Talkie Talk Special Edition: The Survivor Podcast – Part 1

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Come on in, guys!

Here in Part 1 of their Survivor Supercast, Brent and Al preview the cast and game design of Season 38 – Edge of Extinction!

Parts 2 & 3 will feature a countdown of their inaugural season rankings. They’ll be available today, so check them out as well!

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk Special Edition: The Survivor Podcast, Pt 3

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Welcome to your final tribal council!

Here we’ll make our cases for the greatest seasons in Survivor history, still avoiding any major spoilers along the way. After we anoint our sole Survivor season, we’ll speculate a bit on what Season 40, a major milestone season, might have in store for us.



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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 



Talkie Talk Special Edition: The Survivor Podcast, Pt 2

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Here in Part 2, Brent and Al begin their countdown ranking of the Survivor seasons. These rankings are largely spoiler free, so if you haven’t seen these seasons, fear not! Hopefully, the discussion makes you want to go back and catch up on some old ones.

This is part 1 of the countdown, starting with the 37th best season (AKA, the worst) and extending through #18.

Survivors ready? Go!

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 



Talkie Talk #151: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Talkie Talk #151: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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The whole gang gets together and takes a break from the awards that don’t matter to the ones that do. Does Monty Python and the Holy Grail make the Talk of Fame? What does this mean for the rest of the MP catalog? Is David a herring? Yes…yes he is.

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Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk 150: Predicting the Nominations of the 91st Academy Awards

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Talkie Talk 150: Predicting the Nominations of the 91st Academy Awards
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Oscar nominations come out tomorrow! Be the most informed at your office by listening to TMBU’s nomination prediction podcast! Chris, TJ, and David make their picks in each category, from animated shorts all the way to the big kahuna.

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Talkie Talk 149: Year End Lists Part 2 (Top 10 Movies)

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Talkie Talk 149: Year End Lists Part 2 (Top 10 Movies)
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The year is over! Check out Part 1 (Podcast #148) for our best in games, TV and worst of 2018 movies. Part 2 has everything – personal top ten films of the year, quiet places, decapitation, chainsaw fights, helicopter shenanigans, English lords getting pelted with tomatoes, Peruvian bears, Pepto Bismol cocktails, and much more. Fun fact: everyone has a different #1! Again!

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Main Topic: Best Films of 2018
Top Ten Films of the Year (0:55)

Brent
10. Hereditary
9. Leave No Trace
8. A Quiet Place
7. A Star is Born
6. Roma
5. First Reformed
4. Minding the Gap
3. Eighth Grade
2. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
1. Paddington 2

David
10. Paddington 2
9. The Death of Stalin
8. Hereditary
7. BlacKkKlansman
6. Support the Girls
5. The Favourite
4. Minding the Gap
3. Annihilation
2. First Reformed
1. Tully

Chris
10. A Quiet Place
9. Mandy
8. Hearts Beat Loud
7. Minding the Gap
6. First Reformed
5. Eighth Grade
4. Roma
3. A Star is Born
2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
1. The Favourite

TJ
10. Vice
9. Mandy
8. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
7. Minding the Gap
6. The Guilty
5. Eighth Grade
4. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
3. The Favourite
2. Tully
1. A Star is Born

Honorable Mentions (1:38:47):

Warning: Some mild language. Some language is picante.

> Intro theme courtesy of The Willow Walkers
> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

Talkie Talk #148 – Year End Lists Part 1 (Video Games/Worst Movies/Best TV)

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For this podcast, we are wrapping up 2018 with our first set of year end lists. In this hour, we share some of our favorites, as well as some of our least favorites. Check a look at those lists below! Timestamped in case you just don’t care how many times Chris calls a game a “great little game.” Also, all lists in descending order… for suspense?

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Favorite Video Games of the Year (1:36):

  Brent
Red Dead Redemption 2
  David
#3: Paradox
#2: Timespinner
#1: Florence
  Chris
#5: Slay the Spire
#4: Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
#3: Super Smash Brothers Ultimate
#2: Into the Breach
#1: Celeste
Honorable mention to: God of War & Octopath Traveler

Worst Movies of the Year (29:48):

  David
#5: Dumplin’
#4: Super Troopers 2
#3: Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
#2: Hold the Dark
#1: The Cloverfield Paradox
  TJ
#5: The Cloverfield Paradox
#4: Fahrenheit 451
#3: A Wrinkle in Time
#2: The Meg
#1: Game Over, Man
  Chris
#5: The Rider
#4: Ibiza
#3: Fifty Shades Freed
#2: Bad Samaritan
#1: The Titan
  Brent
Solo: A Star Wars Story

Favorite TV Shows of the Year (1:01:54):

  TJ
#2: Bodyguard
#1: Maniac
  Brent
#3: Sharp Objects
#2: Haunting of Hill House
#1: Survivor: David vs. Goliath
  David
#5: Forever
#4: Succession
#3: Homecoming
#2: Killing Eve
#1: Atlanta

Stay tuned for our Top Ten Movies of the Year, dropping shortly!

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> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa 

Talkie Talk #147: The Rider

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The guys get together to talk one of 2018’s critical darlings in The Rider. Luckily, none of us were injured during the recording of this podcast. At least not enough to have to be put down. 

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Talkie Talk #146: Watchlist / Breezy on the Streets / What to Watch

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Watchlist Tuesday is back after the holidays! The boys talk Sorry to Bother You, The Death of Stalin, Bird Box, and If Beale Street Could Talk. Breezy features a discussion of the PGA nominations. The “what to watch” section goes to hell because the boys like colorful pictures. Unedited for your listening pleasure.

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Brent: Sorry to Bother You (1:00), A Simple Favor (6:18), Bad Times at the El Royale (10:30), Aquaman (14:20), To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (14:50)

David: Leave No Trace (17:52), Skate Kitchen (22:02), The Death of Stalin (26:04)

Chris: Timespinner (31:55), Pacific Rim Uprising (33:55), Bird Box (38:00), If Beale Street Could Talk (42:50)

Breezy on the Streets: (50:22)

What to Watch: (1:02:05)



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> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa

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Talkie Talk #145 Watchlist RBG / Vice / Bumblebee / Mary Poppins Returns

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Brent, TJ, Chris and David are here to discuss what they have been watching. David opens strong by discussing only movies that came out THIS YEAR. One of us finally gets around to seeing RBG and TJ and Chris talk about Vice. We’ve got some other new movies on the block so bask in the last recorded watchlist of 2018!

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David: Dumplin’ (2:10), Hearts Beat Loud (3:26), A Quiet Place (4:41), Let the Sunshine In (10:14), RBG (13:00)

TJ: Vice (17:51) Ant Man & The Wasp (27:33), Hotel Artemis (28:57), Christopher Robin (30:35), Bumblebee (33:27)

Chris: Bad Mom’s Christmas (37:11), Mary Poppins Returns (38:44), Ozark Season 2 (30:34)

Brent: Roma (44:28), The Favourite (46:53), Springsteen on Broadway (48:37), A Haunting of Hill House (50:28), Avengers: Infinity War (53:41)

Breezy on the streets (1:01:59)

What to Watch (1:09:35)

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> Outro song “Extemporaneous  Birth” courtesy of Boo Reefa