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Since ”The Clock that Went Backwards,” science fiction has shown a fascination with time travel; a chance to relive the past, or observe a distant future. Each episode, hosts Nate Bowden and Brian Martin discuss closed loop time lines, paradoxical changes and rank the best visions of time travel in popular media. [email protected]
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Nate Bowden and Brian Martin pair exacting time-travel criticism with games, arguments, and a generous appetite for strange details.
Nate Bowden and Brian Martin treat time-travel stories as systems to be tested, following their rules closely enough to spot shaky mechanics without losing sight of performances, visual choices, and simple entertainment value.
A Christmas knight's time-travel logic gets questioned; you may stay for the perfect-teeth tangent.
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A comics chat about purchase friction, rights, and whether the trade is the better read.
Chrononauts Volume 2 is treated less like a plot recap and more like a talk about how the book reaches readers. It starts with the clumsy digital purchase path, then moves through the rights mess after Netflix, the Image Comics link, and the sense that the series has always been…
A loose, funny game-show hangout where the jokes land harder than the scorekeeping.
Spoiled Tomatoes treats the movie-review game-show setup as a loose, self-aware hangout, opening with Flight of the Navigator before drifting into future format plans and a best-picture anagram round.
A reset that keeps the score guessing, the freshness threshold, and the friendly chaos moving.
Spoiled Tomatoes opens its first official episode with Nate hosting, Brian Martin back as the returning champion at 0-0, and Eric McGill stepping in as the first contestant.
A black tie year end hangout that turns time travel gripes into blunt, good natured criticism.
The fourth annual Ziggy Awards turns a year end look back at 2025 into a black tie hangout built around time travel movies, bad performances, and the scenes the hosts still think matter.
A Christmas time-travel sparring match that finds more life in the talk than the polish.
This episode review leans into the odd charm of a Christmas time-travel story that drops a knight into the modern world and gives two hosts room to spar.
A celebratory Quantum Leap discussion that stays warm, funny, and detail-minded.
A 100th-episode Quantum Leap milestone, this one keeps things loose, affectionate, and just self-aware enough to feel lived in. The banter moves into the imaging chamber logic, then swings back to the emotional center as Sam's memories return and recognition hits with real force.
Trailer verdicts with married-room energy.
Blunt reviews, nostalgia tested live.
Spoiled Tomatoes opens by calling itself the only movie review game show on the internet.
The podcast segment involves a listener request about time travel, with hosts Nate and Brian Martin discussing a hypnotic concept and humorous banter about beverages and health.
The hosts revisit the movie 'The Knight Before Christmas', discussing an observation about a song that seems written from Sir Cole's perspective and discovering actor Josh Whitehouse's involvement while editing.
Brian and Miles discuss the movie Flight of the Navigator, sharing personal connections and favorite scenes.
This episode introduces the movie review game show Spoiled Tomatoes, featuring host Nate, returning champion Brian Martin, and new contestant Jay Moore, who discusses his background as a podcast host, musician, and fruit tree grower.
The host Nate surprises his father Loris Bowden with an MVP award for the podcast, discussing past episodes on Slaughterhouse-Five and the absence of other guests like Space Ghost and Brian.
The hosts introduce a new segment inspired by The Weekly Planet to share personal interests in media, set against a backdrop of discussing 80s time travel movies like Time Bandits.
This segment introduces a podcast episode on the history of time travel, featuring an interview with historian Brian Martin, who discusses his personal experiences and research.
The hosts introduce their time travel podcast, discuss current bleak conditions, and share their whiskey cocktails while reminiscing about poker.
Nate and Brian open with a time-travel joke and spend a beat congratulating themselves when the intro finally lands.
Nate Bowden and Brian Martin mark their 100th episode by heading back to Quantum Leap and leaning into the show’s time-travel machinery.
The hosts introduce a listener request episode about time travel, referencing a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode involving a game addiction.
Spoiled Tomatoes opens its first official season with another round of movie-score guessing.
Brian ranks his top three Quantum Leap episodes in countdown order: "Future Boy" (October 6th, 1957) at three, "A Leap for Lisa" (June 25th, 1957) at two, and "Leap Home" parts one and two at one.
Brian and Nate rank eight 1980s kids' adventure films by Rotten Tomatoes critic score, with Time Bandits at 92% and Flight of the Navigator at 85% as the given anchors.
The hosts open by recommending a 17-minute Pentex Productions YouTube video claiming The Rock's Stanley Goodspeed and John Mason continue Sean Connery's James Bond story.
Nate hosts the second Spoiled Tomatoes game, in which Brian Martin and guest Daryl Mansell guess the Rotten Tomatoes scores for Somewhere in Time (1980).
Nate and Brian host the fourth annual Ziggy Awards in black tie.
Nate Bowden hosts Spoiled Tomatoes Episode 5, in which Jacob Wampler, "funniest man in Indiana" from the Crackers Comedy Festival, faces returning champion Brian Martin over the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme film Time Cop.
Hosts Nate and Brian discuss time travel in fiction, announce a book club meeting for 'Replay', and banter about time loops and philosophy.
Hosts Nate Bowden and Brian Martin discuss a time travel paradox where a scientist kills his younger self, blending humor with references to Tim Travers and a book club announcement.
The hosts Nate and Brian discuss time travel themes, focusing on the film Flight of the Navigator and referencing chrononauts, while reflecting on listener engagement and potential future topics.
Hosts Nate and Brian discuss Chrononauts Volume 2, exploring its publishing challenges due to Netflix's influence, critique its storytelling and art, and share personal anecdotes about comic buying habits and humorous encounters.
Hosts Nate and Brian drink bourbon and rant about hating a time travel comic book.
The hosts analyze a slasher film, praising the cast and discussing character dynamics.
Nate and Brian discuss a time travel movie set in 1987 involving a serial killer, blending film analysis with personal stakes.
The hosts discuss a Space Ghost comic book and its impact on their time travel rankings.
The hosts discuss time travel in Star Trek, wrapping up Star Trek month with a focus on the franchise's time travel episodes.
The hosts discuss a Star Trek episode where a transporter beam redirects through time, then banter about the Enterprise-D and holodeck.
Hosts Nate and Brian discuss time travel tropes in Star Trek, focusing on their favorite series and debating the merits of Picard.
Hosts Nate and Brian discuss time travel in popular media, starting with a Star Trek episode and clarifying a previous episode's timeline.