Lorienne and Kathryn read three poems written by JRR Tolkien and discuss what comes up for us from other cultural sources. Happy New Year.

This week the guys break down their favorite games of 2024 and wish a Happy Birthday to Gabe Patillo.

Penn's new book FELONY JUGGLER is available for pre-order! Plus, Penn gets sick, makes an incredible discovery watching sniper movies and embarrasses himself at the doctor, and Matt finally catches his TV doppleganger. Pre-order FELONY JUGGLER now at https://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/penn-preorder And check out https://patreon.com/penn for a Patreon-exclusive discount code!

In this episode, Hugh Hewitt and Dr. Michael Oren, Israel's former Ambassador to the U.S., discuss the shifting dynamics in the Middle East, emphasizing Syria's turmoil, Hezbollah's weakening, and Iran's isolation. They stress the urgency of addressing Iran's nuclear ambitions and highlight Israel's strategic moves, including reoccupying parts of the Golan Heights amid regional instability. 👉Follow Hugh Hewitt on X 👉Follow Michael Oren on XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Jarms and John Gardner discuss different end times views, focusing on the amillennial and postmillennial views. These different views come from different interpretations of Revelation 20:1-6, which describes a thousand year period of peace and Jesus' return. Postmillennialists envision a golden age of Christian rule before Jesus' return while amillennialists see the Millennium as a long, ongoing period of gospel spread, that takes place between Christ's first and second coming—in other words, that we are currently living in the "millennium". They also discuss the continuity of promises from the Old Testament to the New Testament, emphasizing that these views are interpretive differences within the Church and not barriers to fellowship or membership at Faith.

From the archives, Bryan digs out an interview with Rob Coleman, the animation director of the Star Wars prequels to talk about The Phantom Menace after all these years and the reception it got in 1999 versus how its been received today.

Patrick Willems (Night of the Coconut) returns to finish some unfinished business as he and the lads fight off the deep conservatism and unending baby ninja armies of Dreamworks’ 2021 babypalooza: The Boss Baby: Family Business. Topics include the nebulous target audience, the uncanny animation, and the consequences of pivoting from the increasingly bonkers Boss Baby lore to the terrors of…school choice??? Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Patrick Willems: “Pretty much the Terrence Malick of YouTube.” Twitter // Youtube // Nebula // Instagram // Letterboxd Night of the Coconut Patrick’s Episode of Something Rotten on Metal Gear Solid 2 Patrick’s Episode of Eye of the Duck on Minority Report Media Referenced in this Episode: The Boss Baby: Family Business. Dir. Tom McGrath. Dreamworks Animation, 2021. “Conan O’Brien Needs a Doctor While Eating Spicy Wings” by First We Feast. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “Babies Are Forever” Music by John Barry, Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S., feat. Eleanor Philips.

On this week's episode of The A Show; Meelz & Justin celebrate the fifth year of AEW by giving them a progress report on how they've been doing -- how they can improve, and if they will.

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall The lads hop on Funky Kong’s biplane bound straight for Kongo Bongo as they banana slamma their way through the nightmarish musical that is Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series. Topics include the origins of televised 3D animation, the staying power of the hit-or-miss songs, and the innate memeability of Eddie the Mean Old Yeti. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: Donkey Kong Country: The Animated Series #1: Bad Hair Day #4: Barrel, Barrel, Who’s Got the Barrel? #6: Raiders of the Lost Banana #38: It’s A Wonderful Life Computer Animation: A Whole New World by Rita Street. Rockport Publishers, 1998. Culte : La planète de Donkey Kong (1996-2001) “DKC: Return to Krocodile Isle”. Alex Henderson Animation. 2023. “Inside Nintendo’s weird attempts at making movies and TV shows” by Matt Paprocki. Polygon. June 5th, 2020. A Note About the Development Process of Donkey Kong the Animated Series by one of its writers TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “A Message from the Kongo Bongo Tourism Board” feat. David Armstrong as “Bluster Kong”.

On the latest episode of The A Show: Meelz and Justin talk about last Tuesday's head-to-head between NXT and AEW and how the discourse shaped the perception of the two shows -- from the fans to Tony Khan. Speaking of Tony, they talk about his Twitter meltdown(s) and if that harmed the perception of AEW.They also talk about Adam Copeland's current angle in AEW and if the fans are buying in to him. Later on in the show; the hosts also touch on the conversation surrounding Swerve Strickland's AEW push and if he needs to win the AEW title.

We get you up to speed on two serious flaws, Linux's recent gaming loss, Ubuntu doubling down on RISC-V, and news from the Open Source Summit North America.

Holly and Bryan got together to talk about the Willow finale briefly and then the first three episodes of The Bad Batch's second season. They talked about the moral quandaries in each episode and how much they're loving the new animation.

According to the International Monetary Fund, 22 countries in Africa are either in debt distress or at high risk of debt distress --that is, they are unable to fulfill their financial obligations to creditors.  This is nearly double the number of countries in Africa in some form debt crisis just a few years ago.  Why so many African countries are facing a fiscal crisis today and the implications of debt distress for economic and social development is explained at length by my guest today Mark Plant, senior policy fellow at the Center for Global Development.  We kick off discussing why Ghana and Zambia are illustrative of broader fiscal trends in Africa and then have a discussion about the policy conundrums facing countries as they navigate fiscal crises and seek to satisfy creditors without sacrificing substantial gains in economic and social development.    

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall   The lads grab their opals and dive deep into the Diamond District as they cover the Safdie Brothers’ masterful two-hour panic attack: Uncut Gems. Topics include the sublime pacing, the proliferation of American gambling, and the career-best performance from Mr. Deeds himself: Adam Sandler.   Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall!   Media Referenced in the Episode: Uncut Gems available on Peacock / AppleTV / Amazon ‎Chapo Trap House: 386 - Brother Magic feat. Josh and Benny Safdie (1/20/20). “Good Time directors the Safdie brothers: ‘Robert Pattinson was just a guy chasing work’” by Hermione Hoby. The Guardian. November 16th, 2017. “How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies Caeserized Campus Life” by Anna Betts, Andrew Little, Elizabeth Sander, Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly and Walt Bogdanich. NYTimes. November 23rd, 2022. “How The Safdie Brothers & Scribe Ronald Bronstein Took A Decade To Carve Out ‘Uncut Gems’” by Anthony D’Allesandro. Deadline. December 7th, 2019. “How the Sports Betting Industry Quietly Consumed America” by Wendover Productions, December 2022. “Meet Wayne Diamond, the man who made Uncut Gems unfuggedable” by Trey Taylor, The Face, December 17th, 2019. The PluggedIn Uncut Gems Review by Emily Clark. PluggedIn. January 3rd, 2020 “'This Is What Most People Go Through Here on the Block.' The Jewelers of the Diamond District on What's Real and What's Fiction in Uncut Gems” by Rachel E. Greenspan. TIME Magazine. January 8th, 2020. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton:  brendan-dalton.com / brendandalton.bandcamp.co

On this week's episode Cyrus & Quan are back to talk about the first shows of 2023.They discuss Dragon Lee signing with WWE, MJF's gauntlet for Danielson & give predictions for New Years Evil!https://linktr.ee/theashowrncThe Wrestling Club's Road to Wrestlemania! https://gofund.me/0fe85730Follow on twitter:The A Show account (@TheAShowRNC)Cyrus (@CyrusOnTWR)Quan (@TheComebackSpot)

Hey everyone! We are back with Into the Spiderverse, and the animation style that shook the world! Welcome to Rupees Over Ramen, the how where we discuss Animation, Storytelling, Dungeons & Dragons, and other nerdy topics. It's been a while, but we are back with the promised discussion of an underrated animated classic, Disney's Treasure Planet. Feel free to recommend animated films for us to check out and discuss! Thanks y'all! Support the Podcast https://ko-fi.com/bitbybitjames Join the Uptown Comic Shop Community https://discord.gg/WnxBabG Check Out the Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMWJVV1_dCGsDxZZLKPgjfg Contact me @ 

Show Topics: Segment #1: Making up the Raiders 53 Man Roster for 2022 Raider Greg shares his thoughts on some players he would like to see make our roster Segment #2: Raiders new coaching staff, and how they have prepared the team Thoughts on the job our new coaching staff has done through camp and the preseason Segment #3: The AFC West - How it looks going into the regular season What the mainstream media says, and what Raider Greg says about the AFC WEST standings prediction Segment #4: Raider Nation “Boneline” Call-in Segment Callers: 01. Raider Steve in Vegas 02. Alfonso in Mexico City 03. Nebraska Raider 04. The Prez (Before Hall of Fame Game) 05. Raider Tom in Minneapolis (Day after Vikings game) 06. Raider Malik in Tucson 07. Ruben in North Carolina 08. Raider Malik in Tucson (Call #2) 09. Raider Malik in Tucson (Call #3) 10. The Prez (Call #2) - Join our forum at: http://www.raidernationpodcast.com/forum - Subscribe free in iTunes - Visit our YouTube page at: http://www.youtube.com/raidernationpodcast Music credit: Back in Black by ACDC; Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood; The Raiders by Sam Spence. Running time: 1:11:05

Air Date 7/4/2022 Today, for this milestone episode, I attempted to squeeze in as many clever and interesting ideas as I could and ended up writing a starter guide to understand the United States. Plus, there are jingles! Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email [email protected]  Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows and Bonus Content) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Political Structures of Our Country Tracking the political eras that proceeded our current situation and looking at what may come next. Jingle 1: Strawman Ch. 2: Progressives and Progress Looking at a progressive perspective of the last 20 years and the process of progress itself Jingle 2: Defer to Authority Ch. 3: Understanding Race, Gender, Privilege and Power Understanding why our understanding of the world is often insufficiently complicated Jingle 3: Just Asking Questions Ch. 4: Progressives in Politics Tracing the fissures on the political left from Bush to Biden Jingle 4: Manipulating Data Ch. 5: Republican Transformation Tracing conservatism from mid-century Republicans to 21st-century insurrectionists Jingle 5: Appeal to Emotion Ch. 6: Foreign/Power Looking at various forms of power and how they play out on the international stage Jingle 6: Passive Voice Ch. 7: The Progress Trap The progress traps of new technology and why we're not defending against them Jingle 7: Clickbait Ch. 8: Structural Thinking and the Alternative What happens when an individualist thinker is faced with problems that only structural thinking can handle? Jingle 8: Conspiracy Theories FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 9: Conclusion MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) Jingles: Concept and Some Lyrics by Jay Tomlinson, Music and Most Lyrics by Jonathan Mann Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent   Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected]

On this week's episode Cyrus & Quan discuss AEW's TBS debut, TBS tournament grand finals & NXT New Year's Evil. Also, discuss Tony Khan's tweet !Subscribe on Patreon: patreon.com/theashowrnc Follow on twitter:The A Show account (@TheAShowRNC)Cyrus (@CyrusOnTWR)Quan (@TheComebackSpot)

Welcome to Rupees Over Ramen, the how where we discuss Animation, Storytelling, Dungeons & Dragons, and other nerdy topics. It's been a while, but we are back with the promised discussion of an underrated animated classic, Disney's Treasure Planet. Today we will be discussing the animation and look development as well as a 3D Animation system originally created for Tarzan which was greatly beneficial to the production of Treasure Planet as well! This was actually recorded before we started this podcast with a friend of mine. It was fun taking this audio and publishing it as an episode.  Feel free to recommend animated films for us to check out and discuss! Thanks y'all! Support the Podcast  https://ko-fi.com/bitbybitjames Join the Uptown Comic Shop Community  https://discord.gg/WnxBabG Check Out the Channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMWJVV1_dCGsDxZZLKPgjfg

Show Topics: Segment #1: Seahawks at Raiders Postgame - Raiders 20, Seahawks 7 Raider Greg breaks down the Raiders’ win over the Seahawks at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Segment #2: AFC West Predictions Raider Greg takes exception to many of the divisional power rankings and predictions, most of which have the Raiders finishing last in their division in 2021. Segment #3: Raiders at Rams Pregame Comments on the upcoming preseason game in Los Angeles between the Raiders and the LA Rams. Segment #4: Raider Nation “Boneline” Call-in Segment Callers: 01. Raider C from Pleasanton, California 02. The Prez (before the game) 03. The Prez (after the game) 04. Nebraska Raider 05. Nebraska Raider (call 2) - Join our forum at: http://www.raidernationpodcast.com/forum - Subscribe free in iTunes - Visit our YouTube page at: http://www.youtube.com/raidernationpodcast Music credit: Back in Black by ACDC; Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood; The Raiders by Sam Spence. Running time: 48:24

The battle against COVID-19 could be impacted by the rollout of a third vaccine. We get the latest from Dr. Anthony Fauci and former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb. Monday, March 1st is the deadline to reopen schools in Kentucky, We talk to Governor Andy Beshear about how his state moved to prioritize teachers to the front of the line for vaccines. We also hear from South Dakota, Republican Governor, Kristi Noem about her state taking the coronavirus "very seriously" despite comments by Dr. Fauci. DNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel and Republican Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger about former President Donald Trump, and the future of the Republican party. All that and more on this week's "Face the Nation," with moderator Margaret Brennan. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Breaking news alert! Better late than never, but after the major announcement of Heyman and Bischoff being appointed as Executive Directors of Creative Development in the WWE, Justin and Meelz had to touch on it.Episode 88 continues to roll through with Meelz and Justin talking about Seth Rollins burning the timeline down, the drastic programming change to WWE television that has got us debating, WWE/EVOLVE vs. AEW, Stomping Grounds, and the television throughout the week. A jam-packed show from start to finish. Tune in!

Full of Sith proudly presents this two-part podcast miniseries on the score to Solo: A Star Wars Story, focused on the music composed and created by John Powell, featuring original and new themes by John Williams Part two of this miniseries focuses on action music in film scores, Powell's unique approach to composing it, and the multiple uses of pre-existing themes and motifs throughout Solo, both as inspiration for his new work and through variations on the old Star Wars standbys. Music in this episode includes: Larger than Life (Captain America: Civil War) Origins (Thor: The Dark World Captain America March (Captain America: The First Avenger) End Credits (The Avengers) Warrior Falls (Black Panther) Supermarine (Dunkirk) King of Pride Rock (The Lion King) Why So Serious (The Dark Knight) Drink Up Me Hearties (Pirates of the Caribbean) Reminiscence Therapy Train Heist Krennic's Aspirations (Rogue One) The Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back) Into the Maw L3 and Millennium Falcon Ben's Death and TIE Fighter Attack (Star Wars) Into the Superstructure (Return of the Jedi) The Battle of Crait (The Last Jedi) Forbidden Friendship (How to Train Your Dragon) A Man of Constant Sorrow (O Brother, Where Art Thou) Chicken in the Pot Lapti Nek (Return of the Jedi) Duel of the Fates    Marauders Arrive Flying with Chewie Dice and Roll/End Credits  Includes excerpts from the video essay "The Marvel Cinematic Universe" by Every Frame a Painting (Taylor Ramos & Tony Zhou), Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Written, produced & edited by Bobby Roberts If you haven’t already, join our new Facebook group and join in the discussions with us and other listeners at – http://facebook.com/groups/FullofSith If you like the show, please leave us iTunes/Stitcher reviews and share us with your friends and family! We’d greatly appreciate it.

The ForceCast is BACK!!!!This week, Ryan and Daniel open up discussing their previous episode and some comments they had made regarding Luke and fandom.Then, the guys give their opinions on the Resistance trailer 5 days later. They talk about how their feelings have changed from their original reactions.Ryan and Daniel recorded their initial reactions to the trailer in Orlando last Friday on Facebook Live, and they play that segment on this week's episode. The show rounds out with your feedback.

Bobby leads a discussion with Bryan and Amy about the loss of Leonard Nimoy, a titan of science fiction. Then, they delve deep into predictions about the season finale of Rebels and how we've felt the back half of the season has been shaping up. After that, Bryan gets an interview with Shelly Shapiro about the new book "Heir to the Jedi." If you like the show, please leave us iTunes/Stitcher reviews and share us with your friends and family! We’d greatly appreciate it.Full Of Sith is a safe haven for Star Wars fans, no matter what you like or what your opions are, we'd love for you to share them with us. Please do so by sending us a voicemail or email. Keep an eye out for our newest episodes on Monday mornings.Contact info, episodes, banners, promos, bios and so much more can be found at http://www.fullofsith.comThanks For Listening & May The Force Be With You... Always!

This week Harrison almost gets deported, the one man Indy show gets ready to open and also makes his IMAX debut down under, Indy is named best cinematic hero, find out where you can get a Lawrence Noble Indy print for a bargain, Joe and Keith are back with the Further Adventures of Indiana Jones and as usual have more of your emails in the mail segment!

WARNING: This episode includes brief but MAJOR SPOILERS for Star Trek Into Darkness. // Erik Blythe is out this week, but special guest co-hosts Bonnie Burton and Christian Blauvelt join Eric Geller to discuss the latest and greatest rumors about Star Wars Episode VII. Could we see Benedict Cumberbatch make the jump from Star Trek to Star Wars? Would that be a good thing? Plus, Eric, Bonnie, and Christian discuss the role of nostalgia, with its promises and pitfalls, in the sequel trilogy era.