Shock and Autism

For the 100TH EPISODE of Shock And Autism, Dillon & Daniel attemp  to answer the age old question: what is the greatest dinosaur! First, they discuss what they learned about dinosaurs on Curiosity Stream. Then, they review & examine listener-submitted dinosaurs & how awesome they are. Lastly, they engage in an epic & serious debate between the T-Rex & the Velociraptor whilst also intermittently reflecting on 100...

It's America's birthday which means it's also Daniel's birthday! In honor of one of those aforementione  things, Dillon & Daniel discuss whether or not Team America: World Police (the puppet movie by the South Park guys) holds up and, if so, in what ways. JK Rowling & Godzilla also come up; it makes more sense in context but no guarantees that it makes significantly more sense.

What does make se...

To close out Pride Month, Dillon and Daniel discuss movies that have gay *vibes* or energy or whateverthehell. Is the movie intentionally homoerotic? It counts. Unintentionally homoerotic? DEFINITELY counts. Campy nonsense? Yep! Allegory for the trans experience? Absolutely (that one rather gives away what their  final pick is, IYKYK). Enjoy.

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So the Mamma Mia Movies are just the worst, right? WRONG! They're campy & girly, definitely a "girls, gays, and theys" type of energy, but that doesn't necessarily make something bad. The Nostalgia Critic definitely thought the 1st one was bad, but there's only about 10,000 examples of him overstating a movie's flaws; so, with all of that in the background, Dillon and Daniel thought it appropriate ...

On this week's episode, Dillon and Daniel share some of their favorite LGBT artists. They are joined some ways in by Comrade Ivan, who knows cooler music than them & who lends his greater expertise to highlight how various artist's gender/sexuality shape & inform their work. Who is Comrade Ivan you ask? Another made up character that's really just an excuse for Dillon and/or Daniel to do a silly voice? One of...

In honor of Pride Month, Dillon and Daniel rank the top 10 LGBTQ+ Pokemon. Their lists have rainbow Pokemon, FABULOUS Pokemon, Pokemon that are weird little guys, and Pokemon that go through incredible transformations; metaphors for days. Enjoy.

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Y'all remember The Legend of Manbun Michael? (Episode 86 if you don't) Well, on this episode Dillon and Daniel are joined in studio by the real life inspiration for Manbun Michael, aka their friend Nick. Nick and Daniel met doing door-to-door sales a few years back & then reminisce about some of the wild stories from back in the day & some of the . . . interesting characters they worked with. Throughout, they are ...

For week 4 of Celebrity Month, Dillon and Daniel discuss Ezra Miller and Jonathan Majors: what they've each been accused of, whether or not their alleged crimes are comparable, any double standards that might be at play, and ultimately whether or not they should be fired/recast or if their movies should be boycotted. Look, this is typically a more lighthearted podcast but sometimes life has to be momentarily serious; this is o...

For episode 3 of celebrity month, Dillon and Daniel attempt to figure out why it is & how it came to be that Nic Cage occupies his particular status in film & pop culture. They then discuss/review The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent  (aka the movie where Nic Cage plays Nic Cage & hangs out with Pedro Pascal) in order to discover 1. if it's actually any good beyond its bonkers premise & 2. if it is the apoth...

For the second episode of celebrity week, Dillon and Daniel have each given the other a list of celebrity Chrises (Chris'? Chris's? we didn't know how to plural the name) for them to rank for least to most hate-able. Where does the ever controversial Chris Pratt rank? Why do people hate him so much in the first place? Did Dillon and Daniel come up with this list gimmick because they realized a whole episode about Chr...

In this episode, Dillon and Daniel review (?) Baby J (John Mulaney's new special), contrast it with previous routines (including the earlier versions of it that they saw live last year), & evaluate whether or not this redeems him or "uncancels" him or what have you. Also, May is celebrity month because "everybody loves themed months." Enjoy!

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In this episode, Dillon and Daniel review the new Dungeons & Dragons movie with help from Dillon's friend and true D&D expert, PC. Is it faithful to the source material? Is it even possible to BE faithful to the source material given the nature of tabletop gaming? Will hard-core fans like it? How about casuals or people with basically no familiarity? And above and beyond all that, is it actually a good movie? The answe...

In this episode, Dillon and Daniel unpack what exactly makes Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door great. They decided to do it as a top 10 list because the algorithm loves top 10 lists. They decided to do it kind of like Family Feud (they each take turns trying to guess what's on the other's list) because they're weird. Hijinks ensue.

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In this episode, Dillon & Daniel, in light of the success of the Mario Bros movie & kind of success of Sonic, discuss: what video games they would/wouldn't like to see adaptations for, why, and what said adaptations might look like. How can you capture the first person narrative experience of Skyrim? Would The Legend of Zelda just be Game of Thrones? Shoul  anyone even try their hand at Kingdom Hearts? Did they somehow...

On this special episode, Dillon & Daniel do a totally 100% serious deep dive into Sonic The Hedgehog, with help from their friend & Sonic expert Jacob, aka VGAfanatic (follow him on Deviantart, Instagram, Twitter, etc).

Jacob's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@VGAfanatic

Fan Wiki mentioned in the episode:
https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(2006)

*edit: OK obviously yes...

On this week's episode, Dillon and Daniel come up with more awesomely bad movie pitches. As you can (maybe) see from the promotional art, one of the ideas is a crossover between Pixar's Cars & The Fast and Furious movies & another is Zack Snyder directing a remake of Mulan Rouge. And those aren't even the weirdest ones; we hope you'll enjoy.

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This week Dillon and Daniel discussed Pokemon Scarlet/Violet with the help of special guest host Katie (that's right, a lady) & this time THE RECORDING PROGRAM DIDN'T CRASH! This episode was supposed to be the first of the month but technical issues yeeted it into the Shadow Rhelm. Can Dillon, Daniel, and Katie recreate the magic? Will they reference technical issues less than 12 times? Is Scarlet/Violet a great game ...

In honor of March Madness (a concept that Dillon definitely totally knew about & wasn't at all confused by), Dillon & Daniel put their own spin on the concept by having a tournament to determine what the ultimate Word of the Day is. There will be upsets. There will be Cinderella stories. There will be much debate of seeding. All the things you love about the NCAA tournament, but it's about words instead; enjoy.