Fri, 1 May 2015
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman drop everything, including the need for sleep, to give their initial impressions of Avengers: Age Of Ultron. (What...you didn't see that coming!?)
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Thu, 16 April 2015
In which Thom Bowers chats with Kielen King about bringing his songs from the studio to the stage, maintaining the 8-bit groove, holding back the hype until absolutely necessary. and the joys and concerns of crowdfunding. Plus, Star Pilot hopes, Spider-Man dreams, Pro-Westling memories, and a fair bit about back injury maintenance. |
Wed, 8 April 2015
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman engage in a spoilerrific discussion of Furious 7, and the strange, semi-accidental miracle of entire FF saga. Plus, a brief installment of Watch Purging, a smattering of pop culture news, and a story that explains why your hosts are all (well, mostly) about family. |
Wed, 25 March 2015
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman revel in the latest Star Wars news, induct J. K. Simmons into their canon of That Guy Guys, and count down the Top 5 songs that are inseperable from the movies in which they were featured. All that, plus the cinematic destiny of Spider-Man and the legal fate of Weird Al's "Word Crimes" revealed! Sort of. |
Thu, 19 March 2015
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman use an entire episode's worth of Watch Purging as an excuse to delve into topics such as digital Nielsen ratings, gender politics at the box office, the thin line between soap and satire, and the possibly even thinner hopes of cinematic redemption for Vince Vaughn. Plus, a boatload of reviews in easy to swallow capsule form. |
Tue, 10 March 2015
In which Thom Bowers welcomes Bernie Bregman of Nerds Like Us and Michael Maxwell from the Jack Of All Nerds podcast for a randomly rollicking conversation covering All Things Star Wars, including and especially the upcoming screening of The Empire Strikes back at Bernie's Birthday Bash. Plus, accidental cosplaying, role models for email correspondence, the loss of one pop culture icon, and a close call with another. |
Thu, 26 February 2015
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman recap the 2015 Academy Awards ceremony, and the weather it rode in on. Plus, a mini-watch purging, truncated adventures in Nashville, and Terry Rothstand vs the innest of in-jokes, all fueled by a profound lack of sleep. Thanks for listening! |
Thu, 19 February 2015
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman propose theories on the feasibility of a fractally shaped SNL-verse, and engage in speculatation about how many shades of grey it takes to get to the center of a terrible, terible movie. Plus: watch-purging, Oscar prep, and more. Thanks for listening! |
Fri, 6 February 2015
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman discuss this year's Oscar nominees ('cause we're timely like that!) and unleash an epic deluge of watch purging upon the semi-unsuspecting populace. Plus, spinoff ideas, ceremonial cadences, snubs and snark, faked sportsball knowledge, the propaganda of Birdman, the baggage of American Sniper, controversy of fake baby, and how Travis came to embrace his middle initial.
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Fri, 30 January 2015
In which Thom Bowers teams up with Matt Wrather to discuss the latest expansions of the Overthinking It empire, as well as the joys and concerns of identity and inclusivity concerning the curent state of Geek Culture. Plus, notorious civility, smarter fun, trepidatious use of the B word, the P word ansd the H word, Little Shop lyrics, Decemberist deviations, a Douglas Adams quote-off, and a non-trivial amount of inside baseball chat about the casting of pods. Show Notes! |
Tue, 13 January 2015
In which Thom Bowers catches up with Bernie Bregman as he prepares to roll out the 2015 agenda for Nerds Like Us, Club Cosplay, and a ton of cunning plans in between. Plus, film stock talk, DC's small screen success, costume contest rules run amok, and the challenging balance between pop culture intake and output. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
Thu, 23 October 2014
In which Thom Bowers chats with Theme Music founder Matt Brown about the joys of community, the rewards of rewardlessness, the thrills of mixing pro-am sensibilities, idiosyncratic record shelving, musical and managerial tugs-of-war, what to do when the big time hits you back, and the sheer joy of gathering the troops to make song. |
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.
Hey, look: actual Show Notes! Themestock III
Trav's Watch-Purging List
Thanks for listening. Talk to you next week!
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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. |
Tue, 15 July 2014
In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from their nonexistent hiatus with a fistful of random news and future blueprints. Plus, the flexible narration of stealth sci-fi, a spotlight on the career of Eli Wallach, and a debate concerning the existence of Michael Bay’s soul. (Spoilers for Person Of Interest, Barton Fink, and Transformers: Age Of Extinction) |
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