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  <title>Episode 396: These go to eleven</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>The world lost a great director this week, and its not gonna be the same without him. We've got two weeks of stories to cover, The Game Awards got swept, and also gave us to Star Wars game announcements. The Golden Globes are set, and will the Bear be dethroned by The Studio? The Warner Bros and Netflix saga has begun, despite Paramount's eagerness, CCXP brought the trailers, and Wake Up Dead man dropped on Netflix. Come take a listen. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 378: A Podcast? What is it?</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Well its a radio show, but its not live, and its prerecorded.... The Naked Gun is out, and its the comedy that Hollywood needed. Plus Nintendo, pulls its normal shenanigans, while we all continue to ignore the issues. Somehow EA is now the good guy as well? Also, Spider-Man begins filming, and the scenes from set look amazing, Matt Smith is joining a Galaxy Far Far Away, and Chris Hemsworth clarifies his comments on Thor. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 371: Spaceballs: the news story</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>You heard it here a week later folks, Spaceballs 2 is finally coming! I hope you are excited as I am. Plus Xbox and PlayStation both tease their futures. Dune 3 gets some new cast members, and Harold and Kumar are coming back to our screens. Naked Gun released a new trailer, While James Gun opens up about how he really feels. Plus the Nintendo Switch 2 continues to dominate. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:24:07</itunes:duration>
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