This week, the boys got together to have a less... uh... emotional conversation and mostly just had a pleasant time.  First, they discussed the second episode of the new season of Mind of a Chef, as James has given in and decided to buy it digitally, and they discuss the curious case of Life in Pieces, a new TV comedy that is a bafflingly mixed bag of good performers and less great material.  Finally, they discuss the comics of the last week, breaking down some books in one of the most in-depth critical segments on the show to date.

Also, James proposes some more sponsorships.

This week, the boys get together to catch up after a week off, as James insisted to Brandon that "in the middle of moving" is not a good time to record a podcast and gave him the night off, before promising that he'd "figure something out," which turned out to be "nothing."  James talks watching a 5.5h Bollywood movie with the hosts of Bollywood Is For Lovers (@bollywoodpod) and they settle down to discuss the most recent episode of Gravity Falls and the season premiere of The Mind of a Chef.  Then they talk about some comics, and then things get real.

You may have noticed a discussion about the announcement of Marvel's Red Wolf solo series last week and the controversy around it.  You may have also noticed that DC canceled their book with an aboriginal character in it.  James has some emotional thoughts about these announcements, the overall landscape of indigeneity in comics, and getting burnt out on bad news.

Uh... enjoy.

This week, the boys welcome Sam Humphries, writer of Star-Lord and Kitty Pride and the upcoming Citizen Jack back to the show for his record-extending fifth appearance.  As Sam episodes always are, this one is wide-ranging and loose, jumping from Citizen Jack and its birth in a place of anger to the Metrodome to making advance dinner plans for a trip to Los Angeles.  It's long, it's surreal and it's one of our favourite episodes to date.

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This/last week, the boys welcomed Danica back to the show for a night of catching up and discussing comics.  Brandon and Danica talk about life at the comic shop and make the mistake of inviting James out to hang out on Danica's father's porch out in the country.  Someone will regret this, probably!  James talks about life as a professional cook for a day, and how stressful but fun it was, and makes an ssing admission about how long it took him to realize a copy of a movie was broken.  Finally, they all discuss the latest Gravity Fallsepisode and some of the comics from the previous week.