Now We Know
On Now We Know, Kevin Werkheiser and Chris Tognotti return to resonant, haunting, farcical, or otherwise impactful entertainment obsessions of their youths, through the jaundiced eyes of adulthood.
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 199
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
193. Metal Gear Novelization (Worlds of Power)
With Konami's first proper post-Kojima Metal Gear game hitting shelves (Metal Gear Solid Delta, with apologies to Metal Gear Survive), Chris and show brother Evan reach into the distant past, and gra…
192. Garbage Pail Kids
While Chris is on assignment in France, Kevin has brought fan favorite Natasha Vinik back to watch something that neither of them had seen: the reviled Garbage Pail Kids movie, based on the hit stick…
191. Suburban Commando
This time Kevin brings Chris and returning brother Ian a seemingly forgotten entry in the canon of the recently departed Hulk Hogan / Hollywood Hulkster, not to mention Christopher Lloyd and Shelley …
190. The Naked Gun (1988)
With, you guessed it, a new legacy sequel right around the corner (starring the distressingly similarly named Liam Neeson), Kevin and Chris look back at this Leslie Nielsen spoof n' goof classic. Of …
Patreon Preview UNLOCKED: The Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle
Cheers everyone! With Kevin on assignment (he's joined the Black Parade), we're unlocking this popular and dizzying episode from the Patreon feed for this week: the Rare Blue Apes of Cannibal Isle, t…
189. Commercials of the 80s and 90s vol. 8
It's that time again! Don't touch that dial and try and find a channel that isn't on commercial -- they're all commercials! Kevin brought Chris a slew of oldies (not all goldies) such as ads for anci…
188. French Kiss
Winter and spring have given way to summer, and where better to head than the south of France for a romantic interlude, no? This week, Chris and Kevin crack into French Kiss, the 1995 romantic comedy…
187. The Karate Kid Part III
In anticipation of the new... I want to say... sixth? not counting TV! installment of the Karate Kid franchise, Kevin brings Chris the third part of the, uh, trilogy. There's a new villain in town an…
186. Police Academy 4
Kevin and Chris are joined by DT (@dtfrombtown on Twitch) for a long look back at a movie that clearly made a *big* impact on him: Police Academy 4. Part of the long-running, critically reviled, fina…
BONUS: BTS Pitch/Prep Meeting For EP186 (Police Academy 4)
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185. Looney Tunes
You've heard us talk about The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (if you're a member of the patreon), you've heard us talk about Rabbit Rampage for the Super Nintendo, but that's NOT all, f…
184. Casper
Kevin and Chris dive headlong into 1995's smash family hit Casper, which the latter enjoyed reasonably well, and the former seemed ready to claw out his eyes... or those of everyone around him.
(Chec…
183. Wee Sing: Grandpa's Magical Toys
In today's first in-person video episode NWK's own Punchinello, Natasha Vinik, brings us her favorite childhood "movie": Grandpa's Magical Toys (from the Wee Sing video collection). The plot and budg…
182. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
(PROGRAMMING NOTE: This episode, as will be true of future episodes, is now optimized with full video! You'll still get your audio-only podcasts as usual, but for the full experience, visit Now We Kn…
181. Harriet the Spy (1996)
In honor of the recently, shockingly departed Michelle Trachtenberg, returning guest Jessica brings the film adaptation of Harriet the Spy, a childhood obsession which led to her own illegal, unethic…
180. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Bring out your dead! African or European? Elderberries! A shrubbery!? All this and more can be yours as Chris and Kevin dive headlong into one of the most tragically run-into-the-ground comedies of a…
179. Snoopy Come Home
SnOOooOOooOOpy / SnOOooOOooOOpy / come home Snoopy come home (come home come home)...
Ring any bells? This time Kevin has brought Chris an all-time sad kids' movie to be reassessed. Not as well-known…
178. The Money Pit
Imagine this: you buy a house, and it's a ridiculous steal, at just $200k for like a 15-bedroom mansion! The catch: it's really run down, and you'll have to tap your monied friends and professional c…
177. Titanic
Finally, they're doing the real one! Kevin and Chris are joined yet again by their pal Miranda, who was once a Titanic-obsessed tween, and in this case the wreckage didn't sink far from the iceberg. …
176. The Lion King (1994)
With a new "photo-realistic" prequel to its 2019 "photo-realistic" remake in theaters at time of recording, Kevin and Chris round out the year with The Lion King, the 1994 Disney animated hit starrin…