Crispy Coated Robots

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to Boston's 1976 self-titled debut BOSTON . [Original Air Date: 09/13/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlpuLsduOQE

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 42: “This episode goes to 11.” Best Balls + Top 5 Mockumentaries… Yes, this show has it all: The famous 1957 Spaghetti Harvest in South Switzerland, a polka/bowling crossover with John Candy and Eugene Levy, George reminisces about playing pinball at a friend’s house, and Jim is forced to confront his childhood trauma of being pelted with a baseball. If that...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to Huey Lewis and the News' 1983 chart-buster of an album SPORTS. [Original Air Date: 09/06/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jXy2lWgpxM&list=PLQRJ1O1QIxl9FR08R3pjzN94IUdRCm5t4

Are you ever going to text me? Presidential Slogan: “I’ve never been disappointed by canned corn.” Jim and George debate best foods from a can, and Eddie Murphy film roles. Also discussed is how to use Spam to lure and distract zombies so you may escape, and the guys stumble across the ultimate corn beef hash recipe. Special Guest:  Fellow podcaster, clothing designer & community activist Erik...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen to supergroup Asia's 1982 debut album ASIA. [Original Air Date: 08/30/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmFbFKu4Xnc&list=PLMQ1x0t4_3lzuyE09Rl0eVWKYbolPCkMi

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 01: “Get busy governing, or get busy dying.” In this ‘long lost’ first episode, Jim and George discuss what makes a great musical bridge for a rock or pop song and debate the top portrayals of the U.S. President in movies. The conversation derails slightly as Jim relapses into speaking about The Bee Gees’ film version of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band....

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen and discuss Steely Dan's 1977 masterful recording AJA . [Original Air Date: 08/23/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs6GDCs8LMQ&list=PLfGibfZATlGogmBx443IFoYCguGNu6vtp

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 17: “The Robots talking about Robots" In this session, the boys delve into discussing their all-time favorite Television late night sidekicks. They also cover everything from robotic law enforcement to astromech droids. George reveals the film robot portrayal that induced many a nightmare when the movie came out. Musings on how if Ed McMahon came to the...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen and discuss Billy Joel's 1977 landmark album THE STRANGER . [Original Air Date: 08/16/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJtL8vWNZ4o&list=PLraUXdMOSKKFGJHUKaZnsswkOMFrwHsE5 A sample of the amazingly horrib...

Are you ever going to text me? "A pizza is a canvas to place various ingredients on top of." Jim takes a surprising stance on mushrooms, while George fantasizes about a centaur attack upon an unsuspecting symphony orchestra.  Also discussed is the contrast between Vito and Michael Corleone's management style as the characters ascend in power, plus the creatively bankrupt dumpster fi...

Are you ever going to text me? CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George listen and discuss Peter Gabriel's 1986 breakthrough album SO . [Original Air Date: 08/09/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5hjBMj7r6I&list=PL8Lpw39GxwbOrtJYaFDbAMswkMRpHxM1T&index=1

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 20: “What is the plural for Magnum Opus?” In their spiciest episode yet, as Jim and George debate the top condiments put on food.  Also discussed are the stories of horror and suspense author Stephen King in literary form, film, television, and/or graphic novels. George details the differences between ‘Pantsing’ a novel versus ‘Plotting’ one. The show winds d...

Are you ever going to text me? The second episode of CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... Jim & George break down the tracks one by one for Supertramp 's 1979 classic recording BREAKFAST IN AMERICA . [Original Air Date: 08/02/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUq4AqSAqdQ Mattel Handheld Electron...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 34: “Hoo-Ha! It’s the Al Pacino Episode!” Alfredo James Pacino is an actor’s actor; Jim & George discuss their favorite roles by him over the last half century while debating what is the most important footwear. Jim waxes nostalgic of the time he worked the ‘Sneaker Summit’. “If you’re tying your slipper, there’s something wrong.” Also featured: George ma...

Are you ever going to text me? The debut episode of CRISPY COATED ROBOTS LISTEN TO... A program in which Jim & George dissect the tracks one by one of classic albums. For this outing, they take on The Beatles ' 1966 groundbreaking recording REVOLVER . [Original Air Date: 07/26/20 on Houston Radio Platinum] Don't have the recording? Listen to it on YouTube for free here:   https://www...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 18: “Waiter, there’s a robot in my soup.” After an impromptu ‘roll call’ thanking supporters all over the world by reading off their listening locations, Jim and George discuss ‘Fun with Lentils’ and other soup happenings.  They also narrow down the Top 5 television comedies from the decade of the 70s and how The Fonz increased readership across the nation by...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 08: “Both Bigfoot and Nessie have the best publicists of all time!” Jim and George review the best Disney music before the Disney Dark Ages (1968-1987) and delve into the unsolved mysteries from around the world.  George recounts the traumatic experience of the time he was accosted by a yeti as a young boy at an amusement park, and the boys make a 'Ghost...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 15: “All they do is bounce off each other.”                           “Yeah, but sometimes that’s all you need, Jim.”   Jim and George relive and compare fond (and sometimes frightening) childhood memories of classic television Sid & Marty Kroftt shows. Plus a film retrospective of a favorite actress of the guys: Sigourney Weaver.  George shares how a sem...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 04: “Any time you have to use the term ‘High Jinks’ to describe a movie means it’s NOT funny.” One afternoon on a hike through the woods, Jim and George discover an undesignated time canister. The two decide to send their favorite film guilty pleasures/treasures to the future unsolicited. Jim's link for the Silver Shamrock Giveaway: https://www.youtube.c...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 41: ‘I don't dance, folks this is it!' To Jim’s dismay, George completely ‘geeks out’  going into painful minutia regarding the Top 5 Best Spaceships. Fortunately the show is saved by an intriguing topic of highlighting lesser known lines in film that carry unexpected story depth. The two also contemplate the ratio of hard candy and magazines requir...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 22: ‘And now a word from our sponsors’ (80s Edition) Jim and George go head-to-head with the best of 80’s TV commercials. George expounds on the sublime enchantment of a greasy carnival rolling into your town. Jim confesses to harassing a Games Carney, and how horror clowns forever prevented him from riding Tilt-O-Whirls to this day. And who is signing up for...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 25: ‘Some people call it a Kaiser blade, some people call it a dog sled .’   Jim and George do their best to warn the future of the worst musicals of all time, and discuss the best movie monologues. In a darker moment - Jim and George reenact (and destroy) the most romantic moment Cameron Crowe has ever written.   Jim's Evel Knievel Shirt: https://www.te...

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 35: ‘Warrior needs food badly!’ Check under that couch cushion for loose change because this episode is headed to the video arcade of yesteryear as Jim and George discuss classic video games. Also debated are the best talking animals in movies and TV, though Jim tries to wrangle in a non-speaking creature (a sign language using gorilla) into the fold.  Specia...

Are you ever going to text me?   Episode 36: ‘ Oh. One more thing. Gee, I almost forgot…’ Break out your meerschaum pipe, magnifying glass, and best hound’s-tooth sleuthing hat and follow Jim and George’s trail as the two cover the very best in printed magazines and who measures up as the best detective.  Special Guest:   Danielle Spencer (from What’s Happening!! )

Are you ever going to text me? Episode 30: ‘A license to podcast’   Top James Bond films + Best Cheeses. Jim and George sift through nearly six decades of 007 films to inform listeners of the Bond movies to check out and the ones to avoid at all costs while they consume a delicious cheese platter. Bonus: the guys offer a feeble attempt to recreate the classic Bond theme. A short clip from Goldfing...