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PODCAST

The Brain Slug Podcast

Adrian Meza, Cat Ray Rugg, John K Frederick

Broadcasting rent free from the top of your head, welcome to The Brain Slug Podcast! Hosted by Adrian and Cat, Brain Slug runs the whole geek-gamut, from the latest big screen adaptation of your favorite superhero comic, to fan favorite ‘80s movies, to even that obscure book that came out over 50 years ago. Join us and special guests in celebrating the stuff that makes us happy.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

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64: The Story Lives Forever – “The Last Jedi”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/12/18

Here we are Force Fans... We’ve reached “The Last Jedi”, the Star Wars film that broke the fandom (not really). If you’re a fan of this fantastic addition to the series, we invite you to tune in and to let us know exactly why you love the penultimate chapter of the Skywalker Saga.

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44:20

63: The Story Lives Forever – “The Force Awakens”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/12/17

We jump from 1983 to 2015 to talk about “The Force Awakens” as we head into the Sequel Trilogy in our “The Story Lives Forever” mini-series! Have a listen and then let us know what you think of the first film in the Disney era of Star Wars.

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44:48

62: Words About Shows – “The Mandalorian”: Chapters 3-5

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/12/12

We’re taking a break from the Saga films to talk about the OTHER amazing Star Wars thing going on right now: The Mandalorian. We’re talking season one up to this point (focusing mainly on Chapters 3-5), and you know if we’re talking about Mando, we have to talk about Baby Yoda too.

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29:28

61: The Story Lives Forever – “Return of the Jedi”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/12/11

We’re at the end...well, the first end anyway. We’re talking "Return of the Jedi” on today’s The Story Lives Forever mini-sode, and you KNOW it has some of the most powerful moments in the entire Saga. Let us know what this particularly powerful Star Wars means to you!

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27:00

60: The Story Lives Forever – “The Empire Strikes Back”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/12/10

As we get ever closer to the release of “The Rise of Skywalker” we’ve finally reached the Star Wars film many in the fandom consider to be the best of the Saga! You know we’re talking about “The Empire Strikes Back”, one of the greatest sequels ever made. It’s impossible to pick a favorite anything is this one, so we’ll allow you to pick the whole film.

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59: The Story Lives Forever – “A New Hope”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/12/04

We’re back to where it all started with the fourth film in the series (a sentence only a Star Wars fan can understand). Tune in and find out what happens when a Gen Xer, a Xennial, and a Millennial talk about the original 1977 epic!

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34:25

58: The Story Lives Forever – “Revenge of the Sith”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/12/03

The whole trio’s back together to finish off the prequel trilogy in our “The Story Lives Forever” rewatch! Bust out the headphones and turn up that speaker, because you’re about to find out why “Revenge of the Sith” is both the best and worst prequel film, and why we love it regardless!

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39:03

57: The Story Lives Forever – “Attack of the Clones”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/11/27

Back again so soon? Of course! We have to talk the second movie in our “The Rise of Skywalker” rewatch: “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.” Listen in and find out why it’s the funniest and most unique of the Saga films, and why the awkward love plot is perfect the way it is.

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28:25

56: The Story Lives Forever – “The Phantom Menace”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/11/26

Will “The Rise of Skywalker” reintroduce Midi-chlorians into the mix?? Will Palpatine have a new droid army as part of his final plan?? We discuss this and more on the first of our Skywalker Saga mini-sodes! Tag along with us as we revisit “Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace.”

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56:48

55: Words About Shows – “The Mandalorian”: Chapters...

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/11/22

Matt’s back in the “studio” to join us on the first of our 3 planned “The Mandalorian” focused episodes! All the tangents and Baby Yoda love you could ask for in a Star Wars podcast.

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45:46

54: Words About Books – “Resistance Reborn”

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/11/14

New book club episode this week, featuring everyone’s current favorite “The Rise of Skywalker” prelude, “Star Wars: Resistance Reborn” by Rebecca Roanhorse. Plenty to love and think about as we head into the final stretch, Force Fans!

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45:12

53: The Mandalorian and Game of Whoa!

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/10/29

Bet you’re thinking “back again so soon?” Of course! We got a beautiful new Mandalorian trailer to talk about, and we can’t forget that sudden development on the filmic side of things (spoilers alert, sounds like people are still mad about the Game of Thrones finale…). Take a listen and join in on the conversation!

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50:20

52: The Rise of Skywalker Final Trailer React

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/10/22

Hey, guess what? We got a new Star Wars trailer, and you know what that means! Add one more trailer react podcast to your lineup, ‘cuz Force Fans are back, and we be talking The Rise of Skywalker! Is it December yet?

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02:04:59

51: Words About Books - "Master & Apprentice" and...

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/07/04

John’s back on the podcast and we (finally) sit down to talk about Claudia Gray’s excellent “Master & Apprentice” and revisit some relevant points from “Dooku: Jedi Lost” in this special dual book club episode.

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01:16:22

50: Words About Books - "Dooku: Jedi Lost"

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/06/13

We’re back from our accidental hiatus! With real life out of the way (and possibly sleep deprived), we caught up on all that Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge craziness, some new video game updates, and then finally (FINALLY) had a chance to properly talk about the most excellent “Dooku: Jedi Lost” audio drama.

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46:24

49: The Casual News Update One

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/05/16

We got another casual episode this week, where we touch upon everything from those crazy release dates (feeling old yet?) to some of our upcoming book club plans for future episodes.

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30:57

48: The Original Wookiee

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/05/06

We break down our favorite Chewbacca moments from the entire Star Wars canon in our short, but sincere, tribute episode to the late and great Peter Mayhew. May the Force be with you, always.

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01:30:29

47: The Rise of Skywalker w/ Matt Keating

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/05/01

We found a John, and he brought along a Matt Keating to join us on our first official post- Celebration discussion! Come for the Star Wars, stay for the crazy tangents.

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01:28:08

46: The Casual Celebration One

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/04/25

Cat’s back from Celebration (with plenty of stories) and Adrian rips his pants and eats dinner. Keeping it super casual this week Force Fans, before we dive in to the heavy stuff next time!

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01:12:27

45: Chucky’s Back and Celebration Cat

The Brain Slug Podcast ·

2019/04/04

John Frederick has vanished, Adrian’s getting the ultimate Star Wars/ Child’s Play crossover he never knew he needed, and Cat prepares for the ultimate Star Wars fan experience!

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