DAC Episode 75: Tamsen McDonough, Funko Pops, moose balls

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Greetings! It's episode 75 of Destroy All Culture. We spoke with Tamsen McDonough, aka the voice of Lucy on Killjoys. Along with plenty of non-spoilery talk about the upcoming third season of the show, we spend a lot of time discussing customized Funko pops, the joys of Neal McDonough (no relation - I think) and how to spray paint moose balls. Yes we did. Enjoy! As always, listen below or download the episode on iTunes.

Season three of Killjoys premieres June 30 on Syfy and Space.

DAC Episode 74: What's up with the Who?

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On episode 74 of Destroy All Culture, Adam and Aidan talk about life. Actually, they talk about Life, the Reynolds/Gyllenhaal/Ferguson sci-fi Alien-ish movie that features unexpected deaths and the best feel-bad movie ending of the year. Is it the Alien movie that Alien: Covenant could have and should have been? Yes it is, because Alien: Covenant was a whole heap of nonsense about the usual crew of ninnies who touch down on a planet and wander around obliviously until they bump into a set of jaws.

Also up for discussion: the current season of Doctor Who. After a set of strong episodes and a promising start to a storyline about reality-replacing monks, we now seem to be settling into a groove of subpar hours before the grand Moffatt-written finale. Will the final episodes crisp up the soggy middle of this sci-fi sandwich? I don't know. All I know is that I'm hungry now. Anyway, enjoy! Download here or catch us on the good old iTunes.

DAC Episode 70: Let's Guard Ourselves A Galaxy

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Hello pals of us! It's another hour of Destroy All Culture. Adam and Aidan talk about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, from its charming sounds and odd flaws to Peter Quill's Han Solo moment. And did you know that Ben Browder pops up in the movie? I did not. Adam did, though, and he was pretty gleeful about it.

We also discuss basic bunker logistics on Arrow and shine a little light on iZombie. Listen below or find us, as ever, on iTunes.

DAC Episode 69: Akira and the Overfiend

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Perhaps inspired by the episode's number, Aidan and Adam wander off into the dark thicket of hentai-related talk, and that bizarre period of time when, for some reason, everyone went from Akira and Ghost in the Shell and Miyazaki anime to Legend of the Overfiend. All that and a discussion of episode two of the latest season of Doctor Who.

Listen below, or find us on iTunes. What a good idea.

DAC Episode 68: Hitchiker's Guide for the Perplexed

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Faithful listeners of Destroy All Culture, remember when Adam challenged Aidan to rewatch 2005's movie adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Well, it happened. Ear-witness the result as Adam praises the film and Aidan... well, he's willing to be convinced. Also, Adam watched the F8 of the Furious and had a fine time doing it. Won't you settle in with us for an hour or so? If you want to do it right now, you can always find us on iTunes.

DAC Episode 65: Bebop-a-lula

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It's about as close as you're going to get to a musical episode of Destroy All Culture. No one sings, but Aidan and Adam talk about the recent Flash musical episode (Why don't Melissa Benoist and Grant Gustin do a screwball musical comedy together? Why?) and go from there into a very detailed discussion of Yoko Kanno's incredible music on Cowboy Bebop.

Say - why don't ya go find us on iTunes? Okey doke.

DAC Episode 64: Logan a-Go-Gan

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Hey everybody! Who wants to talk about Logan? More importantly, who wants to hear two guys who are kind of iffy on the X-Men movie franchise (except for The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, because those are undisputed greats) opine on the virtues of Logan? Adam notes that there may be parallels to Shane; Aidan waxes enthusiastic about Dafne Keen's bloodthirsty murder scream.

In the second half of the podcast Aidan and Adam talk about Equals, DAC's new ongoing series about guest stars on the 80s greatest retired-spy-vigilante television program, The Equalizer. Why are they doing this? They have no idea.

While you're here, you can also read our Hot Takes on Logan or our fanfic about Logan, Pierce and their shared love of monster trucks. Or ignore all that guff and just subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

DAC Episode 63: A Good Week for Looking at Screens

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It's a busy time for everyone here at the Destroy All Culture compound, but we managed to squeeze in some television. Up for discussion this week: a crackerjack episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! An even crackerjacker episode of The Expanse! With an additional bit of talk on how Aidan didn't realize that the line "The Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar" was referring to an actual brand of guitar, thus ridding of the nagging 30 year old suspicion that Paul Simon meant to write "The Mississippi Delta was shining like a federally expropriated instrument" but got confused.

Listen or download below. Or find us on iTunes.

DAC Episode 62: Spectre of the Very Special Episode

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Very Special Episodes? Is there any issue they can't tackle? Apparently, if you're Arrow and the issue is gun control, there is. Adam takes Arrow's latest episode apart and examines its approach to dealing with issues. After that they talk about other things. At the 17:34 mark, Aidan talks about the preference of tunnels to warehouses in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. But then! Then! Adam talks about his Freddy Krueger cardigan. The one problem: no pockets.

DAC Episode 61: Animal Practice Existed and Other Facts

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Hey! Any of you whippersnappers remember the good old days of 2012, when we were all innocent and didn't know that Justin Kirk and Joanna Garcia Swisher were about to spring the sitcom Animal Practice on us (logline: a veterinarian hates pet owners)? Sometimes I worry that Adam will forget, so it's my job to periodically remind him.

On this week's podcast, we discuss John Wick 2 (Adam liked it), the first half of Passengers (Aidan couldn't get through the entire movie) and various other entertainments. Enjoy! And find us on iTunes.

DAC Episode 60: The Stuff and the Things

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What a difference a week makes! As in, what a difference it makes when you forgot to post your podcast and now you can't remember what it was you talked about. I'm going to go out on a limb and say we talked a bit about Riverdale, which is Aidan and Adam's favourite high-drama uber-CW take on the beloved comic. Also, The Expanse, and our usual examination of the the week's superhero television. Oh, and Palm Springs! I went to Palm Springs. At 45, I may have been the youngest man in the entire city. Anyway, find us on iTunes!

DAC Episode 59: the Delilah Dawson hour

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Did you know that I'm from Canada? Co-host Adam P. Knave and guest Delilah Dawson sure do, because I spent an hour with these two delightful people as they discussed art while my computer crashed and my connection dropped in and out. It went something like this:

ADAM: Tell us about your creative process.

DELILAH: Well, it's a fascinating and complex thing that -

AIDAN: -HAVE FREE HEALTH CARE. What were we talking about?

Anyway. Delilah Dawson is the author of many many books, including the comic mini-series Ladycastle. Pester your local comic store today!

DAC Episode 58: Holy Motherforking Shirtballs

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Here is a tale of finales, one great, one terrible. On the side of greatness we offer The Good Place, Michael Schur's moral philosophy meta-sitcom that isn't afraid to rate Jacksonville as "one of the top ten swamp cities of northeastern Florida." It's also not afraid to offer up a comedy that ends in a premise-bending cliffhanger with every episode, and finishes off the season with a twist that destroys and reassembles the show in one delightful moment.

On the other side of greatness we examine the season four of Sherlock, which made no damn sense and only gets worse as you think about it. If you're a fan of Moffatt and Gattis' modern take on the private detective, you may want to skip the finale. But if you're a fan you've already watched it. All we can do is offer solace and a space to complain.

And as always, find us on iTunes! Because we're lost there, and it's cold, and the moon is too large and the sky too close.

DAC Episode 56: Stop Signs and Kirby Shields

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Greetings! That's right, I'm talking to you [you, sitting bolt upright in your chair, sweat beading on your forehead, thinks "How did they know I'm reading this right now?"]. On this week's Destroy All Culture, comic artists Ted Brandt and Ro Stein visit to talk Princeless, Captain America and the experience of working for Marvel. The conversation branches off into discussions of Brexit, the NHS and the shape of stop signs in North America. A thoroughly enjoyable conversation and nearly as edifying as one of Adam's discussions about light bulbs or quarreling with Amazon.

If you enjoyed this week's podcast, leave us a comment or subscribe to us on  iTunes. If that's not enough, why not like us on Footbook (the podiatric alternative to Facebook) or Tooter (a highly specific version of Twitter dedicated to the character of Toot from The Mighty Hercules)?