DAC Episode 115: Once in a Generation

Bad news, listeners: Aidan watched God Friended Me. He tries to explain it to Adam. Woe be upon us all. But then, riding in a horse of good content, Adam gets into the third season of The Good Place, wondering whether the returns on the format are increasing or diminishing. And hey, a new season of Doctor Who? And it looks pretty great? Which sparks a lengthy discussion about the legacy of Davies-era Who and the most Doctor-ish moments from each actor’s run. Cool, right? Listen below or find us on iTunes!

DAC Episode 114: What Comes Next

What happens when two people who love Killjoys have no more Killjoys to watch? They process their grief by talking a bit more about Killjoys. Then Wynonna Earp. And then! They get into season three of The Good Place, but mostly you should listen to this one for Aidan’s artful mispronunciations of popular streaming media services.

Also discussed: the upcoming Hulu-based Veronica Mars miniseries; the reboot of the Adam favourite Reboot; season two of Iron Fist (“It’s fistacular!” Adam is not heard to say); Doctor Who; The Gifted; the ‘90s-era Flash show; all them upcoming Joker films and who would even give a shit; and more! Moooore.

DAC Episode 113: No More Joy To Kill (for a while)

Friends! (that’s you, reader) Another season of Killjoys came to an end, and Adam and Aidan are here to discuss it. Doesn’t that sound like a good time? Because it was a really good episode - full of twists, turns, great lines, and an ending that sets up season five nicely.

DAC Episode 112: The Return

The return? Return of what? Mostly it’s the return of our discussion of 1992’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula, because for some reason Aidan wants to convince Adam that the film has more in common with ‘90s erotic thrillers than Victorian horror. Or maybe Victorian horror was the DTV erotic thriller of its day? Anyway, we be talking about it.

After a bit of Dracula chat, we move on to a discussion of Killjoys and how people always seem to die as the season approaches its end game. Meanwhile, Adam starts in on season two of Iron Fist and does his very best to maintain interest. Then conversation veers toward the topic of lunch.

DAC Episode 111: Making it Work (Takes a little longer)

Greetings! This is Destroy All Culture, your pop culture podcast of choice. On today’s favourite podcast of yours, Adam and Aidan talk about Killjoys episode 4.07, “O Mother Where Art Thou?” As often happens, untangling the character work on Killjoys leads to a discussion on the creativity and craft of writing.

Around the 27 minute mark we get into an episode of Wynonna Earp (3.07, “I Fall to Pieces”) that Adam enjoyed and Aidan decidedly did not. At 41:00 we move into a discussion of phone technology, but at 1:00 we launch into the weirdness of Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which is really an appreciation of Tom Waits’ acting career. “If your Renfield is scarier than Dracula, you have a problem,” says Adam, which are words to live by, especially if you’re adapting Dracula. The episode ends with Adam’s Greatest Tom Waits Story Ever, which is indeed great.

DAC Episode 110

Post hoc ergo podcast hoc, as Latin speakers like to say. In this episode, things get fiery as Adam literally talks about forest fires in the Pacific Northwest. But don’t worry, we move on pretty quickly to Wynonna Earp (a Christmas episode aired in August? In this economy?), the upcoming DC/CW season, the good old Killjoys, and some critical reflections (nice!) on Hereditary. And that leads to Adam talking about his favourite horror movies, which I guarantee you haven’t seen.

DAC Episode 109: Hey, Have You Heard of 'Payoff'?

Hey friends. Today on Destroy All Culture Adam and Aidan talk about some of their favourite pop culture properties (Killjoys, 12 Monkeys, Voltron), they talk about Chekhov's gun and the people who, somehow, have never heard of this basic dramatic principle. Then Adam confesses to having watched Now You See Me 2 and we shake our heads at the fact that it isn't called Now You Don't. Hey, why dontcha listen? 

DAC Episode 108: Stake Logistics

Why, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, did the students of Sunnydale High never break into the woodworking shop to whip off a bushel of stakes? It just seemed like they had stakes whenever they were required, but nobody ever produced a lathe or a giant pencil sharpener to lay bare the hidden process behind the Scoobie's stake supply chain management. And that's just the first ten minutes of this generous hour of pop culture talk. Adam's been watching 12 Monkeys, Aidan's catching up Wynonna Earp, and of course, both of them have watching Killjoys. Lotsa talk 'n' speckuhlashun going on.

DAC Episode 107: Mission Immortal

What is this podcast? Why, it's the fallout from our discussion of the whole durn Mission: Impossible franchise (with the exception of the second one, which was terrible). What's changed since the first installment? Well, Tom Cruise is an infant, but the format is basically the same: betrayals, reversals, masks, sleight of hand, absurd action sequences and the ever-encroaching spectre of Death itself coming for Cruise. Okay, enjoy!

DAC Episode 106: The Cross-Cultural Tech Awareness Hour

Greetings to everyone who is here! I see you all, milling around. Please sit down. There's a podcast about to start and it won't wait for you. In this episode, Aidan talks about a traditional Malayalam Kutiyattam performance (which is mispronounced here as "kutiyama," so Malayalam scholars, please forgive us) he attended. We also talk about the joy and pain of owning waaaay too many books. Plus there's some in-depth talk about the structure of Ant-Man and The Wasp. Okay then!

DAC Episode 105: Brevity Is

Sometimes they say "Less is more". And sometimes, heeding their own advice, they say "Less is" or just "Less". Sometimes they just moan or hum, because there's duct tape over their mouths. Oh no, what have these people gotten themselves tangled up in? Maybe their internet connection just booted them off their podcast in the middle of the recording, which is what happened here. Tune in for incisive takes on: emceeing slam poetry, Serenity & Firefly (only hot takes here), sci-fi novelizations, the joys of Upgade, shoe problems, Ant Man & The Wasp, etc.; stay to hear Aidan talk to an empty telephone and then say "Ah crap." You'll love it.

DAC Episode 104: "My Expanse Fanfiction Empire Has Only Just Begun"

I don't know what more to say. If the title of this episode doesn't draw you in, you're just not the audience for this podcast. Just how straight is the world of The Expanse anyway? You can listen and, you know, find out. Or listen to us on iTunes! The possibilities are endless. They're not endless.

DAC Episode 103: What Is Dubstep

This was the question I posed to Adam at the start of the episode. The answer is "two washing machines fucking." Or "Optimus Prime fucking a washing machine." Then we wondered what would happen if Ken Burns did a documentary on dubstep. Okay then. Adam watched Solo, in which he introduces Aidan to the concept of the Woody Harrelson Spectrum.

What else? Let's see, we get into the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. finale, The Expanse, Captain Carrot & His Amazing Zoo Crew and so on. And... so on.

DAC Episode 102: Nine Nine!

Sometimes I check in on the podcast to see about the audio quality, and I'm reminded that every episode begins with the line "Hold on to your butts." Make of that what you will. Anyway, we're in a giddy mood in this one because we're still celebrating the immediate pick-up of Brooklyn Nine Nine on NBC after its cancellation on Fox. We also chew over some of the other cancellations, from Lucifer to Quantico and so on. And of course, The Expanse, which we were hopeful about at the time of recording (a hope that paid off handsomely, as it turned out). Plus talk about iZombie and all kinds of everything.

DAC Episode 101: In The Weeds

Coming hot (hawttt!) off our discussion of the Infinity War episode, we're back and talking about... weeds in Adam's yard? Frankly, they sound terrible. Also, the adversarial law system in the United States is discussed. Who says our podcast isn't wide ranging? Also, Adam has finally seen Molly's Game and we have a chat about Aaron Sorkin's uncertain but engaging direction. Plus Mission: Impossible matters, Marvel ruminations, and a few thoughts on Timeless. Not to mention Adam's thoughts on Moffatt's novelization of The Day of the Doctor. Enjoy!

DAC Episode 100: The one where we talk about Infinity War

Congratulations, us! We've hit the 100 episode mark, and to celebrate, we discuss Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War, which I believe is compulsory subject matter for pop-culture podcasts. Ep 100 introduces two new sponsors and features a tribute to our most faithful listener, Frank.

Frank, this one's for you. Hey, find us on iTunes why don't you.

DAC Episode 99: Coming to You (not) Live

Here's a philosophical question for you: is a podcast a live recording? It may not be live to you, the audience, but it's live for the hosts. We're live. We know we're alive, at any rate. And the rest of you out there, you bunch of audience, can assume that we're alive, unless we're dead already. It's a conundrum that science cannot answer, because science has better things to do. Anyway, enjoy our chatter! Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Legends of Tomorrow and more.

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