Episodes

  • 35: Phantoms and Bad Comedians (Tales From the Crypt Original Movie Double Review)

    35: Phantoms and Bad Comedians (Tales From the Crypt Original Movie Double Review)
    Oct 14 2023

    Join Millicent Oriana, her co-host Jacob Urban, and SFTM producer Sofía Baca as they discuss two very bad (or should we say *scary* bad) films from none other than the folks from the show with way too much nudity and gore for what otherwise was written like Goosebumps; that's right: Tales From the Crypt. Find out why Dennis Miller is the worst ongoing disaster to ever afflict humanity. Alrso mad love for Billy Zane.


    Bordello of Blood; an HBO original "movie"

    They Shoot HBO Specials Don't They (1993); by Dennis Miller

    Sistering (2003); from Peep Show

    Heart-Shaped Box by Nirvana

    Treehouse of Horror XI , Homie the Clown, Sunday Cruddy Sunday; from The Simpsons

    A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Clown; from King of the Hill

    Psycho Pete Returns; from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    Face/Off; movie

    Death to Smoochy; original movie

    Demon Night; an HBO original movie

    Macarena; song by Los Del Rio


    [Featuring: Millicent Oriana, Jacob Urban, Sofía Baca]


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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 34: Holding Out for a Hiroo (Japanese Holdouts)

    34: Holding Out for a Hiroo (Japanese Holdouts)
    Aug 29 2023

    Join Millicent Oriana, co-host Jacob Urban, and producer Sofía Baca as they discuss the phenomenon of Japanese holdouts from World War 2.


    References:

    "Tokyo Rose", Tokyo, Japan, 09/20/1945, US National Archives on YouTube

    The Speciality of Infantry/Hohei no honryo(歩兵の本領)[Japanese marching song][+English translation] on YouTube

    "Bart Gets an Elephant", episode of The Simpsons

    "The Great Recession", episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

    "An Apocalypse to Remember", episode of American Dad!

    "2 Weeks Without Food", episode of Robot Chicken.


    [Featuring: Millicent Oriana, Jacob Urban, Sofía Baca]
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 33: This Episode Is Not About Sports Anime (Strange Sports Stories)

    33: This Episode Is Not About Sports Anime (Strange Sports Stories)
    Jul 20 2023

    Join Millicent Oriana, her co-host Jacob Urban, and producer Sofía Baca as they discuss three very strange sports stories.


    Works Cited:


    Aqua Teen Hunger Force - "South Bronx Paradise"

    The Simpsons - "Burns, Baby, Burns", "Monty Can't Buy Me Love", "Homie the Clown", "Lisa's Rival", "Fear of Flying"

    Speed Racer (1967)

    Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

    Catch Me if You Can (2002)


    [Featuring: Millicent Oriana, Jacob Urban, Sofía Baca]
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    40 mins
  • 32: Der Unterbert (Final Review of Scott Adams' "God's Debris")

    32: Der Unterbert (Final Review of Scott Adams' "God's Debris")
    Jun 23 2023

    Join Millicent Oriana, her co-host Jacob Urban, and producer Sofia Baca as they finish their review of Scott Adams' book "God's Debris"!


    Squidbillies: "Limbitless" (S9E2)

    Bob's Burgers: "My Fuzzy Valentine" (S3E13), "Dr. Yap" (S2E6)

    The Venture Bros.: "Assisted Suicide" (S4E14)

    The Simpsons: "Round Springfield" (S6E22)

    It's Always Sunny in Phiadelphia: "Ass Kickers United: Mac and Charlie Join a Cult" (S10E10), "The Gang Gets Analyzed" (S8E5)

    The Shield: "String Theory" (S4E9)

    American Dad: "Not Particularly Desperate Housewives" (S1E16)


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    [Featuring: Millicent Oriana, Jacob Urban, Sofia Baca]
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    58 mins
  • 31: The Berts from Brazil (Pt. 4 of the Critique of "God's Debris" by Scott Adams)

    31: The Berts from Brazil (Pt. 4 of the Critique of "God's Debris" by Scott Adams)
    Jun 20 2023

    Join Millicent Oriana and her co-host Jacob Urban and producer Sofia Baca as they, once again, delve into a review of “God’s Debris”.


    References:

    Invader Zim: “Germs”.

    SpongeBob SquarePants: “Just One Bite”.

    Miracles by ICP.

    It’s Always Sunny - “The Gang buys a Boat”, “The Gang Saves the Day”.

    Documentary Now! - “Location is Everything”.

    Peep Show - “St. Hospital’s”

    The Whitest Kids You Know - “Gallon of PCP”.

    Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971).

    King of the Hill - “Witches of East Arlen”.

    Hero (2002).


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    [Featuring: Millicent Oriana, Jacob Urban, Sofia Baca]
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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • 30: Das Bert (More "God's Debris" Review)

    30: Das Bert (More "God's Debris" Review)
    May 18 2023
    Join Millicent Oriana, her co-host Jacob Urban, and producer Sofía Baca as they tread once more into the realm of Scott Adams' perspective, and review more of his masterpiece "God's Debris". Works Cited: * The Simpsons: S8E18 "Homer vs the 18th Amendment" * Bob's Burgers: S2E6 "Dr. Yap" * The Simpsons: S13E14 "Tales from the Public Domain" * The Simpsons: S13E16 "Weekend At Burnsie's" * Trainspotting (1996) * Shaft (1971) * Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron Banana Theory * It's Always Sunny: S3E6 "The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation" * F is for Family: S2E2 "A Girl Named Sue" * Alice in Wonderland (1951) * American Dad!: S3E4 "Lincoln Lover" * It's Always Sunny: S5E12 "The Gang Reignites the Rivalry" * American Dad!: S3E6 "Iced, Iced Babies" This episode is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. (full text: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) [Featuring: Millicent Oriana, Jacob Urban, Sofía Baca]
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 29: He Eats Theater People? (Review of Phantom of the Paradise)

    29: He Eats Theater People? (Review of Phantom of the Paradise)
    May 2 2023
    Join Millicent Oriana, her co-host Jacob Urban, and producer Sofia Baca as they discuss Brian Depalma's famous drug-soaked movie. Works Cited: * Phantom of the Paradise (movie) * Carlito's Way (movie) * Just an Old Fashioned Lab Song (Dexter's Laboratory segment) * Picture Day (Dexter's Laboratory segment) * Irregarding Steve (episode of American Dad!) * Sound of Music * Anthropology 101 (episode of The Community) * Bob Fires the Kids (episode of Bob's Burgers) * Bart of Darkness (episode of The Simpsons) * Homer's Phobia (episode of The Simpsons) * Kool-Aid Commercial (sourced from youtube.com/watch?v=_fjEViOF4JE) * I've Got Batman in My Basement (episode of Batman: the Animated Series) Original music by Elliot Smith of Albuquerque. Published under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) [Featuring: Millicent Oriana, Jacob Urban, Sofia Baca]
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    35 mins
  • 28: The Decline of Western Civilization: Part IV: The Larper Years (Review)

    28: The Decline of Western Civilization: Part IV: The Larper Years (Review)
    Apr 1 2023

    Join Millicent Oriana and her co-host Jacob Urban and producer Sofía Baca as they review the seminal The Decline of Western Civilization: IV.


    This episode is distributed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)


    [Featuring: Millicent Oriana, Jacob Urban, Sofía Baca]
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    15 mins