SlurpToast

Galactus and a Harem of Heralds

Originally recorded 5/10/23

So, after the debacle that was the first attempt at episode 59, we thought we'd try again.

It was a rocky start with some technical issues (which I will get resolved).  Once we worked through those, we were off to the races.

We talked about, among other things:

• Stephe's trip to Senior Honors Night
• The dangers of fraternal organizations
• Stephe rants about the grading of Funko Pops
• Bruce talks about his window repair earlier today
• The boys both lament home ownership and pine for their bachelor apartments
• An early round of "What's on Your Desk?"
• Some conversation about Marvel's Longshot
• How we could use Mojo and/or Howard the Duck in the MCU
• We talk around Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 since Stephe hasn't seen it
• The unmitigated disaster that was 2015's Fantastic Four movie
• We address the MCU Fantastic Four casting rumors going around
• We add a bit of our own spice to the mixture.  Hilarity ensues
• Work frustrations and flow charts
• Stephe makes a case for the genius of Rob Liefeld
• We talk a bit about Stephe's graduation project for his daughter

And we end with a hearty "that's not how its works your jerk off."

Enjoy.

Jesus Wasn’t a Doobie Brother

Originally recorded 4/11/23

Well, we went into this one without a plan, and, frankly, it shows.

We started out with Stephe finishing a gourmet dinner courtesy of the Quick Trip.  While he slammed that down Bruce kept the ship moving in some sort of direction.

Looking for inspiration, we then went into a double round of "What's on Your Desk?" that yielded some fun results.

As it does, that led into some (at this point) obligatory Funko talk including the demise of Mondo.

All of this happened with laggy internet that had Stephe looking like an extra in a Godzilla movie.

We talked briefly about Stephe's Opening Day 2023.  The Royals lost.

From there we talked about all sorts of things.  What sort?  Glad you asked.

• SDCC
• The pending SDCC Hotel-pocalypse
• We landed on a sound effect for unboxing
• The highs and lows of dealing with Vintage Goods
• Stephe's visit to K-State
• The rediscovered joys of Ramen
• Hip Hassidic Rabbis
• Tackling deadbeat dads
• Other fun follows (more next episode)
• Lots of SNL chatter
• We run down the list of SNL presidential players by memory (as best we could)
• How we would mess with Kevin Sorbo in an interview situation

And we ended with Fanny Burps.

Well, not actual ones.  Just talking about them.

Unreality - a novel (with Chris Smith)

Originally recorded 3/22/23

It's a big day on SlurpToast.  This episode we had our first streaming guest, the Mandalorian of Metal himself, Chris Smith.  Chris is the author of the new book, Unreality - a novel.

Chris joins the boys to talk about his new book (releasing on 3/23/23), the publishing process, his previous book, the ups and downs of self-publishing, University of Houston basketball and his guiding light, music. 

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In addition to the time spent with Chris, the boys got into some other stuff as well:

• An early round of What's on Your Desk?
• Stephe's trip to Planet ComicCon
• Bruce's trip to New Orleans
• Artwork by Den of Apathy
• Getting a speeding ticket in Morgan City
• The new Copa de la Diversion logos from MiLB

Bruce throws down the gauntlet for Stephe's next "12 Days of..." viewing challenge, this on featuring Gerard Butler.  The list for "The Butler Did It" is:

1. Dracula 2000
2. Reign of Fire
3. Phantom of the Opera
4. PS I Love You
5. RocknRolla
6. The Ugly Truth
7. Law Abiding Citizen
8. The Bounty Hunter
9. Chasing Mavericks
10. Playing for Keeps
11. Greenland (with the option to sub in Geostorm)
12. Plane

May Manny have mercy on his soul.

 

And we finished up with an update on the "Give Me Tacos or Give Me Death" logo.  Trust me when I say you want to keep an eye on this one!

 

 

Papa Shango Sh!t with a Slouch and a Twist

Originally recorded 3/9/23

The boys are back after a month long hiatus that saw Stephe bored with leadership training and Bruce disfigured by a rogue tree branch.

They started things off with a conversation about Funko and their plan to dispose of 30 million dollars worth of dead stock inventory.  As our resident Funko Fanatic, Stephe had thoughts.

After that we discussed Wakanda Forever and a new MCU fan theory making the rounds on the internet.  This one actually has some legs.

What else:

How about:

• Stephe's kitchen remodel
• Samaritan
• Cobra
• Stallone movies in general
• Fine art by Lego
• Bruce's upcoming trip to New Orleans
• Bruce unboxes the new Marvel Legends Howard the Duck figure
• The Authority
• The differences between the writing styles of Warren Ellis and Mark Millar
• The differences between the art styles of Bryan Hitch and Frank Quitely
• There was some random SDCC chatter in there as well

And then the show ended with Stephe invoking the name of Papa Shango.

Nothing good can come from that.

Enjoy.

Squatting in Azatlan - the Music Episode

Originally Recorded 2/6/23

It started out as an aside by Stephe in Episode 54.

"We should do something about Sammy Hagar for our 55th episode."

Bruce, of course, ran with it.

That's how you get the music episode.

Of course we ran into a bout of COVID and a Texas ice storm before we got to do something about Sammy Hagar.

We start off with a tale from the SlurpToast vaults.  The boys reminisce about the day they found out David Lee Roth left Van Halen and how they spent the day picking new lead singers from the available crop in 1985.

Then we talked a lot about concerts, Billy Joel and our general problems with gravity.

We touched on Bruce's half-bake theory of personal pop music relevance.

We went into WAY too much detail about Stephe's recent float therapy experiences.  I'll just say "splish, splish, splish" and leave it at that.

We played a round of "What's on Your Desk?"

Then we talked about the MCU's pending dive into Quantumania and Jonathan Majors' pending superstardom.

Stephe talked about a recent leadership seminar he attended and its connection to Columbo.

We ended things up with a quick chat about Poker Face on Peacock.

That's a lot to get through, but we know if we can, so can you.

Enjoy!

Stephe’s Twelve Days of Liam

Originally recorded 1/4/23

Happy New Year everyone!

I told you'd we back.

The boys open things up by playing with Bruce's new White Elephant podcast light.  Boys and their toys...right?

Up next is holiday chatter.

Discussion of Bruce's son's disastrous shredder work is followed up with praise for him getting a job.

Then we segue into tonight's main event.

In response to the glut of Hallmark movies around the holidays, Stephe took it upon himself to take on the Twelve Days of Liam.  Yes, he watched twelve Liam Neeson movies so, thankfully, we don't have to.

Here's the list:

• Honest Thief
• Blacklight
• Memory
• Unknown
• A Walk Among the Tombstones
• The A-Team (with lots of gunfire sound effects)
• Cold Pursuit
• Under Suspicion
• The Commuter
• Non-Stop
• Darkman
• Taken2

We all owe the man a debt of gratitude.

Bruce shared his somewhat less arduous holiday viewing:

• Glass Onion
• Bullet Train
• Only Murders in the Building

Then we spent an inordinate amount of time discussing Zardoz thanks to a meme Bruce posted.

We ended with a rousing round of "What's on Your Desk?" - featuring the Dream of the Magi.  What does that mean?  Listen!

We also mentioned Hunter Roberts' Dodge Neon bit.  HERE IS THE PROMISED LINK.

The First Annual Arthur Carlson Memorial Episode

Originally recorded 11/16/22

Okay, so this episode nearly became our lost episode.

We recorded it before Thanksgiving, then Bruce started a new job, there were holidays and the death of a pet.

Lots of stuff happened.

But we are getting back on track for the new year, so enjoy this episode and there will be another one later in the week.

What did we talk about?

• Stolen work trucks
• WKRP
• Ranking the MCU
• High school grievances
• Conan the Barbarian
• Roman Reigns as Lobo
• The Rock and Jason Statham
• The death of Gallagher
• Fun with facial hair
• Buyer's remorse
• Nolan Ryan beef

Happy New Year kids!

See you soon.

We’re a Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Family

Originally recorded on November 9, 2022

We're back and, as promised, we've got some stuff we want to share.  Yes, we update the Cannonball Run franchise for the new millennium.

We also hit on:

• Stephe's phone migration project
• College football
• Reboot on Hulu
• CPAP chat
• Elon Musk and the implosion of Twitter
• Wakanda Forever
• The current state of the MCU
• Dropping the E from the DCEU
• Doctor Who
• The World Series
• The World Series of Poker
• Gabe Kaplan
• Stephe's theory of the Yidfather

As for those follows, here they are:

TriplePlayDesign

Ralphthebaker

Brian Pirrip

BeardOhWeirdOh

Hanging with Doctor Z

Hunter Roberts

The Veracity of Marla Gibbs Programming aka I’ve Never Felt More Peckerwood

Originally recorded on 10/19/22

If you ever wanted to really get to know your hosts, this is the episode to do it.  

We somehow got off into a rousing round of our patented circle game, this one revolving around 70s television.  It's quality.

From there we talk about:

• She-Hulk
• Werewolf by Night
• Baseball
•  More exciting CPAP talk
• Why the Chiefs still get to be the Chiefs
• The joys of Catholic guilt
• Enos
• Grandma's Eulogy
• Tales from the Territories on Vice
• What's on Your Desk
• Death Stories

Enjoy!

Our First Live Stream aka Crisis TBD

Originally recorded 10/2/22

Episode 50!  Another milestone for our podcast.  To celebrate we added a livestream to our arsenal.  Thanks Streamyard!

But we didn't forget to dance with who brung us.

Here are some of the topics we discuss this time out:

• Are we livestreaming?
• She-Hulk
• The career of Jere Burns
• Werewolf by Night
• The importance of proper translation
• Why do we still have toes?
• Bruiser Brody and the new PowerTown figures
• Stryfe
• Arcane Bullshit (the website not the actual arcane bullshit)
• Politics and debates
• It Could Have Been Worse
• SNL's season premiere