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S1E7 - The 'Burbs (1989)

Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 4:22 p.m.

On this week’s episode we are talking about Joe Dante’s 1989 “Thrillomedy” The Burbs starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern and Carrie Fisher.

For our Amusing Aperitif’s, Sopranos Super-Fan Jiah discusses his 7-hour expedition to the first annual Sopranos-Con in Secaucus, NJ . Then, Highly-Anxious Justin discusses his first experiences with the video game StarDew Valley which is a farming simulator that seems to be only expediting his impending existential crisis.

The boys also get super deep this episode. Are video games just pain simulators? Is fandom just a sad grasp for validation? Have we replaced suburban paranoia with suburban inconvenience? Will the cycle of global violence ever be broken? Was the Ally McBeal dancing baby a Meme? Lots of important questions.

Also Passion Fruit and Mandarin Orange Seltzers are consumed because life is about consumption and displaying that consumption for validation. Back 10 seconds, back 10 seconds, back 10 seconds, back 10 seconds, back 10 seconds, oh god please help us, make this stop

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