Guys Of A Certain Age

Do you want to play a game?  Or would you be just as happy watching other people play games on TV?  Game shows have been around since long before The Guys were of any age, much less a certain one.  And some of them keep coming back.  (Jay loves it when the dead game shows come back.)   From Match Game to the Wheel of Fortune, these shows are entertainment and education and let’s face it - we’re ad...

This week it’s Art’s turn to play hooky, and in his absence, Jake Jones - co-host of Chortlecast over at chortlegames.com - takes over the mic with a gaming update in our extended Geeks of the Week segment.   Don’t know which new system to buy?  Jake knows all.  Jake tells all. Then the Guys turn to Halloween.  Jay thinks it’s really just another chance to celebrate all things Reese’s, and tells t...

In this episode, the Guys have an especially scary treat in store for you. And no, it's not that Jay is once again MIA. Geeks of the Week include news about Spiderman 3, Wonder Woman 84, Lord of the Rings, The Expanse, and of course, Captain Janeway. And then...get ready. Robbie and Art are here to chew bubble gum and .... talk scary movies, and they're all out of bubble gum. The Guys are joined b...

The Jayster takes over the studio and dives into one of his passions- food.  Specifically how to prepare and cook it. Jay’s geek-dom when it comes to all things food is fully manifested in an interview with T.J. Manna, a local baker-cook-pastry chef: in other words, a full-on food nerd.   They talk baking of all sorts, with a special focus on how many days it takes to make a croissant.  A real one...

Back in the 80’s, when Guys (and Gals) of a Certain Age were being molded and shaped for the future (i.e., NOW), did you ever watch a movie and think, “This is just like my life.”   You know, movies like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Mystic Pizza, or War Games?  Maybe not.  Maybe we just wished they were.  Meanwhile, we aged, the actors aged, and now we are left to...

Once again the Guys are without Jay for this podcast. Rumor has it, he's auditioning for a podcast musical. Robbie and Art soldier on without him, dispensing Geeks of the Week knowledge on the new WandaVision trailer, a possible Spinal Tap sequel, and an old CRT television set that wipes out WiFi in Wales — or at least a small village there. The second half finds the Guys going back to a time befo...

If the Guys ever showed their full geek status, it's in this episode all about science fairs.  Art converts wine to wind, Jay gets back to nature with a side of gas, but Robbie - Robbie took science fairs seriously. He may not have been cool, but his project definitely was. He started in third grade and truth be told, is probably still working on it.  Geeks of the Week range from Pod-Way musicals,...

In a world where Guys of a Certain age are free to record podcasts on any topic they choose, 2 out of 3 guys choose to talk...movie trailers. The non-stop action begins with a Geek of the Week segment that finds Art and Robbie remembering the late Diana Riggs of the Avengers (the other ones) and looking forward to the upcoming Disney series, Kenobi. The roller coaster thrill ride continues with a...

Believe it or don’t, The Guys get serious this week.  Mostly.  These days there are serious things happening in all our universes, be they parallel or inverse, and The Guys are serious about them.  Seriously.  The world appears to be opening up as the curve shows signs of flattening (hello, flat earth fans and listeners!), but is the world we are opening up to the same one we had when it closed? ...

The guys venture into the DC Multiverse and talk all things DC, which does cover much more than Art's beloved DC Universe.  The geeks' geeks include an ode to the father of Scooby Doo, a documentary about a decade's old fan film (on VHS!), and the direction of Jay-fav Quibi after he dumped them unceremoniously a few eps back. No guys were harmed in this recording.  But we wouldn't remember if they...

The Guys got the band back together this week (i.e., they let Jay back into the studio), and they even have a Plus One!   The subject is breakfast cereal, and the guest is Art’s lifelong friend, George Abide. George is in the food biz, and has an insider’s philosophy of cereal. Yep, that’s right.  It’s finally time to talk about what we all loved (maybe still love?) to eat while watching those Sat...

This week the Guys have an Epic conversation about a certain game that is challenging Apple's app store business model. Things get started with an update on DC Universe and the recent layoffs that are affecting all of DC including their comics line.   The Geeks of the Week segment has Art discussing the series finale of Marvel's Agents of Shield. Robbie keeps it Disney by announcing the upcoming S...

Just like the prime time preview shows of old, the Guys have been teasing this episode for a while now.  Finally, they are talking cartoons, and it's not just The Clone Wars or Batman, the Animated Series.  Nope, this collection of rambling thoughts is all about classic Saturday morning cartoons (and a few live action shows, just to keep it interesting.)  The late 60's, 70's and early 80's were th...

The Guys are once again without the full crew. This time it's Jay who's missing, but Robbie and Art find a way to ramble through some very-nearly-interesting material. The Geek of the Week segment remembers Wilford Brimley, beloved oatmeal pitchman and character actor who recently passed away at 85. We believe Jay actually took off to re-watch Coccoon in his honor. A whole host of other topics are...

It's summertime!  And the Guys are hungry for summer foods.    Art departed to departs unknown (aka Georgia), so it's up to Jay and Robbie to guide the listeners to all of summer's favorite edibles.  They cover everything from strawberries (and ice cream), peaches (and ice cream), tomatoes (no ice cream), to corn.  (Yes, Jay has made corn ice cream before, but this episode focuses on the grilled v...

Who’s watching the Watchmen?  The Guys are, that’s who.  And they’ve watched all the Watchmen, if reading the comics as they came along  in the late 80’s or digesting them all in the graphic novel later in life (hello, Jay) count as watching, too.    The Guys wax nostalgic about the 2009 Snyder feature film and compare notes on HBO’s recent-ish television sequel.  All the Watchmen didn’t come back...

This week the Guys are talking Bad Sequels.  And not just the ones that didn't capture the magic of the first film or two in the series. We're talking about the ones that should never have been made and may have ruined the franchise; those that are best forgotten, and the ones that are sometimes ignored.   A clickbait article on possibly erasing the latest Star Wars trilogy is the shared Geek of t...

"We’re the Guys of a Certain Age, and we’re the darn fools that talk about him!” If you didn’t hear that line while watching Hamilton on Disney+ on July 3, it’s okay - they sing really fast. Yes, that’s right, the most talked-about musical of the past half-decade finally made it to the small screen, and just in time to give Disney+ the post-Mandalorian boost they needed. And now that the Guys have...

In this edition, the Guys are in the studio without Jay, who claimed he had to work but probably hoped to avoid another remake episode. It may just as well, as Robbie and Art go hardcore Geek with a shared Geek of the Week about the increased use and need for live streaming during the pandemic and solutions offered by Blackmagic Design and their incredible ATEM Mini camera switching device.   From...

Why do remakes happen? Is it a lack of imagination, a lull in creativity, or is it just laziness? The Guys have threatened on more than one occasion to talk about remakes, and this time they make good on that threat. (Wait a minute...) With the help of a random British website, they give their takes on the best remakes from film and television history, dating all the way back to 1902, when they we...

The Guys have threatened on more than one occasion to talk about remakes, and this time they make good on that threat.   With the help of a random British website, they give their takes on the best remakes from film and television history, dating all the way back to 1902, when they were just wee lads making a podcast with cans and string.  Who knew Oceans 11 was a remake?  Apparently, everybody bu...

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and The Guys feel fine.  With the possible opening of theaters again soon, Robbie, Art and Jay provide a guide to their…uh…favorite?…classic?…cinematographically well shot?...movies about the end of the world.   The choices run the gamut, from dark to funny, zombies to aliens, animals to robots,  color to black and white, wars to rumors of wars.  Thankfully...

It was a big week in Guys of a Certain Age history.  Not because they have dropped more than 70 episodes.  Not because Robbie turned 50 years old.  But because we are back in space!   Well, the Guys are not back in space, though they might sound spaced out from time to time.  But the good ol’ USA is back to sending astronauts to low Earth orbit, and they were sent in a souped-up Tesla.  The Guys t...

Dune.  The mysterious planet with another name.  And the mysterious 1984 movie-that-shall-not-be-named, according to it’s own director, that is.   But it’s still a “rite of passage,” or at least that’s what Robbie and Art convinced Jay.  Enough to have him shell out $3.99 and rent it so he could keep up with the conversation and ask semi-intelligent questions.   The Guys talk old Dune movie, upcom...

In a landmark event, all three Guys come with the same Geek of the Week.  Good thing it’s a big one, with plenty to share.  And that’s not even the biggest event.  At recording time, the world (we’re sure) was celebrating the 40th anniversary of what may arguably be the best movie sequel ever: Star Wars’ Return of the Jedi.  This movie could also have one (or two) of the most-quoted lines in Holly...