Similidudes: Recent Episodes
Dave and Drew
Two guys comparing two distant things to have fun talking to each other about culture without invoking too much in the way of politics or religion.
As per usual, The Similidudes podcast is safe for innocent ears. 1:21 Consumption Corner – Drew: “Selma” (2014) “Fall” by Hotel Pools vaporwave music. Dave: “Poldark” (2015) and the inversion of tropes and Mel Gibson hottakes 15:17 Similitude Proper “Double Dragon (1988) is like Big... Read More
As per usual, The Simlidudes podcast is safe for young ears. We thought WoW Classic would be forever evergreen. We were wrong. 0:00 Introduction1:28 Consumption Corner – Drew: Cormac McCarthy “The Road” & Andrew Shaffer’s “Hope Never Dies: An Obama Biden Mystery”, Dave: Key Largo,... Read More
As per usual, The Similidudes podcast is safe for younger, innocenter ears. 0:00 Introduction (This episode was recorded in spring 2020)1:23 Consumption Corner – Drew: “Adrift” by Steve Callahan, Dave: 70’s BBC TV Show “All Creatures Great and Small” and the philosophy of Television, advertising,... Read More
As per usual, The Similidudes podcast is safe for younger ears. 0:00 Introduction (The episode recorded in 2020)1:25 Consumption Corner – Drew: Ian Fleming’s James Bond Novels, Dave: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Sings Only for the Lonely’ and Gilbert Gottfried13:08 Similitude Proper “Frasier is like the Jordan... Read More
As per usual, the Similidudes podcast is safe for tender ears. 0:00 Introduction 1:35 Consumption Corner Saskatchewan’s Summer Salamanders and JRR Tolkien’s feast day and Tom Bombadil. Lord of the Rings tangent. David Letterman’s Boyish charm vs. Johnny (Reb) Carson 18:23 Similitude Proper: “Late Night... Read More
The Similidudes Podcast is safe for younger or sensitive listeners. 00:00 Introduction 02:31 Consumption Corner– Albert Camus “The Stranger” and “The Mersault Investigation” by Kamel Daoud. YouTube, Dr Mike’s Rocky Summaries and the History of blood-doping 6:52 Similitude Proper “The Cold War is like Fireball in D&D” Drew misses the... Read More
As per usual, The Similidudes is a podcast safe for younger ears. 0:00-1:15 Introduction 1:16 Consumption Corner – Drew praises Diablo 2 and Vincent Van Gogh biopics but messes up the birth order of Vincent and Theo. Dave gaga for Gump, Forrest Gump that is. ... Read More
As per usual, the Similidudes podcast is safe enough for innocent ears. 0:00-1:17 Introduction 1:17-14:48 Consumption Corner Uncorking the show, seasons of Saskatchewan Drew watches the Untouchables (1987) and goes on a Chicago kick. Learn the origin of the term “right-hand man” Dave watches the... Read More
As per usual, the Similidudes Podcast is safe for tender ears. 0:00-1:20 Introduction1:20-10:31 Consumption CornerDrew – Marital Television Arbitration – Ru Paul’s Drag Race Vs. Battlestar Galactica / BSG 2004 Dave – World of Warcraft Classic – AQ Raiding and the friendship of the Similidudes... Read More
https://embodimentandexclusion.files.wordpress.com/2022/01/similidudes-031.mp3 As per usual, the Similidudes podcast is safe for innocent ears. Introduction – 0:30 – 17:33: Consumption Corner: Drew’s foray into a new frontier. Star Trek the Next Generation, the wonderful Q and the deplorable Wesley Crusher. Dave – Denison Witmer’s “American Foursquare”, Bone Instruments, Pink Floyd solos, and Barrens Runs
17:34 Similitude Proper: “Robin Williams is like Led Zeppelin”
Pharmaceutical rocket fuel, burning brightly and long. Mork and Mindy, Happy Days (shots fired at Carrot Top and REO Speedwagon) Alleged Joke Thievery and Alleged Blues Thievery
34:14 – 55:20: Nevergreen News
Shopping Trolley Theory – Gyges’ ring for modern moralitypolitical, criminal, and social theoryLemon-Squeezing vs Lemon-Slicing and the Ven. Emeril LagasseCrucible Video Game – why are there no Arthur Miller video games?
55:21: Videogames Overthought – The Platform Makes the GOATS
(Yes, since recording this episode, Aladdin for SEGA has been ported to the Switch, we’re slow and we’re sorry)
“The Radiohead”, the Beatles, and David Koresh
66:10-87:26: Name That Tune – Charity Tunes of the 80s, watch Dave crash and burn
As per usual, the Similidudes Podcast is safe for family ears.
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Intro
01:24 Consumption Corner– Simon Schama’s History of Britain, D&d pods (Adventure Zone, Dungeons and Daddies), Lars Survival Russia, Siberia stories, Soviet-seized Baklava
09:04 Similitude Proper– “Cheap Trick is like Calvin & Hobbes”
The life-changing work of Bill Watterson.
Rick Nielsen. White collar Chicago.
Dave and Drew’s divergent takes
27:31 Nevergreen News
- Mike Tyson Boxing at 53 – Bareknuckle fighting championship – 16 million pounds sterling and rich Europeans
- Mother in Belgium makes cardboard car – eyes on Belgium
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla trailer – why we like Johnny 5 from Short Circuit and Drew takes shots at the Vikings
49:28 Name That Tune(extra easy edition)
As per usual, this podcast is family friendly, by and large.
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00:00 – Introduction:
01:51 – Consumption Corner:
-Drew: Clueless (1995) and Night at the Roxbury (1998)
-Dave: World of Warcraft Classic and philosophy and the metapsychic power of Valley Girls who depleted the ozone layer
10:18 – Similitude Proper:
“Twin Peaks (1990-91) was like pagers”
Dave’s history of elitist pager-owners, from DeNiro to Peter Pan. Robin Williams tangent. Lost vs the Sopranos.
26:13– Nevergreen News
- 25 year Expired Spider-Man Noodles
- Posh Underground Bunkers hiding multimillion pound £ luxury apartments underground.
- Facebook gaming app to challenge Twitch/YouTube – the years we are talking about are 2019/2020
45:55Videogames Overthought
Zone lines are real
50:42Lyrics Game– “Barbie Girl” by Aqua, a critical analysis
As per usual, the Similidudes podcast is safe for little ears while entertaining big ears.
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0:00 Introduction
Consumption Corner – World of Warcraft Classic. Twitch lessons in gaming.
7:27 Similitude Proper: “Iron Maiden is like the Manhattan Project”
Secrecy, defectors, and guitar solos, a bombastic assessment by Drew that will make Gen Xers cringe.
18:02 Nevergreen News
- Charles Bronson and Salvador Dali , poetry and imagining the death of the king. Drew translates our apology into ‘British’.
- Marvin Gaye in Belgium – healing in a seaside town. Is Belgium enough to fix us? Or is it Hotel California?
- Secret rooms and Easter eggs in Video games. Doom, Super Mario Bros 3, Goldeneye N64. Tool, weird al, and secret tracks.
(A very special episode: How the similidudes ruined their own gaming industry)
37:44 Name that Tune – 80s classics
As per usual, this podcast is safe for little ears and fun for big ears.
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The Similidudes Review Weird Al’s “UHF” (1989)
Join Dave and Drew as they decipher the archaic mist-shrouded world of local-access TV, blockbuster rental parties, and stock market procedures. We pour forth adulation upon the great Weird Al Yankovic in this 80s classic: UHF
As per usual, this podcast is safe for little ears.
https://embodimentandexclusion.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/similidudes-025.mp3
00:00 – Introduction – Johnny Carson and the Vietnam War
03:40 – Consumption Corner
Drew: Winter Squid in WoW Classic, fishing games
Dave: “Epic NPC Man” by Viva La Dirt League and Dave on New Zealanders??
Morrowind, Skyrim, World of Warcraft, Unsolved Mysteries, Hearthstone v. Magic the Gathering
12:45 Similitude Proper “The Breakfast Club is like King Henry VIII”
Emilio Estevez and the Mighty Ducks John Hughes and the spirit of the 80s Dave’s favourite bloodthirsty tyrant
26:21 Nevergreen News
Millionaire Speeder and son’s footie dream Eyes on Belgium: Brussels the capital of Europe and the boons of the Roman alphabet
36:40 Videogames Overthought Why Dave can’t be a faithful cartographer- the sadness of finishing games. Skyrim, Zelda, “The Long Dark”
41:00 Name that Tune – the American Songbook – Billboard 1951, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Les Paul & Mary Ford
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1:33 – Consumption Corner – Drew on Tolkien, J.K. Rowling & Jaws, Dave on The Long Dark and Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, shots fired at American 20th century (pace Tom Clancy)
09:18 – Similitude Proper “Tetris is like Timecop (1994)”
“The pinnacle of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Oeuvre”
Dave playing Tetris on the NES, and Dave’s alleged secret cutscenes. Why was the gov’t and
corporations always evil in the 90s?
Kickboxing time-travelling cop steals Ferris Bueller’s girlfriend and pausing SEGA ripoffs of
Tetris.
22:54 – Nevergreen News – The Telegraph era destroyed by Boomers? Hipsters? Morse-code and compasses. The last person to be prosecuted for not promptly delivering a telegraph.
The most read and purchased books in English – The Kama Sutra, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Scratch and Sniff book of Weed, Dinosaurs, 1984 and George Orwell on Tea, Game of Thrones, To Kill a Mockingbird and a bit of a tangent on American history and race relations.
Castlevania Season 3 released! (last year at least by the time you hear this recording) The Dracula mythos and Wallachia.
42:37 – Videogames Overthought – friendly drowning – how Drew drowned a fellow Hordie in the ocean and felt guilty about it. And that’s the rest of the story.
49:50 – Name that Tune – Hits of 1989
As per usual, Similidudes is a family-friendly podscast
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Introductory Monarchism “Gloriana” Elizabeth the First and Pickled Herring
03:41 – Consumption Corner: Bioshock, Ayn Rand, The Long Dark, Siberian Homesteading, and Preppers.
10:19 – Similitude Proper “Bob Saget is like a Bethesda Late-Game Sole Survivor”
America’s funniest home videos. Full House. Fallout, Elder Scrolls.
17:13 – Nevergreen News
Garbage road in Wales – real estate in the U.K. Doctor Who running out of ideas.
22:40 – Belgian prisoner escapes and mails back ID badge.
Drug trafficker or collector? On the run to Thailand.
Airsoft prison guards
Supported by SPECTRE
31:44 – Dataminers had by Software Devs.
36:50 – Name that Tune 1988 edition
As per usual, our podcast is safe for the family environment.
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Introduction
1:05 – Consumption Corner: – Wayne’s World, the Long Dark, us shilling for sponsors, the enduring legacy of Weird Al Yankovich
8:18 – Similitude Proper: “Megaman for the NES (1987) is like the Dark Ages”
Grandpa Dave recalls his college days watching people play Megaman and playing Nirvana.
Nintendo Power’s monopoly on secrets and Dave’s masterful dissection of the classic game.
Megaman is like Charlemagne
20:26 The News
Missing Ring from the US found in Finland
A few um actuallys and a terrible Dune derailing. Finland, Bethesda, and Metal music.
Tripadvisor bans hole review
36:31 Videogames Overthought: the fun of incomplete content
Classic Everquest and World of Warcraft. The vaults of Vivec in Morrowind.
Harriet the Spy
42:11 Name that Tune: The Eagles