Podcasts by The Citadel Cafe: A Sci-Fi and Fantasy Podcast
A podcast about pop culture and sci-fi and fantasy entertainment. Hosted by Joel Duggan.
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The Citadel Cafe 472: Pass Or Play Holiday Classics from 2023-11-09T02:28:26
Joel has been to the moon watching For All Mankind, Brockett has been busy keeping up with the antics of Lois, and Clark in My Adventures With Superman, and our game of Pass Or Play returns with a ...
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The Citadel Cafe 471: Sylvie Is Loki The Worst from 2023-11-05T14:22:48
Joel, and Stephen discuss Loki, Season 2, listener email about the state of going to the movies, and the different kinds of media fighting for attention in their evenings.
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The Citadel Cafe 470: A Worthy Adversary from 2023-10-11T21:24:28
Joel, and Stephen talk books, and fonts, answer listener email about October horror films, and discuss the epic third act of Star Wars: Ahsoka. Plus, tiny German models, and huge LEGO models.
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The Citadel Cafe 469: Ahsoka from 2023-09-26T19:31:13
Joel, shares his first impressions of Starfield after about a week of playing the game before digging into the first five episodes of Ahsoka with Stephen, and drooling over a LEGO collection of ove...
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The Citadel Cafe 468: The Witcher Season 3 from 2023-08-19T13:35:12
Joel, welcomes Tadpole Milk to The Citadel Cafe to chat about Minecraft, Twitch streaming, video editing, The Witcher Season 3, and how we are all just tiny specs in the universe.
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The Citadel Cafe 467: Secret Invasion from 2023-08-09T15:32:48
Joel, and Stephen geek out about workflow organization, run down a quick list of what’s streaming in August, and attempt to unravel the Skrulls in MARVEL’s Secret Invasion. Plus, new LEGO sets!
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The Citadel Cafe 466: The Way Of Water from 2023-07-26T14:12:41
Joel, and Stephen talk Xbox Games Showcase, Starfield, Avatar: The Way Of Water, and Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse. (No Spider-Spoilers!)
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The Citadel Cafe 465: The Return Of The Timeline from 2023-07-05T20:42:20
Joel, and Stephen discuss the majority of the news coming out of Star Wars Celebration 2023, Chapter 23, and 24 of The Mandalorian Season 3, and a new UCS LEGO set is on it’s way to the studio.
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The Citadel Cafe 464: Pass-Or-Play-A-Verse from 2023-06-04T14:34:37
Joel, and Brockett run through the list of spring, and summer movies on deck for 2023, and share their excitement, hopefulness, or complete disinterest in a game of “Pass Or Play”.
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The Citadel Cafe 463: Navarro Or Bust from 2023-06-01T15:05:54
Joel, and Stephen catch up on space news, listener email, and discuss mid-season episodes of The Mandalorian, Season 3.
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The Citadel Cafe 462: The Apostate from 2023-03-31T12:43:09
Joel, and Brockett discuss Atlas Fallen, and the “monster hunter” genre of games, Inscryption on the Nintendo Switch, and the first episodes of The Mandalorian, Season 3.
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The Citadel Cafe 461: Picard The Final Season, Part 1 from 2023-03-21T15:27:44
Joel, and Alastair rank some of their favourite television series from 2022, explore brave new YouTube videos, and head into the final season of Picard at maximum warp.
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The Citadel Cafe 460: Wakanda Forever from 2023-02-24T15:26:16
Joel, and Stephen share their first impressions of the February Nintendo Direct announcements, two new LEGO sets each with an incredible amount of detail, and their full review of Black Panther: Wa...
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The Citadel Cafe: Back To The Bad Batch from 2023-01-19T01:29
Joel, and Stephen take a look at what's coming to, and potentially worth seeing on the big screen in 2023, as well as what's new this month on their screens at home, the first LEGO sets of 2023, an...
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The Citadel Cafe 458: From Our Galaxy To Yours from 2022-12-24T00:46:19
Join Joel, Alastair, Stephen, and Lou to wrap up 2022 in galactic style as they talk about new holiday specials, holiday classics, and what they’ll be watching over the break, as well as what they’...
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The Citadel Cafe 457: The Bastard Son&The Little Storm Cloud from 2022-12-01T03:52:33
Joel, and Stephen are following the blood lines of witches in The Bastard Son&The Devil Himself, and keeping up with the future in The Peripheral. Joel has also started watching the Tim Burton dire...
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The Citadel Cafe 456: A Crowning Achievement from 2022-11-24T22:35:18
Joel, and Alastair are enjoying time back in Minecraft, and discuss why some voxel based inspired games often miss the mark. Alastair has been refilling on documentaries, Joel has been engrossed in...
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The Citadel Cafe 455: Giant Evil Mega-Corp from 2022-11-03T18:23:42
Joel, and Stephen take a peak at the new trailers for Ant-man And The Wasp: Quantumania, and Avatar: The Way Of Water, then share their thoughts on The Peripheral, and Star Wars: Tales Of The Jedi.
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The Citadel Cafe 454: Quantum Peripheral from 2022-11-01T02:59:16
Joel, and Alastair travel through space, and time, to chat about the premiere of The Peripheral, the return of Quantum Leap, and what Trek fans can expect in the new seasons of Star Trek, Picard, a...
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The Citadel Cafe 453: But With Three There Is Balance from 2022-10-20T21:18:17
Joel, and Jonny chat Disney+ reconditions, a video game pick from a dark souled listener, and the final episodes of season one of The Lord Of The Rings, The Rings Of Power.
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The Citadel Cafe 452: Udûn Unleashed from 2022-10-13T17:48:58
Joel, and Stephen have a little Minecraft catch up ahead of discussing collision courses with asteroids, and their mid-season feelings on The Lord Of The Rings, The Rings Of Power. Spoilers, for ep...
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The Citadel Cafe 451: The Rings Of Power Premieres from 2022-09-14T20:51:35
Joel, and Jonny (Pixlriffs) embark on an epic discussion of The Lord Of The Rings, The Rings Of Power. Story, lore, and details [Spoilers] of the first three episodes of season one, adventurers bew...
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The Citadel Cafe 450: The She-Hulk Power Half-hour from 2022-09-08T18:22:58
Joel, and Stephen marvel at the latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope, share Rings of Power first impressions, discuss Sandman shortcomings, and smash through their thoughts on She-Hulk,...
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The Citadel Cafe 449: Halo Chronicles from 2022-08-24T20:05:46
Joel, and Ryan talk about what they’ve been playing this summer, and share their Halo Infinite multiplayer experience from a recent weekend fire team-up.
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The Citadel Cafe 448: Prey, You Have Time from 2022-08-18T19:58:01
Joel, and Stephen share their thoughts on Paper Girls, The Sandman, Uncharted, and Prey.
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The Citadel Cafe 447: A MARVELous Summer–Part 2 from 2022-08-04T23:47:05
Joel, and Stephen run through the big MARVEL trailers, and announcements coming out of San Diego Comic-Con this summer, along with a few other films, and series, that have caught their eye.
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The Citadel Cafe 446: A MARVELous Summer–Part 1 from 2022-07-29T00:36:55
Joel, and Stephen put on their MARVEL party hats and talk about how much fun they’re having watching Ms. Marvel on Disney+, and nerding out over LEGO, and other creative miniatures.
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The Citadel Cafe 445: Obi-wan Kenobi from 2022-06-30T18:40:19
Joel, and Alastair chat about Game Boy restoration, and Steam Summer Sale recommendations, then discuss the full Obi-wan Kenobi series, in a special extended episode of The Citadel Cafe.
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The Citadel Cafe 444: Games On The Horizon from 2022-06-23T14:43:14
Joel, and Ryan talk about some of the gaming news and titles coming out of the Xbox Showcase, the State of Play for Playstation, and a bit of speculation on what Nintendo may bring to the table.
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The Citadel Cafe 443: Pass Or Play Maybe Eventually from 2022-06-16T20:27:52
Joel, and Brockett run down the latest streaming releases, summer movie trailers, and anticipated series of the summer, and give their “Pass Or Play” verdict on what they’ll be watching.
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The Citadel Cafe 442: Strange New Worlds from 2022-05-19T21:31:55
Joel and Alastair engage in a full episode of Trek talk, discussing the second season of Star Trek: Picard, and the launch of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Plus, a new LEGO set that is more than m...
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The Citadel Cafe 441: Spider-man No Way Home from 2022-05-09T21:24:58
Joel and Stephen finally have a chance to share their thoughts on Spider-man No Way Home. Joel has been blasting away by Halo, and Stephen has wrapped up Moon Knight.
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The Citadel Cafe 440: First Place Games from 2022-04-29T12:55:38
Joel and Brockett answer two big listener emails asking to break down their favourite video games by decade, and share some book recommendations in the realm of sci-fy, and fantasy.
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The Citadel Cafe 439: Finch And Halo from 2022-04-12T21:56:49
Joel and Ryan discuss their sci-fi adventures watching Finch, and Halo, coupled with their battles to find consistency among the growing number of streaming services. Ryan has been playing Horizon ...
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The Citadel Cafe 438: Moon Knight from 2022-04-07T19:13:17
Joel and Stephen continue the conversation about streaming hardware before discussing first impressions of Foundation on AppleTV+, and MARVEL’s Moon Night on Disney+. Plus, Star Trek trailers, and ...
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The Citadel Cafe 437: Dune from 2022-03-31T15:05:07
Joel and Alastair talk about some of the upgrades to their home podcasting and streaming studios before sharing their thoughts on Dune, and the next LEGO Expert build that will have your heart raci...
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The Citadel Cafe 436: Turning Red from 2022-03-16T19:23:41
Joel and Brockett dig into more notable animated series, including Brockett’s top picks, then discuss Pixar’s Turning Red, which just premiered on Disney+.
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The Citadel Cafe 435: Kenobi And Picard At Tanagra from 2022-03-11T13:41:56
Joel and Alastair share their first impressions of the teaser trailers for the Obi-wan Kenobi, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, before discussing the Season 2 premiere of Star Trek: Picard.
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The Citadel Cafe 434: Vikings Valhalla from 2022-03-03T17:15:52
Joel and Stephen catch up on some fun Twitch stream antics, point out a few series being rewatched, then discuss their first impressions of Vikings: Valhalla, and another LEGO set that has scooted ...
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The Citadel Cafe 433: Back To The Bad Batch from 2022-02-25T00:32
Joel and Alastair discuss refurbished Gam Boys, the Season 1 finale of The Bad Batch, and Alastair’s first trip with Travelers. Plus LEGO on the horizon, and talking Teslas.
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The Citadel Cafe 432: The Owl House from 2022-02-16T19:54:24
Joel and Brockett discuss media consumption indecision, the premiere of Reacher on Prime Video, The Owl House on Disney+, and more LEGO Star Wars sets!
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The Citadel Cafe 431: Shootout At Mos Espa from 2022-02-09T20:15:42
Joel and Lou talk about their latest gaming experiences before unloading their thoughts on the season finale of The Book of Boba Fett.
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The Citadel Cafe 430: The Book Of Din Djarin from 2022-02-03T19:00:22
Stephen and Joel talk The Chef Show, what Critical Role has cooked up for The Legend of Vox Machina, and welcome the change of flavours swirling around The Book of Boba Fett.
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The Citadel Cafe 429: Last Dragons And Forgotten Cities from 2022-01-12T22:28:48
Lou and Joel talk about a gear shift in documentaries, Raya And The Last Dragon, The Forgotten City, and Hydraloop, a new water purification appliance for your home.
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The Citadel Cafe 428: The Book Of Boba Fett from 2022-01-06T21:55:42
Joel and Stephen kick off 2022 in a galaxy far, far away with listener email about The Clone Wars animated series, and first impressions of the new Star Wars series, The Book of Boba Fett.
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The Citadel Cafe 427: Partners, Am I Right? from 2021-12-30T15:34:33
Joel is joined by Alastair, Stephen, Ryan and James for the annual Holiday Roundtable, discussing nerdy plans for the holidays, the growth of explicit content in sci-fi and fantasy media, and the s...
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The Citadel Cafe 426: Wheel Of Time from 2021-12-28T22:45:59
Lou and Joel weave their way through rocky first impressions of The Wheel of Time on Prime Video, revisit an old holiday favourite, and share some fun LEGO and digital table top recommendations.
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The Citadel Cafe 425: Will Cowboy Bebop Rocksteady? from 2021-12-21T23:22:26
Brockett and Joel talk home entertainment tech, Black Friday, and answer an email about low-cost video games before taking a look at they first few episodes of the live action Cowboy Bebop on Netflix.
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The Citadel Cafe 424: A Very Merry Hawkeye from 2021-12-01T04:43:08
Stephen and Joel set their sights on the first two episodes of Hawkeye on Disney+, discuss viewer short attention spans, and how some brand logos are just a little off the mark.
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The Citadel Cafe 423: Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings from 2021-11-19T19:10:55
Joel is joined by Alastair and Lou to celebrate ten years of The Citadel Cafe and talk about Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, and the new trailer for Spider-man No Way Home. Plus, looking...
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The Citadel Cafe 422: Arcane, Act I from 2021-11-10T19:32:26
Lou and Joel talk about Arcane, the new Netflix animated series based on the popular video game, League Of Legends, and another show ripe with peril, Squid Game. Plus, a new four-legged LEGO set th...
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The Citadel Cafe 421: Nostalgia Resurrections from 2021-11-05T18:52:19
Stephen and Joel revisit some old, new and new again sci-fi adventures spurred by the trailers for Matrix Resurrections, The Book Of Boba Fett, and the Foundation series on AppleTV+.
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The Citadel Cafe 420: Star Trek Prodigy from 2021-10-30T15:55:35
Alastair joins Joel to talk about the premiere of Star Trek Prodigy, and some retro games and comics. Joel has been playing around with new building parts in Satisfactory, Update 5, and admiring so...
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The Citadel Cafe 419: Midnight Mass from 2021-10-20T22:47:48
Brockett and Joel talk reading habits, and the October cafe tradition #CandyOfThisDay, then sink their teeth into the Netflix original supernatural horror miniseries, Midnight Mass. (Spoilers!)
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The Citadel Cafe 418: Black Widow from 2021-10-14T21:00:01
Lou and Joel share their thoughts on indie game early access, Black Widow, and some green tech to help reduce fuel consumption.
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The Citadel Cafe 417: The Avengers Free Guy Power Up from 2021-10-08T17:34:56
Stephen and the family watched Free Guy and season two of Ted Lasso, and Joel has been playing MARVEL’s Avengers on Xbox Game Pass.
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The Citadel Cafe 416: The Bad Batch from 2021-10-06T20:12:10
Ryan and Joel talk about upcoming fall video games, then take to the stars, exploring The Bad Batch and Star Wars: Visions on Disney+.
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The Citadel Cafe 415: He-Man Re-do from 2021-09-23T20:12:21
Lou and Joel chat about fall gaming plans, Only Murders In The Building, and He-man And The Masters Of The Universe on Netflix. No, not that one, the other one.
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The Citadel Cafe 414: Instead Of What If, Why? from 2021-09-09T23:20:50
Stephen and Joel ask a lot of questions about MARVEL’s What If…? series before getting revved up about Forza Horizon 5, and new LEGO.
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The Citadel Cafe 413: Captain Carter from 2021-08-18T21:24:21
Alastair and Joel talk about MARVEL’s What If…? premiere, Hades from Supergiant Games hitting Xbox Game Pass, and Life After The Navigator.
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The Citadel Cafe 412: Transformers And The Suicide Squad from 2021-08-14T15:53:10
Lou and Joel talk about The Suicide Squad on HBO Max, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Kingdom on Netflix, and the new Valve Steam Deck.
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The Citadel Cafe 411: Ted Lasso And The Rise Of The Titans from 2021-08-11T10:42:09
Stephen steps into the cafe with some positivity, and a review of Ted Lasso, before discussing the final chapter in The Tales of Arcadia, Troll Hunters: Rise Of The Titans. Joel has been exploring ...
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The Citadel Cafe 410: Masters Of The Universe, Revelation from 2021-08-06T16:33:38
Megan Townshend pops by the cafe after a busy spring on set to talk about about Masters Of The Universe: Revelation. Plus, listener email asking about how to best get into Star Wars, and the new Gh...
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The Citadel Cafe 409: Gunpowder Milkshake from 2021-07-28T19:25:45
Alastair McFly and Joel talk Gunpowder Milkshake, the full Masters of the Universe: Revelation trailer, as well as their favourite Pixar and Disney films streaming now, and coming soon.
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The Citadel Cafe 408: Before We Leave, For All Time from 2021-07-15T19:50:47
Lou and Joel discuss the Loki Season 1 finale (SPOILERS), hexagonal tile city builder games like Before We Leave, and the latest from LEGO and Volkswagen.
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The Citadel Cafe 407: Loki Divided from 2021-07-09T01:33
Stephen and Joel bring you up to date on their Loki experience, delve further into Norse mythology in the Norwegian Netflix series Ragnarok, and share some potential flower power.
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The Citadel Cafe 406: We’re Steaming This Summer from 2021-06-30T23:03:36
Lou and Joel share some of their picks for the Steam Summer Sale, tip toe around Loki spoilers and Joel’s feelings on Episode 3, and share LEGO’s latest environmentally conscious development.
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The Citadel Cafe 405: Superman&Lois from 2021-06-17T16:14:37
Alastair joins Joel to speculate on Masters Of The Universe: Revelations, recommend hidden gems, Future Man and Sweet Tooth, and get behind the CW skin of Superman&Lois.
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The Citadel Cafe 404: The Loki Variant from 2021-06-10T15:10:37
Lou gives his first impressions of Loki on Disney+, and Joel has some content creator recommendations. Plus, The Bad Batch, a talking dog, and a scared old man just to keep it interesting.
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The Citadel Cafe 403: Jupiter’s Legacy from 2021-06-04T13:45:07
Joel and Stephen explore the superhero world of Jupiter’s Legacy, look for love across a land of monsters, and unfold thoughts on kayaking, LEGO, and cooking on a Weber kettle.
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The Citadel Cafe 402: Marvelous Plans from 2021-05-06T19:51:30
Joel and Stephen talk about the lineup of films coming to the Marvel cinematic universe starting this summer and on through 2023, and then take a stroll down mutant memory lane.
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The Citadel Cafe 401: Captain America And The Winter Soldier from 2021-05-04T21:27:31
Brockett and Joel answer listener email about what creative inputs make or break a film before devoting the episode to talking about The Falcon And The Winter Soldier and the season finale.
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The Citadel Cafe 400: Invincible from 2021-04-29T02:16:48
Joel and Lou celebrate 400 episodes in true geeky style talking about everything from Stardew Valley and Trial Of Fire, to The Falcon And The Winter Soldier and Invincible.
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The Citadel Cafe 399: The Falcon And The Winter Soldier from 2021-04-21T12:16:53
Stephen and Joel discuss the first three episodes of The Falcon And The Winter Soldier. There be spoilers! Stephen also binge watched Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Yes, all of it.
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The Citadel Cafe 398: Dragon’s Blood from 2021-04-09T15:04:12
Megan is finally catching up on Star Trek: Picard, while Joel actually has an anime series to recommend, DOTA: Dragon’s Blood, and is enjoying his time in Satisfactory Update 4. Plus, light first i...
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The Citadel Cafe 397: The Scarlet Witch from 2021-03-18T16:26:26
Lou and Joel discuss the series finale of WandaVision, and where they think the Marvel universe is taking us next. Plus, preparing for Satisfactory Update 4 and keeping a keen eye on Kena: Bridges ...
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The Citadel Cafe 396: White Vision from 2021-03-12T16:41:55
Stephen and Joel talk about racing through their weekends in Forza Horizon 4 and Mario Kart 8, then slow down to discuss WandaVision episodes 6, 7 and 8.
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The Citadel Cafe 395: Cybersix from 2021-02-26T15:34:45
Megan and Joel exchange tech woes, and look back at into Cybersix, a Canadian animated series from over twenty years ago. Plus, Perseverance on Mars!
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The Citadel Cafe 394: Living That Xbox Life from 2021-02-18T23:08:42
Ryan Murphy stops by the cafe to talk all things Xbox with Joel. Starting with Destiny 2 new player onboarding, and game play, speeding through Forza Horizon 4, enjoying platformers like Ori And Th...
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The Citadel Cafe 393: Is Destiny 2 For You? from 2021-02-12T20:20:20
Lou and Joel talk about managing tech in the studio, and the value in home renovation shows like Ask This Old House, before breaking down introducing new players to sci-fi shooter Destiny 2, and th...
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The Citadel Cafe 392: Do Not Attempt To Adjust The Picture from 2021-02-04T20:13:47
Stephen and Joel discuss the shifting pace of WandaVision, analyzing key events from the first four episodes, and how they think the story ties into the larger MARVEL cinematic universe.
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The Citadel Cafe 391: 4K See You from 2021-01-28T18:35:50
The new living room set up is live! Joel talks about 4K content, TV settings, and what games are on deck from Xbox Game Pass. Megan helps answer some nerdy listener email, and has some questions ab...
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The Citadel Cafe 390: WandaVision from 2021-01-21T18:12:55
Brockett and Joel discuss the boredom, confusion and potential of WandaVision on Disney+, suggest a viewing order for the Star Wars saga to a listener, and pop by Kim’s Convenience on CBC.
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The Citadel Cafe 389: Why is TikTok? from 2021-01-15T18:06:28
Joel and Megan answer listener email about non-nerdy things they still nerd out over, and discuss the ins, outs and nerdier side of TikTok.
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The Citadel Cafe 388: Wolfwalkers And Furry Detectives from 2021-01-07T20:44:44
Joel welcomes StephenESC to The Citadel Cafe as a regular co-host in the first episode of the new year where they discuss Detective Pikachu, Wolfwalkers, and Oxygen Not Included.
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The Citadel Cafe 387: Hyperspace Jump To 2021 from 2020-12-31T17:18:26
In the Part II of the annual nerdy roundtable, Brockett, Megan and Lou talk about their nerdy highlights from 2020, and what they’re looking forward to in 2021 in everything from the Disney+ announ...
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The Citadel Cafe 386: Next Year In A Galaxy Far Far Away from 2020-12-18T16:46:51
Joel welcomes guests Ryan, Alastair, Stephen, and James to talk about their nerdy highlights from 2020, what nerdom they’re looking forward to in 2021, and the bantha sized content droppings from t...
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The Citadel Cafe 385: The Great British Bake Off from 2020-12-11T18:15:31
Lou shares his thoughts on Ready Player Two, and The Great British Bake Off, which is a nice treat compared to Joel’s experience watching Shazam!
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The Citadel Cafe 384: Alita Battle Ending from 2020-12-08T20:00:09
Megan is catching up on Adventure Time, and has started a new vlog series. Joel is dipping his toe into Schitt’s Creek and finally watched Alita: Battle Angel before trying to get into The Queen’s ...
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The Citadel Cafe 383: Star Trek Discovery Season 3 from 2020-11-26T16:53:42
Joel is joined by Alastair and James for a roundtable discussion about Star Trek Discovery, touching on where the show has been, and how the story is moving forward in Season 3. Plus, at home arcad...
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The Citadel Cafe 382: The WestWorld Gambit from 2020-11-12T20:22:24
Lou Page is escaping the chaos of AMC’s The Walking Dead everything in the mystical. modern fantasy crime novel, Rivers of London. Joel has been catching up on WestWorld, Season 3, and along for th...
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The Citadel Cafe 381: Brave Blue World from 2020-11-05T21:36:07
Megan drops in from the top rope to talk about GLOW and update us on how she’s faring in Spiritfarer. Joel dove into the worlds water crisis in the Brave Blue World documentary, and has plans to up...
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The Citadel Cafe 380: Next Gen Consoles from 2020-10-29T21:00:56
Ryan Murphy joins Joel to talk about Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix, as well as the upcoming Xbox Series X, Playstation 5, and how even casual gamers can access a lot of next gen content. Don't miss...
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The Citadel Cafe 379: Books To Film And Borderlands 3 from 2020-10-22T23:57:21
Joel and Brockett discuss what favourite book they’d like to see turned into a film or series before diving into some Halloween themed recommendations and Joel’s first gun fights of Borderlands 3.
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The Citadel Cafe 378: Bourne Again from 2020-10-14T19:45:45
Lou and Joel talk spooks, Halloween and spies. Joel rewatched the Bourne films and Lou is happy as a Gilmore about Hubie Halloween.
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The Citadel Cafe 377: Enola Holmes from 2020-10-08T20:58:38
Megan and Joel discuss the Netflix original film, Enola Holmes. Joel has been hitting some bugs in No Man’s Sky, and Megan has been hugging more spirits in Spiritfarer.
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The Citadel Cafe 376: Spiritfarer Hugs from 2020-10-01T23:39:26
Megan and Joel talk chill games like No Man’s Sky and Spiritfarer, and hitting nostalgic, comfort films like The Lord of The Rings.
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The Citadel Cafe 375: Early WandaVision from 2020-09-23T00:02:25
Megan and Joel answer listener email about next gen consoles and streaming on Twitch, then discuss the new trailer for WandaVision, the Emmys, and new-to-Megan anime.
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The Citadel Cafe 374: Super Magical Voice Acting from 2020-09-16T20:26:29
Brockett shares his thoughts of the new Avengers video game and Joel has finished Wizards, Tales of Arcadia. Plus, the trailer for The Mandalorian, Season 2.
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The Citadel Cafe 373: Magic, Murder And Mario from 2020-09-09T23:08:55
Lou and Joel discuss the pacing problems of The Witcher and 3BELOW Season 2, while looking ahead to Wizards, Tales of Arcadia. Lou takes a trip back in time with The Alienist and Joel shares fun Ma...
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The Citadel Cafe 372: Recorded By Arizal from 2020-09-03T00:09:02
Joel is definitely more excited about the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series than he is about finishing the second seasons of 3BELOW or American Gods and Megan helps shed some light on a listener ema...
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The Citadel Cafe 371: The Darker Cut from 2020-08-27T20:27:52
Megan and Joel discuss the trailers for The Batman and Justice League: The Snyder Cut and some of the other news from the DC Fandom event. Plus, Megan shares a pilot for a sharp new adult animated ...
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The Citadel Cafe 370: Assemble And Transform from 2020-08-19T23:20:02
Brockett breakdown his DC Universal trial month, and looks ahead to smashing buttons on the full release of the upcoming Avengers game after playing the beta. Joel has been watching Transformers: W...
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The Citadel Cafe 369: Wizards And Astronauts from 2020-08-12T23:57:51
Lou, now Violette’s dad, is back to talk about Wizards, Tales of Arcadia and Scooby Doo, Mystery Incorporated. Joel has his eyes on other building and exploration games and has a podcast recommenda...
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The Citadel Cafe 368: Upload To The Loop from 2020-08-06T18:12:20
Ryan Murphy downloads to the show to talk about Upload and Tales From The Loop, Joel has been watching some new streamers on Twitch, plus listener email and we have a teenage, mutant, ninja art pick.
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The Citadel Cafe 367: Spirited Away from 2020-07-21T20:14:51
Megan and Joel have a summer catch up and talk about some of the latest releases to hit Netflix like The Old Guard, and Spirited Away.
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The Citadel Cafe 366: Bring Back Story Shooters from 2020-06-25T14:01:34
Megan and Joel talk playlists, Satisfactory YouTube channel recommendations, and Megan’s replay of the Mass Effect series… and that’s not The Half Of It.
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The Citadel Cafe 365: Satisfactory Music Choices from 2020-06-18T21:38:34
Brockett and Joel discuss satisfying social media with pancakes, progress in Satisfactory the video game, and what music has been satisfying their ears lately.
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The Citadel Cafe 364: Birds Of Prey from 2020-06-11T15:40:43
Lou swoops in to rave about Birds Of Prey as he gets ready for some real life girl power next month. Joel has been playing Minecraft Dungeons and discovered a healthy fear of faeries, thanks to J. ...
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The Citadel Cafe 363: Spider-man&She-Ra from 2020-06-03T23:51:16
Megan stops by the cafe to share her epic princess power trip with She-Ra while Joel is on a Euro-trip with Spider-man, Far From Home.
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The Citadel Cafe 362: 30 Years Back To The Future from 2020-05-29T21:58:09
Alastair McFly and Joel get the podcast up to 88 miles an hour and time travel Back To The Future, discussing the iconic trilogy celebrating its 30th anniversary.
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The Citadel Cafe 361: Clone Wars Season 7–Part I from 2020-05-20T18:30:36
Brockett and Joel chat about Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Season 7, (Spoiler free. First impressions.) and discuss more Star Wars lore from listener email.
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The Citadel Cafe 360: Shudder At Home from 2020-05-14T16:22:59
Lou is back again with recommendations for stay-at-home horror enthusiasts and kind hearted millionaires. Joel rewatched The Rise of Skywalker and has been wondering around Azeroth during The Third...
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The Citadel Cafe 359: Jurassic Badass from 2020-05-08T20:14:44
Lou is here to take the kink out of stand up comedy routines as old as fossils while Joel, as promised, has watched the rest of the Jurassic film franchise.
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The Citadel Cafe 358: Animal Crossing New Horizons from 2020-04-24T18:26:15
Get comfortable in your brand new office chair because Megan is here to cultivate, renovate, educate, and turn a turnip profit with Animal Crossing, one of the most popular games on the planet righ...
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The Citadel Cafe 357: The Borderlands of Jurassic Park from 2020-04-15T22:21:18
Brockett finally reveals his full Nerd Mount Rushmore! Joel is living in the past, twenty-seven years - give or take one hundred and fifty million - while Brockett is on the run for the Borderlands 3.
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The Citadel Cafe 356: Onward from 2020-04-09T13:44:47
Lou has been spending a lot of time in Persona 5 Royal and is here to educate our mind palaces and Joel has been on an epic adventure along side two elf brothers in Pixar’s Onward.
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The Citadel Cafe 355: Picard Part II from 2020-04-07T13:44:49
Alastair McFly beams aboard to discuss the full season, and season finale of Star Trek: Picard. Plus, Some Good News and daily sonnets.
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The Citadel Cafe 354: Hooked On Dungeons&Dragons from 2020-03-25T20:53:35
Joel is joined by Jonny (Pixlriffs) and Megan for a Dungeons&Dragons roundtable where they talk about new Dungeon Master Jonny’s first steps in the table top experience and Megan’s stories of Adven...
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The Citadel Cafe 353: Castlevania and Carbon from 2020-03-13T19:55
Lou is here to let you know that Castlevania on Netflix does not suck but you’ll have to make up your own mind on the latest Altered Carbon. Joel has art book picks from Derek Laufman and Jake Parker.
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The Citadel Cafe 352: Titans Season 2 from 2020-03-05T00:50:11
Megan is back to have a spoiler filled discussion with Joel about Titans, Season 2, Brockett submits an email request to rank our favourite villain actors, and LEGO has proclaimed, this is the way.
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The Citadel Cafe 351: The World Building Rabbit Hole from 2020-02-27T02:18:59
Megan is here for a different kind of episode where she chats with Joel about Twitch streaming and tech, fantasy world building and what four fictional characters would make it on to our nerd unive...
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The Citadel Cafe 350: Stomach Giggles Bro from 2020-02-20T16:49:08
Brockett catches up with the cafe water cooler talk, chiming in with some additional thoughts on Star Wars Rebels, The Clone Wars, and where the Star Wars universe may take us next. Joel has found ...
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The Citadel Cafe 349: Locke And Key from 2020-02-13T17:38:03
Lou is back with a tale of a recent trip and his thoughts on Locke and Key on Netflix. Joel has returned to The Expanse and has a space themed LEGO set to share.
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The Citadel Cafe 348: Star Trek: Picard from 2020-02-07T13:59:06
Alastair and Joel discuss the first three episodes of Star Trek: Picard and the stark difference in writing between the CW “Arrowverse” and Titans on Netflix. Plus, baby yoda email.
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The Citadel Cafe 347: Star Wars: Rebels from 2020-01-29T22:28:16
Megan and Joel kick off the show with listener email about geekdom gatekeepers and the Black Widow teaser trailer before letting loth wolves guide them through the final season of of Star Wars: Reb...
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The Citadel Cafe 346: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker from 2020-01-25T20:38:42
The long awaited conversation about Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is here. Joel is joined by Pixlriffs to try to dissect the complicated opinions about Episode IX. Plus, a full look at The Manda...
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The Citadel Cafe 345: The Empire and The Vampire from 2020-01-16T23:43:53
Megan sinks her teeth into the original Netflix take on Dracula while Joel grabs his blaster and heads off to take on Grand Admiral Thrawn in Star Wars: Rebels. Plus, City Trees green tech out of G...
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The Citadel Cafe 344: The Witcher from 2020-01-08T22:01:54
Megan is here to kick off the new year with stories of epic digital feline fails in Cats, The Witcher has watched Joel, no wait, that goes the other way around. New Star Wars coming to Disney+ afte...
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The Citadel Cafe 343: One Nerdy Decade from 2019-12-19T18:46:40
It’s time for the annual holiday roundtable! Joel is joined by Ryan Murphy, Brockett Vola, Megan Townshend and Alastair McFly to chat about avoiding Star Wars spoilers, holiday plans and our nerdy ...
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The Citadel Cafe 342: Disco Elysium from 2019-12-12T15:54:42
Lou has his Knives Out, ready to talk about his endurance in Disco Elysium, Joel has been checking off The Black List, Season 5, and Lou is adding an expansion pack.
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The Citadel Cafe 341: The Dragon Prince III, Part II from 2019-12-06T22:15:21
Joel is joined by Stephen Sharkey-Chouinard to fully dissect the third season of The Dragon Prince. [Definitely Spoilers!]Stephen has a new webcomic, Big Salty Pond, and Joel is a bit frustrated wi...
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The Citadel Cafe 340: The Dragon Prince III from 2019-11-27T22:09:32
Joel is only two episodes in, but Megan is here to discuss The Dragon Prince, Season 3 [No Spoilers]and how it compares to previous seasons. Joel is still flying high in No Man’s Sky, despite some ...
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The Citadel Cafe 339: Watching Watchmen from 2019-11-22T02:21:15
Brockett is here to talk about the noir experience of watching Watchmen on HBO. Joel has launched a lean-back an adventure in No Man’s Sky and while he’s not king of the cosmos (yet) The Crown is r...
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The Citadel Cafe 338: The Mandalorian+ from 2019-11-14T15:04:41
Lou joins Joel to talk about the launch of Disney+ in the US and Canada, first impressions of The Mandalorian [NO SPOILERS] and what to expect from Steam sales heading into the holidays.
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The Citadel Cafe 337: Hellboy Hath No Fury from 2019-11-06T22:58:17
Megan is back and seeing double Paul Rudd in Living With Yourself. Joel went to hell and back in Hellboy (2019) but has no bones to pick about a new LEGO Ideas play set.
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The Citadel Cafe 336: Behind The Table At Hal-Con from 2019-10-30T20:12:45
Megan and Joel spend the episode talking about the fun-filled weekend at the Hal-Con sci-fi and fantasy convention this past weekend. From behind the vendor table to connecting with other content c...
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The Citadel Cafe 335: American Gods of Candy from 2019-10-17T15:47:02
Brockett keeps the confection flowing with #CandyOfThisDay 2019, Joel talks American Gods - like Kevin Feige - and Brockett slashes through some quick horror hits. Thunderbolt and lightning, very, ...
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The Citadel Cafe 334: Megan of Medan from 2019-09-18T20:39:22
Megan has ‘little hope’ for the future of The Dark Pictures Anthology after her review of Man of Medan. (Spoilers!) Joel is feeling a little ill after hanging with The Boys on Amazon Prime Video. W...
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The Citadel Cafe 333: Crawling Down Carnival Row from 2019-09-11T21:11:45
Joel has been whisked away to Carnival Row and the creation myths behind World of Warcraft Chronicle. Lou has some serious thoughts about zombies, alligators, and… a fried chicken dating simulator....
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The Citadel Cafe 332: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance from 2019-09-04T16:40:42
Megan is back to share her experience performing in the Halifax Fringe Festival in the play, Safe, while Joel has been adventuring in the immersive and imaginative world of Thra in The Dark Crystal...
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The Citadel Cafe 331: World of Warcraft Classic from 2019-08-28T20:05:52
Megan joins Joel to wax nostalgic about Teldrassil and early adventures in Elwyn Forest, wondering if they have the time to get back into World of Warcraft Classic. Megan raises her Sword of Protec...
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The Citadel Cafe 330: Back Into The Expanse from 2019-08-23T14:14:15
Alastair stops by the cafe to talk about The Orville and the future of our beloved Spider-man. Joel has returned to The Expanse and has some Canadian conservation news to share before we all get su...
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The Citadel Cafe 329: No Man’s Sky Beyond from 2019-08-15T15:11:57
Lou is back from vacation to talk about The Boys, currently on Amazon Prime, Joel is excited about the new No Man's Sky Beyond release and is working on his own pre-launch sequence, building a new PC.
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The Citadel Cafe 328: Another Life from 2019-08-08T00:00:03
Joel and Megan discuss real life hoverboards, Another Life on Netflix, Safe in the Halifax Fringe Festival, and LEGO tree houses.
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The Citadel Cafe 327: Comic-Con 2019 from 2019-07-24T23:56:49
Megan and Joel talk about a ton of great, nerd news coming out of San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend and barely scratch the surface. Star Trek: Picard, The Witcher, The Dark Crystal, Top Gun: Ma...
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The Citadel Cafe 326: 3 Below 2 from 2019-07-17T17:04:09
Megan pulls up a chair in the cafe to beat the heat and talk about Euphoria, and her personal project The Heir of Keldonan. Joel has been out hiking but enjoying some down time with 3 Below, Season...
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The Citadel Cafe 325: Stranger Things 3 from 2019-07-12T00:46:28
Lou the adventurer pulls up a chair at the cafe to talk about Pathfinder: Kingmaker and the many paths of Gloomhaven. Joel has been watching Stranger Things 3 (NO SPOILERS) and enjoying independent...
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The Citadel Cafe 324: Brooklyn from 2019-07-03T19:27:47
Megan is back to talk about cyborgs and cringe worthy eighteenth century Scotland. Joel has been wrestling with werewolves and vampires but also enjoying trip to Brooklyn.
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The Citadel Cafe 323: Good Omens from 2019-06-26T23:20:14
After some doom and gloom about climate change, Megan and Joel lighten the mood and talk about Good Omens on Amazon Prime, John Mulaney on Netflix, and Liziqi on YouTube.
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The Citadel Cafe 322: The Age of Adeline from 2019-06-20T03:20:02
Brockett Vola is here with another list for Pass or Play as we share first impressions of upcoming film and television. Joel stops time to talk about The Age of Adeline and Brockett has books and a...
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The Citadel Cafe 321: The Will of E3 from 2019-06-13T13:49:34
Lou and Joel talk about the news on games and gaming related services coming out of E3 this week. Lou has been watching the DC spinoff series, Doom Patrol and Joel has been taking lessons in Practi...
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The Citadel Cafe 320: Avengers Endgame from 2019-05-29T21:35:14
Megan and Joel are joined by Jonny (Pixlriffs) as they shrink their thoughts on Avengers: Endgame into a single podcast.
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The Citadel Cafe 319: The Iron Throne from 2019-05-23T15:24:37
And now our watch has ended. Megan and Joel sit down to try to digest the season and series finale of Game of Thrones. It’s a sad day on The Citadel Cafe, but not for the reasons it should be.
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The Citadel Cafe 318: The Bells from 2019-05-15T17:27:30
Lou swoops in to try to talk Joel back from the edge of madness as they discuss the penultimate episode of Game of Thrones.
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The Citadel Cafe 317: The Last of the Starks from 2019-05-08T13:09:20
Megan Townshend is here to dissect the fourth episode of Game of Thrones this season "The Last of the Starks". They say if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all, but that w...
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The Citadel Cafe 316: The Long Night from 2019-05-01T02:58:50
Ryan Murphy is here to share his thoughts on one of the most pivotal episodes of Game of Thrones to date, Joel shares his, likely unpopular opinions, and we talk about where we think Westeros is h...
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The Citadel Cafe 315: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms from 2019-04-24T20:57:37
Megan is back and here to talk a bit about YouTube and growing media communities before we move on to discuss the themes, character development, and prelude to the Battle of Winterfell in Episode 2...
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The Citadel Cafe 314: Winterfell from 2019-04-19T18:17:45
Brockett and Joel unpack the season premiere of the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones. Full of spoilers, theories, praise and criticism as we begin to see story threads tie together.
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The Citadel Cafe 313: Our Planet from 2019-04-10T20:50:54
Lou is here to share his love for The Rookie and chime in on Love, Death + Robots, while Joel is here to proclaim his love of the Netflix documentary series, Our Planet. Plus, a bonus Barista Cut a...
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The Citadel Cafe 312: Love, Death + Robots Part 2 from 2019-04-03T19:55:05
Taudriel is back in the cafe to talk about more Love, Death + Robots, plus what she's been playing on Twitch and a few thoughts on VR.
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The Citadel Cafe 311: Love, Death + Robots from 2019-03-29T18:04:03
Humans Megan and Joel discuss some of the shorts from the Netflix original animated anthology Love, Death + Robots. Hold on to your lug nuts, this episode is definitely not safe for work!
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The Citadel Cafe 310: Spring Preview Probe from 2019-03-25T23:23:59
Alastair McFly joins Joel to talk trailers as we take a look at some of the biggest films and series currently playing or coming soon to a screen of your choosing.
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The Citadel Cafe 309: Captain Marvel from 2019-03-14T13:00:05
Lou and Joel give their spoiler free thoughts on Captain Marvel. Lou gets dramatic about A Million Little Things and Joel wants to have an efficient existence in Satisfactory. Be sure to check out ...
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The Citadel Cafe 308: Harry And Hermione from 2019-03-06T22:12:42
After a rant about the technical difficulties of being a content creator, Megan and Joel have a long discussion about the latter half of the Harry Potter film series, The Order of the Phoenix, The ...
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The Citadel Cafe 307: Ralph Breaks The Internet from 2019-02-27T22:04:55
Megan is back to talk a little Minecraft research and share her first impressions of The Dragon Prince while Joel finally saw - and loved - Ralph Breaks the Internet. Plus, Patreon and Twitch strea...
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The Citadel Cafe 306: The Dragon Prince II from 2019-02-20T23:14:26
Megan and Joel talk Dungeons and Dragons and reminisce about their favourite MMOs. Joel has been watching The Dragon Prince, Season 2 and Megan has been watching The Umbrella Academy.
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The Citadel Cafe 305: LEGO Batman Does It Better from 2019-02-06T18:52:23
Megan is back to talk about Carmen Sandiego and Swtiched, on Netflix and Joel is oddly half way through two very different films, First Man and LEGO Batman.
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The Citadel Cafe 304: Titans from 2019-01-30T22:12:30
Megan Townshend is back to tear apart Titans on Netflix. Spoilers ahead! Joel tried to watch Ready Player One and thinks everyone should follow Erin Sullivan, @ErinOutdoors, on Instagram.
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The Citadel Cafe 303: Inmost Education from 2019-01-23T21:46:15
Megan is here to talk Sex Education, the Netflix show. (NSFW warning!) Joel lands harder on Lando on a second viewing of Solo, A Star Wars Story, and has just discovered Inmost, an spooky looking, ...
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The Citadel Cafe 302: Bumbling Into The Spider-Verse from 2019-01-17T23:18:08
Lou web slings his way into convincing you that Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse is worth seeing twice, and that Bumblebee is a safe bet while Joel shares his initial thoughts on the first episode...
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The Citadel Cafe 301: 3BELOW from 2019-01-11T17:58:58
Joel and Stephen take a look at 3Below: Tales of Arcadia, the latest instalment of the trilogy of animated series from DreamWorks and Guillermo Del Toro. Plus, Hytale is coming and Joel shares a fr...
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The Citadel Cafe 300: Favourites and Future Past from 2018-12-20T20:47:26
Celebrating 300 episodes with a full house! Brockett, Megan, Ryan and Lou are here to talk about our favourite geeky entertainment form the past year, and what we are all looking forward to in 2019.
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The Citadel Cafe 299: Captain Endgame from 2018-12-14T23:15:21
Lou and Joel look forward to the light at the end of the winter darkness with the release of new trailers for Avengers: Endgame and Captain Marvel.
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The Citadel Cafe 298: Cyberfunk from 2018-12-06T17:54:33
John Funk regenerates into the cafe to talk about everything from Alita: Battle Angel anime and our cyberpunk futures to our hopes for Ralph Breaks The Internet and Joel saw Incredibles 2.
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The Citadel Cafe 297: Everything The Light Touches from 2018-11-29T00:33:19
Megan and Joel discuss how their Christmas concerns have become adult and boring, then move on to more cheerful topics like the dark ages and The Last Kingdom and the new trailer for the "live acti...
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The Citadel Cafe 296: Shetland Nine-Nine from 2018-11-22T21:11:04
Megan is here to talk about how Brooklyn Nine-Nine balances comedy and social commentary while Joel is investigating crime in Scotland with Series 2 of Shetland. And, Mickey Mouse turned 90!
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The Citadel Cafe 295: Battle Angels and Outlaw Kings from 2018-11-15T17:33:53
You're it! Lou is here to talk about a high octane take on a childhood staple in the comedy, Tag. Joel took a trip through history on Netflix with the Outlaw King. Plus the new trailer for Alita Ba...
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The Citadel Cafe 294: Busting Ghostbusters from 2018-11-08T01:02:19
With Halloween behind them, Megan and Joel ain't scared of no ghosts! A review of the most recent Ghostbusters film from 2016 as well as a look back to the original Ghostbusters from 1984 which Joe...
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The Citadel Cafe 293: The Chilling Adventures of Hal-Con from 2018-10-31T22:45:50
From behind the table selling art to cosplay and walking the convention floor, Megan and Joel spend most of the show talking about Hal-con then share thoughts and feelings on Daredevil Season 3 and...
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