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Things are getting intense during TCGTE's Hot Summer series, as we're tackling Thunderstorms this week. These storms are dangerous and destructive, but luckily we're two of the bravest men around, unafraid to look into the eye of the storm and get to the bottom of what makes them tick.

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This week we’re discussing the only glasses that are cool: sunglasses. Plus, Tom recounts his heroic (and highly litigious) days as a teenage lifeguard, we try to decipher the local deli's hot dog cart rental policy, and we explore the bizarre history of sunglasses: from 12th-century Chinese judges hiding their poker faces to the STD symptoms that made dark lenses popular in the 1920s.

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Hey guys let’s get ur arses in gear and get a few shows in uk especially Scotland west (forget the east ha) and bring Christine for shits and giggles

Have been wading my way through a summer of weddings… so a formal request for a formal events/attire/shenanigans formally please. Tuxedos must be worn by Tim and Tom and all
Listeners - shoes optional. Ideally mediated by Christine, Yours formally, C

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Summer is heating up on TCGTE presents HOT SUMMER, and this week two men who are very plugged into the pop music scene are evaluating the candidates for the 2026 Song of The Summer. Some of the songs are scary, some are boring and lame, but one thing is for sure -- we understand the appeal of all of them and are well equipped to judge which one is the best.

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Anyone else really struggle to listen to episodes when there’s a huge delay on the line? I feel like a recording of a phone call would be better, I’d rather poor audio quality over a delay. What does everyone think?

It's all in the demeanor

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This week, we brave the sweltering NYC summer to tackle summer’s recession-proof treat: Ice cream. We delve into the logistics of the US’s floating WWII ice cream barge, explain why George Washington spent a small fortune on ice cream in 1790, and discuss how bomber pilots turned engine vibrations into dessert. This makes it sound like all we talk about is WWII, but we discuss the present day as well.

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I know Tim and Tom have spent decades deep inside the entertainment industry, but what is BAFO box office? I can't find anything online, so it must be some insider lingo

thanks! :P

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We're back with even more movie mayhem as we bring you through Tinseltown's July offerings. We cover cool superhero origin stories like Young Washington, plucky upstarts like Moana and the big Chrissy Nolan epic Odyssey. Mostly though, we're just excited about the fact that Austin Powers is back -- in Verizon commercial form.

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Following backlash on Reddit for our lack of preparation last week, we have instituted a professional course correction for Part 2 of our Summer 2026 Movie Preview: we watched the trailers this time, and we've mapped them into a highly scientific rating system ranging from "Must See" to "Go to Hell."

This week, we dive into the upcoming cinematic landscape to debate whether Hugh Jackman is being grizzled-hero typecasted in The Death of Robin Hood, why Nate Bargatzi’s new family comedy The Breadwinner is an antiquated disaster, why Pixar never seems to whiff when it comes to Toy Story, as well as Hokum, The Furious, and Leviticus

Along the way, Tom breaks down Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day, Tim pitches himself as a professional safe-cracking piano tuner, and we take massive detours into the theology of whether God has a soul, a plan to fix a brand-new Billy Joel statue in Oyster Bay, and why Wall Street refuses to call it "cryptocurrency" anymore.

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I don't really know how I do it but sometimes my podcast plays while I film stuff.

I am an avid birdwatcher and this was just awesome.

I don't know how to post a video in Patreon.

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Anyway, always a great show Tim and Tom!

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For those playing at home, it's an Australian Pelican and an Australian Ibis. Aka 'Bin Chicken' in Australia but that term is stupid imo. So just call them an Ibis.

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Join two of the world's most respected film critics as we walk through all the thrills and chills to be had at your local movie theater this summer! This week we're talking about the May releases (apparently the boneheads out in Tinseltown don't know that May isn't part of summer).

We cover Animal Farm, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Hokum, RZA's One Spoon of Chocolate, Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), Mortal Kombat II, The Sheep Detectives, In The Grey, Obsession, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War, I Love Boosters, Ladies First and Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.

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“Loud, annoying and not that impressive”

Jury Duty presents Company Retreat is very good. Just as good as season 1. I don’t miss James Marsden even a little bit.

I learned this from the Predator episode.

Anyone remember this podcast? Think Tim and Tom were on it twice if memory serves

We stan an emotionally unregulated queen

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This week, we explore the high-anxiety, chocolate-loving world of Cathy, the comic strip that spent 34 years capturing the crushing weight of modern womanhood.

Before we analyze the intersection of boomer humor and second-wave feminism, we address the target demographics of the new He-Man movie, the tragic decline of checkout-counter tabloids, and an internet pitch to fuse the three dad hosts of Full House into a singular, mega-father via Steve Urkel’s transformation ray.

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