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It's the last in-studio episode with Big Jim Willig and Byron Beck. It is what you think it is. Of COURSE it is. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/12062012.mp3]

Shows with Courtenay Hameister always seemed to be the ones that ran the full gamut of topics, emotions, and depths. Adding Leia Weathington to that mix only enhanced this fact. And today's show, the final regular show with both of them, does nothing to change this. Among the topics discussed: Sexual surrogates, Triscuit Heretics, "Beef" as an adjective, Olfactory injustice, the unneccessary shame we ladle onto our own psyche for the silliest of reasons, the necessary shame ladled onto John Travolta's sharpie'd head for making that music video with Olivia Newton John, the cruel jokes our bodies can play on us via our orifices, and the sense memories associated with the holidays, the ones that make the happy, innocent children inside all of us (even Cort) smile in wonder at what this season means to each of us. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/12052012.mp3]

It's the last regular episode with David Walker. That means neuroses, and insecurities, and discomfort, and comedy in all the mean, scary places your mind doesn't like to go, and advice from a guy whose gone into those places and survived somehow. That means Dr. No-Love, threatening to burst from under the surface like the Phoenix Force waiting under the water at the end of X2. Does the sky get set on fire with a righteous fury? Or does David learn to write himself a new story? Topics include - Dental slacking, Podcast admissions, Regret at Trek in the Dark, regret at screwing up Ryan's last regular episode, and of course - one final crazy-ex-girlfriend story to send you wobbling into an unsure future. David had one last therapy session, and he stretched it into 80 minutes of show for you. So listen. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/12042012.mp3]

Ryan Fleming has every reason to be upset with Bobby on today's show: He forgot to eat, drank too much coffee, and succumbed to the sort of scatterbrained silliness that he apparently thinks is a side-effect of at least three major diseases he has almost zero working knowledge of. But it's gonna take more than a woozy, imbecilic co-host to wreck his day, because he's had one hell of a weekend, one that will change his life forever. Bobby didn't just disappoint Ryan today, either - no, he made Cort's life a little worse today too. 1) He remembered Cort's birthday, and 2) He gave Cort the one gift guaranteed to ruin what life he has left. Other topics include: Alternative methods of car repair. Things you're not supposed to do to Superman if you value your life. The maturation of video game storytelling, and how 2012 marked a huge jump forward on that front. Hobbit fatigue. A bunch of other stuff. Nothing like making sure the first show back from a big write-up in the paper is a disjointed, ridiculous mess. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/12032012.mp3]

It's the last regular episode of Mike Russell's. It plays out like you would expect - a rambling run through about 15 different movie references, a bunch of silly tangents, before settling into an in-depth discussion about a bunch of movies you need to watch. It doesn't sound like much, but if you've been paying any attention for the last 6 years, you know that the above? That's a recipe for podcast magic. Topics include: The Legacy of Francis Ford Coppola. Cort's first drunk. Disco McCoy, Frontier Doctor. David Fincher, Star Wars Director? The films of Wes Anderson are separated into tiers. And the strange situation of being forced to argue that Jean Claude Van Damme deserved an Oscar nomination. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11302012.mp3]

Jeff Parker took advantage of Big Jim Willig's inability to make the show today (he's sick) and slid into the guest seat before the door closes forever on cortandfatboy. The stream-of-consciousness conversation that flowed hence had alligators in it, and turkeys frolicking on the beach, and from our raft of discussion, we spied Mitt Romney acting human-ish, and we could see all the way to Brazil, where they do terrible things to old people as a form of entertainment. We got off the raft for a second to talk about terminology - both Jeff's falling out of love with the term "Geek," and his thoughts on why anyone would care whether their comic book is called a comic book or not. And then we hop back on the raft and sail towards an alternate future, where Jim Rockford is America's grampa, and Dr. Sam Beckett leaped into Magnum P.I. Jeff Parker, ladies and gentlemen. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11292012.mp3]

Who'd have guessed a single confused old man would cause such controversy, but when a news crew showed up to Geek Trivia last night, the guy holding the microphone didn't endear himself to the room, nor to Courtenay Hameister or Leia Weathington. Cort and Bobby didn't mind so much, and from such differences, a discussion on self-identification, the subculture of "nerd" or "geek," the usefulness of such labels in the future, and the need for personalities to have more than a couple facets all got brought up, hashed over, and picked at, with a couple side-trips into learning about nature and sex toys. Also discussed: James Gunn got hit in the face with a bad comedy article from 2011, but is there anything more to it than just a collection of bad jokes? Finally, Courtenay has a bone to pick with that little brat from Two and a Half Men. It's an eventful show. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11282012.mp3]

Man, it got all sortsa dorkish up in here today. David Walker held court on a wide range of pop-culture controversies, including Complex Mag's terrible list of the 25 best season finales of all time, and Drew at HitFix's rumor that JoGoLev is going to be the Batman in WB's Justice League movie. How could that be a bad thing? Or maybe a better question would be, considering WB's history with superhero movies: How the hell would we ever guess whether they've turned out a masterpiece or turned out a turd until we've already bought a ticket and it's too late. Some Hobbit nervousness is discussed, and the similar but wildly different careers of Bryan Singer, Sam Raimi, and Peter Jackson are touched upon. Let the in-depth nerdery begin. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11272012.mp3]

Adam Rosko of Trek in the Park joins Ryan Fleming to talk about Trek in the Dark, the Starfleet extravaganza going down this coming Sunday; Cyber Monday, the archaically named consumer holiday that doesn't seem so archaically named when almost everyone on Facebook once again falls for the hoax that you can copyright-protect your status updates...by posting a status update. In other fun internet news: Larry Kasdan returns to Star Wars and we all try to forget that Dreamcatcher happened, Jenny Johnson chased Chris Brown off twitter one day before the talking little-kid prop on Two and a Half Men did something ALMOST as stupid as Charlie Sheen, but in the opposite direction, the Wii U is pretty damned fun even if Cort doesn't know how geography works, and the latest episode of Nerdfight (starring Rosko) gets recapped a little. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11262012.mp3]

Leia Weathington and Courtenay Hameister combine forces for one of the most interesting hours of conversation we've ever had. Amazingly, it starts in the back of a porn theater, and then it moves to the streets, where Cort and Bobby learn what a Slutwalk is, and why the act of reclamation can be both hurtful and harmful. Then we dive back into the internet to try and discern where the line for appropriate internet vigilantism can, or should, be drawn, if you can even draw lines when it comes to vigilantism. And then we wind down with a soothing, not at all disturbing story about Leia going off her meds while falling asleep on a heating pad, and really, that's the most appropriate story to send you to Thanksgiving with. Enjoy your Holiday. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11212012.mp3]

Today's show is brought to you by the letters D, for David Walker, and F, for Frustration. The show goes long because we're so caught up in talking about various nationwide frustrations we don't even notice how far in the rearview the hour-long mark is. Topics include: AMC shuts down TFAW's Walking Dead screenings, because goodwill, free promotion and a sense of community means nothing in the face of getting more cable subscriptions; more dirt kicked on Kevin Clash, and why even if the man behind Elmo is fully exonerated, it's still not a win; and we try to dig underneath the mentality behind denying your employees health benefits because you don't wanna pay the extra 14 cents a unit it'd cost you to make sure they're in good health, not to mention the decision to make them work on Thanksgiving. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11202012.mp3]

Well, State Rep. Jefferson Smith has a lot of free time now. And a Nintendo console just launched over the weekend. Can Ryan Fleming help Jeff transition from Mayoral Candidate to Master of the Gamepad? Also, Bobby discovers spoilers about Twilight that actualy make him interested in watching the latest movie, and that leads to both Cort and Jefferson relaying the ways in which Twilight has legitimately touched their personal lives. Jefferson gets to talk about why his Election Night party had puppies and a bouncy house, and then he starts wondering out loud as to how the media is going to work in the future in a way that it's not working right now, and a discussion about the health of the Fourth Estate breaks out, only for Bobby to ruin everything by bringing up Superman like he's a real person. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11192012.mp3]

Mike Russell kicks off the show with a quick check-in regarding Skyfall, where we delve a little more into the fun quotient of the film, and the overall ridiculousness of the plotting in almost every other Bond film that's ever been made. We also slide sideways into the skidding production of the big-budget spinout that was Prometheus, thanks to the leaking of both Jon Spaiht's and Damon Lindelof's drafts of the script. Mike also dives a little deeper into the same wading pool Courtenay Hameister was lounging in on Wednesday's show, and we find out that the owners of the liquor store next to the Roseway don't like sweater vests. Finally - Mike takes time to devote a good half hour of one of his LAST shows... to talk about Twilight. Yup. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11162012.mp3]

"Sometimes the dumb ways are the best." [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11152012.mp3]

Leia Weathington didn't make today's show, but that doesn't mean she didn't help it. In fact, Leia's absence led directly to a discussion on work, procrastination, the uneasy balance between the two, and how the internet is constantly shifting that balance, especially for Courtenay Hameister, who - like Cort and Bobby - are finding themselves caught in a space where they still think of "The internet" as this weird OTHER, as opposed to simply the dominant means of communication for the forseeable future. That reality is accompanied with a million little repercussions, especially if you're a creative person looking to make something off your talents, be it fame, or notoriety, or (gasp) MONEY. It's a show about expectations, both realistic and unfair, and re-evaluation not only of your own worth, but what "worth" even means. Yup, it's one of THOSE shows. Hope you've got a comfy couch to lay out on. [audio=http://cortandfatboy.cascadiaaudio.com/11142012.mp3]