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Ponyo - Ep 384: Our long form series continues as your hosts have something "fishy" going on as we try and “sea” if it is possible for a little fish to transform into a little girl. We find out if Ponyo and Sosuke's dreams manage to stay afloat and whether or not their friendship will sink or swim on this nautical episode of Normies Like Us!

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Episode 383: ARC Raiders - We "Embark" from Speranza and head topside to battle it out with the Arc and our fellow raiders over a little bit of goop. We are talking the 2025 game awards "best multiplayer" winning "Arc Raiders" on Normies Like Us

Hey, Raider! Don't shoot!

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Fallout Season 2 - Ep 382: We head back into the Wasteland to talk Fallout Season 2 on Normies Like Us. After Season 1 proved a video game adaptation could actually stick the landing, we break down the characters, factions, and lore threads that feel primed for expansion, plus the big questions Season 2 needs to answer. From Vault mysteries to Brotherhood politics and the tone-balancing act between bleak apocalypse and pitch-black humor, we speculate wildly, argue passionately, and absolutely overthink everything. Grab your RadAway and tune in—war never changes, but Normies gonna norm.

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Howl’s Moving Castle - Ep 381: Our long form series continues as your hosts exit their dimensional door and wander into the whimsical, war-torn world of Howl’s Moving Castle and ask the important question: Is Howl the most dramatic wizard of all time? We leak goo and grow feathers as we try to contain our excitement and break the curse that recording this podcast has become with another episode of Normies Like Us!

We all have Billy Crystal in our hearts.

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2025 Top 10 Films - Ep 380: New Year, New Normies, Last Year's Best of Lists! We count down our Top 10 Films of 2025, the movies that lived rent-free in our heads long after the credits rolled. We’re breaking down what made 2025 such a memorable year at the movies, and it’s certainly not the other theater goers that keep us showing up to the theater. Grab some popcorn and argue along with our hot takes and last ditch efforts at recommending hidden gems. Agree with us? Probably not—and that’s half the fun!

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28 Years Later The Bone Temple: Episode 379 - The Alpha becomes a Beta as the rage virus fights for survival in infected London and your hosts fight to pull off bleach blonde wigs as they discuss the new movie 28 Years Later The Bone Temple, only on Normies Like Us!

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Stranger Things Series Finale: Episode 378 - It all comes down to this. On this episode of Normies Like Us, we’re heading back to Hawkins one last time to talk about the final stretch of Season 5 and the series finale of Stranger Things. The bikes are parked, the gates are closing, and a show that defined a decade of genre TV has officially come to an end.
We dig into the biggest moments from the last part of the season, the emotional hits, the character send-offs, and whether the finale delivered on all those years of buildup. Who st...

Avatar Fire and Ash: Episode 377 - We’ve mastered the other elements, but now Avatar has to master FIRE as we discuss the third entry in the global phenomenon Avatar: Fire and Ash on Normies Like Us! I see you!

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Spirited Away: Episode 376 - This week on Normies Like Us, we finally step through the tunnel and into the bathhouse as we cover Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved animated masterpiece, Spirited Away. For many, it’s a childhood classic; for others, it’s their first trip into the wonderfully strange world of Studio Ghibli. Either way, we’re watching it with fresh eyes and very normal expectations.
Grab your herbal tokens, don’t forget your real name, and join us as Normies Like Us gets swept away.

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Eight Crazy Nights: Episode 375 - Celebrate the holidays with a Hanukkah Normies Like Us special as we take a look at the Adam Sandler Animated "classic" with Eight Crazy Nights

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Dr. Who Christmas Special: Episode 374 - Celebrate the holidays with Normies Like Us as we dive into two festive Doctor Who Christmas specials filled with timey-wimey cheer. Join your hosts as they unwrap the episodes’ head crabs, glowing gems, and grumpy Doctors!

We better BBsee you subscribe or you’ll be on the naughty list

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Stranger Things Season 5 Part 1: Episode 373 - It’s all been building to this. 10 years. 5 seasons. The number 1 Netflix original is finally coming to an end! We open portals, run from Monsters, and fight for our lives as we talk the totally tubular 80’s classic Stranger Things! The 5th season has had its first few episodes released so we'll be hitting rewind to recap all the strange happenings on Normies Like Us!

Leggo my Eggo

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Princess Mononoke: Episode 372 - It’s Man vs Nature vs Demon Pigs on a very special episode of Normies Like Us as we cover one of the greatest films ever made - Princess Mononoke! Our Miyazaki series continues as we make our way west to rid ourselves of a great curse, but don’t worry, you won’t have to cut off a freaky deer’s head to listen.

Live!

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Predator Badlands Ep 371: There’s a set of rules you must follow to join the Normie Clan: Listen to Every Episode. Like, Share and Subscribe. And never trust Weyland Yutani! We return to the Predator Universe with the latest entry in the hit franchise, Predator: Badlands, and we’re PREYing we love it! Tune in to find out, only on Normies Like Us.

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Whatcha 370: Look, we’ve got more episodes than days in a year now, and we’re still coming up with good stuff to talk about! Tune in to a special 370 Whatcha as your hosts dive in on what they’ve been getting down with in the Normie Pop Culture world only on Normies Like Us.

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Peacemaker - Episode 369: We’re back with the show that bleeds red, white, and blue balls: Peacemaker! Season 2! The man who fights for Peace at any cost is feeling a little depressed, so he’s set his sights on a different world entirely? Is this new Dimension as fucked up as ours? Hard to nazi where this is going... but tune in anyways to Normies Like Us!

Peace out mother fucker.

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Spooktacular 2025 : Episode 368 - Spooktacular 8 aka HELL ON EARTH EDITION. As the world falls apart it’s once again that time of year where ghosts, ghouls, and goblins abound. The only remedy? The Normies Like Us Spooktacular! Try not to PSYCH(o) yourself out, get your trick ‘r treating done by DAWN, and if all else fails - do anyTHING you can to survive, only on Normies Like Us!!!

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The Thing: Episode 367 - The scares become bone chilling on the 3rd week of Spooktober as we head to the Antartica and encounter a strange alien lifeform while we talk the 1982 John Carpenter paranoia masterclass "The Thing" on Normies Like Us! Trust no one... Not even yourself...

Mother, what have you done!? Podcasts. Podcasts everywhere!.

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Dawn of the Dead: Episode 366 - We’re picking up Spooktober where we left off with the FATHER of the modern zombie when we cover George Romero's 1978 consumerist satire-horror classic "Dawn of the Dead" on Normies Like Us!

Mother, what have you done!? Podcasts. Podcasts everywhere!.

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Psycho: Episode 365 - The spooky season is upon us which can only mean one thing - your hosts get to pick horror movies and record their favorite episodes!!! We’re kicking off the 2025 Spooktober season with the MOTHER of all horror films - Psycho. The 1960 classic finally made the world take the genre seriously, but does it still hold up or should it be sent to the showers? Tune in to find out!

Mother, what have you done!? Podcasts. Podcasts everywhere!.

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Alien Earth - Season 1: Episode 364 - In space no one can hear you scream but on earth no one can see Prodigy scheme,,, We crashland onto earth with strange alien species and deal with a bit of science and corporate espionage when we talk about season 1 of Alien Earth on Normies Like Us!

Are you a fan of Peter Pan?

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Porco Rosso: Episode 363 - We decide to fight some sky pirates and bash the fasc as we take to the skies for another Miyazaki review with Porco Rosso! Hop into your plane and get ready to fly on this edition of Normies Like Us!

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Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3: Episode 362 - We boldly go where we’ve gone many times before as your hosts return to their favorite subject - Star Trek! The third season of Strange New Worlds has come and gone, so now we have the delightful task of recording our thoughts and sharing them with you, dear listeners (hopefully not through a mind meld). Is the show hitting greater heights than ever? Or preparing for a crash landing? Tune in to find out on Normies Like Us!

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Twisted Metal Season 2: Episode 361 - Get ready for some MAYHEM! Start your engines and get ready to ride, we’re hitting the road to talk all things Twisted Metal Season 2! Peacocks number 1 show returns, but does season 2 hit the gas or slam on the breaks? Tune in to Normies Like Us to find out!

We are Normies Like Us... and we thank you for playing Twisted Metal.

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Whatcha 360: Episode 359 - We’re close to another self-declared milestone, so we’re taking a break and bringing you a very special Whatcha 359! Your hosts dive in on what they’ve been getting down with in the Normie Pop Culture world only on Normies Like Us.

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Whatcha 359: Episode 359 - We’re close to another self-declared milestone, so we’re taking a break and bringing you a very special Whatcha 359! Your hosts dive in on what they’ve been getting down with in the Normie Pop Culture world only on Normies Like Us.

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Kiki’s Delivery Service: Episode 358 - Podcasting used to be fun till we started doing it for a living. Grab your broom, black cat, and red ribbon because we’re about to take a magical journey up into the air as we discuss the slice of life masterpiece KIKI’s DELIVERY SERVICE on Normies Like Us!

Come on, Jiji!

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Weapons: Episode 357 - Last night at 2:17 our listeners got out of their beds, subscribed to this podcast, and then we never heard from them again. A lot of people die in really weird ways in this Podcast, because we're talking about the newly released horror film WEAPONS - Only on Normies Like Us!

What the fuck!?

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Star Trek Draft: Episode 356 - You are and forever shall be my friend... unless you steal my pick! We argue over who can come up with the best crew as your hosts compete in their first ever Star Trek Draft. Do they have tribble-like trouble coming up with enough members? Tune in to find out on Normies Like Us!

Dammit Jim, I’m a Podcaster, not a Doctor

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Fantastic Four The First Steps: Episode 355 - Jim Halpert? Never heard of him. There’s only one Mr. Fantastic and on a very special episode we’re going to celebrate him and his entire family as we discuss Marvel’s First Family - The Fantastic Four! Marvel has been slowburning their return to Mutant mayhem, but there’s one superhero team that no one’s ever “gotten right,” - and they’re ready to correct that sentiment with the all-new film The Fantastic Four: First Steps only on Normies Like Us!

It’s Podcasting Time!

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My Neighbor Totoro: Episode 354 - We return to the world of Hayao Miyazaki as we take a look at the film that birth the world famous mascot for Studio Ghibli with the 1988 classic "My Neighbor Totoro". Gather up all your acorns and don't forget to bring your umbrella for this nostalgic trip to the japanese countryside!

Hop in the Catbus loser, we're talking Totoro!

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Superman: Episode 353 - What the hey, dudes! We return with a very special episode that hopefully kicks off a very special universe as we cover Superman (2025) on Normies Like Us! There’s a lot to discuss about this new cinematic universe that's already teeming with exciting characters - but do we think this film is Super Good or are we dumbasses who say things like Super Woke? Tune in to find out!

Make a move, Big Blue

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Jurassic World Rebirth: Episode 352 - We return to a property that society can’t help but return to as we cover the 7th (??!?) film in the Jurassic Franchise - it’s Jurassic World Rebirth on Normies Like Us! We discuss the film and the burning questions it left us with - like, why the hell would anyone keep going back to this island? Tune in to find out, only on Normies Like Us!

Welcome to Normie Park!

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Laputa: Castle in the Sky - Ep 351: Its the 4th of Julyao-Miyazaki as we enter a new month, with the 3rd feature length film from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki - Laputa: Castle in the Sky! Crank start your Flappters, grab your magic crystals and follow along as your hosts discuss the first ever film but out by the legendary Studio Ghibli, only on Normies Like Us!

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28 Years Later: Episode 350 - We but our boots on the ground and return to infected England as we review the latest in the "28" series with Danny Boyle and Alex Garlands latest rage-infected-horror-fest "28 Years Later" on Normies Like Us!

Thank you so much for listening, Normies!

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Whatcha 349: Episode 349 - Almost another 10 episodes down, another round of What have your Hosts been enjoying with a special Whatcha episode! Your hosts almost have a year's worth of content for you, so get ready to celebrate another milestone episode by hearing about some Normie Pop Culture on a chill, relaxed episode of Normies Like Us.

Thank you so much for listening, Normies!

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The Last of Us: Season 2 - Ep 348: The struggle to survive continues as we try to avoid killer mushrooms and psycho muscle mommies while we discuss HBO Max’s returning series The Last of Us Season 2! Joel and Ellie return... kind of. We discuss Zombies, Spoilers, and hateful gamers only on Normies Like Us!

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind - Ep 347: We return to our longform examination of acclaimed animation director, Hayao Miyazaki, and find ourselves in an apocalyptic future where the struggle for survival is heading to a clash between man and nature. Can one girl’s compassion be the beacon of light that fulfills a prophecy to end the bloodshed once and for all? Find out as we dive into “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” on Normies Like Us!

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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning - Ep 346: We answer the call once more as our Xenu overlord rises up to save the world in the way only he can - doing the most impossible stunts possible! Your hosts choose to accept the mission as they discuss Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, the once two-part supposed send-off to one of the world's biggest movie stars. Does this film go bigger and better than the rest? Or is the mission truly, finally impossible? Tune in to find out, only on Normies Like Us!

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Andor Season 2 - Ep 345: We return to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away while we cover the 2nd and final season of the Disney+ Star Wars series ”ANDOR” on Normies Like Us!

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