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Rusted Robot Podcast 210: Star Trek, Picard, and the Gatekeepers of Fandom

Picard! Star Trek! Fandom! Gatekeeping! Virtue Signalling! There are multiple controversies plaguing the geek-o-sphere right now. A huge topic in this week’s show is gatekeepers and gatekeeping in fandom. We wonder what gives a certain subset of fans the right to decide who is or is not a fan of

Soul Forge 61: First Time Sex At Age 28

No longer a virgin, Whit from episode 44 returns to the Soul Forge to share his tale of sex and love, and how he came to lose his virginity. Who is the lucky girl that took Whit’s V-card? Tinder Roulette can be a dangerous game, First date awkwardness, The 6

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Flopcast 326: Take the Robots Bowling

Flopcast episode 326! You know what summer means here in Chickentown. Yes, it’s time for our seventh (!) annual robot-themed Top 4 ½ List. And this year’s subject is… GIANT ROBOTS. We have giant robots from 1960s cartoons, 1970s television, 1980s concert tours, and more. (A certain Iron Giant may

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Rusted Robot 209: Josh’s Top 10 Movies

Are these the best movies ever? Nope! Are these Josh’s most beloved films? Yup! Join us as we explore one of our co-hosts all time favourite movies. Here’s the list of his favourite movies, and the rating he gives each one. Our film scores are out of 10 rivets. Rivet

Soul Forge One Year Anniversary Special

The Soul Forge Podcast is celebrating its first full year of operation. Listen in as we discuss everything that has happened over these last 12 months. This ain’t no clip show folks! The guests, co-hosts and contributors are acknowledged, The history of the idea and the original concept for the

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Flopcast 325: Lacking Limahl

Flopcast episode 325! Not sure if this has ever come up on the show before, but we’re sort of obsessed with 1980s music. (Please don’t tell anybody.) So your Flopcast hosts just had to check out the Retro Futura concert tour, featuring ABC, Modern English, Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go’s,

Rusted Robot 208: Tesla, Trailers, and Time

The Rusted Robot Podcast takes a dive into Tesla Motors and movie trailers! We have a special report by James from the Battle Bridge Podcast. He joins us on this episode to detail and discuss his purchase of the Tesla Model X. He has a large family and needed a

Soul Forge 59: REINCARNATION – A Thought Experiment

Pure fun on this week’s Soul Forge Podcast, as we tackle the idea, the concept of reincarnation. We take a topic that people do not usually take seriously, and we try to apply some scientific thought towards it. What is reincarnation and is there even such a thing? Shawn and

The Flopcast

Flopcast 324: CONvergence 2018 – Invade My Brain

Flopcast episode 324! Okay, here at last is our full report from CONvergence! (It’s a science fiction convention that’s so festive, we creep all the way to Minnesota to be there every year.) Featuring: Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis! MST3K’s Mary Jo Pehl! Music from Feng Shui Ninjas, The Faithful Sidekicks, and legendary synthpop band

Rusted Robot 207: Let’s Go To Comic Con

San Diego Comic Con 2018 is here! We weren’t able to make the trip to be there in person, but We’ve got the news from Hall H! This episode of The Rusted Robot Podcast has trailer reviews, discussions because of those trailers, and rampant speculation and digressions! Doctor Who’s much

SOUL FORGE 58: Soulmates and Intimacy

Exploring the ideas of soulmates, twin flames, intimacy and chemistry. A soulmate allows us to be our true, open and honest self. Shawn talks about his own experiences feeling that soulmate connection. There is discussion on several definitions of what a soul mate is. The energetic cloth and the patterns

The Flopcast

Flopcast 323: Down at Fry Gull Rock

Flopcast episode 323! Kornflake reports on FlopFest, her annual summer celebration featuring hammocks, sunburns, cover bands on trucks, and not enough vodka. She also reviews Solo: A Star Wars Story (quick version: not enough Tawny Kitaen) and visits a well-chlorinated, sea bird-infested water park. Then Kevin has concert reports on U2 (and

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