The Pint: A Pop Culture Podcast

Fellow WESU DJ and CT native Billy Johnstone sits down with the boys. Billy fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming an actor on Broadway and has since choreographed, directed and taught in the theater world. An unusually inspiring episode of The Pint, as Billy takes us through his journey to the stage. Another of our WESU shows rebroadcast in podcast form, Listen In!

G.I. Gary returns to sit in on another show. China as a country hates a recent megamovie which gives Sir Jon reason to relocate, old shows on FOX are discussed as well as the brilliance of early Eddie Murphy. Of course we also discuss O rings because there is no subject we cannot tangent to! Stay tuned to hear Ganache and Manster discuss their night out seeing local filmmaker Kurtis Spieler's late...

Did you ever wonder what got The Jo(h)ns into pop culture? Well, we are going to tell you anyways. From funny books to cartoons and beyond, we dive into our histories and what made us who we are, explorers of greater geekdom! Listen In!

Jon and John bounce around in a good ol' fashioned Pint. Sandman and the death of a series inspiration, Star Trek goodness on TV again and a local CT microbrewery that did not exactly live up to Sir Jon's expectations. Also if you dig the outro riff we have used since episode 1, we give you the whole song as a bonus! Local CT hard rockers Soldiers of Solace are releasing their debut album on Janua...

Lou Skywalker sits in with Sir Jon and Ganache as we talk to The Dizzle himself, Chad Davis of the great podcast Pass The Effin Popcorn in the WESU studios. Topics range from Chad's love for Saved By The Bell, the top ten films he saw in theaters in 2017 and what is coming up this year for him and his show. A New Year's Eve to be remembered for sure, please enjoy or re-enjoy this classic from The...

Stargate. The Crying Game. Fantasy Football. Black Christmas. The Archive. The Foreigner. Mentions of Dicknado and the failed Wonder Woman pilot. Per usual, an extremely focused episode of The Pint. Oh, and The Manster sits in. Oh, and a little Stephen King talk and lusting over Carla Gugino. Oh and...just Listen In.

Dem Boyz decided to do a big show for their 30th. How about bringing The Manster and Lou back to discuss the latest Disney movie? No, we ain't talking cartoon mice or ducks, we mean Star Wars! Listen in as we yell and scream at each other over tactically improbable bombing runs, Yoda puppets, roasted Porg and much more. How hard was this film for one of our childhoods? Will one of us sing a Depech...

A day late last week equals a day early this week! A fun episode from our WESU show, The Jo(h)ns and G.I. Gary host Flint Dille, writer, producer and creator extraordinaire! If you have seen the Sunbow Transformers or G.I. Joe cartoons of the 1980's then you know Flint's work. We discuss everything from that to his work in the gaming industry to Gary's acquisition of multiple copies of a particula...

The New Dynamic Duo return just in time to talk local beer, board games, Netflix shows and, ummm...Oh yeah, the Justice League movie! What character was Jon's least favorite? Is Ben Batman for long? What happened with the lamp in John's dining room? Listen In for answers to all this and maybe more!

Chris from Arguing With Myself is back this week to discuss the entire slate of films made from DC Comics. From Dad Bod Superman to Heather Locklear getting it on with vegetation, we leave no adaptation unturned. Sir Jon reiterates his crush on Gal Gadot is still alive, John does the worst Shaq impression on Earth and Chris channels Marlon Brando in eerie fashion. An extra full Pint for you this w...

Chris Frodel from the blog Arguing With Myself joins dem boyz to discuss a multitude of topics. John's mild celebrity encounters at Rhode Island Comic Con, Sir Jon's love of indie comic Arsenic Lullaby and Chris' unexpected knowledge of Canadian super team Alpha Flight fill this hour. Also Stranger Things season 2 and local artist Larry Elig are discussed! Listen in!

Jon and John make Springfield,MA their home for the day at the incredible Bing Comic Con. Recorded live in the coolest looking church in town, the boys talk to a variety of eclectic guests. From fellow podcasters to local comic creators and even LEGO enthusiasts, The Pint gets the lowdown on what's going on at this great local annual show. Listen In!

Creators of the upcoming Charlton Movie, Jackie and Keith, hang at the WESU studios and discuss ton of stuff with the boys. From Connecticut's place in comic book history, to what libraries they used to research their film to how to properly pronounce Jackie's daunting last name, a fun and informative hour. Keep your eyes peeled for their film, in the meantime hear the story behind it, here on a s...

Recorded what seems like months ago, an episode of stuff that is so October of 2017! Lloyd gets promoted, Jon reviews what may be the worst film he has ever seen, John and Lloyd discuss Blade Runner 2049 and Victor Crowley. The real reasons behind Anakin's turn to the dark side are discussed as is our trip to a game con and tattoo con on the same day. A full Pint, please enjoy responsibly!

Batman: The Animated Series. Back Issue Magazine. The X Files. The Orville. The distaste for pubic hair in Japan. Only four of these things are similar, but they all have one thing in common, we discuss them all. It's your 24th episode of Pint O' Comics. Listen In!

Terror. Sir Jon. Fright. Ganache. Spooktabulous. Manster. Dem boyz get down with the Halloween season by counting down their top 5 horror films of all time. Some surprises in what films are, and also what are NOT included. Is Lloyd's favorite connected to his teenage memories of scoring with a beach babe in the '70's? Can John swim without shitting that weird mesh lining in his trunks due to the n...

Sex The Animal, providers of the new Pint opening radio theme come on the show to talk music and much more. Beam And Icculus laugh along with Jon and John as we discuss Richard Marx hairdos, throwing up through screen doors, songs named after Greek pastries and tons more. A bonus to this bonus radio episode is three tracks off of their debut album, best described as organic electro space jazz from...

Nick Banks, writer for Horror News Network and all around pop culture enthusiast sits in with the boys. Amongst the topics included are Jon's moratorium on discussing Star Wars, choosing the wrong movie to see while on vacation, digital comics or not and much much more. We also delve into Nick's love for the recent Rob Zombie film 31. Listen in, it's a new Pint!

The Manster returns to chill with the Jo(h)ns. The success of the IT film, Connecticut Cult Classics events through the year and recent celebrity deaths are discussed. Superman The Movie getting an extended cut release and the death of sitcoms are touched on, as well as a brief salute to the best part of Wes Craven's Swamp Thing movie. Listen In!

Life caught up with Ganache and he could not get Episode 21 edited in time for release this week. So in the meantime, enjoy this episode of The Mighty Pint Radio Hour with guest Ron Garney. Ron is a first class comic book artist, with runs on Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Captain America and so much more. Most importantly he is the guy who Stan Lee can never remember. Listen in as he...

Hope you like the smooth sounds of Ganache's voice, cause there is more of him than usual here. John heads to Granite State Comic Con in New Hampshire while Jon stays home and watches reruns of Glee. Folks from Alterna Comics and Darby Pop Publishing are amongst the interviews on this episode, but don't fret Sir Jon fans, his dulcimer tones are all over the intro and outro segments. Listen In!

Real life got in the way of recording this week, so we present another of our favorite episodes of The Pint Radio Hour. Rob and Christine Caprilozzi of Horror News Network and CT HorrorFest join us for a Galactus sized show and give us the lowdown on their ventures. John can't pronounce their last name to save his life and Sir Jon hits a button that makes an air raid siren go off (enjoy that!). We...

G.I. Gary drops in to join us in our Fall/Winter Movie Preview. From animated bulls to Osiris Children, we tell you what looks good and what looks Geostorm, oh sorry, I meant horrible. Is Gary a Brony? Is Sir Jon thinking too much about Janet Reno? Why did John skip the trailer for LEGO Ninjago? None of these answers here, but we do have a round of Movie Challenge! Listen In!

A special Labor Day gift to you all! The Pint a little earlier than normal in the week. Our Terrificon coverage continues here, as our in house interviews are featured. From big names such as Barry Kitson to up and comers like Source Point Press, we have an episode of often informative, sometimes funny and totally humiliating (ask Sir Jon) stuff for you. Listen In!

Terrificon 2017. 3 days, 2 hosts and a slew of friends. Sir Jon and John navigate the best Con in New England and see it's sights. From horny Spock cosplayers to never ending lines to get a book signed, we braved it to report back to you. Jon discovers that Mohegan Sun has instituted a beer shot clock and G.I. Gary becomes best friends with one of The Defenders. Listen In.