Crackpot Theories

This week sees us connecting the dots between gritty meth drama bomb Breaking Bad and super-shiny tweenage bait High School Musical. Does High School Musical make more sense when you put it in the co…

Natural disasters are well-known for not being especially cinematic, so Hollywood has had to ignore scientific fact in order to create a spectacle. But what if in the world of disaster movies, from D…

Episode Twenty-Four sees us musing over the inspirational tale of Fa Mulan (specifically the Disney version) and wondering if this is possibly the origin story of one of China's most formidable Empre…

Episode Twenty-Three sees us discussing the Mad Max quadrilogy; is this a surface-level apocalypse or is there something more biblical going on under all that leather, sand and screaming? And on anot…

Sweet Valley High is much more than a series of mildly tawdry romance-and-high-school-drama books; it's a rite of passage for many a young girl before she moves on to VC Andrews and Stephen King. But…

Episode Twenty-One sees us talking about The Witcher, about whether it truly takes place in an alternate fantasy universe or are we really seeing our earth after apocalyptic disaster? Is there truly …

Episode Twenty is a surprisingly wholesome theory, thanks to our special guest and his vast knowledge of world mythology and cultural symbols. Is Animal Crossing more than a superficially adorable pl…

This week's episode sees us tackling AMC's The Terror, a show about an Arctic expedition that goes wrong in all the most glorious ways. But could this version of events be just one of many possibilit…

In episode eighteen we discuss whether noted kook and patron saint of this podcast Luna Lovegood has a history in another media franchise, a franchise that is a haven for fellow noted kooks. Are the …

Hello Kitty is the very definition of cutesy-pie aesthetic, but somewhere in between socially anxious bunnies, lazy eggs, death metal red pandas and a really weird connection to Yoshiyuki 'Kill 'Em A…

So the prince just happened to come across the heir to the throne in a forest with seven friendly little men just after the reigning monarch of the country 'fell to her death?' A likely story! In thi…

Episode Fifteen sees us take an extra-deep dive into the world of the Xenomorphs! Chest-bursting, egg-laying, acid-for-blood space bugs, could they be closer than you think? As in, could they have be…

Make sure to get good and limber for these epic stretches in logic! What possible theories could you make from a series that (arguably) takes place in reality? More than you think!

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Episode Thirteen finds an odd correlation between the mech franchises Mobile Suit Gundam and Transformers. Was there some accidental raising of the dead involved? 

Our second remotely-recorded episode once again tackles the frightening world of TV made for the pre-school demographic. 

Is Captain Hook in the magical equivalent of a nursing home in Jake and the Ne…

Episode Eleven is brought to you from two hosts in separate parts of the country, trying to puzzle out who really keeps leading the children to their doom in ghost story The Woman in Black.

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This week's episode sees us making the bold claim that Batman's dealings with his rogues gallery may be shadier than expected...controversial, we know! Featuring banter about prison riots, extremely …

Episode Nine sees Sorika tackle her first solo theory on popular whodunnit series Murder She Wrote. Jessica Fletcher, that nice old dear who seems suspiciously chill about being surrounded by murder,…

The archetypal Disney Princess is the ultimate example of the happy ending at play, but what little details are being left out of the stories? In this episode we examine the secret lives of two Disne…

For this week's episode we dive into the sparkly wonderland of magical girls, from Sailormoon to Pretty Cure to Steven Universe. Could the secret behind the might of these frilly powerhouses be conta…