Best Neil Sometimes David Podcasts (2025)

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Top Gun (1986) 1:03:21

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Send us a text Eric, Neil and David feel the need, the need for speed, as they talk about the blockbuster movie from 1986, Top Gun. We talk about the movie's legacy and all the movies "inspired" by it. We also talk about the amazing year in movies what was 1986.By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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#103 Rhett McLaughlin - Why I Left Christianity 1:52:59

8d ago1:52:59

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Rhett McLaughlin is a comedian best known for creating the internet’s most-watched daily talk show, Good Mythical Morning along side Link Neal; their award-winning weekly podcast The pair also host a weekly podcast, Ear Biscuits; and the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality.…

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Final Destination 2 (2003) 1:01:18

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Send us a text Neil is back this week. He joins Eric and David to talk about the second installment of the infamous Final Destination series. The movie that made people steer clear of lumber trucks forever! Avoid dangerous things and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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Dressed to Kill (1980) 59:23

16d ago59:23

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Send us a text Neil is off this week, so its left to Eric and David to talk about the controversial thriller from the early 80's. Brian De Palma set out to shock audiences when he made this movie, and somewhat succeeds. Grab your homemade mace and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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#102 David Deutsch - You're Not Smarter Than a Caveman 1:55:29

21d ago1:55:29

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David Deutsch is a British physicist at the University of Oxford, often described as the "father of quantum computing". He is a visiting professor in the Department of Atomic and Laser Physics at the Centre for Quantum Computation in the Clarendon Laboratory of the University of Oxford. (Wikipedia)

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Episode 18: Ep. 14 Daily Nightly/Love Is Only Sleeping 53:33

21d ago53:33

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The Summer of Love has begun and psychedelia is in the air. This episode features two songs that were recorded on June 19, 1967 and which reflect the trippiness that defined the moment. Two of the players on these tracks had spent the previous days and nights at the Monterey Pop Festival and somehow still retained enough brain cells to be at the st…

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The Host (2006) 59:18

23d ago59:18

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Send us a text Monster month concludes a week late with this amazing movie from 2006, The Host. Part political commentary, family drama and Kaiju flick, this movie is a must see example of Korean Cinema. Eric and Neil and David all enjoyed it. Grab a bowl of spicy ramen and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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#101 Brian Greene - String Theory, Fine Tuning, and Divine Design 1:20:29

26d ago1:20:29

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Brian Greene is a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia University, director of its centre for theoretical physics, and the chairman of the World Science Festival. He is best known for his work on string theory, especially in his book “The Elegant Universe”, which turns 25 this year.

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Practical AI coding - lessons learned - Jim+Tim 40:11

26d ago40:11

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Tim & Jim discuss what they've learned trying to use AI tools such as github, gpt, windsurf, claude etc to write code in small and large projects, open and closed source. Jim: luxagen.com RotKraken rkd Vibe coding obama meme David just5mins Windsurf referer link for bonus credits cursor vs windsurfBy Tim Abell

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Wolfgang Flür (Kraftwerk) 43:58

1M ago43:58

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Wolfgang Flür was born in Frankfurt in 1947 but moved to Düsseldorf in the early ‘50s, which has been home ever since. As a young man he played in the band The Sprits Of Sound, and studied to be an architect, hoping to get into interior design. Wolfgang joined Kraftwerk in 1973 and plays on one of the most remarkable album runs in pop music history…

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Why is reading bad code so painful?! 19:12

1M ago19:12

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From the blog - https://0x5.uk/2025/01/31/why-is-reading-bad-code-so-painful/ David's just-five-mins podcast - https://www.justfivemins.com/ ps, when I said "Increased heart attack" I meant to say "Increased heart rate" 🤕 😆 - but maybe bad code does lead to increased heart attack, so a Freudian slip?!…

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#100 Philosopher Shootout - 16 Thinkers, Ranked (With Joe Folley) 3:08:47

1M ago3:08:47

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For episode 100 of Within Reason, I'm joined by Joe Folley, from the YouTube Channel "Unsolicited Advice", to tackle a completely arbitrary and ridiculous tournament of thinkers, each of whom are to some degree relevant to the show. Joe graduated from Cambridge University with an MPhil in Philosophy, specialising in logic, in 2023.…

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Anaconda (1997) 55:19

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Send us a text Welcome to the Jungle! Eric, Neil and David talk about the cheese filled snake movie from the late 90's, Anaconda. Watch as John Voight chews up every scene he is. Watch a pre wowified Owen Wilson. Grab your bug spray and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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#99 Penn Badgley - My Religious Conflicts With Playing a Killer 1:56:27

1M ago1:56:27

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Penn Badgley is an actor best known for his roles in Netflix’s You and the popular drama series Gossip Girl. He is less known as a podcaster and member of the Baháʼí Faith, a religion which teaches that there is a historical unity between major world religions and their prophets, having itself developed out of a branch of Twelver Shia Islam in the …

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Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) 59:47

1M ago59:47

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Send us a text David returns! He joins Eric and Neil to talk about one of the best Kaiju movies of all time, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe. Gamera has always been seen as the off brand Godzilla, but that perception was changed with this quick paced and action packed monster movie. Grab some turtle wax and join us!…

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Wendy James (Transvision Vamp) 37:42

2M ago37:42

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Wendy James is tied up with some of my earlier memories of music. She fronted the band Transvision Vamp, who were hard to ignore in the late 80s. Songs like “I Want Your Love” and “Baby I Don’t Care” were pretty big hits over here. Transvision Vamp split in the early 90s and since then Wendy has persuaded various solo projects. Interestingly her fi…

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#98 Jacob Hansen - A Mormon Explains Mormonism 2:21:54

2M ago2:21:54

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Jacob Hansen is a Mormon YouTuber at the channel Thoughtful Faith.

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Alligator (1980) 1:01:20

2M ago1:01:20

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Send us a text Monster March continues as Eric and Neil talk about this pretty enjoyable movie from 1980, Alligator. The John Sayles script is better than it needs to be, and Robert Forster's performance is also top notch. Mind your hairline and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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Episode 17: Ep. 13 - Don't Call On Me 50:42

2M ago50:42

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A fine addition to the list of pop song "Don't"s...(Don't Bother Me, Don't Let Me Down, Don't Wait For Me, Don't Be Cruel, Don't Worry Baby, Don't Cry No Tears, Don't Ask Me Why, Don't Forget Me, Don't Leave Me, Don't Lie To Me, Don't Make Promises, Don't Stand So Close to Me, Don't Stop Believin', Don't Think Twice...ARRGH! So many restrictions! A…

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#97 Kipp Davis - What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls? 2:15:07

2M ago2:15:07

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Kipp Davis (@DrKippDavis) is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Agder in Kristiansand, Norway, where he specialises in the assignment and reconstruction of fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls and their interpretation. (Google Books) The Dead Sea Scrolls are a set of ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discov…

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Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989) 59:36

2M ago59:36

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Send us a text Eric and Neil kick off "Monster March" with the second movie in the "Heisei" era of Godzilla movies, Godzilla Vs. Biollante. The monster effects are amazing, but a little too late to redeem a super slow movie. Run away from a giant monster and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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#96 Music, Mormonism, and Peter Hitchens - 1.25m Subsrciber Q&A 1:01:47

2M ago1:01:47

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A Q&A to celebrate hitting 1.25 million subscribers on YouTube.

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P.P. Arnold 39:11

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Pat Arnold has had quite a life. Born in 1946 she grew up in LA, and was in an abusive marriage with two kids while still a teenager. In 1965 she got a chance to audition for Ike and Tina Turner’s band as an “Ikette”. She got the gig and left her children in the care of her parents. This eventually took her to London where she fell into the orbit o…

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) 1:04:26

2M ago1:04:26

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Send us a text Eric and Neil tackle the epic conclusion of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The movie is awesome, but we have a few nits to pick. Bring wood and oil and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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Dragonslayer (1981) 1:01:29

2M ago1:01:29

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Send us a text Eric and Neil talk about the underrated fantasy movie from 1981, Dragonslayer. With some of the best special effects craftsmen working behind the scenes, its a memorable slice of 80's fantasy. Grab your bag of ashes and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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Nadia Reid 37:10

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Nadia Reid is a singer-songwriter born and raised in New Zealand, before recently relocating to Manchester. She’s just released her fourth album “Enter Now Brightness”. We take a deep dive into the album, and our conversation ends up encompassing motherhood, relocation, generational trauma, faith; it goes to some deep places. I really hope you enjo…

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 59:17

3M ago59:17

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Send us a text Eric and Neil talk about the second movie the epic Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Two Towers. We talk about hobbit relationships and the boring elves. Grab a slice of Lembas and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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Episode 16: Ep. 12 David MacKay Interview 1:32:36

3M ago1:32:36

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I'm starting off 2025 by interrupting the chronological flow of this series, but it's well worth it. This is an interview I conducted in 2022 with bassist David MacKay, whose playing, in my opinion, is as responsible for the sound of late 70's Nez as Red Rhodes' steel was to early 70's Nez. Why did I wait three years to publish this? A timeline mig…

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#95 James McGrath: John the Baptist, the Bible's Most Mysterious Man 1:23:48

3M ago1:23:48

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James Frank McGrath is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University. He is the author of two books on John the Baptist: "John of History, Baptist of Faith: The Quest for the Historical Baptiser", and "Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist".

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#94 Dan McClellan - What Does the Bible Say About Abortion? 1:19:57

3M ago1:19:57

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Dan McClellan is an American public scholar of the Bible and religion. His forthcoming book, "The Bible Says So", is available here.

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Blue Velvet (1986) 1:08:30

3M ago1:08:30

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Send us a text In honor of David Lynch, Eric, Neil and David talk about the controversial movie from 1986, Blue Velvet. This movie warped our fragile little minds when we first saw it. It still stands the test of time as one of the essential cult movies from the 80's. Grab two cookies and a coke and join us!…

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#93 The Etymology Nerd - How Social Media is Transforming Our Language 1:09:40

3M ago1:09:40

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Adam Aleksic is a linguist known online as "The Etymology Nerd". His educational videos are watched regularly by millions. His forthcoming book "Algospeak" is currently available for preorder.

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Tamara Lindeman (The Weather Station) 1:05:15

3M ago1:05:15

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You know how every now and then, an album comes along that just gets into your bones, and it’s hard to describe just how grateful you are it exists? (If you don’t know that feeling, I’m sorry, but keep searching for it). Tamara Lindeman working as The Weather Station has make two such records I feel that way about; 2019’s “Ignorance” and 2025’s “Hu…

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The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) 1:01:25

3M ago1:01:25

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Send us a text Eric, Neil and David talk about one of the greatest cult Sci-fi films of all time. You either love it or you don't. It wasn't a box office success, but like so many of the movies we talk about, it gained popularity on cable and home video. Grab your lantern battery and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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Terror Train (1980) 1:01:57

4M ago1:01:57

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Send us a text We're back with a good old fashioned slasher movie. Eric, Neil and David talk about a movie, that even Jamie Lee Curtis can't elevate. It's a snail paced snoozed with a concept. We also talk about what we are looking forward to in the new year. Grab your party favors and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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Episode 15: Ep. 11 Happy Nez Year and Preview of 2025 5:46

4M ago5:46

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Happy 2025 to all! Especially to those of you who have been digging QBNA and telling your Nezhead or Nezcurious friends. Who doesn't love an unplanned quickie? Here's a five minute rundown of what I've got planned for 2025. Enjoy. HOWEVER... shortly after recording this I listened to an amazing, eye-opening, heartwarming interview that I conducted …

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Christmas Vacation (1989) 1:08:50

4M ago1:08:50

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Send us a text Neil returns this week as he joins Eric and David to talk about the 1989 classic, Christmas Vacation. We talk about our favorite Christmas gifts over the years and also about the awesomeness that is cousin Eddie. Grab your jelly of the month club gift certificate and join us!By Eric and Neil (sometimes David)

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#92 Bart Ehrman - The Dark Side of Christmas 1:01:17

4M ago1:01:17

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Bart Ehrman is a New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. Get Bart Ehrman's new course, The Dark Side of Christmas (affiliate link).

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