The Weekly Substandard Expanded Universe

Episode 94: Vacations, Fast and Furious, and Tiktok

September 16th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

austin, bluebell, fast and furious, vin diesel

Flagg Taylor returns to the podcast after his sabbatical to chat about his vacation, surfing, and ice cream. Thomas wants to talk about TikTok while Ryan is trying to survive in the harsh Austin-weather.

Episode 93: The Sonny Bunch Movie Draft

September 7th, 2020  |  53 mins 38 secs

movie draft, sonny bunch, subbeacon

Sonny bunch joins us for our second movie draft! We had so much fun with the first one that the only way we thought would improve the draft was to invite someone from the Subbeacon to do it with us. We also talk about The Bulwark Goes to Hollywood, what JVL and Michael Fassbender have in common, Zoom school, and Thomas' journey back home to Sweden.

Episode 92: An American Pickle

September 1st, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins

Ryan gets stuck in a vat of pickle brine, Chris does not like sportsmanship in sports, and Thomas wants to get rid of movie theaters.

Episode 91: Fireworks, Spanish Ham, and Bridges

August 20th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

a bridge too far, bridge of spies, mark rylance, tom hanks

In this week's episode, Ryan shares his stories from back when he was drug tested for Coke, Chris is planning a birthday party, and Thomas has learned to love traveling in the age of Corona.

Episode 90: There Are No Gays In Russia

August 10th, 2020  |  1 hr 11 mins

adam mckay, eurovision, rachel mcadams, south dakota, sturgis, will ferrell

On this week's episode, our boys chat about what might be the best comedy of 2020, Thomas wants to change the culture, Ryan practices The Accent, and Chris is going to a motorcycle meetup.

Episode 89: Movie Draft Day

August 3rd, 2020  |  54 mins 46 secs

It's draft day at the SSEU Podcast! Follow along as Chris, Ryan, and Thomas draft their teams (of 2012 movies) and vote on the best team on Twitter. We also chat about surrogates, channel surfing, and self checkout.

Episode 88: Dead Eyes at Palm Springs

July 29th, 2020  |  1 hr 1 min

andy samberg, dead eyes, geography, tom hanks

Can you guess how much Tom Hanks is worth? Where in the world is Palm Springs located? Chris is back, Ryan offers up a ranking, and Thomas is not a fan of traffic/speed cameras.

Episode 87: Greyhound, Submarines, and Tom Clancy

July 21st, 2020  |  1 hr 11 mins

crimson tide, greyhound, hunt for red october, sean connery, tom clancy, tom hanks

On this week's episode, Ryan and Thomas are joined by two guests (Haiku Jonah and Mustangman) to chat about Apple TV's new movie, Greyhound. Is it better than Dunkirk? The guests also give their submarine movie rankings, discuss Tom Clancy, and read haikus.

Episode 86: The Rock and the Garden State

July 13th, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins

ed harris, new jersey, nicholas cage, sean connery, the rock, the situation

We have a guest from the Garden State, Ryan talks about his neighbors, Chris is going on vacation, and the hosts fight over The Rock.

Episode 85: The Crazy Gang

July 6th, 2020  |  58 mins 56 secs

christopher nolan, fireworks, john fashanu, vinnie jones, wimbledon f.c.

On this week's episode, the boys return to a classic Substandard topic: fireworks. They also talk about Christopher Nolan and Thomas has prepared a quiz for Chris and Ryan. Our beloved hosts have also watched The Crazy Gang, a documentary telling the story of Wimbledon in the 1980s with Vinnie Jones as one of the central figures.

Episode 84: A Show About Nothing

June 29th, 2020  |  49 mins 39 secs

barkskins, glenn beck, gold, seinfeld, the mandalorian

Two-thirds of the hosts failed to watch the assigned movie for this week, so this is an episode about nothing where we talk about the show about nothing. And Seinfeld. And Mosquitoes. And buying gold. We also introduce a new sponsor.

Episode 83: Second Liveshow - Backdraft

June 22nd, 2020  |  1 hr 29 mins

backdraft, donald sutherland, kristin davis, kurt russell, robert deniro, seinfeld, william baldwin

The second inaugural liveshow of the SSEU Podcast features discussions of minigolf, Seinfeld, and the 1991 movie Backdraft (which predicted a world without police). We also have an important announcement!

Episode 82: Neighbors and The 51st State

June 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 25 mins

emily mortimer, liverpool, meatlof, nextdoor, samuel l. jackson

Ryan is learning more about his neighbors, Chris tries to assemble a trampoline, and Thomas seems irrationally angry at kids celebrating their high school graduation. Our hosts also watch the 51st State.

Episode 81: True Lies

June 3rd, 2020  |  1 hr 31 mins

arnold schwarzenegger, horse, james cameron, jamie lee curtis, parenting

James Cameron is known for spectacular movies such as Avatar and Titanic. Why aren't people talking more about True Lies? We decided to find out.

Episode 80: The SSEU Live Show

May 30th, 2020  |  1 hr 29 mins

The SSEU Podcast went on air for its first live show featuring guests such as Jonathan V. Last, Shannon Last, Steven Filippi, Matt Roberts, Flagg Taylor, and Tex Goodman!

Episode 79: The Return of Swifty

May 21st, 2020  |  1 hr 21 mins

fred willard, jim swift, jonathan franzen, paul newman, roger penske, shaker heights

Jim Swift makes another appearance on the podcast! We chat about grilling, smoking, Shaker Heights, the Cleveland Indians, The Brave Little Toaster, and quiz him on Ohio.