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Give Us the Launch Codes

Give Us the Launch Codes

By: Travis M. Baker & Thomas N. Flores III
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Two absolute working-class nobodies from Southern California with no formal qualifications to credibly talk about anything - politics, pop culture, sports, current events, etc. - yet think they're more qualified to talk about all of those things because they do it with food and beverages!

GUTLC Productions 2024
Philosophy Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • F*** It - Babylon 5/Resident Evil Village Discussion (Ep. 23)
    Jul 15 2025

    It's that time again when Tom and Travis talk about entertainment that neither has seen (or played). This time, Tom talks about a video game that everyone else and their mothers have heard of whether they wanted to or not - the zombie game with the tall sexy vampire lady! And Travis brings up another 90s hidden TV gem - a space opera set on a space station with actors wearing a lot of latex (though not to be confused of a certain Star Trek show that did the exact same thing AT THE EXACT SAME TIME).

    Shoutout to Slippy Slides! Here’s their video on Jack Baker from RE7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1d9m8BG_5w&ab_channel=SlippySlides

    Clips Used:

    • “The Large Hadron Collision.” The Big Bang Theory, story by Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro & Jim Reynolds, teleplay by Lee Aronsohn, Richard Rosenstock & Maria Ferrari, directed by Mark Cendrowski, performances by Jim Parsons and Johnny Galecki Warner Bros. Television, February 8, 2010.
    • “The Long, Twilight Struggle.” Babylon 5, written by J. Michael Strazcynski, directed by John C. Flinn III, performance by Andreas Katsulas, Warner Bros. Television, 1995.
    • “Mind War.” Babylon 5, written by J. Michael Strazcynski, directed by Bruce Seth Green, Warner Bros. Television, 1994.
    • Seven, directed by David Fincher, performances by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, New Line Cinema, 1995.

    Music Used:

    • “Babylon 5 Season 1 Theme” by Christopher Franke (Babylon 5, 1993-1999 - Warner Bros. Television)
    • “Ripples in the Calm” by Shusaku Uchiyama, Azusa Kato, Nao Sato & Kota Suzuki (Resident Evil Village, 2021 - Capcom)
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Confessions of an Ex-Chef (ft. Angel Fernandez) (Ep. 22)
    Jul 8 2025

    Tom's got a buddy who used to be a chef at a fine dining restaurant. You know, kinda like Remy the Rat without the fur. Or Carmy Berzatto without being a depressed control freak (hopefully). What is working at a restaurant truly like? How do restaurants work? Is Olive Garden "fine dining"? Is a steakhouse worth your money? Do you think you'll tip your waitresses and hosts better after listening to an interview done inside a car with crude microphones? All these questions will be answered here!

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • The F Word (Ep. 21)
    Jul 1 2025

    Just to be clear, the "F-word" in question is "freedom". What is freedom? You hear it a lot in this country. You're gonna hear used insufferably come Independence Day. But what does it really mean? And - dare we ask - does freedom actually exist in the so-called "free world???"

    Clips Used:

    • “Obama: George W. Bush Believed in “Rule of Law” (He Didn’t).” YouTube, uploaded by Secular Talk, 25 June 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVFOr1cHwaQ&ab_channel=SecularTalk.
    • “Rights Are Not Rights If Someone Can Take Them Away.” YouTube, uploaded by iStateofMind3, 26 January 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plDupPHgBKo&ab_channel=iStateOfMind3.
    • The Rock, directed by Michael Bay, performances by Sean Connery and Ed Harris, Hollywood Pictures, 1996.

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    1 hr and 4 mins
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