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(Originally recorded 07.30.26)
Stephe couldn't wait to talk about his experience at SDCC 2026.
Bruce couldn't wait to talk about Stephe's new facial hair.
So, we talked a lot about both.
I have to be honest, I got so into the conversation that I didn't take very good show notes.
You'll just have to listen to see what all we talked about.
I remember:
Funko Fundays
Things Stephe bought for Bruce
Ticketing issues for Funko AND Hall H
The Punisher by Garth Ennis
Blokees
And, of course, we played "What's on Your Desk?"
I'll take better notes next time.  Until then...enjoy!
 

(Originally recorded 07.16.26)
It's the most wonderful time of year again.
SDCC is next week.
Due to marital commitments, Bruce won't be attending this year, but Stephe will be awash in SoCal geekery next week.
We take our annual look at what we're looking forward to at the Con this year.  We run down Stephe's itenerary.  We talk exclusives (or the lack thereof.)
What else?
How about:
The finished Moon Knight figure from our last episode
Dominican baseball
Stephe's encounter with the explosive diarrhea virus
The small town of Canteloope in the province of Enchirito
Getting lean at work
The joys of an oilfield youth
Transformative jazz
Fuck Gambit
We riff the opening of a James Lee Burke book
And, of course, we play "What's on Your Desk?"  This episode that involves a live rip of Topps Marvel Chrome 26 Blaster Box.  Will there be last pack magic?  You'll have to listen to find out.
 
 

(originally recorded 06.24.26)
Never let it be said that we don't continually try to evolve what we do on this podcast.
Sure, we know what works.  It's our, as Stephe put it, kibbutzing.
But tonight, oh tonight 'Migos, we really stretched ourselves.
Stephe bought the new Moon Knight model kit from Blokee and, after putting together a similar Spider-Man kit over the weekend, felt like he could put old MK together while we recorded the podcast.
How did he do?
Well, listen and learn.
You can also see exactly how good Bruce is at vamping when construction hit a snag.
What else did we talk about?
How about:
getting ready for SDCC 2025
the possibility of the KC Royals moving to a downtown stadium
fun with GLPs
Bruce's upcoming anniversary trip
fireworks horror stories
Frank Miller
John Byrne
52 Pickup
Obesssion
Man on Fire
Dr. Z
Retromania
And, Bruce also had a "What's on Your Desk?" of a simian sort.
Finally, Bruce promised to put Luckenbach, Texas in the show notes...so here it is.

(Originally recorded 05.21.26)
Seeing as how we recorded this the day after the series finale of The Boys aired, do you think we are going to talk about that?  Of course we are.  
Immediately after watching The Boys, Bruce watched The Punisher:  One Last Kill.  He's got some thoughts on that bloody affair as well.
Bruce also finished the Levon Cade series by Chuck Dixon.  Thoughts?  Sure, he's got them.
We talked about the Kentucky Derby and our VERY tenuous connection to one of the jockeys.
There was some brief conversation about Redd Foxx and the comedy chitlin circuit.  I should take better notes.
Stephe saw David Byrne in concert.  He's 73.  David Byrne, not Stephe.
We talked about toy hunting, as we do.
We discussed the Further Adventures of Pot Dad.
Our round of "What's on Your Desk?" led to some high end Modokery and it involves karate.  You read all of those words correctly.
Give it a listen.  We'll be glad you did.

(Originally recorded 04.29.26)
We're back!
Both of your friendly neighborhood hosts had trips since last we convened.  These are discussed.  Find out about Stephe in Tennessee and Bruce in Costa Rica.
Then we hopped right into the meat of this week's episode.
Bruce came up with an idea.  Think "F*ck, Marry, Kill" but with the entire MCU catalog to choose from.  No we're not getting carnal or betrothed.  Instead we Keep one property exactly as is.  We Delete on from existence in its entirety and we Change one to better suit our nerd ideals.
I can promise no duplicate choices were made.
There is some extra nerdy discussion of things we didn't choose and why.  We get off on a tangent trying to take Nick Fury from WWII all the way to the early days of SHIELD in the swinging sixties.
That one yields some very fun results.
Stephe talks briefly about Dungeon Crawler Carl. (hint - he hasn't started it yet)
He hasn't watched Daredevil:  Born Again either.
Bruce goes into a deep dive on Chuck Dixon's Levon series, the source material for last year's A Working Man.
And, of course, we play "What's on Your Desk?"
We're back and we're ready to roll!  Join us!

(Originally recorded 03.25.26)
Sponsored, in part, by painter's tape
It's Opening Day of the 2026 MLB season, so we decided this would be our annual baseball show.
And, I mean we jumped right into it.
First up?  How about a deep dive on the new teams and/or logos for Copa de la Diversion?
What to do after a lengthy dissection of secondary minor league team logos?
How about:
Revisiting our professional baseball relegation idea to reset it for the new season.  That's a good thing for the Nashville Sounds.  Less so for the Colorado Rockies.
Bruce updates his Jason Statham journey.
Paying the bills
Picking project names
The Grateful Dead
Cacophonous jams
The bawdy court
Stephe finally sees Sinners
Trolling Skeeter
And, of course, we finished up with a round of "What's on Your Desk?"

(Originally recorded 3/4/26)
After a funeral related recording delay, the boys are back with a whole new slew of topics to ramble on about.
What you may ask?
How about Stephe's opening gambit:  a work story that ultimately involves FBI participation.
Bruce, on his way back from the aforementioned funeral, stopped in Lafayette, Louisiana, the origin point of your hosting duo.  He had some thoughts.
What else?
How about:
Stephe's adventure at Trading Card Con (renamed PocketCon(tm) on the show)
Curling with Nerds
Codifying collector culture
Bruce updates his Jason Statham viewing quest
Bruce's new podcast obsession, Are You Afraid of the Dark Universe
We played What's on Your Desk?
And then there was a lengthy discussion about an issue of Hustler magazine from1984 and a very specific artistic feature therein.
 

Originally recorded 02.05.26
Well, we did it!  We made it to 100.
A full C-Note of Bruce and Stephe rambling about things X and geeky.
And, tonight, on our very special DOUBLE SIZED centennial episode, we finally land our white whale.
We finally have the up-and-coming HUNTER ROBERTS on the show.
Hunter gladly explains Taylor Swift to us in a manner we can understand.
We talk Oscars.
We talk Scream.
We talk Disney After Dark.
We talk the art and science of stand up comedy.
Hell, we even talk Love Boat with a millennial.  He gets us.
Of course, we play what's on your desk.  Hunter has lots to contribute.
Just in case you were wondering, there is, in fact, MORE Eternals talk.
Strap in, this is a good one.