The Pint: A Pop Culture Podcast

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.

Sir Jon. Ganache. Manster. Special guest Lloyd sits in and discusses getting into comic books at his advanced age. Damn, he's old. Anyways, John does a decent Scottish accent but a bad Matty Mac impersonation, Sir Jon takes delight in annoying his good buddy on air and Lloyd gives his personal thoughts on The Dark Tower film. Another dose of The Pint!

The boys need a week off, so here is another episode of the radio version of The Pint. Professor Bill Foster adds much needed class to the show, as he sits down to talk. A local comic book historian, Bill and the Jo(h)ns discuss everything from the importance of reading to the subject of race in comics, and the real world. John remembers a book from his childhood fondly featuring a hero of color,...

Sir Jon, John and special guest and John's wife Lindsay spend an hour discussing nothing. Or more accurately a show about nothing. From thirst causing pretzels to little people with lifts in their shoes, we break down what we love about this staple of American television and culture. From it's initially miniature first season order, to the 1.7 billion dollar deal for it's syndication, a true TV su...

Ganache sneak attacks Sir Jon with random events in pop culturedom that they had not discussed prior. From a true Hollywood hero turning 70 to Superman and his goddamned mustache through attempted murder over a card game, you know you are in for a fun and full Pint! And don't forget Jesse Ventura, he is in here too somewhere

Back from their adventures in beerland, Sir Jon and John dig into pop culture hard. From the celebrity graveyard to a Muppet sized controversy, the boys are back and spitting hot fire! John gives a quick Spider-Man:Homecoming review and Sir Jon will make you all want to pick up some Sam Glanzman comics STAT! Oh, and we watched a couple of films featuring some seriously snug trousers. It's a fresh...

Sir Jon and John record live at the incredible brewtanical garden at Olde Burnside Brewery in East Hartford, CT. Jukebox blaring in the background, beer flowing like water, and talking with all kinds of friends, new and old. This is an adult field trip for the ages! We press the pause button on old chestnuts like whether the Hulk can beat Superman arm wrestling or which Highlander film was the bes...

Old friend and movie buff Nukilwa sits down to chat with the boys. Topics include outdoor activities learned about from Mark Twain books, how to avoid getting kidnapped and the shaming of Uncle Larry, that one relative we all have that gets drunk at a holiday and says or does something crazy. We also discuss upcoming horror films based around a Polaroid camera and an Olympic swimming pool. And you...

This episode, much like America and the guy Tom Cruise played in that movie was born on the 4th of July! Sir Jon and John are back in the saddle and discussing such American classics as Trancers, Ben and Jerry's, Peter Weller and so much more. Did you love Robocop but not the remake so much? Do you remember adjusting the tracking on your VCR? Do you want to hear John's Jared Leto Joker laugh? Well...

Sir Jon and John are in and out in about 7 minutes this week. This is G.I. Gary's show! Gary conveniently took his family to Disney at the same time that a G.I. Joe convention was happening. Coincidence? The least he could do is bring us back an interview with artist Rod Whigham. Hear as Rod tells tales of what major comic company gives shitty Christmas gifts and more! Also hear Gary talk to himse...

So we tried to record our 9th episode and had to scrap it due to personal reasons. Then we had to scrap the retake due to technical issues. So here is a special bonus episode of our radio show on WESU FM. Special guest Larry Dwyer of Connecticut Cult Classics joins us and talks horror,horror and more horror. We discuss his bimonthly double feature fests and his favorite scary movies of all time. S...