Episode 524 - The Most Emotionally Unprepared We've Been For a Movie/TV Show
Release Date: 01/30/2026
Episode 524 - The Most Emotionally Unprepared We've Been For a Movie/TV Show
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin explore a provocative scenario involving unexpected family dynamics and how it would likely change the way you view your parents forever. The dorks then move into their main topic - the most emotionally unprepared they’ve been for a movie or TV show. They break down moments in entertainment history that either delivered a character’s unexpected demise, betrayals, endings that didn’t feel great, and all the times they were unexpectedly taught grief when they were just trying to enjoy a movie. Things are wrapped up...
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Episode 523 - When Did We Start Feeling Guilty About NPCs?
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It's time for another episode of Mind Gap Podcast! In this episode Doug is joined by guest co-host Seth Trammell as they tackle a Reddit post about workplace dynamics, specifically discussing the awkwardness of mandatory affirmation circles during lunch breaks. Next, the dorks discuss video game morality, how players' emotional connections to NPCs (non-playable characters) have evolved over time. They chat about games like Shadow of the Colossus, Bioshock, Undertale, and Red Dead Redemption 2, where player decisions with NPCS lead to significant emotional consequences. ...
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Episode 522 - Every Apocalypse Movie Gets Things Hilariously Wrong
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin begin with a bizarre Reddit story about a guy and his emotionally ambitious roommate. This leads the dorks into a conversation about behaviors people have that don’t seem weird until you compare notes with other people. The guys finally land on their main topic for the week, all the ways apocalypse movies get things wrong. They discuss everything from food scarcity to ammo math to boredom and more. Things are wrapped up with another round of the movie clip guessing game, where Doug plays clips from different movies...
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Episode 521 - The Older We Get, the More We Side with the Villain
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin are back after a few weeks of rest over the holidays. Justin shares a few gym experiences with Doug including someone rocking a Christian podcast at full volume in the locker room and someone who decided to get up close and personal with the dumbbell rack. The dorks recount the boardgames they played while Doug and his family visited Justin and Beth in Grand Rapids and then Doug poses a hypothetical question to Justin that involves a risky ocean challenge for a large sum of money. The guys then move into their main topic of...
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Episode 520 - The WORST Fictional Inventions We Thought Were Cool as Kids
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin kick things off by figuring out why Doug is so adverse to hanging stuff on his walls. Doug then rightfully brags to Justin about going to the dentist for the first time in over a decade and having zero cavities. Flossing FTW! This leads to a discussion on the importance of staying on top of your health as you get older. Finally the dorks arrive at the main topic of the week - the worst fictional inventions they thought were cool as kids. Our hosts go through everything from hoverboards to lightsabers, proton packs to the...
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Episode 519 - Which fictional tools would INSTANTLY be abused in real life?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin share how they spent their Thanksgivings. The dorks then discuss the uncomfortable, and oftentimes unnecessary, icebreakers that precede team meetings. Doug shares a specific instance that happened recently and how he may have misread the room. The dorks then spend a bit of time just talking about mac & cheese…deal with it. Our hosts finally make their way to the main topic, fictional tools that would instantly be abused IRL. They cover things such as the time-turner and invisibility cloak from Harry Potter, replicator...
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Episode 518 - What are some of the WORST doomsday devices in movies?
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In this episode of the Mind Gap Podcast, Doug and special co-host, Eric Drezner, dive into the world of Dungeons & Dragons, discussing favorite monsters, homebrew creations, and the challenges of DMing. They share personal experiences and the joy of friendship through gaming. The conversation then shifts to a critical analysis of doomsday devices in media, particularly focusing on the Death Star from Star Wars and the League of Shadows' fear gas plan from Batman Begins. They explore the logistics, economics, and storytelling complexities behind these iconic elements, highlighting the flaws...
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Episode 517 - Why don't movies feel REAL anymore?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin start off with a few stories. Justin enrages Doug by recounting an experience of being caught in a line of cars that stretched over a quarter mile, all waiting to get into a newly opened Raising Cane’s. After venting on the absolute absurdity of this, Doug lightens the mood with a story about how his daughter sent him her first GIF and how her sarcastic comedy chops are getting stronger. The dorks fanboy for a bit about Gunchpot’s new Dragonball Abridged series on YouTube. Even if you’re not in the Dragonball nerdom,...
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Episode 516 - What if you could reload a save point in real life?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin share which location they’d choose to haunt for eternity and how they’d mess with people as ghosts. Doug then shares a proud papa moment as he recites the first dark joke his daughter told him. The dorks move onto their main topic: what if you could reload a save point in real life? Would it kill the idea of personal growth since you no longer have to learn from mistakes? Would anyone carry regret for anything they did since they could simply reset things? Would this kind of power corrupt people? Spoiler, it absolutely...
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Episode 515 - What's the worst fictional disease you could catch?
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It’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin kick things off with two stories. Doug shares a recent interaction at the grocery store where Justice Doug took the wheel and drove directly into confrontation. Justin then jumps in with an anecdote about his recent car trade-in which just about breaks Practical Doug. All the Dougs are featured in this week’s episode! The dorks then pivot to their main topic of the worst fictional disease you could catch in real life. They go through everything from the T-Virus in Resident Evil to cordyceps from The Last of Us to Greyscale...
info_outlineIt’s time for another Mind Gap Podcast! This week, Doug and Justin explore a provocative scenario involving unexpected family dynamics and how it would likely change the way you view your parents forever. The dorks then move into their main topic - the most emotionally unprepared they’ve been for a movie or TV show. They break down moments in entertainment history that either delivered a character’s unexpected demise, betrayals, endings that didn’t feel great, and all the times they were unexpectedly taught grief when they were just trying to enjoy a movie.
Things are wrapped up with another round of the movie clip guessing game, where Doug plays clips from different movies and Justin does his best to guess which films they’re from.
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