Spencer and Jonathan are joined by Tyler and Ellie for the 2026 draft! Before turning their sights towards this year, they reflect on their 2025 picks. Then at 8:35 they take turns picking their most anticipated releases in the following categories: Movies, music, shows, and miscellaneous. Just how many Bill Lawrence properties will be selected? Tune in to find out!

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Your favorite holiday tradition has returned, as it’s time for the second annual GARTS! That’s right, Spencer and Jonathan return to share their favorite art from 2025. Here are the nominees:

• Music: Forever is a Feeling by Lucy Dacus; Send a Prayer My Way by Julien Baker and Torres; NEVER ENOUGH by Turnstile; I've Felt Better by Dinosaur Pile-Up; Straight Line Was a Lie by The Beths; TOY by Dear Seattle

• Movies: Zootopia 2; Sinners; F1; Super-Man; Good Fortune; Ballad of Wallis Island; The Phoenician Scheme; Flow; Relay

• Shows: Abbott Elementary; Pluribus; Andor; The Studio

• Video Games: Hades 2; Tiny Bookshop; Donkey Kong Bananza; Spindle; Two Point Museum; He Is Coming; Ball x Pit

• Books: The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart; Katabasis by R.F. Kuang; Bury My Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

• Miscellaneous: Shohei Ohtani’s NLCS Game 4; Art In Bloom at NCMA; The Good Art Friends

Tune in to hear which won in each category!
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Your favorite podcasters were so preoccupied with whether or not they could cover Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein, that they didn’t stop to think if they should. We hope that we did not create in vain as we discuss a film that seems like it was destined to be made the moment that Mary Shelley penned her story of a modern Prometheus 200 years ago. The episode starts off with Spencer and Jonathan sharing their experiences with Del Toro’s previous work and the character of Frankenstein. The spoilers start at 14:34 when we provide our general impressions, rate the performances, and unpack the political reflections. Tune in to hear us discuss a movie that begs the question “what if everyone was nicer to each other?!?”

Other art discussed in this episode: Katabasis, Pluribus, Saturdays at Your Place, Carly Cosgrove, and Riley!

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Shameless plug time! Spencer has published a novella called Marley’s Christmas.
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