This week, Phill and Nick are joined by friends for one last quiz episode - Star Wars!

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The Cynical Optimists is created and hosted by Phill (@holophill) and Nick. Guest starring Vicky and Stef.

Logo by Nick
Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Idris Hayward
Edited by Nick

Show Outline and Time Stamps:
Intro 0:00:37

The Star Wars Quiz! 0:02:23
Vicky hosts as Phill, Nick and Stef compete to see who can get the most points in the Star Wars quiz!

The Out-of-this-World Star Wars Quiz (#99)

This week, Phill and Nick bring the show to a close with a lookback at the podcast and how things have changed since episode 1 in 2015.

Thank you to all those who have supported the show - we’ll see you again soon!

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Stream Archive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx3Pn0XY0g0axDBInXULItw 

-CREDITS-
The Cynical Optimists is created and hosted by Phill (@holophill) and Nick.

Logo by Nick
Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Idris Hayward
“CynOpt100 Theme” and special stingers by Idris Hayward
Edited by Phill

Show Outline and Time Stamps:
Intro 0:00:44

Segment 1: How has everything changed since 2015? 0:02:35
Phill and Nick go back through popular film, TV and gaming series like Doctor Who, Star Wars and Marvel and reflect on how they’ve changed (or haven’t) since 2015.
In order:
- Marvel
- DC
- Streaming Services (Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime etc.)
- Doctor Who
- Star Wars
- A24 / Indie Studios & Cinema
- Video games (Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Indies etc.)

Segment 2: Weirdest Product of the Week (+ other CynOpt segments) 0:48:47
Phill and Nick look back at the best weird products highlighted on the podcast in order to find the “Weirdest Product of CynOpt”. They then look back at the shorter lived segments which were trialled throughout the show.

Segment 3: Reflecting on The Cynical Optimists podcast 2015-2022 1:09:54
Phill and Nick reflect on the podcast itself, how it changed over the years, and how our hosts have changed too.

Outro 1:47:49
Thank you for listening to The Cynical Optimists! Love, Phill & Nick x

(the post-outro ending is us leaving the room and bumping into one of Phill’s housemates coming up the stairs…)

The Final CynOpt (#100)

The Cynical Optimists (or "CynOpt") is a completed fortnightly podcast which covered the film, TV and gaming news of the week as well as a discussion about a new release film or game, or a discussion about something prevalent in pop culture at the time of recording. It ran from 2015 to 2022.

The show is hosted by Phill and Nick.

The Cynical Optimists theme and stingers were created by Idris Hayward.

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