Episodes
In the series finale of The Galley, Matt and Katie talk about the season finale of The Expanse's sixth season: the difference between antagonists and villains, where the show is going, and the departure of a beloved character.
Published 02/12/21
Matt and Katie are back in the penultimate discussion of THE EXPANSE's sixth season. This week we talk about the balancing act this season has had to walk and the impact that Flowbees have had on Belter culture.
Published 01/30/21
"THERE'S NO CRYING IN SPACE!" In this week's critical episode, Matt and Katie dig into the problem with crying, the Earther version of the War on Terror, and conclude with Belter profanity and terms of endearment.
Published 01/22/21
This week on the cast, Matt and Katie catch up on TWO episodes (with another recording coming out this week!). They talk Melba's Muppet frenzy, future spoilers, and mechanical maternity.
Published 01/19/21
This week Matt and Katie talk about episode 5 of season 5 of The Expanse, "Down and Out"! We lament the plight of Naomi Nagata.
WARNING: We talk about book spoilers that MAY be TV show spoilers almost immediately.
Published 01/08/21
This week on THE GALLEY, an #TheExpanse fancast, Matt and Katie commiserate over the things lost in translating the books for television, discover what Belter Laura Dern would be like, and begin to conquer their fear of X's in Belter Creole.
Published 12/31/20
Matt welcomes Katie back to the cast as they do a special side project in THE GALLEY, a fancast where they talk about THE EXPANSE's fifth season. Note that we talk about book spoilers starting at 36:30, but you can come back for our Belter Creole of the Day at 52:30.
Published 12/23/20
This week the cast dives into sharksploitation with THE MEG! Matt does his best Dwight, Mer questions the physics of Ruby Rose's hair, and Burt updates everyone on Rudy Giuliani's various failures.
Published 11/24/20
On this week's Case Files episode "Ghost in the Machine", Mer, Burt and Matt check in on Mulder and Scully to find out which sick Doom wads they're downloading from angelfire. Just kidding, they're mostly getting stuck in elevators and air ducts! That's technology for you.
Published 11/20/20
This week the gang wraps up Better Red month with 1977's cult Japanese horror film HAUSU! Matt pits Whedon against Snyder in the thunderdome, Burt nerds out on his film studies and Meredith taps into her inner librarian.
Published 11/02/20
On this week's episode of Second Star's Case Files, the cast digs into X-Files Season 1 Episode 6 "Shadows". Will Mulder think ghosts are as cool as aliens? Probably not, but what about Mer, Burt and Matt?
Published 10/18/20
This week the Second Star cast kicks off BETTER RED THAN DEAD month with 2016's THE LOVE WITCH! Matt dreams of Jeannie, Burt takes a trip to the Everglades, Mer has a flashback to her school days, and Katie "bastes the chicken".
Published 10/10/20
This week, the cast explores the dark and spooky world of the Jersey Devil, as illustrated by a pubescent teenage boy. We rated this episode "T", for "Tatas".
Published 10/05/20
On this week's CASE FILE, Mer, Burt and Matt open up "Conduit". Burt still doesn't believe in UFOs, but Matt wants to believe. They also break down the unique topography of Iowa as presented in this episode.
Published 09/28/20
This week the cast dives in to the midnight movie WILD ZERO (2000)! Thrill as the cast tries to identify archetypal himbos (himboes?) and analyze the gender and sexual politics of a film that features a man chopping a UFO in half with a katana pulled from the neck of his guitar.
Published 09/25/20
This week on our X-Files recap project, Mer, Burt and Matt identify: is LA Beast a cryptid? What computer capabilities did they have in the 90s MSPaint? And how truthful are lie detectors?
Published 09/22/20
This (late) podcast features the cast talking about the Robert Rodriguez anime adaptation ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL (2019) - a film that was so nonsensical they timed it down to the minute when it goes bad and makes them long for Scarlett Johansson.
Published 09/20/20
The watchthrough of the X-FILES continues, this week with "Deep Throat" and a spirited debate about the existence of extraterrestrial life. Matt doesn't believe in ghosts though.
Published 09/16/20
This week on the cast we dive into the film INNERSPACE (1987), a film that frankly lacks adequate description for how surreal a comedy scifi film it is. Also features a guest appearance by none other than critical and film theorist Slavoj Zizek.
Apologies for the audio quality; there were some challenges in recording but we had such incredible fun on this episode and wanted to share that with you.
Published 09/11/20
In a new side project from the cast, we're rewatching the classic 90s sci-fi TV show, THE X-FILES. Matt has dropped out of watching this show half a dozen times, so the rest of the group is going to help him get through by breaking down whether Mulder is a bratty sub, President Kanye's latest edicts, and if the truth is out there (spoiler alert it is and Matt believes aliens are real).
Published 09/08/20
This week, the cast tries to determine which is worse: white suburbia, or this movie? It's THE PURGE (2013).
Published 09/05/20
This week on the cast, the gang eats a plate or two full of spaghetti in discussing Dragonslayer. Bonus questions for the listener: what spell explodes a dragon? And why does Galen hate the old man so much? We get close to finding out the truth this week!
Published 08/28/20
We're on the way back! The gang emerges from the rubbled ruins of the COVID pandemic to discover that they're all anime now.
Published 08/21/20
This week the Second Star cast hacks in to the incredible JOHNNY MNEMONIC, featuring Keanu Reeves and @FINALLEVEL himself Ice T! Matt works out his cyber feelings, Katie discusses dolphin abuse, Burt tries to piece together the ending and Meredith recommends you all of the books.
Published 03/13/20