Mind Gap

This week the boys welcome Mr. Rob Walch , the VP of Podcaster Relations for Libsyn (the podcast hosting service we use)! The show kicks off with Rob describing a bit about his job at Libsyn and how he gets to talk with and help out all sorts of different podcasters from James Arnold Taylor (the voice of Obi-Wan on the Clone Wars) to Joe Rogan. The panel goes on to talk about some of the more unus...

On this special edition of the podcast, the boys welcome members of the You Haven't Heard This Music Podcast all the way from jolly old England. Ritchie and Eimear join the podcast after welcoming Doug and Justin on to their podcast a few times . The dorks talk with Richie and Eimear about their podcast which highlights music from musicians that you've likely never heard of but should know. The di...

This week the boys welcome back the delightful Twitch streamer extraordinaire, and Apex Predator according to Doug, Carly aka see_twoo to the show. The dorks talk with Carly about why she's vowed to never play Among Us , why she LOVES playing Apex Legends , the grind of streaming and working full-time, the news that the next Batman comic is crossing over with Fortnite , and Yahoo Answers shutting...

This week the podcast was honored to welcome back the prolific Mr. Tex of Tex Talks Battletech and The Black Pants Legion Podcast ("The #1 BPL Podcast. Fuck you Berkley Public Library"). The podcast starts off with a bang as Tex talks about his recent happenings including buying a machine gun. This of course naturally leads to a proposal for a petting zoo/flamethrower range to facilitate Tex's nex...

This is the week it feels like we've been waiting on for so long; it has finally arrived. All 4 hours of the Snyder Cut have dropped and the time to dissect this beast is here. The always amazing Noah Reno takes a break from his busy streaming schedule (which you should totally check out) to help break down this titanic movie event. The show starts off red hot with a certified fan favorite impress...

This week's show kicks off with a bunch of rambling about so many different topics. From the types and styles of onion that Doug will tolerate to the many musings of the Twitch Stream chat. When things really get started, Doug jumps into the deep end with the big question: does anyone care about the GRAMMYs anymore? We'll give you 1 guess who doesn't care about the GRAMMYs anymore. Other than the...

This week the boys are all alone and things get out of hand in a hurry. Justin shows off his impression skills with both Pacino and Gilbert Gottfried making an appearance in the pre-show on Twitch. One of those gems is available in the clips section of the show Discord. The show kicks off with Doug sharing his excitement to be starting a new health regimen and describing all the foods he can and c...

On this very special episode of Mind Gap Podcast, the boys welcome back the one and only mega friend of the show, Jamie Jirak , of comicbook.com and the Hollywood Already Did It Podcast! We've held off on all talk of WandaVision up to this point, saving it all up for this exact moment. Jamie is perhaps the single most perfect person on this planet to talk about WandaVision for many reasons, but pe...

In this week's episode, the boys are all by themselves and they are on a roll. They start the show off by bouncing rapidly from impressions, to stories, to housekeeping, and more as Doug and Justin keep a hectic pace. We find out it is in part due to Justin spending the day watching Entourage and Doug going through a small blackout and rediscovering his creative flow. Once that's been established,...

For this week's episode, the boys welcome a friend of the podcast, multi talented musician, and social media mogul, Austen Reno . You can listen to Austen's new album, Pull Yourself Together , on Spotify . The guys talk about all things music starting with Austen's musical lineage. His Grandfather was Don Reno who was responsible for one-half of the famous song Feudin' Banjos . This leads to a con...

This week, the boys welcome avid day trader and friend of the podcast, Daniel Pawlishyn, all the way from Philadelphia! He brings his knowledge of the Stonk Market and breaks down the madness that transpired around GameStop. The panel discusses the story of Roaring Kitty kicking off the hype around GameStop, the concept of the short squeeze , the role that the r/WallStreetBets subreddit played, th...

This week the boys welcome fellow Twitch streamer and leader of the Positive Thots community, ForSale18 . Check out all of his promoted links here to find out more. The show kicks off with a short talk about social media, the viral nature of TikTok, and why Vine couldn't make it in a world that is now flooded with short video social media. After they flesh out the world of TikTok and its inspirati...

On this week's episode, the boys are all alone again and talking about a little bit of everything. The first real topic out of the gate is the release of the trailer for Godzilla vs. Kong . This movie was on Justin's list of things he was excited about and the trailer did nothing to keep his enthusiasm up. After they exhaust the Godzilla vs. Kong conversation, the guys get into a topic close to on...

This week the boys are joined by the very talented Mind Gap all-star Chris Charles . Chris is co-creator of Throughline Films and the writer of the upcoming film The Marksman starring Liam Neeson. Chris tells the gang about the thrill of seeing the film he wrote for the first time and being on set with Robert Lorenz and Liam Neeson. The topic turns to the state of the theaters and film industry in...

This week the boys welcome back the official Mind Gap DCEU Correspondent, Rob Ballmaier, to talk about Wonder Woman 1984. *Spoiler Alert* This episode is absolutely filled with them. Doug makes a point at the start of the podcast to let it be known that their goal was not to shit on Wonder Woman 1984. What happens after that we'll call a very critical look at what was a very oddly executed film by...

It's a brand new year and the boys are back after a one week break to ring in 2021 on Twitch! After a bit of housekeeping, the boys dive into the concept of New Year's resolutions, The Daily Wire picking up a possibly controversial film Run Hide Fight for distribution , and a spoiler-laden wrap-up of The Mandalorian Season 2 . This week's throw-down, and the first of 2021, pits the major gods of t...

This week the boys welcome back Chris and Steve from the Reviewniverse Podcast . The show opens with the esteemed guests describing their podcast where things get reviewed and their gaming channel The Streamviewniverse on YouTube . After a bit of mischief, Doug and Justin welcome Mind Gap's first Special Correspondent JJ "Pogchamp" Howard who gives us the dirt on this week's main topic Cyberpunk 2...

This week the boys are all alone for the first time in a long time. Topics discussed include Marvel's rollout plan for movies and TV shows on Disney+ in the next 3-4 years , the ever-evolving state of Spiderman 3's cast that seems to change weekly, and the rather serious story of Senator Thom Tillis proposing legislation that would end in a prison sentence for streamers and YouTubers with DMCA vio...

This episode sees the boys welcoming back all-star, co-producer of The Quarantine Files and head of Smoose Entertainment, Adam Smestad. Adam speaks about his experience writing, acting in, and directing The Quarantine Files series. Justin also brings up Adam's Chicago International REEL Shorts Film Fest "Best in Fest" winning film 6 months in 2063 which also stars the very funny Seth Gersbach. Aft...

This week, the boys welcome back the amazing Omari Brown . Many months ago, the Quarantine kicked off with Omari appearing on the show; so, with any luck his return will end this whole thing...because that's how it works right? Omari of course was a member of the prestigious Late Show Apprentice Program on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . Omari comes back to the show a full-fledged member of S...

This week, the boys welcome back Matt Lamson, one half of the power duo Chris and Matt from the Chris and Matt show (hint: he's the Matt half). He's also the star of the season or series finale of The Quarantine Files . He describes his experience filming remote and his playfully hateful relationship with 2 East 8th's own Drew Dull. The guys also discuss the benefits of a now masked society, the r...

This week the boys welcome back a true Mind Gap veteran the delightful Jamie Yates. Jamie is also the star of the penultimate episode of the critically acclaimed lockdown web series The Quarantine Files . She describes the unique experience of playing 5 characters while taking direction remotely on 2 computers and being filmed on a single iPhone. The meat and potatoes of this episode is Phase 4 of...

In this episode, the boys welcome back the star of episode 6 of the critically acclaimed* The Quarantine Files web series Seth Gersbach. The dorks talk about Seth's episode of T he Quarantine Files as well as the other web series Seth and Justin worked on together, Chicago HR (which you can find on the Our Work page ). Other topics include favorite video games like Final Fantasy , Doug's two-day e...

Auditory Hallucination Warning: Just before the 6 minute mark there is a touch of audio echo that lasts about 1 minute. We just wanted to let you know that it's real and not insanity creeping in on you. This week, the boys welcome the multi-talented actress and singer Kristi Alsip, star of episode 5 of The Quarantine Files ! As it sometimes happens, talk immediately goes into purchasing men's thon...

In this episode, the boys welcome Mind Gap All-Stars and the stars of 2 East 8th's upcoming 4th episode of The Quarantine Files , Ashyln Seehafer and Chris Vellucci. After a conversation about the fun and interesting nature of filming the Quarantine Files, the group slips into an update about the state of the Naperville Swingers. This is of course a reference to Ashlyn's first Mind Gap appearance...