Somewhere in time and space... we nabbed another geek LEGEND for the BRIG!

Mary Joe Pehl is a talented writer, actress and comedian who's written for TV, comics and even her 2022 memoir “Dumb Dumb Dumb: My Mother's Book Reviews”. But you probably know her as the villainous Pearl Forrester from the legendary Peabody award-winning, Emmy nominated comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000!

Mary Jo spills the hamdingers on her time with the little show that became a cult phenomenon, as well as other projects like Cinematic Titanic, The Mary Jo Pehl show and more!

Watch THE MARY JO PEHL SHOW on the Dumb Industries website!

#mysterysciencetheater3000 #MST3K #CinematicTitanic #dumbindustries #maryjopehl

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Cryptozoology is the study of hidden animals and other folkloric entities. Creatures that have been spotted from time to time, but never officially described by science.

For this episode, we read the history, poured over the first hand accounts and gathered up a slew of pop culture references for 8 such creatures. Some you know, but others may prove more elusive. So steel your nerves and keep that camera steady because Retro Ridoctopus is going cryptid hunting!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Equal parts poet, punk rocker and urban philosopher, David Baillie is the author of the acclaimed novels "What We Salvage" and "Little Bones". For this sprawling chat, he talks about what it was like growing up in a Canadian steel city in the 80s, and how the burgeoning punk scene of the day helped shape him for life.

Expect some hard hitting history and a deep dive into topics like race, tolerance, music and what happens after becoming an overnight success. And later on, Dave treats us to an incredible reading from an early chapter from "Little Bones".

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Hold onto your butts because we got dino super fan and world class CLEVER GIRL Kristin Dearborn in the backseat for this T-Rex-sized presentation! There are three Jurassic Park movies and four Jurassic Worlds, but somehow we manage to cover them all.

Raptors, spitters, sick triceratops and a slew of wonder-inducing longboys... we got them all. Spotlighting our favorite scenes, actors and pretty much every dinosaur in between from this titanic special effects laden mega franchise!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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A dino-sized COUCH BRO-OP, where 8-bit Alchemy and Parasite Steve dive into the field to unearth the 5 classic #JurassicPark games for the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis!

It doesn't matter if you choose Grant or the Raptor, either way we're covering the game play, fun factor and every species of dinosaur for the following games!

• Jurassic Park (Genesis)
• Jurassic Park: Rampage Edition (Genesis)
• Jurassic Park (SNES)
• Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues (SNES)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Genesis)

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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Nursery Rhymes are short, often musical poems for small children that most of us have known our whole lives. And while characters like Mother Goose, Humpty Dumpty and three sight-challenged mice are instantly recognizable, how often have you thought about what these seemingly innocent children's rhymes are talking about?

For this episode, we welcome back the delightful Taryn Barber (from Amalga-Mania and Acid Kitty) to chat about the strange and sometimes sinister stories that lie just under the surface of 8 classic Nursery Rhymes!

Check out Acid Kitty website for handmade artisan soaps, sugar scrubs and more!

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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This week, down in the digital darkness we call THE BRIG, we have a prolific Boston based writer, director and sometimes star of such critically acclaimed shorts as Looker, Cup of Tea and the three films in the ever expanding Vitalus Universe.

The films in this near future universe ("Subscribed", "The Rewind" and the upcoming "Proxy") warn of the potential dangers of emerging technologies that truly feel 100% POSSIBLE given our current real world trajectory. These are stories that raise uncomfortable moral quandaries while pointing out very believable ways that progress could go horribly horribly wrong.

On this episode, Diana shares a ton of stories from her career as an indie filmmaker, hellbent on making uncompromising art with a message.

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"Parasite Steve"...... AKA Steve Van Samson (read)

"8-Bit Alchemy "...... AKA Tim Krikorian (listen)

"Coopster Gold"...... AKA Justin Cooper (subscribe)

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