Coolest Alive

Chris Sanders, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, meaningful animated film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternall...

I don’t usually break format, but this one demanded it. Newsday ran an article about me that boiled my identity down to a clickbait caricature. This is my personal retraction, my response, and my resurrection. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. They tried to celebrate me, but flattened me instead. This is the feature Newsday should’ve written.  NEWSDAY - 3 Long Islanders on the...

British people, what you've just helped to create together is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, stylized superhero sendup series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your show. We award you all of the points, a...

Today’s 200th episode of Coolest Geek Alive is a lightning strike of revelation—a soul-coded transmission forged in fire and defiance, delivered by the one voice that never bowed to the reboot. It’s not a celebration. It’s a detonation. A pulsewave from the heart of the mythic geek who refused to be edited, diluted, or dismissed. This is the episode they never wanted record...

If you grew up with The Karate Kid or fell in love with Cobra Kai, this is the episode you cannot miss. In this emotional, fist-pumping celebration of the final season, Jesse Blaze dives deep into how Cobra Kai pulled off the impossible—resurrecting a decades-old franchise and delivering one of the most satisfying, redemptive, and character-driven stories in modern TV history. This isn&rsquo...

Phil Lord, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome animated films the Coolest Geek Alive has EVER seen! At no point in your fun, fast-paced, gorgeously rendered love letter to the comic book medium were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points,...

 This week, we’re celebrating one of the greatest, weirdest, most wonderfully absurd superheroes of all time — THE TICK! From his mysterious comic book origins (did he escape a mental institution?!) to the iconic animated series, to two wild live-action versions, we’re diving into it ALL. We’re talking Chairface, Little Wooden Boy, The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs a...

Coolest Classics - “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” (Kickin’ Off the Wayans Family Comedy Dynasty). Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it&rsqu...

This week on Coolest Geek Alive, we’re giving flowers to one of the most groundbreaking sketch comedy shows of all time—In Living Color. From the fearless social satire to the launch of iconic careers like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, the Wayans Family & MORE! Jesse Blaze Snider breaks down how this '90s classic shaped modern comedy, pop culture, and what it means to truly push the boun...

CGA: Marvel’s Creative Collapse: Ironheart, Thunderbolts & the Coming Avengers DOOMSDAY.m4a   EP 194 The Coolest Geek Alive

Diamond Dallas Page, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your heartfelt, gut-wrenching, redemption documentary were you even close to anything that could be considered uninspiring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your doc. We award you all of the points, and may God bless...

Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider eviscerates the recent Wall Street Journal puff piece defending Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige with a flamethrower of facts. In a shameless display of corporate propaganda, the article heaps all praise for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s past successes onto Feige while bending over backward to deflect any blame for the franchise’s curren...

Profession Wrestling, the stories your vocation has helped to create, represents one of the most tragic, interesting & insanely awesome collections of “true” stories the Coolest Geek Alive has ever heard! At no point in your long-running, 60-episode series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watch...

Remember when you would say “SPIDER-MAN”, “Captain America,” or “STAR WARS” and people knew exactly what you meant? You mean, Miles Morales? No, not Miles!! Oh, Steve Rogers, no, I meant the NEW Cap! Oh, Star Wars! You talking about the kid friendly, “Skeleton Crew” or the attempted rape friendly, “ANDOR”…? Oh, I was talking about...

“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Excalibur” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Excalibur”, for legitimizing the Arthur...

It’s never been easier to do it yourself in this world! With platforms like Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and others, you can become a successful business owner overnight with the right ideas! The Coolest Geek Alive would like to encourage you to do what he’s been doing with his company, “black light district studios,” for a few years now, namely writing their own ticket! Join Je...

“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “The Fighter” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “The Fighter”, for the incredible Chri...

“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Rocky” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Rocky”, for the incredible Sylvester Stallo...

“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Warrior” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Warrior”, for the incredible Tom Hardy &a...

On this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, we’re diving into the Hollywood echo chamber—why stars like John Boyega keep stepping in it and alienating the very fans who helped build their careers. From Disney to other major studios, the industry’s been quick to blame fandom backlash on prejudice, rather than taking accountability for creative missteps. Now, misinformed by PR teams, ma...

Coolest Classics - Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart” “Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Braveheart” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And t...

If you don't know why Val Kilmer was one of the "Coolest Men Alive" then you soon will, as Jesse Blaze Snider, the Coolest Geek Alive breaks it all down in exacting detail! Covering everything that matters from Top Gun to Batman and CELEBRATING his PERSONAL FAVORITE VAL KILMER MOVIES to keep Val alive in our HEARTS until the end of TIME! R.I.P. Val Kilmer 1959-2025. Enjoy.

Coolest CLASSIC - “True Ro ... ten by Quentin Tarantino!" Jesse Blaze Snider is likely referring to the 1993 film True Romance, which was written by Quentin Tarantino but directed by Tony Scott. It's a romantic crime film starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette, with a supporting cast that includes Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, and Gary Oldman . The Coolest Geek Alive

Is "Snow White" really the WORST RATED "Disney Film" of "ALL-TIME"?! Well, at least, kinda. Find out inside this episode of the COOLEST GEEK ALIVE with Jesse Blaze Snider! EP 180 The Coolest Geek Alive

Bruce Lee, what you've posthumously helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your brooding, well-paced, kung fu period piece TV series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your series. We award you all of the points, and may G...