Divisional Dons reaches the AFC NORTH and we hit you with our top 5 sitcoms of all time! Enjoy The Robertsons on the Penny Bloom Podcast:)

Dispatch is back after a week off! A nice full show today, with entertainment, science, archaeology, and sports!
- ENTERTAINMENT -
Music:
(02:25) • Tyler the Creator’s next up is CHROMOKOPIA, and the rollout is going splendidly.
(07:30) • Ab-Soul announces SOUL BURGER

Television:
(08:11) • RICK AND MORTY renewed for seasons 11 & 12, with season 8 on the docket for next year.
(09:55) • DUNE: PROPHECY set for a November 17 premiere + DEATH BY TELEVISION update.
(11:00) • DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN set for a March 4, 2025 premiere.

Movies:
(12:50) • Tom Holland cast in Christopher Nolan’s next film alongside Matt Damon.
(15:18) • Colman Domingo set to make directorial debut with SCANDALOUS.
(16:18) • Robert Pattinson potentially eyeing a role and producing credit on A24 film inspired by TO CATCH A PREDATOR.
(17:37) • Alana Haim joins the casts of THE DRAMA, starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, and THE MASTERMIND, starring Josh O’Connor.
(18:37) • Greta Lee fills in for Sandra Hüller in upcoming Willem Dafoe picture: LATE FAME.
(19:29) • JOHN WICK prequel anime film in the works.
(21:16) • THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP, a Looney Tunes movie will be released February 2025 in theaters.
(23:23) • WONKA 2 has been green lit, with production slated for 2026.
(23:56) • DUNE: MESSIAH slated to begin production in early 2026, potentially freeing up Greig Fraser to photograph both it and THE BATMAN 2.
(25:57) • Hans Zimmer’s DUNE PART TWO score has been disqualified from awards contention.
(29:01) • Luca Guadagnino set to direct a new adaptation of AMERICAN PSYCHO + the fancast nightmare of Patrick Bateman.
(33:42) • James Gunn posts sentimental caption about his own dog, Ozu, to announce the presence of Krypto in his SUPERMAN film.
(36:47) • David Corenswet has been cast as John Tuggle in football flick MR. IRRELEVANT.

Reviews:
(37:45) • SATURDAY NIGHT review
(41:48) • WE LIVE IN TIME review

- SCIENCE & ARCHAEOLOGY -
Space:
(48:13) • SpaceX launches starship and catches it in MECHAZILLA.
(50:30) • Europa Clipper launched! Satellite heading for a moon of Jupiter with the highest likelihood of life beyond Earth.
(57:16) • World Science Festival speaker suspects human life is the most bizarre, out-there species in the universe.

Earthbound:
(1:00:30) • New messages discovered in Temple of Luxor hieroglyphics.

- SPORTS -
Baseball:
(1:06:38) • Yankees vs Dodgers in the World Series, and why that’s a bittersweet reality.

Basketball:
(1:10:35) • New York Liberty dubbed WNBA Champions.
(1:11:08) • NBA Tip-off Week. The chip on Jayson Tatum’s shoulder. The special moment Lebron and Bronny took the court together.

Football:
(1:17:07) • NFL Week 8 picks.

We're back with some basketball talk: We discuss the new docuseries on Netflix STARTING 5 featuring LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards, Jimmy Butler and Domantas Sabonis. We hit another week of divisional dons, selecting our favorites from the NFC South. And we top it off with the first ever Robertson's DRAFT DAY. We each draft a starting 5 from the entire history of the NBA.

My dad and I discussed his finishing of the first season of SHOGUN, my completion of THE BEAR, and a nice long segment on our FAVORITE BANDS OF ALL TIME.

-----ENTERTAINMENT-----

Television:
( 00:02:24 ) : A reality show based on the Kansas City Chiefs WAGs (Wives and Girlfriends) is in the works at Bravo, People reports
( 00:07:24 ) : Zendaya confirms that EUPHORIA Season 3 will have a time jump, and the characters will no longer be in high school
( 00:12:33 ) : Ewan McGregor reveals they are currently exploring ideas for OBI-WAN Season 2. Adding that he wants to wear the Clone Wars armor and have more flashbacks with Hayden Christensen
( 00:15:27 ) : Aaron Pierre has been cast as John Stewart for the LANTERNS series. He will star alongside Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan

Fashion :
( 00:18:23 ) : The theme for the 2025 Met Gala will be 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style' - Based on the style of black men throughout history. Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams, Anna Wintour, and LeBron James will be the co-chairs.

Music:
( 00:22:19 ) : Kendrick Lamar's ,NOT LIKE US, is now the longest-running Number 1 song of all time on the Billboard Rap Chart. Staying at Number 1 for 21 consecutive weeks.

Movies:
( 00:28:39 ) : Kyle Chandler has been cast in Joe Carnahan's, RIP, alongside Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, also featuring Sasha Calle and Teyana Taylor. The film follows a group of Miami cops, who discover millions of dollars in cash in a derelict stash house.
( 00:30:07 ) : Rachel McAdams is in talks to star in Sam Rami's new horror movie, SEND HELP. Described as a horror version of CASTAWAY mixed with MISERY.
( 00:31:21 ) : Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield, and Demi Moore have been cast in Boots Riley's next movie, I LOVE BOOSTERS, that centers on a ring of shoplifters who take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.
( 00:32:27 ) : Cristopher Nolan's next movie will release in theaters July 2026. Matt Damon is in talks to star. Universal Pictures will distribute the film, including in IMAX. Filming will begin in early 2025. This means we will be getting new Nolan, Villenueve, Peele, and Spielberg in 2026.
( 00:35:04 ) : JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX review.

-----CINEMENTALIST EPISODE PREVIEW-----
( 00:43:13 ) : A 10 minute snippet of our launching episode of our movie podcast, THE CINEMENTALISTS. The first episode we are covering STAR WARS: A New Hope, and we watch the movie live and commentate over it. THE CINEMENTALISTS will have weekly movie coverage, and we would love if you checked us out!

-----SCIENCE/ARCHEOLOGY-----
( 00:54:00 ) : Tesla's, 'We Robot', announcement was last night showing off the Cybercab, Robovan, Optimus Robots, and a somewhat frightening look into the near future.
( 00:58:10 ) : Stonehenge Alter Stone update. Rats DNA used to prove water transportation?
( 01:02:42 ) : BILLION YEAR LONG BLACK HOLE FART. Nowhere in the entire universe is safe.

-----SPORTS-----
( 01:10:18 ) : KC Royals season comes to an end :(
( 01:12:34 ) : Fuck Bob Costas
( 01:14:48 ) : NFL Week 6 Picks

My dad and I catch up with a good discussion over THE BEAR. We pick our favorite football players from the AFC East. And we top the show of with our top 5 favorite Michael Jackson songs ever.

Welcome to another addition to the PENNY BLOOM DISPATCH, where this week we will be covering the likes of MEGALOPOLIS , Studios resorting to super-fan focus groups thinking it will fix all of their problems, a knife-wielding orca forever immortalized into the very Earth we live on, and sports coverage with us Kansas City natives having quite the time right now.

ENTERTAINMENT:
( 00:02:04 ) - Kris Kristofferson passed away at 88. :.(
( 00:03:47 ) - Guillermo Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN has wrapped filming, and Netflix discussion
( 00:06:46 ) - Abbot Elementary & It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia crossover confirmed
( 00:07:45 ) - Daniel Kaluuya will be getting a statue in London next to Batman, Bugs Bunny, Paddington, Harry Potter, Marry Poppins, and Mr. Bean.
( 00:13:02 ) - Studios are assembling super-fan focus groups to assess franchise material for future projects.
( 00:22:35 ) - Matthew Orton is writing a Bane x Deathstroke movie for DC
( 00:25:54 ) - Daniel Day-Lewis has unretired from acting, spotted shooting a new movie called Anenome acting with Sean Bean, and directed by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis.
( 00:28:41 ) - MEGALOPOLIS review. Everything you have heard about this movie is true.
( 00:36:05 ) - Francis Ford Coppola movie ranking

SCIENCE/ARCHEOLOGY:
( 00:43:32 ) - SpaceX forced to ground two astronauts in order to make room for the two 'stranded' astronauts due to the Boeing Starliner capsule failure.
( 00:45:50 ) - 300+ New Nazca lines discovered by AI detecting software and unveils graphics of a knife-wielding orca, decapitated humans, and others of nice, sweet animal.

SPORTS:
( 00:56:17 ) - Kansas City Royals advance to the ALDS as we defeat the Orioles to move on to face the New York Yankees.
( 00:57:58 ) - Pete Rose passes away at 83. :.(
( 00:59:39 ) - Dikembe Mutombo passes away at 58. :.(
( 01:00:25 ) - Karl Anthony Towns goes to New York Knicks for Julius Randle & Donte DiVincenzo
( 01:01:18 ) - NFL Week 5 Picks

My father joins the pod again to discuss a bunch of stuff! We start with a little segment on what we’ve been watching, a few documentaries including Mr. McMahon on Netflix. We give each other a homework assignment for what shows we’ll be discussing next week. Then we move to Divisional Dons and select our favorite players from the NFC East. We finish the show with a new TOP 5: DEAD OR ALIVE, and this week it’s all about our top 5 professional wrestlers.