#35 Fireside Chat: Schmoes on Ice

In Episode 35 of Fireside Chat, in addition to our regular line-up of fan site representatives and other Hunger Games experts, we're joined by four amazing guest panelists: the Schmoes Know guys (noted film critics who cater their reviews to us "regular folk"), Sarah Brannen (children's author and illustrator) and Tim Koleto (up and coming figure skater and passionate Hunger Games fan). We kick off the show by discussing the new still of Haymitch, Cinna, and Peeta that was released in the latest issue of People magazine (and announce the winners of Down with the Capitol's caption contest). We also weigh in on the news that Lionsgate is courting Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours, Slumdog Millionaire) to write the screenplay for Catching Fire. We spend the rest of the show "grab bagging" it and pulling all sorts of exciting subjects -- from Crackpot Theories and Cave, Marry, Kills to What Ifs? and listener-submitted questions -- out of our topic cornucopia. We conclude by sharing a listener-submitted poem and talking about what Hunger Games-related stuff we -- and our listeners -- are thankful for this year.