The Weekly Substandard Expanded Universe

Episode 177: Batman Begins: A movie about Isaac Newton

August 28th, 2025  |  1 hr 29 mins

baftas, batman, christopher nolan

In classic Nolan-tradition, the boys attack his filmography in the order that it is supposed to be discussed: out of order. Here is Batman Begins and a confused discussion about the BAFTAs. Not least how it is supposed to be pronounced.

Episode 176: Memento

April 23rd, 2025  |  1 hr 16 mins

Ryan has some interesting experiences at work and the guys (some of them) have watched another Nolan-movie. Highly unclear if they understood all the plot points.

Episode 175: The Following

March 6th, 2025  |  55 mins 24 secs

The Following? Following? What's this movie called? Jason joins us with a quiz, Thomas gets too drunk, and Chris and Ryan disagree on a movie rating.

Episode 174: Oh my garland, we are back!

December 12th, 2024  |  42 mins 16 secs

anna kendrick, arizona, christmas, die hard, north pole, terminator

Stuff your chimneys! We are back! After a scheduled and carefully planned break, the SSEU podcast is back spreading Christmas cheer. Chris is concerned about the working conditions at the North Pole, Thomas manages to go an entire episode without swooning over Anna Kendrick, and Ryan thinks it is 2019. And does anyone actually know how many Die Hard movies there are?

Episode 173: Shiny Hiney

June 25th, 2024  |  52 mins 8 secs

How is your personal hygiene? Chris has discovered a new tool to help you look your best for everyone you meet. We also discuss the key components of a trip to Austin and Thomas is celebrating (for no apparent reason) with a bottle of bubbly).

Episode 172: National Haberman Vacation (in Texas)

May 24th, 2024  |  36 mins 52 secs

buc-ee's, child allowance fraud, dodge journey, doug gottlieb, pacers, swat, texas, timberwolves

The Habermans have visited the Kinneys in Texas! That's worth an episode or five.

Episode 171: #SuccessionFinale #BREAKING #First

April 24th, 2024  |  1 hr 21 mins

“Backup Ben” Parker and The Succession Finale.

Episode 170: Brown Cheese Christmas in Norway

April 16th, 2024  |  1 hr 13 mins

brown cheese, christmas, festivus, holiday cheer, norway

Whoever said that you cannot release a Christmas episode in April, well, maybe you are right. But we are doing it anyway. In this episode you fin unique insights into Norwegian cuisine and the Austin real estate market. We can almost guarantee you that is a first for any podcast.

Episode 169: Bullet Train

March 16th, 2024  |  1 hr 10 mins

You remember the movie Se7en? Well, Bullet Train is nothing like that. Also in this episode: Thomas teaches us about schnapps, there is a frozen wife, and a discussion of Reddit's finest subreddit.

Episode 168: What if, Train?

December 12th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins

armie hammer, johnny depp, plumbing, the lone ranger, tonto, trains

Two things. First, this is released a week after the last episode and seems way too predictable for a weekly podcast and makes me uncomfortable. Second, that The Lone Ranger got a greenlight for production raises so many questions. But we are glad its exists or otherwise this episode would not have content. Third, Chris is going to attempt some plumbing. What could possibly go wrong? Fourth, enjoy the counting podcast, kemosabe. Fifth, we are a counting podcast.

Episode 167: Chris solves Disney

December 5th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins

Chris wants to take on Disney, Ryan has a new coaching career, and Thomas is suddenly interested in going to back to college in Germany.

Episode 166: Only in Chicago

October 31st, 2023  |  51 mins 13 secs

Happy Halloween! Chris takes a trip to (through) the promised land, the boys talk Deion Sanders, and what is up with Ohio football?

Episode 165: The Uber Ride

September 12th, 2023  |  54 mins 29 secs

Ryan takes the elderly on their first uber-ride, Chris does Oregon, and Thomas is upset about the quality of a certain genre of movies.

Episode 164: Kandahar

July 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 20 mins

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The boys chat about Gerard Butler's jousting movie.

Episode 163: You Can Cut All That

July 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min

Thomas is on a roll with the jokes (not favoured by Chris and Ryan), Thomas has watched Bridgerton, Chris has a story from the WSJ about sex symbols, and Ryan exposes himself as a mobile phone pocket barbarian.

Episode 162: Ryan's Singular Focus

June 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 13 mins

highway pedestrians, indiana, james marsden, jury duty, memphis

Ryan recently went on a roadtrip with a singular focus, the boys have watched James Marsden's vanity project, Thomas is excited about cruising in parks, and Chris thinks he is playing the Price is Right.