• F. W. Murnau's FAUST!
    Mar 2 2025

    On this episode, we cover F.W. Murnau's Faust: A German Folktale. In this classic of silent cinema, our Mephisto (Emil Jannings) makes a bet with an archangel that Faust's soul can be corrupted. Faust (Gösta Ekman) is desperately trying to save his village from a plague. He is able to help the villagers, thanks to Mephisto, but further dealings with the devil lead Faust on a decadent downward spiral. Can he redeem his soul before it's too late?

    Featuring:

    • "Fauft?!"
    • The Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse (because times were tough in Germany)
    • You win this round, God!
    • Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Paradise What Did I Come Into This Room For?
    • Mephistos Just Wanna Have Fun
    • Cancel your subscription, Lester!
    • Otho from Beetlejuice?! What are YOU doing here?
    • You can see her doublets!
    • I ALWAYS drink ... wine!
    • Kynan puts dirty words ... in my MOUTH!
    • All you need is love, love, love ...
    • ... and more!

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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • JUDGED! SAVED! • Gounod's Faust Acts III-V (Finale!)
    Feb 23 2025

    On this episode:

    • "This will probably be a short episode." - Lester
    • Choruses? Chori? Choropods?
    • Remember Hoop-On-A-Stick?
    • "You don't get to murder someone just because they're mean." - Kynan
    • Fausted by your own petard
    • "Demons are like vampires." - Lester
    • There's a PUPPY Bowl???
    • Team Fluff VS Team Ruff
    • Mephis-Doubtfire
    • ...and more!

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    52 mins
  • The FAUST Of The Opera! • Gounod's Faust, Acts I-II
    Feb 16 2025

    On this episode:

    • Remember compact discs?
    • No, it's not "CATS!" It's "The English Cat" Completely different!
    • Hansel and Gretel: Now You Have Nightmares
    • How Faustus Got HIs Groove Back
    • Boris n' Bela
    • Big Top Mephistopheles
    • Siebel wears the pants in this show
    • WAGNER?!! What are YOU doing here?
    • Do YOU know the difference between a coffin and a casket?
    • Casket - a junk drawer for people
    • ...and more!

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit Ya Where The Good Lord Split Ya! • Goethe's Faust Part 2, Act V (Finale)
    Feb 9 2025

    On this episode:

    • This show is become FAUST'S details!
    • YOU SHALL NOT SCRUB!
    • Now on sale! "No Capitalism" T-shirts
    • Special guest Jim Baucus
    • Inside Out 4: with Want, Debt, Distress and Care
    • ....and SURPRISE!
    • Faust is CONVENIENTLY having second thoughts
    • Lemures....or lemurs?
    • GRETCHEN!? What are YOU doing here?!
    • ...and more!

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Three Mighty Men from Faust Are We • Goethe’s Faust Part 2, Act IV
    Feb 2 2025

    On this episode:

    • Three Mighty Men From Faust Are We!
    • Hellooooo! Welcome to the Church of Mrs. Doubtfire, dear!
    • This is the Ren and Stimpy of Faust
    • Ow! This is a very jagged mountain!
    • Hey Siri - how many boots in a league?
    • These boots were made for Walken - WOW!
    • Somehow.....the Holy Roman Emperor has returned!
    • Bully Boy, Grab-Quick and Hold-Tight
    • George C. Palpatine!
    • ...and more!

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    58 mins
  • Phorkyas? Damn Near Killed 'er! • Goethe's Faust Part 2, Act III
    Jan 26 2025

    On this episode:

    • Schrodinger's Homunculus
    • Call Sally Struthers now and make a donation
    • Dr. Jekyll is my FATHER. Actually, no - he's me.
    • Epic Rap Battle: Helen of Troy VS Phorkyas!
    • "He's got WHAT, he's got servants and flunkies?!"
    • Euphorion, My Wayward Son.....
    • Apparently Euphorion never read the story of Icarus....
    • ...and more!

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    48 mins
  • Homunculus! • Goethe's Faust Part 2, Act II
    Jan 19 2025

    On this episode:

    • Sure glad we kept the sets from part 1!
    • Faust faints. Again.
    • So Helen is the new Gretchen?
    • Nothin'! What's a homunculus wit' you?"
    • Wagner! What are YOU doing here?
    • Mephis-Doubtfire
    • Vile vials...
    • Charlie Kirk is an idiot - debate me. DEBATE ME!!!
    • Faust II: Faust Goes Greek
    • Who DOESN'T remember Erictho!
    • Oh! A trash can in Greece!
    • ...and more!

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • What the HELL is going on??? • Goethe's Faust Part 2, Act I
    Jan 12 2025

    On this episode:

    • If Goethe's Faust Part I was Tim Burton's Beetlejuice, Goethe's Faust Part II is the Beetlejuice Cartoon
    • Socrates!
    • Not Without My Sally Field
    • In sleep, no one can hear you dream
    • Romantic with a capital R cuz remember - Gretchen is DEAD.
    • Holy Roman Emperor, Batman!
    • Myself with my head cut off? What are YOU doing here?!
    • Those soothsayers always sayin' sooths...
    • Flower girls or girl flowers?
    • If a vampire is in the STAGE direction...is it an actual vampire?
    • ...and more!

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    1 hr and 39 mins