Flopcast episode 268! Meteor Day is this week, and it’s a painful reminder that we can never remember which ones are meteors, which are meteorites, and which are meteoroids. (There must be a better way. Let’s just call them all meat-balls.) Meanwhile our summer-long review of High Feather (a forgotten
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 71: Moore Bond. Bond, James Bond. We are back with another Bond retrospective, this time honoring the passing of Sir Roger Moore. We take a look at his career over the course of his seven times as Bond and the impact he had on pop culture
Flopcast episode 267! Flopcast listeners follow up on last week’s turtle list with some favorite turtles of their own (yikes, we missed some good ones); Kornflake attends a Jim’s Big Ego house concert along with her close personal friend Mr. Peanut; we loved the new Wonder Woman movie, even though
Flopcast episode 266! It’s mostly turtle talk this week, kids — join us for a Top 4 ½ List of our favorite turtles! The list includes a ninja turtle or two, of course, as well as some slightly lesser known turtles from animation, comic books, music, movies, literature, and perhaps
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 70: Pirates of the Caribbean. Avast me hearties raise the colors and prepare for battle. This week we review the new Pirates movies and talk about the many adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow. In News we talk about the return of Animaniacs, Spiderman Homecoming trailer, Wonder
Flopcast episode 265! It’s a mostly music-themed little show this week, with quick concert reports on Ben Folds (with the Boston Pops), Petty Morals, Go Betty Go, and The Dollyrots. We also recommend the new album from comedy band Power Salad, fail to attend an a capella festival (which is
Flopcast episode 264! We have an unusual show this week, and needless to say, it involves Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Years ago, we rescued a weird old book from a Woonsocket library book sale. It’s called “My Private Life: A Personal Record For the Teen Years”… and this copy was actually
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 69: The Fifth Element. This week we talk about the 20th anniversary of The Fifth Element. So break out your Multi Pass and book your ticket to Floston Paradise. In science we talk about arming robots, new dinosaur named for Ghostbusters, a new contender for worlds
Flopcast episode 263! Kornflake celebrates National Title Track Day with another goofy Flopcast game, in which we must identify album title tracks. (It would have been so much easier if we only used Air Supply songs.) Then Kevin reports on Boston’s Women in Comedy Festival, with shows featuring our own
Flopcast episode 262! Yes, our goofy little podcast is five years old this week, so we’re celebrating, as expected, with coffee and more coffee. But we’re also looking back at all our amazing guests (yikes, for a show that doesn’t have a lot of guests, we’ve had a lot of
BANSHEES By Mike Baron WordFire Press 401 pages Since turning his considerable talents to prose, Eisner Award winning comicbook writer Mike Baron has been knocking out some fantastic over-the-top fiction. Among these is “Banshees,” a horror fantasy set squarely in the world of rock and roll and its tale is
Cigar Nerds Podcast Episode 68: East Bound and Down. This week we’re going to do what they say can’t be done. I hope you got your ears on because this week we’re talking about the 40th Anniversary of Smokey and the Bandit. Probably one of Burt Reynolds most famous rolls
