The Magical Talking Hat

It gets weird tonight, folks. William gets kind of dark. Tony is the hesitant and quiet one (sort of). Up is down. Black is white. But we’ll fix it in editing. Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

Gentlemen, You must fight to the death. Do you choose five eight year olds or five eighty year old war veterans as your opponent? –The Producer

What would the title of a documentary about your lives be titled and why? Who would direct and why? –Dave of Id

LINKS:

This is the comedy special Tony mentions.

This is the podcast episode Tony mentions.

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Tonight’s episode is made up of exactly three things:

1. Dead and dying loved ones.
2. The Year Without a Santa Claus.
3. Time travel.

That’s it! Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

Has anyone ever gotten time travel right (in film, story, etc?) –Anonymous

LINKS:

This is the article I mentioned at random in the middle, if you care.

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Kinda serious talk this time, but I think it’s a good one. And appropriate, this time of year, we should be thankful for friends to confide in, people to listen and understand, and for our own ability to change and grow. Also, a little bit about music. Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

Dear Hat Masters, What are your favorite pieces of classical music?                                       –Sue the Malcontent

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Not gonna lie. We talk about Batman in this episode. But it’s kind of an interesting talk, at least. And we still manage to fit in a little bit about cultural aspirations, and the dream of a very specific “better life.” Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

How do you interpret “The American Dream”? –Anonymous

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We’re a little off our schedule this week, and it shows. So we get into the questions pretty early, with some expected comic book stuff, some unexpected heroics, and then a serious talk about how patriotic we are! Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

What’s your favorite non-DC/non-Marvel comic series? –Anonymous

Who was your first hero? –Anonymous

What is the best thing about our country? Worst? –Anonymous

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A lot of catching up to do this week. It’s been two weeks, and Tony and William both did a lot of stuff. Well, watched and played a lot of stuff. Not so much with the doing. Anyway. Then we talk about relationships. Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

What are your dealbreakers in a relationship? –Anonymous

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A lot of questions tonight. Also, the story that explains what it’s like to be Tony. Then Tony has a long, drawn out fight with Wonder Woman, and loses. Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

While at work, do you ever have one of those existential, FML Moments? — Anonymous

If you were a professional wrestler, what would your wrestling name be?                           — Anonymous

Have you ever fallen asleep on a bus or train and awoken to find yourself far past your destination? — Craig

What is our ideal peanut butter + something sandwich? — Anonymous

LINKS:

Here’s what we watching in between episodes.

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Catching up from two weeks, we go through some TV shows again, and discuss plans for the near future. Then it’s zombies, love, and Neil Gaiman. Sort of. Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

What do vegetarian zombies eat? — Anonymous

What real life person do you most admire? — Anonymous

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Well, I guess the universe felt the need to align (ep 188 and mystery ep 18? Get it?) and the dimensions parted.. and here we are. Mystery Episode. Enjoy!

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It gets heavy at the beginning here, people. Serious, dark talk about… super powers. Then TV. Then… um.. poop, a little, I think? And then, definitely, bacon. Enjoy!

QUESTIONS:

You talk a lot about DC comics but what are your favourite Marvel franchises? — Craig

LINKS:

This is my new favorite video ever!

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