On this episode of SlumberPod, Neel Ghosh, Shaunak Godkhindi, and Danish Maqbool spiral through movies, nostalgia, travel, politics, internet culture, and late-night intrusive thoughts with the energy of guys who absolutely should not be recording past midnight.

The episode opens with a deep dive into Letterboxd Top Fours, debating The Matrix, Spy Kids, Space Jam, The Talented Mr. Ripley, poker movies, and the concept of “one-day movies.” From there, the guys passionately revisit Robert Rodriguez’s Spy Kids era, practical effects, early-2000s gadgets, DVD drops at Target, and the lost art of McDonald’s toys—eventually concluding that when corporations start giving away socks, something is deeply wrong with America.

The conversation drifts into Sean  ...