Cursed Child stage play.
We're in the big apple, baby! We took a plane/time machine into the past to see a performance of the Cursed Child in New York with the original London cast. We... had a surprising time! We dig into all of our detailed thoughts: what met our expectations, what surpri...
2022-03-07 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Cursed Child reading wrap-up episode!
With our reading complete, we take some time to discuss our overall thoughts on the play before we embark on our Very Real journey to See It In Real Life! What worked? What didn't? What did other reviewers think at the time? We check in with a mix of co...
2022-02-28 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Cursed Child act IV!
This act was a bit faster-paced than the rest, so we ended up covering it all in one long go. The boys are back in time and there seems to be no other special time turners... what could possibly get our heroes out of this jam?! The answer might surprise you. We've got B...
2022-02-21 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Act 3 part two!
The second half of the act 3 roller coaster is aimed directly at our asses. We have a Cool Villain Reveal, flying, a comedy Cedric performance (that's the guess, at least) and a whole host of other moments so over the top it's hard not to be delighted. We discuss how strange...
2022-02-14 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Cursed Child Part Two Part One (Act 3)
Wowza! This act is A Lot, but we are not immune to its charms. In the world of Evil Hogwarts, only the campiest survive... and even then some of them don't! We chat about the refreshing return to the tongue-in-cheek lower stakes presentation of the ear...
2022-02-07 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The (bonus) Shack is back! We discuss backwards compatible games we've been playing, books we've read recently that aren't for children, and take a Blackmilk quiz that tests our cult ritual social skills. Plus: A return to Goodreads, where we read one star reviews of some unnamed Classics and try...
2022-01-31 15:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Cursed Child Part One Act Two Part Two...?
The final segment of the first part of the play--really, the first play--has some rocky moments, but it ends in such an incredible fashion it more than makes up for it. It's quite a roller coaster either way--a weird ghost, a lot of Bagman, and a f...
2022-01-31 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Cursed Child Part One Act Two Part One (I think I got that right...)
We're back with more play talk! This week at the theatre, we read a segment of the stage show that has some high highs and low lows. The weird Dark Dursleys scene? Low. Seeing Ludo Bagman again? High. The play's treatment ...
2022-01-24 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Part two of part one of act one... the next bit of the play. The first play. Of the two plays that make up the one play, The Cursed Child.
We very nearly didn't finish this one thanks to some nasty Audacity file corruption, but thanks to some heroics you get to hear this nearly-lost e...
2022-01-18 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
We're finally here! The play that has loomed over us for the entire run of the podcast is finally in our hands. After years of hearing about the Trolley Witch and reading complaints about Mary Sues... it's time for Cursed Child!
We went very long on this episode, so I've split it i...
2022-01-10 15:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
It's time to play the legendary game... the awful Deathly Hallows third-person shooter. Remember when PC ports were a total crapshoot? This is from that dark age, so it's capped at 30fps and has strange audio desync issues in cutscenes--but it IS playable! Well, in the fun...
2022-01-03 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an audio-only version of this holiday season gaming video for anyone who wants Shriek content but can't watch for whatever reason! Maybe you're at work or somethin'. Enjoy!
It's time to play the legendary game... the awful Deathly Hallows third-person shooter. Remember w...
2022-01-03 15:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
NOTE: This is an audio-only version of a let's play! It's not really a podcast but if you want to hear us chat over a fun Lego game but don't have access to video right now, this is for you!
For the second part of our December extravaganza, we take a look at one of the more well-liked piece...
2021-12-27 19:14:19 +0000 UTC View Post
NOTE: This is a scheduled post and Youtube's processing has been stuck at 95% for like an hour. If this isn't working when the post goes live, sit tight, I'll get to it when I can!!
For the second part of our December extravaganza, we take a look at one of the more well-liked pieces of HP s...
2021-12-27 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
GRINCH VIBES TONIGHT! We're experimenting with occasional video content, and what better way to kick things off than a blind run through our favorite (airquotes) clothing company's Christmas lookbook? Discover the secrets of the Christmas Wizard, hot dog buns, and the perfect holiday ...
2021-12-20 15:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This is an audio only version! There's a video version available as well, just in case you missed it.
GRINCH VIBES TONIGHT! We're experimenting with occasional video content, and what better way to kick things off than a blind run through our favorite (airquotes) clothing compa...
We make our glorious return to shake off the cobwebs, chat about scams involving beloved 2000s brands, and lay out some predictions for the third Fantastic Beasts movie that is still happening, somehow. SUPPOSEDLY the real answers are out there... we wouldn't know, though....
2021-12-06 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostHey all!
Some news: the Shack is on hiatus. Since finishing the books, life has caught up and we haven't had space to plan more. I'm so proud of what we made! We couldn't have done it without all of you. Maybe one day the houseboat will return, but for now... please read another book🦉 2021-05-26 15:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The finale, and our revisit that compares the Slytherin subreddit we worked so hard to infiltrate to the HP and gamer subreddits!
2021-05-07 14:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Part two! In which we do our homework and see if we pass the test to enter the hallowed halls of Slytherin.
2021-05-01 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Part I of... III? IV? Is here! Yes, the Sloper Chronicles are looooong and wonderful.
2021-04-27 14:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Here it is! The saga of Blackmilk, the weird Australian fast fashion company whose ad copy and jerseys we developed an obsession with.
It took slightly longer than I anticipated, primarily because I think I missed one, but I can't think where. In that spirit!!! If anyone remembers where the...
2021-04-16 00:58:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Imagines saga concludes--now the whole thing is in one handy trilogy for your listening pleasure! Well, "pleasure", as this episode collects truly the grimmest Imagines these novels could cook up: Ed Sheeran's boasts, meeting a Kardashian in the Target bathroom and learning all about cyberbul...
2021-04-09 14:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Important archival work continues! I've cut together the entire Tonight Show and Ian Somerhalder Imagines series, so you can experience the creeping horror of us realizing the strange way they're thematically connected in one handy episode!
2021-04-02 14:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Part one of the classic Imagines episode segments! I actually totally forgot these were spread out over bonus and main episodes. Here's our introduction to the concept, and then the story that we thought we'd never top (before immediately finding even funnier ones): Benedict Cumberbatch's wacky m...
2021-03-26 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 film. The time has come! Before our well-earned pre-Cursed Child break, we watched the final Harry Potter film, and we have so many questions. What worked? What didn't? What was changed? Why is Molly standing everywhere? Why did Voldemort bust when Ron and Hermione destroyed...
2021-03-12 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The Jensen Ackles Heist reaches its thrilling conclusion!
2021-03-12 00:51:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows epilogue. We did it! We've crossed the finish line. While we still have the movie and more to cover, we're officially finished with the 7 books proper. Does the epilogue provide any emotional closure or worthwhile information to round out the rushed final chapter before it, or doe...
2021-03-05 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
the Imagines were always going to lead to this.
2021-03-05 00:04:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Deathly Hallows chapter 35. This is it. This is the end of Harry Potter proper--sure, we still have to read an epilogue, but this is where the Story Ends! And what an ending it is. For a book this long, it sure sprints to a conclusion, and we're here in this bumper-length episode to do our best t...
2021-02-26 15:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post