalIs Mother Dead by Vigdis HjorthInstagram @hitchfaceSubstackSara Levine's websiteLive to see the Day by Mark MedleyJoyride by Susan OrleanSaturday Night by Susan Orlean Read The Empusium with me on SubstackListen to Episode #3 of Books Are My People, where my dad and I talk about Sara Levine's Treasure Island!!! (It was only my third episode, so please forgive any sound editing issues!) Support the showGet your Books Are My People merch here!I hope you all have a wonderfully bookish week!

Come see us at Major 1 from January 29th to February 1st! TICKETS: https://OpTic.link/ticketsOpTic Gaming Merch: https://shop.opticgaming.com/Check out the OpTic SCUF collection and use code “OpTic” for a discount: https://scuf.co/OpTicCheck out the OpTic Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optic-podcast/id1542810047https://open.spotify.com/show/25iPKftrl0akOZKqS0wHQG00:00 New Year Same Me02:00 YouTube & Fitness16:00 Hitch 2026 goals 21:00 HItch's first 2026 video 22:00 Marathon streams 28:00 YouTube in 202644:00 CoD current situation 50:00 Streaming plans for 2026

Come see us at Major 1 from January 29th to February 1st! TICKETS: https://OpTic.link/ticketsOpTic Gaming Merch: https://shop.opticgaming.com/Check out the OpTic SCUF collection and use code “OpTic” for a discount: https://scuf.co/OpTicCheck out the OpTic Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optic-podcast/id1542810047https://open.spotify.com/show/25iPKftrl0akOZKqS0wHQGRenegade Talks His Halo Career and Starting Over in COD | The Flycast Ep. 17300:00 - Intro02:21 - How Huntsmen Got Formed11:33 - Renegade on Halo vs. COD19:29 - Breaking News: Lqgend's New Team20:57 - Lqgend's Performance on Surge23:53 - Renegade on Why He Switched26:06 - Shotzzy x Renegade Reunion?29:31 - MaNiaC Got Costed on Every Team29:57 - Renegade's COD Stats34:35 - How MaNiaC Became a CDL Substitute37:30 - Halo Career Stats38:56 - Renegade's Time on OpTic Halo46:57 - Hitch and Renegade Squash Beef49:12 - Why the Drop Pod Ended51:14 - Halo Infinite MVP52:27 - OpTic Halo's First Events vs. Final Events54:35 - Halo All-Time List01:00:17 - The Halo Community and FormaL01:01:35 - KBM - Does it Belong in Halo?01:03:03 - Will Renegade go Back to Halo?

Get your tickets to Major I here: https://t.co/47QCyhclrqOpTic Gaming Merch: https://shop.opticgaming.com/Check out the OpTic SCUF collection and use code “OpTic” for a discount: https://scuf.co/OpTicCheck out the OpTic Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optic-podcast/id1542810047https://open.spotify.com/show/25iPKftrl0akOZKqS0wHQG00:00 - Intro01:30 - Our Last Episode Got RUINED04:51 - Where Are All the Egirls16:16 - Drawing the Line21:18 - Niac is Starting a Subscription??22:14 - Killdozer23:37 - Hitch is VLOGGing Again28:58 - 2026 is MaNiaC's Last Chance37:50 - Hitch's New YouTube Channel39:33 - The End of TST51:44 - Hitch Has Been Cooking53:59 - NiaC VLOG Coming Back?

Get your tickets to Major I here: https://t.co/47QCyhclrq This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/optic for 10% off your first month. Go to http://butcherbox.com/optic to get $20 off your first box and free steak in every box for a year. New users get $50 when they play their first $5 lineup on https://www.prizepicks.com using code: OpTic OpTic Gaming Merch: https://shop.opticgaming.com/ Check out the OpTic SCUF collection and use code “OpTic” for a discount: https://scuf.co/OpTic Check out the OpTic Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optic-podcast/id1542810047 https://open.spotify.com/show/25iPKftrl0akOZKqS0wHQG 00:00 - Intro 01:29 - OpTic x Dallas Stars 04:56 - LeBron Fights a Ref?? 07:30 - Who is the Next LeBron? 09:33 - Shohei Ohtani 12:24 - Sports Brawls 18:56 - PrizePicks 22:39 - OpTic Texas Ring Ceremony 23:43 - OpTic Tailgate?! 24:30 - Hitch's OpTic Bar Watch Party 25:16 - Paparazzi 28:22 - Taylor Swift Gives Out MASSIVE Bonuses 29:29 - If We Made A Billion 35:43 - Better Help 37:55 - Butcher Box 40:02 - Mercules Broke the CDL 43:32 - Lqgend Dropped from Surge 49:34 - Shotzzy's Rookie Year 52:14 - Alluka 55:20 - Console Kings Tournaments 57:45 - Barstool Met Mercules 01:00:10 - Black Ops 7 Already On Sale 01:03:10 - Infinity Ward Responds to Leakers 01:06:06 - The Call of Duty Master Chief Collection 01:15:53 - Phillip Rivers Returns at 44 01:17:40 - The NFL's Turf Problem

On this episode of Word Balloon, host John Siuntres continues his in-depth conversation with acclaimed artist Bryan Hitch in Part Two, focusing squarely on Superman, Lex Luthor, and the larger DC Universe. Bryan breaks down his visual approach to the Man of Steel, how he balances power with humanity, and why framing Superman correctly on the page is one of the hardest challenges in comics. The discussion also digs into Lex Luthor as a character — how Hitch visually communicates intellect, menace, and ego — and how those elements shape DC's larger narrative world. Bryan shares behind-the-scenes insights into collaboration, continuity, and the realities of working at the center of DC's flagship titles. It's a creator-level look at superheroes, villains, and the visual language that defines the DCU — thoughtful, candid, and packed with craft talk.

OpTic Gaming Merch: https://shop.opticgaming.com/Check out the OpTic SCUF collection and use code “OpTic” for a discount: https://scuf.co/OpTicCheck out the OpTic Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/optic-podcast/id1542810047https://open.spotify.com/show/25iPKftrl0akOZKqS0wHQG00:00 Maniac is Fat 08:00 Hitch's Last 6 weeks of tournaments 21:00 Huntsmen announced 25:50 Maniac competing in Halo 35:00 Hitch Vlogging / Retiring from streaming 52:00 Arc Raiders 57:45 CDL predictions 1:02:00 Diddy Documentary