Jake guides Holden and Mike through the magical world of Isekai, which in English means umm...well it means another world. That's often magical! People going to strange lands or dying for reasons that don't matter so they can be reincarnated into things that get progressively weirder. Why is this such a huge thing in Japanese culture and what examples are there from Western culture? We all go through a real journey in this one, and unlike a lot of isekai it actually does have a definitive ending.

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As much as we don't want to, we do judge books by their covers and more importantly their titles. A good name can make or break a movie.. Holden takes us through the art of naming things, why some titles work and some don't and the boys get into some fun debates like defending "Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot" as a good name for a movie. Then Jake talks about the infinite amount of interchangeable mobile game titles like Kingdoms of Kingdoms and that one that everyone just calls PUBG cause whatever it actually is called is very stupid. And finally Mike brings up how movies get renamed in other countries. Did you know Hot Tub Time Machine is called "GO!! With Bath" in Japan? Well you do now.

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We’re closing out spooky season strong by talking about one of the most beloved horror comic book runs with a a master of horror himself, Marcus Parks! Marcus tells the boys just why this weird vegetable when written by a cantankerous bearded magician holds such a special place in his Texan heart. If you love sex potatoes (and who doesn’t?) this is the episode for you!!

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