A Little Snack

Show #134 - The Architecture of the Matrix

With Dune temporarily out of our system after the last all-Dune episode, expect no more than three to six(ty) mentions of that IP on this episode of a Little Snack. Your favorite Snack Dopes close out 2021 with a final cast just before the holidays wherein the 'Lith and Trap discuss their recent IRL reunion in Atlanta, and what they and their families are doing in light of the recent Omicron surge. Listen as the Trap, who's been a bit under the weather for more than a week, self-administers his second Covid test. It's an eventful episode! So from the Dopes to the Snack's Loyal Listeners, happy holidays and thanks for listening! More to come in 2022! (We hope.) Also discussed in this episode: Bear Trap's Monolith-facilitated Tesla experience, Omicron, painting Ian McKellan's portrait, painting as performance and where they fit in the world of "art," how poorly streamers support frame-by-frame level viewing of their content, and concluding with a deep dive into the Architect's pivotal speech from Matrix: Reloaded (2003).

Show #133 - “Usul has called the same one!”

Dune! Seriously, this one’s all about Denis Villenueve’s Dune Part One. Listen for, no joke, three hours, as the Dune Dopes talk through their confused enjoyment of this science fiction epic. But be warned: spoilers abound, so see the movie, then listen. In installments, probably. Enjoy!

Show #132 - My neighbors are killing it

In death row in Japan, the condemned are not given the date of their execution. Without warning, the guards come to take the prisoner away. Weeks and months of boredom shattered by sudden terror. Which is actually an apt metaphor for this podcast! Days come and go, months pass with no new episode; the long-suffering listeners are lulled into a false sense of security. "Maybe they're done! Maybe the last one was the final episode!" But then, boom! The Snack Dopes are standing outside your cell saying, "It's time." And they drag you away to listen to yet one more episode of Little Snack. This, friends, is that episode. Enjoy! Discussed: Bear Trap's just-completed beach week, water heater failure, the best kinds of water heaters, Patti Jenkins and her thoughts on streaming movies feeling "fake," why iPhones no longer come with earbuds or a charger, building excitement for the impending release of Dune in 18 days, Marcia Lucas's comments on the Star Wars sequels and some crosstalk about how right she is, some reflections on the life of Ben Best, and excitement for the upcoming Matrix: Resurrections movie and chat about the epic trailer. Have some fun with this one, gang! And thanks for listening!

Show # 131 - Bib For Tuna

Months pass and you think we're gone. But then we come back, worse than ever before. I guess you can call them the Little Snack variant. From deep inside the warmest, moistest reaches of summer, the Snack Dopes return to tell you wrong opinions on movies and tv you probably forgot about weeks ago in the most slapdash, half-interested, and distracted way possible. This is why you love them. This is why you listen. Discussed: the hot new Delta Covid variant, the just-dropped UN report on global warming, the freshest of hot takes on Mandalorian season 2, the upcoming Boba Fett series, Bear Trap goes off on Mandalorian and Boba Fett and then promptly apologizes to a noted listener for whom Boba is beloved as he, Bear Trap, means no offense, the upcoming Obi Wan show, Ted Lasso season 2, Roy Kent's unlikely group of friends, my unfairness to Keeleigh, duct-taped car spoilers from Tesla and how they eventually become detached, how spoiler alerts could make Elon Musk even more well-known, a spoiler-free discussion of THE Suicide Squad, James Gunn and David Ayer, John Cena's transition from wrestling to movie stardom, the Rock's trailblazing path into movies from life as a wrestling heel, John Cena and the Rock's relationship, a really rundown, poorly insulated Word of the Week, some talk on the Dune trailer and what it means that Duncan Idaho (potentially!) opens the film, the likelihood of a) Bear Trap seeing Dune in a theater, and b) Denis getting to make the second film, thoughts on those Dune characters who remain uncast, and Bear Trap's gratitude and enthusiasm about the Lego Typewriter set he recently put together. If you manage to stay awake through this whole episode, let us know and we'll straight up send you 25% of our podcast's profits! Enjoy, friends, and, as always, thanks for listening!

Show #130 - Torturers and Deterrents

What's clear from how long it's been since the Snack Dopes recorded their last episode (April) to this episode (June), is that they hate the month of May. Maybe it's the May the Fourth Be With You stuff that makes the whole month seem kinda hackneyed and bad. Now, safely ensconced in the humid doldrums of mid-June, the 'Lith and the Trap are back at it, turning in a giant-sized cast for your aural pleasure. (Sorry about that one.) Listen as Monolith enters a Star Trek trance and recites poetry in Klingon! Marvel as Bear Trap waxes poetic about how great it is that movies are short so he has more time to do other non-movie-watching stuff! Enjoy! Discussed: Post-pandemic life, when to and when not to wear masks, the 'Lith and the Trap settle the age old question once and for all: which is better, television or movies, is it harder for a TV show to attain 'classic' status than it is for movies, the joys of returning to theaters, hot Master and Commander news, how well (or not so well) Gladiator has aged, Star Trek on Paramount+ and the over-corrections of season two, could a hyper-realistic Enterprise-like deep-space expedition (where nothing happens) be turned into an interesting show, thoughts from Bear Trap on Gene Wolfe's epic fantasy novel Shadow & Claw, Jeselnik, what truly deters people from committing crimes, a Word of the Week that will just go wherever you go, and a bit on so-called "cancel culture" and where its critics and its adherents go wrong, and whatever else these nerds talked about that didn't get written down or remembered. Thanks for listening you beautiful listeners!