The GribCast

The Gribshnobler has been going out to the movies again and he wants to share his enthusiasm.  In the first half of this show he and LadyMsGee discuss how they feel about the multiple oscar nominated  The Revenant starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, and Will Poulter, and directed by Alejandro Inarritu.  In the second half he joins The Contrarian in the ContrariCar to talk about Ben Stiller's  Z...

The Gribshnobler is joined by LadyMsGee to discuss the critically acclaimed action blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road and its feminist subtext while sharing the many Facebook posts and discussions LadyMsGee had while we were initially watching the film.  As a bonus at the end of the episode we also include our reaction to the new Todd Haynes' film Carol. WARNING: Although ultimately we have many posit...

Part 2 of our tribute to Chris Squire, the recently passed bass player for progressive rock band Yes.  Sadly, due to an error with garageband the entire last quarter of my conversation with musician Rand Kelly was lost.  Nonetheless I do have a remaining portion to share, so you can still hear Rand and I discuss the Yes albums from Going For the One through Big Generator, with special focus on Chr...

After announcing his recent graduation The Gribshnobler unveils a pretty much spoiler free recording of him and several friends sharing their initial reactions to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (including LadyMsGee, The Contrarian, Don of the Dead, Bungle Noface and his friend Joe). I have finally started working on part 2 of my Chris Squire tribute, so stay tuned for that soon.

The Gribshnobler and The Contrarian watch one of their favorite cartoons: Regular Show.  After viewing episode 33 of Season 4, The Last Laserdisc Player, they also reminisce about antiquated movie formats (especially VHS) and their time working at Blockbuster. My apologies for those still waiting for part 2 of my Chris Squire tribute.  I have been so busy with work and school that I have not yet b...

In this episode I am joined by musician Rand Kelly to discuss the recently passed Chris Squire, an amazing bass player and major force behind the progressive rock band Yes.  Ultimately we ended up talking about every Yes album ever (though without losing sight of Squire's contributions to each one) and the discussion went on for so long that I had to split the episode into two parts.  In part 1 we...

The Gribshnobler and the Contrarian settle down to watch the first episode of Hulk Hogan's Rock N Wresting, which may be one of the worst cartoons we've ever seen........ok it is, but the Contrarian does get to showcase some of his Professional Wrestling knowledge. You can watch the show on the WWE network if you have a subscription:  http://www.wwe.com/wwenetwork The Junkyard 500 is not available...

The Gribshnobler & The Contrarian are joined by their friend Bungle for the first Swap episode to discuss three different music albums: Birth Choice Death by South Korean rock band Genius, Opus Eponymous by Swedish metal/hard rock band Ghost, & Red by English progressive rock band King Crimson.  Includes songs from Genius and an interview with producer and bandmember Casey the Jerkman. Stay tuned...

Due to my end of the semester business I wanted to put something together fairly quickly, so I decided to showcase some of the great music made by some of the many people and bands I know, many from here in Myrtle Beach and South Carolina in general, as well as some I have contacted online.  The music ranges different genres including rock, gypsy punk, progressive rock, electronica, post-rock, and...

This unedited monstrosity of a GribCast, released because grad school is kicking The Gribshnobler's butt, features the unveiling of The Contrarian's Book Quest: to read 100 books in a year.  Here we discuss his first 13 completed books, plus a few more that come up tangentially. The Contrarian's first 13: Isaac Asimov: Foundation, I, Robot, and The End of Eternity The Annotated Brothers Grimm Rich...

I am joined by musician Rand Kelly for an epic-length conversation about progressive rock, Genesis, and their classic prog album Foxtrot (back when Peter Gabriel was still in the band) including references to Arthur C. Clarke's novel Childhood's End and attempting to interpret the epic album centerpiece Supper's Ready.  Along the way we get an intro with Lady Ms Gee (we talk about the difficulties...

I need just a little more time to finish up the next episode (Rand Kelly and I discuss the album Foxtrot by Genesis), so for now I present...........(dramaticpause).......The Last of the GribClassics!!  This version has been converted to 64 kbs, if you would like the original 128 kbs version you can get it from here .  YA materials part 2 is available as the 2nd episode in the feed, and from here...

Once upon a time, during the FX Every Simpsons Ever marathon, The Contrarian and The Gribshnobler convened to watch and review three of The Contrarian's favorite episodes. Now you can finally join us as we talk about "Itchy and Scratchy Land", "The Lemon of Troy", and "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show", along with talk of Tress Macneille, Phil Hartman, Frank Welker, and others, and some son...

The Gribshnobler watches "Siskel & Ebert & Jay & Alice," one of his favorite episodes of The Critic with The Contrarian and LadyMsGee.   Afterwards we talk briefly about Jim Jarmusch and (WARNING) get a little obnoxious about obscure sexual terms, thus earning this episode an explicit rating. Aren't you curious? Watch along with us here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_fAVEz-Y34 Or purchase the...

Like I said, I'm moving, so.....GribClassic Time! here's part 2 of the Totally Epic Podcast, in which you get to hear the rest of the conversation with Little Miss Lady A and then settle down with a discussion of The Gribshnobler's 11 favorite episodes of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic (with Lady Miss Gee of course).  The fantastic music continues as well with 4 selections by UK duo Acousticb...

I am in the middle of moving right now and have not had time to edit anything new, so I figured this would be a good time for another GribClassic. In this episode The Gribshnobler is joined by Lady Miss Gee and her niece Little Miss Lady A to discuss My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and Equestria Girls. Not only that, you also get to hear some great pony related music by Pity Rally and Yourenig...

The Gribshnobler and The Contrarian sit down for an episode of "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack". "Bubbie's Tummy Ache" in fact.  We also get a pleasant surprise visit by Lady Miss Gee and talk some about June Foray!   You can watch along with us here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9xYz14tVxM   Another great episode also guest starring June Foray:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej6Fb...

Lady Ms Gee and The Gribshnobler are joined by their friend Bill Bair, owner of The Studio B Art Gallery and founder of the Plan B from MB theater troupe.  We talk about both of those, play songs by some of the  various musicians that have played at his establishment, and geek out about Rocky Horror Picture Show, various silent and foreign Films, the Myrtle Beach music scene and more. Studio B. is...

Musician John Demarkis joins me to talk about my favorite progressive rock band Yes and review their new studio album "Heaven & Earth" Along the way I share some great music by John Demarkis himself along with surprise appearances by LadyMsGee and The GribCat. I also have a new soundcloud page:  https://soundcloud.com/gribshnobler . John Demarkis links: http://www.johndemarkis.com , on youtube,  h...

In this GribClassic, The Gribshnobler talks briefly about what was his new job at the time and the making of the first episode. Then he is joined again by LadyMsGee for an extended discussion of the films of italian director Lina Wertmuller. with special focus on the recently viewed "The Seduction of Mimi", "The Belle Starr Story" and "All Screwed Up". (Warning: Although explicit language is not u...

After some announcements The Gribshnobler discusses the late Robin Williams and his work with Lady Miss Gee, who also opens up about her own struggles with depression.  The last half hour features further discussion and statements about Williams from other friends and family, including Hannah, musician John Demarkis, The Great Niccolini, Ryon Wells, and Lady Miss Gee's niece (Little Miss Lady A) a...

This is a new 64 kbs upload of the very first episode of The GribCast. The Gribshnobler talks about what it's like to make a podcast for graduate school and then he and LadyMsGee discuss the animated films "Chico & Rita" and "The Rabbi's Cat". If you would prefer the original 128 kbs version you can find it here:  http://gribcast.podomatic.com/entry/2013-07-31T23_52_20-07_00 Note: When we mention...

The Gribshnobler and The Contrarian watch the classic 1943 Disney short Applecore , starring Donald Duck and Chip & Dale and directed by Jack Hannah. The Contrarian had an idea for a podcast in which he and I watch single cartoon shorts or episodes together, so we decided we could try it out as a sort of sub-podcast.  The idea is that most of the time we will do a commentary with further discussio...

In the tenth episode of The GribCast, The Gribshnobler is joined for the first time by his friend The Contrarian. Together they spend most of the episode comparing Orson Scott Card's novel Ender's Game to the recent film adaptation.  Along the way they also ramble about Batman, other sci-fi and comic adaptations, and a few more random things.  Spoiler Alert!! We discuss many, many details of the b...

Since work on the Ender's Game episode has been delayed I thought I would go ahead and throw this out sooner rather than later.  The Gribshnobler and Little Miss Lady A watch another weird episode of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, "Bats", with Lady Miss Gee joining in the bewilderment later on.  Before and after the commentary I also share some more old midi music.