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Originally recorded 09/25/24
What a night.
We recorded while the Chicago White Sox tried to avoid baseball infamy.  Stephe, an avowed ChiSox hater, rooted loudly for their demise, especially since it would benefit his beloved Royals' chances at making the playoffs.
Bruce served as the ESPN ticker throughout the episode.
Then we discussed the recent SDCC returning registration.  Yes, we got tickets for 2025.
We created Moneyball Demo Night, an opportunity for A's fans to pay their parting respects to the team leaving them behind for Sin City.
We talked about what it would look like when its time for our kids to put Gen X into the home.  Bruce predicts much gaming will take place.
Stephe proposed that Gen X is the reason all toys have soft edges now.  We shared a few stories of growing up in what Bruce called the "Evel Knievel generation."
What else?
How about:
The Story of George the Knot
Marvel's Micronauts collections
Marvel's giant omnibi in general
Stephe's ongoing search for Darkseid
Action figure talk
Figures we wished we'd kept
Slow Horses
Kaos
Baseball:  The Movie - the book
And, of course, we played "What's on Your Desk?"

Originally recorded 08/18/24
After a forced hiatus, the boys are back and ready to roll up on you with their particular geek magic.
Blood and sugar sold separately.
Stephe opened things up with an in depth account of his trip to SDCC in July.  This included Preview Night, Funko Fundays and drinking in San Diego.
During this part of the conversation, Bruce took a moment to expound on his Corey Feldman as a performance artist theory.
Hey, Bruce got new glasses...the Robert Downey, Jr. kind.
There was another edition of Old Men and Their Maladies
We discussed Gen X being forced to square dance in gym class and the chaos it created for dyslexics.
Stephe had encounters with homeless folks in San Diego.  They did not go how you might expect.
Finally, Bruce explained the reason for the long hiatus.  His mom passed away and the guys reminisced a bit about Mama Jane.
She was a fan, even when she had no idea what we were talking about.  She knew we were having fun and that's all that mattered to her.
Bruce steered the ship out of maudlin with a mention of author, Eli Cranor, and his Arkansas crime noir.
Finally, Bruce pointed Stephe toward the poster art of the dearly departed Armadillo World Headquarters.  The legendary Austin hippie music venue produced some fantastic posters during their run.
 

Originally Recorded 06/24/24
SDCC is getting closer and the boys are getting excited.
What can they possibly discuss to bide their time until Nerd-vana?
How about topics such as:
Stephe's vacation
X-Men 97
Facebook streaming
Clete by James Lee Burke
House of the Dragon
Bruce's two degrees of separation from "Gorgeous" Gino Hernandez
X/Twitter
The Future Facists of America
X
AI
The Boys from Bunkie
The magic and mystery of Joey Breaux
Dating tips for Marvel's Beast
Mojo El Diablo
Funko Fundays
Corey Feldman
We also talked about our mutual admiration for author S.A. Cosby.
And, of course, we played a round of "What's on Your Desk?"

Originally recorded 6/5/24
After an unfortunate hiatus, the boys are back with another podcast.  While not as cohesive as episode 74, this one has variety and, as we all know, that is the spice of life.
So what flavors can you expect?
How about:
Subarus (we own many of them)
The absolution bullshit that is car sales
The absolute bullshit that is salesmen
Which leads to Mergers & Acquisitions
The tale of Stephe's sister slamming Charles Barkley
An update on Bruce's mom's health
Old Men and their maladies
The pure awesomeness that is Joey Breaux
X-Men 97
Funko Fundays
What's on Your Desk?
The show was cut a bit short as Bruce had to jet to check on his mother who was being admitted to the hospital.
Enjoy.
 

Originally recorded 4/28/24
It doesn't happen very often, but tonight the boys came in with an agenda.  Some might even call it a plan.
You see, we wanted to talk about the MiLB Copa de la Diversion and what we love about it.  Specifically, we wanted to talk about the team logos that we loved.
We did talk about some other stuff, like:
Stephe bought a new car
Bruce drank a Lone Star
Dream Scenario
Canary
Stephe rewatched Bullet Train
What's on Your Desk?
But mostly we talked about Copa.  Specifically the following teams:
Mariachis de Nuevo Mexico
Chicharrones de Columbia
Fundadores de Fredericksburg
Midland Amigos
Fenomenos Enmascarados del Valle de Hudson
Brooklyn Jefes
Pointy Boots de Amarillo
Toros Bravos de Durham
Duraznos de Roma
Murcielagos de Louisville
Churros de San Jose
Pensacola Pok-Ta-Pok
Salsa de Winston-Salem
Tumba Vacas de Wichita
Paletas de Beloit
Cabritos Maldichos de South Bend
Cardinales de Springfield
Perros Santos de Charleston
Sacramento Dorados
Lunaticos de Rocket City

Originally recorded 4/10/24
In an episode now regarded as the origin of "we talk dumb stuff smart", the boys are at it again with a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to:
Being in the path of totality for the solar eclipse
Stephe's year of being Hugh Grant
"The Best of Us..."
Bracketology and stats class
Moneyball
The Iron Claw
X-Men 97
The secret origin of Gunslab and Bone Bruise
Mark Millar writes Fantastic Four
What if Gran Morrison wrote Hellboy?  You get DC's Frankenstein.
Longshot
Clete Purcel v. Joe Pike
Wrestlemania
What's on Your Desk
All in all, an entertaining way to spend an hour or so.
Enjoy.

Originally recorded 3/21/24
It's March Madness, at least until we find another title for the episode.
Don't expect a whole lot of basketball talk, or any really.
Instead, strap in and get ready for more than an hour of the freewheeling geekery that has become the trademark of this podcast.
We talk about:
Spring Break
Stephe's niece's wedding
Evening Shade
The very odd resurgence of the Kroftt-verse
Holmes & Yoyo
Karen Valentine
The afterschool special entitled Birth
Blackbelt Jones
Antonio Banderas as Silver Surfer
Stephe's first trip to Bucee's
The new Copa de la Diversion team in MiLB
King Kong's new Infinity Gauntlet
The Beekeeper
Accounting and its software (riveting)
The territory days of professional wrestling
"Exotic" Adrian Street
And, of course, we played "What's on Your Desk?"
Enjoy.

Originally recorded 02/25/24
We are back and getting in our second episode in a short month.  Good on us.
What did we talk about?
How about:
How midgets are made (ask Stephe)
Stephe's impending first colonoscopy
Turd stabbing
Dogs have ACLs?
Killers of the Flower Moon
Is there value in empty Funko boxes?
The recently announced casting of the NEXT Fantastic Four movie
The Marvels
Additional thoughts on possible Fantastic Four casting
Bunkie, Louisiana
The highs and lows of vintage toy shopping
Days of Future Past
Mad respect for cosplayers
The Miguez story...again
And finally, the secret origin of Dave Douglas, free lance mathematician
All this and Bruce got to tell Stephe that Mid-South Championship Wrestling is now streaming on Peacock.  Do yourself a favor and go there now.