Super Serious Podcasts

My dad returns to talk about a wide range of topics, from movies to sports and food. This guy sure knows a lot! Jeff's Spotify Time Stamps: Movies - 00:1:05 Music - 00:25:27 Sports - 00:39:04 Football - 00:58:10 Food - 1:07:18 Politics - 1:13:56 Final Questions - 1:17:44 The End - 1:28:32

Kayleen and I finish the series and discuss whether these feel like Die Hard films. Time Stamps: Live Free or Die Hard (2007) Intro - 00:23 Live Free or Die Hard Discussion Begins - 04:32 Live Free or Die Hard Box Office - 48:14 A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) Discussion Begins - 52:42 A Discussion about Jai Courtney - 1:03:12 A Good Day to Die Hard Box Office - 1:14:13 Series Closing Questions - 1:15:17 Lessons from the Series - 1:17:34 Title Game - 1:22:15 Episode Closing - 1:25:12 Copaganda Articles from Part 1 ⁠ What Is Copaganda, Why It’s Important To Recognise It & How To Respond⁠ ⁠Copaganda: The media's role in shaping perceptions of law enforcement⁠ ⁠The "copaganda" epidemic: How media glorifies police and vilifies protesters⁠

Kayleen and I set our sights on the first three films of the Die Hard series, and unveil what makes the first one so good. Time Stamps: Die Hard (1988) Discussion - 00:21 Box Office and Closing for Die Hard - 34:45 Die Hard 2: Die Harder - 42:28 Box Office and Closing for Die Harder - 1:07:52 Die Hard with a Vengeance - 1:11:32 Box Office and Closing - 1:35:38 What Is Copaganda, Why It’s Important To Recognise It & How To Respond Copaganda: The media's role in shaping perceptions of law enforcement The "copaganda" epidemic: How media glorifies police and vilifies protesters Referenced in the Episode Thomas Flight | In Praise of Great Exposition John H. Richardson | Mother From Another Planet

Two people enter the ring: megastar Taylor Swift, and one humble hater. Who will emerge victorious? The answer may surprise you.  Time Stamps:  Intro Questions for Courtnee - 00:29 Taylor Swift (2006) - 13:01 Fearless (2008) - 17:15 Speak Now (2010) - 23:32 Red (2012) - 31:03 1989 (2014) - 36:45 Reputation (2017) - 41:30 Lover (2019) - 49:45 Folklore (2020) - 1:00:50 Evermore (2020) - 1:00:20 Midnights (2022) - 1:12:55 TTPD Pt. 1 (2024) - 1:17:32 TTPD Pt. 2 (2024) - 1:29:13 Bonus Tracks - 1:33:39 Our Closing Questions - 1:35:25 Playlists and Other Music Mentioned Taylor Swift Unabridged Taylor Swift (Daniel's Version) Courtnee's Swift Recommendations Over My Head (Cable Car) | The Fray Over My Head (Cable Car) | A Day to Remember Shake it | Metro Station Chocolate | The 1975 I am Easy to Find | The National Needle in the Hay | Elliott Smith

I sit down with my friend, Jesus, from high school, and we ask each other questions. It could be more interesting than you think, or not. Who's to say? Time Stamps: Jesus Intro - 00:21 Jesus Question 1 - 8:20 Daniel Question 1 - 15:28 Jesus Question 2 - 17:35 Daniel Question 2 - 22:10 Jesus Question 3 - 24:55 Daniel Question 3 - 34:26 Jesus Question 4 - 38:11 Daniel Question 4 - 40:56 Jesus Question 5 - 43:09 Daniel Question 5 - 48:55 Ending - 51:38

Have you taken your chems today? Everyone knows how important your chems are. Kayleen and I are back to tackle the remaining to films in the Bourne series, The Bourne Legacy (2012) and Jason Bourne (2016). Will we escape with our elite training intact or are we doomed to return to our original plebeian state? Listen to find out!  Kayleen's Podcast || ⁠⁠We Explain Movies Sources:  TIME || Director Tony Gilroy on the 'Epic' Bourne Legaycy Rotten Tomatoes Trailers || The Bourne Legacy Official Trailer #2 (2012) Universal Pictures UK || Jason Bourne - Official Trailer 1 (Universal Pictures) Moby || Extreme Ways (Bourne's Ultimatum) Moby || Bourne Legacy theme music: Extreme Ways (Bourne's Legacy) by Moby Moby || Moby - 'Extreme Ways' (Jason Bourne) (Official Audio) Time Stamps: The Bourne Legacy — 00:00 Jason Bourne —31:04 Closing — 52:05 Error* — 55:29 *I state that Christopher Rouse edited the Bourne trilogy, but he did not edit The Bourne Identity (2002). There are probably more errors but this one was easily verifiable.

New Year, new problems. But our problems aren’t as serious as Jason Bourne’s, who can’t remember who he is. And Daniel and Kayleen are going to talk about it. We discuss The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). Kayleen's Podcast || ⁠We Explain Movies Sources: It Was A Sh*t Show || The Making of The Bourne Identity was a Sh*t Show Corridor Crew || VFX Artists React 99: Super Mario Bros, Bourne Ultimatum Huffpost || Matt Damon Rips Tony Gilroy On 'Bourne,' Apologizes Huffpost || Yes, Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Put A Gay Sex Scene In 'Good Will Hunting' Script Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers || The Bourne Identity Official Trailer #1 - Brian Cox Movie (2002) HD Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers || The Bourne Supremacy Official Trailer #1 - Brian Cox Movie (2004) HD Rotten Tomatoes Classic Trailers || ⁠The Bourne Ultimatum Official Trailer #2 - David Strathairn Movie (2007) HD Time Stamps: Bourne Identity Discussion — 00:00 The Bourne Supremacy — 31:29 The Bourne Ultimatum — 46:16 Closing Questions — 1:09:06

Daniel and Kayleen jump right back into the saddle... of a pirate ship to discuss the fourth and fifth films of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, On Stranger Tides (2011) and Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017). We talk beefs, suggestions for improvements, Johnny Depp's drunkenness, and the Dark Fating of one of favorite franchises.  Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Attached below are scenes that we discuss from On Stranger Tides: Blackbeard's Introduction Scene  Pirates Meet Mermaids at Whitecap Bay  Attached below are scenes that we discuss from Dead Men Tell No Tales:  Robbing the Bank Shark Jumping Them Bonus Content Rachel Hardy || My Jolly Sailor Bold  Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 On Stranger Tides Plot Summary — 2:35 On Stranger Tides Discussion — 7:57 Dead Men Tell No Tales Plot Summary and Commentary  — 42:57 Dead Men Tell No Tales Discussion — 1:01:27 Wrapping Up: 1:21:46

Kayleen and I talk about one of our favorite childhood movies, The Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and its sequels, Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007). We talk about what makes the first one so good and if the films make a cohesive trilogy. Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Special Features || Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Meet Davy Jones Anatomy of a Legend Corridor Crew || VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 67 Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 The Curse of the Black Pearl — 2:05 Dead Man's Chest — 32:44 At World's End — 58:56 Future Installments, Predictions, and Wrapping Up — 1:28:14

Courtnee and I have always talked about doing a commentary for David Fincher's Gone Girl, so we did. There are a lot of pauses and silences because it's a commentary. The commentary begins 30 seconds in. Enjoy! 

Kayleen and I are back to bring our Matrix Mendeavor to an end. We'll discuss our reactions to The Matrix Resurrections (2021), and what we enjoyed and didn't.  Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies Renegade Cut || The Matrix Resurrections is Absolutely Beautiful  Corridor Crew || VFX Artists React to Bad & Great CGI 61  In Depth Cine || Why High Resolution Isn't Always a Good Thing Corridor Cast || The EXACT Moment that Matrix 4 BROKE MY HEART  Time Stamps:  Intro — 00:00 Problems and Nonsense — 8:25 Spider-Man: No Way Home Spoilers — 22:52  Spoilers END and Discussion Continues — 23:26 Saying Nice Things — 54:39 Box Office — 59:14 Conclusion and Star Ratings — 1:02:10

I'm back after five months to talk about the Matrix series with Kayleen!  We'll talk about the near perfection of The Matrix (1999), the confusion caused by The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and the dull thud of The Matrix Revolutions (2003). Also included is our predictions for The Matrix Resurrections, coming out this December! Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies  Time Stamps: Intro — 00:00 The Matrix — 2:02 The Matrix Reloaded — 39:24 The Matrix Revolutions — 1:02:56 The Matrix Resurrections to Outro — 1:35:04

Kayleen and I are back to wrap up our discussion of the corpse of the Terminator series! If you thought Terminator 3 and 4 were bad, you have no idea what you're in for with Terminator Genisys (2015) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). They are the cinematic equivalent of taking dumps on the legacy of the first two films. Enjoy! Kayleen's Podcast || We Explain Movies  Time Stamps:  Opening Silliness — 00:00 Discussion Intro — 2:22 Genisys Begins — 3:35 Our Beefs — 6:19 The Cast — 8:25 Being Raised by Pops — 11:46 Genisys Twist — 13:12 Silly Decisions — 18:15 Genisys Action — 24:29 Genisys Emotional — 29:29 Genisys Story Closing — 30:16 Genisys Box Office — 33:10 Production Side of Genisys — 34:25 Dark Fate Begins — 37:55 Marketing — 39:26 The REV9 — 45:38 Grace — 48:52 BEEFS — 50:19 Political Undertones — 51:54 Carl! — 54:04 Convenient EMP — 56:51 Pessimism — 57:56 Killing Grace — 59:14 Additional Observations — 1:00:46 Dark Fate Action — 1:01:52 Dark Fate Emotional — 1:05:42 James' Involvement — 1:06:59 Dark Fate Box Office — 1:09:46 Sort of Closing — 1:10:33 Secret Question — 1:11:31 Future of the Series — 1:14:54 Producers — 1:16:37 Closing — 1:18:09 Our Next Project and Outro — 1:20:38

I'm joined again by Kayleen, from We Explain Movies, for a deep dive into the Terminator series! Kayleen and I are huge fans of the first two films and have been wanting to talk about them for a while now, and what sets them apart from the rest of the dumpster fire of a series. In this episode, talk about The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Enjoy!  We Explain Movies Terminator 2 Episode | My Bad, So Sorry  Time Stamps:  Silly Intro — 00:00 Welcome to Mendeavors — 1:59 Silly Story for Kayleen — 8:05 Discussion of T1 Begins — 9:26 What We Like About T1 — 16:56 Favorite Action Scene from T1 — 31:42 Favorite Emotional Scene from T1 — 36:23 T1 Humorous Observations —37:04 T1 Secret Wuestion — 45:48 T2 Discussion Begins — 48:47 Sarah Connor as a Character — 52:30 Robert Patrick as the T-1000 — 54:13 Favorite Action Scene from T2 — 58:32 Favorite Emotional Scene from T1 — 1:03:16 T2 Nitpicks — 1:04:24 Further Observations — 1:12:18 Closing Moments — 1:16:54 What T1 and T2 Do So Well — 1:17:25 Budget — 1:23:39 Closing Remarks — 1:24:24 Secret Question for T2 — 1:26:13 Silly T2 Observations — 1:33:56 Promotions and Outro — 1:34:51

Kevin and I talk about Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the first film in the Star Wars spin-off series. We talk about how we were initially excited to see the film, and how, upon watching it, we came away feeling the experience was hollow. We go into our feelings of disappointment and highlight where the film could improve, with many inaccuracies along the way! As you can tell, we're professionals.  Time Stamps:  Topic Intro — 0:05 History with the Movie — 1:12 What We Like — 8:09 What We'd Fix — 21:13 Ad Break — 34:56 Back to Fixing — 35:355 The Future of the Property —48:15 Ratings — 50:27 Next Time & Outro — 54:05

Kevin and I take a stab at Todd Phillips' infamous Joker, a movie that was polarizing upon its release. We try to get down to what about the movie was so controversial and what we would do to fix it. We may have ended with more questions asked than answered!  Time Stamps:  Zola Intro — 00:12 Joker Intro — 4:23 What We Like — 16:13 What We'd Fix — 22:08 The Future of this Property — 47:03 Ratings and Outro — 53:06

I sit down with one of my dearest friends, Matt, to talk about friendship, the greatest sitcom of all time, and most importantly, James Cameron's Avatar!  Additional Links: Matt's Twitter  Matt's Des Moines Register Articles Why Avatar Has the Most Ironic Soundtrack of All Time  Time Stamps:  How Matt and I Met — 00:04 Sports Talk — 10:32 Either/Or — 15:30 Avatar — 34:28 Outro — 48:22

I sit down with Courtnee to talk about Mindhunter, what we learned from our most recent rewatch, whether we think the show is coming back, and if it does what are some potential plotlines. Make sure you watch Mindhunter, available on Netflix Instant Streaming!  Time Stamps:  Pre-episode Speech — 00:00 Intro/Why We love the show — 00:45 Serial Killer Predictions — 11:11 Character Predictions — 21:26 Final Points and Outro — 21:27

Daniel and Kevin go through literally every category for the 2021 Oscars and make their predictions! Follow along with both of them as they surely make mistakes and look stupid.  Time Stamps:  Pre Episode Talk — 00:00 Episode Introduction — 1:32 Categories Begin/First 12 — 5:44 Latter 11 — 36:45 Snubs and Outro — 1:10:02

The movie doctors are in! Kevin and I take a close look at Gareth Edwards' Godzilla (2014), highlighting what we liked and what we would fix. We also talk about the other films in the Monsterverse and address where they come up short. We go in depth for all of these movies so you should consider yourself spoiler warned!  Time Stamps:  Pre-Show — 00:00 Introduction of Topic — 00:34 Our Godzilla Backgrounds — 01:41 What We Love — 07:45 What'd We Fix — 21:05 Sequel Talk — 42:03 Our Ratings and Outro — 1:02:05