The Book Was Better Podcast Episode 79: Pacific Rim! (with guest host Xavier!)

How do you take a bunch of giant robots punching the crap out of giant monsters and make it completely uninteresting? We're about to find out as we read the thickly padded snoozefest that is the novelization of Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim! Joining me on this journey to the bottom of the ocean is star of fellow Australian podcast Something Something Joystick! Will we be more realistically Australian than the characters in the book/film? There's only one way to find out!

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FPcast! The Fruitless Pursuits Podcast for March 17th! Getting Hairy!

This week we rattle off a range of eclectic topics, not the least of which is our hairy encounter with hair-themed children's television show Ha Ha Hairies! Ever wondered about Papa's whiskery carrot or Granny's hairy pear pies? You're about to find out! Plus we talk about Scarjo's alleged pregnancy, how to reboot the Fantastic Four, why children's songs are like pop music, and a whole lot more! Stick it in the holes at the side of your head!

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