Guys Of A Certain Age

"One podcast. One podcast only, please." This week the Guys bring out the intel on Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy's CIA analyst turned field agent turned President of the United States. (And no, we don't mean Alec Baldwin's current portrayal of Trump.) They take a look at the actors who have played Ryan on the big screen and in the new Amazon Prime series and, performing some analysis of their own, rate th...

This episode takes a deep dive into gaming - unfortunately, the Guys’ pool is pretty shallow.   Thankfully we have Chortlecast co-host Jake back in the studio to help us navigate these strange new computer-generated worlds.  If you’re like Jay, and think the Wii is still the latest and greatest out there, or you still keep your Palm Pilot charged so you can play Tetris, Jake has suggestions.  (And...

Climate change, impeachment, healthcare - all those subjects were covered.  But it wasn’t a presidential debate…it was the Oscars!  And we watched it anyway.  Well, Art and Jay watched it - but that didn’t stop Robbie from having opinions.   In this episode, The Guys go down the list of Oscar nominees, winners, and in some cases, non-nominated-but-should-have beens, and tell you all you need to kn...

Is football really over?  Could it be true?  Well, of course not - XFL play starts next week!   But the Big Game, the Superest of Bowls, happened yesterday, in all its advertising glory.  The Guys had big plans to talk about the relevance of championship games across sports in general, with how the Super Bowl fit into that, but mostly they just ended up talking about the commercials.  And they wer...

The Star Wars trilogy of trilogies may be complete, and current faves such as Jack Ryan and the Mandalorian may not be back till the fall, but that doesn't mean our screens won't be busy in 2020.    In this episode the Guys look forward to all sorts of cinematic wonders in the year to come.  Marvel?  Eternally covered.  DC?  It's a Wonder-ful world.  Bond?  Finally.  Maverick is back, with Kenny i...

The year is still kinda' newish, and that means it's time for The Guys to talk resolutions.  But first, Geeks of the Week take a turn toward the cinematic, with Robbie's raving about the Morbius trailer, Jay's defense of his right to see AND enjoy Cats, and Art's fascination with the unique photography used in the movie 1917. After explaining to Jay who Morbius is, they move on to New Year's Resol...

This week the Guys talk all things Mandalorian.  The Disney+ series was generally declared a winner (whoops, spoiler) among all the Guys - even Jay, who continues to be educated on what’s canon, what’s not, and what all those little details mean, thoroughly enjoyed the show.  How could someone not love Baby Yoda?  Those who haven’t watched it all the way through should be advised - they pretty muc...

DON'T LISTEN IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN "Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker!"  There Be Spoilers Ahead! This week the Guys show their true dedication to the podcast.  As a group, with sons in tow, they all went to see The Rise of Skywalker (Jay saw all but 3 minutes of it), then hopped in their landspeeders and dashed directly to the studio to record their thoughts (aka rambles) on the final movie of the...

The holiday season is drawing to a close, and that means one thing: we have to get back to regular eating, whatever that may mean.   But not before Robbie and Jay bring in a genuine teen chef to talk about holiday meals.  While Art left so he could actually make it home in time for dinner, Mark Coblentz took his seat at the microphone to talk family food traditions.   Mark happens to be Robbie’s s...

The best Christmas gift we could ever give! It’s the golden anniversary, the Jubilee episode: Guys of a Certain Age is 50!   And what better to discuss on such an auspicious anniversary than a variety of random topics.  Skywalker is about to rise, Christmas TV episodes are showing, Threat Level Midnight makes its debut, and somehow we still work in Dr. Who (a brief mention) and Isaac Asimov.  Jay...

It seems The Guys just can’t tear themselves away from the screen.  It’s Christmas time - the time for getting together with family and friends and thinking about the deeper meaning behind the holiday - and there’s so much more TV to watch, too.   Even the Geeks of the Week are screen-related: Robbie talks about Crisis on Infinite Earths, Jay found a Netflix show about toys, and Art mentions the n...

It’s the Christmas season, but that doesn’t mean this episode isn’t evergreen.  This week The Guys share practical tips!  All of us are old married Guys and that means one thing this time of year: figuring out how to choose just the right gifts for our wives.  Some are traditions - that makes it easy.  But those extras?  The surprise gift that you hope will wow your woman?  Well, that’s more of a...

Technology.  We can't live with it, and we can't shoot it.  (Isn't that how the saying goes?)  Ironically, on the day the Guys decided to talk about tech fails, the podcast equipment went a little squirrelly  But they (and by "they" we mean Robbie) got it working again so they (and by "they" we mean all the Guys) could get their curmudgeon on and grip about the ups and downs of society's dependenc...

It's Thanksgiving!  And that means more time to watch Disney+, right?  For those who need a break from family members they are ... less thankful for...or something to watch with the loveable ones, The Guys share some of the hidden gems of the new streaming service.    Then they talk about turkeys: smoked, fried and dropped from a helicopter (and they're not just talking about Robbie...)    Plus, J...

Did somebody say pizza?  It doesn’t take much to get the Guys talking about one of their favorite foods, the almighty pizza pie. Crusts are considered and sauces debated. They chat about cheese choices and ponder the pineapple as an acceptable topping. Jay says there’s no bad pizza, only varying degrees of goodness, but Robbie throws him a St Louis curve. Then there’s the battle between chain and...

2019 ain’t what it used to be. Or at least it’s not quite what Blade Runner thought it would be. Or is it? Now that we’ve just about made it through the year, the Guys take a look at the pictures painted by that and other movies and discuss how many things they got right, and how much they absolutely missed. In their Geek o’ the Week segment, Robbie gets transparent, Jay is looking forward to a fe...

With Jay out, this week's episode finds Robbie and Art being joined by our favorite "Guy of a Much Younger Age", Jake Jones. In the Geek of the Week segment, Jake shares his plans for a livestream fundraising event to benefit the Blair E Baston Children’s Hospital, and we try to picture a bald Jake. Robbie shares a recent story about NVIDIA AI applying deepfake technology to your pet's pictures ....

This week, the Guys scare up a special Halloween episode, starting with a Geek of the Week segment in which Jay introduces a destructive Instagram account, and Robbie tells about a secret message hidden on a vinyl record. It's not what you think. Things get spooky as Art, Jay, and Robbie take a look back at the favorite Halloween traditions of their youth. The Guys discuss memorable costumes, incl...

What does Fortnite, fast food and Chortle Game's Jake Jones have in common?  Not much except for being on Guys of A Certain Age. Fortnite pulls a marketing coup with a server upgrade and Jake joins Jay and Robbie to explain. Then he joins in to talk favorite fast foods and the shades of fast food dining. Spoiler alert: everyone loves Chick-Fil-A.  What comes in second? Third? What is really fast f...

Everyone has one.  Letterman called it a "Brush with Greatness".  Kevin Bacon has "6 Degrees from ... me." Whether you've spotted Tom Baker from afar, or ended up in the same elevator with Emeril Lagasse, we all have celebrity-spotting stories.  Two lucky Guys actually get to host a podcast with Robbie!  But aside from other podcast hosts, all the Guys have had plenty of celebrity interactions, wh...

This episode starts with a Geek of the Week that should have please our listeners- Spiderman is coming back to the fan-friendly neighborhood of the MCU. Disney and Sony have worked through a complex web of financial and legal issues to continue their successful collaboration.  Next, Robbie and Art share their memories and love of the cassette tape, which thanks to the Sony Walkman, ushered in the...

Let's be clear: none of the Guys ever played high school football. Shocker, right? But even though Robbie is the only one who still has kids under the Friday night lights, Jay and Art still attend games at their respective alma maters. And they still have opinions. Each of the Guys attended perennial power schools where the football teams ranked second only to the mighty marching bands most of the...

Two-Thirds of the Guys are on hand for this episode, with Jay currently on assignment.  This week's Geek of the Week segment takes a look at the critical praise that has the upcoming Joker movie all smiles. Robbie and Art then discuss the latest Apple "event" and wonder if it all could have been put in an email. We got more details on Apple TV+, the latest edition of the Apple Watch, and the upcom...

Don't be alarmed. This is a test. This is only a test. This is a test of the Rebel Broadcast System. Robbie has been temporarily ... relocated ... and Art and Jay have taken over the podcast. As Ole Miss graduates living and working in the shadow of Mississippi State, they felt it was time to tell their stories of how every week is rivalry week. Prepare your ears and hearts for Art's story of a br...

It’s football season, and in the South, the mindset changes. Even for guys of a certain age, who may be losing theirs. But while those brain cell are still clicking, the Guys look at the history of experiencing college football through the lens of evolving technology. From leather helmets to the ESPN app, they’ve seen it all and can watch it over over again if they want. Okay, maybe they don’t go...