Justin Tyler of Comic Book Club stops by to help disassemble what made the Avengers so good. WARNING - This episode makes the (reasonably safe) assumption you saw Avengers and is full of SPOILERS. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
If Shakespeare is the greatest writer of all time, how come he can be difficult to get into? Cristina Lundy of the New York Shakespeare Exchange explains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Adam Ruins Everything's Adam Conover stops by to explain some of his most opinionated opinions and their origins. WARNING/PROMISE: We spend the last 15 minutes of this podcast talking about videogames and our trip to Indiecade. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Robb Alvey of Theme Park Review has been to theme parks across the globe. Here, he describes the best and craziest things he's seen in his journey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Paul Vasquez lives just outside Yosemite National Park, where he shot the world-famous 'Double Rainbow' video. Here, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This year, at the MS Office Specialist World Championship, only one gold was taken home by an American. The event was Powerpoint, and the winner was 17-year-old Ryan Catalfu. Here, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Bring Your Own Book is a game where bring their own books, then search those books for phrases to take out of context. This week we test it out with Tom Phillip (GQ), Laura Lane (This Is Why You’re Single), Henry Goldman (Buzzfeed News), and Dan Gurewitch (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In both singles and doubles, Christine Papcke is one of the most accomplished players in the American Cornhole League. Here, she explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Reyan Ali is researching the history of NBA Jam and writing a book about it. Here, he explains how and why. Preorder the book at http://tinyurl.com/nbajambook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Pete plays guitar and Nintendo for a rock band called Anamanaguchi. Here he explains how that works, and what it was like to do the soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim videogame. Theme/outro music by The Bikini Carwash Company See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Muxtape was one of the last great music sites shut down by the RIAA. This week we discuss it's rise and fall with creator Justin Ouilette. Also, what the hell, let's talk about Mass Effect at the end too. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Craig Rowen stops by to talk about the time he asked for a million dollars, then lied and told everyone he got it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Freestyle Love Supreme creates hilarious improvised music. But don't take my word for it! You can hear them freestyle in first five minutes of this very episode, before we break down how they do it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
djWHEAT is one of the the Internet’s foremost Starcraft 2 commentators and a pioneer in the world of competitive gaming. Here we discuss how one becomes a Starcraft commentator, the history of eSports, and the greatest game of Quake III ever played. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The hosts of Classic Simpsons Trivia Night in Brooklyn put together a quiz with questions covering seasons 2 through 10, and I gathered the three biggest Simpsons fans I know to see who could answer the most. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
