We’re hitting pause for a few weeks while the dust (and possibly the drywall) settles while we get things ready for season 2. Follow us on social media and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss our return -- hopefully unscathed!

Brace yourself.

In this episode, Kass makes the case for why Broadchurch is such a powerful and enduring series, focusing on its themes, performances, and emotional impact rather than a spoiler-heavy recap. Cody comes in fresh, asking questions and digging into what makes the show stand out from other crime dramas.

Content note: discussion includes themes of murder and sexual assault.

We will be discussing some difficult topics this time around, but we still hope you’ll join us as we discuss the BBC’s Broadchurch.

We chat about the rides, water coasters, food, accessibility, and all the little details that make this place such a joy. Come for the theme park stories, stay for the shared nostalgia, food envy, and the warm realization that Holiday World is a genuinely happy place.

In this teaser, we start talking about childhood favorite theme parks, questionable ride safety, and why Kass might be actively tempting fate at this point.

We walk through the story, the songs, and the ghosts, talk holiday traditions, and derail ourselves with a Muppet personality quiz along the way. It’s festive, funny, and feral -- exactly how a Christmas episode should be.

Was The Muppet Christmas Carol a yearly tradition -- or did someone in the room somehow miss it entirely?

Kass makes her case, Cody questions the hype, and Ryan does his best to derail the conversation at every opportunity. We talk big opinions, strong nostalgia, and why this movie hits very differently depending on who you ask.

Whether you watch it every year or side-eye the obsession, one thing’s guaranteed: this episode gets chaotic fast.

Join us for the holiday vibes! It’s nostalgic, lightly unhinged, and probably the closest thing you’ll get to wholesome from us.

Here’s the general translation:

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re grateful for you -- enjoy your holiday and stay tuned.

Want the full word-for-word version? We posted it on our socials.

From Brad Pitt’s eternal angst to Tom Cruise’s chaotic energy, Kass unpacks Anne Rice’s gothic masterpiece, shares wild behind-the-scenes facts (including the makeup nightmares and River Phoenix’s almost-role), as we laugh our way through murder theaters, moral crises, and vampire drama that’s equal parts tragic and absurd.

It’s the perfect bite-sized ending to spooky season. 🦇

We’re not saying Tom Cruise was the wrong pick… but we get the initial concern.

All complaints can be sent directly to Kass at thenichefiles@gmail.com.

We’re not here to scare you (okay, maybe a little); we’re here to celebrate the campiness, chaos, and charm that made 90s Goosebumps impossible to forget.

The awesome dark synthwave cover of the Goosebumps Theme you hear in this trailer is used with permission from our new friend DreamReaper! Seriously, check him out at Linktree or grab the track on Bandcamp.

Along the way, we laugh at the cheesy effects, talk about the best monsters, and remember why this show still sticks with us -- even 30 years later. Grab your flashlight and maybe a mask, because nostalgia is about to get weird.

Ryan gets banished to the Shadow Realm, Kass takes the host seat for the first time, and Cody debuts her very first Hear Me Out segment: yes, it’s about Hexxus. (You’ve been warned.) Along the way, we talk Robin Williams’ Batty Rap, Tim Curry’s “Toxic Love,” the VHS nostalgia of 90s classrooms, and whether this eco-fable actually gets its message across.

Instead, Ryan turned this week into part trivia, part chaos experiment, and just enough nonsense to make us wonder why we gave him this much control in the first place. There are premature bonks, quack attacks, and the shocking realization that Kass and Cody knew more about John Wick than they even thought.

Fast, funny, and full of chaotic energy start to finish. And we regret nothing.

It’s peak awkward romance with just enough chaos to make everyone question the choices that led here, including a butterfly effect that (allegedly) links 9/11 to Ellen DeGeneres.

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Spoiler alert: Nope. Ryan died, but we brought him back as a vampire.

We talk one man’s lifelong quest for vengeance, one very large man’s shocking lack of exercise, unforgettable characters, and why this movie has remained such a beloved favorite decades later --plus the important lesson that you should never, ever, under any circumstances, start a land war in Asia.

Funny, nostalgic, and maybe a little overanalyzed, but that’s kind of the point here.

Content Note: Expect swearing, mild innuendo/suggestive jokes, and the chaotic conviction of people who might have thought a little too hard about which fictional characters are… dateable.