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Inter-MISSION: Bottle Rocket

It's Inter-MISSION time: Drew and Rafe are back with our longest Inter-MISSION yet! They talk about things they missed the first time around with Bottle Rocket and stat their draft characters, go over a tidal wave of listener responses, talk about directorial debuts, and announce the next Heist movie they'll be taking on.

Programming Reminder: There will not be new episodes of the podcast in August, but we'll be back in September to continue our Heist season with the next film! We'll continue to interact with friends through our Never Say Die Facebook group though.

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5. Bottle Rocket (1996)

So far, every heist we've looked at this season has been accomplished thanks to the efforts of a highly-qualified team of specialists. This month we're looking at a subgenre of Heist films that undermines that resolution: the incompetent criminals. We talk about Wes Anderson's debut film, 1996's Bottle Rocket, featuring Owen and Luke Wilson as part of a criminal team with bigger ambitions than talent. 

Please let us know what you think about this episode! You can interact with the show on Instagram and Twitter or email us at theneversaydiepodcast@gmail.com.

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This month's independent podcast promo is for The Storyteller Squad.

Inter-MISSION: Sneakers

It's Inter-MISSION time! Drew and Rafe are back to talk about Sneakers and things they might have missed the first time around. They discuss a slight scheduling change for August, stat their Sneakers characters, give their favorite song/movie title swaps from the podcast homework, and announce the next Heist movie they'll be taking on.

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4. Sneakers (1992)

While our hosts haven't shared their individual short-lists of movies to pick from, Sneakers was surely on both of them. Rafe and Drew talk about this iconic 1992 heist film, complete with an excellent plot and a star-studded cast. Listen as Rafe dislikes baseball movies, Drew torments himself with his draft selection, and the duo rave about one of their favorite movies, which holds up incredibly well despite being over thirty years old.

Please let us know what you think about our new season! You can interact with the show on Instagram and Twitter or email us at theneversaydiepodcast@gmail.com.

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This month's independent podcast promo is for The Lucky Die.

Inter-MISSION: Fast Five

It's Inter-MISSION time! Drew and Rafe are back to look at Fast Five and things they might have missed the first time around (which isn't much). They discuss the new Doctor Who, respond to listener feedback, stat their Fast Five characters, give their prison break situations from the podcast homework, and announce the next Heist movie they'll be taking on.

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3. Fast Five (2011)

Next up in our Heist season is the fast cars and physics-free Fast Five, which marks the first time one of our movie selections may have actually broken one of our heists. Listen as Rafe and Drew discuss what makes a good "stupid" movie, ramble about the movie's flaws, and come up with a gamification that sounds really similar to something we've done in the past. We hope you laugh a lot at this one, because we certainly did!

Please let us know what you think about our new season! You can interact with the show on Instagram and Twitter or email us at theneversaydiepodcast@gmail.com.

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This month's independent podcast promo is for Dice Tower Theatre.

Inter-MISSION: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

It's Inter-MISSION time! Drew and Rafe are back to look at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and things they might have missed the first time around. They discuss some of Rafe's Star Wars inspired ideas for D&D, stat their Rogue One characters, give their ideal break-in locations from the podcast homework, and announce the next Heist movie they'll be taking on.

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2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

We started our season at the apex of the Heist movie genre, so now we're trying something a little less traditional: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We talk about the benefits of less-traditional heist films like this one, discuss the toxic fanbase surrounding the franchise, and explore the benefits of building a game that will absolutely end in a total party kill. Don't lose hope though, because hope is the one thing we all have working in our advantage!

Please let us know what you think about our new season! You can interact with the show on Instagram and Twitter or email us at theneversaydiepodcast@gmail.com.

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This month's independent podcast promo is for The Monster's Playbook.

Inter-MISSION: Ocean's Eleven

It's Inter-MISSION time! Drew and Rafe are back to look at Ocean's Eleven and things they might have missed the first time around. They discuss the recent Oscars, outlining the story in-game for the players, alternate casting for the movie, and more. Later, they dive into listener feedback, and give a new assignment for Podcast Homework, before announcing the next Heist movie they'll be taking on.

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Special: Oscar Predictions 2024

Rafe and Drew are still overdue on our next episode (it's coming! we promise!) but we wanted to get something on the feed for those of you waiting. Rafe does an annual Oscars prediction episode on his other podcast, so we're sharing it here as well. WARNING: This episode does contain a small amount of explicit language. It's not much, but it's different from how we normally run things, so we wanted to make sure that was clear.

Rafe brings together a panel of movie experts to discuss this year's Oscar nominees and make their predictions. Join Rafe along with Thomas Mariani, Emily Slade, and Mel Gore as they discuss and debate the big awards showdown between Oppenheimer, Barbie, and a really strong list of nominees, ultimately making their predictions about who will be taking home an Oscar at this coming weekend's festivities.

This year's panel of experts is made up of:

• Thomas Mariani of the Cinema to the Letter Podcast
• Emily Slade of the Why This Film? podcast
• Mel Gore of the Tangent 1985 YouTube channel

Please let us know what you think about our new season! You can interact with the show on Instagram and Twitter or email us at theneversaydiepodcast@gmail.com.

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