Darth Vader is a 19th Century Supervillain

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die is a scrappy sci-fi story about time travel, causality, and whether humanity can be trusted with knowledge of its own future. Henrique Couto returns to unpack the film's big philosophical swings about fate, free will, technological hubris, and the t ...  Show more

"Pluribus is the Borg Collective, but polite and friendly." So says Brian Brushwood, who rejoins the show to discuss Vince Gilligan's latest program, starring Rhea Seehorn. 

A Naboo Senator. Then a Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. But WHO is this Phantom Menace? Could it really be the uptight Palpatine pulling all the strings? YUP! And guess what he’s a Sith lord too! In this episode, Griffin and David examine the new Emperor’s rise to po ...  Show more

Learn the true lengths that YouTube drama queens will go to enact revenge as Jackson, Andrew, Charlie and Kaya discuss monolithic first-time meetings, Andrew’s very own wasteland epic and Jackson’s first viewing of Star Wars: Rogue One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg ...  Show more

This week Griffin and David, whilst yelling into microphones, dive right into the river of ham that is Anakin’s origin story and the main crux of the Phantom Menace series: turning to the dark side and becoming Darth Vader. Also, the MANY mistakes the Jedi council make, killing c ...  Show more

Star Wars makes lots of assertions about our darker emotions. But are they accurate?