Fools & Fiction

Mushi-shi Season 1: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4F1CE257A87FF5D1 Mushi-shi Season 2: https://www.crunchyroll.com/mushi-shi Grandmother’s Gold: https://youtu.be/vHRRL2t9LKk Hank Green streaming Stardew Valley with his son: https://www.twitch.tv/gameswithhank Bob Ross non-stop marathon: https://www.twitch.tv/bobross Griffin McElroy streaming Animal Crossing: https://www.twitch.tv/griffinmcelroy Other McElroy streams: https://www.youtube.com/user/mbmbam Me streaming Baba Is You/my homework/video editing: https://www.twitch.tv/cosmossurfer Skiffy Mondays at 9: Ask me for the Discord and Kast links Fiction podcast recommendations: https://anchor.fm/foolsandfiction/episodes/bonus---fiction-podcasts-e52fjt

We talk about the types of characters that generate conspiracy. Spoilers for Harry Potter, RWBY, The Adventure Zone, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Grease, Deltarune, Shutter Island, Swiss Army Man, The OA, The Orbiting Human Circus (Of The Air), Mr. Nobody, and The Secret Empire.  Minor spoilers for My Hero Academia, Doctor Strange, One Punch Man, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the M&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 6

Finn's sick, so we decided to set up monetization.  That is logic that makes sense. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the M&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 5

It was so fucking good. Minor spoilers for Sonic the Hedgehog (2020). Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the M&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 4

Joined by Will, we use a random word generator to come up with powers inspired by Epithet Erased. Minor spoilers for Epithet Erased. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the M&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 3

Sorry for the late episode!  Finn literally just forgot to upload it.  This time, we're talking about why we think Scooby-Doo sometimes has its monsters be real, and what that says about the core of the show. Spoilers for Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster, Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!,  Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Scooby-Doo (The Movie), Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders, Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo, and Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated S1E1: Beware the Beast from Below. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the M&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 2

We're back, with the story of how we defeated the Network (for the time being) and reclaimed our status as students at W&M! Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 3: THE RETURN OF THE KING – EPISODE 1

Talking about the time travel stories we enjoy and how they work!  Also, some mysterious news from Chris... Major spoilers for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, spoilers for Primer, Terminator, Terminator 2, Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban, Back to the Future (the whole franchise), Dragon Ball Z, and Dragon Ball Super, and minor spoilers for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Missing series, and Shift. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 6

Finn tries to convince Joe to watch Frozen 2. Spoilers for some story beats in Frozen 2. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 5

Disorganized rambling about stories where someone goes to a fantasy world, learns real-world lessons, and returns.  We summed Sean using god powers lent to us by Wendy herself! Minor spoilers for Peter Pan, Return to Never Land, Labyrinth, Halloweentown, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Umbrella Academy through Season 1, and spoilers for Narnia. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 4

I think the title speaks for itself.  Also, a correction: I meant hypercone, not hypersphere. Spoilers for The Velocipastor, and minor spoilers for Sorry to Bother You. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 3

In our travels we encountered a Kevin M., who joined us to talk about the new RWBY volume!  I don't think this is the same Kevin from the bonus episode a while back, but idk, I've never seen both of them in the same room. Spoilers for RWBY through Vol. 7 Ep. 1. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 2

Join us for a chaotic and ill-informed discussion of communism, Hinduism, the Big Crunch, and Neon Genesis Evangelion.  We'll have a more normal episode next week! Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 2: EXILED – EPISODE 1

This week we're joined by Rane and Rachel (Skull) to discuss the enormous number of villains in MHA! Spoilers for My Hero Academia through Season 3. Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 1: THE NETWORK – EPISODE 4

This week we're joined by Finn's cousin Dalton to talk about the annual YouTube show they've been making since 2011!  Sorry for the occasional audio quality drops, they're temporary. Spoilers for The Lake Anna Adventure through Season 2 Episode 2. The Lake Anna Adventure: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFzLTsl90mSeENZSXNPlrUGsAtglbUBq9 Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 1: THE NETWORK – EPISODE 3

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This week we're talking about an obscure YouTube playlist that took the apartment by storm. Spoilers for The WendCU through episode 15 and The Prestige, and minor spoilers for Inuyashiki and Undertale. The WendCU: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA260rhIhvuXHifXux9hpfxfS6hNTiOUP Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew ARC 1: THE NETWORK – EPISODE 1

New Celeste!  We talk about the chapter's story themes, how the new mechanics inform them, and how the concept of a Celeste DLC shows that self-improvement and mental health can be thought of as vectors or divergent series (We'Re CoLlEgE sTuDeNtS). Spoilers for Celeste Chapter 9 ("Farewell"). Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew

Guest Shelly Cox tells us her story of getting into the Lord of the Rings fandom back in 2001, and we talk about how the fandom evolved along with the popularization of the internet.  No spoilers this episode! Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew

A short episode on how we're planning on improving the podcast for the future, with guest Chris Lee.  Let us know what you think of these ideas! Discuss at reddit.com/r/foolsandfiction. Email us at foolsandfiction@gmail.com. Check out other shows on the W&M network at spreaker.com/user/pnwm. by Joe Brown and Finn Mayhew theme music by Finn Mayhew cover art by Chris Lee produced by Finn Mayhew