Mike Mercadal

Zeroes on Heroes

Comedy EN ↓ 214 episodes

Listen in as Mike Mercadal invites hilarious people to spread some love about their heroes. Remember to spread positivity & #BEHEROIC!

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Mike Mercadal

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Unsung Heroes: REALITY BITES - 3/8/2018 09.03.2018 2:20:22

WILL YOU ACCEPT THIS ROSE?! On the latest edition of Unsung Heroes, we welcomed all Bachelors and Bachelorettes, Big Brothers, Bad Girl's Club members, American Idols, and all manner people who live in the Real World! We're talking reality shows, baby! We discussed everything from Top Chef to Pawn Stars, House Hunters to My Strange Addiction, and why Solitary was UNDERAPPRECIATED IN ITS TIME! Uns...

Unsung Heroes: BEST BEST PICTURE! - 3/1/2018 02.03.2018 1:34:24

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO! On the latest edition of Unsung Heroes, we crown the BEST BEST PICTURE of the millenium... so far! We invited our Creek Heroes to come on and choose the winners of our tournament where pitted all the Best Picture Oscar winners of the 2000s against each other! BRACKETS, BABY!! We also asked them their thoughts on this years Oscars and made up some Oscar categories we'd totall...

Unsung Heroes: GAME NIGHT - 2/22/2018 24.02.2018 2:32:08

YAHTZEE!! On the latest edition of #UnsungHeroes, we flip over your Monopoly board, put your left hand on green, and take the physical challenge because you’re in Jeopardy! We discussed our favorite board games, party games, and which game shows we would TOTALLY KICK ASS AT!! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at...

Unsung Heroes: BLACK PANTHER PARTY - 2/15/2018 16.02.2018 2:02:01

RAISE A FIST!! In this edition of #UnsungHeroes, we welcome guest host A.J. THOMPSON as we discuss the new Black Panther movie, our favorite black actors/filmmakers, and hear the real stories of Heroes of Color!! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the Creek and the Cave in Long Island City, New York every Thursda...

Unsung Heroes: ROM-COMMANDOS - 2/8/2018 10.02.2018 2:12:39

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!! Or at least in the movies. The latest edition of Unsung Heroes was a celebration of our favorite romantic comedies, our personal moments love failures (and some successes!), and we managed it all without crying over our Valentine’s plans! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the Creek and the C...

Unsung Heroes: STUPOR BOWL! - 2/1/2018 03.02.2018 1:21:48

THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION! As the Big Game approaches, Unsung Heroes thinks back to our favorite stories of striving for the best and beating the crap out of all you opponents!! We invited our heroes to share stories of their competitive victories, overcoming their biggest challenges, and made them do dumb internet challenge memes! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES ho...

Unsung Heroes: HOME ALONE! - 1/25/2018 30.01.2018 1:40:31

THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE! Mike is out this week and, in lieu of having a guest cohost, Will is all by himself! So we invited our basement heroes to tell us about their favorite solo artists, rogue agents, or that time they yelled “I work alone, Dammit!” Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the Creek and the Cave in...

Unsung Heroes: THIS IS A HEIST! - 1/18/2018 19.01.2018 2:02:35

STICK 'EM UP!! On the latest edition of #UnsungHeroes, we're getting our crew together, looking over some schematics, and we're talking all about our favorite heists! Whether it's about completing an Impossible Mission or going National on a quest for treasure, our heroes told us about their favorite tales of criminal Rube-Goldberg-ing! Some even CONFESSED TO THEIR OWN CRIMES!! Unsung Heroes is a...

Unsung Heroes: DO-OVER! - 1/16/2018 16.01.2018 1:59:01

WE'RE DOIN' IT AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN! On the latest edition of Unsung Heroes, we talk all about Reboots, Remixes, Redo-s, and Reinventions! With Mike out of town, we also welcome very special guest host, SARAH KENNEDY ( @SarahKomedy )! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the Creek and the Cave in Long Island...

Unsung Heroes: SEARCH FOR A SILVER LINING (2017 Edition) - 12/28/2017 29.12.2017 1:47:40

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE! We can all agree that 2017 was a total trainwreck. So for our year-in-review edition, we decided to focus on all the good things that befell us this year! From our favorite flicks and TV shows to pride in our personal accomplishments to how well we all did keeping it clean for that Indiana family that had their kids with them in the audience, MARVEL AT HOW A...

Unsung Heroes SAVES CHRISTMAS! - 12/21/2017 22.12.2017 2:21:16

MERRY CHRISTMAS, YA FLITHY ANIMAL!! The latest edition on #UnsungHeroes with filled with so much Christmas cheer! Thank y U so much to all of our heroes who shared their favorite Holiday flicks, memories of presents past, and we even did some caroling!! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the Creek and the Cave in...

Unsung Heroes: STAR WARS SPECIAL - 12/14/2017 15.12.2017 2:06:15

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU! On the latest edition of #UnsungHeroes, our heroes dive into their thoughts on all things #StarWars! From the prequels to the sequels and everything in between! And best of all, NO (real) SPOILERS! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the Creek and the Cave in Long Island City, New York...

Unsung Heroes: GOOD BAD - 12/8/2017 08.12.2017 2:03:59

WE SHOULD KNOW BETTER! This edition #UnsungHeroes finds our guests telling us all about the stuff they love even though they know it's garbage, stuff they loved as kids that don't hold up, and all their guilty pleasures! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the Creek and the Cave in Long Island City, New York every...

Unsung Heroes: DIRECTOR'S CUT - 11/30/2017 01.12.2017 1:46:58

AAAAND... ACTION!! On this edition of #UnsungHeroes, we talked all about our favorite directors! Our heroes covered everything from Spielberg to Tarantino to Kurosawa. And they even told us about their current directorial projects that are not at all fictional or stupid! Aaaaand... CUT! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record...

STEWART LEE with Nasser Khan - ZOH055 20.11.2017 1:03:22

COMEDY VEHICLE! In this edition of #ZOH, we welcome the hilarious NASSER KHAN ( @nassercomedy ) to tell us all about his hero, STEWART LEE! The guys sit down and discuss being inspired by the Brits, a deep-dive into comedy identity, and hosts CAN'T GET OUR GD NAMES RIGHT! Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle - https://www.netflix.com/title/80065128 ZEROES ON HEROES follows the quest of our intrepid hosts,...

Unsung Heroes: UNITE! - 11/16/2017 17.11.2017 1:39:04

COME TOGETHER! What a fun night back at #UnsungHeroes! What started out as an attempt to hear our heroes thoughts on Justice League devolved into everyone talking about their Thanksgiving family traditions and MUST-HAVE Thanksgiving foods! Listen in as we get "MEH" about JL and get horny for food. WARNING: DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU'RE HUNGRY! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HER...

MARGARET ATWOOD with Toby Nelson - ZOH054 14.11.2017 1:09:01

ALWAYS THE HANDMAID. NEVER THE TALE! This edition of ZOH features hilarious comedian and actress, Toby Nelson (@awyastark ), sharing her love for author and Canadian, MARGARET ATWOOD! In this episode, we discuss speculative fiction vs. science fiction, powerful female characters, and voracious reading apetittes! ZEROES ON HEROES follows the quest of our intrepid hosts, Mike and Will, to interview...

Unsung Heroes: THOR'S-DAY - 11/2/2017 03.11.2017 2:09:40

PUT THE HAMMER DOWN!! What an amazing night at Unsung Heroes! Our heroes invoke the power of the gods as they tell us about their favorite gods of mysticism and mythology, claim dominion as gods of... whatever, and tell us all about how much they want to see Thor: Ragnarok! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the...

LAIRD HAMILTON with Dave Kinney - ZOH053 24.10.2017 1:06:58

IT'S THE BIG KAHUNA! On the latest episode of #ZOH, we had a fantastic time talk with hilarious comedian and surf enthusiast, DAVE KINNEY ( @DavidKinney ), about his surf god hero LAIRD HAMILTON! The guys talked about Laird's weird salt water birth, Dave's humble florida surf origins, and discuss THE BIGGEST WAVES IN THE WORLD!! ZEROES ON HEROES follows the quest of our intrepid hosts, Mike and Wi...

Unsung Heroes: STRANGEST THINGS aka What About, Barb? - 10/19/2017 20.10.2017 1:45:59

LEGGO MY EGGO!! On this edition of #UnsungHeroes, we go to the UPSIDE DOWN! Our heroes tell us all about their favorite characters, their season 2 conspiracy theories, and stories of their own kid, bicycle gangs! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins. We record live, at the Creek and the Cave in Long Island City, New York every Thursda...

TOM PETTY with Max Boyajian - ZOH052 17.10.2017 1:16:13

DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT! This edition of #ZOH has Comedian and avid cyclist, MAX BOYALIAN ( @pukeandgarbage ), to tell us all about his hero, TOM PETTY! The guys discuss Florida weirdness, chill rednecks, and just, like, enjoy the shit out of Tom Petty, man. RIP ZEROES ON HEROES follows the quest of our intrepid hosts, Mike and Will, to interview funny and interesting people about their heroes. In d...

Unsung Heroes: ROCKTOBER! - 10/12/2017 13.10.2017 1:59:37

I WANNA ROCK!!! We had a headbanging, hard-rocking, guitar solo-hreading good time on the latest #UNSUNGHEROES! Listen on as our heroes told us all about their best concert experiences, personal rock star moments, and DODGE ALL LICENSING ISSUES BY DECLARING FAIR USE ON ALL THE RANDOM MUSIC WE USED! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by ZEROES ON HEROES hosts Mike Mercadal and Will Watkins...

R.E.M. with Will Lopez - ZOH051 09.10.2017 1:14:51

WHAT'S YOUR FREQUENCY, KENNETH!? On the latest edition of #ZOH, Mike and Will are joined by comedian/rock band front man, WILL LOPEZ! He unloads his love and inspiration for alt-rock heroes, #REM. The guys discuss rock inspiration and MTV, the comedy vs music dilemma, how your entire life can change from hearing one song, and Will debuts his new band's unreleased single!! Stay tuned until the cred...

CAPTAIN BENJAMIN SISKO with Adam Sokol - ZOH051 02.10.2017 1:09:48

TO BOLDLY GO! The latest edition of #ZOH finds us deep in the final frontier. Comedian and "guy who likes #StarTrek", ADAM SOKOL joins us to talk all about the most bad ass of Star Fleet captains, BENJAMIN SISKO! We discuss the many Trek iterations, Deep Space 9's "Norm", and Riker and Picard getting weird in the Holodeck! Read Adam's musings on GOOD TREK / BAD TREK: https://goodtrekbadtrek.tumblr...

Unsung Heroes: TOUCHDOWN TALES - 9/28/2017 29.09.2017 1:25:47

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL.... movies?!! Football season is upon us, and we wanted to pit our favorite football flicks against each other in a showdown deteremined by our heroes! Special guest host, DAVE KINNEY ( @davidkinney / @SavingThePhins ), to help Mike referree! Did your favorite tale of gridiron glory make the cut. Listen and find out! Unsung Heroes is a live show brought to you by Z...