Debut Buddies

This week, Ryan and Elliot take a bite out of Zombie Video Games. We talk about tropes, loss of hopes, and sidekick dopes. Topics include Resident Evil 5, Lollipop Chainsaw, and Gwyn, Lord of Cinder. Plus, Who's Your Post-Apocalyptic Daddy? and Thunderdome! Check your friends for bite marks and bar your windows. It's going to be UNDEAD. Check out Old Firehouse Books: https://www.oldfirehousebooks....

Get your buzz on with first-time guests Jason Ling and Laura Morrison. This week, we're talking about Bees, those adorable, tiny, eco-system-bearing, communal-living insects. Topics include: colony collapse disorder, Bee Movie, No Rain by Blind Melon, and more. Grab some honey, do a dance, and listen up! Check out Laura's Space Mantis series: https://spacemantisshow.com/   And her many books inclu...

Kate and Dave are BACK and they're talking about FAMOUS BABIES. Can you believe there are babies that have been or already are more famous than you!? We discuss Baby Doe Tabor, Rosemary's Baby, Baby Face Nelson, and more. Plus, Baby Yoda versus Baby Jessica in the Thunderdome! Oh wow it's an episode fresh from the womb!  Fruit! It's delicious and you should eat it! Be good to each other. And suppo...

The wonderful former hosts of It's A Thing!, Jared Horney and Michael J. O'Connor, return to the show to talk about Failures. We talk about the Fail Whale, Chinese Democracy, Geocentric Theory, and so much more that'll have you wondering if it's anal leakage, or brain fluid. Plus, stark depictions of sadness! Why do we fall down, Master Wayne? Listen to find out! Listen to Mikey's music: https://m...

It's returning guest, Brian Dickson versus the show this week and we're talking about '80s Music. We Jump In (For Your Love) and discuss album titles, a battle between Michael Jackson and Ozzy, and contemplate 1980s nostalgia in 2020s marketing. Boy howdy it's a Thriller. *wink* Be kind to each other. Let's get through this thing and come out better and more loving on the other side! Listen to Mic...

Monica and Lynn are BACK and we're talking about Black History! Topics include Fred Hampton, the Middle Passage, Freedom Riders, Crispus Attucks and, most often, White Supremacy. Plus we play Basquiat or Not!? Dig in! It's fun one.  [Apologies for some connection / sound issues in this ep.] Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575725/begin-again-by-eddie-s-g...

All rise for the Commander and Chief of the United States of America episode of A Vague Idea. This week, Seth and Jeff return to talk about U.S. Presidents. We get nitty and gritty talking about wooden teeth, bathtub stickings, and bungholes. And we explore whether the U.S. should have a president at all? What a concept!? Join us for this very special episode. Please keep wearing masks! Check out...

This week, we're talking MARKETING with Yourpopfilter.com's Mike Gravagno, and marketing genius / creative / better-half-to-Mike, Renee Floyd. Topics include Guerrilla Marketing, MLM, SEO, #LikeAGirl and more. We learn a lot this week. Oh, and we pick which popular ad slogans to fuck, marry and kill. Woo hoo! Check out the amazing podcasts at https://yourpopfilter.com/ Listen to the music of Micha...

Skid Maher (Glass Cannon Podcast Network) and Nick Shelton (author of An Introvert's Guide to World Domination) return to the show to talk about an era of appointment television and very special episodes. This week's theme is '80s Primetime Television and topics include TGIF, Bobby Ewing's shower, "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" and so much more. Plus an '80s TV hunk edition of FMK! Warm up a TV dinn...

Grab your trenchcoat, order some noodles, and get ready to do some hacking or bounty hunting or virtual reality living. This week Shaunn and TJ return to the show to talk about Cyberpunk, the genre of gritty futures that feels more like the present every day. We talk about Bonejackers, Molly Millions, Stacks and Sleeves, Upgrades, Mnemonic Couriers and more. Plus Fake Ad Reads and the Thunderdome....

WE WANT TO BELIEVE. This week, Kelly Attaway returns and new guest Andrew Kowalik joins us for an episode about the stupendous, spooky, conspiratorial television show THE X-FILES. We talk about the Falls at Arcadia, John Doggett, Black Oil and more. Plus, FMK with Mulder, Scully and Skinner!? And some seriously good philosophy. It's funny, and no aliens were injured during the recording. Be kind....

Joe and Maha return to the show to talk about Lawyers (Overruled! Objection! Bar Association!), Roman History, Serial Killers and Cicero's playlist. Topics include: Ghost Lawyers, Ambulance Chasing, Court Dress, and more. It's the most expensive episode we've ever recorded because both guests charged us by the hour! (Kidding!) Grab a wig and a robe and get discoverin'! Check out Colorado Family La...

Author Addison Herron-Wheeler, and theater producer Lexi Holtzer join us for a show about the aspirational sci-fi classic Star Trek. Topics include Robin Lefler, Pon Farr, Alexander Rozhenko, the SS Botany Bay and more. Plus, we play Redshirt or Not Dead Shirt, and two Khans face off in the Thunderdome. Get all your PADDs together, ask the replicator to top off your drink... It's time to be beamed...

This week Becca and Wendy return to the show to talk about the greatest nightmare of them all: Dolls. We discuss favorite dolls, American Girl, Barbie vs. Bratz, Poppets and more. Plus, we play What Doll Is This!? and the Pussycat Dolls battle the New York Dolls in the Thunderdome. Freeze your expression in a faintly menacing smile and tune in, you little angel. Check out the Denver Museum of Toys...

Doctors Billy and Melati are back and we're talking about Drugs & Alcohol! We discuss things we've maybe overheard a friend describe as their experience of someone else doing some substances, Timothy Leary, Ayahuasca, Anstie's Limit, and more. Plus there's an epic showdown in the Thunderdome. And someone might kick someone else in the throat!  If you like this show, please subscribe, rate and revi...

This week, two Colorado "natives" and comedians--Christie Buchele & Steve Vanderploeg--join Nate (who's also from CO) for an episode all about the Centennial State. We're talking about Mesa Verde, the Sand Creek Massacre, the Gregory Lode, John Denver, and... Cheeseburgers? Oh, and games! It's a show with at least 300 days of sun per listen. That's how time works, right!? Check out Rise Comedy The...

Battling it out on the show this week is real life married couple and former coworkers of Nate's John and Tammy Curry. They all worked together at a certain kite store in Boulder, CO., and so this episode is all about Kites... mostly. Topics include WWI Box Kites, Kite Shields, the Kite Runner, Check Kiting and Kiting Mobs. Plus games! Note: the sound quality isn't perfect on this episode, so apol...

Making their 4th appearance on the show, Monica and Lynn return to talk about Conspiracy Theories. We discuss how 2020 has been uniquely impacted by conspiracy theories. Then we get into topics like Chemtrails, New Coke, Water Fluoridation and the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery. Plus, games! And we make up our own conspiracies. Grab your tinfoil hat, and get ready to hopefully continue knowing that these...

TJ and Jayden are back to settle their grudge from the previous Simpsons episode... Wait, who's that hulking figure entering the podcast studio. WE HAVE A CHALLENGER! Alec Airth, one of the co-hosts of Movie the Podcast with TJ, joins the melee. We talk about Jody Price, Simpsorama, Mother Shabubu, Non-Threatening Boys Magazine and more. Plus, there's a monkey battle happening in the Thunderdome!...

The amazing, headlining duo from the bygone It's A Thing! podcast, Jared Horney and Michael J. O'Connor match wits on a show all about MUSIC. We discuss the likes of the Elephant Six Collective, Matador Records, Shoegaze, Session Musicians, and the RCA Mark II. We also play a new game: Hobnobbing with Bob Pollard. But that's not all! We talk about Korn in the Korn Korner... No, the Korner... No......

In the tradition of great crossovers like the Jetsons and Flintstones, Abbott & Costello and the Universal Monsters, 2019 Will Smith and 1999 Digital Will Smith we bring you a podcast crossover like none other. Mike Gravagno and Ryan Haley of Movie of the Year stop by to battle over MOVIES. Topics include Cinema Veritae, Michael Ballhaus, Slim Pickens, The Cannon Group and more. Plus games like FM...

Clear the aisle, we've got brides comin' through to talk about Brides. Courtney Law and Meridith Antonucci, two real live married brides will battle over topics like Bride of Chucky, Brideshead Revisited, Bridenapping and more! Plus, Bridezilla faces a certain other -zilla in the Thunderdome. It's an episode that's both delightfully dark, and delightfully delightful in all the right ways... Oh, an...

Returning guests Nick Shelton and Skid Maher (who also happen to be childhood besties) nock their arrows and memorize their spells for an episode that's all about FANTASY. We're talking about Godly Plate of the Whale, the Mists of Avalon, Magic: The Gathering cards, Home Brew and more. Plus, movie talk and we might have come up with the next big film idea!!!! Also, Tim Time with Tim Duncan and Tim...

This week we have a special crossover episode with the hosts of Movie the Podcast from moleholeradio.com, and we're talking about Jaws. We discuss why we love the film, play some games, and find out if we have vague ideas about Blockbusters and Bad Hat Harry. Everyone talks about what crazy thing they'd eat if they were a shark too. Just when you thought it was safe to listen to a comedy trivia mo...

Returning guest Ian Silverii and his brother Alex Silverii pop on to pop off about video games! We're talking about Fallout 2 and 3, Knights of the Round, Skyrim, Animal Crossing (and the rigged capitalism therein), and more. Plus games! And some discussion on disliking the Harry Potter series. It's nerdy, it's digital, and it's in your ears!  Check out the Get More Smarter podcast at this link, o...