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Pass the Dalek on the Left-Hand Side

It’s mainly history in this second “Tom Repeats History/Fashion Backwards” episode as Kelly and Tom give book reports on Black Edwardians by Jeffrey Green and Edward and the Edwardians by Phillippe Jullian, neither of which are worth reading if you don’t host a Downton Abbey podcast.  They also pitch a reboot of The Craft starring…

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It Would Be Like ‘War Horse,’ Only About a Hat.

SPOILER ALERT: Kelly & Tom break off their engagement with A Room With a View early on in this podcast.  They still talk about it–at length–but despite their undying love of Cecil, they just can’t sign off on the Merchant Ivory classic.  Fortunately, they do manage to reveal Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite film, brainstorm Twitter…

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The Cheerful Charlies Ride Again!

At long last, Kelly and Tom finally say “smell ya later” to James Cameron’s Titanic.  They give Old Rose what for, speculate about what Young Rose did to survive once she arrived in New York, discuss the true meaning of “going Galt,” pine for vintage Britney Spears videos, watch Lovejoy tussle with some ghosts, and…

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I Know What You Did In the Summer of 1912

Kelly and Tom embark on the second leg of their exciting voyage aboard James Cameron’s Titanic with lots of singing, sauciness, and silly voices.  They discuss government-funded icebergs, Rose and Sven fanfic, Bill Paxton’s haircut, weird racial epithets, Jack’s invisibility bowler, and how to be naked without really looking poor.  Kelly extols the virtues of…

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Pucker Up, Billy Zane!

In this first of a three-part exploration of James Cameron’s bloated, beautiful, Oscar-winning Titanic, Kelly and Tom name themselves Cousins of the Week, critique the slipshod enforcement of Titanic’s health inspections, and wonder who brought all the free beer in steerage. They are also baffled by Leo Dicaprio’s lack of a Wisconsin accent, the exact…