Today's Episode

Sparks of Tomorrow, is Kyoto Animation’s new steampunk anime based on the light novel 20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku. Set in an alternate early-20th-century Kyoto where steam power dominates and electricity is nowhere to be seen, the pilot follows a cynical young tinkerer and a sake brewer’s daughter as they uncover the mysterious Electrical Catalog.
On the podcast, we discuss the pilot episode, “The Electric Boy,” the show’s Mulder-and-Scully coming-of-age adventure. We make comparisons to Arcane, His Dark Materials, and Uzumaki. And we also get into Kyoto Animation’s history, the studio’s emotional perseverance and dedication to its work.  
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Today, we’re talking about My Two Cents, or Due Spicci, the third chapter in Zerocalcare’s Netflix run about Zero, his friends, his anxieties, and the armadillo in his head giving questionable advice.
On the podcast, we discuss what makes this Netflix show distinct, what each of the main characters is faced with, the growth from short episodes to near-hour-long chapters, and the show’s messy genre mix. We also discuss whether it meets the same standards as Tear Along the Dotted Line and This World Can’t Tear Me Down,  what our rating is, and whether this belongs near the top of our most liked shows of the year.
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It’s that time of year again: a popular 2010s animated show is revived and pushed out to the masses with the promise of nostalgia. Warner Bros. already has its plate full of Adventure Time content (with Fionna and Cake being a massive hit), which makes Adventure Time: Side Quests feel less like a surprise and more like an inevitability. On the podcast, we're heading back to the early days of Ooo as we review the first four episodes of the new series ("Bros and Arrows," "Dandy Bug," "Cursed Words," and "Rescue Princess")We discuss what they bring to the table, what’s new, and where we see the series going from here. We also talk reception, ratings, and whether it’s as good as Regular Show: The Lost Tapes.
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HBO and Larry David are back in business with another pursuit of enthusiasm. Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground and co-created by David’s longtime collaborator Jeff Schaffer, Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America is not only a mouthful, but arrives on the precipice of the U.S. 250th anniversary.
On the podcast, we discuss the half-hour pilot, “Livingston,” which stitches together four sketches throughout time, all starring David as he embraces his trademark finicky personality, arguing everything from no sighing in public to the inconveniences of visiting a dead man’s widow. We then run through our comparisons and determine whether this counts as sharp satire deserving of a spot on our best-of-2026 list.
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Our favorite penguin is back for Season 2 of Apple’s surprise sci-fi noir, Sugar. Jumping into this season cold, we discuss the first episode, “Home Away From Home.” In the episode, Colin Farrell’s character buys Humphrey Bogart’s house, gets his car stolen, reveals his powers at a dog park, and throws last season’s cliffhanger out the window.
On the podcast, we run down comparisons, trivia, characters, plot, and reception. Should this be a summer binge, and does it have what it takes to land on our best shows of the year? Tune in, and welcome to Today’s Episode!