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2MTL 321: "New Earth" Two-minute Throwback

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-321.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThe single clearest indication you can get of what a new Doctor's going to be like won't come around until the second full episode. (This I vow to be self-evident! Unless you disagree with me, at which point it becomes an argument for a future 2MTL!) "New Earth" is …

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2MTL 319: Why Who Beats Trek

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-319.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOnce upon a time, I had a TON of Star Trek reference books. Today, I have a teetering stack of Doctor Who Magazines. I've been dipping back into Star Trek recently, wondering why it no longer scratches the itch Doctor Who does.

2MTL 318: There Are No Fandom Gatekeepers

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-318.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMy wife Shannon guests with her reaction to the recent online criticism of Doctor Who "fangirls." Uncharacteristically for 2MTL, Shannon has provided genuine show notes: The tweet that started today’s mess, for which there has been something of an apology: Dear Fangirl. The average age of the actor to …

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2MTL 316: What IS "Doctor Who Canon" Anyway??? (Time Dilation)

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-316.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSo while we wait for Sunday's announcement of the actor that will play the next Doctor, let's talk about that stickiest of subjects, Doctor Who canon. We won't discuss whether Dimensions in Time is "in" or Time Crash is "out" (the answer is no and no, by the way) …

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2MTL 314: What If the Next Doctor Isn't the Doctor?

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-314.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSo, how willing to break the mold might Steven Moffat be? Could Series 8 present the inverse of the scenario provided at the end of Series 7? Instead of a Doctor who rejected the name….

2MTL 313: A Non-white-male Doctor Would Be the Second Right Answer

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-313.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadBorrowing from Roger van Oech's books on creativity, I suggest that it's time for DOCTOR WHO to make a brave change in casting the next Doctor because it'll evolve the show in an important direction.

2MTL 312: Colin Baker, Andrew Cartmel, and The Ken Spivey Band (Time Dilation)

http://twominutetimelord.com/podcasts/2mtl-312.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadA jam-packed Time Dilation episode of 2MTL recorded at TimeGate 2013 in Atlanta, featuring the Sixth Doctor Colin Baker, a classic script editor, and a steampunk-Celtic-Time Lord rock band!