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Sad-faced Dark Helmet (Dec. 2015)

Sad-faced Dark Helmet (Dec. 2015)

Ep. 8: Talking Star Wars: The Force Awakens (which was awesome)

January 01, 2016 by ryan wilson

It's another Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, and on the latest episode, the eight-year-old and I review Star Wars: The Force Awakens. There are spoilers, obviously, so if you haven't seen the movie, please skip this episode until you have. Or, alternatively, if you have no intentions of ever seeing the movie but enjoy hearing two goofballs mindlessly flapping their gums, listen away. 

Either way, we talk about: the similarities between The Force Awakens and A New Hope; our favorite Star Wars droids (BB-8 v. R2-D2); the best Star Wars fighter pilot (Poe vs. Luke vs. Han); the mysteries that are Kylo Ren, Finn and Rey; the biggest shockers; and our theories about what will happen in future movies. 

Extra spoiler: I'm predicting that at some point Lando Calrissian will open a beauty salon and the mustache-perm combo will again become an intergalactic sensation. 

Added bonus: We mentioned it in the last podcast, but here's a Star Wars-themed origami how-to, courtesy of the eight-year-old's brain. You're welcome in advance.

(Dec. 2015)

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January 01, 2016 /ryan wilson
star wars, podcast
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2 monkeys, General Grievous and Darth Vader with their game faces (Dec. 2015).

2 monkeys, General Grievous and Darth Vader with their game faces (Dec. 2015).

Ep. 7: Talking Christmas presents, angry letters and Uno domination

December 31, 2015 by ryan wilson

It's another Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, and on the latest episode, the eight-year-old and I talk about how all Christmas presents aren't created equally (see, for example), the awesome power of Uno ATTACK!, why randomly firing arrows -- even toy ones -- without some forethought is a terrible idea, the unintentional comedy of angry letters from little people and even a little NFL news. We even tease (but no spoilers!) our next podcast, which will be about one thing: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS. 

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December 31, 2015 /ryan wilson
star wars, podcast, christmas
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monkeystaches, oct. 2015

monkeystaches, oct. 2015

Ep. 5: Talking Star Wars, why 8-year-olds love fart-related humor and life before kids

October 23, 2015 by ryan wilson

It's another Our Monkeys, My Circus Podcast, and on the latest episode, the eight-year-old and I talk  about the new Star Wars trailer (THERE ARE SPOILER ALERTS), life before kids, and an in-depth conversation about bodily functions (shocking development: eight-year-old boys love all fart-related topics).

We also have a quick geography lesson, I get his thoughts on Landry Jones' Steelers' debut, and we end with a Halloween-costume update.

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October 23, 2015 /ryan wilson
podcast, star wars, steelers
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