The Weekly Substandard Expanded Universe

Episode 45: American Carnage, Emmy's, and Ian McShane

July 23rd, 2019  |  55 mins 56 secs

Ryan and Thomas hit the airwaves to discuss American Carnage, the Emmy Nominations, Ryan's incident with Matty, and Ian McShane.

Episode 44: The SSEU on Retail, Russell Westbrook, and the Women's World Cup

July 15th, 2019  |  54 mins 50 secs

Ryan and Thomas are joined by longtime SSEU and Megathread participant Matt Roberts, filling in for an ill Chris, in this week's episode.

Episode 43: Mr. Haberman Goes to Washington

July 1st, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins

Chris is on vacation, Thomas hates gutters, and Ryan is out driving. Our hosts also talk about a NYT article summarizing the top 20 dramas since The Sopranos and give their own rankings.

Episode 42: Aladdin, Godzilla and Will Smith

June 22nd, 2019  |  1 hr 15 mins

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In this episode, the boys discuss Aladdin, we get a trashing of Godzilla, talk about how rich Will Smith is, and Swedish rules of the road.

Bonus: A superguest reviews Aladdin

Episode 41: The Talented Mr. Kinney

June 15th, 2019  |  53 mins 2 secs

We're returning to 1999 with Matt Damon and Jude Law in this episode. Our correspondent gives a report from Prague, Chris got a haircut, Ryan causes confusion in his family, and Thomas of the Lumberjack Lassis reads the TV guide.

Episode 40: JVL - Parabellum

June 8th, 2019  |  51 mins 52 secs

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This is the second of two episodes featuring Jonathan V. Last, co-host of the Subbeacon Podcast, prAna ambassador, Executive Editor of the Bulwark, and former Digital Editor of the Weekly Standard.

Episode 39: JVL - Chapter One

June 1st, 2019  |  46 mins 27 secs

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This is the first of two episodes featuring Jonathan V. Last, co-host of the Subbeacon Podcast, prAna ambassador, Executive Editor of the Bulwark, and former Digital Editor of the Weekly Standard.

Episode 38: Game of Thrones Endgame: Varsity Blues

May 27th, 2019  |  1 hr 15 mins

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Chris is unprepared, Ryan's been to a convention, and Thomas is into the sharing economy. Hear what the boys thought about the final season of Game of Thrones, the cast of Christopher Nolan's upcoming movie, and the classic Varsity Blues.

Episode 37: On the Basis of Poop

May 21st, 2019  |  59 mins 57 secs

A fully packed episode. Chris tells us the story of his trip to Great Glacier National Park and Ryan has thoughts on Bill Simmons. Plus John Carter, On the Basis of Sex, Crazy Rich Asians, and more!

Episode 36: Spoilers and Endgames

May 14th, 2019  |  1 hr 16 mins

They've all finally seen Endgame! Come for the spoiler-heavy discussion of the latest Marvel movie, stay for the massages and breakfast burritos.

Episode 35: Field of Podcasts

May 8th, 2019  |  58 mins 20 secs

International Worker's Day, sports, and why you should never take your kid to a grocery store. But mostly sports. Controversial opinions on Field of Dreams inside!

Episode 34: The Grand West Anderson Episode

April 29th, 2019  |  1 hr 10 mins

Ryan has a new catchphrase, Thomas has suffered through 7 Wesley "Wales" Anderson movies in less than two weeks, Chris is excited to talk about his favorite director, and Flagg gets in trouble at the hot tub.

Episode 33: The Kinneys

April 24th, 2019  |  52 mins 22 secs

How much Kinney content can a podcast handle? We're here to find out.

Episode 32: In the Heart of Texas

April 17th, 2019  |  57 mins

The gout awareness podcast! Chris lives in a winter wonderland, Ryan tells of the latest adventures from the basketball court, the Swede ranks movies set in Texas, and everyone on the podcast has seen The Highwaymen. Well, most of it at least. As a bonus, the gang also gives their favorite movie from each year … Continue reading Episode 32: In the Heart of Texas

Episode 31: Episode 31: Love Birds

April 10th, 2019  |  1 hr 11 mins

It's a first in the already tragically long SSEU Podcast history: this episode features a couple! Erica ranks reality TV shows, Rick mocks Erica's knowledge of movies, there's counting, inappropriate movie quotes, youth basketball, Jude Law, and much more!  

Episode 30: Episode 30: Dragged Across A Baseball Field

April 2nd, 2019  |  47 mins 56 secs

Thomas has discovered the best movie of the year (so far) while he laments the quality of movies released in 2019 so far. Chris watches Inception during the podcast and Ryan has a different definition of a heist movie from the rest of us.