SlurpToast

(Originally recorded 04-16-25)
Welcome back to another exciting episode of SlurpToast.
Tonight we don't have a theme so we just riff.
We started out talking about Stephe's overly ambitious work anti-virus software.
Then we did a nice long political chunk.  Not normally one of topics of conversation, but these aren't normal times.
That led to a brief conversation about crypto and it's striking similarity to pyramid schemes.  Bruce discussed Going Infinite by Michael Lewis in connection with crypto chat.
What else?
Daredevil:  Born Again (no spoilers)
Bruce's quest to complete the Jason Statham catalog
The Statham vehicle Chaos
Walton Goggins
The Righteous Gemstones
Baby Billy
COCKFIGHTER (the book AND the movie)
SDCC hoteling
And, of course, we finished up with "What's on Your Desk?"

(Originally recorded 04/02/2025)
Tonight's episode title is our tribute to the late Val Kilmer.  It's a line from True Genius and has been one of the operating parameters of our friendship for years.
As discussed last time, we performed a little social experiment on tonight's show.  Good to see you, Dave.
Stephe had a lot to say about his week at work.  It has been, well, less than stellar.
Bruce discussed the latest Jason Statham offering, A Working Man.  Did you know the movie is based on a book by comics legend Chuck Dixon?  Neither did Bruce.
What else did we talk about?
Six Sigma'ing
Is Jason Statham a Stallone proxy?
The origin of the action flick "Line Cooks"
Life on a porn crew
Reading business books
Stephe's enjoyment of Pokemon deck breaks
"Steve is Here"
The new Quad City Bandits road logo
The new Oyster Catchers logo (don't look it up)
MLB Opening Day
Potential expansion cities for MLB
We want the New Orleans Voodoo
Another Papa Shango reference
Micronauts
Chicken Art
Bruce is not buying into Kale (there's a reason)
And, of course, we did "What's on Your Desk?"
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(Originally recorded 3/18/25)
Tonight's show is jam packed with content, just the way you like it.
We started out touching on:
The potential death of Funko Fundays
The rebirth of the Evel Knievel stunt cycle
Bruce's idea to cross promote the above with Ghost Rider
Bruce's possible kidney stone
Daredevil Born Again
The unbelievable hat design snafu made by MLB
Then the podcast was joined by Bruce's sons who wanted to pitch their idea for a podcast to your humble hosts.  It's a decent idea so don't steal it.
Then we got into another round of our favorite follows:
wildhatsofficial
celina52truckstop
baseballbydesign
cloudchord
kundokrunch
jlees_1
aamir.hydari
joelsaltzman
nunchucktylor
elevatefiguredisplays
cholo_dance_daily
And we ended the show with "What's on Your Desk?"

(Originally recorded 2/27/25)
We convene tonight because we have thoughts and we don't want to wait to share them.
We've both seen the new MCU film, Captain America:  Brave New World, and we thought we should make our feelings know before the movie moves to its ultimate streaming destination.
We also chat about the pending debut of Daredevil:  Born Again, the newly released image of Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and how Stephe believes The Marvels is an underrated title in the MCU.
We both still hate The Eternals.
This one goes deep.  We rattle off the names of a LOT of Green Lanterns.  Be forewarned.
We, of course, play "What's on Your Desk?"
Also, enjoy.

(Originally recorded 02.19.25)
We came into this one with a plan.  We really did.
Our goal was to talk about all of the recent SNL50 programming.  We are both long time SNL fans and revisiting the show's history and its importance to us seemed like a good fit.
We eventually got to it and reminisced in our own unique, meandering way.
We also talked about:
How damned cold it is
Flash tattoos for the family
.38 Special
Stephe's adventures at the cinema
A preview of Brave New World
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
The Rock - Dwayne or Sean?
Zardoz
Excalibur
Saturday Night
Slim Goodbody
The agony of the Ben Cooper Halloween Costume
Bruce introduced Stephe to author Alan Lee.
Mental Organism Designed Only for Karaoke
And, of course, we played "What's on Your Desk?"

(Originally recorded 2/5/25)
Look, we recorded an episode on 2-5-25.  Cool?
After an unexpected layoff due to Bruce's new work commitments, the boys are back with another theme show?
The theme this time?
How about some of Frank Miller's most recent cover art for Marvel?
Yeah, we go deep.  We talk influences, style, layout and color.
We also talk about a bunch of weird side stuff that makes it a lot of fun.
But wait, that's not all:
The trailer for Fantastic Four:  First Steps
The trailer Daredevil:  Born Again
TB in KC
The Twitter wasteland
The abomination that is Fantastic Four (2015)
Stephe's return to Marvel's Micronauts
Bruce's first time visit to the land of Peter David's run on The Incredible Hulk.
All this and a very simian "What's on Your Desk?"

(Originally recorded 1/8/25)
 
A new year dawns and SlurpToast is there to greet it.
The boys get down to business with lively discussions about:
What If?
Landman
Wicked
The Howard the Duck podcast
Football
Stephe's youthful Broncos fandom
Terry Bradshaw's hair
Another death in the family
Old folks
Stephe's most recent trip to the ER
Moonshiners
Old Men and their ailments returns
Skeleton Crew
Fan casting Metal Men
Icelandic murder shows
Mondo
Joey Breaux
And, of course, "What's on Your Desk?"

(Originally recorded 11/25/24)
It's Thanksgiving time again, kids.  You know what that means?  It's time for a side of SlurpToast.
The episode starts with Stephe lamenting issues with frames and photos.  It makes sense in context.
We discuss the philosophy of "right or right now."
The boys go full heel on Thanksgiving.  Spoiler - they both hate it.
Bruce talks about his recent trip to Vega$ (official Dan Tanna spelling).
Bruce also breaks the news that he's going to get to move his half of the podcast out of the garage.
Then it was on to the main event.
We've talked about it ad nauseum and tonight we deliver. 
It's time to compare action figures (no that's not a euphemism).
Stephe has collected all of the available action figures in the New Gods collection.  Bruce has most of those same characters in the DC Animated/JLU style.
Which characters get compared?
How about;
Darkseid
Big Barda
Mr. Miracle
Orion
Superman
Lightray
Kalibak
Stephe also had a Metron and Bruce countered with a few other Fourth World JLU figures (I'm looking at you Mantis.)
The show ended with the always exciting "What's on Your Desk?"