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(originally recorded 06.24.26) Never let it be said that we don't continually try to evolve what we do on this podcast. Sure, we know what works.  It's our, as Stephe put it, kibbutzing. But tonight, oh tonight 'Migos, we really stretched ourselves. Stephe bought the new Moon Knight model kit from Blokee and, after putting together a similar Spider-Man kit over the weekend, felt like he could put...

(Originally recorded 05.21.26) Seeing as how we recorded this the day after the series finale of The Boys aired, do you think we are going to talk about that?  Of course we are.   Immediately after watching The Boys, Bruce watched The Punisher:  One Last Kill .  He's got some thoughts on that bloody affair as well. Bruce also finished the Levon Cade series by Chuck Dixon .  Thoughts?  Sure, he's g...

(Originally recorded 04.29.26) We're back! Both of your friendly neighborhood hosts had trips since last we convened.  These are discussed.  Find out about Stephe in Tennessee and Bruce in Costa Rica. Then we hopped right into the meat of this week's episode. Bruce came up with an idea.  Think "F*ck, Marry, Kill" but with the entire MCU catalog to choose from.  No we're not getting carnal or betro...

(Originally recorded 03.25.26) Sponsored, in part, by painter's tape It's Opening Day of the 2026 MLB season, so we decided this would be our annual baseball show. And, I mean we jumped right into it. First up?  How about a deep dive on the new teams and/or logos for Copa de la Diversion ? What to do after a lengthy dissection of secondary minor league team logos? How about: Revisiting our profess...

(Originally recorded 3/4/26) After a funeral related recording delay, the boys are back with a whole new slew of topics to ramble on about. What you may ask? How about Stephe's opening gambit:  a work story that ultimately involves FBI participation. Bruce, on his way back from the aforementioned funeral, stopped in Lafayette, Louisiana, the origin point of your hosting duo.  He had some thoughts....

Originally recorded 02.05.26 Well, we did it!  We made it to 100. A full C-Note of Bruce and Stephe rambling about things X and geeky. And, tonight, on our very special DOUBLE SIZED centennial episode, we finally land our white whale. We finally have the up-and-coming HUNTER ROBERTS on the show. Hunter gladly explains Taylor Swift to us in a manner we can understand. We talk Oscars. We talk Scream...

(Originally recorded 12/17/25) It's our last podcast of 2025 and its a big one. Episode 99! Our first episode of 2026 will be #100. But before we get to that milestone, we've got a full show for you tonight. We discuss: Stephe's mail issues The problem with Twitter (or as Bruce calls it TwiX) Elon Musk Getting the wrong message from The Terminator Stephe has finally seen Superman.  We discuss Is B...

(Originally recorded 11/19/25) This was the only episode of November.  This time it was by design. Bruce opened the show by talking briefly about the Kurt Busiek/George Perez run on the Avengers.  Yeah, 20+ year old comic book talk. Then we discussed the Tovala cooking system. What'else? How about: Trying to figure out how many times Stephe has broken his nose Cooking with the boys Funko financial...

(Originally recorded 10/30/25) Hey, we actually got three episodes in this month.  Good for us! This episode's burning question is whether or not Stephe washed his hair today. He did assist with a 9-1-1 call at his office.  He's a hero. Bruce turned that moving story into a reason to start popping of Ric Flair quotes. We discussed the World Series.  This was right after the 18 inning game in the 2...

(Originally recorded 10/15/25) On this episode we celebrate Stephe's birthday. How do we celebrate it? Well, we celebrate by Bruce ranting against a number of pop culture topics. Which ones? How about James Gunn and Grant Morrison? Those big enough targets for you? Stephe finally saw Superman so we talk about that.  Ties in to the whole James Gunn of it all. We discuss ways to get Joey Breaux out...

(Originally recorded 10/2/2025)   We're closing in on episode 100.  Just keep swimming. As we started recording, episode 7 of Peacemaker was on the air and Stephe was getting pinging repeatedly on a group chat.  It's ironic because Stephe doesn't have HBOMax, so he's not watching Peacemaker. Bruce, however, is. We discuss the subtle art of self-editing, especially in a business setting. Bruce then...

(Originally recorded 09/17/25) It's always weird when we come in with an actual topic to discuss.  That's what happened on this episode. With all the recent talk about adding teams and realigning MLB , Bruce had another idea. Spurred on by Ted Lasso and Welcome to Wrexham, he put together a plan to introduce relegation to America's favorite pasttime. He even brought charts and graphs to make his p...

(originally recorded 08.27.25)   The boys are back after what has become the traditional summer hiatus. Stephe went on vacation, to his alma mater and to take his daughter back to college.  Bruce waited patiently for him to return.  Then he got sick. So, after so much time away, what did we talk about? This: SDCC recap Fantastic Four Stephe's new Pokemon obsession The Toxic Avenger and missed oppp...

(Originally recorded 07/16/25)   We are a week out from SDCC 2025 and we wanted to take a look at what we were looking forward to this year. As it turns out, not much. Stephe is having a week of death by a thousand cuts. Bruce saw Superman.  Stephe didn't. Stephe also hasn't seen Stick. So, we moved on to the Con talk. Neither of us is especially jazzed about this year's batch of exclusives.  We g...

(Originally recorded 06/29/25) We never intend for things to get away from us, but sometimes they do. One of those things?  June. We were delinquent, but we're back with another exciting episode named after Skink. No, not the little lizard. The Skink in question here is the recurring former governor of Florida in the Hiaasen-verse .  Stephe just read his new book.  That's how we got there. What el...

(Originally recorded 5/28/25) Episode 90 finds the boys in a baseball mood...again. We may need some help. Specifically we talked about: Magic:  The Gathering (smell) Bruce's giant ass new monitor Savannah Bananas The Battered Bastards of Baseball Bruce's growing problem with Astonishing Baseball 25 A quick Dennis Wolfberg reference Sinners Caught Stealing The Ryan North run on Fantastic Four Why...

(Originally recorded 5/5/25) The latest MCU offering, Thunderbolts, is now in theaters.  Your humble hosts both saw the film on opening weekend and convened to record a very special episode to give their thoughts on the movie. Warning - this episode does contain spoilers.

(Originally recorded 05/01/25) The show starts off with bad Back to the Future jokes (88...get it).  It only goes up from there. Stephe spends some time recent work related software issues.  Bruce applauds his judicious use of the Road House philosophy in this instance. What happened after that?  Glad I asked. Using Silence of the Lambs as a customer service guide Fun at a Quad Cities baseball gam...

(Originally recorded 04-16-25) Welcome back to another exciting episode of SlurpToast. Tonight we don't have a theme so we just riff. We started out talking about Stephe's overly ambitious work anti-virus software. Then we did a nice long political chunk.  Not normally one of topics of conversation, but these aren't normal times. That led to a brief conversation about crypto and it's striking simi...

(Originally recorded 04/02/2025) Tonight's episode title is our tribute to the late Val Kilmer.  It's a line from True Genius and has been one of the operating parameters of our friendship for years. As discussed last time, we performed a little social experiment on tonight's show.  Good to see you, Dave. Stephe had a lot to say about his week at work.  It has been, well, less than stellar. Bruce...

(Originally recorded 3/18/25) Tonight's show is jam packed with content, just the way you like it. We started out touching on: The potential death of Funko Fundays The rebirth of the Evel Knievel stunt cycle Bruce's idea to cross promote the above with Ghost Rider Bruce's possible kidney stone Daredevil Born Again The unbelievable hat design snafu made by MLB Then the podcast was joined by Bruce's...

(Originally recorded 2/27/25) We convene tonight because we have thoughts and we don't want to wait to share them. We've both seen the new MCU film, Captain America:  Brave New World, and we thought we should make our feelings know before the movie moves to its ultimate streaming destination. We also chat about the pending debut of Daredevil:  Born Again, the newly released image of Kyle Chandler...

(Originally recorded 02.19.25) We came into this one with a plan.  We really did. Our goal was to talk about all of the recent SNL50 programming.  We are both long time SNL fans and revisiting the show's history and its importance to us seemed like a good fit. We eventually got to it and reminisced in our own unique, meandering way. We also talked about: How damned cold it is Flash tattoos for the...

(Originally recorded 2/5/25) Look, we recorded an episode on 2-5-25.  Cool? After an unexpected layoff due to Bruce's new work commitments, the boys are back with another theme show? The theme this time? How about some of Frank Miller's most recent cover art for Marvel? Yeah, we go deep.  We talk influences, style, layout and color. We also talk about a bunch of weird side stuff that makes it a lo...

(Originally recorded 1/8/25)   A new year dawns and SlurpToast is there to greet it. The boys get down to business with lively discussions about: What If? Landman Wicked The Howard the Duck podcast Football Stephe's youthful Broncos fandom Terry Bradshaw's hair Another death in the family Old folks Stephe's most recent trip to the ER Moonshiners Old Men and their ailments returns Skeleton Crew Fan...