Collectables + Maximal Nostalgia (with Bill Tilley)

Watch this episode of Halfsies and get every episode early and ad-free by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/solidlisten On this week's show, Rob explains the legend of Catholic and blind Marvel Super Hero, Daredevil and all of his various complexities, and Molly talks about The Truman Delusion, a phrase coined by brothers Joel and Ian Gold, after watching a bunch of media where the star doesn't know that they're living in a fabricated reality (Jury Duty, The Push, The Joe Shmo Show, and a recent episode of NBC's Brilliant Minds). LINKS The Truman Delusion Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truman_Show_delusion Archive of Canada.com piece about the Gold Brother's observation https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135755/http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=2724cd43-07d3-461a-9623-454d707bd42b Your hosts: Find more Rob: https://www.robschulte.com/ Find more Molly: http://mollymcaleer.com/ Watch Plz Survive, a Survivor 50 podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSnftykoiAerx1bRHRorf0WjhKayP_DoO&si=XaghvijFdNimwjMm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get the video version of this episode on Mondays and listen to all of our episodes ad-free and early: https://www.patreon.com/c/solidlisten In this episode, your hosts are visited by Rob's friend Bill Tilley, who'd just gotten back from a collectables convention in Columbus, OH where he scooped up some King Kong glasses that he'd been looking for and observed the state of the current collector's market and thought: Is nostalgia dead? Then they head over to a TikTok A.I. Slop page called "Maximal Nostalgia" that Molly deems a perfect form of entertainment for people struggling with cognitive decline or traumatic brain injury. It's also alarmingly addictive.  LINKS Maximal Nostalgia https://www.tiktok.com/@maximalnostalgia Check out Bill and Robs: An Excellent Adventure https://www.patreon.com/cw/billandrobs?utm_source=campaign-search-results Follow Molly McAleer http://mollymcaleer.com/ Follow Rob Schulte https://www.robschulte.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Molly and Rob discuss Louis Theroux's new Netflix documentary "Inside the Manosphere" on this episode that was taped during a free livestream on Patreon. Follow the Patreon page to catch future livestreams and subscribe to get video episodes and ad-free episodes early: https://www.patreon.com/solidlisten Listen to Plz Survive: https://linktr.ee/plzsurvivepod Find Rob Schulte around the web: https://robschulte.com Find Molly McAleer around the web: https://mollymcaleer.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Molly's hooked on a Philadelphia based improv group that's been going viral on TikTok, Rob helps Molly finally figure out who is who on Survivor 50. (WHICH WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ON HERE ANYMORE, FYI) Watch this episode, get early access, and listen to the entire catalog ad-free on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/solidlisten Watch Plz Survive on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jbtg7jLiWR4?si=1swGQENNVJ7XsWGn Find out more about Rob Schulte: https://www.robschulte.com/ Find out more about Molly McAleer: https://www.mollymcaleer.com/ Act On Demand Improv TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@act.on.demand.imp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch the video version of this episode, listen to all of our episodes ad-free and new episodes early by supporting the show on Patreon (and catch our free livestreams there, too!): https://www.patreon.com/solidlisten For our Jesus Episode (33), Rob and Molls talk about terribly straight to DVD sequels for hugely popular movies (Disney is one of the greatest offenders in the category, but wait until you hear what they've done with the Land Before Time and Ace Ventura) before indulging in a good ol' fashioned bitch sesh about this season of The Traitors. Spoilers are in the second half, of course, but if you have managed to avoid the results of this season thus far, you probably aren't listening to this at all! Watch our new Survivor podcast with our friend Jessica Shelton on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mTD0k-EHbR4?si=Myj_ASlJuLfzhsx5 Listen to Plz Survive anywhere you get podcasts: https://pod.link/1879415350 Follow Rob: https://www.robschulte.com/ Follow Molly: https://mollymcaleer.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Support the show and get this episode ad-free and early AND watch the video version of it for those sweet, sweet eye theory pictures: https://www.patreon.com/solidlisten Molly and Rob welcome Sarah Esocoff, host and producer of the podcast, Sounds Gay, on to discuss her recent deep dive investigation into the wold of Gaylor, a faction of the Taylor Swift fandom who believe she's gay/queer/a girl kisser, et c. Gaylors are considered to be one of the most controversial fan bases out there, and Sarah spoke to a wide variety of them that hail from different platforms like Tumblr, Twitter, Reddit, and more. And guess what? Molly's REAL into this stuff herself. Listen to Sounds Gay wherever you get podcasts: https://pod.link/1686975383 Find more on Rob: https://www.robschulte.com/ Find more on Molly: https://mollymcaleer.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Molly's been tracking the search Nancy Guthrie, the mom of Today Show host, Savannah Guthrie, since she was abducted from her bed on February 1st. Rob's living for the new movie based on a classic Vice show that was based on a Canadian web series and recently attended a Q&A with the filmmakers. This episode was recorded during a free live stream on Patreon. Watch the video version and listen to this episode ad-free by subscribing or simply follow the page to be notified about future streams: https://www.patreon.com/c/solidlisten LINKS Baudi Moonvan's X account (tons of reposts to missing persons cases that are being underreported) https://x.com/deanna_thompson Gift link to NYT piece about Nancy Guthrie and her active social life https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/us/nancy-guthrie-profile.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L1A.uUwj.PYKsVdFjyVi4&smid=nytcore-ios-share https://boxd.it/env1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob shares his thoughts on Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Brien's new movie Send Help (2026), directed by Sami Raimi. Molly watched The All-American Halftime Show so you don't have to, not that you were ever going to anyway. Watch this episode and listen ad-free by supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/solidlisten Find everything Rob Schulte on his website: https://www.robschulte.com/ Find everything Molly McAleer here: https://mollymcaleer.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WATCH THIS EPISODE AND LISTEN AD-FREE AND EARLY BY SUPPORTING US ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/solidlisten Friend of the show and Molly's co-host on PL(O)L, Cap'n Scoot, is filling in for Rob this week. She shares the story of Ernest Shackleton, an ambitious man who led a chaotic trek across Antarctica back in 1914, and Molls' half is dedicated to the rules we live by as a society but rarely say aloud. Plus, some TikTok Live drama! Listen to Cap'n Scoot's podcast, ShipWrekt: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shipwrekt/id1741713406 Follow Molly McAleer around the web: https://mollymcaleer.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Molly lists some of her favorite woke wrestlers (with a special cameo from Effy) and Rob starts a brainstorming session for an upcoming podcast that will cover the 50th season of Survivor. WATCH THIS EPISODE AND LISTEN EARLY AND AD-FREE EACH WEEK https://www.patreon.com/solidlisten Rob's website https://www.robschulte.com/ Molly's website https://www.mollymcaleer.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices