The Indiana Jones Minute Podcast

Your Indy nerds nerd out in the Star Wars nerdscape to study the origin story of Han Solo/Indiana Jones but not really! They’re just nerds who need to nerd!

It's 1983 and we can't wait for this new Indiana Jones movie!! Join us as we pour over every detail of both the teaser and the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom like nerds on the internet!

Oh, Australian Climber. We wish we knew how to quit you. Oh, right, by covering the last minute of Raiders. See you all in Shanghai!

Who’s the bigger bad guy, the bad guy or the guy who is badder than the bad guy?

It’s like a Lucasfilm homecoming dance in the credits as Ralph McQuarrie scares Gerry and Pete, and Pete scares Tom.

It turns out Raiders made a lot of money and is held in high esteem, and that it still holds surprises for us, including the one with which Pete makes Christy cry.

It's all cuddles and kisses as Indy and Marion leave the movie arm-in-arm. And Prof. Christy Porter returns to help us pack this movie up and cart it away.

The film becomes a political thriller as our heroes are (thankfully) thwarted and hushed up by a soulless government. Ryan DiGiorgi and Evan Jacover help us follow the money.

Everyone on the island, no matter how evil, is forgiven and sent to Heaven. Except for Indy and Marion who are left to languish on a desert island. Meanwhile, our guests Evan Jacover and Ryan DiGiorgi help us weigh Indy’s heart against the Ten Commandments.

Screaming crazy using all my breath / Opening the Ark was probably not the best / Ryan DiGiorgi likes my swiftly oozing face / Evan Jacover thinks that Belloq's a mental case.

Guess what? The rules surrounding the Ark are super hard to figure out. But with the help of Evan Jacover and Ryan DiGiorgi, we might come close to convincing ourselves we've almost figured out something like one of them.

Something that we thought was impossible happens, and it signals Belloq's downfall. And we do not mean Ryan DiGiorgi and Evan Jacover from Hello from the Magic Tavern joining us.

Nazi soldiers take Jones into custody and tie him and Marion up in Malta for some reason. Then some other Nazis lift the lid off the Ark to reveal . . . our guest Chris Eliopoulos!

For once Belloq makes a speech that works to his advantage, to the point where our guest Chris Eliopoulos thinks René is the hero of the movie.

Blow up the Ark? Blow up the girl? Blow up the Ark but not the girl? Blow up most of the Nazis but not guest Chris Eliopoulos? We should have thought this out more.

The Ark is carried through a desert canyon. That’s it. But somehow our guest Chris Eliopoulos was still interested enough to stay.

We were all excited to peek inside the Ark before the ritual Belloq talks Dietrich into, but then Chris Eliopoulos showed up and distracted us.

As Indy beats up a couple of Nazis for their clothes we learn how to write our own deleted scene, how to get a hat, and how to get canonical with help from our guest Heather Antos. Bonus: Dengar!

Indy drowns to death, The End. In lieu of flowers, please read Heather Antos's Star Wars comic books.

Indy completely misses a lesson in manners as Belloq drapes his jacket over Marion's shoulders. He also misses Katanga's and his first mate's classic I Found Him/Where/There routine. Then Heather Antos or someone who looks a little like her joins us on the U-boat to get yelled at in German. Bonus: Rest easy; Indy's hat is FINE.