Vashti and Kuno from “The Machine Stops” and the man from “Mechanopolis” (short stories 1909 and 1913)

Description Protagonist Podcast co-founder Todd Mack joins Joe to discuss the tv series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We’re discussing the two-part season 2 finale titled “Becoming.” The series stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, a vampire slayer who fights … Continue reading →

Description It’s our 616th episode, so we had to do a Marvel special. Returning guests Nicole Freim and Chris “Mav” Maverick join Producer Andrew and Joe to discuss the Marvel comic book universe. Support Patreon

Description Returning guest Josh Allen joins Joe to discuss the class collection of scary stories that has haunted elementary school classrooms since the 1980s. Written by Alvin Schwartz with art by Stephen Gammell, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark … Continue reading →

Discussion Returning guest Nicole Freim joins Joe to discuss the film Barbie. Directed by Greta Gerwig, and starring Margot Robbie as Barbie, America Ferrera as Gloria, Ariana Greenblatt as Sasha, and Ryan Gosling as Ken, the film tells the story … Continue reading →

Description Returning guest John Darowski joins Joe to discuss the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. It tells the story of John Buchan on the run from both authorities and members of a criminal gang as he gets caught … Continue reading →