Plumbing the Death Star

Smart guys, good looking guys, guys with little machines - these things do not impress famous Canadian-Italian Shania Twain but maybe the three biggest knuckleheads in podcasting can figure out what (or who) will impress Shania Twain. Could it be a himbo? Or a loathed toad of a man? And does it change anything if Shania stubbed her toe at the start of the song? A lengthy discussion about doodads and contraptions is had an...

Can you believe it? Three drinks! Joel Duscher has not one, not two, but three of the same goddamn drink that he’s going to slurp down during the duration of this episode. He has truely gone maniac mode for this episode celebrating the 2008 Jim Carrey classic, Yes Man. From trips to Hawaii to seeing Biblically accurate angels, the boys are opening themselves up to the universe and seeing what it provides. It’s mostly a little cake ...

Oh me oh my, we can't wait for the upcoming and soon to be mega hit Madame Web in theatres the week we 100% recorded this episode! You can just imagine the reviews "Sony, you've done it again!" - the New York Times probably. "I can't believe this bed you made is so fresh, clean and not shat in!" - Film Fancier Weekly we presume. "The way they used the natural and inate precog abilites of a spider was both inspired and creative" - T...

Everyone says hey, don't anger that witch or maybe you shouldn't wish upon a monkey paw but we're here to tell you that you have nothing to worry about! Piss off that witch! What they gonna do? Curse you? It's not even that bad! Sure, Disney will often go on and on about how being cursed is bad and it's often the major plot of all their animated films, but is it? Jackson believes he could just body being a toad and live out his bes...

It's a strange day on the force as it's B.Y.O.A. (bring your own ape) to help solve the untimely death of the commissioners son. It looks like foul play but we have Mr Bojangles, the former smoking circus chimp, to help us with the case! From assisting in advanced interrogation techniques, to grooming us during a stake out, to helping prove we're not no cop in highly stressful undercover situations, there's not a single crime an ap...

It's 1997, a wacky and mad mannered scientist has created some kind of hilarious and maybe sentient goo! This goo is dubbed flying flubber by another of this scientists creation, a robot called Weebo. We do not go into the implications of that robot, the fact that it can love or that it kinda gave birth. That's not the purview of this episode. What is the purview is that this mad scientist uses flubber to help a basketball team che...

Your favourite boys cannot believe their eyes! Did they just see two dogs on a date? A full on romantic evening? Slurping up spaghetti with human lips?? Surely not! But if they did, how will this affect their world view or will it simply wash over them like spaghetti off a duck's back? Listen in dear listener as Jackson regals us with an interrupted retelling of Lady and the Tramp while the Joels have a lot of beaver questions and ...

Norman has a problem and no, it's not Goblin Madness, it's his public perspection. The good people of New York percieve him as a pumpkin throwing, skeleton creating lunatic and we here at Plumbing the Death Star want that to change! Join us on this journey of goblin-discovery as we attempt to fine tune Osborn's theme, embrace the military industrial complex and make promises to the voting public that we 100% can keep. Just remember...

It's that time again where the marketing geniueses that are Plumbing the Death Star have to spin their wheels to sell a fictional product! This time they've gotten their grubby little hands on Men in Black's infamous neuralyzer. Sure it can wipe minds and probably shouldn't be used by anyone let alone the general public but let's see how they do! JD wants to speedrun therapy, Zammit forgets we can't talk to cats and Jackson spends ...

We're in the magical land of Encanto! There's a big house that keeps giving that one family fantastical powers and we, humble citizens of Encantoland don't know how to feel about it! On one hand our lives have become so much easier that we can now spend all our time at Jackson's Loveable Puppet Shop but on the other hand why can that boy turn into anyone and why does that family need to hear our secrets? Now that we think about it,...

Oh no! Plumbing the Death Star’s best friend Olivia Rodrigo has started dating a vampire. That was probably a mistake. What’s more, she went and wrote a song about it for some reason. But which vampire dammit! Who’s got their fangs in our bff! Zammit thinks he can change a sewer dwelling Nosferatu! Duscher refuses to believe Edward Cullen is a virgin! Jackson thinks all blowjobs should happen standing up! Don’t worry though, the bo...

Jackson's got the covid and Zammit's getting nose and tongue surgery so we're taking a break! To read about that in full detail you can check out the news section of our website! So instead of a brand new episode, enjoy a stellar episode of Jackson Baly Spooks Joel Zammit Comics America that first aired in December 2023 exclusively for Bad Brain Boys+ subscribers! Usually Jackson takes his guests on a mystery of ghosts, ghou...

Jackson's got the covid and Zammit's getting nose and tongue surgery so we're taking a break! To read about that in full detail you can check out the news section of our website! So instead of a brand new episode, enjoy a stellar episode of What If...? that first aired in May 2023 exclusively for Bad Brain Boys+ subscribers! In 1977 Marvel attempted to answer the important questions with their What If…? line of comics. They Failed....

Jackson’s riddled with covid so no new episode this week, instead here’s an episode from the archives! A Plumbing the Death Star+ that has never been more topical! Originally airing in March 2023 for our beautiful subscribers, we found out Greenday wrote a song all about Spider-Man and had to get to the bottom of it. So in celebration of Greenday’s new album, give this very special episode a very special listen while you go out and...

Oh boy! Mutants have crawled their way up from the sewer and are roaming the streets of New York! It's time to give in to panic and run for your life! Or is it? No say the plumbing boys, it's actually awesome! Seeing a rat is fine and seeing a rat man is even finer. Duscher equates drinking milk with cannibalism! Jackson tries to make a horse jealous! Zammit turns his cats into people! All three of the boys mourn a fly! New York is...

Season’s Greetings True Believers and welcome to #2! The thrilling conclusion of this special Christmas edition of Agents of J.O.(a).E.L! Despite the loss of a helicopter and a boat, Agents Joel Duscher and Joel Zammit are closing in on the Arctic Circle, where Father Christmas has the citizens of Longyearbyen in mortal peril. Battle weary and under-gunned they must team up with the Uncanny X-Men to finally put a stop to Santa’s re...

Season’s Greetings True Believers and welcome to #1 of this special Christmas edition of Agents of J.O.(a).E.L! Santa Claus has run amok, attacking the innocent town of Longyearbyen, setting fire to people’s houses and letting loose his evil minions. It’s up to Agent Joel Duscher and Agent Joel Zammit, along with their teammate Wolverine, to head to the Arctic Circle and see if they can put a stop to this mess. Will they get there ...

Season’s Greetings True Believers! For being such good Joels this year, we got the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game and our bestest friend in the whole world and Jackson decided to treat us to our very own adventure! #1 drops Christmas day and #2 a week later, unless you’re a Bad Brain Boy+ Subscriber on either our website or Apple Podcasts then you’ll get it Christmas day! But if you can’t wait to unwrap this gift and want to h...

'Tis the season. Tis the season to spend like ten minutes failing to define a jacket and then a further ten minutes arguing over what happens in the Santa Clause. Once that's done we can get to the episode. Zammit becomes a cockney James Bond, Jackson doesn't believe Yogi Bear is his responsibility, and Duscher hates the Bayou. Merry Christmas one and all. Great Jackets.

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