Is a $2.50 movie ticket worth the smell of a stranger’s gravy and the sound of a "Godzilla-sized" Boston Market meal in the row behind you?

In this episode of The Gen-X-istentialists, Bunny and Scot give Mega Wheel the Magnificent a spin to dissect why movie theaters have become a trial, why Queen’s soundtrack is the only thing keeping Flash Gordon alive, and why the best childhood birthdays involved drunk clowns and parents drinking pitchers of beer at Chuck E. Cheese. Plus, they bring their wives, Jeanne and Tracy, into the studio to tackle the "deep end" of adventures—from semester-abroad isolation to the magic of Colorado wetlands.

Inside the conversation:

• The Theater Trial: Bunny explains why he’d rather watch a movie in bed  ...