Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 444, which is one hundred and eleven more exciting then Episode 333!

This week: Off-season awards; Dave’s controversial tweets; acceptance; unfunny groove; our Return of the King; Peter Jackson ruined; Hobbit forming; Core values; immersive nostalgia; terrifying old ladies; mean machines; Pixar horror; It’s the pits; viewer as the victim; Top 10 Stephen King films; hobbling minority; the Big Ben of America; throwing money at an invisible wall; 30-year old high school graduate; don’t wait for retirement; past self/future self; joyless excess; future self/past self; socially distant socializing; hair roulette; K-Tel klassics; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; clunkers; On Her Majesty’s Point Counter-Point; impostor syndrome; fantastic forts; overheards; Deck Talk; Chick Talk; and, finally, end on poop.

Thanks for listening.

Question of the Week: What’s something that your pet does that’s weird?
Sub-question: Who was your favourite author as a teenager? (Comics fans, we’ll count a team if necessary!)

DON’T FORGET!!!
Don’t miss out on your chance to WIN WIN WIN

That’s right! Our 450th episode is fast approaching and we will be hosting our traditional Listeners’ Questions Episode! Every question gives you a chance in our GRAND PRIZE DRAW. The more questions you ask, the better your chances to win! So get to asking!

Send your list of questions by email to [email protected]. If you’d like, record your questions, send us an audio file, and we’ll play it during the show. Fun, right???

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Ian mentioned some K-Tel gizmos from our faraway youths. Here is a link to a bunch of ads, but we’ll post a couple of choice ones below:

And for some reason the article missed this gizmo, which seemed so magical when we were kids: