Flopcast episode 439! A few months back, we examined the Saturday morning cartoon schedules of each major TV network from the year 1980. Now we’re jumping ahead by a decade for three more cartoon-themed episodes, starting with ABC’s Saturday morning schedule from the ridiculous year of 1990. How ridiculous was
Digging through the archives of my family history. I found my grade 2 report card. In fact, there were very many things I found inside this box. This box has been in my possession for several years. It belonged to my grandparents. For quite some time I was hesitant to
But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy Episode 23! October is around the corner! Halloween is almost here! So we are getting in the Spirit! Brittany talks about our favorite Necromancer, Sabriel, and Martha talks about Lovecraft Country! But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy on Podbean! The ESO Network! But First, Let’s Talk
Cigar Nerds Podcast: Killer Queen. This week we’re jumping on the Halloween train early and talking about a new horror movie. We are discussing the sequel to the Netflix original, The Babysitter with a look at The Babysitter Killer Queen. Just more proof you can’t keep a good blood cult
Flopcast episode 438! Inspired by the DragonCon American Sci-Fi Classics Track’s “Hostess Fruit Pie Theater” (don’t ask), we’re looking at those bizarre Hostess comic book ads of the 70s and 80s. It was a time when every Marvel and DC superhero (as well as all the Archie characters, Looney Tunes
Martha and Brittany are back! And we recorded this one during DragonCon weekend, so we made sure to pick good topics to celebrate DragonCon in our hearts! Martha talks about Mystery Science Theater 3000, Brittany talks about The history of S.H.I.E.L.D. But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy on Podbean! The ESO
Flopcast episode 437! Just a quick simple show this week, as we recombobulate post-DragonCon. (Yeah, we’re even sleepier than usual.) Including: Online movie riffing with The Mads, remembering Tower Records, Fake Jan, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Ricky Schroder in a tuxedo, Kornflake on a trampoline, and Happy Birthday to one
Moments that define a culture or a generation…these are our cultural touchstones. The term ‘cultural touchstone’ has been credited to Matthew Arnold in his 1880 piece “The Study of Poetry.” In short, Arnold suggested that in order to determine how much praise a new piece of poetry deserved, it should
Cigar Nerds Podcast: Face The Music. Its time to return to San Dimas and see why Bill and Ted haven’t saved the future yet. They’ve had Excellent Adventures and Bogus Journeys and now its time to Face the Music. In science we talk about flying cars, Jet packs, fake plants
We seem to have survived the first (and yikes, hopefully the last) online “virtual” version of DragonCon! This year, instead of descending upon downtown Atlanta, we all stayed home, got on the stupid internet, and made it happen. Kevin and the Mayor of Chickentown (as well as lots more ESO
March Break is finally over. Summer time fun is at an end. You’re going back to school in 2020. It’s a weird time in the history of humanity. Never has a society shut down like it has this year. In this episode, we remember back to school rituals. The coming
But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy Episode 21: Surprise! Now that our podcast is old enough to drink, we did a joint episode talking about teenagers who aren’t old enough to drink! Episode 21 is about a Marvel/DC parallel: The Young Avengers and The Teen Titans. Enjoy!! But First, Let’s Talk
