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High n' Dry PodcastAuthor: Ryan Baron North and James Crosslin
Hosted by Ryan Baron North, James Crosslin, and Luke, High n' Dry tackles film and philosophy with their patented 3-part method. What makes them so special and fun? One of them is drunk, and the other two are really, really high. Welcome to a drunken chat at 3 in the morning with your best buds. Come talk movies and philosophy, and get wasted along the way. New episodes every other week! Music by AlexGrohl @ PixabaySupport the show: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1271972/supporters/new Language: en-us Genres: Comedy, Philosophy, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Two Old Men Yell At K-Pop Demon Hunters
Episode 111
Tuesday, 28 April, 2026
What Movie Should We Do Next?We rate K-Pop Demon Hunters with our five-point rubric and end up split on what works versus what feels like empty hype. Then we dig into the deeper meaning: consumerism, idol purity culture, and why the fandom energy around this movie makes our skin crawl. • cold open chaos and why we are missing Luke • our three-part method: ratings, Golden Path, then inserting ourselves • acting in animation and why “emoji” performances annoy us • cinematography praise and the Spider-Verse style comparison • music backlash and why it sounds like generic Western pop • plot predictability and how “hero’s journey” gets recycled • rewatchability and what we would actually sit through again • Golden Path: nonstop product placement and consumer identity • purity culture, parasocial sexuality, and the “no touching” tension • our ridiculous rewrites when we insert ourselves into the story Make sure, yeah, you follow, like, subscribe, do all the fucking things. Please. If you like this thing, help us out. Support the show
