Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2006 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
2006, Ep. 32: "STEP UP" (with Mattie Lubchansky!)
Step Up (2006) · Sep 7, 2026
2006, Ep. 31: "WORLD TRADE CENTER" (with Jesse Hawken!)
World Trade Center (2006) · Aug 31, 2026
2006, Ep. 30: "BARNYARD" (with Joe Gibson and Steve Carlson!)
Barnyard (2006) · Aug 24, 2026
2006, Ep. 29: "TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY" (with Willow Catelyn Maclay!)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) · Aug 17, 2026
2006, Ep. 28: "MIAMI VICE" (with Daniel Gorman & Peter Labuza!)
Miami Vice (2006) · Aug 10, 2026
2006, Ep. 27: "YOU, ME & DUPREE" (with Chris Bell!)
You, Me and Dupree (2006) · Aug 3, 2026
"The Prestige" / "The Odyssey" (with Cameron Kunzelman!) // a BONUS Christopher Nolan Double Feature Spectacular
The Prestige (2006) · Jul 27, 2026
2006, Ep. 26: "MONSTER HOUSE" (with Chris Plante!)
Monster House (2006) · Jul 20, 2026
2006, Ep. 25: "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST" (with Kev Koeser & Scott Nye!)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) · Jul 13, 2026
2006, Ep. 24: "SUPERMAN RETURNS" (with Keith Phipps!)
Superman Returns (2006) · Jul 6, 2026
2006, Ep. 23: "CLICK" (with Eric Freeman!)
Click (2006) · Jun 29, 2026
BONUS EP: "Disclosure Day" (with Shaun Swayne!)
Disclosure Day (2026) · Jun 25, 2026
2006, Ep. 22: "THE FAST & THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT" (with Pete Volk!)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) · Jun 22, 2026
2006, Ep. 21: "NACHO LIBRE" (with Alex Goldman!)
Nacho Libre (2006) · Jun 15, 2026
2006, Ep. 20: "CARS" (with Jeb Lund!)
Cars (2006) · Jun 8, 2026
2006, Ep. 19: "X-MEN: THE LAST STAND" (with Shaun Swayne & TJ Dobbin!)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) · Jun 1, 2026
2006, Ep. 18: "THE BREAK-UP" (with Eric Marsh!)
The Break-Up (2006) · May 25, 2026
2006, Ep. 17: "THE DA VINCI CODE" (with Bilge Ebiri!)
The Da Vinci Code (2006) · May 18, 2026
BONUS EP: "The Devil Wears Prada 2" (with Maura Quint!)
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) · May 11, 2026
2006, Ep. 16: "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III" (with Matt Lynch!)
Mission: Impossible III (2006) · May 4, 2026
2006, Ep. 15: "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA" (with Maura Quint!)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) · Apr 27, 2026
2006, Ep. 14: "OVER THE HEDGE" (with Charles Star!)
Over the Hedge (2006) · Apr 20, 2026
2006, Ep. 13: "POSEIDON" (with Peter Labuza!)
Poseidon (2006) · Apr 13, 2026
2006, Ep. 12: "RV" (with JJ Bersch!)
RV (2006) · Apr 6, 2026
2006, Ep. 11: "SCARY MOVIE 4" (with the Weekly Podcast Massacre!)
Scary Movie 4 (2006) · Mar 30, 2026
2006, Ep. 10: "ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN" (with Joe Kowalski!)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) · Mar 23, 2026
2006, Ep. 9: "INSIDE MAN" (with David Roth!)
Inside Man (2006) · Mar 16, 2026
2006, Ep. 8: "V FOR VENDETTA" (with Jourdain Searles!)
V for Vendetta (2006) · Mar 9, 2026
SICKOS ONLY(tm) BONUS EP: "Clerks II" & a Trip to the Smodcastle (with Kevin Gray!)
Clerks II (2006) · Mar 5, 2026
2006, Ep. 7: "THE SHAGGY DOG" (with Steve Carlson!)
The Shaggy Dog (2006) · Mar 3, 2026
2006, Ep. 6: "FAILURE TO LAUNCH" (with Jeb Lund!)
Failure to Launch (2006) · Feb 23, 2026
2006, Ep. 5: "EIGHT BELOW" (with Doug Tilley!)
Eight Below (2006) · Feb 16, 2026
2006, Ep. 4: "MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION" (with Will Sloan!)
Madea's Family Reunion (2006) · Feb 9, 2026
2006, Ep. 3: "THE PINK PANTHER" (with TJ Dobbin!)
The Pink Panther (2006) · Feb 2, 2026
2006, Ep. 2: "BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE 2" (with Trevor Strunk!)
Big Momma's House 2 (2006) · Jan 26, 2026
2006, Ep. 1: "UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION" (with Daniel Gorman!)
Underworld: Evolution (2006) · Jan 19, 2026
S1 E49: "King Kong" (#5) - with Kevin Gray!
King Kong (2005) · Jan 15, 2026
S1 E48: "The Family Stone" (#43) - with Katie Stebbins
The Family Stone (2005) · Jan 12, 2026
S1 E47: "Brokeback Mountain" (#22) - with Shaun Swayne!
Brokeback Mountain (2005) · Jan 5, 2026
S1 E46: "Memoirs of a Geisha" (#45) - with Kev Koeser!
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) · Dec 29, 2025
S1 E45: "Walk the Line" (#16) - with Soham Gadre!
Walk the Line (2005) · Dec 22, 2025
S1 E44: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe" (#2) - with Alex Goldman!
S1 E43: "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (#25) - with Daniel from Sport!
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) · Dec 15, 2025
S1 E41 : "Jarhead" (#41) - with Scott Nye!
Jarhead (2005) · Dec 8, 2025
S1 E40: "Yours, Mine & Ours" (#50) - with the Weekly Podcast Massacre!
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) · Dec 4, 2025
S1 E39: "Chicken Little" (#14) - with TJ Dobbin & Joe Kowalski!
Chicken Little (2005) · Dec 1, 2025
S1 E38: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (#47) - with Alex Watkins!
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) · Nov 24, 2025
S1 E37: "Saw II" (#21)
Saw II (2005) · Nov 17, 2025
S1 E36: "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" (#30) - with Esther Rosenfield!
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) · Nov 10, 2025
BONUS: "The Skeleton Key" Live Commentary - with Shaun Swayne!
The Skeleton Key (2005) · Nov 3, 2025
S1 E35 - "Flightplan" (#20) - with Katie Stebbins!
Flightplan (2005) · Oct 27, 2025
S1 E34 - "Red Eye" (#44) - with Willow Catelyn Maclay!
Red Eye (2005) · Oct 20, 2025
S1 E32: "Four Brothers" (#31) - with Aaron from Hit Factory!
Four Brothers (2005) · Oct 6, 2025
S1 E31: "The Dukes of Hazzard" (#26) - with Steve Carlson!
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) · Sep 29, 2025
S1 E30: "Sky High" (#39) - with Daniel Gorman!
Sky High (2005) · Sep 22, 2025
S1 E29: "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" (#7) - with Michael Chau!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) · Sep 15, 2025
S1 E28: "Wedding Crashers" (#6) - with Cory "Ether Diver" Casciato!
Wedding Crashers (2005) · Sep 8, 2025
S1 E27: "Fantastic Four" (#13) - with David Neary!
Fantastic Four (2005) · Sep 1, 2025
S1 E26: "Bewitched" (#40) - with Katie Conaglen!
Bewitched (2005) · Aug 25, 2025
S1 E25: "War of the Worlds" (#4) - with Bilge Ebiri & Alex "thamosdeaf" Watkins!
War of the Worlds (2025) · Aug 19, 2025
S1 E24: "March of the Penguins" (#27)
March of the Penguins (2005) · Aug 11, 2025
S1 E23: "Herbie: Fully Loaded" (#37) - with Katie Stebbins!
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) · Aug 4, 2025
S1 E22: "Batman Begins" (#8) - with Doug Tilley and TJ Dobbin!
Batman Begins (2005) · Jul 28, 2025
S1 E21: "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (#10) - with Scott Nye!
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) · Jul 21, 2025
S1 E20: "Cinderella Man" (#42) - with Scout Tafoya!
Cinderella Man (2005) · Jul 14, 2025
S1 E19: "The Longest Yard" (#12) - with Jeb Lund!
The Longest Yard (2005) · Jul 7, 2025
S1 E18: "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" (#1) - with Amber Crews!
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) · Jun 30, 2025
S1 E17: "Madagascar" (#9) - with Kev Koeser!
Madagascar (2005) · Jun 23, 2025
S1 E16: "Monster-in-Law" (#23) - with Diana Goodman!
Monster-in-Law (2005) · Jun 16, 2025
S1 E15: "Crash" (#49) - with Shaun Swayne!
Crash (2005) · Jun 9, 2025
S1 E14: "The Interpreter" (#33) - with Jesse Hawken!
The Interpreter (2005) · Jun 2, 2025
S1 E13: "The Amityville Horror" (#38) - with Daniel Gorman and Steve Carlson!
The Amityville Horror (2005) · May 26, 2025
S1 E12: "Sahara" (#35) - with Matt Lynch!
Sahara (2005) · May 19, 2025
S1 E11: "Sin City" (#32) - with TJ Dobbin!
Sin City (2005) · May 12, 2025
S1 E10: "Guess Who" (#34)
Guess Who (2005) · May 5, 2025
S1 E9: "The Ring Two" (#28) - with Joe Gibson!
The Ring Two (2005) · Apr 28, 2025
S1 E8: "Robots" (#15)
Robots (2005) · Apr 21, 2025
S1 E7: "The Pacifier" (#17) - with Kevin "KPG" Gray!
The Pacifier (2005) · Apr 14, 2025
S1 E6: "Be Cool" (#48) - with Jane Altoids!
Be Cool (2005) · Apr 7, 2025
S1 E5: "Constantine" (#29) - with Matt Lynch!
Constantine (2005) · Mar 31, 2025
S1 E4: "Hitch" (#11)
Hitch (2005) · Mar 24, 2025
S1 E3: "Are We There Yet?" (#24)
Are We There Yet? (2005) · Mar 17, 2025
S1 E2: "Coach Carter" (#36)
Coach Carter (2005) · Mar 10, 2025
S1 E1: "White Noise" (#46) - with David Roth!
White Noise (2005) · Mar 3, 2025