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- Yesterday49 min
*New free episode* Ep36: Why has Fallout: New Vegas stuck around for so long?
Hi everyone, I hope your weekend was pleasant.I’ve decided to make the New Vegas episode from 2024 free for a limited time just to give our unfortunate free subscribers a sample of what the “bread and butter” episodes of the podcast are like. This one was great, honestly. I recommend turning the playback speed up to 1.5x or 2x to make things a bit more listenable.Other Fallout episodes:Ep33: The new Fallout TV show is really, really, bad (Paid)Ep35: The differences between Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 are a little too relevant to today’s problems (Paid)As always, I strongly recommend upgrading to a paid subscription, we have a lot of cool new paid-exclusive content on the way: Lots of paid episodes that have all been very well received. Our highly anticipated politics mailbag episodes are going to be launching this week.We also recently finished half of a group readthrough of Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel and will be kicking off the second half shortly (I have an extra credit assignment cooked up). The book club episodes are some of my favorite content that I’ve done on Substack so far, it really is a lot of fun to go through the book again with the high human capital that has accumulated in our beautiful paid-exclusive comments section.Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 1: Always with Honor Chapters 1-3Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 2: Always with Honor Chapters 4-6Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 3: Always with Honor Chapters 7-9The most recent podcast episodes are below, pretty much everything over the last two years has been paid-exclusive. Paid subs help support my work a lot and I think you would enjoy the benefits as well.Most recent podcast episodes:Ep99: [Se7en (1995) David Fincher retrospective] Imagine a world where serial killers weren’t actually semi-retarded and deeply mediocre (Paid)Ep98: Should you see Resident Evil (2026) in theaters now come on man do it right now? (Paid)Ep97: [Buddy review] When must we kill the Millennials? (Paid)Ep96: I think I figured out Coyote vs. Acme (2026) (Paid)Ep95: Little Dieter still needs to fly (Paid)Ep94: David Fincher’s Zodiac (2006) is about your inability to accept that you are a weird loser (Paid)Ep93: For personal reasons I will be burning myself alive in front of Halo Studios headquarters in Redmond, Washington (Paid)Ep92: I watched Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) like two weeks ago and just remembered I had to do an episode on it? (Paid)Ep91: [Minions & Monsters review] Should you see this new cinematic odyssey in theaters now? (Paid)Ep90: Should you watch new movie Young Washington (2026) this Independence Day? (Paid)Ep89: New anti-migrant thriller Citizen Vigilante (2026) really makes you think (Paid)Ep
- 1 weeks ago25 min
Ep95: Little Dieter still needs to fly
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.comReview of Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997) with thoughts on the documentary genre and the future of culture.Most recent podcast episodes:Ep94: David Fincher’s Zodiac (2006) is about your inability to accept that you are a weird loser (Paid)Ep93: For personal reasons I will be burning myself alive in front of Halo Studios headquarters in Redmond, Washin…
- 2 weeks ago52 min
*New Free Episode* Ep70: A brief introduction to True Detective Season 2, our Great American Novel
Happy almost Labor Day everyone! I hope you’re enjoying the long weekend.I decided to make last year’s True Detective Season 2 episode free for a limited time just to give our unfortunate free subscribers a sample of what the “bread and butter” episodes of the podcast are like. I recommend turning the playback speed up to 1.5x or 2x to make things a bit more listenable.As always, I strongly recommend upgrading to a paid subscription, we have a lot of cool new paid-exclusive content on the way. We recently finished half of a group readthrough of Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel and will be kicking off the second half shortly. The book club episodes are some of my favorite content that I’ve done on Substack so far, it really is a lot of fun to go through the book again with the high human capital that has accumulated in our beautiful paid-exclusive comments section.Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 1: Always with Honor Chapters 1-3Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 2: Always with Honor Chapters 4-6Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 3: Always with Honor Chapters 7-9The most recent podcast episodes are below, pretty much everything over the last two years has been paid-exclusive. Paid subs help support my work a lot and I think you would enjoy the benefits as well.Ep94: David Fincher’s Zodiac (2006) is about your inability to accept that you are a weird loser (Paid)Ep93: For personal reasons I will be burning myself alive in front of Halo Studios headquarters in Redmond, Washington (Paid)Ep92: I watched Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) like two weeks ago and just remembered I had to do an episode on it? (Paid)Ep91: [Minions & Monsters review] Should you see this new cinematic odyssey in theaters now? (Paid)Ep90: Should you watch new movie Young Washington (2026) this Independence Day? (Paid)Ep89: New anti-migrant thriller Citizen Vigilante (2026) really makes you think (Paid)Ep88: What really happened with the Zebra Murders, America’s deadliest* serial killing? (Free)Ep87: I really loved Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) and think you would love it too (Paid)Ep86: I watched the first season of Yellowstone-spinoff Y: Marshals (2026) and now wish I were dead (Paid)The Conundrum Cluster is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.theconundrumcluster.com/subscribe
- 3 weeks ago40 min
Ep94: David Fincher’s Zodiac (2006) is about your inability to accept that you are a weird loser
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.comThoughts on Zodiac (2006) and the present cultural moment.Most recent podcast episodes:Ep93: For personal reasons I will be burning myself alive in front of Halo Studios headquarters in Redmond, Washington (Paid)Ep92: I watched Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) like two weeks ago and just remembered I had to do an episode on it? (Paid)Ep91: [Minions & Monsters review] Should you see this new cinematic odyssey in theaters now? (Paid)Ep90: Should you watch new movie Young Washington (2026) this Independence Day? (Paid)Ep89: New anti-migrant thriller Citizen Vigilante (2026) really makes you think (Paid)Ep88: What really happened with the Zebra Murders, America’s deadliest* serial killing? (Free)Ep87: I really loved Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) and think you would love it too (Paid)Ep86: I watched the first season of Yellowstone-spinoff Y: Marshals (2026) and now wish I were dead (Paid)Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled):Ep31: Alex Garland’s Civil War (2024) is a shocking bland film that says nothing in the most dishonest way possible (Paid)Ep32: Canadians accidentally made a sci-fi movie about the Ukraine War in 1995 (Paid)Ep33: The new Fallout TV show is really, really, bad (Paid)Ep34: I found the single most important American history book for rightwingers to read today (Paid)Ep35: The differences between Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 are a little too relevant to today’s problems (Paid)Ep36: Why exactly has Fallout: New Vegas stuck around for so long? (Paid)Ep37: The long-awaited/much-demanded review of A Perfect World (1993) (Paid)Ep38: ($0 free episode) Cyberpunk 2077 is the one game you need to play before the 2024 election (Free)Ep39: Should you watch Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga? (Paid)Ep40: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty shows us how to complete a perfect story (Paid)Ep41: You really *really* need to watch the first Mad Max movie (Paid)Ep42: You really really *really* need to watch Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Paid)<a target="_blank" href="https://www.theconundrumcluster.com/p/the-bikeriders-is-an-eternal-story"
- Aug 23, 202632 min
Ep93: For personal reasons I will be burning myself alive in front of Halo Studios headquarters in Redmond, Washington
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.comThoughts on Halo: Campaign Evolved (2026) and video game remakes.Ruby’s Rebalanced Mod for Halo: Combat Evolved in the Master Chief CollectionOther Halo episodes:Ep54: ELECTION DAY SPECIAL! The definitive Halo: Combat Evolved retrospective (Paid)Ep57: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL! The definitive Halo: Reach retrospective (Paid)Most recent podcast episodes:Ep92: I watched Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) like two weeks ago and just remembered I had to do an episode on it? (Paid)Ep91: [Minions & Monsters review] Should you see this new cinematic odyssey in theaters now? (Paid)Ep90: Should you watch new movie Young Washington (2026) this Independence Day? (Paid)Ep89: New anti-migrant thriller Citizen Vigilante (2026) really makes you think (Paid)Ep88: What really happened with the Zebra Murders, America’s deadliest* serial killing? (Free)Ep87: I really loved Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) and think you would love it too (Paid)Ep86: I watched the first season of Yellowstone-spinoff Y: Marshals (2026) and now wish I were dead (Paid)Ep85: The official Backrooms (2026) review (Paid)Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled):Ep31: Alex Garland’s Civil War (2024) is a shocking bland film that says nothing in the most dishonest way possible (Paid)Ep32: Canadians accidentally made a sci-fi movie about the Ukraine War in 1995 (Paid)Ep33: The new Fallout TV show is really, really, bad (Paid)Ep34: I found the single most important American history book for rightwingers to read today (Paid)Ep35: The differences between Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 are a little too relevant to today’s problems (Paid)Ep36: Why exactly has Fallout: New Vegas stuck around for so long? (Paid)Ep37: The long-awaited/much-demanded review of A Perfect World (1993) (Paid)Ep38: ($0 free episode) Cyberpunk 2077 is the one game you need to play before the 2024 election (Free)Ep39: Should you watch Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga? (Paid)Ep40: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty s
- Aug 18, 202628 min
Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 3: Always with Honor Chapters 7-9
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.comHello everyone,I am extremely happy to present the 3rd entry in our book club episodes on the book Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel. In my humble opinion, the first and second book club episodes are still some of the best in this podcast’s history. You can listen to the previous episodes below:Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 1: Always with Honor Chapters 1-3Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 2: Always with Honor Chapters 4-6Latest podcast episodes:Ep92: I watched Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey (2026) like two weeks ago and just remembered I had to do an episode on it? (Paid)Ep91: [Minions & Monsters review] Should you see this new cinematic odyssey in theaters now? (Paid)Ep90: Should you watch new movie Young Washington (2026) this Independence Day? (Paid)Ep89: New anti-migrant thriller Citizen Vigilante (2026) really makes you think (Paid)The paid subscribers did a really good job on their responses to the discussion prompts this time around. I’ve featured some of my favorites below, but I strongly encourage you to go back to the original discussion post to see for yourself. There are tons of great content in the replies, this is probably my favorite project that we’ve done on this Substack so far.Featured discussion prompt responses below:1. Talk about Wrangel’s actual description of the retreat (i.e. not his dispute with Denikin). What stands out to you about conditions on the ground?Nixonsdaydreams:Wrangel’s descriptions of how the soldiers had begun behaving during the retreat via the railroads stuck out especially. Many regiments that while diminished many had carriages full of war loot the soldiers mainly officers were actively trading, selling, and working to send back. Much of this loot was “requisitioned” from the places they had liberated from the reds during retreat much of it from the populace they were supposed to protect. Their behavior being more akin to bandits counting the spoils before an eventual exit than soldiers fit to retake their home.Henry:On #1–on pg. 124, “told me that the evacuation of Odessa had been a veritable nightmare. No measures had been taken to maintain even a semblance of order. In the port the refugees were killing one another and committing suicide in despair.”This stood out to me because it was a stark reminder of what defeat looks like when political stakes are real. Just bluntly horrible and murderous and total succumbing to darkness. It’s just a very sobering and grim portrayal of (1) what actual defeat looks like—not just losing some vote, and (2) how bad things can get if people are careless with their duties in a political/military struggle.2. Was Wrangel and Denikin’s big break inevitable? Talk about the actions of people who aren’t Wrangel and Denikin that might have contributed to the mess.Wesley:Wrangel and Denikin’s big break seems to me to have not been inevitable at first but would eventually enter a path of no return. In chapter 6 when Wrangel was surrounded after going to the theatre he writes, “Amongst other questions I was asked: ‘What are your relations with General Denikin? Is it true that you have broken completely with the Commander-in-Chief?’An invisible hand was fostering intrigue behind the scenes and sowing the seeds of doubt and confusion in all minds.”In any political system those shadowy forces are a fact of life. Ultimately it was up to Denikin to see the situation clearly enough to continue trusting Wrangel. Those seeds of doubt blossomed through the Disaster of chapter 7 as Denikins reputation cont
- Aug 14, 202629 min
Ep92: I watched Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey (2026) like two weeks ago and just remembered I had to do an episode on it?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.comThoughts on The Odyssey (2026) and the future of entertainment media.Related episodes:Ep46: Should people who enjoyed new movie Alien: Romulus (2024) be killed? (Paid)Ep59: This new Academy Award-winning romantic comedy about a prostitute is what rightwing pseudo-intellectuals pretended Nosferatu (2024) was (Paid)Ep63: I was planning on killing myself in public to protest the death of film but then I saw Minecraft (2025). Movies are officially BACK! (Paid)Most recent podcast episodes:Ep91: [Minions & Monsters review] Should you see this new cinematic odyssey in theaters now? (Paid)Ep90: Should you watch new movie Young Washington (2026) this Independence Day? (Paid)Ep89: New anti-migrant thriller Citizen Vigilante (2026) really makes you think (Paid)Ep88: What really happened with the Zebra Murders, America’s deadliest* serial killing? (Free)Ep87: I really loved Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) and think you would love it too (Paid)Ep86: I watched the first season of Yellowstone-spinoff Y: Marshals (2026) and now wish I were dead (Paid)Ep85: The official Backrooms (2026) review (Paid)Ep84: Does this obscure 1970s movie about a mass shooter at the Super Bowl help explain how the Civil Rights Movement broke everyone’s brains? (Paid)Here are all the podcast episodes available now (most are paywalled):Ep31: Alex Garland’s Civil War (2024) is a shocking bland film that says nothing in the most dishonest way possible (Paid)Ep32: Canadians accidentally made a sci-fi movie about the Ukraine War in 1995 (Paid)Ep33: The new Fallout TV show is really, really, bad (Paid)Ep34: I found the single most important American history book for rightwingers to read today (Paid)Ep35: The differences between Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 are a little too relevant to today’s problems (Paid)Ep36: Why exactly has Fallout: New Vegas stuck around for so long? (Paid)Ep37: The long-awaited/much-demanded review of A Perfect World (1993) (Paid)Ep38: ($0 free episode) Cyberpunk 2077 is the one game you need to play before the 2024 election (Free)Ep39: Should you wat
- Aug 12, 202657 min
Reminder: Mystery Grove Book Club meeting 3 is NEXT WEEK!
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.theconundrumcluster.comHi everyone,I just wanted to remind you that our 3rd book club meeting on Always with Honor: The Memoirs of General Wrangel, covering the collapse of the White Army and birth of Wrangel’s Russian Army, is exactly 7 days from now. I strongly encourage you, the person reading this, to get over to the Book Club Meeting 3 Discussion Post to get your answers in on this week’s discussion prompts. You can also check out the first two episodes in this series below. Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 1: Always with Honor Chapters 1-3Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 2: Always with Honor Chapters 4-6This has probably been the most fun project we’ve done on this Substack so far. I am constantly impressed by how intelligent, perceptive, and conventionally attractive our beloved paid subscribers are.See you in the comments!Mystery Grove Book Club Meeting 3: Always with Honor Chapters 7-9 Discussion PostThe Conundrum Cluster is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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