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Send us a textIn this episode of the Jacqui Just Chatter podcast, host Jacqui gathers listeners for a cozy session of storytelling. This episode of the Story Share series features two remarkable short stories: 'A Romance in an Unromantic Place' by Wil Emerson and 'Interwoven' by Shirley Hay. These tales explore themes of resilience, connection, and love in the face of adversity. Their deeply human narratives invite listeners to find inspiration and warmth in each character's journey. The episode concludes with a note of gratitude to the contributing authors and a teaser for the next episode, which focuses on small wins, featuring guest Eve Simon from the Gen X Stories podcast. Info/links from guests:Wil A. Emersonwww.wilemerson.com https://www.facebook.com/wil.emerson Shirley Hayhttps://www.instagram.com/shirleyhaywrites/https://www.facebook.com/shirley.hay.1420  Do you have a story idea or thoughts about the episode? Connect with Jacqui at the following.www.JacquiLents.comFB: Jacqui Lents AuthorIG: @JacquiLentsYouTube: @JacquiLents Music used for this episode includes –Ratatouille's Kitchen - Carmen María and Edu EspinalfoundAlways – NesralityCountry adventure Dvir Silverstone Country drive alanajordanSad piano background music TunetankDedpression krym1964Instrumental Acoustic Guitar Music TunetankSad piano instrumental background music trtasfiqBittersweet - Instrumental surfohiEchos of us techbhartiFalling into place HoggyArt

Si aujourd'hui les Américains débarquent par colonies à Paris, on peut pointer du doigt les responsables : ça a commencé avec Le bossu de Notre-Dame, puis Midnight in Paris et Le Da Vinci Code, et puis ça ne s'est plus arrêté, j'en veux pour preuve Ratatouille ou la série Emily in Paris, puisque ça marche !, et c'est parti en vrille. Mais bon, les touristes américains ne datent pas des années 90. Il y a en Amérique, depuis plus d'un siècle, un véritable mythe du voyage à Paris avec tous ces couples de riches que montre si bien Woody Allen dans son film mais aussi tous ces couples aux revenus modestes qui économisent toute leur vie pour s'y rendre un jour. Voir la Tour Eiffel en vrai, et la vue depuis le troisième étage. Faire les grands magasins, les premiers de l'Histoire, avec leur architecture folle et leurs boutiques de luxe. Descendre les Champs Elysées. Ah ce n'est pas un hasard si la première chose que les Beatles vont faire en 1964, c'est de les descendre en compagnie d'une horde de photographes. On est en plein hiver, il fait glacial mais on va la prendre, cette photo, à la table d'une improbable terrasse ! Bon, il faut dire aussi qu'ils logent pas loin, à l'hôtel Georges V, sur la célèbre avenue du même nom qui converge, comme les Champs Elysées, vers l'Arc de Triomphe. Est-ce un hasard si la clientèle de cet hôtel était au départ essentiellement américaine, elle débarquait en masse des paquebots arrivant de New York. Les Beatles sont les premiers rockers à y descendre et à y loger longtemps, trois semaines, ils seront suivis par les Rolling Stones et tant d'autres comme les Doors. Et c'est ainsi que leur chanteur Jim Morrison débarque seul à Paris en 1970. Il songe en finir avec les Doors mais surtout se plonger dans cette ville qui le fascine. Et donc, ce n'est pas au George V qu'il va se retrouver en immersion : au bout d'une semaine il quitte ce qu'il appelle un bordel à tapis rouge, que je vous conseille quand même de visiter, c'est une merveille, pour un petit hôtel discret en plein quartier du Marais. C'est à la terrasse du Vin des Pyrénées, dans la rue Beautreillis, entre la Place des Vosges, la Bastille et la Seine, que Jim, un verre ou une tasse de café à la main, peut observer les gens passer, parler, vivre. Peu d'entre les passants reconnaissent sa grande carcasse avec sa barbe hirsute. Et quand il n'est pas là, il déjeune un peu plus loin dans la même rue, au Dindon en laisse. Les deux établissements existent toujours mais qui parmi ces milliers de touristes, sait la présence singulière que le lieu garde encore dans sa mémoire. On voudrait être une souris, une mouche sur le mur comme disent les anglo-saxons pour avoir pu entendre ce qui s'est dit à table, ces jours-là, entre Jim, sa petite amie, et ses potes.Car ils sont des millions d'Américains et d'Anglais à y venir encore, dans cette ville qu'ils qualifient de plus romantique au monde. Ils ne connaissent pas les chanteurs français, à part peut-être Edith Piaf, et encore, Jacques Brel, qui ne l'est même pas. Mais faut-il être Français pour être Parisien de coeur, la meilleure preuve est la chanson de Gary Moore, qui en dit tellement sur le fait que Paris est une fête, une ville où l'Amour se grave dans les pierres de ses façades et le pavé de ses ruelles.

In this very special episode, Savanna is joined by her cutest (and funniest) guest ever — her son, Cyrus. From his future doctor dreams to his favorite Disney movie (Ratatouille, obviously), Cyrus spills it all.Shop here now: https://www.savannaboda.com

La cuisine n'est pas qu'une histoire de fourneaux et de recettes… elle est aussi un personnage à part entière au cinéma. Dans ce premier épisode d'une série spéciale, je vous emmène explorer la place de la cuisine dans les films et dessins animés qui ont marqué notre enfance.De la ratatouille qui bouleverse un critique gastronomique à Alice qui grandit (et rapetisse) au fil de ses gâteaux magiques, en passant par la folie sucrée de Willy Wonka ou le légendaire cake d'amour de Peau d'Âne… la cuisine devient tour à tour art, rite initiatique, critique sociale et langage d'amour.Au menu de cet épisode :

Send us a textWARNING – SOME ADULT LANGUAGE USEDIn this lively episode of the Jacqui Just Chatter podcast, hostess Jacqui Lents dives into historical oddities and engaging conversations with guests Tiffany and Sonia. The trio engages in a spirited chat about fall book recommendations before transitioning to the intriguing story of Fern Hobbes—a pioneering woman who, in 1914, demanded law and order in a lawless Oregon town, captivating the podcast's audience with her fearless actions. This episode also explores the bizarre historical phenomenon of sending children via parcel post in the early 20th century. With humor, sass, and insightful commentary, this episode promises a mix of historical facts and fun banter that keeps listeners entertained from start to finish. Info/links from guest/topic: Soniahttps://www.instagram.com/sonia.with.an.i/https://www.youtube.com/@Soniawithani Tiffanyhttps://www.instagram.com/the_beachbum_bookworm/https://www.youtube.com/@theBeachbumbookworm Topicshttps://shannahatfield.com/women-in-history-month-with-fern-hobbs/How a young woman declared martial law in an Oregon town and struck a blow for gender equality - oregonlive.com Do you have a story idea or thoughts about the episode? Connect with Jacqui at the following.www.JacquiLents.comFB Jacqui Lents AuthorIG: @JacquiLentsYouTube: @JacquiLents Music used for this episode includes –Ratatouille's Kitchen - Carmen María and Edu EspinalfoundAlways – Nesrality 

THE VIN DIESEL, BRAD BIRD CLASSIC! The Iron Giant Full Movie Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Superman Movie Reaction:    • SUPERMAN (2025) DELIVERS ON THE HYPE!! MOV...   Get your New Customer offer + 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at https://www.mintmobile.com/REJECTS The Iron Giant Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, Breakdown & Spoiler Review! Greg Alba & Andrew Gordon (Cinepals) revisit the 1999 animated cult classic The Iron Giant, directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the same studio behind countless DC classics like Superman: The Animated Series. The film stars Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy) as the voice of the Giant, Eli Marienthal (American Pie) as young Hogarth Hughes, Jennifer Aniston (Friends, The Morning Show) as his mom Annie, Harry Connick Jr. (Hope Floats, Independence Day) as beatnik artist Dean, Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore, Requiem for a Dream) as the paranoid government agent Kent Mansley, and John Mahoney (Frasier, Say Anything) as General Rogard. We dive into iconic scenes like Hogarth teaching the Giant “You are who you choose to be,” the unforgettable “Superman” sacrifice, the deer scene that teaches the Giant about death, Kent Mansley's escalating paranoia, and the emotional Cold War-era standoff that culminates in one of the most powerful endings in animated history. Famous quotes include “I am not a gun” and the Giant's heartbreaking “Superman.” We explore why this film flopped at release yet became a beloved classic, its influence on modern superhero storytelling, and how its themes of identity, war, and compassion still resonate today. Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show: Can Jono keep up with Marathon Matty while pairing up for a les mills class? The team shares stories of accidentally triggering alarms and an 8-year-old calls in to confess he set off the school fire alarm… and got expelled! Jono and Megan bring up trialling a period tracking app with their partners Jono testes limits by changing clothes near a playground.. The team dives into the most quotable movies, with Mean Girls, Ratatouille, Fast & Furious, and Terminator all making appearances. Is answering a phone call mid-meeting rude? Listener Kelsey shares her Halloween costume fail: dressing as “She doesn’t even go here” from Mean Girls… and no one got it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a textJoin Jacqui as she kicks off season four of the 'Jacqui Just Chatters' podcast, focusing on the power of small wins. In this episode, Jacqui interviews Kara Infante, a physical therapist, world traveler, and host of the podcast 'Bookish Flights.' They discuss the importance of recognizing small victories in daily life and how hobbies can foster a sense of joy and community. They delve into the impact of stress on the body, the benefits of leisure activities, and share personal stories about finding fulfillment through hobbies. Tune in for inspiring insights and tips on carving out time for what truly makes you happy.Info/links Kara Infante:IG Kara InfanteWebsiteDo you have a story idea or thoughts about the episode? Connect with Jacqui at the following.www.JacquiLents.comFB: Jacqui Lents AuthorIG: @JacquiLentsYouTube: @JacquiLents Music used for this episode includes –Ratatouille's Kitchen - Carmen María and Edu EspinalfoundAlways – Nesrality

1999 was a great year for movies. Almost too great. It didn't help that I found myself so busy with work that my focus on film couldn't be what it used to be. So while I am a big fan of “The Iron Giant,” I was also one of those people who didn't go to see it in the theater and contributed to its “flop” status. That summer was stacked with films like “The Sixth Sense” and “The Blair Witch Project,” and it was easy for something quieter and more thoughtful to get lost. While that is bad, the good news is that I was also one of the people who took to it on home video and picked it up on DVD as soon as it was available. I can still remember watching it for the first time at home and being floored by how much heart it had. I start the episode talking about my experiences with the film before moving onto the film itself. I discuss the people who made the film, its source material, other adaptations, the people who lent their voices to the film, its reception, music, and much more. It's worth noting that the director, Brad Bird, would later go on to make “The Incredibles” and “Ratatouille,” which shows just how much talent was already on display in this debut. Unfortunately, Warner Bros. had no idea how to market the film at the time, which didn't help its chances at the box office. The Iron Giant has become a cult hit and is well loved, but it's not enough. A surprising number of people have never seen the film, and I think that's a shame. It's a thoughtful film, filled with wonder and spectacle, that will capture the imagination of kids and adults alike. Its story of fear, empathy, and the power of choice feels even more relevant today. So if you haven't seen it, prepare to fall in love with a giant robot.

I'm going to go ahead and say in the world of beloved mice…say Mickey, Ratatouille…this feels like Chuck E. would be the one this would happen to. Source: https://www.wave3.com/2025/09/02/video-shows-moment-chuck-e-cheese-mascot-gets-arrested-escorted-out-building-front-kids/

De populaire Ratatouille-ride in Parijs gaat op de schop! Wat gaat er veranderen en wanneer kun je de nieuwe versie bezoeken? Ralf, Jorn en Michiel praten je bij, ook over alle nieuwtjes uit Orlando, het succesvolle filmjaar voor Disney en het einde van Early Entry in Anaheim. De Tower of Terror in Lego Ideas: https://beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas?q=Tower%20of%20terror D-Tales steunen? Wordt Donalteur! https://petjeaf.com/d-tales 00:00 Introductie en zomerterugblik ☀️01:02 Voorpret voor aankomende theatershow

We're back baby! The weather may have cooled down but the show has not. This week Ron starts things off by getting into a heated debate about the privacy of someone's road, saves one lady from a very tacky wedding, chat's to a lovelly lady at the airport, one man is trying to actually spend his loyalty points which we no longer allow, Ron invents nano repair robots for car rentals, various people whine about their missing packages, one man has a dirty plane, one man has clearly not paid for his shoes, one man gets very angry about some engine problems and Mr. Klit wants his voice said properly. Oh and plus Ron got to talk about Oasis which was the best part of the show! Thank you to all the people that listened live on YouTube and everyone checking out our podcast. I love you very much and keep it locked to macronshow.com where Ron will be doing more supporter's shows!

New Free Feed episodes return Tuesday, September 9th! Until then, summer break continues with a look inside the Patreon Carriage House thanks to Yadvina. This week we're going back to July 2020 when we were all stuck inside during the pandemic. But we got through it with our QUIFF Film Festival Series. Here's a peek at what it was like! From 7/17/20: I mean, when you have a cliffhanger that's this dire, you have to dive right in! We waste no time dishing out our advice on what tools make masturbation a more fulfilling experience (a rechargeable wand and Toni Braxton go a long way, apparently). Then, after some reviews and a VERY interesting update from this week's Free Feed Twitter porn issue, we move on to #QUIFF! We had a fairly heavy festival a couple of weeks ago, so we're ingesting some lighter fare this week with STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN and RATATOUILLE. Montalbán's pecs! Shatner's pettiness! Garofalo's French accent! It's all here! When we say there are only a few tickets left to Ask Ronna Live in Boston, we mean it. Like, there are maybe 8 tickets left. If you want to join us on October 4th in Beantown, you better get on it NOW! askronnalive.com Sponsor: Ronna's Loro better get used to some company, because there's a new blanket in The Carriage House, and it comes from Lola Blankets. Get one of these GORGEOUS luxury blankets at lolablankets.com and use code RONNA at checkout for a massive 35% off your entire order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Louise : Mmmmh ça sent bon, qu'est-ce que tu prépares ?Julien : La recette de ratatouille que m'a apprise ma maman !Louise : Ah bah, ça va nous faire du bien de plus manger les restes de pizza.Julien : C'est vrai que ça commençait à me lasser aussi. Prépare toi à te régaler !Louise : J'ai hâte ! Je vais mettre la table ! Vivement que je puisse gouter ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

In this series four finale, Sound Heap Inc. CEO and "Fun" Captain, John-Luke Roberts presents some clips from the best shows on the Sound Heap Inc. podcast network this month, like he's done in the other episodes of this fourth series.Necromancing The Band, where guests assemble their dream boyband made up of dead peopleI Lived It: I Keep Getting Hit In The Face By People Giving DirectionsAlan Bennett Reflects On Super MarioRatathreeille, where people discuss what a sequel to Disney Pixar's 2007 animated classic Ratatouille would be likeDiary Of A Tiny CEO...and more! Sound Heap was created and hosted by John-Luke Roberts, and featured Jeremy Bent, Kate Cheka, Jonny Donahoe, Alexis Dubus, Alice Fraser, Gareth Gwynn, Kieran Hodgson, Rosie Holt, Sooz Kempner, and Alison Spittle. The original music is by Paddy Gervers and Rob Sell at Torch & Compass, and the show was mixed by Rich Evans at Syncbox Post. It was produced and edited by Ed Morrish for Lead Mojo productions. Sound Heap is a proud member of the Maximum Fun network.

Send us a textIn this episode of the Jacqui Just Chatter podcast, host Jacqui celebrates the launch of her new book, The Daphne Project. Joined by Simon, an AI-created voice, Jacqui discusses the plot of her book and offers various options for purchasing it. The episode also features a whimsical, personal story about a memorable family vacation to Yellowstone Park, where Jacqui shares the significance of a cherished photo opportunity. Info/links:Jacqui will be signing books on August 2nd from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Shelby Township Barnes & Noble.Address: Town Center, 14165 Hall Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48315In-person book options: Mockingbird Bookshop mockingbirdbookshop.com 74 Front St, Bath, ME 04530 +1 207-389-4084Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shop www.shermans.com Bar Harbor 56 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 +1 207-288-3161. Also has locations in Damariscotta, Boothbay Harbor, Freeport, Rockland, Topsham, Windham, Falmouth, and Portland. The Damariscotta store also features the  "Barn Door Baking Company Café"You can request The Daphne Project at most bookshops, and they will order a copy for you.Online book options:Bookshop.org, which supports independent bookstores and authors. Please use my affiliate link, THEDAPHNEPROJECT, when making a purchase. Please note: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org, and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.Amazon.comThe ebook currently available only on Amazon. Order now TheDaphneProject  Do you have a story idea or thoughts about the episode? Connect with Jacqui at the following.www.JacquiLents.comFB: Jacqui Lents AuthorIG: @JacquiLentsYouTube: @JacquiLents Music used for this episode includes –Ratatouille's Kitchen - Carmen María and Edu EspinalfoundAlways – Nesrality

Send us a textRyan returns from Disneyland Paris with stories of magical theming, amazing rides, and food that was not always Mickey shaped. Andrea asks all the questions and they discuss why some things would just get ruined in the US parks by Americans!Plus, the Reddit Rabbithole!Follow us @disneyinsideoutpodcast

Wash your hands and grab your rodents! The most highly anticipated food movie of the summer blockbuster series is HERE. Ratatouille is the pinnacle of food cinema, and there is no better person to unpack it than J Lee, Critic at Large @ Feed Me and Food Editor of Interview Magazine. Summer is hot, but J's takes on this cult classic film are even HOTTER! You don't want to miss this one.

Het is oorlog, maar het is ook zomervakantie. Daarom mijmeren Boekestijn en De Wijk over de grote uitdagingen voor Europa, maar dan wel met lekker eten en een goede fles wijn, op bezoek bij Rob in Frankrijk. Vandaag: de Europese defensie.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Al talks about Tamagotchi Plaza to Kevin Timings 00:00:00: Theme Tune 00:00:30: Intro 00:02:34: What Have We Been Up To 00:21:32: I Know What You Released Last Month 00:23:38: Game News 00:42:07: See How Many Of The Top 10 Steam Games Kevin Can Guess 00:52:10: Tamagotchi Plaza 01:12:25: Outro Links Gaucho and the Grassland Release Wandering Village 1.0 Release Cottonville Release Tiny Garden “Summer Breeze Content Update + Cosmetic Pack” Disney Dreamlight Valley “The Storybook Vale - Part 2: The Unwritten Realm Update” Len's Island Post 1.0 Roadmap Stardew Valley Top rated game on Steam Contact Al on Mastodon: https://mastodon.scot/@TheScotBot Email Us: https://harvestseason.club/contact/ Transcript (0:00:30) Al: Hello, farmers, and welcome to another episode of The Harvest Season. (0:00:34) Al: My name is Al. (0:00:36) Kev: My name is Kevin. Supposedly. (0:00:37) Al: And we’re here, we’re here, supposedly. (0:00:40) Al: Why? What’s what has happened? (0:00:40) Kev: I don’t know. I’ve just… I mean, I’ve never seen the documentation to back it up. (0:00:46) Kev: I’m just saying. (0:00:46) Al: You’ve never seen your birth certificate. (0:00:47) Kev: Birth certificate? No, I don’t… I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen it now. (0:00:51) Kev: If… Yeah, I mean, I probably had to dust it out for something. (0:00:52) Al: Wow, have you seen your driving license or your passport? (0:00:56) Kev: Oh, yeah, you know what? Sure. I guess driver license. Yeah, all right. (0:01:01) Al: Is this Kevin, Kevin, is this where we find out that you’re undocumented, Kevin? (0:01:06) Kev: You know, I’d be a surprise to me too. But here’s the fun part is it doesn’t matter anymore. (0:01:13) Al: Well, that’s device very true. (0:01:22) Al: All right, and we’re here today to talk about cartridge code games, because I didn’t get (0:01:23) Kev: Oh, you know, I can keep that gym in. (0:01:33) Kev: and not nothing (0:01:34) Al: through that sentence. (0:01:36) Al: Is that how this episode is going to be? (0:01:38) Kev: That’s supposedly where you’re talkin’ to me (0:01:41) Al: I need a holiday. (0:01:42) Kev: Well, well, you’re close to one, aren’t you? (0:01:44) Al: Good news! (0:01:46) Al: All right, this episode, we’re going to talk for a very short period of time, (0:01:51) Al: and you’ll understand why later. We’re going to talk about Time of Got You Plaza. (0:01:57) Al: Spoiler alert, don’t play this game. Before that, we’ve got some news. We have what we’ve been up to. (0:02:07) Al: But first of all, wait, do I normally do that in that order? I know what you released the (0:02:11) Al: the last months before what we’ve been up to. (0:02:11) Kev: Isn’t it normally what we’ve been up to first usually? Yeah (0:02:14) Al: I think it is, yeah, OK, right. (0:02:16) Al: Yeah, let’s do that. (0:02:17) Al: Ah, why, why? (0:02:18) Al: It was a section and it just it just moved the title, not the whole section. (0:02:19) Kev: I was destroying (0:02:22) Kev: He’s destroying the show live on on air (0:02:23) Al: Stupid thing. (0:02:25) Al: I’d love to destroy some show notes. (0:02:28) Al: So we’ve got before that, we’ve got some news. (0:02:30) Al: We’ve got I know what you released last month. (0:02:33) Al: But first of all, Kevin, what have you been up to? (0:02:36) Kev: Um, let me think here, um, not yeah, I (0:02:42) Kev: Okay, so a lot of the usuals. Um, a little busy this week. Um, uh (0:02:48) Al: running away from ice agents. Sorry. I really should not joke about that because the ice will (0:02:50) Kev: Yeah, oh no, yeah, yeah that is a genuine concern every day (0:02:57) Al: hear it and they’ll come for you. We can clip it for the slack. (0:02:58) Kev: Yeah, yeah, yeah (0:03:03) Kev: The joys of being (0:03:05) Kev: Yeah, the joys of… (0:03:06) Kev: being a brown skinned boy in America right now. (0:03:13) Kev: There’s an ex… (0:03:15) Kev: So… (0:03:17) Kev: It feels like a lot of these ice raids are in the workplace, right? (0:03:21) Kev: And so, mine just feels extra, like, odd because I work for a Chinese company, Technica… (0:03:28) Al: Oh no. Oh no. (0:03:28) Kev: Well… (0:03:29) Kev: I mean, they are… (0:03:31) Kev: They have a… (0:03:33) Kev: Incorporation… (0:03:34) Kev: They are incorporated here in America, right? (0:03:36) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah. (0:03:37) Kev: They are in separate American companies. (0:03:39) Kev: But, you know, the HQ is in China, so… (0:03:41) Al: And let’s not let’s not pretend like technically an American company would stop any rabid anti-Chinese (0:03:41) Kev: You know, there’s a… (0:03:48) Al: people in America doing anything, you know? (0:03:48) Kev: Oh, yeah! (0:03:49) Kev: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. (0:03:51) Kev: For sure, I’m just saying, like, there’s… (0:03:53) Kev: There’s a few layers, extra fun layers to this equation. (0:03:54) Al: Yeah. (0:03:57) Al: As always, they’re not going to come for you in that case, because they’re only coming (0:04:00) Kev: Yeah. (0:04:03) Al: for the manual laborers, right, because they’re the only ones that– (0:04:06) Al: be illegal, obviously. That’s true. That’s true. Oh, goodness. (0:04:08) Kev: They’ll run out eventually. We’re still in year one. (0:04:14) Kev: I live in Georgia. I mean, I’m in the blue area of Georgia, but it’s still Georgia. (0:04:19) Kev: Southern. (0:04:21) Kev: Oh, good. (0:04:21) Al: Oh, a happy, happy podcast. (0:04:25) Al: What have you been up to, Kevin? (0:04:28) Kev: Well, while I’m not sweating my legal status, even though I was born here, (0:04:34) Kev: Um, I’ve been, I’ve been playing. (0:04:36) Al: I mean, who knows whether that counts or not anymore? (0:04:38) Kev: Uh, according to some people in certain positions, I’ve been, uh, I’ve been playing card games, uh, a lot of card games in the past week. (0:04:50) Kev: Like, yeah, a lot of the usual stuff, but, um, Marvel snap. (0:04:54) Kev: We got the, the fantastic Ford season, um, the, the like, uh, based off the new movie, um, that’s coming up. (0:04:58) Al: Ah, yes. Is that July then? Cool. Any good cards? (0:05:02) Kev: Yeah. (0:05:03) Kev: Yeah. (0:05:03) Kev: That’s the July season. (0:05:05) Kev: And okay, there’s two (0:05:08) Kev: Okay, so (0:05:10) Kev: Yes. Okay. First of all, the season pass card is is mr. Fantastic, but the Pedro Pascal version (0:05:17) Kev: so one you get the bonus of Pedro Pascal at first I was I was (0:05:22) Kev: Hesitant about Pedro as mr. Fantastic. I don’t get me wrong. I love Pedro (0:05:26) Al: Yeah, you were being racist about him, yeah. (0:05:28) Kev: Yeah, but but just mr. Fantastic so like the whitest white boy you’ve ever seen right and now I’ve been I’ve been I’ve warmed up (0:05:36) Kev: to it. In fact, I’m down. (0:05:38) Kev: For the revision, let’s let’s just retroactively put Pedro Pascale in all the Mr. Fantastic (0:05:43) Kev: appearances. That’s what I’m down for. The cards pretty dang good. Marvel Snap is reaching (0:05:53) Kev: to play. It feels like it’s reaching to play. So there’s just it’s just going bananas, like (0:05:58) Kev: the power levels going up, which, you know, in most card games, that’s what you have to (0:06:02) Kev: do because you have to keep releasing new cards that people want to buy. But the other (0:06:08) Kev: Interesting tidbit, okay, I can’t remember when they introduced it or (0:06:12) Kev: if it’s always been there. (0:06:15) Kev: So you know that there’s a season pass in Marvel Snap, it’s the big thing. (0:06:18) Al: Yep. I am aware. (0:06:20) Kev: There’s the premium season pass, that’s where you actually pay the money and (0:06:25) Kev: you get the card, right? (0:06:26) Al: Yeah. Yeah, that just unlocks 10 extra levels, right? (0:06:26) Kev: Because the season pass, every player gets it, but (0:06:29) Kev: you don’t get half of it until you pay the $10 or whatever. (0:06:32) Kev: All right, do you remember there is a super premium? (0:06:38) Kev: That’s what it was originally. (0:06:38) Al: Yes, you’re going to tell me it’s now different. (0:06:40) Kev: So X number of months ago, they said, okay, now if you get the super premium, (0:06:46) Kev: you will get this variant, right? (0:06:49) Kev: And for people familiar in Snap, variants are a big thing because they’re your (0:06:52) Kev: flare, I guess technically it can unlock a card for you if you don’t have it. (0:06:58) Kev: But it’s nice, it’s not mandatory. (0:07:02) Kev: It’s an existing card or whatever, but it’s just a little extra icing on top, right? (0:07:08) Kev: And so I was like, okay, sure, that makes sense. (0:07:09) Kev: A nice little extra bonus if you get the super premium. (0:07:12) Kev: I never got the super premium because I didn’t want to pay $20 for that. (0:07:18) Kev: But now they have finally, they’ve pushed the button, (0:07:24) Kev: they’ve crossed the line, they broke the glass. (0:07:27) Kev: There is a brand new card in the super premium version. (0:07:30) Al: Oh no. No disaster. (0:07:32) Kev: Yep, and the optics aren’t great because I don’t. (0:07:38) Kev: No, if you remember a couple of weeks ago, I talked about there was a mode where they (0:07:41) Kev: introduced a new card, but it was basically impossible to get the card just playing for free. (0:07:46) Al: Yeah, you had to have like 500 matches or something. (0:07:49) Kev: Yeah, something like that. (0:07:51) Kev: Yeah, so people were already up in arms about that. (0:07:54) Kev: And that was about a month ago or so. (0:07:57) Kev: So now they’ve got this, so it’s just very clear that the devs or the higher ups, whoever, (0:08:04) Kev: There’s pressure being put on the game to make it (0:08:07) Al: » Yep. I don’t know any other games like that, but yep. (0:08:08) Kev: more pay to win, right? (0:08:10) Kev: I mean… (0:08:12) Kev: Yeah… (0:08:14) Kev: Yeah, I know. (0:08:16) Kev: Completely novel idea. (0:08:18) Kev: But yeah, they’ve done that finally. (0:08:22) Kev: And the worst part is it’s a pretty decent card. (0:08:24) Kev: So… (0:08:26) Kev: The Fantastic Four, all the new versions that will come out. (0:08:30) Kev: A lot of them revolve around this… (0:08:32) Kev: It’s a mechanic that’s existed since the start of the game, (0:08:36) Kev: They, they kind of labeled it. (0:08:38) Kev: End of turn. (0:08:39) Kev: Um, it’s just an ability that activates at the end of turn. (0:08:43) Kev: Um, for like, right. (0:08:44) Kev: So like Mr. (0:08:45) Kev: Fantastic, he gives like a card in your hand, like a plus one power or something. (0:08:49) Kev: End of turn. (0:08:49) Kev: Right. (0:08:50) Kev: And then some of the other fantastic four members, um, they all have. (0:08:50) Al: That’s different, because that’s not what Mr. Fantastic was before. (0:08:55) Kev: No, right. (0:08:56) Kev: He was an ongoing, he boosted other ones, but yeah, this new version (0:08:58) Al: Yeah. (0:08:59) Kev: just boost cards in your hand. (0:09:01) Kev: Um, I’m trying to remember, but there were cards that had this kind (0:09:04) Kev: of ability at the beginning. (0:09:06) Kev: Um, like sunspot, sunspot. (0:09:08) Kev: One right end of turn he would gain a power right um so (0:09:08) Al: Yes, yep. (0:09:12) Kev: So it’s basically that idea, but they just like okay. We make an official label now (0:09:17) Al: Yeah, because I think they were just like random things it was just like it would say (0:09:21) Kev: Yeah (0:09:22) Al: in the description what it happened because I think the other there was I guess you know (0:09:23) Kev: Right (0:09:26) Al: Red Hulk was another one that would do that it would it would give you it would gain power (0:09:27) Kev: Yeah exactly exactly (0:09:32) Al: based on what you didn’t use I think I can’t remember or the opponent used yeah yeah otherwise (0:09:33) Kev: Or what the opponent like if they didn’t use the other energy yeah (0:09:38) Kev: Yeah, but exactly right there were a handful of cards that did that but they they and this was I don’t know a couple months (0:09:43) Kev: ago they they codified that well this season they’re pushing that like all the think three of the four (0:09:49) Kev: Have or at least three of the four have end of turn abilities and the super premium card (0:09:57) Kev: Is the fantastic car? (0:09:59) Kev: And the fantastic car gives a boost to end of turn cards, so it works in this whole (0:10:06) Kev: Fantastic. (0:10:08) Kev: That’s a decent card and it looks fun and cool, but it’s behind this extra paywall. (0:10:16) Kev: So, that’s got people riled up, unhappy, myself included. (0:10:16) Al: Mm-hmm. Not great (0:10:22) Kev: So, and again, the worst… (0:10:24) Al: Side note… (0:10:26) Kev: I’m sorry. (0:10:27) Al: Side note, there’s… you say it’s the fantastic art. (0:10:30) Al: Have they done non-living beings before? (0:10:34) Kev: Uh, well, I mean not counting robots. Um, no, I don’t think so. Like that’s the first like vehicle sort of thing (0:10:40) Al: Yeah, because they’ve done like, obviously, like, they’ve done like ego and they’ve like, (0:10:41) Kev: No, I think yeah (0:10:45) Al: they’ve done like other celestial beings and stuff like that, but like, (0:10:47) Kev: Yeah, yeah (0:10:49) Al: yeah, and you write robots and stuff, but I don’t like, (0:10:51) Kev: Don’t sentient beings (0:10:52) Al: the fantastic car doesn’t even like, pretend to be sentient. (0:10:56) Kev: No, no, it is just a car right it’s just a vehicle (0:10:58) Al: Yeah, it’s literally a car. (0:10:59) Kev: Yeah, that one that flies but still (0:11:02) Al: They’re running out of people already, is that the problem? (0:11:03) Kev: Yeah, no (0:11:05) Kev: I (0:11:07) Kev: Don’t think they’re running out because Marvel has a lot of dumb characters, but you know the the ones people get excited about maybe they’re (0:11:17) Kev: They’ve been going a little fast (0:11:20) Kev: They did actually a while back they introduced a new card called skills (0:11:26) Kev: Which are not not characters. They’re just like so (0:11:30) Kev: The a lot of the dr. Strange spells were called (0:11:34) Kev: skills they introduce some magician type characters who generated skills in your in and (0:11:41) Kev: Skills they when you play them, they just disappear they they have a cost they they play them they have an ability and they disappear (0:11:47) Al: Yeah. (0:11:49) Kev: So they don’t stay and generate power on your board or whatever (0:11:53) Kev: And so they introduced that so that that was kind of like their first really like okay, we’re introducing some new cards that aren’t just characters (0:12:01) Kev: But yes the fantastic cars for it as I can tell (0:12:04) Kev: It’s like the first one that’s like a piece of equipment or or vehicle or whatever (0:12:05) Al: I, I just remembered, I just remembered Thanos gives you the Infinity Stones. (0:12:09) Kev: Yeah, oh (0:12:11) Kev: Yeah, there you go. Yeah, I forgot about that. Yeah, that’s just true those aren’t characters. Yeah (0:12:14) Al: It was not the first, and I don’t need people telling me, “Oh, technically the (0:12:18) Al: Infinity Stones have a consciousness.” (0:12:25) Kev: But yeah (0:12:27) Kev: So it’s it’s a wild time and the worst part is Marvel snap is still in my opinion good like the game is good though (0:12:34) Kev: Cakes are still solid (0:12:36) Kev: It’s grown so much that you can kind of play whatever you deck want you want now (0:12:42) Kev: I’ve said that a handful times and still true, right? (0:12:44) Kev: But I said that because there there were errors of snap where we’re they were dominated by certain archetype or a certain card or whatever (0:12:44) Al: Mm-hmm Oh (0:12:49) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah (0:12:52) Kev: Right, we don’t see that as much now. There are no real problem (0:12:57) Kev: children (0:12:59) Kev: But but maybe because of that I don’t know but they’re (0:13:04) Kev: They’re pushing harder for the pay to win like give us money (0:13:08) Kev: So that kind of sucks especially because again, I like the game. It’s still enjoyable in my opinion (0:13:13) Kev: The games are still six turns. They’re fast. They’re there because he can play lots of different types and and and archetypes and it’s fun (0:13:23) Kev: But so yeah, I will keep playing until like I don’t know what we’ll see i’m the frog in the boiling pot and all that (0:13:29) Kev: we’ll see (0:13:32) Kev: But other than that, the other… (0:13:34) Kev: A big card game I’ve been playing. (0:13:42) Kev: Marvel Rivals Season 3. I need to do that in grey. (0:13:45) Kev: I don’t know if you saw it, but… (0:13:47) Kev: Sorry, it’s just so I thought. (0:13:49) Kev: I’ll report on that when I do play it. (0:13:53) Kev: Magic the Gathering. (0:13:56) Kev: I’m still playing the Arena, the online version. (0:13:59) Kev: And Final Fantasy sets still going strong and all that. (0:14:02) Kev: I tried drafting for the first time. (0:14:04) Kev: Online, but it’s still drafting. (0:14:07) Al: Is that is that a built in feature of Arena? (0:14:34) Kev: If you pick a card you want out of your pack and then you pass the cards to the next person and you know (0:14:40) Kev: Everyone kind of swaps packs and everyone keeps selecting out of these different packs until you have a pile of your own cards from all (0:14:47) Kev: These different packs (0:14:49) Kev: and (0:14:50) Kev: So it was always a novel idea. I never tried it before but I know something very weird about like, okay (0:14:55) Kev: I have this pack. I don’t want to share the cards. Why am I giving you my cards, but (0:15:01) Kev: But it works out because after you know the (0:15:04) Kev: packs are going around and rotated and all that like you have a deck that you (0:15:10) Kev: know there’s X number of packs and from that you’ve actually built the deck that (0:15:14) Kev: kind of sort of works if you know what you’re doing right and everyone’s kind of (0:15:18) Kev: on the same playing field because everyone’s opening all these new packs (0:15:21) Kev: nobody has any you know bringing in any existing cards or whatever so it’s kind (0:15:27) Kev: of a levelish playing field um bit of luck in there of course depending on (0:15:31) Kev: what you open or whatnot. (0:15:34) Kev: it’s a fun novel idea. And so on Arena, the version I play, the actual drafting part (0:15:43) Kev: is done with bots. You don’t actually do it with the other players. So that’s nice because (0:15:48) Kev: you don’t have to, you know, there’s not a timer or anything, you know, you’re just like, (0:15:52) Kev: okay, here, I think about it, pick what I want. Or if you know, if you need to go step away, (0:15:57) Kev: go to the bathroom, whatever you can, right, there’s no pressure to actually finish the draft (0:16:01) Kev: in X number of minutes or whatever. (0:16:05) Kev: But then when you build your deck, then you go, uh, you play against actual other players who’ve done the similar, um, drafting process. (0:16:12) Kev: Um, so, um, it, yeah, it’s an awful experience. (0:16:16) Kev: I think it’s fun actually. (0:16:18) Kev: Like I get it now with the appeal of the drafting. (0:16:20) Kev: Um, and, uh, but yeah, it’s, it’s good. (0:16:24) Kev: Final, the Final Fantasy cards was so good. (0:16:25) Kev: I, I, I’m angry at how good they are. (0:16:29) Kev: Um, the two, um, but I, at the very least I stayed clean. (0:16:34) Kev: I haven’t any money into magic for in a hot minute. (0:16:38) Kev: Um, and at least not any for anything for Final Fantasy. (0:16:42) Kev: So I feel good pounding myself on the back for that. (0:16:44) Kev: I’ve stayed strong. (0:16:45) Kev: Um, but yeah, other than that, um, nothing, nothing else. (0:16:50) Kev: I can’t, man. (0:16:51) Kev: Oh man. (0:16:51) Kev: Have you seen the master’s costume, Pokemon masters, the costumes lately? (0:16:56) Al: I’ve seen some of it. (0:16:58) Al: I’ve not really kind of been paying too much attention. (0:16:58) Kev: Did you see the, did you see the, the Larry, the vacation layer? (0:17:04) Kev: Oh, okay. (0:17:04) Kev: Hold on. (0:17:05) Kev: All right. (0:17:05) Kev: I’m going to make the usual slack exclusive thread. (0:17:08) Kev: Um, um, but yeah, it’s a, uh, uh, they gave Larry a, a, uh, Hawaiian, like a (0:17:18) Kev: lowland themed, um, uh, vacation suit and masters. (0:17:23) Kev: It’s very funny. (0:17:24) Kev: Um, uh, they also got summer Cynthia. (0:17:28) Kev: So she’s, I believe five or six variants of Cynthia now, because guess what? (0:17:34) Kev: Popular. (0:17:34) Kev: Did you know that Al? (0:17:35) Kev: Did you know she’s popular? (0:17:36) Al: Hm hm hm, whaaat? (0:17:37) Kev: Um, um, Skyla got a fun suit with jump off. (0:17:43) Kev: Um, yeah, masters is good. (0:17:45) Kev: The big, I haven’t dropped money on it in a while, but I, I want those costumes. (0:17:51) Kev: So yeah, I can say. (0:17:52) Kev: So that’s me all gotcha, all, all gambling, all card games. (0:17:56) Kev: What about you? (0:17:56) Kev: Al, what gotcha and gambling have you been up to lately? (0:18:00) Al: Oh, just my usual Pokemon, right? (0:18:02) Al: Although I’ve not put any money in since Go Fest. (0:18:03) Kev: Yeah. (0:18:05) Kev: I heard about that, that last episode, you got your training. (0:18:06) Al: So, yeah. (0:18:08) Kev: Gimme, gimme, gimme gold in the, in the, in the Dakota, get her weren’t yet. (0:18:13) Kev: I’m, I need to know, is she free? (0:18:16) Kev: I need to know. (0:18:19) Al: think so. I don’t think so. No, what have I actually been playing? Let’s see. I’ve been (0:18:20) Kev: Yeah. (0:18:26) Al: playing Tamagotchi Plaza and when I say playing, I played about half an hour and then searched (0:18:31) Al: online to make sure I wasn’t missing anything before I sold the game. More about that later (0:18:36) Kev: Wow, that’s fast. (0:18:37) Al: on in the episode, but that’s your, yeah it is. I have never, I’ve never stopped playing a game (0:18:46) Al: that fast and not been like, “Ugh!” (0:18:49) Al: This just isn’t for me, and instead being like, “This is just a bad game.” (0:18:52) Kev: Oh I’m excited, I’m excited to hear about this later. (0:19:00) Al: And I’ve also been playing some Land’s Island, slowly, obviously, because if you’ve listened (0:19:06) Al: to the previous episode, listener, you will know that I am not playing on my Steam Deck, (0:19:11) Al: which is how I normally play games, Steam Deck or Switch 2, while watching TV with my wife. (0:19:19) Al: So I’ve got to play it at my desk, and I don’t like doing that, right? Who wants to be sitting at (0:19:24) Al: your office desk playing games? So I’ve just been doing it for a couple of hours a week, (0:19:26) Kev: Alright. I get it. It’s undecided, but maybe. But hey, I mean, good for them, right? Yeah, (0:19:31) Al: but I have been enjoying that, I think. I think I’m enjoying Land’s Island, I think it’s a fun game. (0:19:42) Al: Yeah, I mean, I’m still annoyed about the controller support, but other than that, (0:19:47) Al: I think I’m enjoying it. (0:19:48) Kev: yeah. Yeah, that, that, I mean, that’s, that’s very fair. I’m with you on that boat. I want (0:19:53) Kev: controllers for my games, by and large. (0:19:56) Kev: I did not grow up a PC gamer so, um, you know, obviously I can do, you know, point (0:20:02) Kev: and click or management type games. (0:20:04) Kev: There’s no problem on the mouse, but like the people who do shooters and stuff like (0:20:07) Kev: that on the, the, on the mouse and keyboard, I don’t get it. (0:20:11) Kev: I can’t, I can’t, it’s, it’s beyond my poor comprehension. (0:20:17) Kev: But hey, good for lens Island. (0:20:18) Kev: Like that was a journey, but they got there. (0:20:21) Kev: Um, they, they, yeah. (0:20:23) Al: something like that. They got somewhere anyway. All right, I think that’s it. I’m just kind (0:20:27) Kev: They did stuff, they improved, they improved to some measure, I’m told. (0:20:37) Al: of waiting for Donkey Kong, to be honest. (0:20:38) Kev: Yeah, yeah, I don’t blame you. It’s like that game looks very good and shocker and yeah, yeah, I (0:20:44) Al: Yeah. Soon. (0:20:48) Kev: Wish he had more transformations. That’s it’s like the big thing. We’ve only seen three. Maybe there’s more (0:20:52) Al: Well, there might be more like surely they would have shown (0:20:55) Kev: Yeah, well the question is (0:20:58) Kev: Like what’s a good number right like because you know, obviously (0:21:02) Al: Yeah, like ten would be too many probably like that feels over (0:21:06) Kev: Yeah, right (0:21:09) Kev: And there’s probably gonna be some super transformation for the final fight because that feels like a thing this they would do (0:21:13) Al: Of course, of course. (0:21:16) Kev: But like normally I’d say I know five is a good number not counting anything finale spectacle transformation (0:21:23) Al: Well, let’s see what happens, but I’d be surprised if they’ve shown us everything. (0:21:28) Al: Let’s put it that way. We’ll see, but we will see. (0:21:32) Al: All right, well, let’s get into I Know What You Released last month. (0:21:37) Al: A quiet month, apparently, June was. I don’t know how I missed this out of the episode from (0:21:42) Al: two weeks ago, which is when I was meant to do it, but apparently I did. (0:21:46) Al: Just three games released. We got Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma. (0:21:52) Al: I haven’t played that. (0:21:53) Al: We’ve got Lenz Island 1.0. (0:21:55) Al: Obviously I’ve played that. (0:21:56) Al: And we’ve got Tamagotchi Plaza. (0:21:58) Al: Please do not play that. (0:22:00) Kev: I’ve played none of these games one day. I’ll play a room factory game. I would like to I (0:22:08) Al: Yeah, I feel like I could- (0:22:08) Kev: Mean (0:22:10) Kev: Yeah, I mean it’s it’s story of seasons, but more anime juice up the anime they said (0:22:16) Al: It’s much, I would say it’s much more like, it’s a combat game that just happens to have (0:22:21) Al: farming in it, rather than, especially now, I think you could probably argue in the four (0:22:22) Kev: sure okay sure yeah yeah sure and you know what that makes sense like you’re (0:22:27) Al: and before days, that it was Harvest Moon with, with combat, but now I think it’s definitely (0:22:34) Al: focused the other way around. (0:22:39) Kev: gonna do two series differentiate sure why not long as they have the cow all as (0:22:42) Al: Yeah, yeah, different cow, but yeah, all right. (0:22:45) Kev: well (0:22:49) Kev: Wait, it’s a different they don’t use the story of Caesar’s cow (0:22:50) Al: Well, I don’t think so. (0:22:53) Kev: Oh, no, never mind. It’s all it’s almost don’t care (0:22:58) Al: Yeah, because they don’t have standard animals in Unfactory. (0:23:00) Al: They have like other animals. (0:23:01) Al: So it’s kind of like a lion cow, but you will love the name. (0:23:04) Kev: Oh, huh, I’ll check it out. Okay, I’ll see a (0:23:08) Al: It’s called a buff-a-moo. (0:23:11) Kev: buffer (0:23:13) Kev: Let’s see. So like a buffalo but a buffer. Okay. Oh (0:23:19) Kev: Okay, that’s oh wait no that is a while (0:23:23) Kev: Mmm the design is kind of cute, but it also makes me think of the the girl dog from from (0:23:30) Kev: Full metal alchemist. I don’t like that (0:23:32) Al: Well, there you go. (0:23:38) Al: All right, we’re going to get into some news and we are going to start off with Kevin’s (0:23:38) Kev: Okay, that’s that’s an interesting camera (0:23:44) Al: favorite news. (0:23:45) Al: Gaucho and the Grassland have announced that they’re releasing on the 16th of July. (0:23:51) Al: You may notice, Kevin, that is basically now. (0:23:54) Al: When this episode comes out, it will be out. (0:23:55) Kev: that is when this episode comes out I will be playing this game probably i’m assuming it has (0:23:59) Al: Yeah. (0:24:01) Kev: controller support that’s that’s the the uh kind of the line in the sand for me great well yeah (0:24:04) Al: It says it has feel controller support, but I don’t know whether I can trust that or not. (0:24:12) Kev: you know that’s a good point too but um yeah I don’t know what can I say it’s still the same like (0:24:19) Kev: every trailer just continues to deliver the same promise you are being a cowboy that’s it (0:24:25) Kev: it and I like it’s a fun yeah yeah the the the the art style is cute kind of that overcooked (0:24:26) Al: Kevin was sold the moment he saw the first thing about being a cowboy, he was like “I’m sold, (0:24:30) Al: I don’t need to know anymore!” (0:24:37) Kev: the looking art style um but yeah I get you get to yeah and I can see that you you get to lasso (0:24:40) Al: It’s doing a little bit of the Animal Crossing curved world as well. (0:24:47) Kev: cows like that you know they knew that’s the activity you want to do you throw you have your (0:24:51) Kev: Europe, you’re the last of the count, so they… (0:24:55) Kev: I’m sold. (0:24:56) Al: Yeah. I need to know how it feels. Right. Because the controls for that, it could either be interesting or just horrific and terrible to play. So it’ll be interesting to see how that goes. (0:25:08) Kev: uh you’re right and it’s gonna be a very delicate like thing to get right so we’ll we’ll see um (0:25:17) Kev: tune in because I promise you you will find out on this show thoughts on about this game (0:25:20) Al: It does have a demo. (0:25:23) Kev: one form or another it does I won’t play it i’m just going in blind i’m going all in (0:25:30) Al: Next, we have Wandering Village. They have announced that they’re exiting Early Access. (0:25:38) Al: They’re releasing their 1.0 this week on the 17th of July, one day after Gaut you on the (0:25:44) Kev: That’s right after. I only have one day if I want to play Cowboy if I want to do this. I will not do that. (0:25:45) Al: grassland. (0:25:53) Al: And that is going to Steam Switch, Xbox and PlayStation all on the same page. (0:25:57) Kev: What a wild trailer because you have your huge dinosaur with the village or whatever on top (0:26:02) Kev: in the trailer. Oh okay, I didn’t know that. The art style is interesting because it’s 3D but like (0:26:03) Al: on onboo, I believe his name is. (0:26:11) Kev: 2d characters and and like (0:26:14) Kev: It’s not octopath like (0:26:16) Kev: It’s a full like CG 3d looking world, but the characters look like flat paper. It’s it’s it’s very interesting (0:26:25) Kev: Dynamic the thing is bad. Just interesting. But yeah is you have that and then you have people with like (0:26:32) Kev: Bane masks and then people (0:26:36) Kev: Burning the whole village (0:26:38) Kev: Forest for some reason. I don’t know. There’s a lot going on here. It is fascinating (0:26:44) Kev: And coming out on all consoles and everything that’s good good for them. That’s that’s impressive (0:26:49) Al: Yep, continuing this week’s releases, (0:26:54) Al: we have Cottonville is releasing on the 17th of July. (0:26:58) Kev: They’re just making up for last month by everything out one week as they stay. (0:27:03) Al: Everything on the same day. (0:27:06) Al: This was originally a Kickstarter, but apparently the Kickstarter was banned. (0:27:12) Al: And so now it’s just, yeah, so goodness sake. (0:27:12) Kev: B-band? (0:27:16) Al: Let me let me read what it was. (0:27:19) Al: There’s a statement on it. Here we go. (0:27:21) Al: This was back in the 15th. (0:27:21) Kev: Oh goodness. (0:27:23) Al: Dear Community, it says titled Kickstarter Update. (0:27:29) Al: Dear Community, firstly, we would like to sincerely thank you for your incredible (0:27:33) Al: support and participation in our first Kickstarter campaign. (0:27:36) Al: It genuinely means the world to us. (0:27:38) Al: Unfortunately, due to an oversight on our part, our Kickstarter campaign was (0:27:43) Al: suspended for unintentionally breaching Kickstarter’s guidelines. (0:27:47) Al: As a result, all contributions have been fully remembered. (0:27:49) Al: We are very grateful for the support gathered and to out show appreciation to all our backers (0:28:14) Al: and we are working on the very best solution to how to reward your contributions. (0:28:20) Al: Thank you again for your amazing support and interest in Cottonville. It truly means so (0:28:22) Al: much to us. While this was our first experience with Kickstarter and it did not go as planned, (0:28:27) Al: we’ve learned a lot. We’re looking forward to future campaigns now armed with valuable. (0:28:34) Kev: that didn’t answer my question. Why? Were crimes committed at any point? Maybe. Unintentional (0:28:40) Al: So I wonder, so it looks like what they did was they cancelled the Kickstarter and created (0:28:43) Kev: crimes? (0:28:52) Al: a new Kickstarter, and I’m wondering whether that’s the rule they broke, like you can’t (0:28:58) Al: recreate a Kickstarter or something like that. (0:29:00) Kev: Mm-hmm. I can see that that makes sense (0:29:03) Kev: Yeah, I’m big. Why well, why would they do that in the first place? I don’t know (0:29:08) Al: Don’t know, is this game a scam? I don’t know. (0:29:10) Kev: big (0:29:14) Kev: That I mean there’s the other fact that they are making the game without Kickstarter anymore (0:29:20) Kev: That’s the I did these are very weird flags. I don’t know. They’re red flags. They’re just weird flags (0:29:29) Al: » They are definitely flags. (0:29:31) Kev: Yeah, and the wildest part is it’s for this game that (0:29:38) Kev: Like isn’t for me. It feels very Facebook (0:29:42) Al: Oh, yeah, I hate the look of the game into it. (0:29:42) Kev: like gamey (0:29:45) Al: So it’s from it’s from the publisher Red Deer Games who have done such games (0:29:51) Al: such as Sprout Valley, Garden Buddies. (0:29:54) Kev: Monocats, I don’t know any of you wait no in a Sprout Valley (0:29:56) Al: And a bunch of other things that all definitely look like scam games. (0:30:01) Kev: And is this money laundering very possibly you (0:30:05) Al: I mean, Sprout Valley was a game and it was a fine game. (0:30:10) Al: Garden Buddies, I’m pretty sure we didn’t. (0:30:12) Al: It’s a publisher, not a developer, right? (0:30:16) Kev: yeah look i’m the game dev people oh it’s a public oh the publisher sure well okay exactly (0:30:23) Kev: well exactly the more reason to believe it may be money laundering the devs are maybe legit and (0:30:28) Al: Although, well, so this is where it gets interesting, is Cottonville is developed by the publisher. (0:30:39) Al: I think it’s their first game that they’re developing, rather than publishing. (0:30:40) Kev: you’re right it is you’re right um well that’s um (0:30:49) Kev: this is very strange and again if it were like a game that you know looked better you know that (0:30:58) Kev: being that might be one thing but it looks so I don’t know it just it just feels very weird (0:31:08) Al: it does. It is very weird. It does have a demo. Will I play the demo? Who knows? We’ll see. (0:31:08) Kev: the way the characters are always looking at you. (0:31:10) Kev: Straight up the camera, I don’t like it. (0:31:22) Al: Will I buy the game? Probably not, but I guess it depends how the demo goes, I guess. It’s (0:31:24) Kev: I also probably own that. (0:31:29) Al: just, yeah, those animations are so weird. [sighs] (0:31:32) Kev: Yeah (0:31:33) Kev: it (0:31:35) Kev: Comes out same day as wandering village, which noticeably feels much less possibly a scam (0:31:42) Al: Well, that game’s already out, it’s just not out in 1.0. (0:31:46) Al: All right, rounding out this week’s releases, (0:31:52) Al: Tiny Garden have announced their Summer Breeze content update (0:31:57) Al: and cosmetic pack are releasing on the 17th of July. (0:32:02) Kev: It’s our I don’t know. I gotta think of a barbenheimer equivalent cotton (0:32:07) Kev: wandering garden, I don’t know (0:32:10) Al: Best bet is, I think it’s the same week as Barbara Naimer happened. (0:32:13) Kev: Really that’s incredible (0:32:13) Al: Yeah, because it was definitely July and I think it was this week. (0:32:18) Kev: Yeah, my favorite thing about barbenheimer like I mean both movies are fine or whatever but people kind of under their breath were like (0:32:23) Al: Two years ago. (0:32:25) Kev: But barbie was a little bit better though (0:32:27) Al: Oh, it absolutely was, yeah, I enjoyed Oppenheimer, but it was it was not as good a film. (0:32:29) Kev: Yeah (0:32:36) Al: But I look, I’m not saying it’s a bad film, but I mean, Barbara. (0:32:43) Al: It was my film of the year that year. (0:32:44) Kev: I mean, the two lead roles kind of killed it in every aspect. (0:32:52) Al: Yeah, yeah, 21st of July, it was I was right, it’s the same week. (0:33:00) Al: So this would be Gaucho Wandering Cotton Garden. (0:33:07) Kev: yep there you go glad we found our episode title (0:33:07) Al: Oh, OK, fine. (0:33:11) Al: Yeah, new content pack DLC for Tiny Garden. (0:33:18) Al: If you’re enjoying that game, it was such a cheap game. (0:33:21) Al: I suspect this will be paid. (0:33:22) Al: It’s DLC. It does look like it’s paid DLC, so I mean, go support it. It’s good. (0:33:29) Kev: - Yeah, there you go. (0:33:31) Kev: That’s a cute idea of like, it’s all cosmetics. (0:33:36) Kev: Whole game is cosmetics, right? (0:33:38) Kev: So like introducing these packs, that’s a good idea. (0:33:42) Kev: And it’s like there’s some, (0:33:44) Kev: like you can grow palm trees and wait, (0:33:47) Kev: no, there’s new mechanics. (0:33:48) Kev: Hold on, they’re saying new mechanics. (0:33:48) Al: So I think so if I if I understand it correctly, the new plants and new mechanics are a free (0:33:49) Kev: Oh, oh music. (0:33:55) Al: update and the cosmetics are the DLC. (0:33:58) Kev: Uh, okay, that makes sense as it should be good for them (0:34:02) Al: That is the correct way to do things, yes, I agree. (0:34:04) Kev: Pokemon (0:34:10) Kev: But good for them good for you tiny garden you little garden that (0:34:15) Al: We also have an update for Disney Dreamlight Valley. (0:34:19) Al: I feel like these are coming out all the time and also I care about them less and less. (0:34:22) Kev: I mean it’s yeah yeah that’s that’s good that’s called diminishing returns and (0:34:30) Kev: and that’s what happens when you have Disney with a bajillion IPs and (0:34:36) Kev: whatever and and the worst part is like I don’t know I most of these don’t feel (0:34:43) Kev: like big story expansion I mean a lot of them are but I don’t know just I look at (0:34:50) Kev: other games like look at the mojo (0:34:52) Kev: games right when the new contents there’s big story chapters and stuff to (0:34:57) Kev: do these I don’t know maybe it’s all because it’s existing IPs like I don’t (0:35:05) Kev: know it just doesn’t have the same hype around it maybe it’s because it’s too (0:35:11) Kev: saccharine they can’t they can’t go crazy they can’t have the chapter where (0:35:16) Kev: or Scar eats Remy from Ratatouille. (0:35:20) Al: I, yeah, I wonder if, because obviously they’ve done this thing where the DLCs have been split up, (0:35:25) Al: so this update is called the storybook veil part two, the unwritten realm update. (0:35:32) Kev: Okay. Okay, one name. (0:35:38) Al: And I kind of feel like maybe it would be better if they just did all the DLC (0:35:42) Al: for the storybook veil at once, right? Because we talked about this before, where I don’t think I’d be (0:35:50) Al: booting up Stardew every two months if there was a new update, but the way that he bundles it all (0:35:54) Kev: Mm-hmm (0:35:56) Al: together in an update every two years or three years or whatever, means that I’m super excited, (0:36:01) Al: because it’s like, oh, it has been years since I’ve probably played the game, let’s go in, (0:36:05) Al: we’ve got loads of new content, I’m really excited for that. Whereas this is just constant, here’s (0:36:10) Al: new update. And I suspect they’ve probably got numbers to show that this keeps people invested, (0:36:18) Al: Right. Like if we talk about. (0:36:20) Al: I wouldn’t want one big update every two years for that, but I don’t know. (0:36:25) Al: It’s a difficult one, but I don’t even play the game anymore. (0:36:25) Kev: Uh-huh, well I mean, yeah I’ve never played the game so I’m just completely talking without (0:36:30) Al: So who might it complete? (0:36:36) Kev: any frame reference. (0:36:38) Al: What that’s not what we do (0:36:44) Kev: So we say right after declaring cotton fields a scam without having touched it or planning (0:36:48) Al: No, I did not, excuse me, I did not, I would like to clarify, as per my lawyers have just (0:36:49) Kev: to. (0:36:55) Al: told me to do, I, lol, I did not claim that the game was a scam. I asked whether it was (0:37:03) Al: and felt, it said it felt a little scammy. That is all I’m saying. I, yep, that is very (0:37:08) Kev: - Feel of a scam. (0:37:12) Al: different to claiming it is a scam. It feels scammy, it’s not the same thing. (0:37:14) Kev: - True, true. (0:37:16) Kev: Yeah, true. (0:37:18) Al: This one has, so this update, what does this have? The final part of the story for (0:37:26) Al: the storybook veil, which is Maleficent and Hades doing some stuff. (0:37:32) Al: Who’s the new characters? Is that Peter Pan? (0:37:33) Kev: It’s embedded, looks like it. (0:37:37) Al: And who else is with Peter? Is that Aurora? No, not Aurora. What am I talking about? Who is that? (0:37:44) Kev: Trying to see that is (0:37:44) Al: I just saw the colour of dress. (0:37:47) Kev: Wait, who is that? Is that a player character? That might be the player character. I don’t think I recognize (0:37:49) Al: Oh, that’s the player character, that would make sense, right? And a monkey? Who’s the monkey? (0:37:53) Kev: Yeah, I know (0:37:57) Al: I can’t see, this image is so small. (0:37:59) Kev: It is I’m trying to yeah, that’s just a pet monkey (0:38:03) Al: And for some reason, the patch notes don’t mention characters other than Maleficent and Hades. (0:38:09) Al: Like normally they list, I don’t think so. (0:38:09) Kev: Wasn’t Peter Pan already added? Oh (0:38:14) Kev: Okay, I don’t know I don’t know it says yeah there become pals with Peter Pan you’re right yeah, I don’t know that’s just a pet monkey (0:38:18) Al: Oh, here we go. No, I there is Aurora, right? So venture into the pages of a storybook to uncover Aurora in an enchanting dream style, in addition to her regular (0:38:26) Kev: There’s a guy who looks evil with wings. He looks cool. I don’t know what else (0:38:34) Kev: And that dog on Peter Pan (0:38:36) Al: Anyway, whatever. There’s an update. I don’t think you need us to explain. (0:38:42) Kev: There’s Eric’s dog - what’s the best dog in Disney movies we should we should make it ranking (0:38:50) Al: That sounds like a greenhouse episode. All right. (0:38:53) Kev: Best pets for Disney (0:38:56) Al: We have two more news updates. The first is Lens Island have released their post 1.0 roadmap. (0:39:04) Kev: Mm-hmm is the bro map just say take the money and run I’d applaud somebody if they said that (0:39:05) Al: So, first of all. (0:39:06) Al: I mean, they had a Kickstarter that if they were going to take the money and run it would (0:39:15) Al: have been back then. (0:39:16) Al: So they say the rest of July will be post release bug fixing. (0:39:21) Al: In August, there will be a community feedback update. (0:39:22) Kev: Sure (0:39:25) Al: I have community feedback. (0:39:26) Al: Give us proper controller support. (0:39:29) Kev: There’s the the developer livestream you see you can yell at them in real time. Thank you (0:39:34) Al: Also, silly question, is that not the whole point of early access, (0:39:37) Al: is to get community feedback and update it based on that? (0:39:39) Al: Like, why are you waiting until after 1.0 to do that? (0:39:42) Al: Whatever. (0:39:42) Kev: It’s fine, it’s fine (0:39:44) Al: And then in December, they will be releasing a major content update. (0:39:48) Al: No information on that. (0:39:49) Al: Just there will be stuff and more coming in 2026. (0:39:51) Kev: So I was about to say, so the roadmap is we’re going to work on it, maybe. (0:39:53) Al: So it’s a pretty loose. (0:39:58) Al: You know. (0:40:01) Al: Yeah, yeah, yeah. (0:40:03) Al: the update is. (0:40:04) Al: We’re going to bug fix, and then we’re going to add some changes, and then we’re going to (0:40:08) Al: have a new new content. And it says December. I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t this year. (0:40:10) Kev: listen to people yeah yep we’ll see I mean but they’re gonna continue to (0:40:23) Kev: support it which I mean every game does now because games or service did you (0:40:28) Kev: know that out (0:40:29) Al: Yes. And let me double check. (0:40:32) Al: But I think this is, let me double check something. (0:40:38) Al: And they do just seem to have. (0:40:40) Al: So I am not aware of another game that they’re working on just now or anything else. (0:40:46) Al: I thought I was aware of one, but no, I think that’s a different company. (0:40:50) Al: So maybe they are just planning on continuing work on Lenz Island. (0:40:55) Al: I I doubt that that is going to be continue to be. (0:40:59) Al: And final piece of news, Kevin Stardew Valley is now the this Stardew Valley is now the (0:41:05) Kev: » Yeah, that’s correct. (0:41:18) Kev: Hmm, yeah, yeah this this one scares me (0:41:27) Al: top-rated game on Steam. (0:41:29) Al: Iso. (0:41:29) Kev: That scares me (0:41:35) Kev: Steam has a lot of games on it. I’ll I (0:41:39) Kev: Know there has to be I know there has to be a number one (0:41:44) Kev: Like but it just feels so surreal that the game that (0:41:49) Kev: Not that we care about per se but that is so close to us because of this podcast like (0:41:55) Kev: That’s the number one. That’s wild to me (0:41:58) Al: So have you don’t click on the don’t click on the link to the top 250. (0:42:03) Al: Have you looked at it at all? (0:42:04) Al: I want to check. (0:42:04) Kev: No, I’m not. (0:42:05) Al: OK, so let’s do a little let’s do a little game. (0:42:08) Al: See how many of the top 10 Kevin can guess. (0:42:11) Kev: Oh, there’s a bajillion games on Steam. (0:42:15) Kev: I don’t know. (0:42:17) Al: Think of games that people like. (0:42:17) Kev: All right. (0:42:18) Kev: OK, OK, Portal 2 is number two because that’s the one that (0:42:21) Al: So, yeah, so we know that we’ve got two already. (0:42:21) Kev: got me dethroned. (0:42:23) Al: We’ve got Stardium and got Portal 2, number one and number two. (0:42:25) Kev: Oh, well, let’s see. (0:42:28) Kev: And here’s part of the question, right? (0:42:30) Kev: How is this calculated, right? (0:42:32) Kev: Because if a game has 5.0 review (0:42:34) Al: Yeah, so I suspect you have to get above a certain amount of, let’s put it this way, (0:42:35) Kev: But only has 100 reviews (0:42:37) Kev: It’s probably not hitting the top (0:42:39) Kev: Even though if it is really good you know (0:42:45) Al: I will give you a clue, every single one of the top 10 has over 100,000 volts. So it’s (0:42:51) Kev: Okay. Sure. (0:42:52) Al: at least some kind of popular game. Nope, that is number 14. (0:42:56) Kev: Sure. Okay. Like, uh, I know Baldur’s gate three is up there. (0:43:01) Kev: No, it’s Baldur’s gate three is really wow. (0:43:04) Al: Yep, number 14 with 8.73. I will say it’s very crowded at the top, right? So 8.73, (0:43:08) Kev: Wow. I, wow. I’m, I’m. (0:43:14) Al: compare that to Stardew at 1, 8.87, right? Like there’s not a lot in it, they’re all very close. (0:43:21) Kev: I’m not gonna get a single guess here (0:43:23) Al: I think you will keep going. I think you will get some wrong, but I think you’ll get some right. (0:43:27) Kev: Okay, see yeah cuz I mean like okay, I’m trying to think oh, this is hard right because a lot of games (0:43:35) Kev: Are really good, but they’re ports right like (0:43:38) Kev: Spider-man is now on Steam if I recall right the spider-man 1/2 are they (0:43:42) Al: Definitely not up there. It was not it was not a very well-received port because it was very bad. (0:43:48) Kev: Yeah, that’s true I forgot about that right (0:43:48) Al: I don’t I can’t even see them in the list. Let’s see where we’ve got Spider-Man. (0:43:51) Kev: Like uh see this is the thing (0:43:53) Al: The first Spider-Man is 140 and Spider-Man 2 is not. (0:43:58) Kev: Great that’s fantastic see this is the thing like I have to think about I don’t think about steam as much as (0:44:07) Al: Would you like some clues? (0:44:09) Al: I can give you some. (0:44:10) Kev: Is one of them Stanley parable (0:44:10) Al: They all. (0:44:12) Al: It is not there. (0:44:14) Kev: God yeah, okay. Yeah, I don’t know this is oh (0:44:17) Al: Let me let me give you a clue. (0:44:19) Al: Let me give you a clue by giving you genres. (0:44:19) Kev: Okay, okay. (0:44:22) Al: So we have what number three, the genre is open world survival craft. (0:44:28) Kev: Oh my goodness. Oh god. Is it power? No! (0:44:32) Al: No, it is not power world. (0:44:33) Kev: I’m kidding. I know it’s not power. (0:44:35) Kev: What is it? (0:44:38) Kev: Did, oh, what is the name? (0:44:40) Al: Our world is 241. (0:44:41) Kev: Is Umamusume pretty derby? Did it skyrocket to the top? (0:44:47) Kev: Do you know what I’m talking about, Al? (0:44:48) Al: I have no idea what you’re talking about. (0:44:52) Kev: Okay, oh man, I’m happy. (0:44:54) Kev: Dale is going to be thrilled. I brought it up on the podcast. Okay. (0:44:57) Al: Right, let’s stick to this. Open world survival craft, think of a game, a very popular game, (0:44:58) Kev: I’m okay. I’ll bring it up. Fine. Fine. That is no, cause that’s not on steam. Um, hug. (0:45:05) Al: that people like. What was that? Just say it. It was not Minecraft, no. I was tempted (0:45:11) Kev: See, no, cause Minecraft’s not on steam. Yeah. Yeah. No. Cause Minecraft’s not on steam. (0:45:18) Al: to say it’s open world survival craft, but not that one, thinking you were going to think (0:45:22) Kev: Yeah. Yeah. No. (0:45:23) Al: Minecraft initially. It is not correct, but it’s not Minecraft, but it is. (0:45:26) Kev: Is it? (0:45:28) Kev: AHHH! Is it um, oh gosh, I just I’m not a steam person. I don’t know these as well. Um, I what is? Oh my gosh. What is? (0:45:37) Kev: What is this? (0:45:38) Kev: What is that one horror-y game? (0:45:42) Kev: The four or something like that? I don’t remember. Just tell me. I don’t know. You’re gonna fail all these out. (0:45:44) Al: No, no, what? I don’t understand. It’s not Minecraft. It is 2D. (0:45:50) Kev: Oh wait. Oh (0:45:52) Al: Come on! Terraria number three! There we go! (0:45:52) Kev: Terraria! Oh my gosh. Terraria. Oh duh. Wow, I’m stupid. Yeah. (0:45:58) Kev: Terraria, duh. How did I not think that? Yeah. Wow. (0:45:59) Al: You will not get number four. I have never heard of this game. People Playground? (0:46:04) Kev: Well, I don’t know what that is. Um, okay, okay. (0:46:07) Al: Neither do I. It’s a sandbox game, apparently. Number five. Zombies. (0:46:13) Kev: It’s not it’s not art. It’s not gonna be an RE game. It’s (0:46:15) Al: No, but not far off. You’re kind of in the right game’s circle. (0:46:18) Kev: No, it’s I mean (0:46:26) Kev: I mean is it dead by I mean I don&am

Join Sis and Big Pops for a fun, fun talk about one of the things we love most—Nerd Stuff. We discuss our fav bits of nerd news: Regal had a five-pack of cards with gum for FF, JLO was cast in The Last Mrs. Parish, Amazon has released a romantic thriller featuring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, Pacific Rim prequel series at Amazon, Joker 2 lost 144 million dollars.  Paul Rudd was in the Switch 2 commercial, Murderbot on AppleTV, the truth about Hawkeye 2, Free comic book day(!!), Night Court sitcom and cameos, and Welcome to Rexham. For bingeing, Big Pops has been watching Lucy, The Electric State, Andor and Suicide Squad. He also has loved listening to 70s music and reading “I was a Fashion School Suicide Killer” by Image. Sis has read 138 books so far this year. She watched more Ted Lasso, Clarkson's Farm, and Ratatouille.Then, Pops shared his pull list! This week he introduces us to Superman Issue 25 by DC; Ultimate Spider-Man Issue 16 by Marvel; and Red Coat Issue 11 by Image. His new number 1 is Amazing Spiderman issues 1+2 by Marvel. His Book of the Week is Arcana Royale Issue 1 of 4 by Dark Horse. And last but not least, we review the Disney Movie “The Goofy Movie.”

What can Toy Story teach us about senior living? Find out on this episode of Bridge the Gap with Matthew Luhn, a former Pixar and Simpsons Story Artist who helped create the stories of classics like Monsters Inc., Finding Nemo, Ratatouille, and more. Learn everything from structuring stories to how to build trust, plus a few exciting details about future projects. This episode was recorded at the NHI Symposium. Produced by Solinity Marketing.Sponsored by Aline, NIC MAP, Procare HR, Sage, Hamilton CapTel, Service Master, The Bridge Group Construction and Solinity. Become a sponsor of Bridge the Gap.Connect with BTG on social media:YouTubeInstagramFacebookTwitterLinkedInTikTokMeet the Hosts:Lucas McCurdy, @SeniorLivingFan Owner, The Bridge Group Construction; Senior Living Construction Renovation, CapEx, and Reposition. Joshua Crisp, Founder and CEO, Solinity; Senior Living Development, Management, Marketing and Consulting.

Send us a textBeneath the magical veneer of Disney Parks lies a fascinating subculture most visitors never notice: Disney Social Clubs. Like secret societies with mouse ears instead of secret handshakes, these unofficial groups of passionate fans create their own traditions, patches, and in-park rituals centered around specific Disney intellectual properties or attractions.We dive deep into this underground Disney phenomenon, exploring how these fan-created communities form around everything from beloved classics to obscure films. You'll discover clubs like "The Rescuers Underground" with their scavenger hunts and merit badge ceremonies, or "RATS" (Ratatouille's Artisan Tasting Society), whose members conduct elaborate food reviews in exaggerated French accents while strolling through Epcot.The creativity of these clubs is astounding – from "Haunt Couture" members who walk through parks in ghostly silence while playing organ music, to "Thunder Colt" enthusiasts who engage in competitive "yeehaw-offs" and salute Big Thunder Mountain before every ride. We explore how club members identify each other through elaborate patches worn on vests or jackets, featuring designs that cleverly incorporate their chosen Disney theme.What makes these social clubs truly special is how they transform ordinary park visits into extraordinary adventures. A club focused on "Atlantis: The Lost Empire" might create compass-guided expeditions through Adventureland, while the horror-inspired "Clock Strikes Never" reimagines It's a Small World as a creepy experience, with members leaving behind tiny dolls throughout the park and whispering "They are watching you. Smile." to random guests.Whether you're intrigued by the community these clubs foster, amused by their elaborate rituals, or inspired to start your own, this episode celebrates the incredible creativity of Disney's most dedicated fans. These social clubs show how Disney's magic extends far beyond what Imagineers create – it lives in the imaginations and connections of the fans themselves.Have you encountered any of these Disney Social Clubs during your park visits? Or better yet, would you consider joining one? Share your thoughts and let us know which club concept from our episode you'd most like to join!Here's who we are and what is in store for you

Who's the real chef in Ratatouille: Remy or Luigi?! Plus, we rate hot anime Colonel Sanders, Spongebob Squarepants, and more!Please support us at maximumfun.org/join, follow us on Instagram @tvcheffantasyleague, and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts!

Howdy, you dirty rats. This week on Toonhounds we're cooking up something real good in the kitchen of your ears, and talking about two diametrically opposed films about our favourite rodents.We watched Ratatoing, a movie about food being disgusting and that theft is okay, and Ratatouille, a movie that's actually good.

Weekly Comic Reviews: DC New History of the DC Universe 1 by Mark Waid, Todd Nauck, Jerry Ordway, Matt Herms, John Kalisz Marvel Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse 1 by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, C.F. Villa, Rafael Loureiro, Edgar Delgado; Jeph Loeb, Simone Di Meo X-Men: From the Ashes: Demons and Death 1 by Alex Paknadel, Phillip Sevy, Arthus Hesli Marvel Unlimited HERBIE 4 by Nathan Stockman Boom VR Troopers 1 by Mairghread Scott, Sebastian Piriz, JP Jordan Dark Horse From the World of Minor Threats: Welcome To Twilight 4 by Gerry Duggan, Mark Torres, Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum Stranger Things: Tales From Hawkins II 1 by Derek Fridolfs, Sunando C, Dan Jackson Tramps of the Apocalypse 1 by Alice Darrow, Hugo Blanc Image Bloodletter 1 by Tim Seeley, Joseph Illidge, Christian Rosado, DC Alonso Lazarus: Fallen 1 by Greg Rucka, Michael Lark, Santiago Arcas News From the Fallout 1 by Chris Condon, Jeffrey Alan Love Mad Cave Don't Forget Your Briefcase 1 by Eliot Rahal, Phillip Sevy, Nia Sahadewa Oni Biker Mice From Mars 1 by Melissa Flores, Daniel Gete, Alessandro Santoro OGN Countdown: Jackson's Wilder Adventures Vol 2 by Sarah Davidson Wildcats by Crystal Velasquez, Eva Cabrera Sarah and Darah by David Pinckney, Pia Prado Arcana: The Lost Heirs by Sam Prentice-Jones Three Thieves Vol 2: The Sign of the Black Rock Superman: The World by Dan Jurgens, Lee Weeks, John Kalisz; Jorge Jimenez, Alejandro Sanchez; Marco Nucci, Fabio Celoni; Stevan Subic; Ejob Gaius, E.N. Ejob; Rana Daggubati, Sid Kotian; Mauro Mantella, German Novile, Agustin Alessio; Ethem Onur Bilgic; Sylvain Runberg, Marcial Toledano Vargas, Jose Manuel Robledo; Jefferson Costa; Bartosz Sztybor, Marek Oleksicki; Bernardo Fernandez; Flix; Stepan Kopriva, Michael Suchanek; Satoshi Miyagawa, Kai Kitago Clementine Vol 3 by Tillie Walden Additional Reviews: 28 Trilogy Justice League Dark omnibus Shrinking s1 Ironheart premiere F1 Am it Glenn Jim Shooter News: Titan and Fantagraphics and Diamond, Ratatouille 2 in development, Denis Villeneuve directing Bond, Kirkman and Mora taking over Transformers, Stand remake, Legend of Korra coming to Webtoons, Tom King Batman special w/ Steve McNiven, Stitch variants, Omniupdate, Omninews, behind-the-scenes Elio controversy Trailers: Project Hail Mary, Running Man, Cat in the Hat, Eyes of Wakanda teaser Comics Countdown (25 Jun 2025): Assorted Crisis Events 4 by Deniz Camp, Eric Zawadzki, Jordie Bellaire Absolute Wonder Woman 9 by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Jordie Bellaire Absolute Martian Manhunter 4 by Deniz Camp, Javier Rodriguez Ultimate Spider-Man 18 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Erick Arciniega Hyde Street 7 by Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson Department of Truth 31 by James Tynion IV, Letizia Cadonici, Jordie Bellaire Superman 27 by Joshua Williamson, Sean Izaakse, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Alejandro Sanchez Fantastic Four 33 by Ryan North, Cory Smith, Wayne Faucher, Jesus Aburtov Universal Monsters: The Mummy 4 by Faith Erin Hicks, Lee Loughridge Seasons 5 by Rick Remender, Paul Azaceta, Mat Lopes  

In this episode the FilmBros discuss Disney failures, Michael Bay returning to transformers, Marvel struggling with Blade, Superman news and moreLeave a message on our socials! Twitter, TIktok, IG @FIlmBrosPodcastSupport the show

This Week for your Daily Ratings Movie News: Denis Villeneuve has been chosen to helm Amazon's first Bond film. Michael Bay is taking another crack at Transformers. Aaron Sorkin penns a script for The Social Network 2. Ratatouille 2 gets announced, along with an F1 sequel already announced. And oh yes... Indiana Jones will be getting a full blown relaunch.   Want to check out all our Movie Scores and so much more? Check out our Website!  - The Daily Ratings! Would you'd like to support The Daily Ratings and become a Producer? Check out our Donation Page!  - Support Us Here! Want to see the ratings on all the latest movies? Check out all the movies playing in theaters!  - Now Playing Here! Don't forget to stop by our store for all the t-shirts, hoodies, and Daily Ratings gear!  - Shop the Store!    

Today, we talk about multiple ways to prepare squash — beyond just sautéing it — and cover all of our usual Monday segments. Featured Event: Strong Roots Resources: Foraging on the Farm – July 12 Details: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com/event/foraging-on-the-farm-5/ Sponsor 1: DiscountMylarBags.com – Long-term food storage supplies that won't break the bank. Sponsor 2: AgoristTaxAdvice.com – Solid tax strategies for those of us living outside the system. Tales from the Prepper Pantry The prepper pantry is in full disaster mode after hosting last weekend's Rabbit Meatup. Whirling dervish level. Trippy Acres Farm dropped a mountain of summer abundance — squash everywhere. Hence, this week's topic. Green bean canning season has officially started. Quick late-night taco bowl using leftovers was a winner — beans, meat, rice, and pantry odds-and-ends. Question from Brent How to get started with my freeze dryer Operation Independence The Rabbit Processing Class was a huge success. Students built their own gambrels, processed their rabbits, and got a crash course in rabbit as food. We even sold coffee — win-win. Also, the new HVAC is in at Holler Roast. A friend did the install as a trade, and I'll be returning the favor next year with something from my skillset. Main Topic of the Day: Multiple Ways to Prepare Squash Why This Matters Squash piles up fast — and it's easy to get sick of it. Most people fry it or make bread. There's a lot more you can do. Fresh & Fast (Use It Now) Sautéed with onions — our daily go-to. Grilled slices — pairs great with eggs. Grated raw on salad. Scrambled into omelets. Zoodles — spiralized and tossed with sauce or oil. Main Dishes Squash lasagna — layers of meat, sauce, cheese, and squash slices. Ratatouille — classic, often forgotten, but easy to batch. Stuffed squash boats — ground beef, bell pepper, topped with cheese. Preserved & Long-Term Flour-dusted slices (chicken flour) — freeze for winter sauté. Pickled squash relish — excellent with charcuterie, recipe from Dawn Gorham. Ratatouille — freezes well in portions. Squash lasagna — prep now, freeze, and bake later. Stuffed squash boats — freeze unbaked or parbaked for easy winter meals. Zucchini/squash bread — not our thing anymore, but worth mentioning. Experimental / Less Common Planning to try freeze-dried squash chips with garlic and salt. Squash tossed into soups (though it can fall apart) Make it a great week. Community Links: Website: https://www.livingfreeintennessee.com Holler Roast Coffee: https://hollerroast.com SRF Tickets: https://selfreliancefestival.com Telegram Group: https://t.me/lftnchat Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/259439594823655

In the final week of “No, no, no for the last f*cking time we can't sing Prince on the show!”: A Horror Musical Revue, we take it all the way back to the beginning of the careers of some film and TV titans – only problem is… is it a horror movie? Who's to say… but along the way we discuss all the films we've watched during a recording hiatus (don't worry, Curtis didn't spite watch 70 films) and get a little bit into Bring Her Back, Final Destination, Mission Impossible, and 28 Years Later.   Go to patreon.com/SHUDcast where you can sign up for all kinds of extra goodies!   00:00-7:30ish - Intros - We took a small break – what we've been doing in the meantime.   7:30ish - 59:00ish - The other stuff we watched this time!   Austin - Under Paris, Orphan: First Kill, Interstellar, Heart Eyes, Bring Her Back, Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Titan: The Oceangate Disaster, Predator: Killer of Killers,    Curtis - Bring Her Back, Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning, Mission: Impossible 1-6, Predator: Killer of Killers, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, The Loveless, Grave Torture, Final Destination: Bloodlines, The Last Breath, Anaconda, No Way Up, Pride & Prejudice, Fear Street: Prom Queen, Dangerous Animals, Josie and the Pussycats, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Sinners (again), Drop Dead Gorgeous, 28 Weeks Later, 28 Years Later, MacGruber, The Wedding Banquet (2025), How to Train Your Dragon (2025), The Life of Chuck, Jaws   Lucas - Bring Her Back, The Hobbit 1-3, Justice League, American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, Ballerina, The Accountant, Nacho Libre   Cody - Bring Her Back, Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning, 28 Years Later, Ballerina, The Mummy (1999), Mission: Impossible 5-8, Novocaine, Ratatouille (twice), Kingdom of Heaven Director's Cut, Jurassic Park, Wreck-It Ralph, Hell of a Summer, Clown in a Cornfield, Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Buffy the Vampire Slayer   59:00ish - 1:27:00ish - CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL - SHUDdown and discussion!   1:27:00ish - 1:32:00ish - “No, no, no for the last f*cking time we can't sing Prince on the show!” awards!   1:32:00ish - End - The reveal of our next theme and movie!

Chris and Tim talk this week about the release date for The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ on Disney Junior and Disney+, Elio's Poor Performance, and some surprising sequels coming from Disney. The guys also talk about the Huge partnership between Microsoft and AMD as well as some crazy events that have been happening at Walt Disney World.

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Send us a textIn this episode of the Jacqui Just Chatter podcast, host Jacqui Lents welcomes Amy Bakken, a Maine artist specializing in watercolor and linocut prints. Jacqui and Amy announce a special giveaway of Amy's print of the Portland Headlight, in celebration of Jackie's upcoming novel, 'The Daphne Project,' set for release on July 29th. The free giveaway runs from June 20th to July 14th. Sign up for Jacqui's newsletter to enter at www.JacquiLents.com. Amy shares her journey as an artist, including her transition from being a stay-at-home mom to an ed tech, and her plans to pursue a master's degree in teaching art. The episode also explores Amy's memorable outdoor experiences in Maine, the intricate process of creating linocut prints, and the inspiration behind specific pieces. Info/links for Amy:IG @amybakkenartVideo of printing a linocut https://www.instagram.com/p/DIHy3YTuki6/ FB Amy.Bakken.ArtEtsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AmyBakkenArt  Do you have a story idea or thoughts about the episode? Connect with Jacqui at the following.www.JacquiLents.comFB: Jacqui Lents AuthorIG: @JacquiLentsYouTube: @JacquiLents Music used for this episode includes –Ratatouille's Kitchen - Carmen María and Edu EspinalfoundAlways – Nesrality

Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray—dives deep into the New York Times' Top 100 Movies of the 21st Century, and things get weird, fast. From animated rats with culinary dreams to alien seductresses and tattoo-covered detectives, the gang reacts to the most surprising, confusing, and controversial picks on the list.The crew debates everything from Ratatouille and Gone Girl to Under the Skin and Memento. Skin drops film school knowledge, Ben questions the rankings, and Krystina tries to keep it all on track.Rollertown Shoutout: The team celebrates the success of their brewery, Rollertown Beerworks, and teases their upcoming Fourth of July 5-Year Anniversary Bash—with Big German now on tap at Echo Lounge.

Once again the Sams have gone out of their way to take an adorable topic and give Jim another honest-to-goodness existential crisis. Join the intrepid trio as well as Kermit (the All-Puppet) on a journey none of us can erase.

In this special episode of Behind the Geeks, we're heading to the stars with Elio — Disney and Pixar's newest cosmic adventure. First, we sit down with the legendary Brad Garrett to talk about voicing the hilarious and high-powered Lord Grigon, and the surprising lessons the film teaches about parenting. Then, director Domee Shi joins us to share her journey stepping into the project midstream, the emotional core of Elio, and how she brought her signature storytelling style to this intergalactic tale of identity and belonging.Disney and Pixar's ELIO opens exclusively in theatres June 20, 2025.Watch Our Interview with Brad Garrett HereWatch Our Interview with Domee Shi Here Check out Geekcentric onYouTube | Instagram | Twitter | TikTokJoin the Geekcentric Discord HERE

Ce mercredi 18 juin 2025 sort en salles « Elio », le nouveau dessin animé signé Pixar, le studio créateur de « Vice-Versa », « Nemo », « Ratatouille ». Représenté par sa célèbre lampe de bureau sautillante, savez-vous pourquoi cette lampe a en réalité sauvé Pixar ? Dans "Ah Ouais ?", Florian Gazan répond en une minute chrono à toutes les questions essentielles, existentielles, parfois complètement absurdes, qui vous traversent la tête.Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Grab your machetes and make your way down to the shoreline, because it's time to hack into the proverbial whale carcass that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and this thing isn't gonna behead itself.    This episode we're letting our rage run free as Kristin shares some not-so-fun facts about RFK's horrific views on autism, his eugenics-based plans for the future of public health, and what you can do to maintain hope during such a dark point in history.    Whether you're a fellow conspiracy theorist yourself, you want to stay informed about the horrors of our country, or you're being controlled by one big brainworm under your hat Ratatouille style, you won't want to miss this scream-worthy episode.  Resources: How RFK Jr. is shaping the conversation about autism and why advocates are pushing back | PBS News RFK Jr.'s politically explosive search for autism's ‘root cause' - POLITICO About HHS | HHS.gov RFK Jr. & HHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) RFK Jr.'s comments on autism draw reactions from parents and experts - ABC News WATCH LIVE: RFK Jr. holds news briefing for CDC findings on the increase of autism prevalence Button Quail: Characteristics, Care & Health Button quail call sounds ! - YouTube   Visit our website: weirdsofafeather.com  Follow us on Youtube: youtube.com/@weirdsofafeather Join our Reddit community: reddit.com/r/WeirdsofaFeather/ Find us on Instagram: @weirdsofafeather  Become a Patreon member: patreon.com/weirdsofafeather    To keep this horse train running (but this isn't a threat): ko-fi.com/weirdsofafeather

Aujourd'hui, on va parler d'un indice économique un peu particulier… et très français : l'indice ratatouille.Qu'est-ce que c'est ?L'indice ratatouille mesure le déficit commercial de la France sur cinq légumes emblématiques de la ratatouille : tomates, courgettes, poivrons, aubergines et oignons. En clair, il compare ce que nous importons à ce que nous exportons pour ces produits.Et les chiffres sont parlants : en 2022, le déficit commercial pour ces légumes a atteint 744 millions d'euros, selon un rapport du Haut-Commissariat au Plan. Pourquoi cet indice est-il en baisse ?Plusieurs raisons expliquent cette tendance :1. Désindustrialisation agricole : la France a progressivement réduit sa production de certains légumes, préférant importer plutôt que produire localement.2. Compétitivité : les coûts de production en France sont souvent plus élevés que dans d'autres pays, rendant nos produits moins compétitifs.3. Consommation : la demande pour ces légumes reste forte, mais l'offre locale ne suit pas, d'où une augmentation des importations.Comment inverser la courbe ?Pour améliorer cet indice, plusieurs actions peuvent être envisagées :Soutenir la production locale : en aidant les agriculteurs à produire ces légumes, notamment via des subventions ou des formations.Investir dans l'innovation agricole : utiliser des technologies modernes pour augmenter les rendements et réduire les coûts.Sensibiliser les consommateurs : encourager l'achat de produits locaux et de saison.En conclusionL'indice ratatouille, au-delà de son nom amusant, révèle des enjeux économiques et agricoles majeurs pour la France. Il est essentiel de prendre conscience de notre dépendance aux importations pour des produits que nous pourrions cultiver localement. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

On this episode of Taste Buds with Deb, host Debra Eckerling speaks with Sam E. Goldberg, creator and host of “Respect the Chain,” a pop culture travel food show that dives into the stories behind the most iconic restaurant chains.  “Whether it's Moe's versus Chipotle, ketchup versus mustard, everybody's got an opinion and everybody's educated enough to discuss it,” Goldberg, who is team ketchup, says. “I put ketchup on my rice, I put ketchup on my eggs, I put ketchup on everything.” An attorney, who specializes in real estate law, Goldberg finds he has a really nice balance between his career and his passion project. Law is extremely serious; “‘Respect the Chain' is fun and upbeat. Growing up Jewish in New York City, Goldberg says a love of food is in his DNA. He enjoys traveling and exploring chain restaurants throughout the country and around the world. He also prioritizes sharing his Jewishness, especially during the holidays.  “We had the Adam Sandler song, we had that one “Rugrats” episode for Passover, but that was pretty much it [in my youth],” he says. “If I've got a platform, I'm going to make sure everybody sees some Jewish content.” Sam E. Goldberg shares “Respect the Chain's” origins story, why he loves chains - hint: he's a creature of habit, and restaurant best practices. Goldberg also shares his latest discovery, Ratatouille, the movie and the dish. Get his mom's recipe for ratatouille at JewishJournal.com/podcasts. Follow @RespectTheChain on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. For more from Taste Buds, subscribe on iTunes and YouTube, and follow @TheDEBMethod on social media.

Join Alex and guest host Dr. Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg as they discuss the neuroscience behind Pixar's brilliant Ratatouille (2007), directed by Brad Bird and starring the voices of Patton Oswalt as Remy, Ian Holm as Skinner, Brad Garrett as Gusteau, Janeane Garofalo as Colette, Lou Romano as Linguini, and Peter O'Toole as Anton Ego. This lovely movie about following your dreams has a ton of psychological concepts hidden within, from the sensation and perception of food, how Remy controls Linguini, and how Rats just get a bad rap. Shlomit shares her experiences working with rats as a graduate student, postdoc, and university professor — perhaps she wouldn't want them in her kitchen, though (she says yes but backs off a bit!). Please leave your feedback on this post, the main site (cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com), on Facebook (@CinPsyPod), or Threads/Instagram (@cinemapsych_podcast). We'd love to hear from you! Don't forget to check out our Paypal link to contribute to this podcast and keep the lights on! Don't forget to check out our MERCH STORE for some great merch with our logo and other designs! Legal stuff: 1. All film clips are used under Section 107 of Title 17 U.S.C. (fair use; no copyright infringement is intended). 2. Intro and outro music by half.cool ("Gemini"). Used under license. 3. Film reel sound effect by bone666138. Used under license CC-BY 3.0.

Matty and Kikau began the podcast August 15th, 2021. The past four years have been a total blast, but the time has come to move on to other projects...for the time being. Thank you for being a part of our MT educator community and audience. Our recommendations include going back to check out some of our previous episodes and the Apple TV+ show, The Studio. Carefully Taught: Teaching MT with Matty and Kikau is a podcast to discuss Musical Theatre Pedagogy and to create a community of sharing amongst Musical Theatre Educators.  We have recorded 75 episodes, with a total of over 13,000  plays. A huge thank you to all of our listers and guests. Our guests have included Amanda Wansa Morgan (Kennesaw State University), Rick Edinger (CMU), Shavana Calder (Arts in Color), Tim Espinosa, Lauren Haughton-Gillis (Florida State University), Nikki Snelson (Legally Blonde), Khalia Davis (Coterie Theater), David Coolidge, Jacob Brent (Elon University), Katie O'Halloran (Hadestown), Marty Austin Lamar (Cal State Fullerton), Chris Peterson (On Stage Blog), Aaron J. Albano (Newsies, Hamilton, Aladdin), Kaitlin Hopkins (Texas State University), Laura Rikard (Theatrical Intimacy Education), Jodie Picoult, Timothy Allen McDonald, Kate Anderson, and Elyssa Samsel (Between the Lines), Sally Cade Holmes (Cowboy Bob), Amanda Flynn (Pace University), Kristy Cates (The New York Film Academy), Daniel Mertzlufft (The Thanksgiving Musical, Ratatouille), Jessica Humphrey (Texas Christian University and President of MTEA), Broadway Bob (@broadwaybob), Kate Reinking (@theatreislife on TikTok), Alisa Hauser (Florida State University College of Music), Van Angelo (San Diego Music Theatre), Rose Van Dyne (Pace University), Victoria Bussert (Oberlin Conservatory), Making Light Productions, Tiernan Tunnicliffe and Matt Raffy (& Juliet), Ben Cherington, Eden Mau, and Christopher James Tamayo (Les Miserables), Sarah Kay and Nathan Angelo (Here Lies Love), Erin Farrell Speer (The University of Utah), Aaron Lazar (The Light in the Piazza), Lara Teeter (Webster University), Jami Witt Miller (Chico State), Chelsea Pace (Open Intimacy Creatives), Tommy Iafrete (Binghamton University), Josh Young (Missouri State), Aaron Brown, Cassie Abate, and Tom Delbello (Co-Heads of Texas State University), Scott Susong (Ohio Northern University), Andre Garner (Michigan University), Ben Lundy (Wallace Community College), Michael E. Mckelvey (Carnegie Mellon), RJ Magee (Midwestern State University), Adam Moxness (Viterbo University), Lisa Hermanson (New Mexico State), Valerie Acetta (University of Alabama at Birmingham), Aaron Galligan-Stierle (Slippery Rock University), Kelly Todd (Pepperdine University), Ryan Scoble (West Virginia University), Shorey Walker (The Growing Studio), Josh Grisetti (Cal State Fullerton), and Steven Gross (Temple University).

We're wrapping up Ani-May (in June, per tradition) on Big Screen Sports with Alex McDaniel, Caroline Darney, and Kyle Bandujo talking cooking rats, animated Paris, Gusteau's libido, and everything else in "Ratatouille." Follow Caroline, Alex, and Kyle on X & BlueSky. Come see BSS LIVE at The Sports Podcast Festival on August 23rd in Raleigh!Buy "Movies With Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time, Analyzed, Mapped, and Illustrated" here or wherever books are sold.You can support Big Screen Sports, get schedule updates, and pick movies to be covered in upcoming episodes by joining our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/bigscreensports.Big Screen Sports is hosted/edited by Kyle Bandujo, and produced & supported by Aaron Figureoa, Mike Schubert, Steve Rogers, Kevin Frost, Mike D, Ryan Yager, Mike Dries, Chris Mycoskie, John Craig, Sam Smith, Zach Rich, Classic Stadium Fire, Dan McFall, Kevin Enkelmann, Mac Lindsey, Curt Ritchie, Robert Dove, Andrew Teagul Benjamin Baumann, Jeff Estes, Anthony Scafone, Taylor Logan, Shawn Hoffman, Peter Roble, Jamie Bryan, Brad Brown, Don Jenver, and Chris Raczynski.Art for Big Screen Sports was created by Riki Prosper.

Neste episódio do Café Com Leite, Bárbara e Babica conversam sobre um tema que todo mundo conhece: o trabalho! Por que os pais precisam trabalhar tanto? Quem inventou o trabalho? E será que ele é mesmo tão ruim assim? Com exemplos divertidos de filmes como Ratatouille, Up e Encanto, elas mostram que o trabalho é mais do que ganhar dinheiro — é uma forma de cuidar, crescer e amar. Um episódio para crianças curiosas e pais que trabalham com o coração!

The legendary chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller -- recently celebrated on "Chef's Table: Legends" on Netflix --  comes to his longtime friend Phil's house for a very special and delicious "Naked Lunch" featuring our most elegant meal yet from Farm Shop. Visit here to learn more about Farm Shop: https://farmshopca.com. Chef Keller discusses his remarkable career from his first jobs in the kitchen to his groundbreaking success with The French Laundry: https://thomaskeller.com/tfl. Join us for tasty stories about working on the film "Spanglish" with Phil, consulting on "Ratatouille" and his place in "The Bear" universe. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. 

Jim Hill and Lauren Hersey hop into the season with stories of springtime mishaps, Disney merch drops, and a full breakdown of the difference between spoilers and Easter eggs (the movie kind, not the chocolate kind). The infamous Disneyland orchid drop of the 1950s and other early Easter entertainment ideas A look at this year's Easter basket-ready merch, from plush Stitch bunnies to adorable Ewok Village Dorables Disney's new Lululemon collection and a pricey hoodie that's… just a black hoodie Brooks Run Disney shoes and Lauren's comfort-first shoe philosophy The origin of Easter eggs in video games and how Pixar carried the tradition into animation Hidden details in Frozen, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and The Little Mermaid The legacy of Disney's Easter TV specials and how hidden Mickeys started as subtle rebellion Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Disney vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Learn More Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hoy estamos de manteles largos ¡El gran Héctor Suárez Gomís está en la casa! Y nos cuenta sobre El Pelón En Sus Tiempos De Cólera [Recargado]. ¡Tacos! ¿De cuál va a llevar diputado? Alejandra Chávez cita a 'Ratatouille' para contestar a sus opositores. Nuestro querido Joserra justifica el emocionante 0-0 del ave contra el Cruz Azul. Checo Pérez nos da esperanza sobre su regreso a la F1, ojalá vuelva ese viejo sabroso. Y la presidenta nos mata de risa con el chiste del año.

Hoy estamos de manteles largos ¡El gran Héctor Suárez Gomís está en la casa! Y nos cuenta sobre El Pelón En Sus Tiempos De Cólera [Recargado]. ¡Tacos! ¿De cuál va a llevar diputado? Alejandra Chávez cita a 'Ratatouille' para contestar a sus opositores. Nuestro querido Joserra justifica el emocionante 0-0 del ave contra el Cruz Azul. Checo Pérez nos da esperanza sobre su regreso a la F1, ojalá vuelva ese viejo sabroso. Y la presidenta nos mata de risa con el chiste del año.

To most people, the rat is vile and villainous. But not to everyone! We hear from a scientist who befriended rats and another who worked with them in the lab — and from the animator who made one the hero of a Pixar blockbuster. (Part three of a three-part series, “Sympathy for the Rat.”) SOURCES:Bethany Brookshire, author of Pests: How Humans Create Animal VillainsJan Pinkava, creator and co-writer of "Ratatouille," and director of the Animation Institute at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg.Julia Zichello, evolutionary biologist at Hunter College. RESOURCES:"Weekend Column: Rat's End, or, How a Rat Dies," by Julia Zichello (West Side Rag, 2024).Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains by Bethany Brookshire (2022)."Rats: the history of an incendiary cartoon trope," by Archie Bland (The Guardian, 2015)."Catching the Rat: Understanding Multiple and Contradictory Human-Rat Relations as Situated Practices," by Koen Beumer (Society & Animals, 2014)."Effects of Chronic Methylphenidate on Dopamine/Serotonin Interactions in the Mesolimbic DA System of the Mouse," by Bethany Brookshire (Wake Forest University, 2010)."A New Deal For Mice," by C.C. Little (Scientific American, 1935).