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What Were They Thinking?

What Were They Thinking? | Age of Radio

Nathan and Brendan discuss truly awful movies while trying to keep their sanity in tact. Full disclosure: We may be in love with the movies we deem terrible. New episodes uploaded every Thursday! Logo created by Mariah Lirette. Theme song by Taylor Sheasgreen of the Motorleague.

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111:31

Star Trek: Section 31 (w/Ben Gillcrist & Jason MacLeod)

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2026/01/29

Get your nerd books out, dorks! It's time to talk about a science-fiction movie for losers called Star Trek: Section 31, every Trekkie's favourite foray into deep space with everyone's favourite quick-witted classic Trek characters. Resident Star Trek-perts Ben and Jason join this motley gang of nerdlingers to discuss genocidal protagonists, Guardians of the Galaxy plot beats, the awful "phase case" scene, plot twists that make no sense, Jamie Lee Curtis jump scares and much more. Plus: a haunting

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31:05

Mini-Episode: Music is the Soundtrack of their Lives

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2026/01/22

Well, not really... but doesn't a good soundtrack completely liven up a film you might not already dig? Or, hey! Sometimes if a film is already good, a great soundtrack is even better! The guys discuss all things soundtracks good or bad, read listener suggestions and reveal next week's movie!Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:

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85:56

Flight Risk

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2026/01/15

Ah yes, 2025. What a year for great film.Wait, that's not what we do... The guys start the year off correctly by talking about the cream of the crap for the previous year of cinema, starting off with Mel Gibson's Flight Risk. Did Mel really need AI for a moose... and a MOTEL?! Why is the vetting process for pilots this awful? What is with that bald cap? Why in the world was Hasan played by a different voice actor and physical actor? This movie is a mess! Next week: music is the

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44:50

Mini-Episode: I Want to Play a Game

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2026/01/08

Welcome back!On this week's first (mini-)episode back, Brendan wants to play a game! As the fellas take a look at the slate of movies coming up in 2026, they predict the Rotten Tomatoes scores and box office success or failure of 10 key films. What are the repercussions for the loser? Eeeeeeeeep. Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:

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99:14

RERUN: Silent Hill

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2026/01/01

HAPPY NEW YEAR!One more week off for the boys so in anticipation of this month's Return to Silent Hill, enjoy this old episode with the fellas discussing the original Silent Hill. We will be back next week with a brand new mini-sode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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91:16

RERUN: Pottersville

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2025/12/25

MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!Enjoy another episode from the vault as we take a "much-deserved" break. We will return with NEW episodes on Jan 8th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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84:32

RERUN: Hot Frosty

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2025/12/18

We are on holidays so enjoy this episode from last year where we talked about Hot Frosty.We will be back with new episodes on January 8th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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89:07

Santa Claus (w/Mariah Lirette)

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2025/12/11

It's that time of year again so the guys are joined by Mariah Lirette to talk about another Christmas crapfest. This time, they discuss the insanity of the 1959 Mexican film Santa Claus. Casual racism? Check. Dancing dolls in a nightmare sequence? Check. David Cronenberg-esque cloud castle fortress for Santa? Check... wait what? Santa has TOO MUCH POWER.We are off for the holidays and will return with a mini-episode on January What We've Been Watching: Brendan: KPop Demon Hunters Nathan:

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33:26

Mini-Episode: Worth the Hype?

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2025/12/04

What movies made you take a step back and say... "huh? I just don't get the hype." Guaranteed to enrage you all, the hosts read from listener-submitted haterade for comic book movies, untouchable classics and maybe some genuinely overhyped blockbusters are in there as well? Maybe? Don't hate us.Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:

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88:09

Turbulence

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2025/11/27

Time to take to the skies as the fellas check out Turbulence, the plane movie which features Lauren Holly, a whacked-out Ray Liotta and Brendan Gleason with a SOUTHERN ACCENT...?! The guys talk about the celebration of corrupt police, gullible lead characters and much more.Next week: don't buy the hype! What We've Been Watching: Brendan: Gattaca Nathan: M3GAN 2.0 Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:

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28:11

Mini-Episode: Blood, Boobs and Snakes on a Plane

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2025/11/20

We all travel at some point in our lives, right? On one of them winged beasts? The fellas discuss the worst candidates for movies to check out while on an airplane from sexually inappropriate movies to special effects-laden blockbusters and everything in between. Plus: we take to the skies for our next film!Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:

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79:12

Gamera vs. Jiger

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2025/11/13

It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, it's not December. It's November... and that means GAMERA! This year, the fellas dive in to Gamera vs. Jiger, a movie which is also apparently sponsored by Expo '70 considering all the airtime and stock footage it receives in the film. The guys discuss Gamera and Jiger's sexual encounter, people entering Gamera's body and... you know what, this episode's pretty spicy. Best put the young 'uns to bed.Next week: don't show that on a plane! What We've

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30:51

Mini-Episode: More! More! Faster! Pussycat! Kill!

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2025/11/06

Are there any movies where you thought, “holy cow, I wish there was another one of these things!” Us too! This week, the fellas talk about movies that were deserved their proper follow-up (as well as reading some suggestions from you citizens out there). Plus - the reveal of next week’s monstrous movie.Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:

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91:10

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

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2025/10/30

Yes, that's the entire title. Catchy, eh? This week, the guys talk about the 7th Halloween film in which Michael Myers is 40 and lovin' it. They discuss all of the cheap Michael masks, the complicated timeline of the franchise, LL Cool J's erotic fiction novels, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's pre-credit death and much more.Next week: Give me sequels! What We've Been Watching: Brendan: Summer of 69 Nathan: Fight or Flight Patreon:

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31:15

Mini-Episode: Hallowieners

What Were They Thinking? ·

2025/10/23

Spooky season is upon us so the guys reached out to the listeners for their favourite festive movie picks. Despite Brendan attempting to ruin the party by pulling a 180, the guys discuss classics, unexpected gems and totally not horror-related Halloween watches.Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:

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95:02

Alien Resurrection

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2025/10/16

Don't you love sequels? Especially when they make as much sense as Alien Resurrection, a movie that said, "oh no, Ripley burned herself to death and we have to bring her back... I dunno, clones?" The guys discuss the 4th Alien film in the franchise and talk about the one-liner filled Joss Whedon script, Ripley being super horny for aliens, the deeply disturbing ending, Ron Perlman shooting a spider and much more.Next week: Halloween flicks + the next movie is revealed. What We've Been

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34:47

Mini-Episode: Disappointing!

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2025/10/09

You ever get real psyched for a movie, see it and then think... oh. That's it? Well, so have we! Nathan and Brendan break down the most disappointing films and then some from the listeners as well before revealing next week's movie.Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.twitter.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:

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81:16

War of the Worlds

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2025/10/02

We would usually wait until January but this thing was calling our name and we couldn't resist any longer! The fellas discuss the 2025 version of War of the Worlds starring Ice Cube, a computer and some other actors on the computer. They talk about everything in this Plan 9-esque stinker from the Amazon praise to the idea of one man running Homeland Security to the heavy use of AI, Joe Rogan's Twitter cameo, websites being erased in real-time and so much more! This movie is the gift that keeps on

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26:47

Mini-Episode: You've Got Movies!

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2025/09/25

Some movies do not belong on a small screen. And some movies certainly do not belong on a small screen for the entirety of the narrative. Imagine The Breakfast Club on a Zoom call? Rashomon just running the same footage three times? We can’t… but we talk about it! Plus: the reveal of next week’s movie which may have a LOT to do with this week’s topic.Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/wwttpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:

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94:46

Shadow Conspiracy (w/Galen Howard)

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2025/09/18

Galen is back on the show and this week to discuss the man himself, Charlie Sheen, and certainly a movie that can be accurately described as "a movie with Charlie Sheen in it" - Shadow Conspiracy. The gang discusses Stephen Lang's questionable stealth abilities, the White House security team, Flowbee haircuts, toy helicopter assassinations and much more!Next week: small-screens on the big screen + the next movie is revealed. What We've Been Watching: Brendan: Mystery Train Nathan:

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