Monty Ashley
@montyashley.bsky.social
Seattle nerd. I podcast on The Incomparable Podcast Network and sometimes other places. I used to recap television shows.
I would support legislation to limit the number of introductions, prefaces, forewords, and other delaying tactics before a book starts. I probably don’t care about why you wrote it. I definitely don’t care to read a pre-summary of the book. Get on with it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I would support legislation to limit the number of introductions, prefaces, forewords, and other delaying tactics before a book starts. I probably don’t care about why you wrote it. I definitely don’t care to read a pre-summary of the book. Get on with it.
Because we are in a hotel room, where God cannot judge us, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is on the television. In this episode, they went to the Viper Room and Chuck E. Cheese. I find the branding baffling.
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Because we are in a hotel room, where God cannot judge us, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is on the television. In this episode, they went to the Viper Room and Chuck E. Cheese. I find the branding baffling.
Oh, hey! I played Trivial Pursuit! Well, sort of. It’s Random Pursuit, where we don’t know which edition we’ll be answering from. This time, the pool was selected by the participants, so like Star Trek, Star Wars, etc. I brought the original Genus Edition, obv
www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/269/
www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/269/
I Should Have Known It But I Didn't Say It (Game Show 269)
It’s Random Pursuit, but with a twist! Welcome to the pilot episode of Random Pursuit: Choose Your Own Edition! In this new occasional variant, each contestant chooses their preferred edition of Trivi...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Oh, hey! I played Trivial Pursuit! Well, sort of. It’s Random Pursuit, where we don’t know which edition we’ll be answering from. This time, the pool was selected by the participants, so like Star Trek, Star Wars, etc. I brought the original Genus Edition, obv
www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/269/
www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/269/
Big night for car alarms
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Big night for car alarms
I forgot to post when Part One dropped! So this is Part Two of a D&D adventure, in which we go inside a book, and I think into a painting inside that book. Also it’s 8-bit, although that will arguably not matter in audio.
www.theincomparable.com/tpk/527/
www.theincomparable.com/tpk/527/
B for Beholder (Total Party Kill 527)
Our heroes move onward in a land of pixels and paintings as they wrestle with a split party, getting deep, real deep, into a book and a forest full of foes at fractious frame rates!
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November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I forgot to post when Part One dropped! So this is Part Two of a D&D adventure, in which we go inside a book, and I think into a painting inside that book. Also it’s 8-bit, although that will arguably not matter in audio.
www.theincomparable.com/tpk/527/
www.theincomparable.com/tpk/527/
On Sunday, I am supposed to fly from Seattle to Los Angeles (for more Improv classes!). On Friday, they're going to announce that 10% of flights have been cancelled.
There is a 10% chance that I end up taking the train. Kind of hoping I do!
There is a 10% chance that I end up taking the train. Kind of hoping I do!
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
On Sunday, I am supposed to fly from Seattle to Los Angeles (for more Improv classes!). On Friday, they're going to announce that 10% of flights have been cancelled.
There is a 10% chance that I end up taking the train. Kind of hoping I do!
There is a 10% chance that I end up taking the train. Kind of hoping I do!
Reposted by Monty Ashley
I am told that tonight is the "full Beaver moon". I believe that was also very popular in Hustler magazine back in the 70's.
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I am told that tonight is the "full Beaver moon". I believe that was also very popular in Hustler magazine back in the 70's.
I am about to be playing D&D live! This is part 2 of a heist adventure called "Shard of the Accursed" and will start out with me making a big, wild play in an attempt to bail us out of the big, wild play made by @jamesthomson.bsky.social at the end of the last ep.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7pP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7pP...
TPK Shard of the Accursed - Part 2
YouTube video by The Incomparable Podcast Network
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November 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I am about to be playing D&D live! This is part 2 of a heist adventure called "Shard of the Accursed" and will start out with me making a big, wild play in an attempt to bail us out of the big, wild play made by @jamesthomson.bsky.social at the end of the last ep.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7pP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7pP...
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by bonnietylerVEVO
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November 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
According to at least one brand in my e-mail box, Black Friday now means all of November.
November 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
According to at least one brand in my e-mail box, Black Friday now means all of November.
New Game Show! We were tasked with selecting the vampire that is Greatest Of All Time (I avoid the phrase “GOAT vampire” because that’s just a chupacabra)
www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/268/
www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/268/
8 Scary Vampires (Game Show 268)
Bracket Case “vaaants to suck your bloooood!” New players gather for spooky season to determine who is the greatest of all-time vampire. Will the classics win out, or will the hot, sexy vampires take ...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New Game Show! We were tasked with selecting the vampire that is Greatest Of All Time (I avoid the phrase “GOAT vampire” because that’s just a chupacabra)
www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/268/
www.theincomparable.com/gameshow/268/
Our three-part D&D heist reaches its thrilling conclusion! I remember zero details!
www.theincomparable.com/tpk/525/
www.theincomparable.com/tpk/525/
A Decline of Heist Elegance (Total Party Kill 525)
Will the team steal a magic painting and get away scott free with zero consequences to return to accolades and riches? Not without generous dollops of magic, violence, and a grab bag of foes in our th...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Our three-part D&D heist reaches its thrilling conclusion! I remember zero details!
www.theincomparable.com/tpk/525/
www.theincomparable.com/tpk/525/
I’m sad that the Mariners aren’t here, but on the other hand I am now free to root for Ohtani with a clear conscience.
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I’m sad that the Mariners aren’t here, but on the other hand I am now free to root for Ohtani with a clear conscience.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a movie I have “seen” over two hundred times in theaters, although after a while you stop paying attention to the actual movie. Point is, I was on a podcast about it and here it is!
A Hunting Lodge for Rich Weirdos (The Incomparable Mothership 789)
We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the longest-running theatrical run of all time—“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”! It’s an unapologetic musical about being yourself (and giving yourself over to plea...
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October 25, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a movie I have “seen” over two hundred times in theaters, although after a while you stop paying attention to the actual movie. Point is, I was on a podcast about it and here it is!
Maybe the lesson is just that you shouldn't keep your most valuable and dismantle-able pieces close to the windows?
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Maybe the lesson is just that you shouldn't keep your most valuable and dismantle-able pieces close to the windows?
Our D&D heist continues! There are many named horses in this episode! I’m pretty sure! It has been a while since we recorded it! www.theincomparable.com/tpk/524/
You Know Thieves, They Like to Steal (Total Party Kill 524)
Style and subterfuge intermingle as our heroes sweet-talk a gang of thieves into letting them infiltrate their headquarters and abscond with a painting that may or may not have magical properties.
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October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Our D&D heist continues! There are many named horses in this episode! I’m pretty sure! It has been a while since we recorded it! www.theincomparable.com/tpk/524/
Reposted by Monty Ashley
The Hudson Hawk redemption begins now! NYT picks it as one of its six heist movies to watch. (I did a podcast a decade ago about why it's criminally underrated: www.theincomparable.com/ump/11/)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/m...
Watch These Six Heist Movies
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October 21, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Hudson Hawk redemption begins now! NYT picks it as one of its six heist movies to watch. (I did a podcast a decade ago about why it's criminally underrated: www.theincomparable.com/ump/11/)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/m...
Speaking of the Death of the Internet, has anyone else noticed how many of Wikipedia’s reference links are dead?
October 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Speaking of the Death of the Internet, has anyone else noticed how many of Wikipedia’s reference links are dead?
In the movie Purple Rain, Prince’s lowest point comes during the song “Darling Nikki,” when we are told and shown that the audience hates it. In the family-friendly network TV cut, all the dirty parts of songs are covered up with the sound of applause, so it sounds like everyone is VERY into it.
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
In the movie Purple Rain, Prince’s lowest point comes during the song “Darling Nikki,” when we are told and shown that the audience hates it. In the family-friendly network TV cut, all the dirty parts of songs are covered up with the sound of applause, so it sounds like everyone is VERY into it.
Timtin and Pocky are two fun things that are too much fun to pronounce the way they’re supposed to be.
October 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Timtin and Pocky are two fun things that are too much fun to pronounce the way they’re supposed to be.
Hey, I’m gonna start flagging my podcast appearances. Partly for self-promotion, but mostly to remind myself that I actually do stuff.
I played K’ronng, a bugbear rogue, in this heist adventure. We pretend to be fashion designers.
I played K’ronng, a bugbear rogue, in this heist adventure. We pretend to be fashion designers.
Nice Day for a Goth Wedding (Total Party Kill 523)
It’s a new adventure for our ragtag heroes as they use their powers of persuasion and keen fashion sense to butter up a vain gang of thieves to get a hold of a very special painting.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hey, I’m gonna start flagging my podcast appearances. Partly for self-promotion, but mostly to remind myself that I actually do stuff.
I played K’ronng, a bugbear rogue, in this heist adventure. We pretend to be fashion designers.
I played K’ronng, a bugbear rogue, in this heist adventure. We pretend to be fashion designers.
Tintin is as action-packed as I had been told it was.
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Tintin is as action-packed as I had been told it was.
Batman: I am dressed like a bat because criminals are a cowardly and superstitious lot.
Every goon in a Batman game: Hey! It’s the Bat! I’m gonna run directly at him!
Every goon in a Batman game: Hey! It’s the Bat! I’m gonna run directly at him!
October 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Batman: I am dressed like a bat because criminals are a cowardly and superstitious lot.
Every goon in a Batman game: Hey! It’s the Bat! I’m gonna run directly at him!
Every goon in a Batman game: Hey! It’s the Bat! I’m gonna run directly at him!
When someone says their new book a available “wherever books are sold,” it sounds like they have no idea where that might be.
October 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
When someone says their new book a available “wherever books are sold,” it sounds like they have no idea where that might be.
Reposted by Monty Ashley
Bring back the Cut Direct.
October 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Bring back the Cut Direct.