The Steam Gentlemen

Let be honest. We live in interesting and changing times. And what we watched as kids was back then. Is well a little more complicated then we realized back then. But why shouldn't it be? Why can't we look back on something we once enjoyed and ask questions about it? What it really meant? What was the underlying message? After all we started a show about pop culture and social commentary. And here...

Ever been the outlier on a public trend? Been the one who went against the grain? Well welcome to the club. Part of being a Steam Gentleman or Lady or non binary, is the willingness to go against popular opinion. Stand on your own two feet. Look the crowd straight in the eyes and tell it like it is. Sometimes it just doesn't work Make you laugh, entertain you. Or just isn't fun. And by golly you a...

This week the round table meets to do a dive into the motivations that drive our favorite comic book heroes and the codes of honer that they use as a guiding star. And then they eventually deiced to not follow at one point or another. Join Greg RaShaun and Josh as we try to understand this concept. Is it really trying to be the hero? Or is there something more basic and human at play here? Rate an...

Today Greg Josh and RaShaun talk about their favorite songs. But not just the songs as that would be boring as hell! No The Steam Gentlemen meet once again in the tunnels to go behind the songs. And talk about the stories that inspired them! After all we all have a back story. Even the songs we know and love. But the One question this episode will leave you asking is. Do you still believe? https:/...

It's been a hell of a year for The Steam Gentlemen and the world. Born in the heart of the pandemic. and in our twisted minds. And so far we are having so much fun!! Today we are looking back on our 2021. Talking about what we covered. What enjoyed. Still rehashing our old arguments. And looking to the future. We want 2022 to a big year of growth for The Steam Gentlemen, and you. Yes you are a hug...

Okay Hollywood! Hold on to your holiday seats!! Stand up and take notice. Because today The Steam Gentlemen give you their million dollar and then some ideas for the next generations of holiday movies! Greg, RaShaun and Josh are all ready to take holiday special to the next level. We promise we will forever alter the way you look at your holiday traditions!! We mean that. It will never be the same...

The Time has come. That's right its time for Josh to step up and make the case once and for all!! The yearly debate that half of America can stake its life on. And the other half doesn't give a crap about!! Today all Josh has to do is get through The Three Of Clubs and The Star Child to prove once and for all that Die Hard. Is a Christmas movie. It's the moment you've all been waiting for. Or mayb...

Do you ever really think about the true meaning behind the holidays that we love so much? Of course you don't! That's why you have The Steam Gentlemen for. Today we examine some of the origins of the holidays. And dive into how they became the pop culture icons we all know and love. Christmas, Hanukkah, even Kwanza. Nothing is safe or scared when it comes to their roots and origins.

Today all our dreams come true! That's right The Steam Gentlemen get to be the presidents of all entertainment today. As decreed we'll.... by us! Today Greg RaShaun and Josh get decide what movies and to be clear, what genre bending mashups we want to see happen. Because damn it! It about time and long over due. Make sure to rate and review us on iTunes.

Deep dive time steam people! This week we take a look at a film that most defiantly spoke to all of us here in the steam tunnels. Clerks!! Thats right strap in. Get you baseball caps on backwards and remember that we're not even supposed to be here today!! This film speaks to an entire generation. And even speaks to us today. Don't ask why everything it in black and white. It's all part of the cha...

Let's face it. For all of us who grew up watching movies in the 80's and 90's. We had a certain look in our heads for how the end was going to look. Two years on into a major pandemic.... Well there were a lot more bathrobes and stretch pants than anticipated. And that's what our subject is today. What we thought it would look like vs what things really looked like. Enjoy Greg, RaShaun and Josh an...

Digging in and debating a small film franchise and debating the merits therein? Why yes please! that's what we do here on The Steam Gentlemen. Today Josh get to play the heal and defend the undefinable! Yes Josh will send for the defense of none other than Vin Diesel?! Of all the things one never would have thought... But as with most cases this is not just about this film it about a greater princ...

We all have them. The things in life that are objectively terrible. That very few people approve of. But yet you still go back to it. And even like it. You sicko!! Today on The Steam Gentlemen we add our fist Steam Laddie to the Mix. We Welcome Amelia as she joins us as a guest from her own podcast "Ghost Hunting in New England." (Your favorite spooky podcast.) Amelia talks with us today about the...

Tropes. We know them. Oh lord do we know them. Particularly in the genre of horror. Hell it's the pillars that hold the entire industry up when it comes to our favorite scary movies. But are they all bad? Do they serve a purpose? Or are they just lazy film making and tired. Join the underground round table to answer this and many more questions. Like what's going on in the bathrooms of Fenway Park...

This week on The Steam Gentlemen we delve deep into our subconscious and plumb the depths of our fear! Well and a lot of dick jokes.. I mean this is us we're talking about. Join Greg, RaShaun and Josh as we take a tour of the films that truly scared us. That left deep immersions on our young mind then and now!

We're back! Season 2 begins now with more blood and a higher body count! Greg RaShaun and Josh return on the scariest month of the year. Tackling our favorite subject all month horror films. today we ask why its so hard for our favorite genre that rakes in the cash, can never seems to break through the main stream ceiling to be considered by the academy. Why oh why?! Might have something to do wit...

Rev up the DeLoreans! Hop into your TARDIS!! Chug some Code Red and hit the hot tub! Because we have an episode that's fresh outa time and space!!! Greg, RaShaun and Josh all head back and forward in time to set the course of pop culture and our present right. What would it be like to travel through time. Would it be a good idea? unlikely! But today we get to explore the options with out consequen...

Well it's a battle royal today in the steam tunnels! It's The Bird man teaming up with the The Three of clubs, against The Star Child. Why the steel cage match? Welp the new He Man is out and we have thoughts. We are passionate in those thoughts. And why just keep that to ourselves? So buckle up and get ready!! We'll sell you the seat! But you'll only need the edge!!!!

Stop counting the votes! Or Keep counting the votes!!! Whatever!! Did you ever have something you were so looking forward to? And when the time came and it arrived it just didn't measure up? Maybe broke your very concept of fairness and reailty Looking at you Phantom Menace!!!! This week the panel looks at the movies we couldn't wait for that just didn't deliver. And we try as always to understand...

Pop culture now looks and sounds different than it did when the three of us were growing up. As it should. Yet it still is the core of what brought the three wayward Steam Gentlemen together. Even though and in spite of the fact that it didn't give an accurate representation to all of us. So what is god "woke" entertainment? What is it that we want to see represented in our films, our heroes and v...

Do you remember when you first saw your favorite actor in their first break out role? Yeah who give s Sh#t!! That's not what we care about. We are The (Definitive) Steam Gentlemen after all. Today we want to talk about the roles where we first saw the greats. Before they were greats. The movies what when we get a chance to finally meet the stars we always wanted to interview. We can remind them. A...

Ah music and the emotions and memories it brings up. Today the three of us talk about our favorite soundtracks and the movies that we remember because of them. In many cases the soundtracks and scores have lasted longer in our hearts and minds than the films themselves have. But why is that? Today The Star Child, Three of clubs and the Bird-man attempt to figure that out. Well as much as we ever d...

Call back episode!!! That's right today we go back to our supper team that should never be. All the Villains from the 1980's that make you say "Huh?!" Why would you even try to do that?! A very special episode of The Steam Gentlemen today as we go back and for the first time and revisit a list. Always what every podcast fan is looking for we know. Please rate and review on iTunes and tell your fri...

Have you ever really wondered what it would be like to live in your favorite universe? Yeah sure it would be fun to ride in the Falcon. But there are serous wars all the time. Planets get blown up on the daily. Or yeah it would be great if you have supper powers. But if you are just an average human? Try dodging giant chunks of concrete on any given day walking to work. Today That's the subject we...

Sometimes when you look at a story. The person who's the supposed to be the villain. When you take a closer look is really the hero of the story. Hear us out. This entire episode is all about sympathy for the devil. Didn't he have a point after all? I mean really if you look at human kinds behavior in the arc of history can you blame him? But we digress. Join us for a deep look at the villains we...