Wasted Potential Podcast

Wasted Potential Podcast is back with a fiery commentary track for 1996's Dragon Heart! Oh boy its a rambling one in which we discuss some film facts, give our awful opinions, but mostly discuss other more interesting movies. We play some trivia games like Shot or Not, Creature or Feature (???), and Quaid or Costner. Side note: if anyone has a functioning taint and wants to offer it for a transpla...

We're back and this time we discuss the 1980's graphic novel and the 2005 film V for Vendetta. Mike returns to the podcast and joins Ronnie and Shane as they compare and contrast both and attempt to derail the conversation as often as possible. Anarchy Forever! Featuring audio clips from: V for Vendetta and a bunch of other things that we do not have the permission or ownership over but it all fal...

Welcome to a new gimmick from Wasted Potential Podcast: From the Library! In this new concept made to torture our obnoxious podcasting pals, Ronnie and Shane randomly selected to watch the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock classic Rear Window. The boys drunkenly discuss the film and some behind the scenes featurettes. Both informative and annoying, this episode dangles on the edge of the cliff of listenabilit...

November 1, 2025: Hobo Dan joined Ron to talk about post-Halloween movies and they debated which last 2000s horror remake sucked more: Friday the 13th (2009) or A Nightmare on Elmstreet (2010). Spoilers: they both suck but one sucks WAY more. Our editor got lazy and busy so enjoy this spring time released Halloween/horror slasher podcast! 0:00 - Rambling about Halloween 5:04 - Intro 11:28 - Friday...

The Jedi are back baby! This week we watched 2009's war comedy The Men Who Stare At Goats. I know?! That movie! You have seen it but forgot you saw it. We rewatched it so you don't have to. This starts as a Glass Half Full episode but quickly goes off the goat path. Shane and Ronnie get bored when talking about this movie so they talk about real life military operations that are stranger than fict...

Due to high levels of intoxication and even higher levels of editor apathy: Spoiler warnings for all movies. Viewer Indiscretions Advised. Welcome to the 2nd Annual Wasted Potential Podcast Broken Bottle Awards! Ronnie, Shane, and Hobo Dan each bring three movies and some honorable mentions to talk about, and we wrap up by deep diving into two movies that don't even deserve sarcastic awards at all...

Merry Sharkmas from Wasted Potential Podcast! Iys that festive time of the year where we get together to talk about the reason for the season: shark attack movies! We ramble through 1999's Deep Blue Sea and have fun trivia about the film, sharks, and hip hop! Drinking Games: Ron - Every time two characters have a serious close up conversation Shane - Tom Scoggs (Michael Rapaport) says science or m...

Happy Halloween! This year we watched over twenty hours of the Alien franchise, or at least some of us did... And we talk about it for over 4 hours?! Why?! Shane, Ronnie, and Hobo Dan fly this space odyssey into the ground and drunkenly talk about the seven Alien franchise films as well as Season 1 of Alien Earth. We all rank them and have vastly different opinions. After 90 episodes, we've learne...

Welcome to the first and last Wasted Potential Monkey Court. Shane is suing Hobo Dan and Ronnie is presiding over the case. They attempt to talk about three courtroom movies and make sense of this terrible podcast idea. And we thought the Exorcism of Emily Rose was a mess... We also try to talk about A Few Good Men. Then there is My Cousin Vinny. There is no order. No one is honorable. The monkeys...

We're back and this week Ronnie is joined by a brand new guest* as they talk about the 1999 David Fincher film Fight Club. Yep. Every podcast talks about this film even though its a clear violation of Rule #1 but rules are for butt wipes and space monkeys. In this Glass Half Full we ask our usual questions: when did we first see this film, 3 things we love about it, and 1 thing to change. We also...

Wasted Potential Podcast is back and this time to ramble through 2011's Killer Joe directed by the devil himself William Friedkin. Its an NC-17 movie so you know Ronnie picked it and this whole podcast will be family friendly. Dan leads the discussion and asks our usual questions: when did we first see this film, 3 things we love about it, and 1 thing to change. So many metaphors are made as we la...

This was recorded in November 2024 so forgive the dated conversation. Remember in the 2000s when Hollywood pumped out comedies? We don't either. In this Glass Half Full, Hobo Dan and Ron talk about the 2002 comedy Orange County. We don't really follow the usual format of the show but we discuss 3 Things We Love, 1 Thing We Would Change and mostly focus on the colorful characters. End Theme made by...

Welcome to the First Annual Wasted Potential Podcast Broken Bottle Awards! Like all trophy ceremonies, this episode is bloated, self serving, and not funny. Hobo Dan joins Ronnie as they talk about some films and tv from this past year. Check it out! 0:00 - First Annual Broken Bottle Awards 2:52 - Introduction 7:53 - Let's Put a Damper on my Day Award 17:50 - The Most Soul Crushing Job Award 29:05...

Happy Holidays from Wasted Potential Podcast. Its been a busy year but we're back to stuff those stockings with off color jokes and useless commentary. Hobo Dan joins Ronnie as they ramble through Tim Burton's 1992 super hero sequel Batman Returns! Its our first Christmas movie ever on the podcast; we've sold out!!! We drink, we play trivia, we talk about nothing. And no Shane!!! Merry Christmas....

Happy Hollow-ween from Wasted Potential Podcast! This year we stare in amazement and horror at 2000's Paul Veerhoven flop Hollow Man! Shane and Ronnie peep on Kevin and all his sizzling Bacon while Hobo Dan materializes as an AI ghost!!! We play our trivia game Shot or Not and a new one called Ghost or Goof. Boooooooo! Shane's audio is bad because he is teaching his son to scuba dive so blame him....

On this podcast, Ronnie rambles on about the 2016 mystery, horror film The Wailing from Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin. Instead of using film excerpts in its original Korean language, our editor cut in moments from 2023's two time Razzie Award nominated film the Pope's Exorcis t. There is a Spoiler Warning towards the end because we highly recommend this film. 0:00 - The Wailing 30:41 - Spoilers Fea...

Welcome to BloodQuest: the long awaited rematch of Wasted Potential Podcast vs @BigDumbMovie as they discuss two VERY different films: Bloodsport (1988) & The Quest (1996)! Its kind of a Glass Half Full and part compare and contrast, but we get into Jean Claude Van Damme and the miraculous Frank Dux. Around 50:00 Shane's audio starts to hiss; I could not fix it so f*** that guy. Thanks @Napole...

We're back! After a long hiatus the boys have dusted off the mics and are discussing Paul Verhoeven's 1997 science fiction, action film Starship Troopers. Just in time for Memorial Day, we ask our usual Glass Half Full questions and get into one of our favorite patriotic nightmares. Bugs, blood, and boobs galore! Excerpts used from: Starship Troopers, The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Memes, RoboCop,...

We recorded this in December and it was shelved because we had to fire our lazy editor then they sued us for "unsafe work practices" but finally here it is: our 2023 film and TV Wrap Up podcast! This is our fourth annual podcast in which we discuss that we watched this past year; some are great, some bad, and some bizarre. As usual, we finish the podcast with a film deep dive and we get into some...

Happy Holidays from Wasted Potential Podcast! Its our 4th annual holiday podcast in which we don't want a holiday movie. This year we ramble through the 2005 film Constantine. Listen with us as we play Shot or Not and a new terrible game idea: Santa or Satan. 0:00 - Ads 4:31- Introduction 10:14 - Constantine 2:08:02 - Xmas Presents 2:12:18 - Outro/ Outtakes Wasted Potential Podcast is sponsored by...

This week Shane and Ronnie are joined by Korey from @bigdumbmoviepodcast to discuss alien invasion or first contact films! They ramble on about Independence Day, Arrival, Edge of Tomorrow, and what they would do during an inevitable space foreigners attack. Nerd discussions and complaints ahead. This was recorded in July and Shane finally finished editing it. Wow! 0:00 - Introduction 6:30 - Indepe...

Happy 4th annual Halloween podcast from Wasted Potential Podcast! This year we enter a realm of madness as we watched the six Exorcist films and talk about it for way too long. Grab a beer, some split pea soup, and may the power of Christ compel you to listen to all 3 and a half hours of this podcast. We play many games, complain about an awful franchise, and partake in a surprise ending. BEWARE O...

Wasted Potential is back and we have returned to our original commentary track format to laugh over the 1997 film Anaconda. It's one of our favorite bad, baffling blockbuster films and we definitely don't talk about the movie itself. We do talk about cleavage, strokes, gay horror icons, prostitute dreams, and snake trivia. And, yes! Those are the sounds of animals running around and barking and if...

This week we talk Supernatural/ Haunting horror films! Shane and Ronnie discuss The Babadook (2014), Poltergeist (1983), and The Pope's Exorcist (2023). We give you an update on our own horror script and act out two new sample scripts. Spoiler Warning: we talk about the ends of the Babadook (skip option) and the Pope's Exorcist (no warning given). Editor's Note: When Ronnie says "Black Mass" he me...

Wasted Potential is back with a new Glass Half Full episode an our old pal Mike. Today we talk about Mike's favorite movie of all time: 1997's The Fifth Element. We ask might our usual questions: when did you first see the film, what are three things you love, and what is one aspect you would change. If it seems like Shane was kicked in the head by a mule and that Ronnie is more of a cantankerous...