Evan, Michael, Pax, and Rob reconvene to talk about what they've been reading, watching, and thinking about. As always with the After Dinner Lounge, the conversation meanders, but topics begin with:

• Books like Carthage Must be Destroyed: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Mediterranean Civilization by Richard Miles, Redwall by Brian Jacques, the Horatio Hornblower series by CS Forester, The Tournament by Matthew Reilly, and Storykillerby Kelly Thompson.
• Comics like The Eternalsby Jack Kirby and Marvel's Killravenseries.
• Movies like Mank, the Schwarzenegger Conan series, and Legendary Pictures' Godzilla and Kong MonsterVerse.
• TV shows like Ted Lasso.
• And real talk about Heist Stories, Separating Art from Artist, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Truffles.