The Shirt That Should Be Illegal to Sell

About this episode

Ned and Josh discuss their differing views on Sean Astin's roles and the state of men's fashion.

Ned and Josh are, by their own admission, more similar to each other than Ned is to his own twin sisters, which makes the moments they genuinely diverge feel huge. One of those moments is Sean Astin: Ned loves him across Goonies, Lord of the Rings, Stranger Things, and more; Josh acknowledges he exists. The conversation drifts into whether Samwise Gamgee is actually the real protagonist of the whole saga, and then straight into the magic-as-transport debate — if Gandalf is available, the walk to Mordor is a choice, and it's a bad one. On a completely different note, Josh also nearly bought a shirt yesterday before reading the back of it and deciding society has failed men's fashion entirely. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

People in this episode

Hosts: Ned, Josh

Topics covered

• film discussion
• character analysis
• fashion critique
• pop culture
• comedy

Keywords

• Sean Astin
• Samwise Gamgee
• Gandalf
• Goonies
• Lord of the Rings
• Stranger Things
• men's fashion
• comedy podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Goonies, Lord of the Rings, Stranger Things

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