Super Serious Podcasts

Kayleen and I dig up some artifacts: the first three Indiana Jones films. Listen to us uncover why they belong in a museum, our favorite moments, and nitpicks! Time Stamps: Intro and our history with the series: 00:00Raiders of the Lost Ark - 22:12The Temple of Doom - 33:01The Last Crusade - 51:27Closing Questions and Outro - 1:09:21

Kayleen and I finish the series and discuss whether these feel like Die Hard films. Time Stamps: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Intro - 00:23 Live Free or Die Hard Discussion Begins - 04:32 Live Free or Die Hard Box Office - 48:14 A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) Discussion Begins - 52:42 A Discussion about Jai Courtney - 1:03:12 A Good Day to Die Hard Box Office - 1:14:13 Series Closing Questions - 1:15:17 Lessons from the Series - 1:17:34 Title Game - 1:22:15 Episode Closing - 1:25:12 Copaganda Articles from Part 1 ⁠ What Is Copaganda, Why It’s Important To Recognise It & How To Respond⁠ ⁠Copaganda: The media's role in shaping perceptions of law enforcement⁠ ⁠The "copaganda" epidemic: How media glorifies police and vilifies protesters⁠

Two people enter the ring: megastar Taylor Swift, and one humble hater. Who will emerge victorious? The answer may surprise you. Time Stamps: Intro Questions for Courtnee - 00:29 Taylor Swift (2006) - 13:01 Fearless (2008) - 17:15 Speak Now (2010) - 23:32 Red (2012) - 31:03 1989 (2014) - 36:45 Reputation (2017) - 41:30 Lover (2019) - 49:45 Folklore (2020) - 1:00:50 Evermore (2020) - 1:00:20 Midnights (2022) - 1:12:55 TTPD Pt. 1 (2024) - 1:17:32 TTPD Pt. 2 (2024) - 1:29:13 Bonus Tracks - 1:33:39 Our Closing Questions - 1:35:25 Playlists and Other Music Mentioned Taylor Swift Unabridged Taylor Swift (Daniel's Version) Courtnee's Swift Recommendations Over My Head (Cable Car) | The Fray Over My Head (Cable Car) | A Day to Remember Shake it | Metro Station Chocolate | The 1975 I am Easy to Find | The National Needle in the Hay | Elliott Smith

Have you taken your chems today? Everyone knows how important your chems are. Kayleen and I are back to tackle the remaining to films in the Bourne series, The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Jason Bourne (2016). Will we escape with our elite training intact or are we doomed to return to our original plebeian state? Listen to find out! Kayleen's Podcast || ⁠⁠We Explain Movies Sources: TIME || Director Tony Gilroy on the 'Epic' Bourne Legaycy Rotten Tomatoes Trailers || The Bourne Legacy Official Trailer #2 (2012) Universal Pictures UK || Jason Bourne - Official Trailer 1 (Universal Pictures) Moby || Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum) Moby || Bourne Legacy theme music: Extreme Ways (Bourne's Legacy) by Moby Moby || Moby - 'Extreme Ways' (Jason Bourne) (Official Audio) Time Stamps: The Bourne Legacy — 00:00 Jason Bourne —31:04 Closing — 52:05 Error* — 55:29 *I state that Christopher Rouse edited the Bourne trilogy, but he did not edit The Bourne Identity (2002). There are probably more errors but this one was easily verifiable.

Daniel and Kayleen jump right back into the saddle... of a pirate ship to discuss the fourth and fifth films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides (2011) and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). We talk beefs, suggestions for improvements, Johnny Depp's drunkenness, and the Dark Fating of one of favorite franchises.  Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Attached below are scenes that we discuss from On Stranger Tides: Blackbeard's Introduction Scene  Pirates Meet Mermaids at Whitecap Bay  Attached below are scenes that we discuss from Dead Men Tell No Tales:  Robbing the Bank Shark Jumping Them Bonus Content Rachel Hardy || My Jolly Sailor Bold  Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 On Stranger Tides Plot Summary — 2:35 On Stranger Tides Discussion — 7:57 Dead Men Tell No Tales Plot Summary and Commentary  — 42:57 Dead Men Tell No Tales Discussion — 1:01:27 Wrapping Up: 1:21:46

Courtnee and I have always talked about doing a commentary for David Fincher's Gone Girl, so we did. There are a lot of pauses and silences because it's a commentary. The commentary begins 30 seconds in. Enjoy! 

I'm back after five months to talk about the Matrix series with Kayleen!  We'll talk about the near perfection of The Matrix (1999), the confusion caused by The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and the dull thud of The Matrix Revolutions (2003). Also included is our predictions for The Matrix Resurrections, coming out this December! Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies  Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 The Matrix — 2:02 The Matrix Reloaded — 39:24 The Matrix Revolutions — 1:02:56 The Matrix Resurrections to Outro — 1:35:04

Kayleen and I continue our dive into the Terminator series with closer looks at Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) and Terminator: Salvation (2009). Two films that I think it's safe to say are no one's favorites. We went into these lesser loved films hoping to find some quality, and you should listen to hear if we did!  Kayleen's Podcast | We Explain Movies  Time Stamps:  Silly Intro — 0:00 Film Intros — 0:26 We Complain about Model Numbers — 2:12 First Time Watching T3 — 3:49 Rewatch — 7:11 My Prep — 9:12 We Begin — 11:06 Claire Danes' Performance — 17:29 Why the TX Sucks — 22:58 Favorite Action from T3 — 26:13 Arnold's Acting — 33:37 Kayleen's Favorite T3 Emotional Moment — 34:00 T3 Conclusion — 35:00 My Version of T3 — 39:46 Salvation Discussion Begins — 46:03 All Aboard the Complain Train — 51:45 Nothing Makes Sense — 58:40 Bryce Dallas Howard's Performance — 1:06:43 Christian Bale's Rant — 1:09:06 Closing Points & Outro — 1:11:26

Kevin and I talk about Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first film in the Star Wars spin-off series. We talk about how we were initially excited to see the film, and how, upon watching it, we came away feeling the experience was hollow. We go into our feelings of disappointment and highlight where the film could improve, with many inaccuracies along the way! As you can tell, we're professionals.  Time Stamps:  Topic Intro — 0:05 History with the Movie — 1:12 What We Like — 8:09 What We'd Fix — 21:13 Ad Break — 34:56 Back to Fixing — 35:355 The Future of the Property —48:15 Ratings — 50:27 Next Time & Outro — 54:05

I sit down with Courtnee to talk about Mindhunter, what we learned from our most recent rewatch, whether we think the show is coming back, and if it does what are some potential plotlines. Make sure you watch Mindhunter, available on Netflix Instant Streaming!  Time Stamps:  Pre-episode Speech — 00:00 Intro/Why We love the show — 00:45 Serial Killer Predictions — 11:11 Character Predictions — 21:26 Final Points and Outro — 21:27

Kevin and I have a discussion about the pros and cons of the filming mediums, with Kevin acting as teacher. An informative episode that left me feeling educated!  Supplemental Material:  Side by Side  Steve Yedlin Ends the Debate  Steve Yedlin Film Comparison  Time Stamps:  Discussion Begins — 00:16 Avatar 2 and World Building — 40:16 Disney Unexcitement — 51:30 Outro-is — 57:30

I'm joined by someone who has known me for literally my entire life: my dad! In 2007, he wrote a blog post titled Favorite Movies, A to Z, where he listed his favorite movies going by off of the letter of the alphabet that they start with. Almost 14 years removed from that post, I was curious about what he would think of the list since many of his favorite movies have come out in the past decade. We go through each movie, one by one, to figure out if he would keep the movie he picked or pick something else.  My Dad's Blog: Apropos of Nothing  His Post about The Social Network  His Post about She's Not Me by Jenny Lewis  Time Stamps:  Opening and Intro — 00:00 Topic Begins & Movies A to M — 5:52 Movies N to Z — 55:14 Outro — 1:34:35