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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: Cobwebs (Big Finish) and the 2025 Jodie Whittaker Netflix series Toxic Town, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:
- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:20 — Welcome!
- 01:55 – News:
- 02:00 — Doctor Who: Cut down War Games extended.
- 03:34 — Severance: Third season for split brains.
- 05:11 — Starship Troopers: Film reboot on the way.
- 07:12 — Buffy: New slayer casting call.
- 08:09 — Roleplaying: Texas makes it illegal?
- 10:31 — Star Wars: Crowd funded film on the failure of Galactic Starcruiser.
- 12:10 — Star Trek: DS9 mugs for sale.
- 14:42 – Doctor Who: Cobwebs (Big Finish).
- 30:07 – Toxic Town (2025 Netflix series).
- 42:15 – Emails and listener feedback.
- 52:22 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 53:07 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
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- Wikipedia: Severance (TV series).
- Wikipedia: Starship Troopers.
- Wikipedia: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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- Star Wars.
- Gizmodo: Halcyon Daze Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Kickstarter documentary.
- YouTube: Jenny Nicholson – The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel.
- Star Trek.
- Trekcore: DS9 style mug.
- Big Finish: Cobwebs.
- Wikipedia: Toxic Town.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
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Adam J Purcell, Andy Simpkins, Fake Keith, the Real Keith Dunn and Scott Fuller review Doctor Who: Cobwebs (Big Finish) and the 2025 Jodie Whittaker Netflix series Toxic Town, find some general news and a variety of other stuff, specifically:
- 00:00 – Intro and theme tune.
- 01:20 — Welcome!
- 01:55 – News:
- 02:00 — Doctor Who: Cut down War Games extended.
- 03:34 — Severance: Third season for split brains.
- 05:11 — Starship Troopers: Film reboot on the way.
- 07:12 — Buffy: New slayer casting call.
- 08:09 — Roleplaying: Texas makes it illegal?
- 10:31 — Star Wars: Crowd funded film on the failure of Galactic Starcruiser.
- 12:10 — Star Trek: DS9 mugs for sale.
- 14:42 – Doctor Who: Cobwebs (Big Finish).
- 30:07 – Toxic Town (2025 Netflix series).
- 42:15 – Emails and listener feedback.
- 52:22 – Farewell for this podcast!
- 53:07 — End theme, disclaimer, copyright, etc.
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- Staggering Stories.
- BBC: Doctor Who.
- Wikipedia: Severance (TV series).
- Wikipedia: Starship Troopers.
- Wikipedia: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- Rascal News: A Texas conformity bill could impact tabletop roleplaying games in schools statewide.
- Star Wars.
- Gizmodo: Halcyon Daze Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser Kickstarter documentary.
- YouTube: Jenny Nicholson – The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel.
- Star Trek.
- Trekcore: DS9 style mug.
- Big Finish: Cobwebs.
- Wikipedia: Toxic Town.
- Facebook: Staggering Stories Group.
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