Year 19, Episode 50

About this episode

Phil and Dean discuss various topics including commuter trains, Project Hail Mary, and the Live Nation court case with guest Jon Lawlor.

Original Release Date: Monday 20 April 2026 Description: After a cold open wherein Phil gives everyone the lay of the land, outtakes from last week’s show are picked up off the floor, dusted off and used, revealing an obviously drunken Dean and (a perhaps tipsy) Phil continuing their discussion of commuter trains before delving into Project Hail Mary and a couple of vintage James Bond films. Then, after a midpoint musical interlude that allows Dean and Phil to become sober as judges, good pal Jon Lawlor joins the conversation for analysis of the Live Nation and Ticketmaster court case and the pending Warner Bros.-Paramount merger. During the show, Phil learns the difference between a Japanese bathhouse and the Alamo Drafthouse, and the difference between the words “vacillate” and “oscillate”.

People in this episode

Host: Phil

Guests: Dean, Jon Lawlor

Topics covered

• commuter trains
• Project Hail Mary
• James Bond films
• Live Nation court case
• Warner Bros.-Paramount merger
• Japanese bathhouse
• Alamo Drafthouse

Keywords

• commuter trains
• Project Hail Mary
• James Bond
• Live Nation
• Ticketmaster
• Warner Bros.
• Paramount
• Japanese bathhouse
• Alamo Drafthouse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Live Nation, Ticketmaster, Warner Bros., Paramount

Books & works: Project Hail Mary, James Bond

Places: Japanese bathhouse, Alamo Drafthouse

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