The Middle of Culture

This week Eden and Peter dive into William Friedkin’s gritty 1977 thriller Sorcerer, a tense and sweat-soaked remake of The Wages of Fear. They talk through the film’s nihilistic worldview, Friedkin’…

What starts as a simple dive into media tracking apps quickly spirals into tangents about puzzles from hell, glamping with bison and mustangs, fistfights with Satan in Pittsburgh, and the glory days …

In this episode, Eden and Peter dive into Fantastic Four: First Steps, a surprisingly hopeful and aesthetically stunning addition to the MCU. They unpack the film’s utopian vision, its fresh take on …

Episode Summary

This week on The Middle of Culture, Peter and Eden dive into Superman 2025—a movie they both expected to disappoint, but ultimately left them grinning. They discuss why this version of…

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This week, Peter and Eden dive headfirst into the high-octane world of Daniel Warren Johnson’s Transformers comic run, exploring its explosive art, emotional beats, and G1 nostalgia. …

In this lively and irreverent episode of The Middle of Culture, Peter and Eden build a tier list ranking 29 DC movies, from the highs of Christopher Reeve's iconic Superman to the lows of Black Adam,…

Show Notes:

Life Updates & Pencil Parties

- Eden recounts a surreal Minneapolis trip to witness the "sharpening" of a 20-foot neighborhood pencil statue.

- Attendees included 1,500+ people, costumes, DJ…

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- The episode opens with Eden reading a Tumblr post that hilariously and bleakly explains modern burnout as a result of living in a crumbling world. Peter and Eden relate strongly, sett…

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- Spiritbox concert recap: Peter attended a standout show in Salt Lake City, noting the energy, mixed-gender crowd, and explosive live performance that solidifies Spiritbox's rising status…

What We've Been Up To

Peter's Update:

- Recovering from a cold

- Saw his wife Elissa perform as Mary Poppins in local theater

- Unable to watch planned content like Andor and Daredevil Born A…

📝 Episode Notes

🎮 Main Topic: RPG Mechanics We Love (and Why Avowed Stands Out)

- The hosts highlight key RPG mechanics that elevate the player experience:

- Maps that matter: Clarity, verticality, …

Catching Up:

• Peter shares a laid-back spring break filled with Avowed, a vasectomy, and home recovery. He praises the game's gray morality and engaging writing.

• Eden talks about buying a Boox Palma…

Welcome back!

• Peter and Eden catch up on life, touching on:

• Why modern society feels like a "hellscape."

• Eden's unique take on a book club (it's really just a reason to meet at a bar and talk abou…

Life Updates & Gaming Adventures

The February blues hit hard as we commiserate about adulting struggles, work deadlines, and the never-ending battle against muddy paw prints

Eden champions Obsidian's A…

Welcome back to another exciting episode of The Middle of Culture! Your hosts, Peter and Eden, are here to dive into the world of pop culture, sci-fi, and everything in between. This week, we’re brav…

Welcome back to The Middle of Culture. This week, we take a deep dive into the state of entertainment in 2025. From the bleak outlook of upcoming movies and TV to the rare gems in music and video gam…

This Week on "The Middle of Culture": Return to The Matrix!

Twenty years after Neo and Trinity's supposed final chapter, we're diving deep into 2021's surprise sequel "The Matrix Resurrections." After…

In this special retrospective episode of The Middle of Culture, Eden and Peter reflect on two years of podcasting by pitting every movie they've covered in a bracket-style showdown to crown the "Best…

This week, we return to dissect The Matrix Revolutions, the third and originally final installment in the Matrix series. From its action-heavy sequences to its emotional farewells, we explore how the…

Peter and Eden are back, diving headfirst into their analysis of The Matrix Reloaded. They explore its ambitious themes, dazzling action sequences, and how it stacks up against the original Matrix. F…