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00:00:00 - Picard gets kidnapped a lot huh
00:04:35 - The Traitors
00:21:24 - Paramount+ tho?
00:24:38 - How Stephen got into TNG
00:30:00 - How Brendon got into TNG
00:36:00 - Brendonās Episode
00:58:14 - ACās Episode
01:16:36 - āSpaceā
01:17:57 - Deep āSpaceā 9
01:22:00 - Mattās Episode
01:34:22 - How do we feel about Q?
01:41:13 - Stephenās Episode
01:56:54 - More great episodes!
02:05:04 - The moviesBrendon's episode was S5E25, "The Inner Light"
AC's episode was S2E9, "Measure of a Man"
Matt's episode was S3E19, "Captain's Holiday"
Stephen's episode was S4E2, "Family"Space
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00:00:00 - Landline phones
00:02:06 - Season 3 this summer!
00:04:19 - Balatro
00:07:17 - Garfield Phone Beach
00:09:39 - Novelty Phones
00:14:57 - Single-Use Plastics
00:25:52 - Niche Virality
00:35:34 - Memeing on the climate crisis
00:44:01 - Thoughts?Find out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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00:00:00 - Carrie-Anne F*cking Moss
00:01:25 - Traitors memes
00:03:10 - The Matrix Resurrections
00:06:59 - The Matrix Resurrections is Canon Fanfiction
00:18:29 - The high points of this movie
00:34:54 - Casting and Recasting
00:44:50 - Make them kiss!
00:50:08 - The Sense8 inspiration
00:52:30 - Making The Matrix Resurrections
00:55:33 - Loving people across reality
00:58:23 - Crossover time
00:58:59 - What is Sense8?
01:08:14 - Who are the sensates?
01:24:31 - This is how you do diversity
01:30:43 - Sharing talents in the cluster
01:39:21 - The August 8 cluster
01:43:16 - Sense8 is about joy. The Matrix is too.Find out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Listen to 52 Pickup
Listen to Insert Credit
Read Alex's column on DC.com
Watch Action Button00:00:00 - DC canon is WILD
00:00:39 - Welcome Alex Jaffe!
00:02:40 - What IS 52 Pickup?
00:07:38 - The Traitors Season 2
00:12:23 - Alex come back for Taskmaster!
00:13:17 - Who is The Question?
00:20:34 - The Question #1
00:23:43 - The Question in JLU
00:26:29 - How Alex got into comics
00:29:56 - The Many Questions
00:36:40 - What does The Question DO?
00:40:34 - Alexās Question Collection
00:42:38 - The Question is a figure of change
00:45:55 - The Question isnāt around much
00:47:21 - Being a fan of a deep bench character
00:51:19 - Failure
00:54:12 - What if Batman was one of us?
00:55:38 - Interesting additions to The Question
01:00:27 - Where to begin?
01:04:56 - DC canon Jesus
01:10:03 - Mattās Scout commissionFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Infomocracy on bookshop.org
00:00:00 - A Better World is Possible00:01:21 - The NEW Ultimate Universe
00:03:55 - The Traitors is back (and Parvatiās queer!)
00:05:31 - Infomocracy
00:08:25 - What is this book?
00:15:40 - Itās very wonky
00:17:37 - The role of place in microdemocracy
00:25:22 - Corporate governments
00:29:17 - Centenal density
00:32:47 - Novelty governments
00:36:01 - Information
00:47:38 - Canāt Put It Down: Chants of Sennaar
00:51:39 - Decidedly NOT North American
00:53:22 - Does Matt want Information?
01:01:28 - The characters
01:02:34 - Does AC want Information?
01:04:03 - An update on Mattās TikTok feed
01:04:50 - Why AC canāt let go of Infomocracy
01:06:43 - The great project of building a better world
01:17:33 - Dis-InformationFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Gubbins
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āWhy Barbie Must be Punishedā00:00:00 - The Stars at Night Barbie
00:00:41 - Hi, Barbie!
00:01:04 - Mobile Games Barbie
00:03:30 - Weekly Comics Barbie
00:07:27 - Greta Gerwig Made This Barbie for You
00:13:02 - CEO Barbie
00:14:13 - Unbearable Burden of Responsibility Barbie
00:17:11 - Barbie, by Mattel
00:19:19 - Monolith Barbie
00:21:39 - ~ * a e s t h e t i c * ~ Barbie
00:24:59 - Unreasonable Body Expectations Barbie
00:27:05 - Inclusive Barbie
00:34:05 - Boundary Pushing(?) Barbie
00:36:50 - Illusion of Choice Barbie
00:44:11 - Irrepressible Thoughts of Death Barbie
00:48:10 - Standup Comedian Barbie
00:51:37 - Fascist Barbie
00:54:39 - Visible Signs of Aging Barbie
00:58:57 - Archival Barbie
01:01:39 - āI Read One Bookā Ken
01:04:08 - Filmmaker Barbie
01:09:07 - Third Wave Barbie
01:19:55 - Utterly Delightful Barbie
01:21:57 - Funeral Barbie
01:23:10 - Life-Size Barbie
01:27:45 - Margot Robbie as āBarbieā
01:30:08 - Kenās Buddy, Allan
01:32:19 - P.I.N.K. Barbie -
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"Broken Games Are Good, Actually" on Matt's YouTube
"Marvel Snap is so frustrating" on Matt's YouTubeOratrice Mecanique Part 1
Oratrice Mecanique Part 2
Oratrice Mecanique Part 3YEAH! YOU WANT "THOSE GAMES," RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!
00:00:00: Yeah, you want those games right?
00:01:22: Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale
00:07:52: AC plays Marvel Snap now
00:12:51: Love things and critique them
00:13:53: Mattās Snap journey
00:23:24: Spending money on phone games?!
00:24:42: A CLASSIC Matt Horton App Store Essay
00:31:38: A history of microtransactions
00:41:14: A quick diversion
00:42:00: Predatory monetization
00:44:28: Cosmetics are good now?
00:46:20: How progression works
00:55:37: Yeah! You Want "Those Games," Right? So Here You Go! Now, Let's See You Clear Them!
00:57:19: The attention economy
00:57:56: Monetizing FOMO
01:04:51: Hooked by behavior design
01:13:31: The good parts
01:15:46: Buy games!
01:21:46: Spend according to your valuesFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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From cart to shack: Curty makes an impact
A Field Guide to the Great Hot Dogs of America
Hot Dog etiquette00:00:00: Curtis, come on CLIG!
00:01:05: Regional Hot Dogs
00:01:40: Marvel Magic
00:07:18: Keith Lee in Atlanta
00:11:38: A hot dog lore drop
00:23:22: THE Dirty Curty
00:25:28: The cultural importance of the Dirty Curty
00:31:58: ACās favorite hot dog
00:34:16: Hot dog etiquette
00:35:04: So many kinds of hot dog
00:36:03: Simple cook out hot dog
00:37:02: New York hot dog
00:37:38: Chicago dog
00:39:41: Pickle in the fridge
00:41:12: Chili Cheese Dog(s)
00:46:46: The Halfsmoke
00:47:57: Sonoran
00:54:07: The weird ones
00:57:22: Danish/French hot dogs
01:00:22: Colombian hot dog
01:03:40: Completo
01:04:09: We love that for you
01:05:50: Food culture and identity @ CostcoFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Sufjan Stevens Songs Were Always Gay and They Were Always About God by Lexi McMenamin
Javelin Essays by Sufjan Stevens
Six Swans00:00:00: Tonya Harding drag
00:01:15: Quaint* British Television
00:04:18: What weāre texting about
00:07:21: Sufjan
00:12:27: Who the f is Soof Yawn?
00:16:59: The 4 Modes of Sufjan
00:17:32: Sad banjo boi
00:22:02: Contemplative piano boi
00:28:59: Orchestral folk genius
00:36:32: Computer music big noise boi
00:44:13: A surprise 5th mode
00:46:09: God or gay?
01:25:31: The poster child of pain
01:37:46: Javelin
01:58:10: That kind of loveFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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00:00:00: The 4 States of Matter
00:02:41: Callback: X-men comics
00:04:38: Spell that in Italian for me
00:08:10: Texting about Hank Green again
00:13:19: Metal Gear Solid
00:19:37: Metal Gear History
00:23:02: Who is Hideo Kojima?
00:25:23: What is Undertale?
00:28:27: Back to Kojima
00:29:31: The first game
00:33:36: Yoji Shinkawa
00:34:28: Solid Snake
00:34:43: Not just guy with gun
00:35:45: Metal Gear Solid
00:41:56: No step on snek
00:42:29: Metal Gear Solid
01:00:16: Chaseās cool shirt
01:01:34: The end of Metal Gear Solid
01:03:35: Metal Gear Solid 2
01:09:54: Raiden
01:15:40: Hideo callinā shots
01:21:34: The accidental Cassandra Clare podcast
01:22:37: Back to Metal Gear Solid 2
01:26:29: Metal Gear Solid 3
01:47:08: What Chase canāt let go of
01:51:18: Chase the games criminal
01:52:05: AC loves The Witcher 3Find out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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00:00:00 - We're back on Oct 24!
00:02:57 - The Worst Garbage (dot online)
00:06:12 - S2 previews šFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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00:01:48 - Bizness
00:04:26 - What to do while weāre on break
00:06:13 - Oppenheimer
00:24:55 - Barbie
00:26:33 - Game Changer
00:33:30 - Star Trek Strange New Worlds
00:39:49 - The quick pitch
00:46:37 - This is the show to start with
00:50:31 - Gender in this show
00:53:45 - The beginning of SNW
00:59:28 - The pilot
01:07:59 - Children of the Comet
01:09:39 - The episodes we want to talk about
01:11:42 - The Serene Squall
01:18:47 - The Elysian Kingdom
01:33:42 - Ad Astra Per Aspera
01:46:11 - The job of Science fiction
01:50:23 - Season 2 teasersFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Alex Goldmanās Substack story about the Trump animatronic
https://cooldudezone.substack.com/p/my-favorite-conspiracy-theory-confirmed00:00:00 - ACās moment alone
00:03:43 - That Trump kinda looks like Hillary
00:10:59 - Walt Disney World
00:14:17 - Living With the Land
00:18:15 - Liking Disney despiteā¦
00:19:52 - Corporate sponsorship at Disney
00:23:08 - Oof moments
00:29:02 - Epcot
00:34:03 - A GREAT story about Mattās husband
00:35:30 - Epcotās for adults
00:36:49 - Plussing
00:43:28 - Epcot and cultural exchange
00:46:31 - The Voices of Liberty
00:51:00 - Labor at Disney
00:52:49 - Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
00:57:05 - Dolores from HR
00:57:42 - The cost of the Star Wars hotel
00:59:08 - Oh yeah. That one thing that happened to all of us
01:02:30 - Galaxyās Edge
01:06:37 - Genie+ and the death of FastPass
01:20:07 - Splash Mountain
01:26:52 - Plussing Splash Mountain now
01:32:02 - No caveatsFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Music by Ethan Geller (@pragmatism on Twitter)00:00:00 - Rupert Boneham for Indiana
00:01:13 - Hank Greenās mohawk (CW: Cancer)
00:04:06 - Spoilers for episode 12 of CLIG
00:05:46 - Hold onā¦
00:08:19 - Survivor. Finally.
00:08:38 - Weāre spoiling the whole season
00:10:26 - Our history with Survivor
00:13:56 - How this is gonna go
00:15:00 - What IS Survivor: Heroes vs Villains?
00:23:30 - Outplay. Outwit. Outlast.
00:23:48: Outlast - Russell
00:31:12 - Fashion choices
00:32:02 - Finishing the hat
00:37:57 - The gender politics of this show
00:46:40 - Rupert + Ryan Lochte
00:47:09 - Outplay - Parvati
00:48:17 - The challenges
00:56:52 - Comparisons to The Traitors
00:59:59 - Outwit - Sandra
01:00:58 - Oops, more Parvati
01:06:14 - Back to Sandra
01:17:17 - How this show treats race
01:21:06: Survivor vs The TraitorsFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Music by Ethan Geller (@pragmatism on Twitter)The Hard Part of Being a Follower - Embedded
00:00:00 - Christian
00:01:30 - Thanks to Scout and Ethan!
00:02:13 - CW: Cancer
00:15:47 - The tone shift of the century
00:17:43 - What IS The Traitors?
00:30:36 - ACās context going in
00:31:31 - Camp af
00:36:15 - Alan Cummingās wardrobe & performance
00:42:17 - The challenges
00:56:50 - The Traitors nails the stakes
01:01:15 - Who are the traitors?
01:06:35 - Kate & The Bravo squad
01:20:33 - ACās favorite cast member
01:22:01 - BIG OLā SPOILER ALERT
01:22:25 - Back to Michael
01:23:42 - Back to Kate
01:27:23 - A little Cirie moment
01:28:06 - The twist!
01:33:12 - The Ring of Truth
01:43:13 - Where was the alcohol?Find out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Music by Ethan Geller (@pragmatism on Twitter)Sarah Jeongās great piece on propaganda: https://www.theverge.com/21355465/tiktok-us-china-information-nationalism-online-propaganda
0:00 - TikTok bans
1:25 - Several nuggets
9:23 - The potential US TikTok bans
26:49 - Matt told you soā¦
27:50 - That pesky First Amendment
30:41 - It's because it's the government
32:10 - Corporate responsibility is fake
ļ»æļ»æļ»æ34:34 - How would any of this work?
ļ»æļ»æļ»æ35:23 - The Montana ban
38:08 - The Hank Green of it all
41:06 - When China does it...
43:59 - Rip and Replace
47:17 - TikTok is not the only guilty party
ļ»æļ»æļ»æ49:15 - Fairness for the right kind of people
ļ»æļ»æļ»æ50:07 - A great piece on propaganda
54:31 - Is TikTok uniquely bad?
59:49 - Matt talks about porn again
01:00:39 - On apathy and Hank Green
01:02:50 - The hardest and most difficult thing
01:11:45 - The best parts of TikTok
01:18:13 - TikTok is just another social media space
01:21:48 - Addendum
01:25:31 - Bringin it homeFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Music by Ethan Geller (@pragmatism on Twitter)0:00 - Itās a bonus episode!
1:38 - Brennan Lee Mulligan is hot, yāall
4:52 - Ok. Soā¦ThreadsFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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The X-Men tweet: https://twitter.com/blackbroseidon/status/1644701523371339776
0:00 - Intro
1:49 - The best kind of tweet
4:00 - Why To Wong Foo?
9:19 - To Wong Foo is still relevant
10:30 - A quick aside about Ru Paul
11:10 - The 4 steps to becoming a drag queen
14:29 - Step 1 - The wisdom to know the difference
21:13 - How this movie handles race
24:34 - The fashion
34:16 - CW: Sexual assault
38:33 - CW reminder: Sexual assault
39:04 - The actual problems of To Wong Foo
41:23 - Step 2 - Ignore Adversity
41:42 - CW: Domestic violence
42:46 - How To Wong Foo uses violence
45:43 - CW: Domestic violence
46:25 - The ACTING
47:06 - The bad guy
54:47 - The slam poem
1:00:09 - Step 3 - Generosity
1:03:05 - That was a little loud, Matt
1:03:43 - The makeover
1:06:16 - Passing and Transformation
1:11:22 - Queerness in 1995
1:17:35 - Step 4?
1:17:45 - An incredible shirt
1:19:45 - Step 4 - Larger than life is just the right size
1:27:18 - Thanks for everything. - Julie Newmar
1:36:10 - Before we wrap upā¦
1:37:20 - AC talks about Dropout, as they doFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Every video essay we talked about in a YouTube playlist!
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Music by Ethan Geller (@pragmatism on Twitter)00:00 - Can't Let It Go
00:51 - Bones Reruns
03:48 - Video Essays
04:03 - No history lesson today
04:37 - What is a video essay?
10:47 - Why the modern video essay exists
12:02 - AC learns what Breadtube is
20:26 - Why do video essays work?
26:14 - What's the harm?
31:21 - The Green Brothers (again)
31:52 - DFTBAtheChat
33:37 - Zero judgment
34:00 - One possible genesis of Breadtube
34:41 - The rise and fall...
35:40 - Matt's Favorite Video Essays
35:47 - Defunctland
41:00 - Alexander Avila
43:57 - Jacob Geller
48:59 - Movies with Mikey
49:59 - Ladyknightthebrave
51:37 - Folding Ideas
52:28 - Philosophy Tube
53:40 - Eddy Burback
55:18 - About Mr. Beast...
57:00 - Matt makes video essays!
01:01:48 - Terminally earnest
01:08:40 - Super Eyepatch Wolf and Sarah Z
01:09:36 - Skepticism as a shield
01:12:30 - Swaggy Pope
01:16:08 - Links in the show notes!Find out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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Music by Ethan Geller (@pragmatism on Twitter)00:00 - The Great Pottery Throwdown
00:56 - Midnight Suns
05:53 - Weekend Bones Reruns
07:44 - Letās talk about pottery
10:02 - Definitions
15:20 - Bake-off
25:19 - The first season
29:54 - Who has their knob off?
36:46 - The Bit
47:45 - The history (and cost) of pottery
55:33 - Re-use and Recyclability
1:01:26 - One more piece
1:01:44 - Spoilers for season 5
1:03:41 - A truly welcoming space
1:06:17 - Reality tv narrativesFind out more at http://cantletitgo.gay
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