{"podcast":{"title":"The Strange Harbors Podcast","slug":"the-strange-harbors-podcast-1187992","podcast_index_feed_id":1187992,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/pXCZrvkk","website_url":"www.strangeharbors.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4b0d132b-3fec-49aa-b613-0bce39eed91d/de74c5cf-d966-47ae-b035-ed74e49a3dad/3000x3000/tshplogo-large.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jeff Zhang, Derek Wong, & Amir Touray","episode_count":298,"summary":"Welcome to The Strange Harbors Podcast. Hosted by Derek Wong, Jeff Zhang, and Amir Touray, The Strange Harbors Podcast is a weekly discussion of all things pop culture, with an emphasis on film and television. Join us every week as we dive deep into big blockbusters, indie favorites, and under-seen hidden gems.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T02:18:51.237209+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-harbors-podcast-1187992"},"episode":{"title":"\"Mortal Kombat II\"","slug":"mortal-kombat-ii","published_at":"2026-05-21T21:11:18+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-harbors-podcast-1187992/mortal-kombat-ii","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-harbors-podcast-1187992","url":"www.strangeharbors.com","audio_url":"https://chrt.fm/track/699C5B/cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/1b671853-1caa-464d-aed8-f5290c0067df/b1fb3605-0e5c-4ad4-9ce1-346e432e33de/episodes/audio/group/1dbd24f3-05a4-4417-a1fe-7d3dfd1cdde4/group-item/b98bfdad-6c69-4e22-a1c7-3df1d90e7dce/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=pXCZrvkk","summary":"Mortal Kombat gets a second chance as the sequel to 2021's forgotten pandemic-era reboot attempts to right the wrongs of its predecessor. For one, thing, this Mortal Kombat actually has Mortal Kombat in it. We discuss the history of the franchise, the ills of the first film, and our split-down-the-middle opinion of the new sequel. Do we have another good video game adaptation in the books? Or is this one another one to chuck into the acid pits?","meta_description":"Mortal Kombat gets a second chance as the sequel to 2021's forgotten pandemic-era reboot attempts to right the wrongs of its predecessor. For one, thing,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2628,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strange-harbors-podcast-1187992/episodes/mortal-kombat-ii/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-harbors-podcast-1187992/mortal-kombat-ii.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}