The Gene Pool Variety Hour!

Welcome to Episode 31!  Check out the recorded livestream at https://youtu.be/OfZL-czb1aQ ! In this episode: A little about life and times in Connor's ongoing forays into the adult world... he has furniture now! (Thanks to Sean...) In our Geek Question of the Day, we ponder we discuss our favorite geek vehicles! What scenes from any of your favorite movies, shows, or books, cause the same emotiona...

Welcome to Episode 30!  Check out the recorded livestream at https://youtu.be/641aqlyhDqc ! The episode starts out on a somber note as Sean opens with the heavy week he has had and a discussion of the high rate of suicides in the military. But moving on to a lighter note... In this episode: In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2001 computer-hacking, shadow government scheming, action mov...

Welcome to Episode 29!  Check out the recorded livestream at https://youtu.be/0xb2BqPev3k In this episode: In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 1989 "comedy musical" A Chorus of Disapproval starring Anthony Hopkins and Jeremy Irons. With those two powerhouses, you'd think it would be great right? Sorry, but A Chorus of Disapproval is probably the most appropriate movie title I have heard...

Welcome to Episode 28!  Check out the recorded livestream at https://youtu.be/OJiCKv4GDSQ In this episode: In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2014 movie A Good Marriage based on Stephen King's novella. In fact, this is only the second time that Stephen King himself adapted his work into a screenplay. What would you do if you found out that your spouse was a serial killer... AND your sp...

Welcome to Episode 27!    Check out the recorded livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH3h3Kv0KDM   In this episode: In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2017 near-future sci-fi thriller What Happened to Monday! Noomi Rapace plays identical septuplets. What do they do when one of them disappears? Check out our opinion on this below-the-radar well-done action thriller!  In our Ge...

Welcome to Episode 26!    Check out the recorded livestream at https://youtu.be/XaBdnNSF7Lo   In this episode: In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the 2019 movie The Vast of Nigh, an old throwback alien mystery in the style of Twilight Zone or 50's sci-fi movies. In short, we loved it! Come see why!  Our Geek Question of the Day: If you were abducted by aliens never to return, but could tak...

Welcome to Episode 25!  Check out the recorded livestream at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nkl4RZ_Giw !  In this episode: In our Roll for Credits segment, we go back and watch a great movie that didn't get enough play to *quite* make it to cult status, but close enough... the 2004 martial arts/comedy/cartoony movie Kung Fu Hustle! I had forgotten how good it was, and Connor laughed most of the...

Welcome to Episode 24!  Check out the recorded livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zXvAOZdm34&t=442s !  In this episode: In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into a little anime. Sean's not happy, but ends up rather enjoying the movie! We look at the 2020 Netfllix original, Altered Carbon Resleeved! I think neither fans of the Altered Carbon series, nor true anime fans, will be happ...

Welcome to Episode 23... Monkeys and Chickens!   Check out the recorded stream at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRwWwK7dWLk !   In this episode:   In our Roll for Credits segment, we go old school monster movie! King Kong Goes Hong Kong in the 1977 movie, The Mighty Peking Man! A Hong Kong movie, filmed in India, with a blonde Swedish Tarzanette as the female lead!  Our Geek Question of the Day...

Welcome to Episode 22... Pit-Digging Hell! Plus some nerd stuffs.    NOTE: Audio is a little on the loud side as we try to coordinate streaming the podcast live. But at least there's no echo this time! Check out the recorded stream at  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGfm_d4E6zA     In this episode:   In our Roll for Credits segment, we review Keanu Reeves' 2018 movie, Siberia. Keanu may be perfec...

Welcome to Episode 21... It's Bullcrap Science Magic!    NOTE: This was our first episode trying to stream the podcast live on Twitch. Let's just say it did not go well! That is why you will hear our structure is a little different than usual, and note that many comments were made with a visual audience in mind! Pardon our dust!   In this episode:   In our Roll for Credits segment, we review the b...

Welcome to Episode 20... a very Cabin Feverish, Punch Drunkenness episode!    In this episode:   We ramble on for the first 30 minutes or so... just because we are all getting a little punch drunk from the COVID CABIN FEVER!!!!! Destiny, Borderlands, No Man's Sky, Oh my! Our Geek Question of the Day: If you could replace the lead actor in any movie with the actor of your choice, who would it be an...

Welcome to Episode 19!  In this episode:   In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the 2016 South Korean zombie flick, Train to Busan! Since when do zombie flicks hit you in all the feels?! Zombie ant armies, Korean Stallones, and the Rich Asshole! Our Geek Question of the Day: What is the first thing you need procure to help you survive a zombie apocalypse? Connor is decidedly more compassi...

Welcome to Episode 18! The one where I need more coffee... In this episode:   Our Geek Question of the Day: What is your favorite epic battle from fiction? Superheroes and Orcs and Dwarves, oh my! In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into 2000's Where the Money Is, starring Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, and Dermot Mulrooney.  What happens when a convict suffering the effects of a stroke is tr...

Welcome to Episode 17! The one where we're still trying to get our groove back...   In this episode:   Our Geek Question of the Day: Basically it is an extension of how we start every episode... What video games are you playing through currently? As usual, I deep dive into one or two games at a time - for me currently, it is Destiny 2 on the Xbox and the Master Chief Collection on mobile via Proje...

We're BAAAAACK!   Welcome to Episode 16! Where the heck have we been?! Read on...   In this episode:   Connor starts school! Connor gets behind! Connor has to remember what school effort is like! And that is why we have been absent. Decided to hold off on the podcast until he could get his work and school schedule and tasks streamlined. Didn't need a podcast to get in the way. But sailing waters a...

Welcome to Episode 15! Strong with the Force it is!   In this episode:   Connor gets engaged! Well, not in the episode... but he talks about it.   Rise of Skywalker is finally here! Did you love it? Did you hate it? We talked at length about our love for the movie. If you disagree with us, well poo-doo on you! ;-)   Our Geek Question of the Day for this episode is: If you could bring one structure...

Welcome to Episode 14!   In this episode:   Sean drones on and on about Destiny 2 and how happily overwhelmed and lost he is in the game!   We're getting geared up for Rise of Skywalker by re-watching all of the movies leading up to the culmination of this decades old space opera! Sean and Connor dive briefly into a slight controversy.... is it best to watch the movies in CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER... or...

Welcome to Episode 13, a very special Thanksgiving episode!   In this episode:   Happy Geeksgiving! What nerdy, geeky stuff are YOU thankful for this season! Sean & Connor dive into some of their favorite things!   Next, we kick off a new segment... one that is probably gonna stick: Your Geek Question of the Day! Connor has always wanted to do this, but we finally found a good source for debate......

Welcome to Episode 12 (yes, we went back to the old way of naming - we don't need no stinkin' seasons!) of the Gene Pool Variety Hour! We appreciate you jumping in with us!   In this episode, we get back to gaming. Sean is in his happy place after taking a month hiatus from gaming. Diving back into Borderlands 3, and delving into Destiny 2 after years of clean Destiny-free living. It's crack, and...

Welcome to Episode 4 of the second season on the Gene Pool Variety Hour! We appreciate you jumping in with us!   In this episode, Sean gets up on his high horse and gives the low down on Joaquin Phoenix's Joker. Yeah, I know it's late, but at least this is a review from a psychologist's point of view! Connor decides to mix it up and pushes us into Superfight for not one, but two epic battles! Atti...

Welcome to Episode 3 of our second season on the Gene Pool Variety Hour! Thanks for taking the plunge!   In this episode, Connor drones on and on...um, I mean gives a very detailed synopsis... of the Anime movie Bleach The Movie: Fade to Black! Flying swords, demon caterpillar babies, and giant sperm snakes oh my! When he stops to take a breath, I jump in to give my two cents' worth on my opinion...

Thanks for diving into the pool with us! Welcome to episode 2 of our second season!   In this episode, we get a little semi-serious about Connor's trip to Ohio to see his girlfriend and her family, and talk about some of the struggles in relationships for people on the autism spectrum. Then, we wax poetic about the next game in one of our favorite game series, Borderlands 3! Connor is decidedly mo...

We're baaaack!   Gotta say that it was so fun to get back to the podcast! It has been almost two years. There have been a lot of reasons why it has been that long, so we spent time in the beginning just explaining our absence. We're going to try to clean the podcast episodes up a bit - straining against our combined ADHD to put a little structure on the episodes - and chat about that as well.   Dr...

Welcome to Episode 07, full of alliteration and stuff! We got Demons, Dragons, and Dracula! We got alchemists and arguments! We got #BOTWON and banality!    Some of the highlights... Connor goes off on his latest obsessions, his collaborative writing exercise with one of his friends and his foray into writing and running his own D&D campaign. Sean's hashtags of the week are #work and #notime. He d...