Your Name is a 2016 anime movie by writer/director Makoto Shinkai. The story follows the lives of Mitsuha, a high-school student from rural Japan, and Taki, a student from Tokyo. Their lives become entangled when they mysteriously keep switching places with one another, but have trouble remembering what actually happens during the switches because when they wake up, it all feels like a dream.

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Mantis is a card game for 2-6 people ages 7 and up.

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Holes is a 2003 film that tells the story of Stanley Yelnats, a teen accused of stealing a pair of shoes and sent to a juvenile detention camp in the middle of the desert. As the movie progresses, many disparate storylines from past and present collide and resolve in this fun movie.

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This week we discuss the third and final season of the Netflix animated series Hilda. Unlike the previous seasons which were mostly episodic, the final 8 episodes tell more of a continuing story that revolve around the mysterious past of Hilda's family.

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The Netflix live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is divided into 8 episodes. Two weeks ago we discussed episodes 1 through 4, and now we're ready to talk about episodes 5 through 8.

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This week, we try out a family puzzle game called Uzzle. It is a pattern matching game for 1-4 players ages 4 and up.

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The Netflix live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender premiered on February 22, 2024, and is based on the popular Nickelodeon animated series of the same name.

The story follows Aang, the last surviving Air Nomad and the Avatar, a being with the power to bend all four elements. Awakened from a hundred-year slumber, Aang must master all the elements to bring balance to a world ravaged by war. Alongside him are the resourceful Waterbender Katara and her brother Sokka.

This week we talk about the first half of season 1, plus our usual pop-culture news and fortune cookies.

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The Lego Movie is an animated comedy film produced by Warner Bros., and was a critical success when it premiered in 2014. It tells the story of average people-pleasing construction worker Emmet, who stumbles on the fabled Piece of Resistance, an item that has been foretold to save the world from evil Lord Business and his mysterious item, the Kragle. Brimming with both humor and heart, The Lego Movie is a great film for the entire family.

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18-year old Jess wants to play soccer, but her Indian family would rather she stay home and focus more on her culture. She meets Jules, a member of a local women's soccer team, and joins the team behind her parent's backs. This is the basic plot of the 2002 dramedy Bend It Like Beckham, which was a surprise hit, and launched the career of Keira Knightley.

This week we give our thoughts about this movie, plus our usual pop-culture news and fortune cookies!

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This week we cover the ads that aired during the second half of the Superbowl. We also add our usual pop-culture references, fortunes, and announce that we've signed up for Bluesky!

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This week, we try something totally new. We ditch our usual format, and instead do a running commentary on the ads that aired during the Super Bowl.

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This week we check in with Linnea and Evan about current events in middle- and high-school, and talk about things like dances, class projects, and the like.

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Dixit is a fun game that comes with 84 beautifully illustrated cards depicting dreamlike scenes.

Each round, one person, called the story-teller, chooses one card from their hand, describes a word or phrase about that card, and places it on the table face down. The remaining players also get to choose a card from their hand that they think would match the word or phrase, and also place the card face down on the table. The cards are shuffled, revealed, and each is assigned a number.

Players then secretly vote on which card they think the storyteller played. Points are awarded to those whose cards get votes, but watch out! If too many people vote for your card, you will get no points, which is why the storyteller wants to give only vague or subtle hints about their card rather than outright revealing it.

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a 2023 stop-motion animated film by Aardman Animations, and serves as a sequel to the hit movie Chicken Run from 2000 (Not 2002, like Brian guessed on the show!)

The film features the voices for Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, and Bella Ramsey, and follows the story of our main chickens, Ginger and Rocky, as they try to save their daughter Molly from a high security poultry processing plant/prison.

The movie is currently available on Netflix.

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The four episode Netflix series Pokémon Concierge is a gentle and relaxing stop-motion animated show for families with young kids. It's cute, a bit silly, and makes us all want to visit a tropical island.

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This week, Linnea and Brian discuss the 2-player board game called Patchwork.

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Happy New Year! This week, we talk about new year's resolutions.

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We publish our show every Monday morning, and this year (2023) that happens to fall on Christmas Day. Our show this week features a few of our personal favorite memories, foods, and songs about the holiday.

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The Boy and the Heron is a 2023 animated feature from the legendary writer and director Hayao Miyazaki, and produced by Studio Ghibli. The movies tells the story of 12-year-old Mahito who, after moving to the country to escape Tokyo during the war, enters a mysterious tower at the behest of a strange talking heron.

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Author Frederick Forsyth's novella The Shepherd was published in 1975, and has been read nearly every Christmas Eve by radio host Alan Maitland on the CBC radio show As It Happens since 1979.

The Shepherd tells the story of an R.A.F. fighter pilot who encounters trouble while flying over the North Sea on Christmas Eve in the 1950s. As promised on the show, you can listen to the story on the CBC website.

The story was recently adapted for live action, and can be found on the Disney+ streaming service.

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