Cigar Nerds Episode 24: Summer Vacation. This week our nerds discuss some of our favorite summer vacation movies and look at what it takes to be a summer blockbuster. We sample a legendary geek beer in Beer 30, wOOtstout. In science we discuss the importance of nightmares and Star Trek
Kevin, Kornflake, and The Mayor have abandoned Chickentown to record this week’s show from a secret undisclosed location! But we’ll be back in our regular studio next week (the chickens are getting restless), and all will be revealed. This week, however, we’re looking back at the 4th of July weekend
You listening to us? You listening to us? Well, we don’t hear any other podcasts talkin’ about Martin Scorsese, so you must be listening to us. Sit down and hear Mike, Mike, and Randall Ramirez discuss the career of one of the greatest filmmakers of our time. You think that’s
It’s been 100 weeks since Flopcast episode 66, which was dedicated to V66 (Boston’s own UHF music video channel back in the mid-80s). So for episode 166, we’re doing it again, just in time to celebrate the DVD release of Life on the V, a documentary all about V66! This
The Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 23: Judgement Day. This week our nerds prepare for the eventual robot uprising by studying the Terminator films. We review the new film, Terminator Genisys, then travel back in time to stop Joe from making bad Arnold impressions. We failed. We sit down with cigar
Kornflake dreams of a Flopcast road trip to Wayne, Nebraska… possibly because they have a GIANT ANNUAL CHICKEN FESTIVAL!!! Meanwhile Kevin has been creeping around the rock clubs of Boston again, and reports on recent shows by Telelectrix (they have a keyboard fort), Party Bois (they like to drink, they
Kevin and Kornflake have one more item of business to discuss from FuMPFeST, as Kevin reveals that in the middle of this funny music convention, he sneaked off to a whole other convention! This was Mego Meet, a show dedicated to the Mego superhero dolls (sorry, action figures) of the
The Cigar Nerds Episode 22: SWAT Raptors. This week our nerds take a trip to the islands and dig up some dinos, when we discuss all things Jurassic Park. We also talk about robotic replacement parts, hover boards, and Bill Nye’s latest space project in science. In Nerd News we
Kevin and Kornflake are back in Chickentown, but can’t stop screaming about FuMPFeST! This week we review our whole crazy weekend at this funny music convention in Wheeling, Illinois (a town Kornflake would visit just to have breakfast). Highlights include: Kornflake’s water breaking (what?), an Inspector Gadget chorus, Kenny Rogers-themed
The Brig is back! Or is he? Mike, Mike, Jen, and our new co-host review the Fifth Doctor story chosen by you the listeners. With the Black Guardian involved, you never know which one of us may turn on the others.
Kevin and Kornflake are back in Wheeling, Illinois for the second annual FuMPFeST comedy music convention! And we’re joined by our regular giggling, coffee-spilling correspondent, Doornail! Also on the show this week: Alyssa (of Rhiannon’s Lark), DJ Particle, and FuMPFeST performers Todd Chappelle and Carla Ulbrich! Plus cameos by Tim
In our 20th episode, John and Jennifer are joined by Bobby Nash and JP Patrick to dissect the first half of Marvel’s first Netflix series, Daredevil. What made it so successful? Does binge watching make a difference in how you tell a story? And what lengths would JP go to,
