Guys Of A Certain Age

It’s another riveting interview on this episode, this time led by Art with his old friend (or friend of a certain age, we’ll say) George Abide, who may hold the current record for guest appearances. And speaking of records, that's just what they do, when they put their spin on taking care of vinyl albums in the old days. But before they wax nostalgic, Robbie and Jay get a word in with Geeks of the...

It only took 36 years for Tom Cruise to reprise his role in Top Gun: Maverick.  Somehow he looks almost the same, and The Guys definitely do not resemble their 1986 versions.  But that doesn’t mean they didn’t enjoy the film.  From Kenny Loggins to Val Kilmer, this one is full of nods to the original movie, with plenty of new plot and relationship resolutions.  And action - lots of fun, literally...

Guys of a Certain Age don’t just watch Star Wars, attend comic conventions, and see movies with the aid of an app, they also read books. And if Andy Wolverton ( https://www.andywolverton.com ) has anything to say about it, they also have book clubs.  In this episode, Robbie sits with an old friend to talk about his new book, "Men Don't Read: The Unlikely Story of the Guys Book Club.”   (Purchase a...

In this strange new episode, aka new Strange episode, the Illuminati of a Certain Age gather to hear Jay’s wisdom and deep thoughts on the Multiverse of Madness movie, which he finally got around to seeing.  In the theater, no less. Listeners will be relieved to learn that all multiverses are not bad, and even zombies can be your friend, especially with the appropriate tie-ins.   Spoilers abound,...

Though they should be used to it by now, this podcast is a little STRANGE without Jay, as Robbie and Art try to weave in and out of multiverses to review the latest Marvel movie without going mad. In a spoiler-filled recap, the Guys give their thoughts on the good, the bad, and the unexpected in Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.  Geeks of the Week include Kathleen Kennedy's latest comment...

Episode topics can originate in strange places, as all Guys of a Certain Age listeners are well aware.   This one began in a grocery store parking lot, on a t-shirt that Jay happened upon.  To be clear, seeing a dude in a cool t-shirt in a parking lot is not exactly a milestone moment, but it triggered a memory of an event that is unlikely to be repeated (at least in Jay’s lifetime), and even less...

Like much of the Marvel fan community, the Guys were looking forward to the Moon Knight series, despite knowing very little about the character.   And after 6 episodes, they still don’t know much.  What they do know is that Oscar Isaac is a brilliant actor, Ethan Hawke’s foray into the MCU was worth watching, and one shouldn’t make assumptions about hippos in costume.  At the least, the Guys were...

On this week’s episode, The Guys welcome a special guest to the studio, and it’s not Robbie.  Stan Brown, a local author, joins Art and Jay to talk all things novel: his writing process, adventures with publishing, agents and editors, and how he went from writing kinesiology textbooks to paranormal thrillers.  Just for fun, Marvel Comics also gets a mention in his story.  Meanwhile, it’s not just...

It’s not just movies and TV series that The Guys count on for entertainment, occasionally they get out into the world for live shows.  Concerts, they’ve talked about - there was even an episode on some of their faves.  This time they’re talking local theater.    While Art has actually participated in a few performances over the years, Robbie and Jay have been more like Statler and Waldorf, the cro...

The Guys, being a certain age, do tend to move slower than they used to, but all were surprised that the biggest Bat-fan in the room was the last to see The Batman.  And on the telly, no less.  But even though Jay and Robbie had taken their turn in a previous episode to wax eloquently on the latest installment in the DC Universe, they thought it would be only fair to give Art a chance to share his...

With Jay sitting this episode out (something about work?), Robbie and Art take a look at some of the movies and series that are coming up this summer...and beyond. (Though, no... they don't mention Buzz Lightyear.) Rest assured, there's plenty to look forward to, one project that may be gone in a Flash, and a current superhero movie that is more dead than undead.  Geeks of the week include Art's l...

As the weather improves (except for the tornadic winds and such that The Guys have found themselves dodging of late), that means grilling season is coming.  It’s time to inventory the gear, scrape the dirt dauber nests out of the grill, and gather the ingredients for our favorite rubs and marinades.   Art had better things to do on this recording day, so Jay and Robbie take to the microphones alon...

It’s Oscars time again, but does anybody care?  Like the tree falling in the woods, if “the slap heard round the world” had not happened, would we even know there was an Oscars? In this week’s episode of Guys of a Certain Age, a bizarre instance of life imitating art makes its way into the studio.  Will it mean this is the final episode?  And like the Oscars, would anybody care?  In any case, with...

Something is afoot in Gotham.  The Art-man, who is well known to be the biggest Batman fan among The Guys, if accumulation of Bat-toys, Bat-shirts, and other Bat-regalia is the true measure of a fan, is suspiciously absent from this episode.  Where could he be?  And why hadn’t he seen The Batman movie yet?  It’s a riddle for sure.   But it didn’t keep Jay and Robbie from descending on the Bat-stud...

Free Jay!  Free Jay!  Such is the new cry of the NPC’s in Free City, the virtual world in which a blue-shirted Ryan Reynolds lives and loves and is perpetually happy, even after being run over by a train ... until he’s not.     In this episode The Guys (of a Certain Age, not the one Guy in the film) chat about the nods to other films (some obvious, some not), the consistency of Mr. Reynolds’ style...

When the microphone cuts off in the Guys of a Certain Age studio, the talk doesn’t necessarily stop.  And often, one of They Guys (usually Art) will say, “we should save this for another episode.”  Or sometimes Jay will get home and think, “I completely forgot to say ….(insert great idea here).”   This episode is all about those loose ends.  Filling in the blanks that the listeners may not have re...

If you’re old enough to remember “You’ve Got Mail” or you’ll Say Anything while walking around Notting Hill on the way to your Best Friend’s Wedding, you might just be a guy (or gal) of a certain age.   Especially if that sentence conjured up the memory of your original AOL address, or that night you stood outside your girlfriend’s window holding a boom box because it worked for Jon Cusack.  Admit...

Another Disney+ mini-series is in the books and The Guys are ready to share their takes on it.  Bounty hunter, lovable rogue, benevolent daimyo, holiday special crasher: this is truly the Book of Boba Fett.  There was much anticipation for this Jon Favreau enterprise after the success of The Mandalorian, and The Guys had  high expectations.   Were they met?  Was it worth the seven-ish hours of our...

In this week’s episode, we learn why Robbie went to Chicago without Art and Jay.  A s it turns out, it was a pretty cool reason: the premiere of The Loyola Project, a documentary film that Robbie may not have starred in, but definitely has close ties to.  The Loyola University Chicago's basketball team of 1962-63 made history, and the university that employs Art, that Robbie attended, and that Jay...

This week Robbie goes to Chicago to seek fame, fortune, and pizza.   And he took his wife instead of Art and Jay.  So they did an episode without him, and invited a special guest to take his place: Zac Ashmore.  Zac brings us into the world of Rowan Drake, Wolf Slayer, the low fantasy novella he is in the process of writing.   They talk book research, the writing process, the difference between lo...

Top of the morning/afternoon/evening to all listeners of Guys of a Certain Age, especially to those 3 dudes in Wales!  This episode is for you - the one where The Guys talk about all those British shows that you’ve known about for years.   So maybe this is for everybody else who just needs to up their British TV game.  Between Robbie’s obsession with Dr. Who, Jay’s new Britbox streaming subscripti...

With Jay missing, Robbie and Art are joined by honorary "Guy" (at least he's the right certain age) George Abide.   In a segment inspired by microwave-heated Skittles, George shares some of his food scientist knowledge and gives us ways to improve off-the-shelf products with items already in our pantries and refrigerators.    This Jay-less episode begins with Robbie talking Dr. Who and Art talking...

Sometimes The Guys go see the latest Marvel movie together in the theater, sometimes in the first few days after release.  Sometimes they wait till it shows up “free” on Disney Plus.   Enter The Eternals.  2 hours 36 minutes times 3 people, plus bathroom breaks (no need for the RunPee app in the comfort of home), comes out to at least 8 hours - about a workday - devoted to this movie.  Was it wort...

Everybody has a “best of” episode at the end of the year, recalling favorite movies, shows, books, music, etc.  The Guys even got on that bandwagon, and just about broke a hip in the process.  But in this episode it’s new ground that is broken.   Only 2 weeks into 2022, and they have come to report their First Five Favorites: the movies and shows that got early nods for The Guys’ attention  (and o...

As 2021 came to a close, loyal Marvel fans got an unexpected (though much anticipated) gift from Santa … and Disney+ : the Hawkeye limited series.   The Guys agreed it had all the things: humor, action, memorable characters,  even a salute to Christmas.  Origin and backstories were neatly juxtaposed with closure for at least one cameo hero.  And let’s not forget the appearance of the King.  No, no...