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You might ask yourself, "Self, why is metal in quotations?" Well, that would be a good question to ask yourself. Perhaps the boys have an answer. Boys? "We do short script writing guy." Would you care to let us in on it? "Of course, it's because all the songs are about metal." Well, that does make sense, so it's an episode of heavy metal songs? "No, short script writing guy. Sheeze your dumb. It i...

Al discusses Tartarus in AD&D first edition's Manual of the Planes and its counterpart in Greek mythology.

Zombies are everywhere. They have appeared in countless movies, books, TV shows, and games. But why are these mindless masses so popular? Al and Chad attempt to answer that question as they take a look at the historical roots of zombies and how they have been portrayed in popular culture.

I'm back with a fun filled podcast. I sit down almost a year to the day with Jason Dean. He has spent the last year plus travelling the country, doing what he wants to do, when he wants to do it...except for work, that he still needs to do to. We talk places, food and beer and we find out what he's been doing the past year. Like the episode? Check Jason out here.  http://midwesternboy.com/   Now,...

Relax...Relax...take a deep breath...inhale...exhale...inhale...exhale... Sorry, focus, must focus to bring listener an episode of songs, that make you want to dream a dream. That's right, the boys are bringing you a series of songs that delve into your sub-concious. We know your dreams and we have dreams of our own. Grab those gummy melatonins you keep in the cupboard for those nights you just ca...

Here you are, one episode into the new format and they throw you a curve ball by having a special guest on the show. That's right the boys are joined by the one and only Scott Ahern.  The last time Scott joined the boys they talked about Weird Al Yankovich and some things never change. It's been about 30 or so episodes since they last talked about Al, so they are doing it again. Faced with the ime...

With the end of the school year upon us or behind us already, Scott and chad thought they would take a look at year round school. What are the pros and cons of it? Is it better or worse for you, your children, the teachers. The guys decided that there might be more to be learned if we were to bring on a couple of kids still in school and see what they think of the idea. The guys enlisted Chad's tw...

We are really going off the norm today and we are doing an episode of a different color. That’s right, we, Lou and Chad are doing an episode of Polka music. One of the things we wanted to do when we started this was to expand our horizons and we are going to do that with this episode. We are taking two rock and roll boys and putting them in a very interesting position. I bet everyone out there wou...

Like many long time Castlevania fans Al is looking forward to the upcoming Ritual of the Night from Koji Igarashi, the genius behind Symphony of the Night. In the meantime we have Curse of the Moon to whet our appetite. Correction: I mention in the description of one of the enemies that it was a solider who died in the demon castle war. This is incorrect. This is actually a description from one of...

Every long running video game series has that one game that stands out. Such a game is usually universally praised for its graphics, music, gameplay, and story. Al and Dan from the Radio Free Borderlands podcast discuss the crown jewel of the Castlevania series: Symphony of the Night!

You knew this would happen, you knew that eventually Lou and Chad would throw all precedent to the wind and just get naughty. Well here is the result an entire episode about song about sex. We pull no punches, if you are uncomfortable with discussion about sex, masterbation or any other form of naughtyness...skip this episode... Still here? Let's talk about sex...are you musically challenged? We a...

Lou and Chad give you some of their favorite covers. Buckle u we give you not only a clip of the original, but also a clip of the cover. And we chat about what we like and what we hate about each of them, Grab your favorite band T-Shirt and album and let's see if you are musically challenged too. We are on Twitter, please follow us and get updates from Musically Challenged! @MCPodcast17 will find...

This week,  Lou and Chad take you on a journey of days. Settle in while the guys talk about music related to the days of the week, Sunday through Saturday. We have hand picked the options best suited to such a podcast. Come along on our journey of the days of the week and find out if you too are Musically Challenged.  We are on Twitter, please follow us and get updates from Musically Challenged! @...

Movies based on video games. Some people love them, some people love to hate them, and some people hate to love them. Al and Chad discuss the 1995 movie based on the hit video game Mortal Kombat!

Lou and Chad once again take you to yesterdays. The guys talk about another soundtrack, this time from 1998's The Wedding Singer starring Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore and others. The music is silly, its good, its bad, its great. What happens when you put all that together? You get one darn good soundtrack. We enjoyed it mostly and we think you will as well. So grab your Dippity Do, get that hair u...

This month, Scott...a dad, Chad...a dad, and our special guest, Mike Loomis...a dad talk about what it's like to be a dad. We start off with information on books out there for parents, then we delve into how medical practices have changed over the years, finally the three dad's talk about life, kids and how these allcome together to form a symbiotic lifestyle. If you wnt us to research and talk ab...

Video role playing games have been around in one form or another since the mid-1970s. Over the years they have evolved both as an genre of gameplay and some might even go so far as to say an art form. In this episode Al and guests Dave and Gabe from the Destination Unknown podcast talk about how video RPGs have changed over the years.

You like music? You like beer? You like to have fun? Well, so do Lou and Chad and boy did they ever have fn on this episode. There may have been a bit of pre-game drinking going on, but, in the end you are the one's who get the fun out of it. Lou and Chad are old and there fun was rewarded with the morning after. This week the guys talk the classic 1993 movie soundtrack fro Dazed and Confused. You...

This week it's Lou's turn to level up! It's his birthday! We talk through his 14 favorite songs, from different genres, different times and styles. Lou's the kind ofguy you never call for bail money...mostly because he will be right there next to you saying "She didn't look like a cop." But in all seriousness, enjoy this weeks offering and if you see Lou out and about wish him a merry christm...ha...

I know things look a little off, but, that's because on April 6, 2018 Lou and Chad broke out of the norm and actually sat down with a couple cool guys that are part of a band. That band is 20 Watt Tombstone and the members Tom and Mitch really know how to play some dirty blues. Unlike most of our shows there is no music here, just us sitting down and talkig to the guys. Our cover picture has chang...

Ah, the 1980s! They were a carefree, simpler time when everyone wore neon and sported a glorious mullet. But were the 80s really a Golden Age or are we just looking back with rose tinted nostalgia glasses? Al and Dan from the Radio Free Borderlands podcast talk about the politics, social issues, pop culture, and technology of the decade they grew up in and how they shaped the era.

"You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals, so let's do it like they do on the discovery channel. I want to..." Ok, thanks Nine Inch Nails, we'll take it from here. Lou and Chad sitdown this week and we discuss Animals. Well, songs with animals in the titles. Some talk about animals. Some talk about girls. And some talk about absolutely nothing to do with animals, but they are still awesome songs....

Al explores Elysium as presented in AD&D 1st Edition's Manual of the Planes and its counterpart in Greek mythology.

Chad has leveled. That's right, gamers don't age they level. If that's the case Chad is leveled higher than most Gods in Dungeons and Dragons. With that kind of power comes a certain amount of freedom. That's right, Chad picked all 14songs this week. Then he forced Lou to do allthe research so he didn't have to. Then after all that he just talked about what each song means to him. Oh, yeah, also b...

This month Scott and Chad delve into the idea of intelligence. What constitutes intelligence? What among us has intelligence. Stick with us for the next houranda half as we try to answer this qeustion and ask many more. Are humans intelligent? Are animals intelligent? Are plants intelligent? All these questions and more will be talked about and hopefully answered. If you wnt us to research and tal...