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Episode 61: "Very Dumb Souls" - Send Help / Ishtar
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- Feb 12, 2026
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Summary
The Brendan are catching castaways and travelling to faraway lands for this show, as we dive into a full-spoiler discussion of Sam Raimi's new thriller Send Help and how it plays to his strengths and those of his two very game leads. We also go on a Rogers and Clark redemption tour for Elaine May's Ishtar , a longtime punchline for over-budget disasters that's actually really damn funny and worth a look. Along our travels, we make room to talk finishing journeys with Stranger Things and the continuing saga of the Carpenter Chronicles, sing the praises of the new The Muppet Show Special, and bid a fond farewell to Catherine O'Hara. And once again: Minnesota strong, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights, Nazis suck, fuck ICE, we are a country of immigrants, and there are no illegal residents on stolen land. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse , and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd , Bluesky , writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.