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Brainwaves
Brainwaves is two GenX guys who never quite let go of the good stuff. Jason Reilly and Barry Nixon take the movies, comics, TV shows and cartoons that raised them and drag them, kicking and screaming, into middle age, one pointless debate at a time. How you watch a movie. What's worth owning. The stuff you loved at twelve that you're weirdly still defending at fifty. It's about 20 minutes, it settles nothing, and you'll leave with a laugh, a hot take, and something to argue about. If you grew…
Episodes
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How Much Blood Is Too Much? Clayface, Kill Bill & the Goriest Movies We Love
How much blood is too much? Jason and Barry get into the goriest moments in movies, from DC's brutal new Clayface (2026) to Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir…
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Movies So Good You'll Only Watch Them Once
What makes a movie so good you can only watch it once? Barry and Jason dig into the masterpieces that are too powerful, too disturbing, or too devastating to…
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Freddy, Jason & the Horror Movies That Still Scare Us
Freddy, Jason, or Michael Myers, who reigns supreme? Just in time for Halloween, Barry and Jason rank the greatest horror franchises and the movies that still…
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Ranking the Best Tom Cruise Movies (After His New Flop)
Tom Cruise just had the lowest-grossing opening weekend of his entire career with his bizarre new movie Digger, so naturally, Barry loved it. While critics and…
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The GenX Concerts We'll Never Forget
Two GenX guys go down concert memory lane, the legendary shows, the epic letdowns, and the bands that defined a generation. Jason relives seeing Guns N' Roses…
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Buys We'll Never Regret
Last week it was regrets. This week, the opposite: the purchases Barry and Jason treasure most and would never, ever sell. Barry shows off his ultra-rare…
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Buyer's Remorse: Our Worst 4K Purchases
Ever bought a Blu-ray you instantly regretted? Barry and Jason come clean about their worst physical media purchases, the 4K discs, steelbooks, and Arrow…
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Ranking Every Star Trek Series at 60
Star Trek turns 60, and two lifelong Trekkies celebrate the only way they know how: ranking the series, defending their favorites, and arguing about where it…
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Open Mic Nightmare
Two improv guys talk comedy, the shows that shaped them, and the one terrifying night Jason tried stand-up. Barry and Jason break down what makes a perfect…
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Everything's Rigged at the Carnival
Are carnival games actually rigged? Barry and Jason take apart the whole midway: the basketball hoop that's a hair too small, the balloons nobody can pop, and…
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Dressed to the Nines vs Dressed by Accident
Jason has a fashion problem. Barry does not. When these two hung out last weekend, Barry showed up looking like the father of the bride while Jason looked, by…
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Coasts: East Vs West
West Coast or East Coast, which one actually wins? Jason makes his case for the West: Vancouver, the mountains, and those Pacific sunsets that drop right into…
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Franchise Fever or Fatigue
We put every franchise we love on trial. Which ones deserve to die, which ones need saving, and which will we defend forever even when they don't deserve it?…
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Format Vs Comfort
Is it better to experience something in the best possible format, or the most possible comfort? That's the debate that kicks off episode one of Brainwaves. The…
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Brainwaves Podcast Trailer
Your brain called. It wants better content. Meet Brainwaves. Two guys, one running debate, and about 20 minutes to settle it. Jason Reilly and Barry Nixon take…
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Last Call
After 300 episodes, it's time for one last round. Jason and Barry look back on six seasons of Two Shot Tuesday, sharing favorite memories, unforgettable…
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Never Grow Up
Growing old is inevitable. Growing up? That's optional. This week, we celebrate the passions that have stayed with us for decades. From comics and cult movies…
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Never Grow Up
Growing old is inevitable. Growing up? That's optional. This week, we celebrate the passions that have stayed with us for decades. From comics and cult movies…
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Supergirl Review: Better Than You Think?
This week, Barry and Movie Guy Rob Pete head to the theater for Supergirl, one of the most talked-about superhero movies of the year. With expectations high…
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Inside the World Cup
Barry takes us inside his very first FIFA World Cup match, and it's an experience he'll never forget. From joining thousands of German supporters marching…
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Double Feature
Movie Guy Rob Peets returns for a packed episode featuring reviews of two very different films. First, we head into the unsettling world of Backrooms, the…
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Double Feature
Movie Guy Rob Peets returns for a packed episode featuring reviews of two very different films. First, we head into the unsettling world of Backrooms, the…
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Under the Spell of Penn & Teller
Barry heads to Meridian Hall for an evening with Penn & Teller and comes away thoroughly entertained. We talk about the comedy, the audience participation, and…
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World Cup Fever HITS!
The World Cup is almost here, and Barry is preparing for a front-row seat to the action as Toronto gets ready to welcome fans from around the globe. We talk…
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The Mandalorian & Grogu Review
Barry and Movie Guy Rob Peets head to the theatre for The Mandalorian & Grogu and break down whether Star Wars’ return to the big screen was worth the wait. We…
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Jacked for All Seasons
This episode covers a little bit of everything. We talk Star Trek trilogies hidden inside larger franchises, supporting our friend Laurie Carruthers at her…
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Welcome to Derry – 4K Style
We start with Spotify’s all-time listening stats—how long we’ve really been on the platform, what we keep coming back to, and how the AI DJ actually holds up…
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From Castles to Psychedelics
This one is just pure fun. From a trip to Casa Loma and movie scenes filmed in Toronto, to a strange headline about magic mushrooms and behavior change, the…
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Off The Rails
This one starts in one place… and ends up everywhere. We get into a few headlines, including what makes one airport the best in the world, before the…
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Big In Japan
Jason is back from Japan and this trip had a bit of everything. From filming in Tokyo to navigating language barriers and everyday moments that don’t go as…
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Ten Most Rewatchable Action Movies
We take on the 10 most rewatchable action movies of all time and put them to the real test—would you actually watch them again? From John Wick and Die Hard to…
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Super Mario Bros Sequel… Worth It or Not?
The Movie Guy is back and we went to see the new Super Mario Bros sequel. With Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Jack Black, this one looks like a…
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The Ultimate 4K Rewatch: What Works? What Doesn't?
We put a stack of 4K movies to the rewatch test: Hard Boiled Red Sonja Salem’s Lot Spaceballs The Usual Suspects Here’s the game… Which one still holds up?…
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A Hockey Game, a Concert, and Random Strangers
We thought this would be a quick update… it wasn’t. In 72 hours, we hit a concert, sat front row at a hockey game, got a very questionable wallet check, and…
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This Celebration Got Out of Hand Fast
In this episode of Two Shot Tuesday, we kick things off with a little whiskey, a little celebration, and a St. Patrick’s Day recording that somehow turns into…
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Did The Bride Ruin Frankenstein?
The Movie Guy returns to Two Shot Tuesday to break down The Bride, the new Frankenstein film starring Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley and directed by Maggie…
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A Very Questionable Morning
This episode of Two Shot Tuesday begins under some very questionable conditions. Barry Nixon is just emerging from a bout with the latest round of “new COVID,”…
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Stephen King’s Most Under-the-Radar Movie?
This week on Two Shot Tuesday, we revisit 1408 (2007) — the Stephen King adaptation that somehow slipped past a lot of people, despite delivering one of the…
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4K Classics, Guilty Pleasures & Cult Cartoons - We Watched EVERYTHING This Week
It’s a review-heavy episode of Two Shot Tuesday. Jason Reilly and Barry T. Nixon cover everything from pristine 4K restorations to unapologetic 90s action and…
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Send Help
Sam Raimi is back and things get weird fast. On this episode of Two Shot Tuesday, Barry T. Nixon and Jason Reilly welcome back Rob Peets (The Movie Guy) to…
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Superbowl LX Recap: Seattle and Bad Bunny Win!
Two Shot Tuesday is back with our annual Super Bowl catch-and-release episode — recorded less than 24 hours after kickoff while everything was still fresh…
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How Getting in Shape Actually Works (10 Years of Proof) with Andre Orlando
What does getting in shape actually look like when you stop chasing quick wins? In this episode of Two Shot Tuesday, we’re joined by personal trainer Andre…
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Avatar, Stephen King & the Movies That Broke Us
Two very different movies. Two very different nights. And somehow, the perfect way to kick off a new year. Jason starts with a New Year’s Eve review of Avatar…
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Primate: The Rabid Chimp Movie We Can’t Unsee
This week we’re joined by The Movie Guy for a breakdown of PRIMATE, a Cujo-style horror flick about a rabid chimp, a cliffside mansion, and one very bad night…
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Space Got Weird. Mercury’s Involved.
It starts with a Rip From the Headlines that grabs our attention — “Mercury, the planet that shouldn’t exist” — and sends us down an unexpected space rabbit…
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This Is How 2026 Starts: Whiskey, Comics & Wild Science
It’s our first episode of 2026, and we don’t ease into the year. We kick things off the only way we know how: with whiskey, physical media, and a conversation…
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We Didn’t Expect 2025 to Turn Out Like This
This is our final Two Shot Tuesday episode of the year, recorded early, fueled by coffee, Bailey’s, and Jameson, and filled with reflection. In this…
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The Perfect 4K Christmas (Mostly)
It’s a full-on 4K Christmas extravaganza. In this episode of Two Shot Tuesday, we break down the 4K discs worth owning this holiday season, the blind buys that…
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This Year's Spotify Wrapped Left Us Speechless
It’s our annual Spotify Wrapped episode — the one where we pour a couple shots, open the app, and immediately question every life choice that led to these…
BrainwavesLost in Tokyo: Jason’s Japan Acting Story
This week, we unpack one of the wildest chapters yet — Jason’s acting adventure in Tokyo. From navigating spotless streets and jam-packed subways to learning…
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Predator: Badlands
This week, The Movie Guy Rob Peets joins us from the dark reaches of space to talk Predator: Badlands, a wild, over-the-top entry in one of sci-fi’s most…
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50 Cent, Sweaters, and Slugzilla?!
This week, we kick things off with one of the most unexpected announcements in Two Shot Tuesday history — Barry’s going to see 50 Cent live in Toronto…
BrainwavesShin Godzilla Vs John Carpenter
We’re back with a monster of an episode! This week, we weigh in on Shin Godzilla and John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness: two wildly different takes on…
BrainwavesChildren of the Corn… Maze
We wandered into a corn maze and somehow ended up talking Stephen King, The Shining, Children of the Corn, and even David Bowie’s hair in Labyrinth. Along the…
BrainwavesHush and a Heavy Bench
We’re back for Season Six of Two Shot Tuesday, and this one starts strong. Barry shows off his new Manta Ray weight bench, built for serious workouts and even…
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Whisky Global VIP Experience
We’re wrapping up Season Five of Two Shot Tuesday with a night to remember — our VIP experience at Whisky Global Toronto. We share what it was like to step…
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Tron: Ares with The Movie Guy
This week on Two Shot Tuesday, we welcome back The Movie Guy, Rob Peets, to dive headfirst into the glowing grid of Tron Aries — the latest chapter in the Tron…
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From Austin City Limits to Freddy’s Revenge
This week on Two Shot Tuesday, Barry returns from a scorching weekend at Austin City Limits — VIP pass in hand, ice-cold beer in the other. He shares stories…
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One Battle After Another with The Movie Guy
This week on Two Shot Tuesday, we welcome back The Movie Guy, Rob Peets, for a night of movies, music, and mayhem. We kick things off with stories from recent…
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Quick Hits & Collector Fix: The Ultimate 4K Roundup
We kick things off with a toast and a preview of a Toronto whiskey tasting that promises bold pours, new faces, and maybe even some podcast collabs. Barry…