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Brian’s Attic
We're three friends who thought we were more intelligent than the rest of the world, so we gathered our wits and our wooden chairs and moved into Brian's Attic to commence correction of all the world's wrongs.
Brian, Andrew, and Caleb talk about books, movies, tv shows, AI presidents, and clones. Brian's laptop battery dies at the end, and he disappears abruptly. Join us next time to see what's up in Brian's Attic!
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Brian and Andrew briefly talk about video games—Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Halo—and then discuss the problem of evil and its influence on one's worldbuilding.
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After a brief story about throwing up (thanks, Caleb), Brian, Andrew, and Caleb discuss TV shows and movies—the positive and negative use of Darth Vader in Obi-Wan, the terrible infection due to "Producer Brain" in Halo, and the strengths and weaknesses of Avatar 2. Many other movies and shows are referenced, compared, and contrasted along the way.
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The majority of this podcast is Brian explaining Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere novels to Andrew.
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Brian, Andrew, and Caleb talk about random stuff, from the implosion of Kanye to nostalgia for childhood media.
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Brian, Caleb, and Andrew begin with a discussion on Henry Cavill leaving the Witcher tv show and what would lead him to do so. They then discuss what makes a good adaptation and the problems with producers' perspectives. They contrast and compare various media, including the Witcher, Lost, Rings of Power, The Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, and of course Dune (2021). The three of them have a brief digression into Italian and Canadian politics, and afterward Brian defends his love for Christopher Nolan and Interstellar. What follows is a deeper discussion on the strengths and weaknesses of The Rings of Power television series.
Caleb concludes the podcast by the others what are some things they are looking forward to.
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Having both finished the book, Brian and Andrew return to discuss The Iliad once again, with a brief thirty-minute digression on movie adaptations. The two discuss what the point of The Iliad is, great and bizarre moments from the book, the horrors of war, and the contrast between the cultures of Ancient Greece and the modern West.
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After kicking out the other two guys, Brian turns to his intellectual brother-in-law Jake for a more mature podcast experience. Together, the two nerds talk about worldbuilding fictional universes, their own fictional worlds they're working on, and the complications, difficulties, and depth that involved in the process.
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After a not-so-interesting regaling from Brian about some mysterious text messages he received, Andrew shares some horrifying tales from his work in retail. Shenanigans ensue and the boys devolve to toilet humor. Once it's out of their system, they briefly talk about literature before they have to give the toilet humor a go again.
Brian's Attic will never be the same...
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Stephen joins the podcast once again to substitute for Caleb in his absence. Brian and the Bois talk about how Caleb is actually, truly—we promise—still alive, and how Andrew, completely unrelated, bought a punching bag. Stephen talks about his work at a suicide prevention chat center and Brian reminisces on his own time at a call center. Most importantly, the three attempt to decide the most handsome bald guy to play Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen in the upcoming Dune Part II.
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In this episode with an absent Caleb, and after a brief introduction talking about the lately-deceased Hitchbot, Andrew and Brian talk about Homer's epic poem "The Iliad," how they chose their translations, what surprised them, and epic scenes they love.
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There really isn't a great description for this episode... It goes all over the place, including some topics we fail to avoid. We eventually get it back on track by talking about hiking, literature, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the morality of doing bad things for the greater good.
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Brian confesses his love for Anime, and Caleb reveals himself for a terrible Star Trek fan, and Andrew think Epstein didn't kill himself.
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This episode is dedicated to Caleb's favorite Attic Dweller and our faithful Patreon subscriber, Brendan, also known as Greymane24. In our crazy Christmas Special, we only barely avoid talking about Denis Villeneuve's Dune. Instead, we manage to eke out random opinions on the topics of Batman, worst Christmas movies, best Christmas movies, and what we look forward to in the coming year, and a whole lot of other random subject in between. Merry Christmas!
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Andrew was sick again for this episode, so we are back to discussing Denis Villeneuve's Dune, but this time with guest co-host Stephen sharing his opinions on the movie as well. We also return to the topic Caleb's brought up at the end of "Discussing Dune (2021) Part One" concerning what the next movie will be like and what we expect or hope from it.
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Thanks for joining part Two of our discussion on Denis Villeneuve's Dune! We apologize that we do not actually discuss Dune all that much. Instead, Brian goes on a long tangent about what happened with the Hobbit trilogy. Perhaps you'll get some interesting cinema opinions of ours along the way.
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This week Brian, Andrew, and Caleb discuss Denis Villeneuve's Dune. Major spoilers ahead. Caleb thinks J.K. Rowling wrote The Hunger Games. Andrew thinks Baron Harkonnen is better portrayed as a gay pedophile. And Brian is the only one of the three of them that has any sense (although he does need to make the clarification that music and sound mixing fall under the umbrella of sound design, but I'm sure listeners are smart enough to figure out what he's trying to say).
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Many apologies for the sound quality—I (Brian) was trying something new and it didn't work.
Brian questions Andrew on his assertion from Season 1 that good people should seek power so evil people don't get it first. Brian brings up Tolkien and the Ring of Power and how Gandalf's rejection of it influences Andrew's opinion on power.
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On this week's episode of Brian's Attic (now in stereo audio!), Brian and Andrew are once again joined by Stephen to have a PopTart tasting. What's a PopTart Tasting? Well, you'll soon find out. We lots of PopTarts, and Andrew decides not to eat PopTarts again for a very long time.
Disclaimer: NO PopTarts went to waste in the making of this episode (except that maybe we ate more than we probably should have in one sitting).
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Stephen guest co-hosts once again. This time, Brian asks them to ask him the questions—the questions of life. We quickly derail to other topics, like Munchhausen's Syndrome and the death penalty, while Stephen demonstrates for us the worst censoring job ever.
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Caleb is gone! Where did go? No one knows and no one cares, because we've got Brian's brother Stephen taking his place to fill the role of Star Trek lore guru (Stephen does a terrible job of it, but that's okay).
In this episode, the three Adonises talk about books. Old books. Why don't we read them? Should we read them? What can we do to make reading them easier?
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Caleb asks Brian and Andrew how we use social media and what we think about it. Is social media good or bad, useful or useless? Better to drop or better to keep? How does one avoid "doom-scrolling" and depression? How does social media affect one's view of life and mode of being? How does social media relate to one's purpose in life and personal values?
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Andrew cut his finger and started considering opioids, so he asks Brian and Caleb if they can provide a solution to the United States' opioid epidemic that the Federal government could implement that would have a positive impact. The two of them don't come up with much, but the conversation was interesting.
Apologies for Caleb's audio...
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Brian, Andrew, and Caleb discuss what defines a perfect movie, what movies fit their definition, and what their favorite movies are.
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Some of the questions we discuss in today's podcast:
Who's the smartest Spongebob character? Is Pearl adopted? Which character represents which of the seven deadly sins?
What's wrong with society? Selfishness? Aristocrats imposing themselves on people? Low Time Preference?
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Caleb asks Brian and Andrew what older movies they've seen and what they liked about them, as well as what they think old movies have that new movies are lacking.
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Caleb shares a story of meeting a nice and friendly bald eagle in person, using an alleged bald eagle feather as proof. Andrew is confused why people would want bald eagle feathers and draws an analogy to OnlyFans. We digress from there to atom bombs, power, and bluffing.
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Starting off season 02 with a bang, Brian, Andrew, and Caleb talk roadkill and how the earth is flat.
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In our season one finale, we discuss how we define success, followed by our respective examples of terrible "romances" (if you can call them that) in literature (if you can call it that). After the break Andrew regales us with various Arthurian legends. And lastly, we wrap up by explaining the intricacies of Yu-Gi-Oh lore, TV show and card game.
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Today Brian wants to talk about Super Smash Bros., but Caleb and Andrew have something else in mind. They also don't want to take a break. And the computer also doesn't want to do its job. So it's all up to Brian to duct tape together an episode of Brian's Attic.
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Due to some scheduling difficulties and unforeseen obstacles, we were unable to record this week. However! Not wanting to let down our faithful listeners, today's episode was one of our first attempts at getting our podcast up and running. It was entertaining to record, but it felt awkward start with when it was months removed from our latest episodes, so we decided to start off from scratch.
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Today we discuss a few conspiracy theories and whether we believe them or not. Did the _Titanic_ truly sink? Is Mothman real? Did an alien spaceship crash into a windmill in the 1890s?
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In order to stem the chaos, Brian implements a Talking Stick... and then immediately gives it to Caleb... Big mistake! Andrew manages to acquire the talking stick and tells a story about how he doesn't want to store furniture in his garage. Post-expelliarmus, Andrew remains very quiet on the subject of politics. Follow the break, and inspired by the subject of politics, Brian asks "Should one seek to obtain power?"
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Andrew and Caleb retell of their tall tale of hiking out in the Ozarks, while Brian enjoys sitting and listening to their totally cohesive back-and-forth storytelling style. And for those wondering whether this retelling is representative of Brian's first experience hearing it—it is.
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Caleb shares his rotten ketchup shirt that's been sitting in his car for weeks, and follows it up by licking other people's property, because that's just the kind of person he is. Andrew visits a hoity-toity furniture store and saves bucket-loads of money. All while Brian drinks his coffee, attempts to understand (unsuccessfully) Caleb's brain, and argues living entirely on meth is not a valid, sustainable lifestyle.
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Brian speaks on his favorite contemporary epic fantasy author, Brandon Sanderson. Caleb is attacked by Rapper** Raccoons. And Andrew is interrupted in the bathroom and jettisons the de-brise.
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**Technically, they were Rocker Raccoons.
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Today we discuss terrifying insects and strange animals, the human nature behind trust, and lastly what we want and admire in a woman (except Brian, 'cause he's married). Caleb also shares his most awkward moment ever, forcing said awkwardness upon Andrew and Brian.
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Brian makes Caleb uncomfortable. Caleb spits coffee in his own eye. And Andrew tries to educate the two of them and fails terribly (through no fault of his own).
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Off to a great start, the three of us discover we're attic philosophers, covering topics ranging from shoulder hair to Greek mythology and Virgil's Aeneid. Brian learns too much about Andrew and Caleb's grooming habits. Caleb is losing his brain function (more than normal). And always in the mold, Andrew uses idioms from whole cloth.
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Brian, Andrew, and Caleb assemble in Brian's Attic to discuss the depths of philosophy or to talk about nonsense. We literally talk about whatever we want. We have fun, so we hope you do too.
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