Paul Hoppe

Poker writer & professional and longtime guest Paul Hoppe joins Matthew for episode 400, tracing ten years of change in the show, the internet, and the superhero movies that started it all.

Former poker room shift manager Paul Hoppe joins TCG Judge Matthew Fox to examine the ethics of card room authority: who rules, how, and what happens when consistency breaks down.

Former co-host Paul Hoppe joins Matthew to interrogate baseball’s billionaire cartel, stadium blackmail, and whether being a fan is an act of complicity.

Former co-host Paul Hoppe joins Matthew to ask: did Star Wars make us rebels, or were we already rebel scum — and what’s the difference?

When does following orders cross ethical lines? We dive into Peacock’s “The Copenhagen Test” and analyze impossible choices facing modern spies through Simu Liu’s conflicted operative chasing a biometric surveillance plot.

Robert Redford’s death prompts us to explore how The Natural serves as American mythology, examining what baseball reveals about heroism, economics, and the nature of sports fandom.

We dive into the psychology and ethics of sports fandom through the lens of the British film Fever Pitch, exploring how sports shape our social connections, teach us about loss, and hold the potential to become obsessions.

Matthew and Paul dive deep into Cobra Kai’s epic conclusion, analyzing character arcs, thematic elements, and the show’s evolution from YouTube to Netflix hit.

Paul and Matthew jump into the ethics of aging, mysteries, ‘cozy’ storytelling and the ways that elder care is treated in media as we discuss the new Netflix show A Man on the Inside.