There’s less than 100 days until Dragon Con! This year’s event is full of many changes and Mike, Mike, Darren, MaryLouWho and Dakoma Sanchez report on what is moving and what is shaking! We also make time for a frank discussion on gender roles in today’s cosplay. Plus, tips from
Giggity, giggity, giggity, it’s adventure time as Mike, Mike, and Mark Heffernan conclude their look at American animation with highlights of the last two decades. Before they can let it go, Jan Duursema and John Ostrander stop by the station to introduce us to Hexer Dusk, and Jan is exposed
Flopcast episode 211! As summertime approaches here in Chickentown, Kevin and Kornflake are back on the iced coffee, featuring our beloved coffee cubes! (Coffee cubes are like Time for Timer’s “Sunshine on a Stick,” but without the toothpicks, and you use coffee instead of orange juice. We’ll send you the
From the depths of the BBC vault comes a classic Second Doctor story! Mike, Mike, Jen, and Mary go under the sea to review the newly released early adventure. Beware mutant fish folks throwing stones.
On this episode, the ESO crew pay tribute to two artists who were legends beyond their fields and left us much too soon. First, Mike and Mike honor the career of writer/artist Darwyn Cooke. Then, Alex Autrey and Melodie Goodwin share dearly beloved memories of the amazing artist forever known
The Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 44: Do You Feel Lucky Punk? This week our nerds celebrate reaching 44 episodes by discussing the most iconic of weapons, the 44 Magnum and the person who made it famous, Clint Eastwood. We take a look at one of Clint Eastwood’s most famous characters
Flopcast episode 210! Another superhero anniversary is upon us, as Green Arrow turns 75 this year! So we’re looking back at the long crazy history of our favorite comic book archer (sorry, Hawkeye). We recall how Green Arrow totally ripped off Batman (Arrow Car, Arrow Cave, kid sidekick…), his Justice
Once again, the ESO crew assembles to review the latest Marvel cinematic masterpiece. Mike, Mike, Ashley Pauls, Jennifer Hartshorn, and Nathan Laws debate who is the real victor between Team Cap and Team Iron Man. Plus, True Believer Nathan Laws faces front in the Geek Seat! All this, along with
Flopcast episode 209! In honor of National Night Shift Workers Day, we’re completely exhausted! But we still manage to creep up to Lowell to see Gunpowder Gelatine and Aerochix (covering the music of Queen and Aerosmith, respectively); we return to the Triiibe exhibit at the Fitchburg Art Museum, and do
Flopcast episode 208! Last week Harvard University was invaded by Stormtroopers (and at least one Wookiee), possibly because Carrie Fisher was there receiving the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism. We were there too, to cheer for our Princess, although our view was somewhat obstructed by a giant bird.
On this episode, the ESO crew takes a look at that other fantastical British-American series that airs on a pay cable channel. Mike, Mike, Jennifer Hartshorn, and Mark Heffernan flip through the first two seasons of the gothic melodrama. Plus, writer/director Frank Fradella is in need of a faithful companion
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 43: Punishment. This week we put on our skull logo shirt and punish the guilty, as we discuss who’s the best cinematic version of the Punisher. From Dolph Lundgren to Jon Bernthal, we look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. In Blowing Smoke we
