The ESO crew had a blast at Dragon Con 2015! Mike, Mike, Darren Nowell, Jessa Phillips, and J Patrick recorded a panel as part of the Podcasting Track regarding the current State of Geekdom featuring Friends of the Station William Faber, Eternal Zan, Mark Heffernan, and some new folks! We
Flopcast episode 174! Kevin has abandoned Chickentown to join the crazy people at DragonCon! Assuming he isn’t captured by Sleestaks, we’ll have a full report in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, here’s a special panel we recorded on the Fourth of July at CONvergence in Bloomington, Minnesota! Kevin is joined
This week we’re celebrating 75 years of the fastest man alive, The Flash! In the comic books, Flash was a founding member of the Justice League and the Justice Society, as well as a pivotal figure in the history of the DC Comics universe. On the other hand, he has
We’re less than two weeks from our favorite geek event of the whole stupid year: DragonCon. So before we begin the long, treacherous journey from Chickentown to Atlanta (we got a great deal on a MTV LeRun skate-bike), here’s our DragonCon preview show! This year’s guest list includes some of
The ESO crew visit the multiplex to view the latest classic tv series to be adapted to the big screen. Mike, Mike, Ashley Pauls, Mark Maddox, and Alan J. Porter take a look at this newly declassified file of agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin first mission together. We also
Summertime is robot time (as all good citizens know here in Chickentown), and so it’s time for our fourth annual robot-themed Top 4 ½ List! This year, in a desperate attempt to keep things interesting, we’re looking specifically at EVIL robots. Evil robots from movies, TV, and video games… evil
It’s another Flopcast convention report, this time from Boston Comic Con! (Official convention motto: “Let’s see how many Harley Quinns we can squish into one building!” It sounds better in the original Latin.) There were comic books aplenty, of course, including at least one amoeba-themed mini-comic. (Say goodbye to the
We have an extra-short, extra-goofy show this week, because Kool and the Gang were right: it’s TOO HOT. (Of course, Kool and the Gang were always right. So bring your good times and your laughter too, or suffer the consequences.) In honor of National Watermelon Day, we recall the good
Thanks to you the listeners, Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary travel to the 19th century to see the debut of the Rani, and this two-part Sixth Doctor story certainly leaves its mark. Plus, Mike and Mike share stories from the wonderful weekend that was Con Kasterborous.
Geeks will live! Geeks will die! Geeks will get older and at some point need to reevaluate life choices! Mike, Mike, Phantom Troublemaker, and Mary Ogle discuss facing challenges as escapism and reality collide. Plus, illustrator and author Drew Geraci faces a crisis of his own in the Geek Seat!
Kevin and Kornflake are back in Chickentown after a goofy road trip to Vermont, where they found bugs, mud, and other constant reminders that they should never leave the house. But hey, in addition to all that pesky nature, there was a “Weird Al” Yankovic concert! Well played, Vermont. We
With the release of Ant-Man, Marvel wraps up Phase 2. How does the diminutive hero compare to the Avengers? Where does it fit into the larger MCU? And how is the final product different from what Edgar Wright might have done? Join John and Jen for all this and Dubsmash
