We are under 50 days away, friends! Dragon Con is just around the corner, so let’s jump into episode 7! This month, we’re diving into some of the incredible live entertainment options Dragon Con has to offer. Are you a fan of Broadway-style performances? Perhaps catching a live band’s electrifying
What about Bob Newhart and Shannon Doherty? These are two of the major celebrity deaths the world experienced recently. Back when Shawn was hosting the Rusted Robot Podcast, each episode began with that week’s famous deaths. Although that pop culture podcast ended more than three years ago, it is never
Greetings Cigar Nerds You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada. This week we take a look back at the 40th Anniversary of The Last Starfighter. In Science we discuss drinking pee in space, 3 question IQ test, larynx transplants,
Flopcast episode 637! Our five-part New Wave Game was just preparation for this week. Kevin and the Mayor of Chickentown have a full report on the latest (and longest) retro 80s new wave concert to come to town. The eight (EIGHT!) acts were: The Plimsouls, Tommy Tutone, Bow Wow Wow,
PURPLE RAIN Continuing our examination of the music of 1984, we took a little time to celebrate one of the most important albums of that year: Purple Rain by Prince. We’re joined by a good friend of ours, Jason de la Torre, a very knowledgeable Prince fan, to talk about this landmark album.
Flopcast episode 636! Based on the advice of our lawyers, your Flopcast hosts rarely meet up in person these days. But it did just happen, because we both showed up at an odd little event called the Hops and Humorous Arts (or HAHA) Festival. This was an evening of short
Jim looks back on a 1958 Roger Corman classic, “Viking Women and The Sea Serpent,” starring Abby Dalton, Susan Cabot, Richard Devon, Jonathan Haze, June Kenney, Bradford Jackson, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Jay Sayer, Sally Todd, Mike Forrest, and Gary Conway. Viking women go on a quest to find their men after
Boobs, burgers and beer! These are three things that almost everyone loves. This episode tells you all about the upcoming fashion show hosted by Amore: For Your Pleasure. On this episode of the Soul Forge Podcast, your host Shawn goes on location for a chat with Gaelyn, the owner of
We continue our look back at 1984 this week, revisiting the Rock, Pop, Soul and Rap releases of that amazing year! OurTh conversation covers many of the obvious releases like The Unforgettable Fire, Like a Virgin, Private Dancer, Beverly Hills Cop and more, plus some other great albums by Bowie, Siouxsie, Nick Cave, Marillion, Run-D.M.C., the Go-Go’s,
Flopcast episode 635! Time to wrap up our New Wave Game and see if anyone survives! We’re down to the final three volumes of the CD series Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the 80s, and either Kevin or Kornflake could still win. (But come on, our money
Cigar Nerds Podcast: Ride or Die. Bad Boys Bad Boys what ya gonna due when the Cigar Nerds come for you. This week we review chapter 4 of the Will Smith Martin Lawrence saga, Bad Boys Ride or Die. In Science we discuss Legos from space, robots working on the
Jim discusses a classic Black Comedy Horror Film from 1980 written by Robert and Steven Charles Jaffe – “Motel Hell,” starring Rory Calhoun, Nancy Parsons, Nin Axelrod, Paul Linke, Wolfman Jack, Elaine Joyce, Dick Curtis, Monique St. Pierre, Rosanne Katon, E Hampton Beagle, and John Ratzenberger. Farmer Vincent uses a
