Reasonable Discussions

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  Reasonable Discussions #51: He Chose To Not Be Fat Elvis

  We discuss different ways not to suck in light of new Soundgarden and Green Day albums.

  November 21, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #50: 50th Episode Mega Spectacular!

  Our 50th episode pulls out all the stops with Extracurricular Activities!

  November 9, 2012 | 10:20am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #49: Their Names Have Become A Stamp Of Mediocrity

  Like you, dislike your art—sometimes there's a disconnect between what we think of an artist and what we think of their work.

  October 29, 2012 | 9:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #48: MRS. COACH, PEOPLE—C'MON, WATCH THE SHOW 

  We discuss fall TV's body count and the pleasant surprises of the season.

  October 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #47: Do You Remember The '90s? 

  We follow up our "best films of the '90s" feature with a discussion of the decade.

  October 12, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #46: I Use Netflix Instant Because I Like Buffering 

  We discuss a not-quite dead musician, a gothic tale of Britain, and the self-proclaimed inventor of rap in Extracurricular Activities. 

  October 4, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #45: Standing Ovations & People Retching 

  If you've noticed a change in the air, a certain self-aware seriousness, you're not hallucinating: It's the beginning of awards season.

  September 28, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #44: Misogynist enough to be fun

  Music writer Jason Heller makes a special appearance for a lively podcast about the joys and difficulties of getting people to love what you love.

  September 4, 2012 | 12:30pm -

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  Reasonable Discussions #43: No such thing as a few rounds of Tetris 

  After a month so stressful that we couldn’t produce a podcast, here’s a podcast about how we engage with pop culture when we’re really stressed. 

  August 27, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #42: How's the space libretto?

  We talk about Wanderlust, The Hugo Awards, and other things we're enjoying outside of work in Extracurricular Activities.

  August 6, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #41: Christopher Nolan's Kickstarter

  We discuss the best and worst of The Dark Knight Rises in a spoiler-heavy episode.

  July 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #40: On Earth One, We Hate Them 

  Following all the madness around the release of The Amazing Spider-Man, we started thinking about the ideas of reboots, and how rarely they're creatively driven.

  July 9, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #39: Extracurricular Activities: Ex-Stork 

  We celebrate the return of Louie and Breaking Bad, and catch up with more of our favorites in Extracurricular Activities.

  July 3, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #38: People in horror movies are stupid

  We discuss Prometheus and how it's helped and hampered by horror genre conventions.

  June 13, 2012 | 10:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #37: Hatecast Special, Part Two

  Hater Amelie Gillette and Community's Megan Ganz discuss Law & Order SVU, Obama's pot-smoking, and Kristen Stewart.

  June 12, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #36: My Dragons! A Game Of Thrones Special

  We discuss whether Game Of Thrones' second season was a success.

  June 6, 2012 | 1:10pm -

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  Reasonable Discussions #35: Hatecast Special, Part One

  A Hatecast special from our good friend Amelie Gilette, and her friend, Community writer Megan Ganz.

  June 1, 2012 | 11:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #34: A Little Deeper Into The Bee Gees Listening Experience

  We dig deeper into The Bee Gees catalogue, inspired by the passing of singer Robin Gibb.

  May 24, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #33: The Concept Of Money Itself 

  We discuss Dan Harmon's exit from Community and what it means for the show.

  May 23, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #32: The Aging British Thespian Version Of The Avengers

  We look ahead to The Avengers and the rest of the summer movies.

  May 4, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #31: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-99 Percenters!

  We share our favorite non-work entertainments, including a new Ministry documentary, 1984, and The Shield.

  May 2, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #30: Buy Thin Lizzy Albums 

  We discuss how Rdio and Spotify are changing our music-listening habits.

  April 30, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #29.5: Special SXSW brought to you by Doritos edition

  This was not recorded inside a giant Doritos vending machine. 

  March 22, 2012 | 2:10pm -

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  Reasonable Discussions #29: No, That Would Be Drive Angry

  We look at Doonesbury's latest controversy, answer listener mail asking why we're so critical, discuss our favorite basketball entertainments, talk about what we want from The Hunger Games, and share our Extracurricular Activities.

  March 21, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #28: I Hate My Baby

  Michael Ian Black drops in to do a reading, we discuss whether our morals belong in our reviews, go over the trailers we liked better than the movies, and talk moonshining in Extracurricular Activities.

  March 7, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #27: Oscar Season Is Basically The Worst

  We try to embrace the Oscars' mediocrity, understand Skrillex, appreciate reality television, and support the LA Podcast Festival.

  February 22, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #26: Phantom Menace Beats Jedi

  We weigh the merits of a new Van Halen record and The Phanton Menace in 3D and talk about beating the pop-culture doldrums, Gus Van Sant's career, and Extracurricular Activities.

  February 8, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #25: He Had Deliverance In His Eyes

  We discuss SOPA and George Lucas and create a new "man vs. nature" game for the 25th episode of Reasonable Discussions.

  January 25, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #24: The Small (Screechy) House Of Uncle Thomas

  We discuss film formats, comic-book spinoffs, alternative film scores, Lana Del Rey, and Extracurricular Activities in our first episode of the year.

  January 11, 2012 | 12:00am -

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  Reasonable Discussions #23: Why The Pop-Culture World Continually Disappoints Us

  We discuss Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with David Chen, look back on the Watch The Throne tour and Bon Iver's rise to fame, and applaud Margaret's critical campaign. 

  December 14, 2011 | 12:00am -