After Lunch

Christian Nielsen and new guest Karen Flieger join Rob and Michael to talk about their favorite Christmas episodes of TV shows. In discussions of  The Beverly Hillbillies , Bewitched , Friends , and Justice League , the Clampetts learn about the politics of gift-giving, the Stephens' help an orphan boy discover the spirit of the season, Ross tries to teach his son about Hanukkah after a lifetime o...

With Disney's recent announcement that there's a new  Fantastic Four  movie coming that will be part of the MCU, it's a great time to discover a lost podcast episode about the four  FF  films so far. From the no-longer-with-us  Geek Fallout: The Comic Book Episodes , host Erik Johnson leads a discussion with  Nerd Lunch / AfterLUNCH  regulars Paxton Holley and Evan Hanson about  Fantastic Four  (2...

Mike Westfall and Michael DiGiovanni join Michael May and Rob Graham to create Rankin-Bass stop-motion Christmas specials that never existed, but should have. Lots of holiday spirit AND SINGING in this episode, so gather the family, get some hot chocolate, and enjoy!

In the first of hopefully many such discussions, Michael May, Rob Graham, and Evan Hanson have a very informal conversation about what they've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Topics lead to unpredictable places, but include: Comics like X of Swords , Batman: Three Jokers , and The Orville . Novels like The Optimist's Daughter by Eudora Welty, The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton, a...

On this very special episode, Rob talks with Vivian Lee, writer and executive story editor on Lost in Space  (2018) about her behind-the-scene experiences helping to create the show.

Evan Hanson joins Rob and Michael to talk about the first season of the 2018  Lost in Space  series streaming on Netflix. We don't all agree about the show, but we do love talking about it and we talk about everything . If you'd like to be unspoiled, be sure to watch the season before listening to this conversation. We bury ourselves in it like a Robinson buried in ice.

Remember Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics  where various Hanna Barbera characters crossed over to compete against each other in Olympics-style events? Even if you don't, it was really fun, so Amanda VanHiel, Shawn Robare, Rob Graham, and Michael May imagine what that would be like with characters from '80s TV shows and movies.

Kay returns to introduce Rob and Michael to the '90s cult classic Hocus Pocus  starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Thora Birch.

Last October, we created an Expendables of Horror movie featuring only living actors. This year, Joanna from Bloody Popcorn , Evan Hanson, Rob Graham, and Michael May resurrect their favorite  dead  actors to create an all-star cast. They pick the actors, discuss the types of roles they'd play, and Evan writes a plot. Listen and imagine  The Evil Hunters ... IF YOU DARE!

Michael May, Rob Graham, Paxton Holley, and Jay Ryan have bats on the brain. Three months after the death of director Joel Schumacher,  AfterLUNCH tries to solve the riddle of  Batman Forever  and  Batman & Robin . What do they do well, what do they do poorly, and how do they compare to other versions of the character?

Michael May and Rob Graham welcome Michael DiGiovanni and Kay to revisit a classic  Nerd Lunch  topic. We put together movie triple-features around the themes of witches, soundtracks, walking away from explosions, and movies that make us feel alive.

A palliate is something that reduces or eases the symptoms of something horrible. In this special episode of AfterLUNCH, Rob Graham talks to AfterLUNCH guests and listeners to learn what has brought them joy or relief during the uncertainty and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in and find out what movies, TV, video games, creative activities, and other things your podcast friends have been...

Before we run out of summer, let's talk about another Disney pirate movie. In this second flashback to the dead 'Casting Off  podcast, Michael and David May are joined by Rob Graham to blather about  Blackbeard's Ghost  from 1968 starring Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, and Suzanne Pleshette. But before we get to that, we also have a quick announcement about  AfterLUNCH  itself.

Michael May, Rob Graham, Jeff Somogyi, and Chad Young hit the playground to argue about who would win in four legendary match-ups between various characters. Gandalf vs Sasquatch is just the first competition (and not even the weirdest) in this hilarious discussion.

The M agnum PI panel reconvenes to discuss Season 2. It's Evan Hanson, Jeeg, Michael May, Rob Graham, and William Bruce West talking about their favorite episodes, who they ship, TC's photography skills, and of course Higgins' half-brother from Texas.

Adam Pope pitched the idea and Michael May dug it, so they invited Chris Bailey, Rob Graham, Evan Hanson, and Christian Nielsen to help create teams of fictional police characters. Each team has a leader, a detective, a ballistics expert, a wild card, a scientist, an undercover expert, a dispatcher, and a beat officer. And as an added bonus, we had to record late at night for logistical reasons, s...

While AfterLUNCH is officially a monthly show, Michael has been thinking about how to have fun things to listen to in the weeks between episodes. One has to do with a short-lived podcast that he and his son David did called 'Casting Off , about nautical adventure stories. We won't rerun the whole series on AfterLUNCH , but there are a couple of episodes with some guests who'll be familiar to Nerd...

Paxton Holley pitched the idea for this episode in which he, Adam Pope, Michael May, and Shawn Robare each try to sell an idea for a movie, TV show, or product, then modify that idea based on notes from the other panelists. It's a weird and funny episode; the perfect way to kick off the new, but familiar AfterLUNCH podcast. And very special thank you to the legendary Mike Westfall for creating the...

On this final episode of Fourth Chair Army Invasion, members of the Fourth Chair Army talk about what they love about Nerd Lunch, their favorite episodes, and say goodbye to the show. But all is not done. Stay tuned to the very end for details about the new monthly show that will replace Invasion on the Nerd Lunch feed.

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After almost nine years of podcasting and over a year of build up, the moment has come. We have made it to the final episode of the podcast. This one is special, Lunchketeers. In fact, so special, that I'm not going to give you an outline of what you get on the episode. You're just going to have to listen. Special thanks to Adam from SequelQuest for his musical contribution. It's been a blast to d...

CT and Michael May make an announcement about the schedule for the remaining Nerd Lunch episode and why you should continue subscribing to the Nerd Lunch feed even after you've listened to it.

Mike Westfall, Michael DiGiovanni, Annaliese Trammel, and Paxton Holley join Michael May for another round of the classic Nerd Lunch feature: "Turning Movies into TV Shows." After a discussion of what movie-based TV shows have worked (and which haven't), the panel pitches TV shows based on A League of Their Own , Gremlins , Xanadu , Tomorrowland , and Pretty in Pink .

One more episode to go after this!! In this episode, the final guest episode, we are joined by Nerd Lunch's very first 4th Chair Army member, Shawn Robare.  And we are talking about pop culture things that a) We Just Can't Quit and b) That We are Done With.

CT welcomes PLee back. After a quick discussion about the first episode of Star Trek: Picard, the two of them launch into one of their nerdiest discussions ever. They run through possible options for Deep Space Nine if different Next Generation characters had joined the cast instead of Worf. And there's even a quick run through with Voyager.