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Chris and Steve are back for the second episode of Ruminations in 2026 and their twenty-fifth episode overall! And Episode XXV contains topics galore! We discuss the Disney parks (of course), the recent "Zoomer horror" movie Backrooms, tattoos, and, shockingly, sports! Give us a listen, and happy America 250, everyone! Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Chris and Steve are back for Ruminations Episode XXIV to talk about... things? After a very busy second half of 2025, we felt it would be good to reconnect with our listeners (multiple, according to Chris!) and discuss some of the media we consumed during the year, though, of course, without planning for our conversation in the slightest. Happy new year, dear listeners! Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

One night not so long ago, Chris and Steve decided to talk about Disney villains. The goal was to simply prepare for a future episode on the topic, but the hourlong conversation was "too funny" so they stopped what they were doing, pressed record, and restarted their banter. Thus Ruminations Episode XXIII: An Impromptu Disney Villains Roundup. Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Welcome to Year 6 of Ruminations! Chris and Steve begin 2025 with a discussion on Robert Eggers' acclaimed remake of Nosferatu, a look back at 2024, and what we're looking forward to in the new year. Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Steve and Chris return to their roots: discussing the good, the bad, and the ugly of Disney. This time around, it's mostly the Disney theme parks and their controversial changes of recent years, with a sprinkling of TV and movie talk. Which Disney landmark, according to Chris, is no longer safe? Did Steve ever finish The Acolyte? How did Steve not die while drinking (and eating cheese) Around the World last summer? Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Ruminations is back for the third and final episode of our Star Wars trilogy, and like the characters in Rogue One, we're going out with a bang! Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Somehow, Ruminations returned… for a second Star Wars episode! This time around, Chris and Steve are joined by their old friend Frank for a look back at a trio of root canals put to celluloid: the ill-planned and ill-executed Disney sequel trilogy. Who hates the trilogy the most? Which of the three is the best […] Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one! In the first of (at least) three episodes focused on a certain long-running space opera franchise, Chris and Steven discuss the goofy, lovable Star Wars prequels with a very special guest star: Diana, Steve’s wife of 9 months. Why do they love these movies so much? […] Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Ruminations is back for our seventeenth episode, this time to talk about the two prequels to juggernaut fantasy series that premiered in September, HBO's Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon and Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

In an episode two months in the making, Chris and Steve delve into the heart of darkness to explore five of the most famous Vietnam War movies made in the aftermath of the war in the 1970s and 80s. Which version of Apocalypse Now is best? Why is The Deer Hunter so dull? Which of us grew up thinking Full Metal Jacket was a comedy? Why does Vietnam have such a visceral place in our pop culture and collective memory? Stay to the end for a game of "Would You Rather?" and a glimpse into the first time we recorded this episode--yes, we liked this topic so much, we talked about it twice! (But only Chris remembers that.) Episode 16 is messy, a bit overlong, and has a dubious history reminiscent of its subject matter, but what else do you expect from this duo? Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Happy Halloween from Ruminations! For the first half of our 15th episode, we chat about the latest movies we’ve seen in theaters, from the ground-shaking sounds of Dune to the earth-shattering disappointment of The Many Saints of Newark. Then, for the main portion of the episode (28:00 on), we break down our experiences watching two […] Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

For Episode XIV, Chris and Steve discuss the ins and outs of the 59-year-old James Bond franchise, which just saw its 25th movie, and the fifth and last of Daniel Craig’s run as 007, No Time to Die,  premiere in theaters this month. Well, it’s less of a discussion and more of Steve talking about a […] Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

For Episode XIII, Chris and Steve discuss … not Star Wars for the 4th episode in a row! Instead, due to recent AMC 4K re-releases, they talk about their favorite piece of popular culture ever, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and Peter Jackson’s seminal film adaptations, the first of which will be celebrating its […] Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Chris and Steve discuss a range of topics relating to Christmas movies with Lou, Ruminations’ second-ever guest host. Questions like: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Is Ron Howard’s Grinch movie worth its two-hour runtime? Why can’t Steve keep the Rankin/Bass movies straight? Will Mel Gibson’s Fatman become a perennial Christmas watch? How many times has Lou seen Jingle All the […] Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/

Just in time for the strangest Halloween in memory, we're back to talk about three underrated horror movies we seem to revisit every year around this time: Wes Craven's Haiti-set The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), the '80s pastiche The House of the Devil (2009), and the Nicolas Cage mystery Pay the Ghost (2015).  Ruminations is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://ruminationspod.com/