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A podcast where we examine pop culture of the VHS era and improv new story concepts to imagine how we might improve our favorite movies, TV, & games.
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- Aug 9, 2026
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Jaws 4: This Time It's Personal (opens the original)
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, a terrible sequel swims up and bites you in the @$$. But doesn't a movie about a mutated psychic super-shark bent on revenge sound awesome?!For the 2nd part of our MIDSUMMER MONSTER MOVIE MATINEE, Vengeance rides shotgun as we imagine a killer alternate-reality version of JAWS: THE REVENGE!
The Stuff (2026) (opens the original)
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A bizarre viral health-food trend, biotech corporations pulling the strings of politics, rampant influencer commercialism, and invasive product marketing that you can never seem to get out of your head? Yeah, 1985 was a wild time in America. But what if we were describing 2026? Join us for a taste test of our first-ever true improv remake, but we know you'll devour the whole episode because enough is never enough of THE STUFF!
Transfer of Power (opens the original)
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R.I.P. Brightside. He was a successful, respected superhero, a ray of light in dark times who sadly met his end in a blaze of glory. Fortunately, there's a new crimefighter making his dazzling debut! But Brightside's archnemesis isn't happy, and she knows a secret that just might kill two heroes with one stone…It's issue #2 of our SUPER SECRET IDENTITY TWO-IN-ONE SPECIAL! featuring the fallout that results from a TRANSFER OF POWER.
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