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On any other week, a new Call of Duty getting announced, Jon Favreau writing & producing a Star Wars TV series, the Oscars (or Razzies) or John Williams stepping away from composing Star Wars films would be the main story... but not this week.  We are joined by Chris Shriver of the Platformers podcast to break down every announcement of the suprise Nintendo Direct that dropped on Thursday, includi...

On this very special bonus episode, Greg is joined via Skype by Grant Kirkhope, legendary BAFTA nominated composer behind such video games as Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Goldeneye 007 (N64), Banjo-Kazooie, Yooka-Laylee, Donkey Kong 64, Viva Pinata & so many more!  We discuss receiving a guitar from Eddie Van Halen, joining gaming juggernaut Rare in its heyday & what is was like to be the first...

Even with mass power outages hitting the Northeast United States, we still found a way to not only record, but get the podcast out on time this week!  Shout out to friend of the show Rob H for letting us record at his place.  This week, we discuss Marvel's decision to move Avengers: Infinity War up a week to 4/27, give an update on Kevin Smith's health after a recent scare & a quick look back at t...

We are joined by Dave Elkins, Jacob Marshall & Zach Gehring, the members of the iconic band Mae, for a conversation about the origins of the band name, their incredible journey from meeting in college to playing shows (and more) around the world & the story behind the guys broadcasting their practice sessions on Facebook Live.  That is just the tip of the iceberg; it was a pleasure hearing stories...

This week, Greg & Sam talk about how the show has grown so much over the past three months, announce some amazing new BONUS EPISODES, read another iTunes review of our own show & discuss another round of mass Toys R Us closings.  And that is just in the open!!  We also discuss the proposed 10% tax increase on M-rated videogames & it's impact on the economy.  Capcom & Nintendo are getting both stup...

WE GOT A NEW LOGO! Thanks to Suraj Renuka at Fiverr for the awesome pixel art! Link to his work below!! This week, Sam gives his full spoiler free impressions of Marvel's Black Panther film, we rank our top 3 LEAST favorite Avengers (from the films only), have some announcements for a few upcoming bonus episodes & give each other two of the hardest trivia questions since we started the segment!  M...

This week, Greg & Sam recap the feeling around the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory & parade.  Also, the showrunners of Game of Thrones have announced they will be making a series of Star Wars films outside of the recently announced Rian Johnson trilogy, but at what expense?  We break down all the trailers that aired during the Super Bowl & list our favorite commercials from the big game.  A...

Live from the Lumberyard Recording studio in Hammonton, NJ, we are joined by Ace Enders (The Early November, I Can Make a Mess), Nik Bruzzese (Man Overboard) & Dom Maggi (Vent) for an hour of unfiltered madness.  We talk about how Ace & Nik decided to start a recording studio together, how Dom joined the family, what they would be doing if they weren't in the music business & so much more! We even...

We are joined (for the 3rd time) by our good friend Damien Check this week to react to & breakdown the Royal Rumble & NXT Takeover Philadelphia as Greg & Damien were there in person!  We break down the new Ant Man & the Wasp trailer, when the X-Men will join the MCU & countdown the top 10 films at the box office this past weekend.  The DC streaming service is getting an exclusive Superman prequel...

This week, we recorded the show in Greg's parent's house in the bedroom he grew up in.  We also have a new intro!! Thanks to all of our previous guests who sent us soundbytes for it; we'll be rotating every week.  Not only do we predict the WWE Royal Rumble (happening this Sunday in Philly), we also guess who will take home the 2018 Razzies for the worst of the worst in film!  Breaking Bad turns 1...

In this very special BONUS EPISODE of the podcast, we are joined by Dom Maggi of the New Jersey project Vent & an assistant at the Lumberyard Recording in Hammonton, NJ.  We talk about Vent's debut EP, Low Light (available now), & the difference between recording an EP for yourself & being on the other side of the glass helping other artists record their own projects.  On top of that, we discuss h...

This week, a very tired Greg & Sam discuss the newly announced Nintendo Labo, a new way to play your Switch.  We run down a metric TON of movie news while Sam gives his impressions of all the DC CW shows, including the premiere of Black Lightning.  Greg reviews the new Fall Out Boy album, M A N I A and talks about the Say Anything show at the Troc in Philly from Friday 1/19/18.  There was a whole...

This week, Sam & Greg recap the entire Nintendo Direct Mini from Thursday January 11th, including all the new announcements &  ports coming to the Nintendo Switch.  We also cover Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2018 & Greg goes through all of his favorite speedruns of the marathon so far.  Sega tweeted out a mystery image; could it be a Dreamcast Mini?  We also rank our top 3 video games we'd want...

In this very special bonus episode, Greg is joined by Tommy Siegel of Jukebox the Ghost & Narc Twain for an awesome interview about the past, present & future of both bands!  Did you know Tommy was a National Park Ranger? Or that he has a book for sale? Or that he has a solo record coming out?  Check out this interview to hear all of those stories.  It was an incredible experience to talk with a g...

This week, Greg & Sam celebrate 2018 in style! In the first episode of the new year, we recap the seven most downloaded episodes & the seven countries that listened to the podcast in 2017.  Game of Thrones final season will not drop until next year; listen to find out our reactions.  Greg finally saw the Justice League & the Disaster Artist, so tune in to find out his impressions.  Spoiler alert,...

One of Hollywood's best (and most physically fit) actors, Johnathon Schaech, joins the podcast for a special, 12 minute phone interview about his new film, Day of the Dead: Bloodline, coming out January 5th.  Johnathon has starred in That Thing You Do!, was Jonah Hex in DC's Legends of Tomorrow, had a role in Showtime's Ray Donovan & now plays Max, a "rotter" that hasn't fully turned, faced with t...

This week, in the last episode of 2017, Greg + Sam host the first ever "We Poddy's" Awards given to our Top 3 films, tv show/seasons, video games & new bands of 2017.  Listen to find out who won! We also give our list of over 30 things we would like to see come true in 2018! From movie theaters finally lowering their prices to a God of War Netflix series to a new Bioshock game and some artists rel...

In yet another BONUS episode of the podcast, Greg & Sam are joined by Joe Reo, the lead singer of Hidden In Plain View, at the beautiful Sterling Pig Brewery in Media, PA for a very special interiew with truly one of our favorite lead singers to one of our favorite bands of all time.  In the almost TWO HOUR LONG chat with Joe, we talk about his home brewed beers (congrats on the 3rd place!!), a lo...

On this very special BONUS episode of the podcast, Greg is joined by friend of the show Ryan Cunningham for an interview with the very funny, very awesome Nigel Bach, who wrote, directed, produced, edited and starred in the Bad Ben trilogy.  The films, including a 30 minute making of the trilogy, are available to stream for free on Amazon Prime Video.  Nigel tells us how he got the idea for Bad Be...

This week, our first of three episodes over the next four days, Sam & Greg are joined by their good friends Sean Carchidi for a full Last Jedi spoilercast (17:40) and Ryan Cunningham for the rest of the episode after the Star Wars talk.  We also go over the top 3 WORST things we have either played, listened to or watched in 2017.  Greg gives his impressions of Bright (Netflix) & Gunpowder (HBO).  ...

This week, Greg & Sam spill the beans on even more AWESOME guests coming on to the podcast for interviews, chat with Sean Carchidi (MRC Tech LLC) about SPOILER-FREE impressions of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, discuss the ramifications of Disney's acquistion of 21st Century Fox and how Disney will handle all of their new franchises & even recap all that happened at PSX last week.  We don'...

This week, in crystal clear HD, Greg + Sam discuss Disney's potential acquistion of 21st Century Fox, give impressions on the brand new Jurrasic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer, sob over Game of Thrones final season possibly being held until 2019 and give predictions for the upcoming PSX event for PlayStation.  Also, MEGA MAN 11 WAS ANNOUNCED!!!!! You know we're a happy duo!!  Pokemon GO (if you sti...

WARNING: This episode has some technical difficulties; while the content is just as good as ever, our mic died as soon as we began recording, so the audio was picked up through our computer mic.  You've been warned. This week, Greg & Sam give their impressions of the very first trailer for Marvel's the Avengers Infinity War, coming to theaters in May of 2018.  We also give our top 3 superhero movi...

On this special bonus episode of the podcast, Greg & Sam interview Danny Stevens, the lead singer of the Audition, for a conversation that lasted over an hour!! He had us in stitches.  We talk about how he got into music, his story as frontman of the Audition, some tour stories, his favorite bands to tour with and, most importantly, why he would perform on stage with bare feet!!  Danny also talks...

This week, Greg & Sam talk about our top memories at the Van's Warped Tour over the years, give our impressions of Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, talk about the positives & negative's with DC's latest film, the Justice League, and go in depth about the adult-oriented Harley Quinn spinoff series on the upcoming DC streaming service.  Also, Greg loves The Room; you should love the room too! Reviews...