About this podcast
Don't Encourage Us is a podcast that explores the weird and wonderful world of creative ideas with two clever and quick-witted hosts. Their discussions range from thought-provoking analyses to hilarious and irreverent takes on fiction in all its forms. With a razor-sharp sense of humor and a deep appreciation for the power of storytelling, these hosts are sure to keep you entertained and engaged from start to finish. So, if you're looking for a podcast that will challenge your assumptions, expand your horizons, and make you laugh along the way, look no further than Don't Encourage Us. And ChatGPT wrote that description so don't get mad at the hosts if it's all lies...
Episodes
The newest 20 of 57 episodes
- Story Break: No Reel, No Role. Can This Startup Break Acting’s Catch-22? · 1 h 8 min · Episode 55Actors face a frustrating catch-22: you need a reel to get work, but you need work to get a reel. Steve Custer's solution starts with a small production studio. Then the hosts…
- We Fed Our Episodes To AI. Here's What It Discovered. · 17 min · Episode 54We gave an AI every transcript we had and asked it to figure out what the show actually is. It found moments worth discussing: - Why MCU box office is determined by sequencing…
- The Adam Project (2022) + The 'Is It Cake' Algorithm Trap · 43 min · Episode 3Is The Adam Project a kid's movie wearing a Ryan Reynolds costume? We dig in. In this episode: • How Ryan Reynolds' casting rewrote the original script and broke the story • Why…
- Resurrecting The Marvel Cinematic Universe and Captain America: Brave New World · 1 h 55 min · Episode 54In this episode, the hosts don their vibranium wingsuits and dive headfirst into the ever-evolving Marvel Cinematic Universe. With special guests Matt Baughman and Steve Custer…
- Roadside Picnic, Stalker, Cixin Liu and Story Break: UNESCO Agent · 1 h 22 min · Episode 52And they're back! What happens when our world heritage is in danger? There's only one man who can save it! Enter the UN's secret weapon: a bitter hero who loves humanity so much…
- UNESCO's Hero · 1 h 29 min · Episode 52In this episode of *Don’t Encourage Us Plus*, our fearless hosts briefly touch on Deadpool vs. Wolverine and then dive into the philosophical depths of Russian sci-fi classic…
- Deadpool & Wolverine and the Fate of the MCU with actors Matt Baughman and Steve Custer · 1 h 48 min · Episode 51In an uncharacteristically focused episode, our host dives headfirst into Deadpool & Wolverine and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Joined by frequent guest and friend of the show…
- The List: The Tourist, No One Can Save You, Late Night with the Devil, Longlegs, 1984, and X-Men '97 · 1 h 13 min · Episode 50They're back and in an unprecedented episode, our hosts go full ramble, bouncing from topic to topic, free of the hefty bonds of logic or theme. They kick off with a critical…
- Godzilla Minus One · 1 h 13 min · Episode 49You can stream "Godzilla Minus One" on several platforms. Here are the options available:NetflixAmazon Prime VideoOther Platforms: Additionally, you can buy or rent it on Apple…
- Amazon's Fallout, Danish show The Killing, Netflix's Rebel Moon, and #Too2ndScreen · 1 h 11 min · Episode 48In this in-depth episode, the hosts dive into a trio of intriguing series and films. First up is the critically acclaimed Danish series The Killing (2011), where they delve into…
- Roadhouse vs. Roadhouse, Jake Gyllenhaal, Conor McGregor, Patrick Swayze · 1 h 49 min · Episode 47Watch Roadhouse 1989 Watch Roadhouse 2024 Reach the pod at [email protected] Stop by and discourage us on Instagram, X, TikTok, Discord, YouTube, and…
- Clip Show: The Happening, The Don't Encourage Us Show Origin Story, and Reality TV Pitches · 24 min · Episode 46Join us for a raw, unpolished episode of Don't Encourage Us as we dive into the vault of never-before-heard clips! This week, we're bringing you a mixed bag of outtakes, idiocy…
- Story Break: Demon Code · 1 h 27 min · Episode 45Gather around for another Story Break, everyone! This week the hosts cooked up a terrifying concept: helpless residents of an apartment building caught in a war between two…
- I Saw The Devil (2010) · 1 h 18 min · Episode 44Watch I Saw The Devil Read At Home by Bill Bryson Watch Old Boy Reach the pod at [email protected] Stop by and discourage us on Instagram, X, TikTok, Discord, YouTube, and…
- 3 Body Problem (2024) · 1 h 34 min · Episode 43Brace yourselves as the hosts of Don't Encourage Us get pulled into the conspiracies, complex calculations, and chaotic brilliance of Cixin Liu's sci-fi masterpiece, The…
- Defend Yourself! The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) with Actor Matt Baughman · 1 h 25 min · Episode 42Bad news, your jury summons has arrived. Fulfill your civic duty and sit in judgment of 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Sean Connery. Is it a masterpiece…
- Dimension X (1950) NBC Radio Program · 1 h 9 min · Episode 41Buckle up your space helmets and adjust your dials as we embark on a thrilling journey to the 1950s radio phenomenon – Dimension X! Today's mission: to boldly explore the origins…
- The Oscars Best Picture Nominees (Guest: Matt Baughman) · 1 h 58 min · Episode 40Back for part 2, the crew of Don't Encourage Us and guest star Matt Baughman dissect 9 of the whopping 10 Academy Awards nominees for Best Picture of 2024 - so you don't have to…
- The One Where They Don't Get to the Oscars (Guest: Matt Baughman) · 1 h 6 min · Episode 39In this dynamic episode of Don't Encourage Us, our always delightful hosts chat with theater star Matt Baughman about his latest performance in The Play That Goes Wrong…
- Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious (1946) · 1 h 20 min · Episode 38Journey into suspense with our hosts as they delve into the shadowy corners of Alfred Hitchcock's espionage thriller "Notorious." (watch it free on YouTube here). With their…
