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PodCulture 145: Ass Tablets

Posted on Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Don’t let the Sham Wow guy mop up after this week’s episode of PodCulture!

Glenn’s been in cartoon superhero Wonder(woman)land, watching the spangled siren and Hulk vs Thor and Hulk vs Wolverine. Adam’s been playing Mirror’s Edge on the PC and Master Chief in real life at a gun range. Christina’s enjoying a kind of magic, looking forward to One Night of Queen. Brad’s keeping up with their usual roster of shows, and trying to get the season opener of Primeval to play.

Brad remembers the wonderful Joe Murphy on the anniversary of his passing, and we proudly play Mason Rocket by Beatnik Turtle.

They came, they geeked, they told. Christina regales the things she brought back from Cleveland, including a couple of Invader Zim shirts from Hot Topic, and the Phantom music box and Vampire Slayer Kit from her parents. Brad’s got a Fantastic Four zombies shirt, as well as Final Crisis and Hellboy shirts. The pair have brought another koala into the fold, and you’ll just have to listen to find out why Adam is doing the macarena. Brad’s added a set of Green Lantern buttons and a Justice League International G’Nort figure to his volumes of verdigris. New Death Stroke and Hawkman figures find room on his shelves, and a Battlestar Galactica Anders figure reminds them of Fox Mulder. Glenn’s been good this week, and Adam shows off his fantastic sonic screw driver, telling us about his CG model Tardis.

Geek Cuisine finds Fizzies Root Beer Drink Tablets bubbling in our tummies. Find out what happens when Adam puts one in his mouth, and find out what he says to have it (nearly) out Brad’s nose.

Glenn’s Guilty Pleasure has altitude this week, with Flight Of The Living Dead. Christina questions the Old Greg videos her brother suggests on You Tube.

In honor of Joe, we close with the lewd, but much loved, First of May by Jonathan Coulton. The promo this week is for the one and only Kick Ass Mystic Ninjas.

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PodCulture 144: The Twilight of Galactica

Posted on Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

In this episode the PodCulture crew is joined by two very special guests!  Christina’s coworker and friend Elizabeth joins in on the fun, while Farpoint Media regular Jack Jaffee of www.jackandtheresa.com rolls into the studio as well.

As this is yet another set of lazy shownotes by Brad here are the highlights:

SPOILER ALERT!!!

Christina and Elizabeth lead off with a discussion review of the movie Twilight and its recent DVD release.  Please note that Christina has had Brad bound, gagged, and duct taped to his chair so that he can’t heckle during the segment.

MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT!!!

After that the gang all join in and share their thoughts (both good and bad) about the Battlestar Galactica series finale.

Musical guests for this episode are:

Life In the Fleet by Devo Spice (featuring Carrie Dahlby)

Battlestar Rhapsody by the great Luke Ski

Promo:

Galactica Quorum

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PodCulture 143: If Ass Were a Balloon – Part B

Posted on Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

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PodCulture 142: If Ass Were a Balloon – Part A

Posted on Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

The Geeks are back in town!

We open this episode of PodCulture wondering why were aren’t all at the theater seeing “Watchmen”. Glenn will be going to the gun show, and working hard during ratings month. Christina is back from visiting her family in Cleveland, and had a fantastic time with everyone. She was glad to meet new friends, catch up with old ones, and help kick butt at quiz night at The Pub in Rocky River. Brad and Glenn have both been under the weather, and the healthy Adam has been the one catching up with The Doctor (and Torchwood!). The all-better Christina has had several dates with House, and is reminiscing with Blackadder. Glenn’s revisiting Buffy and Angel.

We’ve got our bottoms planted on our sofas, catching up with our celuloid heroes. Glenn’s a devout Lost fan now, and we discuss various theories. If you don’t know how Locke bites the big one, skip from about the 15 minute mark to the 21 minute mark. We discuss Heroes, Sylar, and remember John Glover from his “Brimstone” days. Adam wallows in the glory of Doctor Who, and shows off his shiny new sonic screwdriver. With fear and trepedation, we theorize about Battlestar Galactica’s final episodes, and wonder how the plot will resolve. The boys discuss the sacred classic series, and Richard Hatch. The team talks about the unexpected death of Knight Rider. Christina’s been watching Leverege, the US Life On Mars, and adored the rest of America’s Best Dance Crew.

Stretch your finger muscles, ’cause it’s game time! Brad and Christina picked up some great deals, including Guitar Hero: World Tour, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (bitchin’ lips, man!), Burnout Paradise, Clive Barker’s Jericho, Rock Revolution and Nascar ‘09.The boys talk Halo Wars, Halo ODST and Hawk. Adam is pushing his pc to the limit with Empire: Total War. Christina’s played Guitar Hero: World Tour with her brother and sister, and marvels at the talent of both of them. Glenn bids a fond farewell to Tabula Rasa, and appreciates it going out with a creative bang.
Thanks to The Obscure 80s and Technorama for our promos!

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PodCulture 141: Over the Top and Under the Weather

Posted on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

The creeping Ohio Valley crud has struck down most of the PodCulture crew and made it impossible to record a new episode for this week.  So rather than leave you devoid of your weekly dose of geekery, take a stroll down memory lane with the gang as they revisit some favorite segments from the past couple of years.

GEEK CUISINES:

From episode 80 – Jones Soda
From episode 86 – Peppermint Crunch Junior Mints
From episode 103 – Snickers Charged
From episode 111 – Flat Earth Wild Berry Patch Chips

GUILTY PLEASURES:

From episode 82 – Stargrove
From episode 87 – Hatchet
From episode 110 – Machine Girl

PROMOS:

Second Shift
The Babylon Podcast
The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast
How to Grow Your Geek
The GeekSpin

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