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Episode 258 opens with reverb, ears, corn, fake governors, and the crew trying to remember how podcast intros work before Parker officially welcomes everyone to another edition of the Black Lincoln Collective Podcast. 258-2 258-2

The first major story belongs to Fred, whose son has officially turned 13. Fred is less impressed with the birthday itself than with the fact that he managed to keep another human alive for 13 years. He points out that TVs, cars, marriages and various other things haven't necessarily lasted as long, but the kid is alive, healthy, doing well in school and playing football. 258-2 258-2

For his birthday, Fred's son doesn't ask for a huge party. He asks for a day out with his parents. Fred's wife turns that into an itinerary built around mystery choice cards. The day starts with donuts and coffee, followed by Frankie's Fun Park, video games, miniature golf, a mall stop, dinner, another round of miniature golf and eventually pickleball.

At Frankie's, Fred refuses to let his now-teenage son beat him at putt-putt because apparently fatherhood ends where competitive miniature golf begins. Later in the day, the family comes back for another round, discovers no employee at the outdoor counter and, after waiting several minutes, decides the statute of limitations on paying for miniature golf has expired.

Dinner becomes a more complicated decision. Fred's son wants the full birthday spectacle, including restaurant employees making a big deal about him. Options include Cheddar's and Miyabi's, but Papa Fred eventually takes over and selects Twin Peaks, where his son gets dessert, attention from the servers and a birthday experience that Fred considers a proper transition into teenage life.

That leads to a surprisingly long investigation into whether restaurants are legally allowed to sing “Happy Birthday.” Parker checks and discovers that the song has been in the public domain since 2016, meaning the restaurant simply chose not to sing it rather than being blocked by copyright law.

The family finishes the day with pickleball. Fred wins the series 2-1 before fatigue starts catching up with him, while Fred's wife later crashes into a metal divider trying to chase down a shot. Everyone survives, which means Fred's 13-year parenting streak remains intact.

After the break, Parker introduces the BLC Restaurant Review Roundup. While creating a rating system, the guys briefly settle on “two pointy things up,” then “two nipples out,” before delivering the philosophical breakthrough that gives the episode its title:

“The thumbs are the nipples of the hand.” 258-2

Fred reviews a small, flashy Mexican restaurant in Greer. The atmosphere is dark and stylish, complete with string lights, 80s music, elaborate cocktails, dry ice, novelty drink containers and food that occasionally arrives on fire. But Fred isn't there for the theater. His burrito arrives dry with the sauces separated on side plates, his wife's meal disappoints her, and another person at the table doesn't finish his food. Fred ultimately gives the place roughly 1.5 sauces, arguing that the experience looks better than it tastes.

That becomes a larger BLC restaurant philosophy: if the food is great, the show is a bonus. If the food is bad, smoke, fire, dry ice and elaborate presentation aren't going to save it.

Allan's review goes much better. He visits a Brazilian steakhouse where servers continuously bring skewers of meat to the table. There are sides, salad-bar options, steaks, chicken, wine and the red/green system that tells the staff whether you want more. Allan forgets to flip his marker and accidentally enters a meat endurance competition. His final score: essentially 10 meat rods out of 10.

Parker then reviews something technically not a restaurant: World's Finest Chocolate.

The fundraiser from “The Ten Chocolate Commandments” has ended, but Parker learns that unsold chocolate does not simply go back. He is now the unwilling owner of dozens of leftover chocolate bars. Worse, he thinks the modern bars are nowhere near as good as the ones he remembers from childhood.

That launches a long discussion about selling them to gas stations, giving them away, whether even homeless people would reject them, cardboard-box real estate and increasingly elaborate rating systems. World's Finest Chocolate eventually earns approximately one cardboard box full of diarrhea out of seven.

And with that, Episode 258 ends exactly where every quality restaurant-review podcast should: debating cardboard housing and leftover fundraising chocolate.

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Garfield has spent decades perfecting one skill: refusing to leave the couch. So of course Hollywood sent him to England, handed him a royal lookalike, and made him the most reluctant cat in the history of the monarchy. Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties is a movie about mistaken identity, a very large castle, and a cat whose idea of a crown jewel is anything left unattended on a buffet table.

Naturally, a video game was in order. The Nintendo DS got its own version, and so did the PlayStation 2, which means this cat managed to be a tiny royal on your lap and a tiny royal on your TV. Not many orange cartoon cats can say they’ve been in two different living rooms at once without moving.

Joining us to sort through the royal mess is Chris Maynard from Following Films. Chris knows his way around a movie, which makes him ideal for the question at the heart of this episode: when you turn a movie about a cat pretending to be a prince into a game, does the cat get to keep pretending, or does he just end up running down hallways? Chris is here to tell us whether this is a proper adaptation or a very loud costume party.

So polish your crown, put the snacks within reach, and let’s find out whether A Tail of Two Kitties is a game fit for a king or one that should have stayed incognito.

Learn such things as:

• How many times can we use the same classic story as a foundation?
• How does such a lazy cat keep getting into these crazy situations?
• How much lasagna could you eat while watching this movie? Especially if the cat is trying to help you eat it.
• And so much more!

You can Chris on BlueSky @followingfilms, Threads @following_films, and of course the Following Films website.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to AARPG and Xanadar Radio for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who refuses to share any lasagna with me.

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In Episode 39 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) sits down with Cody Wells, owner of C3Brix, custom LEGO artist, educator, and longtime member of the LEGO community. Cody shares how LEGO became an important part of his life as a child, from building a ghost trap to conquer his fear of sleeping upstairs to recreating toys he saw on Saturday morning cartoons. Years later, rediscovering his childhood LEGO collection during one of the darkest periods of his life helped reconnect him with something that had always given him a sense of creativity and belonging.

Cody takes us through the unlikely path that turned that rediscovered passion into a career. He talks about moving to New York, finding his LEGO community through I LUG NY, building his first mosaics in a small apartment, and taking on increasingly ambitious commissions. Those projects eventually included an eight-foot LEGO sandcastle for Resorts World Casino and custom creations for professional wrestlers including Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Jerry "The King" Lawler, and Finn Bálor.

The conversation also explores the evolution of C3Brix from custom builds into a unique LEGO store in New Hampshire filled with retired, collectible, and hard-to-find sets. Cody shares how education has become another major part of his work, including a summer tour that took him through more than 24 states for 140 library events, five week-long camps, and other appearances. He talks about bringing LEGO experiences to communities across the country, meeting families who traveled hours to attend his programs, and why making those experiences accessible to kids remains so important to him.

Along the way, Cody and Jon reminisce about the early days of the LEGO community, BrickShelf, custom builds, wrestling, Classic Space, and the never-ending problem of finding enough room for a LEGO collection. Cody also shares what's ahead for C3Brix, from continuing his travels and educational programs to eventually making the store the focus of the next chapter of his LEGO career.

Find Cody Wells & C3Brix:

• Website: C3Brix.com • Instagram: @C3Brix • Facebook: C3Brix

To find the best LEGO deals, check out the Bargain Bricks app.

View the video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/V2sgKLlt3Eg

For more Tales From The Brick, visit talesfromthebrick.com.

Until next time... play well.

In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to documentary filmmaker Simeon Halligan & Steven Balshaw about: Star Wars / 2001: A Space Odyssey & The Searchers / Vera Cruz, Don't Look Now & Performance, and Times Bandits / Brazil & Apocalypse Now. Discover how these films shaped her screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Simeon Halligan & Steven Balshaw talks about pulling together this year’s Grimmfest: Manchester’s international festival of Fantastic Film which takes place 8-11 October 2026 . Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about Grimmfest: Manchester’s international festival of Fantastic Film which takes place 8-11 October 2026 and the lasting impact of cinema on Simeon Halligan & Steven Balshaw’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [19:24] Star Wars / 2001: A Space Odyssey & The Searchers / Vera Cruz  [25:36] Don't Look Now & Performance (1980): Made Mark take up boxing [35:20] Times Bandits / Brazil & Apocalypse Now Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  Learn about they pulled together this year’s Grimmfest: Manchester’s international festival of Fantastic Film which takes place 8-11 October 2026 Spanish and Victorian/colonialism strands at Grimmfest Understand cinema’s transformative power through Star Wars (1977) / 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) & The Searchers (1956) / Vera Cruz (1954), Don't Look Now (1973) & Performance (1971), Times Bandits (1981) / Brazil (1985) & Apocalypse Now (1979) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest(s):   Simeon Halligan & Steven Balshaw at from Grimmfest: Manchester’s international festival of Fantastic Film which takes place 8-11 October 2026 For tickets and more details see https://www.grimmfest.com/ Credits:   Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In “Lawyer Letters” | Episode 257 of The Black Lincoln Collective Comedy Podcast, Parker gets the opportunity of a lifetime: six hours in a virtual mock trial where he gets paid to judge strangers, argue about negligence, assign blame, debate damages, eat chicken wings, and slowly convince himself that he is Perry Mason.

After surviving legalese, questionable jurors, an $873,000 damages suggestion, and the invention of Parker’s imaginary lawyer credentials, the crew heads into Fredline News. This week brings an orange shark, a serial butt sniffer, Michael Douglas trivia, a Titanic mayonnaise story, rumors of disappearing genitals, an endurance athlete’s unfortunate mid-race bathroom emergency, and a Florida case involving allegations that become increasingly difficult to describe.

It’s law, news, bodily functions, bad decisions, and three men who should probably never be selected for the same jury.

00:06:50 — Everybody Loves to Sue
A discussion of addictive behavior somehow lands on lawsuits, giving Parker the opening he needs to reveal his mock-jury adventure.

00:07:53 — “Yes the Fuck I Would”
Parker is invited to participate in a virtual trial and has absolutely no hesitation.

00:10:00 — The Lawyer’s Closing Strategy
The plaintiff’s lawyer essentially returns to say everything the defense just told them is wrong. Parker immediately respects the move.

00:11:07 — Setting the Price Early
The lawyer frames damages in the neighborhood of $750,000 to $2 million. Parker’s initial response is closer to “$25 tops.”

00:14:33 — Lunch Break Legal Strategy
Parker uses the comforts of remote jury service to prepare chicken wings and return to several hours of legal terminology.

00:16:29 — Parker Discovers Power
The moderator tells participants they can help explain concepts to confused jurors. This is the exact permission Parker should never have received.

00:17:09 — Statistical Idiots
Parker realizes that a random group of twelve people statistically guarantees somebody will have no idea what is happening.

00:17:35 — “I Am the Law”
Parker decides the actual written law may be less important than whatever he personally thinks should happen.

00:20:40 — Steve Arrives
Parker finally finds the angry juror he was hoping for and immediately develops a courtroom friendship.

00:22:33 — Negligence Explained
Parker explains negligence using surgery. Fred thinks McDonald’s fries would have been a better example.

00:27:57 — $873,000
Everyone else is debating five-figure damages when one juror suddenly lands on $873,000 because the lawyer suggested something similar.

00:28:38 — Parker Wins
The group eventually moves toward roughly $25,000, Parker’s original number, giving him all the validation he needs.

00:31:05 — Lawyer Letters
Parker imagines his future legal title and produces the phrase that names the episode: “whatever fucking lawyer letters are.”

00:32:15 — Best Zoom Meeting Ever
Parker uses his closing remarks to tell Steve he loves him and declares the mock trial the most fun he has ever had in a Zoom meeting.

00:35:45 — Fredline News Returns
The show abruptly transforms from fake legal analysis into real-ish news analysis.

00:37:51 — Orange Shark
A rare orange nurse shark becomes “the world’s sexiest shark.”

00:39:43 — Serial Butt Sniffer
The phrase alone does most of the work.

00:49:06 — Titanic Mayonnaise
Fred begins telling Parker an extraordinarily suspicious story involving the Titanic and 1,200 jars of Hellmann’s mayonnaise.

00:50:40 — Cinco de Mayo
Parker realizes way too late that he has been professionally walked into a terrible pun.

00:51:43 — Missing Genitals
Fredline News introduces reports of men claiming their genitals have mysteriously disappeared or shrunk.

00:56:57 — Elite Athletic Competition
The crew discusses an endurance athlete who pushes through a catastrophic bathroom emergency rather than stopping the race.

01:06:35 — BLC Confidentiality Agreement
Anyone still listening is informed that they are now legally prohibited from admitting the podcast exists.

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By the time Digimon World 3 rolled around in 2002, a franchise that started as an egg-shaped virtual pet and spun off into a manga and an anime around the same time had picked up enough separate games and separate continuities that keeping any of it straight had apparently stopped being a priority. At least one reviewer we found says flat-out that the game gets its own canon wrong in places, which at this point feels less like a flaw and more like a house style.

You play a kid named Junior, no last name, no further explanation, who gets pulled into a server with three Digimon partners, though only one is allowed to actually fight at a time while the other two wait their turn. Enemies show up completely at random now too, so unlike earlier games in the series, you can’t just spot trouble on the map and calmly walk the other way. Take enough hits and your blast meter fills up, letting a Digimon go Blast Digivolve and get meaner for a while, or you can combine two Digimon with DNA Digivolve to create something new that fires off one big attack and then immediately splits back apart. There’s also a full card battle game built right into the RPG, all 314 cards of it, so between fetch quests you’ll have plenty of downtime to build a deck.

Joining us to help sort through all of it is Chels Eichholz, who co-hosts The Q Division, a James Bond rewatch podcast, and Across the Whoniverse, a Doctor Who marathon show that “kidnaps” a new companion every episode to explore a different corner of sixty-plus years of continuity. Between those two franchises, Chels has plenty of practice diving into a huge tangle of lore and coming out the other side having a genuinely great time, which makes them the perfect person to take on a game that’s basically nothing but tangled lore.

So dig up an old memory card, pick which one of your three Digimon gets to have a personality this round, and let’s find out whether Digimon World 3 earned its spot in Digimon history, or whether it should’ve DNA Digivolved into something else entirely.

Learn such things as:

• How did the local programming directors help shape our personalities, and are we really losing something by streaming making all things possible?
• How many versions of ‘volving can you have before you have to start paying Sweedish taxes?
• How often can you go from Point A to Point B to Point A to Point B to Point A to Point B before throwing things out the window?
• And so much more!

You can find Chels on Bluesky @chels725, check out her link tree for an always up to date set of links, and of course on her podcasts The Q Division and Across the Whoniverse.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

Play Comics is also part of Art Comedy Pop-Culture Network, which is a long-standing creative organization spawning from a love of Adult Swim. Be sure to check them out for all sorts of entertainment news, commentary, and just plain fun stuff.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to Infinite Earths Guide and Gimmicks for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who would probably be right at home if trapped in a computer doomsday situation.

Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-89f00a for 40% off for 4 months, and support Play Comics.

In Episode 38 of Tales From The Brick, Jon (8 Bit Bricks) sits down with Guy Himber, the mad genius behind Crazy Bricks, to talk about a LEGO journey that spans filmmaking, steampunk MOCs, custom parts, and more than two decades in the LEGO community. Guy shares how building with his son brought him out of his dark age, how the early Flickr community helped shape his experience as an AFOL, and how he even used LEGO Technic to prototype the mechanics for a giant Godzilla model while working in the film industry.

Guy tells the unlikely story of how a BrickCon theme called "Pigs vs. Cows" inspired his first Kickstarter and eventually grew into Crazy Bricks. He takes us behind the scenes of creating custom LEGO-compatible parts, from Crazy Arms and Crazy Legs to goats, dinosaurs, mimics, glow-in-the-dark cats, Wacky Bags, and the upcoming Cat Butt Bricks. Along the way, Guy explains how his background in industrial design and decades working in film influence the way he approaches designing, prototyping, manufacturing, and collaborating with other creators.

The conversation also dives into creativity, breaking the unwritten rules of LEGO building, the evolution of the AFOL community, and why criticism can be one of a designer's most valuable tools. Guy shares why he loves pushing ideas beyond what already exists, how Crazy Bricks has managed to convert a few LEGO purists along the way, and why sometimes the strangest idea on the list is the one worth making.

Find Guy Himber & Crazy Bricks:

• Website: crazybricks.com • Instagram: @getcrazybricks

To find the best LEGO deals, check out the Bargain Bricks app.

View the video version of this podcast at https://youtu.be/Z6uDgO3uHSk

For more Tales From The Brick, visit talesfromthebrick.com.

Until next time... play well.

In this episode of 3 Movies That Changed Your Life screenwriter Stuart Wright talks to documentary filmmaker Mark Sloper about: That’ll Be The Day, Raging Bull, and Withnail & I. Discover how these films shaped her screenwriting journey, personal growth, and understanding of cinema’s power. Plus, Mark Sloper talks about the making of his latest documentary CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk. Movies That Changed Your Life   Find out about Scriptology UK and the lasting impact of cinema on Mark Sloper’s life with Stuart Wright on his movie podcast.   [1:20] CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk 3 Movies That Changed Your Life [15:40] That'll Be The Day (1973): Mark thought the character played by David Essex was him [21:20] Raging Bull (1980): Made Mark take up boxing [26;33] Withnail & I (1987): Reflected Mark’s life living in unhygienic student squalor in Sheffield Key Take Aways:   Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.  Learn about the making of CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk Gain authentic insider’s account of punk’s evolution and legacy 50 years on. Understand cinema’s transformative power through That'll Be The Day (1973), Raging Bull (1980), Withnail & I (1987) Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts for more movies that impacted your life!  Share your favourite movies that impacted your life on X (@leytonrocks) and leave a 5-star review and tell us which 3 films impacted your adult life. Best ones get read out on the podcast About my Guest:   Mark Sloper is the director of CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk. He also known for Billy Fury: The Sound OF Fury (2015), The Story of Skids: Scotland’s No.1 Punk Band 2025), Punk 76 (2013) and many more. CELEBRATE: 50 Years of Punk is out in cinemas. For dates and locations nearest to you see https://www.odeon.co.uk/films/50-years-of-punk/HO00009464/ Credits:   Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

• 00:01:00 — Weak Fart Start: The show opens with the 256th edition and immediately critiques the quality of a fart sound.
• 00:01:20 — “Can’t Do Attitude”: The official motto of the episode becomes a perfect summary of the entire show.
• 00:02:13 — Fred Fred Fred: Fred gets introduced as Fred, a friend of the show, and possibly the most Fred person available.
• 00:02:44 — Latino History Month: Allan’s “big, important audience” arrives for Latino History Month, and the crew hands him an impossible cultural assignment.
• 00:03:37 — Greatest Latino Artist: Ricky Martin, Menudo, and J.Lo enter the conversation before anyone is fully prepared.
• 00:05:09 — Menudo Takes a Dark Turn: The crew starts with boy-band nostalgia and immediately lands somewhere much heavier.
• 00:06:08 — J.Lo vs. Cardi B: A simple “greatest Latino artist” bit somehow becomes a booty-based ranking system.
• 00:07:06 — Cardi B Research: Fred appears to know a suspicious amount about Cardi B’s background.
• 00:09:13 — Better Than Expected: Parker admits Allan’s Latino History Month segment was significantly better than he expected, which is both praise and a roast.
• 00:11:45 — Minefield of Discovery: Parker describes trying to transition out of the segment as “navigating a minefield of discovery.”
• 00:12:36 — Internet Side Hustles: Fred says he reached out to the internet for side hustle ideas, which is never a safe sentence.
• 00:17:22 — Yard Rules: If something is closer to the road than the house, apparently it is free. This includes bicycles, baby strollers, and possibly people.
• 00:18:03 — Fake Possession: Mega churches allegedly paying people to fake possession becomes one of the better terrible career paths.
• 00:18:46 — Demon Freelancing: The crew imagines faking possession so well that the devil takes it as an invitation.
• 00:19:15 — Paid to Do Nothing: The dream side hustle is getting paid monthly to do nothing, which is immediately compared to Congress.
• 00:20:22 — BLC Car Wrap: The crew offers to wrap someone’s truck for $3,000, then admits they may just sharpie the logo on the side.
• 00:21:01 — Doo Doo DLC: “BLC” becomes “DLC,” then becomes “Doo Doo DLC,” and the episode title is born.
• 00:21:38 — Professional Wedding Crier: Parker turns crying at weddings into a full theatrical backstory involving betrayal, college roommates, and Terry.
• 00:22:37 — “Don’t Marry His Sister, Terry”: The paid crying bit reaches soap opera levels almost immediately.
• 00:23:29 — Substitute Bee: The crew discovers people may pay you to pollinate plants and turns it into the weirdest agricultural job description possible.
• 00:24:08 — Parmesan Bee Technology: The substitute bee job now requires a Parmesan cheese shaker taped where a stinger would be.
• 00:24:23 — Twerk Through the Garden: The only way to pollinate properly is to twerk through the field for $45 an hour.
• 00:25:03 — Japanese Food Explainer: “This is rice. What you do is you eat it.” Honestly, flawless customer service.
• 00:25:35 — American Food Explainer: Parker wants to explain American food to foreigners by pointing at excessive cheese and suspicious meat patties.
• 00:27:01 — Dog Poop Economy: The crew reminds listeners that people make good money vacuuming up dog poop, so maybe DoorDash is not the only path.
• 00:28:14 — Fake NFL Romance Scam: A scammer allegedly built such a strong fake football persona that Google and AI started believing it.
• 00:29:23 — Burger King, Best Restaurant in NYC: The crew explains how to trick AI by repeating bad information until the machine gives up and believes it.
• 00:34:51 — Scam-Spiracy: Parker invents a new category: scams plus conspiracies, or “scam-spiracies.”
• 00:35:48 — Culver’s Drive-Through Theory: Culver’s allegedly tricks you into thinking the line is short, then traps you in the waiting zone after you pay.
• 00:38:12 — Ice Cream Math: Waiting 12 minutes for three cones becomes “four minutes per ice cream cone,” which is unacceptable in South Carolina heat.
• 00:38:54 — Apparatus Plural: The crew debates the plural of apparatus because melted custard requires academic rigor.
• 00:40:39 — Big Toilet Paper: Parker accuses RFK Jr. and Big Toilet Paper of working together to increase bathroom demand.
• 00:42:49 — COVID Didn’t Give You Diarrhea: Fred points out that people bought toilet paper during COVID even though that was not the problem.
• 00:43:31 — Newspaper Bathroom Story: Fred remembers toilet paper disappearing immediately when it was introduced into a newspaper-only bathroom setup.
• 00:44:01 — “You Can’t Wipe Your Ass With a Dream”: Possibly the most profound line in the entire episode.
• 00:45:06 — Streaming Is Cable Revenge: Parker argues streaming apps are so annoying they are trying to make cable look good again.
• 00:46:46 — App-Hopping Football: Watching multiple games requires backing out, finding another app, loading, clicking, and watching commercials before anything happens.
• 00:49:19 — “I’m Not a TVologist”: Fred explains he does not know how the loaded TV box works because he is not a TVologist.
• 00:49:26 — “I Just Eat the Sausage”: Fred does not make the entertainment sausage. He just eats it.
• 00:49:51 — Vegas Confirmed: BLC officially confirms the February 2027 Vegas trip.
• 00:51:41 — American Airlines Chaos: A flight story involving a naked passenger becomes the least relaxing travel preview imaginable.
• 00:52:49 — Pollinate the Plane: The side hustle bee bit returns in the worst possible location: an aircraft cabin.
• 00:54:25 — Too Many Details, Not Enough Answers: The article gives gate details, aircraft type, and timing, but not the satisfying explanation everyone wants.
• 00:55:32 — Weekly Naked Plane Incidents: Parker discovers this apparently happens often enough to feel like a recurring airline feature.
• 00:56:50 — “Shalos”: The crew misnames “Shallow” as “Shalos” and then proceeds to dismantle the song anyway.
• 00:57:33 — Starts Strong, Ends Bad: Parker argues “Shallow” begins emotionally powerful and ends as one long “sha-la-la” loop.

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Most podcast guests call in from a spare bedroom, a closet lined with winter coats, or a parked car outside a grocery store. Josh Garvey is joining us from the middle of a black hole. On the bright side, the room tone is fantastic. Nothing echoes when nothing, light included, is allowed to leave.

It’s also a fitting backdrop, because this episode is all about taking an adventure you used to play and asking it to sit still on a page. Somebody looked at a whole quest built on mashing buttons and said, “What if the only button left was ‘turn the page’?” The bravest thing you can do is lick your thumb. That’s a bold leap from the action genre to the paper-cut genre, and we’re going to take a hard look at The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past in comic form.

Josh has agreed to walk us through it from beyond the event horizon, where time runs a bit slow, so by the time you hear this he’s technically still on his first sentence. That also makes him the only guest we’ve ever had who can offer a genuine link to the past, a pun I’ve been sitting on since the moment he said yes. We had to be careful with the mic placement, since anything left within Josh’s reach gets stretched into a very long strand of spaghetti. Lesson learned about the pop filter.

So please keep your arms, legs, and any nearby light inside the episode at all times, and don’t panic if the audio shows up a few billion years late. Nobody has ever returned from a black hole to leave a bad review, which honestly might be the best business model in podcasting.

Learn such things as:

• What’s the difference between looking into the future and influencing the future?
• How much can you change an iconic story when adapting to a new medium?
• Will the greatness of the Super Nintendo ever come back to us?
• And so much more!

You can find Josh if you already know how to find Josh. Which is pretty much on other episodes of this very podcast. Or you can watch this episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 that he told me to link to.

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If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

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Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who was not available for comment because he was too busy playing this game. And honestly I can’t blame him at all.

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