Sun, 4 January 2015
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman are joined by Robbie Rist and Chris Jackson, who bring a generous dose of wit, wisdom, and wabi-sabi to discussion of hair metal nerdery, modern Christmas classics, funny Nazis through the years, DVD cheating, the Machete order of Star Wars, art that sticks, favorite TV finales, a whole bunch of That Guy Guys, frequent detours into the nature of art, and many, many callbacks to Part 1 of this conversation, which began on Episode 156 of The Spoon. |
Wed, 24 December 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman are joined by a special mystery guest for a rare face-to-face edition of the show to chew over the experience of viewing The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies, and pull fitfully on the many ensuing conversational threads. Plus, marching with raptors, varying degrees of nightmare fuel, and YA that is not YA, but feels errily similar. Happy Holidays, everybody! |
Wed, 10 December 2014
In which Thom Bowers hobnobs with pirates and podcasters in Portland, while Travis J Coleman deals with ramping up of theater traffic and end-of-year lists. Plus, beloved series finales, marathon fight scenes, unexpected actng progeny, a little extra foley, and the ever-present concert dillema: to stand or not to stand? |
Wed, 3 December 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman spend approximately 19 times longer discussing the teaser trailer for The Force Awakens than its actual running time. Plus, armchair box office prognostications, awards season officially kicks off, Thom recovers from his temporary voicelessness, and Travis admits that he doesn't "get" music. |
Wed, 26 November 2014
Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and double negatives that lead to proof positive from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, Robbie Rist and Matthew Wrather. Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:07 and wait for the Paramount logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, to make a long story short (TOO LATE!) thanks for listening. |
Tue, 25 November 2014
In which Thom Bowers, Scott Dally, Dan Miles, Mike Thiriot, and Peter Zachos gather round the ol' wireless to debate and discuss The Endless River, the latest (and last?) Pink Floyd album, and do much delving into their own Floydian fandom. |
Fri, 21 November 2014
In which Thom Bowers chats with Bernie Bregman about how the nerdy Kaizen that drives him backfires when navigating the Escher staircase of social media, being eternally late to the meme party, and getting disproportionately competitive over video gaming. Plus, tips for trolling one's high school reunion, online oversharing through the years, why laser tag is like usenet, cloning solutions in time management, and the sheer tonnage of pop culture con activity bearing down on the world in 2015. |
Thu, 13 November 2014
Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and vaguely-defined post-mortem superpowers from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, and Dioscoro Rochino. Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:12 and wait for the Miramax logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, FIRE IT UP! FIRE IT UP! And thanks for listening. |
Wed, 12 November 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman have a long spoilery discussion of Interstellar and a short non-spoilery discussion of Big Hero 6, mull over the new Star Wars title, ponder the fortunes of Sorkin and Smaug, revel in tales of clueless movie patrons, and mount a spirited defense of vaguebooking. All that, plus a Frankenfish reference thrown in at no extra charge. You're welcome! |
Fri, 7 November 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman empty their heads of all the media detritus that's been building up over the past few weeks, and invite you to sift through the leavings at your leisure. Plus, a brief Themestock recap, the Marvel/DC rollout rivalry, Mark Hamill's magnificent beard, That Guy Guys with Michael O'Neil, props to the fantastic Fast & Furious fanbase, Oscar buzz for Birdman, far too much perspective from celebrity birthdays and death days, and a few more dots connected in the saga of Hull High. You're welcome.
Thom's Watch-Purging List |