Purely Academic with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman
Critics and teachers Jonathan R. Lack and Sean Chapman host this monthly variety series where we talk about our favorite video games, movies, anime, and much more, having fun and maybe even learning something along the way. From the creators of The Weekly Stuff Podcast and Japanimation Station. Visit https://www.jonathanlack.com for more!
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 160 minutes
- Episodes
- 560
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
The Weekly Stuff #312 – Sean’s Anime Episode! The Best Anime of the Decade, 2010-2019
For our first show of 2020, we’re continuing our three-part podcast series celebrating the best of the decade that was the 2010s. This week, it’s all anime (and all Sean) all the time, as Sean, our p…
The Weekly Stuff #311 – The Best Films of the Decade, 2010-2019
For our final show of 2019, we’re kicking off a three-part podcast series celebrating the best of the decade, starting today with the Best Films of the 2010s. Jonathan’s been a working film critic an…
The Weekly Stuff #310 – A Weekly Stuff Christmas Carol
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and welcome to our 2nd annual Weekly Stuff Christmas Special! After we gave a live-reaction to Pokémon Christmas Bash, the worst Christmas album of all time, on last …
The Weekly Stuff #309 – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review
Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy came to a close this week with The Rise of Skywalker,Episode IX in the long-running saga and the final adventure for characters like Rey, Finn, Poe, and Kylo Ren. An…
Weekly Suit Gundam #12 – Victory Gundam Review & Discussion
Our first year of Weekly Suit Gundam comes to a close as we reach the end of the Universal Century with 1993’s Mobile Suit Victory Gundam, the final full series set in the Universal Century and the l…
The Weekly Stuff #308 – Xbox Series X Announcement & Game Awards 2019
The Game Awards weren’t as eventful in 2019 as they have been in previous years, with the big exception of Microsoft surprising everyone with the formal unveiling of the next generation’s Xbox…and it…
The Weekly Stuff #307 – Death Stranding, Pokemon Sword & Shield, Xbox News, and more!
We’ve got two big video reviews for you this week, as Sean tells us all about the wacky world of Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding, and Jonathan gives final thoughts on Pokemon Sword & Shield. One of th…
The Weekly Stuff #306 – Reviewing The Mandalorian & Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
It’s a Star Wars heavy show this week, as we discuss the first three episodes of The Mandalorian on Disney+ and give final thoughts on the video game Jedi Fallen Order, following up on our initial di…
The Weekly Stuff #305 – Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Pokemon Sword & Shield, Disney+, Xbox News, Movie Reviews, Streaming Trivia, and more!
In one of the busiest, most jam-packed podcasts we’ve ever recorded, we give first impressions of the week’s two major video game releases, Pokemon Sword & Shield for Nintendo Switch and Star Wars Je…
The Weekly Stuff #304 – Blizzard Announcements, Criterion Recommendations, Star Wars News, and the Long, Sad Story of the Demon Couch From Hell
Blizzard’s annual BlizzConevent took place this week amidst a storm of political controversy, but the two major announcements the company showed off were incredible, with both Diablo IV and Overwatch…
Weekly Suit Gundam #11 – Gundam F91 Review & Discussion
Our journey through Universal Century Gundam continues with one of the strangest and most rewarding corners of the franchise, the 1991 theatrical feature Mobile Suit Gundam F91. Written and Directed …
The Weekly Stuff #303 – Modern Warfare, Witcher 3 on Switch, Star Wars IX Trailer and more!
WARNING: This episode contains potential SPOILERS for STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, based on internet leaks about the film. This discussion takes place between 1:05:03 and 1:09:36. Please skip if…
The Weekly Stuff #302 – El Camino, PS5 News, Gemini Man and more!
Breaking Bad returned this week with the all-new sequel movie, El Camino, written and directed by Vince Gilligan and starring Aaron Paul, proving itself a pretty fantastic opportunity to dive back in…
The Weekly Stuff #301 – Our Top 10 Favorite TV Shows of All Time, Part 2
Our 300th episode milestone celebration continues this week with Part 2 of our countdown of our Top 10 Favorite TV Shows of All Time! Last week’s discussion proved surprising, as our lists had no ove…
The Weekly Stuff #300 – Our Top 10 Favorite TV Shows of All Time, Part 1
300 is a big number. A terrifyingly big number. And we’ve got an intimidatingly large episode to go along with it. Following in the footsteps of our milestone Episodes 200 and 250, where we counted d…
Weekly Suit Gundam #10 - Unicorn Gundam & Narrative Gundam Review and Discussion
Released in seven parts from 2010 to 2014, Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is an extravagant OVA sequel to the original saga of Universal Century Gundam, set three years after Char’s Counterattack and eng…
The Weekly Stuff #299 – Astral Chain & Control Reviews, Sean Fact Checks Jonathan, and more!
After a few weeks away from the main podcast, Sean and Jonathan are both back for a fun, oftentimes extremely silly episode. We review Platinum Games’ Astral Chain for the Nintendo Switch and Remedy’…
Weekly Suit Gundam #09 - Char's Counterattack Review & Discussion
The original saga of Mobile Suit Gundam reaches its spectacular climax with Char’s Counterattack, the 1988 theatrical film that reunites Char Aznable and Amuro Ray for one final conflict, and sees Yo…
The Weekly Stuff #298.5 - Nintendo Direct September Reactions
It’s time for another episode of The Weekly Stuff Podcast with Jonathan Lack & Sean Chapman, a weekly audio show that explores the worlds of film, television, and video games. You can subscribe for f…
Weekly Suit Gundam #08 – Gundam ZZ Review & Discussion
After the abject darkness that was the ending of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, we come out on the other side to review and discuss its immediate successor, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, a show that appears light…