Season Four

  • 41! Unwritten Rules of Friendship

    In this episode, we dig into the unspoken social contract that keeps friendships running—everything from the obvious “friend commandments” to the strangely specific rules that only make sense within a particular friend group. We explore etiquette vs. loyalty, when teasing becomes too much, how adulthood and social media have reshaped old expectations, and which rules Read More

  • 40! Minisode: Silent Horror Films

    In this spooky bite-sized installment, Jim goes back to the dawn of horror cinema — when terror had no voice but plenty of bite. From Nosferatu’s shadowy menace to the haunting beauty of The Phantom of the Opera, he explores how silent films first taught audiences to feel fear without a single scream. Subscribe to Read More

  • 39! Halloween Special: Halloween Specials

    This Halloween, Glen and Jim go trick-or-treating through TV history! From dancing skeletons and pumpkin patches to ghostly lasagna-loving cats, they revisit the golden age of Halloween specials and the lost magic of “event television.” Plus, Scooby and Shaggy crash the intro, Jonathan Winters gets weird, and everyone gets a rock. Find more at show.backstage.link Read More

  • 38! Minisode: Time Travel Music & More

    This week, Glen and Jim step outside the movie reel to explore how time travel shows up across music and television. From Queen and Huey Lewis to Doctor Who and Quantum Leap, they look at how songs and series bend time in their own ways… and why musicians, in particular, keep coming back to the Read More

  • 37! Time Travel

    We’re back for Season 4, and what better way to kick things off than with a trip through the time stream? Glen and Jim dive into the paradoxes, what-ifs, and cultural moments that make time travel films so endlessly fascinating. From the near-perfect Back to the Future to the action of The Terminator and the Read More