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The episode discusses the themes of Toy Story 5, including parenting and social media.

Woody, Buzz, and Jessie are back - and they're making us freak out about social media! Join Griffin, David, Ben, and Marie as they discuss Andrew Stanton's latest film - this summer's blockbuster hit Toy Story 5. David gets to talk about being a parent. Marie and Ben get to talk about wanting to be parents. And Griffin gets to talk about his special interest - the Toy Story franchise. Special thanks to Nick “Tiger” Wiger (Doughboys, How Did This Get Played?) and Aiko Tanaka (@aikocomedy) for help with the Japanese translations. Read Sucker: My year as a degenerate gambler By McKay Coppins Watch Please take Toy Story 4 away from me by Jenny Nicholson Read: Toy Story Confronts a Nightmare of Modern Parenting By David Sims Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook!  Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For…

People in this episode

Hosts: Griffin, David

Guests: Ben, Marie

Topics covered

• Toy Story
• parenting
• social media
• film review
• blockbuster
• franchise

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blank Check Productions

Books & works: Toy Story 5, Sucker: My year as a degenerate gambler, Please take Toy Story 4 away from me, Toy Story Confronts a Nightmare of Modern Parenting

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