Crispy Coated Robots

Are you ever going to text me? Jim & George listen to Dire Straits' 1985 landmark recording  BROTHERS IN ARMS . [Original Air Date: 12/06/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M3MSbm13ps

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 23: "There's not crying in magic..." This episode is dedicated to anyone named Madison and all 'immature' magicians/purveyors of the art of slight of hand as George risks his childhood membership in the Marshall Brodien (Creator of TV Magic Cards) Club by revealing the secrets behind the all-time greatest illusions. Also discussed is...

Are you ever going to text me? Jim & George discuss The Beatles' 1964 offering BEATLES FOR SALE . [Original Air Date: 11/29/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgFo9STa70E&list=PL_O_p_fmCqpYoAIfLW4T7r-yksNnX1cSQ  

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 14: “If they don’t have rolls, I’m leaving!” The very best returning home movies & top Thanksgiving side dishes. As Jim and George ready themselves for the holiday later in the week, they guys discuss an alternate universe in which detective Barnaby Jones doesn’t exist. In a shocking moment, George disqualifies one of his submissions from the list for the...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George discuss the 1979 hit album DAMN THE TORPEDOES! by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers. [Original Air Date: 11/22/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82jXfi5fW8c&t=16s

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 11: "Not good place.”   When is a dystopia not a dystopia? Check out this heated episode and decide if Jim is right or if George makes a convincing point about the best of worst possible futures, and we’ll give you credit for the big salad. 

Are you ever going to text me? Jim & George discuss The Who's  1971 masterwork  WHO'S NEXT . [Original Air Date: 11/15/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYNXilGz2Hc&list=PLkLimRXN6NKzAGtxeCQgKAfB7lHLDEdjJ

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 26: "Anyone that’s yodeling like that needs to die!"   Lifelines, extra spins, phone-a-friends, and bonus rounds: In this session, the guys contemplate the very best of North American TV Gameshows and how much easier it is to rhyme ‘Fleming’ than ‘Trebek’ while warmly reminiscing about disembodied heads floating around the prize showroom. Oh, and be...

Are you ever going to text me? Let the "Good Times Roll" as CCR listens to the Cars debut album "The Cars."   And this show is good, when it's over you'll say to yourself that was "Just What I Needed!" Ok, enough puns - "The Cars" is a great album featuring radio staples like "Bye Bye Love," "You're All I've Got Tonight&quo...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 29: "Any song that makes Dolly Parton pull her car over has to make the list!"   Continuing their mission to save the future via Top 5 lists, Jim and George debate top circus acts, and the best cover songs of all time. Highlights: The farce of the modern-day Human Cannonball, and how singing about feminine hygiene products transforms a Springsteen t...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George discuss Michael Jackson's epic 1982 worldwide smash THRILLER . [Original Air Date: 11/01/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XMvPTFzgVU&list=OLAK5uy_lmkszQnwSe59ADO4IPsiGylSTgz15P_yY

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 31: “ How can you be Batman sneaking around at night with reflectors on?”   “What it is, is what it is.” The two discuss experiences of parental neglect and nepotism when it comes to siblings’ Halloween costumes, and George’s G.I. Joe scam. Jim recalls a very non-P.C. pee-wee football team name from his boyhood days in Bloomington, Illinois. Part 2: “Jim, I t...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George discuss the 1977 worldwide smash THE GRAND ILLUSION by Styx . [Original Air Date: 10/25/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRPOtckNgg4&list=PLG0W27j3Wle3nwu6PT8QyA6IIV2jLKQfW

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 24: “This is program interruption from the Crispy Coated Robots!” Another miscommunication has George and Jim at odds about what's really creepy - unexplained forests or personal scares like unexplained noise.   And, start your engines- what's the best movie car chase?  Well, after George lays down a long list of rules on what makes a "car&quot...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George discuss the Isley Brothers' classic 1973 album 3 + 3 . [Original Air Date: 10/18/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDCN68X7Wy4

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 38: “Do you want it with Cheez Whiz or not? Don’t trust any food from an aerosol can!” A major miscommunication regarding the criteria for one of the show’s topics throws Jim off at the start, but he manages a quick recovery. George continues his streak of confusing film directors and their movies. A ridiculous amount of attention given to Manager Dave W. at...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George discuss each track and the turmoil surrounding the recording of Fleetwood Mac's 1977  landmark album Rumours . [Original Air Date: 10/1120 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLfcwDZ5GzQ&list=PL6ogdCG3tAWjN3nOVWjA6DC...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 02: “(Whatcha) Puttin’ on the Ritz?” Jim and George debate top crackers & cookies, along with the all-time best villains found in film and literature.   Jim and George celebrate the film moment when Darth Vader became evil again, and spend much of the last quarter of the show doing  poor impersonations of the dark lord.

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to Van Halen's classic recording 1984 . [Original Air Date: 10/04/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oID_yTTx7gQ

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 12: “I’ve always considered that to be the Eeyore of trees.” Jim and George debate top Classic Movie Monsters and Best Trees, asking the question: ‘Does the Blob ever get introspective on itself?’ As a bonus, Jim takes listeners back to his childhood experience at a mall in Bloomington, IL in which he pleaded with a Christmas tree for presents when Santa was...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to Duran Duran's 1982 English new wave epic Rio . [Original Air Date: 09/27/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qYYZrky1Y&list=PLlDhQlb0EIvDRXEsdizU5ImCCQ5KFaKnk

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 03: “It’s has to be that way, or it’s gets infected.” Jim and George compare Kama Sutra ‘moves’ and debate the best banjo solos performed by master musician, Roy Clark. The two also go off on a tangent about floor tile vs linoleum, and the mystery of shadow cats.  Special Guest:  Designer Gill Ferguson 

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 39: “I’m too old for this… podcast.” Best Buddy Movies and Top Greek Gods. Podcasting gods in their own right, Jim and George discuss the most interesting Greek/Roman deities while trying to determine which of the two of them fulfils the Dale Griffith character role on the episode. Plus: Who wore it better Joel Schumacher  or Walter Hill?

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to Journey's 1981 landmark album Escape . [Original Air Date: 09/20/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8gTlHInJIA

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 10: “There was time now…” Best Buildings + Top 5 Twilight Zone Episodes We think you’ll agree that “ It’s a good episode… it’s a really good episode ,” or you’ll be banished to the cornfield. Some highlights include the origin of AstroTurf, the boys lament the end of the famed amusement park Astroworld, George recounts his childhood visits to the Humble Oil b...