System Mastery 289 – The Quiet Year Hey folks, welcome to Sweater Weather. We’re going to keep things light and distracting here for the next few months, sweater weather or not, so don’t worry about heavy topics. If you’re looking for a getaway, we got you. Also, this book is about impending change and possible doom. So. You know, we’ll figure it o…

Hey folks, welcome to Sweater Weather. We're going to keep things light and distracting here for the next few months, sweater weather or not, so don't worry about heavy topics. If you're looking for a getaway, we got you. Also, this book is about impending change and possible doom. So. You know, we'll figure it out. Learn more about your ad choices…

System Mastery 289 – The Quiet Year Hey folks, welcome to Sweater Weather. We’re going to keep things light and distracting here for the next few months, sweater weather or not, so don’t worry about heavy topics. If you’re looking for a getaway, we got you. Also, this book is about impending change and possible doom. So. You know, we’ll figure it o…

Expounded Universe 291 – It’s a Sebbadonomenon Definitely on the homestretch here, as some secrets are revealed and we start to see our Padawan/Sith Apprentice consider the merits of their respective other sides. Everyone’s starting to unveil their big plans, but what of Dao Stryver? He’s just flying around! What’s that guy all about?…

System Mastery 288 – Rats! So these aren’t really furries, but hey, I think this was just called Hairy Ween, right? Like that sounds more like a dick joke anyway. Anyhow, this book is all about playing as vile, disgusting, brilliant little rats trying to retake the world from the foul humans that don’t deserve it. It’s a mixed bag!…

System Mastery 288 – Rats! So these aren’t really furries, but hey, I think this was just called Hairy Ween, right? Like that sounds more like a dick joke anyway. Anyhow, this book is all about playing as vile, disgusting, brilliant little rats trying to retake the world from the foul humans that don’t deserve it. It’s a mixed bag!…

So these aren't really furries, but hey, I think this was just called Hairy Ween, right? Like that sounds more like a dick joke anyway. Anyhow, this book is all about playing as vile, disgusting, brilliant little rats trying to retake the world from the foul humans that don't deserve it. It's a mixed bag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg…

Expounded Universe 290 – Sith Lightning Crashes Oh ho, so we’ve swapped masters and apprentices for a couple of little Jedi field trips, and the action is literally heating up with literal actual lava. Literally!Av systemmastery

Movie Mastery – Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter CottonHell (2014) This is a movie that almost certainly stemmed from finding a weird rabbit marionette and then “writing” a “script” to use it.Av systemmastery

System Mastery 287 – Orkworld (Crunch) Blessed Ween everyone! This year we’re focusing on animal inside of us all with a Furry Ween! Or a Hairy Ween! I dunno, whatever, we just wanted to read Mutants in the Now.Av systemmastery

System Mastery 287 – Orkworld (Crunch) Blessed Ween everyone! This year we’re focusing on animal inside of us all with a Furry Ween! Or a Hairy Ween! I dunno, whatever, we just wanted to read Mutants in the Now.Av systemmastery

Blessed Ween everyone! This year we're focusing on animal inside of us all with a Furry Ween! Or a Hairy Ween! I dunno, whatever, we just wanted to read Mutants in the Now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

Movie Mastery – Slotherhouse (2023) A horror comedy that forgets it’s supposed to be comedic until about the last 10 minutes of the movie. At least the sloth puppet is kinda fun.Av systemmastery

Expounded Universe 289 – Ula Vii en Rose Look, I thought of that title like two months ago and I don’t think we’re ever gonna get it to line up perfectly, but I’ll be damned if we don’t use it! So in this episode Ula sort of takes control of the combined fleet, and that’ll have to work!Av systemmastery

System Mastery 286 – Orkworld (Crunch) Oh, oh no. We thought all the worst stuff was going to be in the fluff and descriptive section. We were wrong. If you’re a fan of angry Jef and Jon, well, you probably already noticed the 84 minute runtime of the episode and got your hopes up, correctly.Av systemmastery

System Mastery 286 – Orkworld (Crunch) Oh, oh no. We thought all the worst stuff was going to be in the fluff and descriptive section. We were wrong. If you’re a fan of angry Jef and Jon, well, you probably already noticed the 84 minute runtime of the episode and got your hopes up, correctly.Av systemmastery

Oh, oh no. We thought all the worst stuff was going to be in the fluff and descriptive section. We were wrong. If you're a fan of angry Jef and Jon, well, you probably already noticed the 84 minute runtime of the episode and got your hopes up, correctly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Expounded Universe 288 – Dao and the Art of Shuttlecraft Maintenance And the action fires right back up! Is there something special in the space past where the books get better, because this is starting to remind us of Red Harvest with how much actual “doing shit” is happening.Av systemmastery

Movie Mastery- The Dirt Bike Kid (1985) A kid buys a magic dirt bike that helps him save the local hot dog restaurant by doing things that have nothing to do with riding a dirt bike.Av systemmastery

System Mastery 285 – Orkworld (Fluff) Well, this might be divisive, if we hadn’t spent years discussing how we feel about ol’ John Wick and his famously terrible advice. But what about his games? Well, let’s look at Orkworld, a game about Orcs.Av systemmastery

System Mastery 285 – Orkworld (Fluff) Well, this might be divisive, if we hadn’t spent years discussing how we feel about ol’ John Wick and his famously terrible advice. But what about his games? Well, let’s look at Orkworld, a game about Orcs.Av systemmastery

Well, this might be divisive, if we hadn't spent years discussing how we feel about ol' John Wick and his famously terrible advice. But what about his games? Well, let's look at Orkworld, a game about Orcs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

Movie Mastery – Soldier (1998) I know I had seen this movie before but couldn’t remember much and now having reviewed it for the show I know why. There is nothing to remember about this very boring movie about a a man that proves you’re never to old to murder a bunch of people.Av systemmastery

Expounded Universe 287 – Hex Based Space Combat And the action fires right back up! Is there something special in the space past where the books get better, because this is starting to remind us of Red Harvest with how much actual “doing shit” is happening.Av systemmastery

Expounded Universe 286 – What’s the Buzz Satele Me What’s A Happenin’ (Oh no, this one has sat a minute, my bad) Everyone must find their own way to figure out where the trail leads, and this episode is all about how they’re doing it.Av systemmastery

Relationship Mastery 9 Jef has some bar stories to tell, and also we answer a bunch of questions. What else do you want to know? We’re about to hit ten episodes, so please keep your questions coming in, we want to make it!Av systemmastery

System Mastery 284 – Time Master Travel through time at the behest of a futuristic society at the end of time? Sounds familiar! But before you break out the Wyld Stallyns shirt, let me burst your bubble by saying this actually has a weird war game at its weird core.Av systemmastery

System Mastery 284 – Time Master Travel through time at the behest of a futuristic society at the end of time? Sounds familiar! But before you break out the Wyld Stallyns shirt, let me burst your bubble by saying this actually has a weird war game at its weird core.Av systemmastery

Travel through time at the behest of a futuristic society at the end of time? Sounds familiar! But before you break out the Wyld Stallyns shirt, let me burst your bubble by saying this actually has a weird war game at its weird core. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

Movie Mastery – Dracula 3000 (2004) A vampire movie that is continually setting up interesting ideas and refusing to do anything with them because it needs that run time for sex jokes and weed references.Av systemmastery

System Mastery 283 – Eden Hi everyone! You’ll never guess that now the other one of us has COVID. This stupid planet and country. Anyway, this game is about people learning lessons in a primordial garden from the animals that live there. Cool, right?Av systemmastery

System Mastery 283 – Eden Hi everyone! You’ll never guess that now the other one of us has COVID. This stupid planet and country. Anyway, this game is about people learning lessons in a primordial garden from the animals that live there. Cool, right?Av systemmastery

Hi everyone! You'll never guess that now the other one of us has COVID. This stupid planet and country. Anyway, this game is about people learning lessons in a primordial garden from the animals that live there. Cool, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesAv Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

Movie Mastery – Bio-Dome (1996) A movie that tries to be about two bumbling idiot heroes in the vein of Bill & Ted or Dude Where’s My Car but has none of the charm, earnestness, or humor that make those work.Av systemmastery

Expounded Universe 285 -The Mojo Dojo Encaasa Bareesh Finally, a bunch of heroes get sent on a quest. Honestly this book is actually shaping up to match that Lucas quote about Star Wars rhyming like poetry, which is frankly wild.Av systemmastery

Relationship Mastery 8 Sound’s a little weird on this one, because we recorded it in a hotel during San Diego Comic Con! Features returning guest Jon (does he even count as a guest? Like it’s more that he’s just always around, really) and in a way bigger get, our buddy James D’Amato! This episode is discussion only, we are moving the Q&A section ov…