Check the Vending Machines: A Weekly Pop Culture Discussion Podcast

Episode #207 Zach and Jason return to the world of westerns with YOUNG GUNS (1988). There’s some chat about musicals, too. Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS, Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode #206 Zach and Jason return to the world of kaiju tokusatsu flicks to chat about THE RETURN OF GODZILLA (1984)! How similar is it to the original movie? What about SHIN GODZILLA? How about the LEGENDARY flick from a few years back? Yes and no to all of it. This is CHECK THE VENDING MACHINES. Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS, Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Episode #205 Zach and Jason chat about some other theme songs from their youth that are just rad.  Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS

Episode #204 Zach and Jason chat about the rebranded Sierra Mist, Starry, and yap about other soda related things. Eventually Con Air comes up. So does Hackers. And other Nicolas Cage classics.  Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS + DISNEY FEATURE PRESENTATION + CON AIR TRAILER

Episode #203 Zach and Jason chat about a nostalgic movie for 90s/early Y2K kids... GOOD BURGER! All That, Keenan and Kel, Nickelodeon... does the movie hold up?  Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS + GOOD BURGER TRAILER

Episode #202 Zach and Jason get together to chat about HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS, mean dad characters, family vacations, and the powerful Rick Moranis.  Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS

Episode #201 Zach and Jason are back. This is the first episode of the new year. What better topic than to ramble about what they're stoked for? Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS & BLEACH OPENING 1 (ORANGERANGE)

Episode #200 It’s another milestone for the boyz as they hit Episode #200. This week: Zach and Jason watch some 2000s commercials! For future commercial commentaries, the dudes will probably post a video pod to make it easier.  Check these links to see the compilations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ1ICsBGmZo&ab_channel=arwuns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwozEkHKMaY&t=2s&a...

Episode #199 Zach and Jason chat about the stuff they checked out the past month or so. Topics include: BLOOD AND BONE, BULLET TRAIN, CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, PEPSI, WHERE'S MY JET?, AMERICAN NINJA 2: THE CONFRONTATION, KAMEN RIDER GEATS, PLAYSTATION 5, GOD OF WAR: RAGNAROK, VIDEO GAMES.  Thanks for listening! Music: BLOODSPORT & ARMOUR OF GOD THEME SONGS

Episode #198 Zach and Jason chat about HUNTER X HUNTER. Mostly about the stuff that they always talk about when it comes to shonen stuff. You know the score by now, dude.  Thanks for listening! Music: VIOLENT CITY (BRONSON) THEME SONG

Episode #197 Zach and Jason dive into some classic JACKIE CHAN this week with a chat about the Lupin III/Indiana Jones style character, ASIAN HAWK... Zach and Jason check out ARMOUR OF GOD.  Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS; ALAN TAM - MIDNIGHT RIDER (CANTONESE)

Episode #196 Zach and Jason FINALLY watch some more anime for the show. This week is all about the popular movie, JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, and the pod is mostly about JUST the movie.  Thanks for listening! Music: CANNON FILMS; JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 TRAILER; BEAU WILLIAMS - FEELING SO GOOD (KICKBOXER)

Episode #195 This is a crammed wrap-up episode. This week on the show... Zach and Jason chat about: TALES FROM THE TERRITORIES, HUNTER X HUNTER, THE HUNGER GAMES, SHIN ULTRAMAN, and so much more! Thanks for listening! Music: LETHAL WEAPON - THEME SONG

Episode #194 It's time for KAMEN RIDER BLACK SUN. Zach and Jason binged the show since the release on Friday morning. It's Kamen Rider. It's Amazon Prime. It's gore. It's rad.  Thanks for listening! Music: KAMEN RIDER BLACK THEME SONG

Episode #193 Zach and Jason dive a smidge into Halloween/Octobertown with a little spook-come-early. Not so much spooky as it is goofy-action, but, hey, it's THE CROW.  Thanks for listening! Music: FIGHT TO SURVIVE (BLOODSPORT) - Paul Hertzog and Stan Bush

Episode #192 Zach and Jason put some coins into the vending machine and, hey, it's LITTLE GIANTS from 1994. A kids' flick about football, brotherly competition, and potentially awkward familial relationships.  Thanks for listening! Music: CODE OF SILENCE: Original Soundtrack

Episode #191 Long overdue wrap-up chitchat. Dresden Files, Road House, Blue Lock, America Ninja, and a ton more.  Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes

Episode #190 Zach and Jason finish up their series on EVANGELION. Movies 3 and 4 are the topic. Did they land for the boyz? A little.  Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes

Episode #189 Zach and Jason chat about the second in the Evangelion Rebuild series, 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance.  Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes

Episode #188 Zach and Jason return to chat about EVANGELION: 1.0 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE. It's a long one. Why? Because Shinji is a terrible character? Because there's a lot of questions from Jason about story? Yes. That is why.  Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes

Episode #187 Zach and Jason chat about Kamen Rider as a franchise, then dive into the first 3 episodes of AMAZON RIDERS on Amazon Prime.  Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes Kamen Rider Amazon Theme Song

Episode #186 Zach and Jason chat about the classic spaghetti western, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, from 1968.  Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes

Episode #185 This is the Summer wrap-up episode. Zach and Jason chat about Uncharted 1, Sonic 2, Dragon Ball Super Hero, Elvis, Dresden Files, and more.  Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes

Episode #184 Zach and Jason rank the big dawg sodas.  Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes

Episode #183 Zach and Jason gather around some mics and chat about the 2003 swashbuckling-Disney-blockbuster, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURE OF THE BLACK PEARL.   Thanks for listening! Music: The Mummies - (You Must Fight To Live) On the Planet of the Apes