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A Swede, a Brit and a Belgian board a train. In case you're worried that this is going to turn into an off-color joke about stereotypes... you'd be half right! So tuck your knives before customs confiscates them and join us on the soul train for a special birthday Patreon episode: Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express.

Kelly hops on board the wrong MTA line time and time again, praying she gets the simple title right. Thankfully Hercule Poirot is a more organized man than herself. With police pad and paper in hand she's made a weak effort to try and solve the murder with the detective supreme. Failing at deducing a motive from a few out of place materials, she can always disappear for a few days.
Agatha Christie is waiting for her at the spa with the best cover story.

Jimmy is measuring mustaches with Kenneth Branagh. A master at masterpiece theatre, Branagh brings day time mystery to the celluloid screen. Guns and romance pepper an otherwise cut and dry murder by numbers. Can a narcissist drum up the intrigue of American movie goers or will the film be laid out flat like Johnny Depp?

Did the subject matter die by words or confusing casting? Only you can decide if we go with option one or two. So gather up all you sleuths with Jim and Kelly in Cabin 16 for a stab at solving a murder.

Hey kids do you like dinosaurs? Science? Being gored by an extinct animal? Unchecked capitalism? The imminent destruction of our fragile ecosystem? Ugh boring, right? But what if I told you a man gets eaten by a TRex... on a toilet? Yeehaw cue the theme song, pack your lunch boxes with Dino DNA and hop in the helicopter, we're heading to Jurassic Park!

Kelly wasn't confident the book would be worth the price of admission but boy was she thankful Crichton was a bigger man than Spielberg. The maths all add up and the chaos in the aviary was enough to have her thinking that science could use some regulation. Social commentary is packed with action- it'll take a few chapters before the tranquilizer hits. If you agree with all of this, meet her and Crichton in the hatchery to dismantle AI.

Jimmy is ready to take you on a tour of a park you'll never forget. So make some room for Chilean sea bass and turn over those Barbasol cans. IT's DODGSON. Spielberg proves that nature always finds a way... to merchandize a franchise. Paradigm shifts aren't just for science. This movie changed the course of Blockbuster films and has forever altered our way of seeing Jeff Goldblum.

The science about dinosaurs has greatly improved since the 90s but not the ideologies about how we use it. Whether you choose book or movie- women will inherit the earth.

'Tis the season to go fruit picking in Italy! If you don't have a translator handy, no worries, we found the subtitles on Amazon prime... but you'll still need to know the etymology for the word apricot. It's Call Me By Your Name.

Jim and Kelly celebrate Pride by finding a new letter on the LGBT spectrum to join them. Guest Peter Turo joins a very queer episode that celebrates fluidity and solipsism. Yet this throuple still have their disagreements.

Author Andre Aciman proves that a rose by any other name would still be so horny. A poetic and lovingly written novel that brings adolescence and sexual awakening to eloquent heights. But is it short sighted when it comes to its ancillary characters? Can a straight man capture everything about a queer love affair?

Luca Guadagnino knows what guys want and it's not Heraclitus. Stunning cinematography, haunting soundtracks, and unforgettable performances made this movie an instant classic. Besides who can celebrate Father's Day without Michael Stuhlbarg (and Jimmy)? But can we overlook a casting choice? Man-eater indeed.

It's a long episode that follows an emotional and physical journey through northern Italy. We meet characters we love, relationships we hate, and ourselves along the way.

Gay, straight, or however you may identify... this book and movie is relatable to all. Come sit in Heaven with us for a summer you will never want to forget.