The Pint: A Pop Culture Podcast

Part 6 In A 6 Part Mini Series   Holy shit we got there! The final ep of our Comic Book Heroes And Villains series, with our choices for DC villains. Mark Masztal, founder of Bing Comic Con and a damned fine artist himself joins us to pick the best of the worst. Who's list is deemed as basic? Why all the talk about fart boxes, and what is a fart box? Who the hell are the characters on Sir Jon's li...

Jon took a personal day, so Lou joins The Manster and Ganache to talk all kinds of fun stuff. Film fanatic and critic Neal Damiano joins in and reminisces about his childhood hanging out in possibly mafia controlled hobby shops. The new Star Wars trailer is discussed and Hellboy is given the movie review treatment. All this and more, It's your 82nd Pint kids, so Listen In!

Pint Movie Invitational Series: Part 6   Invitee: Scary Larry Dwyer   Movie: A Nightmare On Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge   Larry picks the second Nightmare film and we delve into how incredibly.... Well see it's a really, umm. Ok here it is..This may be the gayest horror movie ever. And there is NOTHING wrong with that. We talk male scream queens, weird board games and HBO's hit show from t...

Part 2 In An 8 Part Mini-Series Scary Larry's House Of Universal Horror   The Master of Doom, Sultan of Sinister and all around nice guy Larry Dwyer brings us our next film to dig into from Universal's archives, 1931's Frankenstein. Why did the filmmakers change the mad scientists first name? Why can't Larry remember the hunchbacked assistant's name? Did one of us actually own a pair of lederhosen...

The 25th Radio episode released as a podcast! Listen In as we discuss a ton of stuff with Ahoy Comics Editor In Chief Tom Peyer. From his days writing books such as Hourman and The Authority, through his editing gigs at Vertigo and more, this guy has been present in some important moments in the history of comics. Now he is in charge of a whole new publisher with a great group of of creators on ra...

Part 5 In A 6 Part Mini Series   Mark Masztal, friend, artist and one of the guys behind Bing Comic Con sits in with The Pint to discuss our Top 5 favorite heroes from DC Comics. What feature does every Swamp Thing artist have to add to the character? Which member of the Metal Men wanted to bang their creator? And how the hell do you pronounce Masztal? it's all in here folks, your last Pint in the...

In Episode 76 we say early on that we were going to discuss Star Trek; Discovery later that ep. Well we never did, so we recorded a short show right after and talk nothing but. From actors to characters to the particularly hackle raising theme song, we love this show and this episode is full of the reasons why. If you have seen the show, keep up with our thoughts here, and if not, go get that Seas...

The Pint Movie Invitational Series: Part 5     Invitee: Kyera Leos     Movie: Labyrinth   Internet friend Kyera joins us to talk some Jim Henson and David Bowie. The Pint tackles the 1986 Muppet fest Labyrinth. Well, for about 45 minutes, then we devolve into discussing the homosexual subtext of Top Gun, Kyera's odd weekly movie watching habit, and a whole lot more. 2 more in the 70's and then we...

75 episodes, 2 hosts. Now we ride with a 3rd, our unofficial partner in crime The Manster gets his well earned promotion. Jon's journey to TotalCon 33 is detailed, the latest adventure at Connecticut Cult Classics is discussed as well as the latest Hellboy trailer and much more. The Road to 80 continues on, so Listen In!

Tom Batiuk, creator of comic strips Funky Winkerbean and Crankshaft joins The Jo(h)ns on this WESU archive classic from February of 2018. We discussed a lot of cool stuff, from his beginnings, to his progressing characters in a medium that tends to keep things static. Oh, and how it's a hard sell for newspaper cartoonists if they don't have a cat in their product. This was a good time, so Listen I...

Part 1 in a 8 Part Miniseries Scary Larry's House Of Universal Horror   The Jo(h)ns and The Manster welcome America's Sweetheart Larry Dwyer back to the show, this time to talk all about a certain 1931 vampire classic...Dracula! A historical film gets it's respect from the guys but also elicits plenty of laughter. Is that bat on a fishing pole? How old is Van Helsing? And what is up with the armad...

Jon called out sick so Ganache blazed The Manster signal again, and a fun time was had. Hellboy and Us are featured trailer discussion, Box Office stats for 2018 are looked at and dissected and just how are we feeling about The Orville this year? All this and more on the almost 75th episode of The Pint.

Yup 73rd time kids! A month into 2019 we give you our picks for best of 2018! Better late than never, right? Anyways, Mike Fullam, our Nintendo addicted buddy and brand new Twitch streamer joins The Jo(h)ns and Lou Skywalker to talk about the cream of the Pop Culture crop from last year. The Road To 80 is in full steam! Listen In Oh, and yes, this episode is named after a famous horse, so there's...

Longtime Marvel Writer/Artist/Editor Bob Budiansky joined us on the WESU radio show to discuss his storied career creating comics. From naming just about every damned Transformer that exists, to writing the comic they starred in and editing Spider-Man during a tumultuous time, Bob gave us a peek behind the curtain. Don't fret fans of Sleepwalker, the 33 issue run of the character he created, we di...

The Pint Movie Invitational Series: Part 4   Invitee: Rich Smith   Movie: Blade   Artist, podcaster and brand new dad Rich Smith joins Dem Boyz on the Invitational to talk Wesley Snipes! Oh, and Stephen Dorff too! That's right, it is time to get down on 1998's Blade. What Steven Spielberg film did it knock out of the top box office slot? How old is Traci Lords? And who the hell is Storm Noble? Sta...

The Road To 80 Begins Here! Mike Fullam, old friend of Ganache's and Co Host of the new podcast J&M: Something Nothing Show returns to talk his passion...Nintendo. All 7 North American consoles are discussed, and Mike and our very own Lou Skywalker take the reins and pick their fave games for each iteration. What is a Smash Con? What kind of map gets Lou all dewy in the undershorts? What does Sir...

Sir Jon is still off in the ether, so The Manster and Ganache hold down the 215. Lloyd introduces The Manster Fanfare Questionnaire Extraordinaire, a survey meant to gauge the pulse and habits of fellow comic readers. From podcasting friends to artists from The Springfield Art Mafia and more, we see what makes fandom tick. The first new podcast of 2019 is also our 70th episode, so Listen In!

The WESU archives provides this week's show, featuring artist, art restorer and guy who has a hard time spelling his own last name Michael Kelleher! Mike rejoins us to talk more about his extensive work in the world of the Four Color! Is he like a modern and less physical Indiana Jones, uncovering treasures of literature and restoring them? Sure! Truly a favorite guest, if you are interested in ho...

Bruce and Brian, the HorrorWave duo known as Satanic Panic '81 joins us on the WESU show. We talk their debut album, their upcoming film project and because they are from Jersey, Springsteen of course. We also debuted 2 tracks from their record and discuss their tastes in Horror films. Merry Christmas everyone, and Listen In!

The Manster fills in for Sir Jon and discusses with Ganache a whole bunch of comic show casting news, and react to some new trailers released in the last few weeks. After that things get festive as Dem Boyz discuss some favorite contemporary Christmas songs, and read off the picks of friends of The Pint. Just in time for the giving season, we got you a 69. 69th Pint that is. Listen In!

The Pint Movie Invitational Series: Part 3   Invitee: Jerry Morgan   Movie: Adaptation   Frequent guest Jerry Morgan of the great podcast Fistful Of Jokes chooses a strange pick out of Nic Cage's fimography, 2002's very meta Adaptation. We talk for over an hour and never mention that the film is about a writer writing himself into his screenplay, which is the central idea behind the story. The exa...

Sir Jon! John! A good old fashioned two man Pint! Daredevil Season 3 review! Deadwood movie news! Mandy review! Exclamation points! Listen In! Your 67th Pint!

The 20th time we pick an episode of The Pint Radio Hour to share as a podcast too! Ezra Croft, Co-Author of an amazing book about Bill Murray himself joins us to talk all about the enigmatic actor's career. From weird golf shows on Comedy Central to punching Chevy Chase in the face, we cover as much Bill that could fit into the hour, and still leave enough time to talk some Jeff Goldblum! #ListenI...

Lou Skywalker takes a break from writing for our website and joins The Jo(h)ns for a fun show that veers off into talk of the FFA. Yup, Future Farmers of America chat join us talking a bit about Daredevil's latest season, Titans and Chris Gaines, or was that Evans? Stay tuned til the end as we review three great books that should be on at least one person in your life's holiday list. #ListenIn to...

The Pint Movie Invitational Series: Part 2 Invitee: Andrew Morgan Movie: Memento   Comedian and official voice of the Invitational Series, Andrew Morgan stops by to chat all about Chris Nolan's crime thriller Memento. We discuss the unique storytelling method, characters and actors amongst a ton more. Which of us gave it a 2 overall? Who has hair just like a former Red Sox pitcher? Why do we talk...