Don't Encourage Us is a podcast that explores the weird and wonderful world of creative ideas with two clever and quick-witted hosts. Their discussions range from thought-provoking analyses to hilarious and irreverent takes on fiction in all its forms. With a razor-sharp sense of humor and a deep appreciation for the power of storytelling, these hosts are sure to keep you entertained and engaged from start to finish. So, if you're looking for a podcast that will challenge your assumptions, expand your horizons, and make you laugh along the way, look no further than Don't Encourage Us. And ChatGPT wrote that description so don't get mad at the hosts if it's all lies...
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episode 42: Defend Yourself! The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) with Actor Matt Baughman
Bad news, your jury summons has arrived. Fulfill your civic duty and sit in judgment of 2003’s The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, starring Sean Connery. Is it a masterpiece or a piece of sh%t? Our humble podcast awaits your verdict. But first, has anyone ever told you that you look like Megan Fox?
Quick, snag your seat for Landless Theatre Company's production of GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! before they go out of print.
Here's some light Summer Reading you can do to prepare:
Allan Quatermain: H. Rider Haggard's 1885 novel King Solomon's Mines and 17 other works
Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde's 1890 novel The Picture of Dorian Gray
Thomas "Tom" Sawyer: Mark Twain novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894), and Tom Sawyer, Detective (1896)
Mina Harker: Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula.
Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde: Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Captain Nemo: Jules Verne novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1875), Journey Through the Impossible (1882)
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes short stories
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