Trust Your Doctor

In this stunning podcast, two average guys try to get through as much Doctor Who as possible without going insane. Currently they’re mainlining their way through Classic Doctor Who. 800 episodes or bust, they say. And on the side, well. Books, Audio Dramas, Comics?!? Anything is possible! So in summary: They’re trying to see how much Doctor Who they can take before dying.

Nov

2019

275: Blink 2017 Edition (Extemis, The Pyramid at the End of the World & The Lie of the Land)

As opposed to Blink 2019 edition.

It’s surprising to me that an episode so clearly about propaganda actually didn’t cause much of a splash at all when it landed. Kind of seems like everyone shrugged and looked right past it, even though it explicitly mentions a few people that this episode is clearly sending up. Weird. It’s Extremis, The Pyramid at the End of the World and The Lie of the Land written by Steven Moffat, Peter Harness, and Toby Whithouse and aired on May 20 and 27 and June 3, 2017.

Show-notes:

3:32: The comic is called The World Shapers.
6:19: In case you don’t remember this prehistoric meme
39:45: Lol just looked it up, Nebraska doesn’t even border Texas.
45:21: This was the exact Gandhi quote according to Goodreads. Here’s more stuff Gandhi apparently wrote about fear and love too. And here are some articles that could potentially shed some light on the controversy surrounding Gandhi.
56:55: Lonely Island songs we reference here: I’m on a Boat, Threw it on the Ground, Like a Boss, Jack Sparrow. Also check out our other podcasts, Triple Play, Inevitable, and Zenith.
1:00:06: Official (?) site of the Church of Last Thursday
1:22:48: The Strenuous Life was a 1899 speech by Theodore Roosevelt

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The Doctor Who title music was originally composed by Ron Grainer. The version used in this episode was arranged by Murray Gold.

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Oct

2019

274: Are We Not All Just Fleshy Meatbags? (Oxygen)

This sounds like a shitty Rocky spinoff.

Sometimes, when I can’t breathe, I wonder what it would be like if I had to pay for my next breath. Like, if I was dying right now would I be willing to fork over the money required to keep on living? It’s a really interesting thing to think about, but also kind of horrifying. Is your life worth that much? It’s Oxygen, written by Jamie Mathieson and aired on May 13, 2017.

Show-notes:

0:30: The “Damn Daniel” meme came out about 3 and a half years ago, possible a little more. Because Internet is a new book from Gretchen McuCulloch, one of the hosts of the Lingthusiasm podcast.
3:30: It was The Pursuit of Happyness, but as usual I got what it was about wrong.
7:06: Check out Inevitable: A Classic Sci-Fi Podcast, a new podcast we started to discuss classic sci-fi.
9:32: It was Clive.
22:36: Check out Zenith, our Blake’s 7 podcast.

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Oct

2019

273: Only Kids Love Bugs (Knock Knock)

Sorry entomologists, I really hate to break this to you.

I always thought it was going to be four knocks, you know? Like, knock knock knock knock. At least that’s what that weird fortune teller told us it was going to be. But I guess the Twelfth Doctor only requires half as many knocks. I wonder what that says about him. It’s Knock Knock, written by Mike Bartlett and aired on May 6, 2017.

Show-notes:

3:35 I think this is the album version of Song for Ten. This is the tv version for comparison. Also I can’t believe the Ballad of the Last Chance Saloon was also officially released.
4:33 Reach across the stars with our new science fiction podcast Inevitable. We’re watching Star Cops for season 1.
5:25 Palm Jumeirah is a series of artificial islands made to look like palm trees.
10:24 For our first watch of Troll 2, check out our Triple Play episode on the Troll “series”
16:59 It was way more than $600.
17:27 I guess Van Halen really didn’t like brown m&ms.
24:49 Yeah they eat wood.
31:58 It was Disturbia.
36:52 More on the Trump Nickelback meme fiasco
45:31 Here’s our Star Wars Holiday Special episode if you’re interested.
50:01 Children of the Stones intro

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Oct

2019

Inevitable: Episode 0

This week we have something new for you.

This is Episode 0 of our new podcast, Inevitable. Because, as we all know, we’re basically suckers for attention and so as soon as someone mentioned we should watch even more sci-fi everyone has to have known that this would be inevitable. Inevitable will be available on your favourite podcasting platform on October 18, 2019!

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Oct

2019

272: Glowing Cool Whip (Thin Ice)

Might be from the radioactive cool whip factory.

Did you ever notice how it’s always “thin ice” but never “thick ice.” You can never have thick ice, I guess, which is weird since most ice like glaciers are pretty thick. But then again I guess it depends if you measure thick or thin vertically or horizontally. It’s Thin Ice, written by Sarah Dollard and aired on April 29, 2017.

Show-notes:

2:22 Here’s the shot of Turlough staring at enlightenment.
5:03 It was Julie Gardner.
7:35 Looks like slavery was abolished in the UK in the early 1800s. In the U.S. it was abolished on paper over the course of the 1860s.
21:37 Here’s the fanfic in question. Read at your own risk.

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Oct

2019

271: Watching the Star Wars Holiday Special Every Day (Smile)

I can think of worse ways to spend my time.

I just watched that Joker movie and now every time I see the word Smile I think of that song that tells you to Smile all the time. You know, Smile if you want to, Smile around the world, the B-52s one. I’m pretty sure that’s called Smile too. Wait no hang on that might be Roam. It’s Smile, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and aired on April 22, 2017.

Show-notes:

1:16 The wikipedia page for the City of Arts and Sciences has some pretty good pictures of the real thing.
23:31 Apparently soylent green is a cookie/wafer thing. Also the movie takes place in a dystopian future where it’s like the best or only food source for a bunch of people.
29:09 Here’s an example of speed reading words in the same place on the screen.
40:08 The 100 is a fairly new post-apocalyptic tv series.
41:54 Necropolitics by Achille Mbembe

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Sep

2019

270: It Starts with an “S” and Ends With a “Tar Cops”(The Pilot)

Oh right, the Super La Brea Tar Cops. Of course, how could I miss that?

When I was a kid one of the professions I really wanted to be was a pilot. At first it was a doctor, but then I really wanted to be a pilot. Wait, a Doctor, a Pilot, my life growing up was basically wanting to be in Doctor Who. Chris, Chibnall, call me dude I have no agent and I work for exposure. It’s The Pilot, written by Steven Moffat and aired on April 15, 2017.

Show-notes:

14:57 Check out Triple Play, our movie trilogy podcast.
24:19 There’s only one M-rated Nardole story on fanfiction.net, and it doesn’t contain any BDSM content.

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Sep

2019

269: Underworld is the Citizen Kane of Doctor Who (The Return of Doctor Mysterio)

Truly, the greatest Doctor Who story of all time.

There’s been a lot of Christmas on the mind recently. There’s even a Christmas scene in The Pilot, so that’s like three weeks worth of Christmas for us, which is quite overwhelming if we’re completely honest. But hey, at least no more for another three months. It’s The Return of Doctor Mysterio, written by Steven Moffat and aired on December 25, 2016.

Show-notes:

18:00 What happens when you swallow gum according to this helpful youtube video.

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Sep

2019

268: Johnny Depp in Wonderland (The Husbands of River Song)

Have you seen Johnny though? He looks like he’s always in Wonderland.

I’ll be honest, I probably won’t even have one husband in my life. So to hear that River has like, 3 at least, and really 15 if you count all 13 incarnations of the Doctor as different people is really impressive to me. I wonder if they all get along with each other. Pretty sure at least two incarnations of the Doctor don’t. It’s The Husbands of River Song, written by Steven Moffat and aired on December 25, 2015.

Show-notes:

0:50 Check out our movie trilogy podcast Triple Play. Or if you care even less for your sanity, check out these clips from the live action Grinch and Cat in the Hat movies.
7:09 Andy Serkis played Gollum in The Lord of the Rings.
37:28 Here it is again, the greatest Doctor Who horror fanfic of all time, Boiling Point.
1:13:22 This is the millionth time I’ve linked to this River Song timeline and I have become exceedingly efficient at it.
1:14:19 It was Dave Duerson.

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Sep

2019

267: Tom Baker’s Wet Dream (Heaven Sent & Hell Bent)

*shudders in Dalek*

And here we see the rare true to life story about how someone makes it into Heaven. Simply find the nearest 25 foot thick diamond wall and spend the rest of eternity punching your way through it. It’s that simple! It’s Heaven Sent and Hell Bent, written by Steven Moffat and aired on November 28, and December 5, 2015.

Show-notes:

34:13 Video about the life cycle of the immortal jellyfish.
58:48 Here’s a BBC article about aphantasia if you want a real explanation of it.
1:16:45 Check out Zenith, our Blake’s 7 podcast.
1:21:36 Fanfiction idea generator. Also Boiling Point is the greatest horror Doctor Who fanfic ever written.

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