Latest Episodes
Making Sense of Moon Knight
After a brief tribute to Gilbert Gottfried Marc Abbott Denise Tapscott Kirk A Johnson and Steven Van Patten begin to tear into Moon Knight and a few other tidbits of nerd-dom! You don't want to miss this under any circumstances, especially if you are looking for a laugh and maybe a tear or two. ...
A Slaptastic Reaction
Kirk A Johnson wasn't feeling good (pray for a brother) so it was just Marc Abbott Denise Tapscott and Steven Van Patten trying to figure out what the hell happened at the Oscars AND why all of a sudden New York's mayor seems more concerned with the Brooklyn Net's scoreboard than COVID. Of course, without Kirk present and with the team having mistakenly fallen for the fake Chris Rock letter, we may very well have to circle back to the 'Slap Heard Around The World'. In the meantime, please enjoy! ...
What do you mean they’re out of COVID?!
his week, Denise Tapscott, Marc Abbott, Kirk A Johnson, and Steven Van Patten put the nerd stuff aside and talk about the current wishy-washy way local and federal politicians are rolling back COVID restrictions and our reservations about it. We also discuss how even though we are dead set against Russia’s attack on Ukraine, we are also pretty appalled at the racism at the Ukraine border. Also, along with www.speculativefictionacademy.com, we figured tonight would be a great night to remind you of the following websites and maybe help support this podcast since it is your favorite and all! ...
It’s A Girl
Denise Tapscott joins the team to announce that she is officially ON THE TEAM! Expect to see Denise with Marc Abbott Kirk A Johnson and Steven Van Patten in every episode moving forward. (Pending work and family emergencies of course.) Discussions Include: Why is there an armored racist in ‘The Peacemaker’ during Black History Month, props to President Zelensky, (recorded before we found out Black people aren’t being allowed to evacuate safely from the war zone or that would have been handled), and a great game to send of Black History Month 2022. And no, it’s not Name That Racist, but you might learn something anyway. We’re having fun dammit! Join us! ...
The Remake Massacre Group Therapy
Marc Abbott takes the floor to give us an in-depth look at the sequel to ‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Then we talk about a movie one of us is actually in. After that, the usual speculative conversation you’d expect from the team. Get a notepad out, the recommendations are coming. Brought to you by Speculative Fiction Academy. They’ll teach you how to write! ...
Pre Super Bowl Blowout
The team tapes early so we can catch you all before you are too Super Bowl drunk to understand! Denise Tapscott joins once again to keep us Black History fresh! It’s the pregame you didn’t know you wanted but know you need! Hit ‘PLAY’ motherscratcher! ...