Guys Of A Certain Age

You just thought A.I. was dangerous and lurking in plain sight, read to take over the world as we know it.  J.I. could be even more threatening.   After a virtual arena snack of brie grilled cheese infused with Nerds Clusters alongside a deep fried Uncrustable with decadent toppings, followed by news of a revival of Disney’s quacking Batman wannabe (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, rig...

An AppleTV a day keeps the Emmy awards coming, or so it seems.  Record numbers of nominations and record numbers of wins came on Emmy awards night (or nights, as it happened) for the streaming service that used to just make computers.   You’ve heard The Guys talk about it already: AppleTV is the place to be for science fiction and so much more, and the folks at the Academy must be listening to thi...

Robbie and Jay were faced with a dilemma: what should we talk about today while Art is out near the birthplace of pickle ball? Tradition and hunger led to yet another invitation for friend of the show, most frequent guest host, and oft-mentioned candidate for Jay’s replacement: Wes Shelton.   Wes even brought a Geek of the Week: one of his favorite Reeds (Jay is surely the other) is being inducted...

The Weekly Geeks take a break this week, as the The Guys (not the same as the weekly geeks, but it’s a fair comparison) riff on more news from D23 not previously riffed on in another episode.   Jay begins with his announcement of their announcement of a Harrison Ford/Indiana Jones documentary coming to Disney+ this fall, and was almost as excited as Robbie to find out that a Greatest Showman music...

In this episode, The Guys take a bite of the big Apple.  Not the city, though.  It’s the behemoth that may have invented the phone on which you are reading this, the pods with which you listen to the podcast, and essentially everything in the world that begins with a lower case “i”.   Apple has new leadership, and The Guys go down memory lane to see what the great (not late) Tim Cook came up with...

Fans of music and philanthropy of all genres were heartbroken to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton this week.  It’s been a while since someone so universally beloved has left the world, and The Guys wonder aloud who else might fall in this same category?   Elvis? Michael Jackson?  Does anyone make the cut?  Stories of her life are all over the interwebs, and The Guys have memories of their own....

He’s back!  And he’s regrettable.  Jay has returned to the studio and this time Robbie didn’t forget his segment.  In fact, it’s a Jay’s Regrettable Segment Roundup, with three - that’s right, the magic number - three Regrettable Supervillains to relay and rate this week.   And be warned: the redeemable badge is particularly hard to come by this go-round.  They start with Dr. Voodoo vs Wonder Man...

In this episode, the Guys finally deliver a primer on Artificial Intelligence. As creatives, both Robbie and Art have concerns about the use of generative AI to create content, but recognize that it can be an incredible tool for data analysis. Robbie shares ways he is using Claude in business applications, computer file management, and even home appliance repair.  Geeks of the Week include a look...

It’s a Brand New Podcast!  Not really. Same 3 old Guys living out their superhero dreams vicariously through watching highly paid actors actually wear the costume and fly through the air.   This week it was Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and The Guys all agreed this is one of their faves.  Plenty of action, new powers, old friends new again, and a villain that may or may not be a villain in the end.  ...

Another San Diego Comic-Con, another year The Guys watch from afar.  (It’s not too early to sponsor a 2027 trip, wealthy listener!)  But they’re still interested in the news, and this event does bring the news.   Here are some of the “news”: new Black Panther, new Ghost Rider, new cosplays, new Doomsday announcements, new trailers, new stars roaming the hallways in costume, and a new first-time wh...

Who knew The Guys were handymen? Mechanics.  Consultants, if you will.   And this week they are here to fix Dr. Who.  Of course, it’s mostly Robbie with his hands on the dials, but Art and Jay do have opinions.  Is it back to basics?  Pleasing the core fans?  More tech and modern effects, or less?  They all agreed that characters and story make the difference.  And they are willing to move to Engl...

The pessimist would call this an obituary-focused episode.  The Guys (optimists to the hilt as far as you know) call it a celebration of geek lives.   From actors remembered from when The Guys were but wee lads: Louise Lasser and Randolph Mantooth, to the oldest astronaut ever to go into space (it’s not who you think).  From the sponsor of Soul Train to Bright Eyes (not Caesar’s mom - the one bese...

This week The Guys revisited a tradition of going to a movie none of their wives wanted to see.  Permission to watch Supergirl was granted and acted upon.   No Oscar nominations are expected (though the CGI dog is pretty good), but The Guys give it 3 thumbs up.  Milly Alcock and Jason Momoa seem to fit their roles, and David Corenswet seems very Superman-ish in his appearances.  Despite Jay’s conf...

The fix is in this week, as Robbie and Art take a look at the changes they would make to the Star Trek franchise, which is currently no longer developing new material. Could they go where no Guy has gone before and be onto a possible gold mine idea? Or will Paramount respond with ways to fix our podcast? Other highlights include a new home for the OG Harry Potter-no, he's not leaving Hogwarts. Rem...

Only the best streaming series make it to five seasons or more, and For All Mankind (hello, it’s another Apple TV show) does it again, with a sixth and final season coming as soon as the production crew gets back from Mars.   When that happens, it will certainly be watched not just by The Guys but by Mrs. Reed as well, who lived in Houston when none of these people were doing any of these things....

As it turns out, The Guys are capable of being frightened.  Not just by their wives, not just by Mrs. Reed, but by moving images they see on screens.  That is precisely the reason Jay stays away from horror flicks as a rule, but he made an exception when Art and Robbie said Widow’s Bay was both scary AND funny.   And they were right!  Recently added to the number of high-quality shows on Apple TV,...

One of the first potential Geek Blockbusters of the season has come (and gone) from theaters, and The Guys are wondering if it is a bust, indeed.  Robbie’s annual birthday movie was spent at The Mandalorian and Grogu and his immediate reaction was: No-gu.   Jay and Art had to see it for themselves so they invested in a discounted matinee ticket and went in with low expectations.  Final verdict?  E...

The Guys are back to hear more from Kevin Ivey, a local boy of sorts who rose in the ranks from minimum wage editor/reporter at CNN to VP of Strategic Planning and Advanced Projects (or something even cooler than that.) In part 2 of Robbie’s interview with Kevin, listeners get the inside scoop on Fidel Castro, who in turn gives his own inside scoop.  From Meridian, MS to Ted Turner’s box at Braves...

With Ted Turner’s passing still in the rear-view mirror, Robbie reaches out to hometown friend Kevin Ivey.  Not only did Ted Turner know Kevin by name, he also brought him into the CNN world when it was just coming into its own.   This is a true behind-the-scenes, other side of the camera view of Turner’s world.  And there are stories.  In fact, there are so many stories, The Guys had to break thi...

Just when you thought only Art brought the celebrity obits every week, this episode focuses on the media’s recent loss of Captain Outrageous, the Mouth of the South…the inimitable Ted Turner. And lest any mourner be left out: the sailing world, Major League Baseball, and bison-lovers everywhere are also spilling tears into their dry vodka martinis at 5 minutes after every hour.  Thanks to Turner’s...

The Supervillains are back!  And no, we’re not talking about The Guys, though all three of them are in the studio today.  It’s time for a catch-up episode on the Regrettable Supervillains segment, aka Jay’s Regrettable Segment.  He mustered up a couple of doozies in this episode.  Let us begin.  First up is The Dictator, aka Hitler disguised as the devil.  The Guys aren’t sure he’s redeemable, but...

Pluribus.  It’s not just a Latin word on American money.  It’s also a surprise hit show on AppleTV.  The award nominations and wins are still coming.   It’s not a zombie series, exactly.  It’s not an alien series, exactly.  It’s not exactly Tough Jobs - it’s more “everybody can do every job” with a splash of Undercover Boss.  It’s got tragedy and comedy, but it’s not The Bear, exactly.  It has com...

Wondering what the Hail the Guys are up to this episode? With Jay out, Robbie and Art share their thoughts on the extremely popular movie (and book) Project Hail Mary.   What did the Guys think of Ryan Gosling’s latest film? Did the filmmakers do enough to have it live up to the book?   Geeks for the week include a Star Wars veteran being brought into help with the Mandalorian and Grogu movie.   R...

Jay missed the Apple products episode a few weeks back and asked to revisit it.   Imagine his surprise when he arrived to find out it wasn’t about pie or caramel covered orbs.  But after a short recovery period, he chimes in on his favorite Apple products through the years before Art and Robbie take listeners through the history of missteps related to the fruit company that remains.  (RIP, Blackbe...

This podcast is paradise: a cool underground lair, things going on outside that The Guys know nothing about,  potentially run by a nefarious AI entity known as “Mrs. Reed”.   Much like the Paradise series on Hulu, which is the subject of today’s episode.  Jay wasn’t quite finished watching season 2, but that didn’t stop him from expressing opinions on how it may or may not end.  He was also that d...