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540 – Sora is Dead, Toothpastes, Project Hail Mary
| 26. March, 2026

This week, OpenAI killed Sora 2 while Da7e wasn’t paying attention, so Katey, Patches, and David fill him in on the death of the copyright-violation machine. Then, Patches has been saving Big Questions for this exact podcast moment: what toothpastes do the hosts use? Finally, after a month of promising, we all review Project Hail Mary, which most of us seemed to enjoy (some of us despite ourselves).

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: Rideable Dinosaur

02:45 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 540! E-Mail

09:25 – Tidbit – Sora is Dead

23:00 – Mini-Segment – Toothpastes

28:56 – Segment 3 – Project Hail Mary

1:04:58 – Outro

539 – The A.I. Doc, The 98th Annual Academy Awards Reactions
| 19. March, 2026

This week, Da7e tells the other hosts about The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, a movie that is mostly vibes. Which is good because the other hosts are here for a vibe-heavy episode talking about last Sunday’s 98th Annual Academy Awards! What were the thoughts outside of the Sinners vs One Battle After Another big takeaways? Well the sound was bad and David didn’t like the stage.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!

FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: …In Space

01:39 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 539! Reviews! E-mail?

14:11 – Tidbit – The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist

32:39 – Mini-Segment – 98th Annual Academy Awards in Review

1:14:03 – Outro

538 – The Bride!, undertone, Hoppers
| 11. March, 2026

This week, Da7e saw some movies, I guess. First, Da7e tries to sell David, Patches, and Katey on The Bride! which is the kind of big swings that should be happening in early March, says he. Then, Da7e saw undertone an A24 horror movie about a podcast gone wrong and thinks people might like it if they see it with good sound. Then, the boys and some of the boys’ children saw Hoppers and it seems to have worked magic on audiences…except for Da7e.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

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FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: One House

01:41 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 538! Reviews!

10:43 – Tidbit – The Bride!

29:06 – Mini-Segment – undertone

39:04 – Segment Three – Hoppers

1:05:38 – Outro

537 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Actor’s Awards, Paramount Buys Warner Bros
| 3. March, 2026

This week, everyone manages to make it back into the War Room, but also manage to not mention the very real war that started since last episode. Don’t worry, though, a Canadian listener writes in prompting David to give hockey opinions and all of us to give dour patriotism opinions. Then, into the show, as your hosts seem to heartily recommend A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ first season on HBO, Katey informs the guys about the changes to the awards landscape after SAG’s Actor Awards were given out, then everyone turns their speculation on the recent announcement that Paramount/Skydance, not Netflix, is buying Warner Bros. IT’S ALL SPECULATION, DON’T PUT THIS ON REDDIT.

Take a listen, embed and/or download below; for more from all of us, follow on BlueSky! Follow the show (@fitwr.bsky.social), Katey (@kateyrich.bsky.social), Da7e (@da7e.bsky.social),  Patches (@misterpatches.bsky.social), and David (@davidehrlich.bsky.social).

One of TIME Magazine’s Top 100 Podcasts of All Time

Please subscribe on iTunes and KICK US A REVIEW if you like what you hear!

FORMAT

00:00 – Lightning Round: James Cameron’s Avatar Pixar’s Hoppers

02:30 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 537! Review! E-mail!

20:27 – Tidbit – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season One

36:01 – Mini-Segment – 2026 Actor’s Awards

46:26 – Segment Three – Paramount Buys Warner Bros

1:11:35 – Outro

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