This week on Review Everything, we're kicking of spooky season and looking at things that creep and crawl. We're talking about the misunderstood terror that is the Giant House Spider, and the 1970s toy, The Thing Maker.

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Keywords: Thingmaker, creepy, spooky, spiders, brown recluse, toys, nostalgia, horror

This week, Conor REALLY wanted to talk about the failed start to Universal's Dark Universe. After some coaxing, we both rewatched The Mummy (2017) and found there's a lot to unpack there. It's confusing, it shows a lot of confidence from both the executives and Tom Cruise in what ultimately became a flop, and it pissed us both off a little.

So, strap in, because we're going long and we're looking in every cobweb-covered cranny that is this shitty movie.

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This week, we're going down the rabbit hole of chiropractic "medicine" and somehow connecting it to Pokémon Cards? That's right, it's things you can metaphorically or literally sit on.

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Key Topics:

• Chirp rollers
• Chiropractic medicine, is it bullshit, is it voodoo?
• How do I get rid of all these ghosts in my house and in my heart?
• Should I have taken better care of my Pokémon cards?
• Why is it that everything that was worth something to me as a millennial is now worth a lot but I didn't save it for long enough?

This week, Conor and Ashton are using their brains as time machines to go back to childhood summer nostalgia. There's summer at the movies, Pete and Pete, and a surprise Souptuber cameo.

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Key Topics

• Summer at the movies as a solo activity
• Childhood memories linked to summer media
• Pete and Pete as a nostalgic symbol
• The feeling of endless summer days
• The impact of media on childhood nostalgia
• Experiences of going to movies alone
• Nostalgia for summer road trips and roadkill bingo
• The significance of specific childhood TV shows and commercials
• The emotional power of movies like Superman and Scooby-Doo
• Reflections on time perception and nostalgia

This week, we're talking sauna etiquette and corpse flowers. It's part botany part human condition and all stink.

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Explore the fascinating history of endless shrimp at Red Lobster, from its inception in 2004 to its recent return in 2026, including the business strategies, controversies, and surprising facts about shrimp farming and restaurant economics.

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endless shrimp, Red Lobster, shrimp farming, restaurant economics, private equity, seafood promotions, food industry history

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Join Ashton and Conor as they explore the depths of their minds, discussing hypomania, self-doubt, creative spirals, and the challenges of living with ADHD. This candid conversation offers insights into mental health, creativity, and the human condition, all wrapped in humor and honesty.

This week on Review Everything, Conor and Ashton are rating 'Things that are insufferable'. It's an episode of lows and - well mostly lows - but it's comedic gold. Take a journey with us to the bowels of the USB consortium, the fetid catacombs of LinkedIn, and so much more.Tell us what weird dream YOU’d rank in the comments.We’re figuring it out as we go—give us 100 episodes to find our spice.---📝 View the official ranking spreadsheet📚 Pre-order Ashton’s new book🎧 Listen to Ashton’s audiobooks on Spotify