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Episode 95: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart from 2023-11-21T16:00
All your questions and more are answered as we say our tearful goodbyes to the Venture family. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http://jjarrett.work) for our cover art, Gwen May (https://soundcloud...
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94: Season 7 Wrap-Up from 2022-08-16T12:00
We're here, the end of the Venture Bros. for now. Hopefully. As long as that WB merger doesn't shake everything up and kill the movie. But we're going to think positive for now, and cover the DVD e...
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93: The Saphrax Protocol from 2022-08-09T18:00
Here we are at the end of the series, what was regrettably the finale before the movie was announced. It's time for the Monarch to ascend to a Level Ten villain status, and the Guild puts on a big ...
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92: The Forecast Manufacturer from 2022-08-02T15:00
A strange blizzard has overtaken New York, and the OSI and the Guild must partner up to stop the culprits: The Peril Partnership. Rusty and Billy head to the skies to stop the weather machine, whil...
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91: The Terminus Mandate from 2022-07-26T10:00
Jeremy returns to cover for Gary while he recovers from Covid, and we talk about this fun, Guild-focused episode where the Council takes on their final arches. It's a series of vignettes as they se...
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90: The Unicorn in Captivity from 2022-07-19T13:00
This week, Jeremy joins Kole to talk about a very good episode of this television show, "The Unicorn in Captivity". Rusty manages to invent teleportation, which draws the attention of unsavory char...
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Covid Plans and Apology from 2022-07-12T10:00
Hey everyone! Announcement time. Gary caught Covid-19 and circumstances conspired to make it so we can't have a show this week. To give him time to recover, we're skipping this week, and I (Kole) w...
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89: The Bellicose Proxy from 2022-07-05T17:00
A Level 1 villain has to start somewhere, and that's where the Big Villains program comes in. The Monarch steps up to take Augustus St. Cloud under his wing for his first arching, which is less an ...
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88: The Inamorata Consequence from 2022-06-28T10:00
Gwen joins us to talk about the Inamorata Consequence, an episode that follows the plotline that no one asked for: the secret romance between Agent McManus and S-464. But we do get some nice Dean m...
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87: The High Cost of Loathing from 2022-06-21T18:00
Just like every sitcom has the "learning the dangers of credit cards" episode, every cartoon must have the "rich person realizes they're broke" episode. Maybe that's just this and the Simpsons. Reg...
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86: Arrears in Science from 2022-06-14T19:00
The Morphic Trilogy draws to a close as all of our players converge on the lobby of VenTech Tower. This episode is mostly flashbacks and dream sequences, illuminating some of the most important sec...
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85: The Rorqual Affair from 2022-06-07T17:00
While the Ventures are trying to solve the curse of the haunted PROBLEM, the Monarch gets in way over his head with Wide Wale. Attempting to cinch the arching rights for Rusty gets the Monarch kidn...
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84: The Venture Bros. and the Curse of the Haunted Problem from 2022-05-31T19:00
The seventh season of the Venture Bros. is a weird one in that it begins with what is, effectively, a Venture Bros. movie known as the Morphic Trilogy. The first part, this episode, deals with an a...
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83: Season 6 Wrap-Up from 2022-05-24T19:00
This week we read your thoughts on season six of the Venture Bros., talk about the extra features on the DVD, and offer up our final summation on the show's attempt to reboot itself in New York. Sp...
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82: Red Means Stop from 2022-05-17T16:00
Season 6 comes to a screeching and awkward stop with a finale that wasn't supposed to be a finale. The Blue Morpho has one villain left to take down: the fearsome Red Death. Too bad Red Death has b...
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81: A Party for Tarzan from 2022-05-10T13:00
This episode isn't a finale, but it has strong finale energy, with its Scorsese parody style and its misdirect at the beginning... We think we will witness the death of Dr. Venture, but instead we ...
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80: It Happening One Night from 2022-05-03T10:00
It's time to witness the weirdest arching ever as Rusty goes up against the postmodern stylings of Wes Warhammer's Doom Factory. Styled after Andy Warhol's crew, they know exactly how to undo someo...
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79: Tanks for Nuthin' from 2022-04-26T10:00
The morning after can hurt, if you're running a villainy operation and one of your heavies gets popped. This episode concerns itself with the fallout from the death of Harrangutan, as Dr. Mrs. the ...
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78: Rapacity in Blue from 2022-04-19T10:00
It's time for the world to meet the Blue Morpho.... again! The Monarch takes on his alter ego in this banger of an episode, starting his quest to kill the food chain above him so he can finally arc...
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77: Faking Miracles from 2022-04-12T10:00
The Monarch is denied a chance to play with his new toys, as a subtle plot to mess with him begins. Meanwhile, Pete and Billy settle in as the R&D department at VenTech, and inadvertently torture D...
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76: Maybe No Go from 2022-04-05T10:00
Pete and Billy follow the bouncing ball all the way to New York in this focus episode that relies on some of the most obscure 80s pop music lore to date. Augustus St. Cloud has stolen Billy's prize...
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75: Hostile Makeover from 2022-03-29T10:00
The Venture Bros. does what it does best: establish a new status quo, as the family moves to Manhattan to inherit Jonas Jr.'s business and fortune. This is a real grab-bag of an episode as the Vent...
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74: Season 5 Wrap-Up from 2022-03-22T10:00
This week we read your responses about Season 5, and get ready for the big status quo changes to come. We also talk about the bonus features on the Season 5 DVD and weigh in on our first and worsts...
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73: All This and Gargantua-2 (Part 2) from 2022-03-15T10:00
We proceed Gwen-less to talk about the remainder of the Gargantua-2 special, where plots and characters collide in space to set up a new status quo. JJ is sick, the Sovereign is burning everything ...
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72: All This and Gargantua-2 (Part 1) from 2022-03-08T10:00
What goes up...? Almost every character and plotline in the show. Gargantua-2 is open for business, and J.J. Venture is nowhere to be seen. Rusty is resentful. The Monarch is looking for a new purp...
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71: The Devil's Grip from 2022-03-01T10:00
How do you break a man who's already broken? You demonstrate that he's not even worth it. The Monarch finally gets his hands on Rusty after the events of Bot Seeks Bot, and it takes him a while to ...
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70: Bot Seeks Bot from 2022-02-22T10:00
It's a great episode, we just there was more of the robot date! The hunt is on as the OSI starts tracking down leads, singling out a single member of the Guild Council: Vendata. And it just so happ...
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69: Momma's Boys from 2022-02-15T10:00
The two most unlikely subplots and characters return and collide. On one hand, "Ted" is in danger, even if "Ted" is just a talking teddy bear that once "kidnapped" Rusty, and now Hank and Dermot ar...
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68: O.S.I. Love You from 2022-02-01T10:00
If we had to name the fifth season's primary sins, they would be unnecessary closure and walking back changes to the status quo. We were pretty satisfied with how things left off with Molotov... bu...
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67: Spanakopita! from 2022-02-01T10:00
Spanakopita! It's a pie, it's a catch-phrase, it's a fake festival, it's the name of a very good episode of the Venture Bros. Rusty's life has been a never ending parade of tragedy, so his friends ...
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66: S.P.H.I.N.X. Rising from 2022-01-25T10:00
I promise that we don't do the Cobra Commander voice in this episode, although it's tempting. This episode serves a single purpose: to put S.P.H.I.N.X. to bed so the OSI can take center stage and G...
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65: Venture Libre from 2022-01-18T10:00
It starts will a villain-ge, grows to an atro-city, and then a full blown abomi-nation! Rusty is called to deal with a problem with one of the weapons he sold to the army... Venturestein has decide...
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64: What Color is Your Clean-Suit? from 2022-01-11T10:00
It's crunch time as Rusty panics to fulfill a contract he made with JJ, delivering a highly radioactive space shield no matter how many interns it costs him. Meanwhile Billy Quizboy gets his arch r...
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63: A Very Venture Halloween from 2022-01-04T16:00
A bittersweet episode about self discovery, the Venture Halloween special hits in a weird spot. It's technically supposed to be the second episode of the series, but its status as a special might m...
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62: From the Ladle to the Grave: The Shallow Gravy Story from 2021-12-28T10:00
Season 5 begins with a short little special about everyone's favorite underdog, the band that came from nowhere: Shallow Gravy. This Behind the Music-style documentary walks us through the formatio...
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61: Season 4 Wrap-Up from 2021-12-21T10:00
We wrap up the best season of the Venture Bros. yet by talking about the DVD special features, ranking our firsts and worsts, and reading your listener mail. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http:/...
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60: Operation P.R.O.M. from 2021-12-14T10:00
It'll be the most magical night of your life, when your dad hires a sex worker to dance the Cha-Cha Slide with you. The boys have graduated, and it's time for them to have their rite of passage, wh...
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59: The Silent Partners from 2021-12-07T10:00
Poor Billy Quizboy can't catch a break. Just when he thinks he's broken into the world of super science, he's kidnapped to perform ethically messy surgery again... this time for the Guild's super l...
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58: Assisted Suicide from 2021-11-30T10:00
Rusty's self preservation instinct takes a sudden and noticeable dive, and it's up to Dr. Orpheus to venture into his mind to find out what's up. Meanwhile, we see the Monarch is the cause of the t...
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57: Bright Lights, Dean City from 2021-11-23T10:00
Dean learns hard lessons about how inescapable the Venture life can be, as he heads to New York for a prestigious internship but has his dreams of independence squashed by his unthinking father. Me...
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56: Everybody Comes to Hank's from 2021-11-16T10:30
Even the most soft-boiled detective knows that some mysteries should remain unsolved. That's where Hank messes up when he starts HankCo Superworld in an effort to "get a job" after graduating from ...
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55: Any Which Way but Zeus from 2021-11-09T10:00
Sidekicks, henchmen, butlers, and scientists are being abducted all around the world, and Rusty feels left out. But he likely wouldn't have lasted at the Farm, where Zeus and his general pit the ab...
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54: Pomp and Circuitry from 2021-11-02T10:00
It's not like the boys can stay kids forever... anymore. So they graduate "high school" and get to work thinking about their future. While Rusty tries to force Dean to walk in his footsteps, Hank i...
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53: The Diving Bell vs. the Butter-Glider from 2021-10-26T10:00
The Venture Bros. returns from its mid-season break with a real banger of an episode about strange conveyances. The Monarch has a mid-life crisis and buys himself a Green Goblin-esque glider, anger...
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52: Pinstripes and Poltergeists from 2021-10-19T10:00
This mid-season finale arranges the pieces on the board, bringing Brock back and introducing our new antagonist: Monstroso. This gigantic lawyer's methods stand in stark contrast to the Monarch's p...
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51: The Better Man from 2021-10-12T10:00
This season's Orpheus focus episode is a triumph. Dr. Orpheus feels upstaged by the man who's sleeping with his ex-wife, and he sets about trying to reassert his own strength as a sorcerer and as a...
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50: Self-Medication from 2021-10-05T10:00
A therapist has died from a mysterious, potentially mythical snake bite... and that means this looks like a case for several unwell former boy adventurers! Rusty, the Hale Boys, Wonder Boy II, and ...
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49: The Revenge Society from 2021-09-28T10:00
Phantom Limb is having a rough couple of months. First he loses his girlfriend, then his job, then his mind. Now he's back, a prosthetic arm replacing one of his ghost arms, with a crack team consi...
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48: Return to Malice from 2021-09-21T10:00
How 21 got buff and mad. That's the main subject of this non-action episode of the Venture Bros. 21 goes rogue and kidnaps Hank and Dean to interrogate them about the death of his best friend, and ...
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47: Perchance to Dean from 2021-09-14T10:00
At a compound, in an around the lake with mountains coming out of the sky, Dean assumes his destiny. At least that's what Rusty hopes will happen. This excellent episode takes the clone storyline t...
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46: Handsome Ransom from 2021-09-07T10:00
The Monarch's plan to hold the boys hostage for a ransom payment is foiled by Captain Sunshine, his sometimes nemesis. What results is a fraught half hour of television that plays with rumors, joke...
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45: Blood of the Father, Heart of Steel from 2021-08-31T10:00
Season 4 opens with a weird one, as we wave bye to Brock and welcome in the Sergeant Hatred era. Brock is on the run from the OSI, planning his revenge against Hunter and Molotov, while Rusty deals...
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44: Season 3 Wrapup from 2021-08-24T10:00
This week we talk about Season 3 at large, a season of the Venture Bros. that largely concerned itself with the history of these characters and this world. It was uneven, but the highs were very hi...
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43: The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together (Part 2) from 2021-08-17T09:00
Big changes are on the way, as Brock has been burned by the OSI and the Monarch has license to arch, and possibly kill, Dr. Venture. The resulting pileup of plots and schemes is messier than we'd l...
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42: The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together (Part 1) from 2021-08-10T10:00
Join us on a high flying, globetrotting fight against international assassins, as we lurch towards the most consequential season finale so far. Brock has been burned by the OSI, and Molotov Cocktea...
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40: The Lepidopterists from 2021-07-27T10:00
Doe, Cardholder, Occupant, and Resident are reporting for duty! Satisfied Customer overslept. The Lepidopterists is J.J.'s first spotlight episode, as he grapples with understanding what it means t...
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39: Now Museum, Now You Don't from 2021-07-20T10:00
You don't spend 43 years inside a Rusty Venture without developing a few emotional problems. In Jonas Jr.'s case, his outgoing and winning personality belies the fact that he's kind of a selfish di...
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38: Tears of a Sea Cow from 2021-07-13T10:00
Hate isn't just a game for the Monarch, he has to feel it. And he'll throw away his entire career if it means he can't arch Dr. Venture. So he shoots Dr. Dugong and sets out with the boys to mess u...
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37: What Goes Down Must Come Up from 2021-07-06T10:00
We've yet to see the true extent of Jonas Venture's bastardry, but this episode gives us some of our first peeks. The Venture Compound sits atop a massive tunnel complex where forgotten experiments...
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36: Dr. Quymn, Medicine Woman from 2021-06-29T10:00
Here we have one of the more unfortunate episodes of the Venture Bros., where the family heads to the rain forest and meets one of Rusty's old acquaintances. What ensues is some really weird, scatt...
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35: The BUDDY System from 2021-06-22T10:00
Gwen Static joins us to talk about the disastrous results of Rusty trying to make a quick buck by inviting kids to the Venture Compound. The Venture Bros. takes place in a world where "boy adventur...
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34: Home is Where the Hate Is from 2021-06-15T10:00
Jeremy Greer joins us to talk about the proper introduction of Sergeant Hatred and his unorthodox arching philosophy. He seems like a big dumb doofus, but there's more going on there, and he has a ...
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33: The Invisible Hand of Fate from 2021-06-08T10:00
How many of the events in the Venture Bros. trace back to a gameshow cheating scandal? More than you'd think! Season 3 continues its exploration of backstories and origins by explaining how Billy Q...
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32: The Doctor is Sin from 2021-06-01T10:00
This episode is a series highlight that reintroduces us to the core feature of the show's main character... Rusty Venture is a failure and he's not a good person. While that's dark, there's plenty ...
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31: Shadowman 9: In the Cradle of Destiny from 2021-05-25T10:15
The Monarch and Dr. Girlfriend face a trial of sorts in this episode that sets a theme for Season 3... exploring their past as villains, henchmen, and second-in-commands. We get to see the Monarch'...
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30: Season Two Wrapup from 2021-05-18T10:00
Season 2 of the Venture Bros. has drawn to a close, with the Monarch married to Dr. Wife (nee Dr. Girlfriend, et al) and having thwarted the usurpation of the Guild by Phantom Limb. We talk about t...
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29: Showdown at Cremation Creek (Part 2) from 2021-05-11T10:00
The finale for the finale shows us the aftermath of Phantom Limb's attack on the wedding between the Monarch and Doctor Girlfriend. Brock easily takes a commanding role among the henchmen... I mean...
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Episode 28: Showdown at Cremation Creek (Part 1) from 2021-05-04T10:00
Season 2 draws to a close as the henchmen drunkenly abduct the Ventures as a wedding gift for the Monarch, who is tying the knot with Dr. Girlfriend. But Phantom Limb has some objections. Special t...
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28: Showdown at Cremation Creek (Part 1) from 2021-05-04T10:00
Season 2 draws to a close as the henchmen drunkenly abduct the Ventures as a wedding gift for the Monarch, who is tying the knot with Dr. Girlfriend. But Phantom Limb has some objections. Special t...
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27: ¡Viva los Muertos! from 2021-04-27T10:00
Jinkies and or zoinks, it's groovy! This penultimate episode of the second season introduces us to the Groovy Gang, a parody of the cast of Scooby Doo that's all mixed up with famous killers and cr...
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26: I Know Why the Caged Bird Kills from 2021-04-20T10:00
Diplomacy is the heart of one of the best episodes of this season. The Monarch has fallen into a slump, and it's up to Dr. Henry Killinger and his Magic Murder Bag to consult the archvillain back t...
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25: Guess Who's Coming to State Dinner? from 2021-04-13T10:00
In what is undoubtedly the worst episode of Season 2, the Ventures head to the White House for a ceremony honoring Bud Manstrong, who apparently heroically saved humanity while the space station Ga...
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24: Fallen Arches from 2021-04-06T10:00
Dr. Orpheus is finally getting called up to the big leagues, but he needs to bring a team with him. Enter the Order of the Triad, composed of Dr. Orpheus, Jefferson Twilight the Blackula Hunter, an...
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23: Love Bheits from 2021-03-30T18:00
If we all stick together, we can get through this one. It's... not great. The Ventures crash land into Ünterland, the apocalyptic domain of Baron Ünderbheit. He mistakes Dean for a girl, attempts t...
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22: Victor. Echo. November. from 2021-03-23T10:00
Autumn Greer joins us to talk about an episode that seems like it will be a coming-of-age tale for the Venture boys, but instead becomes a thirty date pileup as Phantom Limb and the Monarch vie for...
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21: Twenty Years to Midnight from 2021-03-16T10:00
When Brock coincidentally finds a video taped message from Jonas Venture Sr., he sets in motion a globetrotting adventure to save the world. Unfortunately for Rusty, this means they have to ask for...
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20: Escape to the House of Mummies Part II from 2021-03-09T10:00
Will Hughes joins us for the most belligerent episode of ORB yet... as we discuss Escape to the House of Mummies Part 2. We're dropped in media res into Team Venture's attempt to use a time machine...
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19: Assassinanny 911 from 2021-03-01T10:00
Zoe joins us to talk about the introduction of Hunter Gathers, Brock's mentor at the OSI. Brock is called away on a special mission, forcing him to leave the Venture family in the hands of a freela...
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18: Hate Floats from 2021-02-23T10:00
Hate Floats is an important episode because it sets up the main conflict of season 2, and establishes the Monarch as the second protagonist of the series. The Monarch, having just escaped from jail...
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17: Powerless in the Face of Death from 2021-02-16T10:00
This season premiere brings us the first of many new status quos, but not the one you expect. The boys are dead and Rusty is adrift, while Dr. Orpheus is wracked with guilt over what happened. The ...
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16: Season One Wrapup from 2021-02-09T10:00
This week we conclude the first season of the show by reflecting back on the earliest, weirdest season of the Venture Bros. We also read your thoughts on S1, and talk about the specialfeatures on t...
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15: A Very Venture Christmas from 2021-02-02T10:00
Join us for a look back at a time when Krampus wasn't old news. During production of the first season of the Venture Bros., Jackson Publick had the idea that Adult Swim could do a big Christmas spe...
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14: Return to Spider-Skull Island from 2021-01-26T10:00
Bad things happen when your body becomes uninhabitable. Rusty should have known that when he was popping all of those pills. An incident in the womb led to Rusty incubating his twin brother for 43 ...
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13: The Trial of the Monarch from 2021-01-19T10:00
When a butterfly flies too close to the sun, their buttery wings will melt. At least, they will if the Guild of Calamitous Intent sets you up. The Monarch is on trial for killing a cop, even though...
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12: Past Tense from 2021-01-12T19:45
Funerals are bad enough even if you don't have to deal with fembots. Rusty's old college friend, the robotics genius Mike Sorayama, has passed away. His funeral, though sparsely attended, reveals t...
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11: Tag Sale... You're It! from 2021-01-05T14:00
Zack Handlen joins us to talk about the standout episode of season one of the Venture Bros., where Rusty holds an ill-advised yard sale attended by every unhinged villain and super-scientist who sh...
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10: Are You There God? It's Me, Dean from 2020-12-29T18:00
This week we get acquainted with the Guild of Calamitous Intent, its stifling bureaucracy, and Rusty's Law. The Monarch is about ready to feed Team Venture to the dreaded candiru when Dean suffers ...
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9: Mid-Life Chrysalis from 2020-12-22T13:00
Things get literally Kafka-esque as the Monarch successfully turns Rusty into a caterpillar. And where is Brock in all of this? He's getting his license to kill renewed, with the help of the boys. ...
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8: Ice Station... Impossible! from 2020-12-15T10:00
Jeremy Greer joins us to talk about the episode that introduces the Impossible family, and gives us our first hangout with Pete White and Billy Quizboy. Rusty is called to participate in a think ta...
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7: Ghosts of the Sargasso from 2020-12-08T10:00
Rusty Venture's idea of living up to his father's legacy is... to scavenge his father's legacy. An experimental aircraft designed by Jonas tragically crashed into the sea, and Team Venture is on th...
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6: Eeney, Meeney, Miney... Magic! from 2020-12-01T16:00
This week we're joined by our first guest, Gwen Static, who composed our theme song! She helps us talk about a very good episode that introduces a very good character: Dr. Byron Orpheus, a tenant w...
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5: The Incredible Mr. Brisby from 2020-11-24T18:00
We'll be up front with you: this is not our favorite episode of the Venture Bros. Team Venture heads to Brisbyland at the request of the business magnate Roy Brisby, a stand-in for Walt Disney. Unf...
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4: Home Insecurity from 2020-11-17T18:00
It's a two-villain pileup on this week's ORB! Baron Ünderbheit has sworn vengeance on Rusty Venture after he shirked his duties as a lab partner. This is complicated by the fact that Monarch has al...
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3: Careers in Science from 2020-11-10T18:00
How do you follow in the footsteps of the man who built the ninth wonder of the world? Not by pissing in your own boots. The Ventures head to Gargantua-1, a massive space station, to try and make t...
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2: Dia De Los Dangerous! from 2020-11-03T10:00
The Venture Bros would take some time to blossom into the miracle it becomes, but even this episode, directly after the pilot, is a monumental leap forward. Special thanks to Joshua Jarett (http:/...
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1: The Terrible Secret of Turtle Bay from 2020-10-27T15:00
Welcome to our coverage of the worst episode of the Venture Bros.! Dr. Venture has been invited to demonstrate his newest invention at the U-nited Nations, and he's brought the boys along to get a ...
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0: The Secret Origins of the Venture Bros.! from 2020-10-20T19:00
Greeting adventurers! We are excited to welcome you to the newest show on Duckfeed.tv... ORB! It's a Venture Bros. recap podcast, hosted by Gary and Kole. We love the Venture Bros. It's one of the ...
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ORB Trailer! from 2020-10-13T11:00
Greetings! We are excited to announce ORB, a Venture Bros. recap podcast from Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross of Duckfeed.tv. Each week we will discuss a new episode of the Venture Bros., one of the...
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