The Weekly Substandard Expanded Universe
by Thomas, Chris, and Ryan
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Chris Nolan's Insomnia - Don't Sleep on This Ep
Mar 9, 2026
1h 35m 55s
Episode 177: Batman Begins: A movie about Isaac Newton
Aug 28, 2025
1h 29m 13s
Episode 176: Memento
Apr 23, 2025
1h 16m 51s
Episode 175: The Following
Mar 6, 2025
55m 24s
Episode 174: Oh my garland, we are back!
Dec 12, 2024
42m 16s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/9/26 | Chris Nolan's Insomnia - Don't Sleep on This Ep✨ | Nolan seriesfilm review+3 | — | — | — | Chris NolanInsomnia+3 | — | 1h 35m 55s | |
| 8/28/25 |  Episode 177: Batman Begins: A movie about Isaac Newton✨ | Nolan filmographyBatman Begins+3 | — | BAFTAsBatman Begins | — | Batman BeginsNolan+3 | — | 1h 29m 13s | |
| 4/23/25 |  Episode 176: Memento✨ | Nolan moviesfilm reviews+3 | — | Memento | — | MementoNolan+5 | — | 1h 16m 51s | |
| 3/6/25 |  Episode 175: The Following✨ | movie discussionquiz+3 | Jason | — | — | The Followingmovie quiz+3 | — | 55m 24s | |
| 12/12/24 |  Episode 174: Oh my garland, we are back!✨ | Christmaspodcast return+4 | — | Die Hard | — | ChristmasDie Hard+4 | — | 42m 16s | |
| 6/25/24 |  Episode 173: Shiny Hiney✨ | personal hygienetravel+3 | — | — | Austin | hygienetravel+4 | — | 52m 08s | |
| 5/24/24 |  Episode 172: National Haberman Vacation (in Texas)✨ | family visitsTexas+4 | — | — | Texas | HabermanKinney+3 | — | 36m 52s | |
| 4/24/24 |  Episode 171: #SuccessionFinale #BREAKING #First✨ | SuccessionTV reviews+3 | Benny | Succession | — | Successionfinale+3 | — | 1h 21m 22s | |
| 4/16/24 |  Episode 170: Brown Cheese Christmas in Norway✨ | Christmas episodeNorwegian cuisine+2 | — | — | NorwayAustin | ChristmasNorwegian cuisine+3 | — | 1h 13m 57s | |
| 3/16/24 |  Episode 169: Bullet Train✨ | movie reviewfilm discussion+3 | — | Bullet TrainSe7en | — | Bullet TrainSe7en+3 | — | 1h 10m 37s | |
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| 12/12/23 |  Episode 168: What if, Train? | Two things. First, this is released a week after the last episode and seems way too predictable for a weekly podcast and makes me uncomfortable. Second, that The Lone Ranger got a greenlight for production raises so many questions. But we are glad its exists or otherwise this episode would not have content. Third, Chris is going to attempt some plumbing. What could possibly go wrong? Fourth, enjoy the counting podcast, kemosabe. Fifth, we are a counting podcast. | — | ||||||
| 12/5/23 |  Episode 167: Chris solves Disney | Chris wants to take on Disney, Ryan has a new coaching career, and Thomas is suddenly interested in going to back to college in Germany. | — | ||||||
| 10/31/23 |  Episode 166: Only in Chicago | Happy Halloween! Chris takes a trip to (through) the promised land, the boys talk Deion Sanders, and what is up with Ohio football? | — | ||||||
| 9/12/23 |  Episode 165: The Uber Ride | Ryan takes the elderly on their first uber-ride, Chris does Oregon, and Thomas is upset about the quality of a certain genre of movies. | — | ||||||
| 7/16/23 |  Episode 164: Kandahar | The boys chat about Gerard Butler's jousting movie. | — | ||||||
| 7/1/23 |  Episode 163: You Can Cut All That | Thomas is on a roll with the jokes (not favoured by Chris and Ryan), Thomas has watched Bridgerton, Chris has a story from the WSJ about sex symbols, and Ryan exposes himself as a mobile phone pocket barbarian. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/23 |  Episode 162: Ryan's Singular Focus | Ryan recently went on a roadtrip with a singular focus, the boys have watched James Marsden's vanity project, Thomas is excited about cruising in parks, and Chris thinks he is playing the Price is Right. | — | ||||||
| 5/17/23 |  Episode 161: Red Flags | Chris attempts to make the entire episode about some unknown Minnesotan that no one has ever heard of. Now that\s a red flag. Also, Thomas brought 48 more. | — | ||||||
| 4/13/23 |  Episode 160: Gelatina Nigra | Do you know what is in your nutritional supplements? We discuss this while Ryan is recording from his new studio. Chris has discovered that there are Swedish hockey players and Thomas previews the movie calendar for the rest of the year. And what do you know about call girl research and dick sizes? All this, and more in this packed episode! | — | ||||||
| 3/5/23 |  Episode 159: Escape rooms, spare wire, and sandwich cakes | After some digging in the archives an unreleased episode has been unearthed. Thomas introduces a new swedish word and a new swedish food, Ryan struggles, and Chris has had a visit from his in-laws. | — | ||||||
| 2/26/23 |  Episode 158: The Recruit and con(gress) men | Friend of the show, Jim with the Twins, joins the show to talk about The Recruit. Before they get to the show, they also discuss Congress' own Anna Delvey, Ohio sports teams, and (of course) cruises. Ahoy! | — | ||||||
| 1/28/23 |  Episode 157: Shay's exotic snake | Shay K joins us to chat a little bit about Ghosts, the newest hit sitcom from CBS, but also takes his time to discuss various sports stars and his upbringing in Iran. We also address the controversy surrounding Steven Crowder and the Daily Wire in which there is no winner and only losers. | — | ||||||
| 1/19/23 |  Episode 156: Hundred Percent | Episodes two weeks in a row? You can bet on it. Hundred percent. How do you train a child to start using the toilet? We can help. Are teenagers good drivers? A resounding no. Are we a true crime podcast? Probably. We also talk about one of the best movies of 2022 that Thomas had never heard of before this week. | — | ||||||
| 1/12/23 |  Episode 155: High-End Gays | The SSEU returns! After an involuntary hiatus (Thomas should try to pronounce that on the show), we're back with an in-depth discussion of HBO's The White Lotus. We are joined by Ben Parker and ask all the good questions: Who were the gays trying to kill, if anyone? Are the hotel managers likeable? Why wouldn't you poop in a basket? And which fanbase sings Forever Blowing Bubbles? | — | ||||||
| 11/18/22 |  Episode 154: Celebrity Jeopardy, House of the Dragon, and Indiana | Ryan shares some recent experiences from Indiana such as rodent pizza and a traffic update. Chris has watched Celebrity Jeopardy and was not impressed. Thomas is already on top of Twitter-alternatives. And how many teams are there in the Big Ten? | — | ||||||
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