Cigar Nerds Podcast Helmets and Hutts. This week we talk about The Mandalorian and Grogu, Star Wars return to the big screen. In science we discuss rocket explosions, T-Rex arms, hologram assistants, and mech suits. In Nerd News we talk about X-Men 97, IP Man returns, The Odyssey, Modern Warfare
The Music of 1986 (Part 2) We continue our examination of the year 1986 by talking about the albums that were released in the second half of the year. Metal and rap were reigning supreme with releases from Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Slayer, and The Beastie Boys, but pop and rock offered up some really strong
There are many reasons why Santana Maynard is an ideal choice to be a guest on this podcast. She is an actor, both on screen and behind the microphone doing voiceover for anime. She is a producer of live events for the FanExpo family of fandom conventions. And with her
Behind the Curtain with the Dragon Con Puppetry Track What does it take to turn foam, felt, fabric and a little imagination into believable characters that can make an audience laugh, react and occasionally forget there’s a human underneath the table? This month, Jen, Mike & Channing head backstage with
The Music of 1986 We’re diving headfirst into the first six months of 1986! Join us as we rewind to January through June and relive the music that made 1986 one of the most memorable years of the decade. It was a time when rock and rap were colliding, metal was still
Rock Icons This week we have the privilege of being visited by Giles Moon, the head of music curation at Julien’s Auctions, who gives us the inside scoop of the upcoming Music Icons auction, which takes place May 29-30 at the Hard Rock Cafe Times Square in New York City. The sale features nearly
Rock Super Bowl X On April 18, 1981, I saw my very first all-day stadium show, billed the Rock Super Bowl, featuring Heart, Blue Öyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Firefall, and UFO. In this episode I give you a rundown of that show, share some memories from that amazing day, and play
Urban Fantasy and Horror Tracks Take Over the Show The shadows are deep, the music is loud and the creatures of the night have claimed another episode of the Dragon Con Report. This time, we’re joined by the directors from the Urban Fantasy and Horror Tracks at Dragon Con, along with
80s Bands We sure do love a list! And Loudwire has put out their list of 80s bands that should have been bigger! And we have a lot to say about this list — the ones we agree with, the ones we don’t really like, and the ones who may
For this description I might as well just type the word “Muppets” over and over again, because that is what this episode is. Just wall-to-wall talk about the Muppets, from “Sam & Friends” to “The Muppet Show” 2026 with guest star Sabrina Carpenter (and produced by Seth Rogen), which we
FIVE Killer Ace Frehley Songs! This month on Alan’s Record Bin we celebrate the 75th birthday of KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley. We dig back through the record collection and focus on Ace’s early career as a member of KISS and his subsequent emergence as a solo artist with FIVE (okay,
AI in Music AI is arguably the biggest technological revolution of our lifetime, but it’s certainly not without controversy. For every positive application in medicine, science, engineering, etc. there are questions about how far AI should go. Most particularly, the use of AI in the arts is a hot-button issue.
