Thu, 9 October 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from disparate adventures to contemplate movies on vacation, ruminate on falling and rising of heroes, speculate about the use of witchcraft by the Navy, calculate Liam Neeson's actiony sameness, advocate for respecting Kevin Smith's place in pop culture, estimate the legitimacy of Star Wars VII info, and marvel at the fact that Fall TV season is still a thing. Plus, new online digs, some upcoming gigs, and JT Walsh gets the That Guy treatment.
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Trav's Watch-Purging List
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Tue, 30 September 2014
In which Thom Bowers travels to Scotland and chats with prog rock icon Derek W Dick (aka FISH). This interview was originally broadcast in two parts in 2012, but is presented here in its complete form, with added conversation and extra music. Topics range from Fish's early experiences as front man for Marillion to the travels that inspired his latest album A Feast Of Consequences, with a zillion fantastic detours in between. Plus, David Barras is on hand to discuss Fish's role in Electric Man. Further discussion and background for this interview can be found in our Geek Agenda Archives: Music featured in this interview:
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Thu, 18 September 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman are joined by Dan Miles (host of the Friends Of Dan Music Podcast) at the corner of rock and celluloid for an epic discussion of music, movies, and various intersections thereof. Plus, the myth of digital permanence, the art of curse dipping, the origins of the electric bass, and anecdotes a'plenty concerning Dan's own show and the ways in which the podcast sausage is made. Thanks for listening! |
Thu, 11 September 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from far-flung birthday adventures to review Life Itself, the new documentary on Roger Ebert. Plus, watch-purging, partial quizzes, unclear analogies, a theater incident that lends new meaning to the term "word crimes," and some good reboot news for a change.
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Tue, 2 September 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman purge this week's watching, delight in the news of the day, take on The Expendables 3 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and try not to let their tribute to Richard Attenborough get eaten up by extraneous dinosaur talk. |
Tue, 26 August 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman practice the Russian nesting doll method of podcasting, embedding their memorial for Robin Williams inside a retrospective review for Popeye, inside this week's watch-purging segment, adjacent to a That Guy Guys profile on Ray Walston. Plus, summer moviegoing memories, random pop culture news, and the show tries out tagline #7. Thanks for listening! |
Fri, 8 August 2014
In which Thom Bowers, Travis J Coleman, and special guest Mike Thiriot meet in Salt Lake City to discuss Guardians Of The Galaxy, amongst the other pop culture debris of the day. Plus, the new adventures of old spoilerphobia, Travis auditions for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and an impromptu memorial for friend of the show Tim Hollinger. |
Mon, 4 August 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Bernie Bregman recap the highs, lows. in-betweens, and inside-outs of San Diego Comic Con 2014. Music by Christian Lipski. |
Tue, 22 July 2014
In which Thom Bowers & Travis J Coleman dissect Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, and weigh in on Weird Al's Mandatory Fun. Plus: Watch Purging, schedule-wrangling, Christmas movies in July, and we reveal the name of the show's magic voice. Thanks for listening! |
Fri, 18 July 2014
In which Thom Bowers conducts two separate conversations with Bernie Bregman of Nerds Like Us: the first as a pre-funk to the Predator Commentary (with nerd-in-training Al Joya along for the ride) and the second as an extended Laser Tag tutorial, one week later. Plus, the coronation of Adam Lambert, the origin of Hair Wars, a Club Cosplay recap, and a re-evaluation of Timothy Zahn's Heir To The Empire. |