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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 26/09/2026

@gurglespasm.bsky.social @systemmastery.bsky.social Hello, podcast ghost here. I've been re-listening to all of the Expounded Universe & Expanded Expounded Universe eps since you finished the xfiles book. Sometimes I laugh so hard I can feel it through my chest after. Thank you for what you do.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 10/09/2026

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social saw a mysterious box from a book store on my doorstep. "When did I buy a book?" Hello pre-order! ❤️

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 23/07/2026

Wow! It's s @rifftrax.com's birthday, and *I* get a present? It's like being Rifftrax's horrible younger brother! "I ONLY GOT A 20% DISCOUNT AND ROD GAVE RIFFTRAX A 50% DISCOUNT IT'S NOT FAIR!"

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 02/05/2026

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social Just getting to the x-files-pounded universe ep where Jef rants about "correct conspiracy theorists" in media. Have either of you seen Moonfall? It 100% is that & is *rage* inducing. And that isn't even the worst thing about the movie. podcast 👻out

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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I had a lot of fun with this week’s Serious Trouble, which covers LOTS of defamation cases, the SPLC indictment, and a triumphant inflatable penis. If you enjoy the show, do us a favor and post it someplace. www.serioustrouble.show/p/this-episo...

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This Episode Contains No Administrative Procedure Act Coverage

Laura Loomer and Kash Patel lose their defamation suits, but Patel has filed a new one; a former Capitol police officer sues The Blaze for accusing her of being the pipe bomber; SPLC is indicted.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 24/04/2026

Went to the airport a few nights ago to experiment with lighting and long exposure. brianshoots.pictures/index.php?/c... #TampaInternationalAirport #photography #TPA

Searchlights streaking up into the sky above Raymond James stadium

A long exposure of airplanes landing at Tampa International Airport, looking over the long term parking structure.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 31/12/2025

@rifftrax.com Looking back on 2025 in RiffTrax, I'm so glad we got through without an Italian zombie movie. (Though, I have to admit Flight to Hell almost did me in!). And I cannot describe the sheer joy I felt experiencing our 'hero' singing his song in Champaign and Bullets the very first time.

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Sean Thomason @seanthomason.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Impossible to overstate how much Tolkien would hate Elon Musk and his industrial tech empire. Tolkien didn’t even like trains. Regular ass steam engine TRAINS.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 24/10/2025

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social Just a theory, but taking into account Jef's insistence that the swamp vehicle in spliter of the mind's eye has open air bench seating, the southern accents, and the sadistic Imperial governor, this book may take place on Planet Florida....

Several people you wouldn't want to interact with on an air-board.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 09/10/2025

@seanthomason.bsky.social @conorlastowka.bsky.social owka.bsky.social As a couple of San Diego Chicken experts, I immediately thought of you two when I saw this while watching some old rugby league games from Australia. Turns out ol' SD *wasn't* the original...

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 02/10/2025

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social Apparently I pre-ordered one in March back when it first came available and then again a few weeks ago when you mentioned the reprint of the cocktail book was available for pre-order. 😄 Well, one to share with a friend, I guess!

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 26/09/2025

@gurglespasm.bsky.social I'd like to recommend 1986's F/X for Movie Mastery www.imdb.com/title/tt0089... Starring Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy! They share *slightly* less screen time than Pacino and De Niro in Heat. It's not the usual dreck most people submit. It's just... real 80s cheese.

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F/X (1986) ⭐ 6.7 | Action, Thriller

1h 49m | R

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 17/09/2025

@billcorbett.bsky.social Hey, I'm at the doctor's office and ya boy shitbox says "Hi!"

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 13/09/2025

@rifftrax.com Am I the only one who thinks Steve Irwin's son looks like a less beefy Reb Brown?

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 06/09/2025

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social Just got Tales from The Floating Vagabond on dtrpg (soft cover & pdf) after listening to your wonderful review. Wasn't familiar with the game or the og review, so thank you for covering the 2nd ed. 🙂 Also made sure to use your affiliate link!

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 08/07/2025

@gurglespasm.bsky.social Listened to the most recent after thought. Vhati il-Dal was my man back in the day too. I never really got him working because I was a poor bitch in high school. And generally sucked at deck building 😅 - tried to pair him with Tims. Blue+Black+Green in 1997? Was I insane?!

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 05/07/2025

@rifftrax.com You know you've been a Rifftrax fan for too long when the hold music your auto loan company plays makes you think "This sounds like the backround music from a Coronet short"

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 28/06/2025

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social do your convention schedules take you to Philly? I'm here for a concert & saw a game shop (didn stop in, may try tomorrow) called Redcap's Corner. Looked them up & they do a monthly trans & autistic gaming meetup! redcapscorner.com/pages/events

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Experience the oldest and largest Philly game shop, an inclusive tabletop gaming mecca specializing in TCGs, RPGs, minis, and board games. Nestled in the heart of West Philadelphia, Redcap's Corner is...

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 23/06/2025

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social Listening the Outlaw Prophet episode. This is one of those special type of movies that's just enough "panic fever dream" that if i ever go back and re-listen, I'll have to double check the release date to make sure it's not an April Fool episode. 😅

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 23/06/2025

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social From years of listening to the podcast, I feel like I'm justifiably suspicious of this restaurant. 🚚

The front of a restaurant named "Isekai Sushi Cafe". A "NOW OPEN" Banner hangs in front.

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Mellie Doucette 🇨🇦 @melliedm.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Human rights are not a *liability*. You cannot compromise or acquiesce one group’s rights and honestly think that the next group will be fine. We stand together or we’ll all fall alone. Facism always needs a “them”, so it’s just a matter of time before it’s you. Trans rights are human rights.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 22/05/2025

Jan 1st, I started doing daily writing prompts. I'm slowly adding that mess here (along with other things): brianwrites.me #writing

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Brian Writes

Just a guy trying to put down his thoughts

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 12/04/2025

@gurglespasm.bsky.social I had to pause and rewind (do podcasts rewind?) the expounded universe this week because i was laughing so hard after you called Jax a twat. I don't think I've heard anyone use that since the early 2000s, but it fit perfectly 😂 Thank you for what you do. 🙂

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 19/03/2025

I ship Giovanni and Alfredo in all my pasta slash fic so I'm happy to see they are finally making it canon

Bag of pasta explains the love knows no bounds.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 13/03/2025

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social just finished the FASA Star Trek ep. It reminded me of the Mechwarrior 3rd Edition ttrpg which also featured a life path system that replaced the easily breakable system from 2nd ed. (Small thread!)

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 12/03/2025

@conorlastowka.bsky.social was in a supermarket earlier today and saw a woman with *two* plungers in her offhand while she browsed the deli's "take home meals" section "Man, she is going to *wreck* the bowl tonight" was my immediate thought. 15+ years of that joke in rifftrax...

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 27/02/2025

Contraversal Statement: anyone that looks down on people that wear socks with sandals can go to hell. I don't want to see your crusty ass feet.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 08/02/2025

@systemmastery.bsky.social @gurglespasm.bsky.social one halmark of the podcast, to me, has been Jon's sigh. In my mind, it feels like the moment he gets most fed up with whatever property you are discussing, he'll release a heavy sigh which is what I assume is his soul attempting to escape torment.

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Brian R @brianwrites.me · 27/01/2025

@gurglespasm.bsky.social @systemmastery.bsky.social i'm gonna be in Vegas in a month, gimme the low down on that "cheapest buffet", I need to hurt myself. Thanks 🙂

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