Ruminations Episode XXIV: One Grab Bag to Rule Them All

Chris and Steve are back for Ruminations Episode XXIV to talk about… things? After a very busy second half of 2025, we felt it would be good to reconnect with our listeners (multiple, according to Chris!) and discuss some of the media we consumed during the year, though, of course, without planning for our conversation in the slightest. What concert did Steve feel FOMO for before realizing he was better off skipping out? Which horror audiobook had Chris lowering his radio as he drove through the suburbs with his window down? Was a certain 7-minute “AI slop” video the best piece of pop culture we saw all year? Should Chris get a tattoo? What topics do you want us to record episodes on in 2026? Happy new year, dear listeners!

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Ruminations Episode XXII: Nosferatu New Year

Welcome to Year 6 of Ruminations! Chris and Steve begin the new year with a discussion of Robert Eggers’ acclaimed remake of Nosferatu, a look back at 2024, and what we’re looking forward to in 2025 (if we can even think of anything). How, according to Chris, did the notoriously detail-oriented Eggers drop the ball? Can either of us talk about any of the characters in Nosferatu without calling them by their Dracula counterparts? What did we think of the 2006 Dracula-themed book, The Historian? How many episodes of TV did Steve watch while on paternity leave? Is Chris still miffed that Mufasa exists? What Zoomer slang ensured Steve’s fantasy football victory? Happy New Year!

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