Superenthusiast Radio

In which Thom Bowers welcomes Bernie Bregman of Nerds Like Us and Michael Maxwell from the Jack Of All Nerds podcast for a randomly rollicking conversation covering All Things Star Wars, including and especially the upcoming screening of The Empire Strikes back at Bernie's Birthday Bash . Plus, accidental cosplaying, role models for email correspondence, the loss of one pop culture icon, and a clo...

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman recap the 2015 Academy Awards ceremony, and the weather it rode in on. Plus, a mini-watch purging, truncated adventures in Nashville, and Terry Rothstand vs the innest of in-jokes, all fueled by a profound lack of sleep. Thanks for listening!

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman propose theories on the feasibility of a fractally shaped SNL-verse, and engage in speculatation about how many shades of grey it takes to get to the center of a terrible, terible movie. Plus: watch-purging, Oscar prep, and more. Thanks for listening!

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman discuss this year's Oscar nominees ('cause we're timely like that!) and unleash an epic deluge of watch purging upon the semi-unsuspecting populace. Plus, spinoff ideas, ceremonial cadences, snubs and snark, faked sportsball knowledge, the propaganda of Birdman , the baggage of American Sniper , controversy of fake baby, and how Travis came to embrace his...

In which Thom Bowers teams up with Matt Wrather to discuss the latest expansions of the Overthinking It empire, as well as the joys and concerns of identity and inclusivity concerning the curent state of Geek Culture. Plus, notorious civility, smarter fun, trepidatious use of the B word, the P word ansd the H word, Little Shop lyrics, Decemberist deviations, a Douglas Adams quote-off, and a non-tr...

In which Thom Bowers catches up with Bernie Bregman as he prepares to roll out the 2015 agenda for Nerds Like Us, Club Cosplay, and a ton of cunning plans in between.  Plus, film stock talk, DC's small screen success, costume contest rules run amok, and the challenging balance between pop culture intake and output. Nerds Like Us Serenity Screening 1/16/15 Club Cosplay 1/18/15 Totes Recall: Batman...

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman are joined by Robbie Rist and  Chris Jackson , who bring a generous dose of wit, wisdom, and wabi-sabi to discussion of hair metal nerdery, modern Christmas classics, funny Nazis through the years, DVD cheating, the Machete order of Star Wars, art that sticks, favorite TV finales, a whole bunch of That Guy Guys, frequent detours into the nature of art, and...

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman are joined by a special mystery guest for a rare face-to-face edition of the show to chew over the experience of viewing The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies , and pull fitfully on the many ensuing conversational threads. Plus, marching with raptors, varying degrees of nightmare fuel, and YA that is not YA, but feels errily similar. Happy Holidays, ev...

In which Thom Bowers hobnobs with pirates and podcasters in Portland, while Travis J Coleman deals with ramping up of theater traffic and end-of-year lists. Plus, beloved series finales, marathon fight scenes, unexpected actng progeny, a little extra foley, and the ever-present concert dillema: to stand or not to stand? Thom's Watch-purging List Cheers S11 American Gothic S1 Hunt vs Lauda Milius T...

In which  Thom Bowers and  Travis J Coleman spend approximately 19 times longer discussing the teaser trailer for The Force Awakens than its actual running time. Plus, armchair box office prognostications, awards season officially kicks off, Thom recovers from his  temporary voicelessness, and Travis admits that he doesn't "get" music. The Force Awakens: Lego  The Force Awakens: Reaction Mashup Th...

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and double negatives that lead to proof positive from Thom Bowers , Bernie Bregman ,  Robbie Rist and Matthew Wrather . Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie ? Pause the mp3 at 0:07 and wait for the Paramount logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the logo and wait for our countdown.  Either way, to make a long story short (TOO LATE!) thanks for lis...

In which Thom Bowers , Scott Dally , Dan Miles , Mike Thiriot , and Peter Zachos gather round the ol' wireless to debate and discuss The Endless River , the latest (and last?) Pink Floyd album, and do much delving into their own Floydian fandom. "Louder Than Words" "It's What We Do" The Endless River EPK   The FloydShow Finale

In which Thom Bowers chats with   Bernie Bregman about how the nerdy Kaizen that drives him backfires when navigating the Escher staircase of social media, being eternally late to the meme party, and getting disproportionately competitive over video gaming. Plus, tips for trolling one's high school reunion, online oversharing through the years, why laser tag is like usenet, cloning solutions in ti...

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and vaguely-defined post-mortem superpowers from Thom Bowers , Bernie Bregman , and Dioscoro Rochino . Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie ? Pause the mp3 at 0:12 and wait for the Miramax logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, FIRE IT UP! FIRE IT UP! And thanks for listening.

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman have a long spoilery discussion of  Interstellar and a short non-spoilery discussion of Big Hero 6 , mull over the new Star Wars title , ponder the fortunes of   Sorkin and   Smaug , revel in tales of clueless movie patrons, and mount a spirited defense of vaguebooking. All that, plus a Frankenfish reference thrown in at no extra charge. You're welcome! No...

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman empty their heads of all the media detritus that's been building up over the past few weeks, and invite you to sift through the leavings at your leisure. Plus, a brief Themestock recap, the Marvel/DC rollout rivalry, Mark Hamill's magnificent beard ,  That Guy Guys with Michael O'Neil , props to the fantastic Fast & Furious fanbase, Oscar buzz for Birdman...

In which Thom Bowers chats with Theme Music founder  Matt Brown about the joys of community, the rewards of rewardlessness, the thrills of mixing pro-am sensibilities, idiosyncratic record shelving, musical and managerial tugs-of-war, what to do when the big time hits you back, and the sheer joy of gathering the troops to make song. Show Notes! Nancy Gardos, This Grand View So You Wanna Be A Rock'...

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and grumbling about tarnished legacies, from Thom Bowers , Bernie Bregman , Jordan Monsell , Robbie Rist , and Matthew Wrather . Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie ? Pause the mp3 at 0:07 and wait for the Geffen logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the same logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, thanks for listening, and remember: never t...

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from disparate adventures to contemplate movies on vacation, ruminate on falling and rising of heroes, speculate about the use of witchcraft by the Navy, calculate Liam Neeson's actiony sameness, advocate for respecting Kevin Smith's place in pop culture, estimate the legitimacy of Star Wars VII info, and marvel at the fact that Fall TV season is st...

In which Thom Bowers travels to Scotland and chats with prog rock icon Derek W Dick (aka FISH ). This interview was originally broadcast in two parts in 2012, but is presented here in its complete form, with added conversation and extra music. Topics range from Fish's early experiences as front man for  Marillion to the travels that inspired his latest album A Feast Of Consequences , with a zillio...

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman are joined by Dan Miles (host of the Friends Of Dan Music Podcast ) at the corner of rock and celluloid for an epic discussion of music, movies, and various intersections thereof. Plus, the myth of digital permanence, the art of curse dipping, the origins of the electric bass, and anecdotes a'plenty concerning Dan's own show and the ways in which the podca...

Insights, anecdotes, and rampant duck-ularity from Thom Bowers , Bernie Bregman , Grae Drake , Robbie Rist , and Matthew Wrather . Joining us for the Nerds Like Us midnight movie ? Pause the mp3 at 0:06 and wait for the second (older) Universal logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the same logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, embrace your birdness! And thanks for listening.

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from far-flung birthday adventures to review Life Itself , the new documentary on Roger Ebert. Plus, watch-purging, partial quizzes, unclear analogies, a theater incident that lends new meaning to the term "word crimes," and some good reboot news for a change.  

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman purge this week's watching, delight in the news of the day, take on The Expendables 3 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , and try not to let their tribute to Richard Attenborough get eaten up by extraneous dinosaur talk.

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman practice the Russian nesting doll method of podcasting, embedding their memorial for Robin Williams inside a retrospective review for Popeye , inside this week's watch-purging segment, adjacent to a That Guy Guys profile on Ray Walston . Plus, summer moviegoing memories, random pop culture news, and the show tries out tagline #7. Thanks for listening!