Hyphen Nation

I called out Mike "The Buzz-Saw" Asti on my State Of The Podcast pod and George "The Howitzer" Gerbo made sure it happened! I'm joined by Mike and George as we travel the only road that matters right now: the Road to WrestleMania! We discuss all kinds of matches and rumors as we watched this past week's SmackDown including Rousey/Charlotte/Becky, Brock/Seth, Angle/Baron Cor...

Just when you thought I was done with Into The Spider-Verse, a new challenger emerges. The Pied Piper of R&B continues to strike terror wherever he goes. I weigh in on how public opinion on Black Panther has changed over the course of the last year. Then I talk a lot of NFL and begrudgingly give Tom Brady his propers. I'm on my 4th cup of coffee today. --- Support this podcast: https://anc...

The revelations of the documentary Leaving Neverland are discussed in detail so please proceed with caution if anything about the topics of sexual assault and molestation are too intense for you to handle. Marcus and I cover both parts of the doc, whether we believe Michael Jackson's accusers, what this does to the legacy that Jackson left behind nearly 10 years ago, and plenty more. --- Suppo...

I finally get to name my 2018 Best In The World award winner. Any guesses as to who that is? After a few starts and stops, I spent some time with some of the new music releases of 2018 and I wasn't pleased with what I found. Am I right or am I missing the point? Also, why in the hell am I still watching The Walking Dead? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

Live from Studio C of U92, it's the Hamilton episode I've been dying to make and nobody wanted! In all seriousness, my friend Tyler Kovar went to see Hamilton in Pittsburgh the day after my birthday. Since he couldn't (or wouldn't) take me, he did the next best thing by talking Hamilton on the pod with me. We get into Tyler's theater background first and then dive right into th...

Due to some last minute schedule changes, I was able to take in Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse with the family for an early birthday gift. So not only do I have Marcus and Lamerique with me on this Spidey-tacular ride, Angel joined in as well. Things quickly went downhill from there. My beard was rubbing against my mic. Sorry. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

In the first solo episode of the new year, I give an overdue recap of Christmas and my birthday. The 2019 Hyphen Nation State Of The Podcast Address is delivered. I think Handsome Bane would call this getting goal-sy. I really like Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. 2 is shaping up pretty good too. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

Most of the gang from the Daughters, Dads, and Disney episode reunite to finally take on Avengers: Infinity War and speculate on how the Avengers' story wraps up in Avengers: Endgame this coming April. Joining in the fray is I, Black Man Podcast's own Miles Amadeus Prower. A lot of MCU talk here, as well as... Episode IX?! Can someone tell my dad if Creed won the fight at the end of Creed...

Like sand through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. 2018 is almost extinguished. Marcus joins me for our now annual Numbers On The Board episode where we discuss the year that just passed. We talk 2019 goals, what was overrated and underrated, Omari (!), and many other pertinent items. I'm sorry August Ames. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

I had one thing and one thing only to talk about: A t-shirt worn by an actor that’s universally beloved. So I get into my dating history along with the whys and whats of how I ended up in an interracial marriage… then I talk myself out of the whole idea of being annoyed by said t-shirt. What this episode truly ends up being is a deep dive into the importance of finding ways to communicate with you...

This episode begins with me talking about the impact Stan Lee had on my life and it gets a little too real before the segment is over. Then we fast forward to almost a month later, as I discuss my Cleveland problem, I rant about Reddit, and then tell the sad story of what happened to my faithful PS3. Dying is easy young man, living is harder. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nati...

I had a whole gang of topic for this episode… but I only got to two. Join me as I drive from Morgantown to Capon Bridge to see my dad as I discuss issues with servers and why college sports don’t do it for me… mere hours before I watched college football all day. I’m not perfect. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

Season 9 of The Walking Dead is right around the corner, so I finally got Thomas “Encyclopedia” Crawford on the show so we could pick up where we left off with our former Talking Out The Dead columns. Lots of Walking Dead talk… eventually. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

Angel Conley returns to THE WORLD’S GREATEST PODCAST for the 2nd time and for the 75th episode. We talked about the upcoming elections, the WV teacher strike, Law & Order SVU and, even played some trivia. She’s also a better speaker than me. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

Marcus and I reflect on the blog era of hip-hop and how nice it was to have content curators who really cared about the music. We spend the rest of the episode eulogizing Mac Miller, his impact on us, and where rap is headed next. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

In this edition of THE WORLD’S GREATEST PODCAST, I take a deep dive into the world of Woodstock, Alabama and the award winning podcast, S-Town. I also attended my first comic con ever and as usual, I found a way to embarrass myself. The Raiders will have the number 1 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

Morgantown roads and construction set off a rant. The day of being a CM Punk guy are running short. Zoos are discussed. Detroit Become Human is incredible even if you’re just watching it on YouTube like me. My journey into the world of keto dieting is finally revealed. I miss summer already. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

Pittsburgh’s DJ Hollywood joined me in the WVU Coliseum parking lot to discuss his beginnings, career, and how he’s stayed humble in the DJ game. Before that, I finally review Drake’s Scorpion album. I miss the old Aubrey. Shout to D-Generation X for the inspiration behind the new episode artwork. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hyphen-nation/support

Jumped in the Subaru Impreza with Anthony to head to Browns training camp in Berea, OH. With about 10 hours drive time ahead of us, I present the longest episode of THE WORLD’S GREATEST PODCAST yet! I kid, but we did talk for most of the trip from Morgantown to Walker, WV where we were picking up his dad and Lane. To hear the pod between Walker and Berea, check out Lemon On The Edge 6. For now, he...

I talked about Steven Universe for a good chunk of this episode and didn’t even mention the music. SMH. Anyway, if you are or you aren’t a member of the Crystal Gems army, I try to give you a good starting point to get to know Steven, Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet. From there, I reminisce about the hip-hop blogs of yore and wonder if they’re really a shell of their former selves or if I’m just not i...

Go ahead and throw out your lil’ tributes. Your lil’ think pieces. Your lil’ hot takes. None will come close. On this episode of Hyphen Nation, Marcus “ShowinmadLov” Robinson and I celebrate the 10 year anniversary of 2008’s The Dark Knight. Nolan. Bale. Ledger. Gyllenhaal. Eckhart. Caine. Freeman. Deebo. We even let Oldman in. Revisit a classic with us as we breakdown the second film in Nolan’s D...

Recorded on the roof of the Hotel Monte Carlo in Ocean City, MD, I’m joined by one of the cohosts of the Fantasy Football Bosses podcast, Gary Wolfe. And for the first time since Episode #10, we indulge in a little fantasy booking for WWE. We fix pretty much everything, so you’re welcome. We also discuss where CM Punk goes next, Brock Lesnar’s impending return to the UFC, and explain why we love o...

Season’s change and so do opinions. LeBron James just completed his 15th NBA season. And as always, the debate rages on as to whether he’s the greatest NBA player of all-time. In this corner, stands the forever GOAT in my eyes, Michael Jordan. 6 NBA Championships, 5 MVPs, 6 Finals MVPs, countless career highlights. I spend this episode debating one topic and one topic only: Who’s the GOAT? Chris H...

I’ve been trying to write these show notes for days now. Inside: Everything you need to know about Atlanta: Robbin’ Season. We finally find out who that guy was on the bus from S01E01! Also, why Earn dropped out of Harvard! Steve G. Lover dropped the full ”Paper Boi” audio! Donald Glover got to host and perform on Saturday Night Live! And no one can forget about the origin story of invisible cars!...

Pusha T released a scathing diss towards Drake on May 29, accusing him of not only ghostwriting, but having a secret child that he doesn’t want to take care of. Push also made time to tell Drake’s friend/producer to go ahead and die from multiple sclerosis. Oh yeah. Drake apparently took some photos in blackface about 10 years ago. I called up Marcus for this emergency pod so that we could put tog...