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Idle Ride

Idle Ride

By: Marcy Phillips and Paul Gentemann
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A podcast dedicated to low stakes deep dives into pop culture led by Marcy, a middle-aged, multimedia casual consumer. She is joined by her chosen brother Paul as they discuss science fiction and post apocalyptic TV/Movies. They recently reviewed HBO’s The Last of Us and Avatar the Last Airbender on Netflix. They are now eager to begin discussing the TV show Fallout on Amazon Prime.

Marcy and Paul have been friends and occasional roommates for over 20 years. This means that they've spent countless hours sitting on a couch together watching TV and playing video games. Both of us love books and science, so most episodes include those things. We'd love for you to join us on our cushy couch! Spoilers are expected with this show.

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Episodes
  • 37 - The Last of Us S2 Episode 1: Future Days

    37 - The Last of Us S2 Episode 1: Future Days
    May 21 2025

    The Last of Us Season 2 is finally here and we're so happy to be sharing our thoughts and reactions with you all! We talk teen Ellie and how Joel is always a dad's maid and never a dad. Catherine O'Hara gets her very own cinematic universe. The zombie versus bear debate is solved. Paul helps us stay OSHA compliant and gives us a lesson on electricity. While Marcy wants the boys to let the girls do what they do best...be badasses!

    Send us a text

    Check us out @idleride on Bluesky. Email us at idleridepodcast@gmail.com.
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    1 hr and 49 mins
  • 36 - Apple+ Silo Episode 2: Holston's Pick

    36 - Apple+ Silo Episode 2: Holston's Pick
    May 9 2025

    This episode Marcy and Paul are joined by their friend Greg Howard from Realm News podcast! This episode introduces many of the main characters of the upcoming 2 seasons, including Marcy's favorite best fried duo Juliette and Shirley. Ongoing comparisons between the writing of author Hugh Howey and Stephen King abound. Marcy loves the elder love story and the found family themes in the show. Paul can't get enough of deep drilling in his Lessons in Lore. Greg talks catacombs. And everybody loves a Pez Dispenser! Trigger warning for talk of suicide in this episode. If you or a loved one needs help, call 988 for the Mental Health Hotline.

    Check out the Realm News Podcast here: @realmnews.bsky.social or look for it on Spotify

    Send us a text

    Check us out @idleride on Bluesky. Email us at idleridepodcast@gmail.com.
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    1 hr and 48 mins
  • 35 - Apple+ Silo Episode 1: Freedom Day

    35 - Apple+ Silo Episode 1: Freedom Day
    Apr 23 2025

    Season 3 of Idle Ride is finally here! Our plan is to review the Apple+ series Silo and the second season of HBO Max The Last of Us. For our first podcast episode, we will be discussing Episode 1 of Silo titled Freedom Day. This episode features a new segment that Paul coined as Marcy's Story Time, where she reads aloud passages from the book to compliment the show. Marcy also compares author Hugh Howey's book Wool to the show and how his writing style compares with Stephen King. Don't worry, we didn't leave out Lessons in Lore. Have you ever wondered how a spinning hard drive works or what it takes to recover deleted files? Paul can help you with that! Don't forget to rate and review us on Apple podcast, Spotify, or where ever you listen to podcasts.

    Send us a text

    Check us out @idleride on Bluesky. Email us at idleridepodcast@gmail.com.
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    1 hr and 45 mins
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