Podcast: Talking SMAC

Josh is joined by Gregg Beever; 1/3 of the I Have Some Notes crew, to review and discuss the themes from season 2 of the Star Wars spin-off series from Tony Gilroy; Andor *SPOILERS AHEAD! Intro and chit chat with Gregg (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (6:02) Josh challenges the Game Club pod (6:46) Andor… Continue reading 202. Andor season 2 w/Gregg Beever

Josh pulled a Stitchion Impossible and did a double feature of Lilo & Stitch, as well as Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Alex only saw the later.) Intro (0:00) Lilo & Stitch (6:15) Cultworthy promo (24:58) Alex is mad and then we go down a bad Smurfs rabbit hole (25:40) Mission: Impossible – The… Continue reading 201. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning & Lilo & Stitch

Josh pulled a Stitchion Impossible and did a double feature of Lilo & Stitch, as well as Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Alex only saw the later.) Intro (0:00) Lilo & Stitch (6:15) Cultworthy promo (24:58) Alex is mad and then we go down a bad Smurfs rabbit hole (25:40) Mission: Impossible – The… Continue reading 201. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning & Lilo & Stitch

We celebrate 200 episodes of Talking SMAC with a special live recording at our favorite hometown nerd shop: Cataclysm Games and Collectibles! Intro (0:00) Let’s meet Doug from Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (1:32) Hemanstarfox joins the group! (5:14) Kicking things off with an AMA question (6:20) Rocket Racoon vs Legolas (7:01) Marvel Rivals tangent about… Continue reading 200! Talking SMACdowns vol. 6

We celebrate 200 episodes of Talking SMAC with a special live recording at our favorite hometown nerd shop: Cataclysm Games and Collectibles! Intro (0:00) Let’s meet Doug from Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (1:32) Hemanstarfox joins the group! (5:14) Kicking things off with an AMA question (6:20) Rocket Racoon vs Legolas (7:01) Marvel Rivals tangent about… Continue reading 200! Talking SMACdowns vol. 6

Josh and Alex bring dream pitches for projects they’d love to bring to life if they had the means Intro (0:00) Casting Views Promo (7:13) *Pitch Meeting disclaimer (8:05) Josh forgot a big nitpick from last week’s review (10:25) Alex pitches a ‘House of Leaves’ adaptation (11:37) Josh has questions about Alex’s pitch (24:58) Casting… Continue reading 199. Talking Pitch Meetings

Josh and Alex bring dream pitches for projects they’d love to bring to life if they had the means Intro (0:00) Casting Views Promo (7:13) *Pitch Meeting disclaimer (8:05) Josh forgot a big nitpick from last week’s review (10:25) Alex pitches a ‘House of Leaves’ adaptation (11:37) Josh has questions about Alex’s pitch (24:58) Casting… Continue reading 199. Talking Pitch Meetings

The MCU machine churns on. Now it’s time to see what Marvel’s reinterpretation of the Thunderbolts team looks like within their connected universe.  Intro (0:00) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (7:28) The trailers in front of Thunderbolts* are all over the place (9:19) I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) looks dumb for all… Continue reading 198. Thunderbolts* / New Avengers Review

The MCU machine churns on. Now it’s time to see what Marvel’s reinterpretation of the Thunderbolts team looks like within their connected universe.  Intro (0:00) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (7:28) The trailers in front of Thunderbolts* are all over the place (9:19) I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) looks dumb for all… Continue reading 198. Thunderbolts* / New Avengers Review

Josh and Alex talk about the stuff they’re doing away from the pod! Intro (0:00) WrestleMania 41 thoughts (4:17) Alex Hates Movie Runtimes (11:35) Super Familiar with the Wilsons Promo (26:01) What’cha doin? (26:29) Until Dawn movie (27:25) Inheritance Cycle (37:01) Path of Exile 2 (43:47) Frieren: Beyond Journeys End (50:22) Ghosts season 4 (58:05)… Continue reading 197. What’cha Doin’? X

Josh and Alex talk about the stuff they’re doing away from the pod! Intro (0:00) WrestleMania 41 thoughts (4:17) Alex Hates Movie Runtimes (11:35) Super Familiar with the Wilsons Promo (26:01) What’cha doin? (26:29) Until Dawn movie (27:25) Inheritance Cycle (37:01) Path of Exile 2 (43:47) Frieren: Beyond Journeys End (50:22) Ghosts season 4 (58:05)… Continue reading 197. What’cha Doin’? X

Josh & Alex have had a lot of stuff they wanted to cover for the pod, so we’re gonna blitz review five of them!  Intro (0:22) Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:10) Accents and good dialects in movies (4:33) Sinners (8:14) I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out On… Continue reading 196. Sinners & Other Quick Reviews

Josh & Alex have had a lot of stuff they wanted to cover for the pod, so we’re gonna blitz review five of them!  Intro (0:22) Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:10) Accents and good dialects in movies (4:33) Sinners (8:14) I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out On… Continue reading 196. Sinners & Other Quick Reviews

Josh and Alex are joined by the incredible Hemanstarfox to preview the upcoming WrestleMania event from WWE pitting the heel John Cena against the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE championship as the main event for the two-night wrestling extravaganza!  Intro (0:00) Hemanstarfox is in the house! (0:54) How’d we find ourselves enjoying… Continue reading 195. WrestleMania 41 Primer w/Hemanstarfox!

Josh and Alex are joined by the incredible Hemanstarfox to preview the upcoming WrestleMania event from WWE pitting the heel John Cena against the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE championship as the main event for the two-night wrestling extravaganza!  Intro (0:00) Hemanstarfox is in the house! (0:54) How’d we find ourselves enjoying… Continue reading 195. WrestleMania 41 Primer w/Hemanstarfox!

Josh & Alex are joined by the dynamic duo from the Balcony; Antonio & Justin from Back 2 the Balcony (and The Cultworthy and The Movie Wire) to talk about their impressions of the documentary centered around the creation of A Goofy Movie; Not Just a Goof You can find Back 2 the Balcony on… Continue reading Bonus: ‘Not Just A Goof’ Documentary w/Back 2 the Balcony

Josh & Alex are joined by the dynamic duo from the Balcony; Antonio & Justin from Back 2 the Balcony (and The Cultworthy and The Movie Wire) to talk about their impressions of the documentary centered around the creation of A Goofy Movie; Not Just a Goof You can find Back 2 the Balcony on… Continue reading Bonus: ‘Not Just A Goof’ Documentary w/Back 2 the Balcony

Josh is joined by Matt to discuss the implications of the Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and upcoming MCU Spider-Man movie news announced during CinemaCon. They also discuss the Switch 2 announcement.  Intro (0:00) ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ has a release date! (1:30) The next MCU Spider-Man movie has a title and release date! (7:46) The Movie… Continue reading 194. Spider-Man Movie News & Switch 2

Josh is joined by Matt to discuss the implications of the Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and upcoming MCU Spider-Man movie news announced during CinemaCon. They also discuss the Switch 2 announcement.  Intro (0:00) ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse’ has a release date! (1:30) The next MCU Spider-Man movie has a title and release date! (7:46) The Movie… Continue reading 194. Spider-Man Movie News & Switch 2

Alex and Justin examine the Russo brothers’ filmography post-Avengers Endgame to try to figure out if they’re true auteurs, or if they just fit really well into the MCU machine. Intro/Josh and the blustery day (0:00) The Popeye slasher film that Justin’s already seen (0:53) The Russo brothers pre-MCU filmography (3:46) Game Club Pod promo… Continue reading 193. The Russo Bros Retrospective

Alex and Justin examine the Russo brothers’ filmography post-Avengers Endgame to try to figure out if they’re true auteurs, or if they just fit really well into the MCU machine. Intro/Josh and the blustery day (0:00) The Popeye slasher film that Justin’s already seen (0:53) The Russo brothers pre-MCU filmography (3:46) Game Club Pod promo… Continue reading 193. The Russo Bros Retrospective

Marvel showed off some chairs with names on them. We discuss and speculate on the upcoming tentpole movie for Marvel Studios. Please, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Marvel showed off some chairs with names on them. We discuss and speculate on the upcoming tentpole movie for Marvel Studios. Please, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

With the release of the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer, Josh and Alex look into some notable comedy legasequels that failed to capture the spirit and humor of their predecessors. Intro (0:00) March Madness tidings be upon thee (0:31)  Episode 200 live recording confirmed at Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (5:56) Josh is on the ‘Goon’ episode… Continue reading 192. Comedy Legasequels Don’t Work

With the release of the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer, Josh and Alex look into some notable comedy legasequels that failed to capture the spirit and humor of their predecessors. Intro (0:00) March Madness tidings be upon thee (0:31)  Episode 200 live recording confirmed at Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (5:56) Josh is on the ‘Goon’ episode… Continue reading 192. Comedy Legasequels Don’t Work

Josh and Alex celebrate International Women’s day by talking about the lastest game from the award-winning Hazelight Studios; Split Fiction Intro/”Lousy Smarch weather” (0:00) Josh clarifies his Mickey 17 review (2:34) Director’s Cuts/Streaming services and subscriptions w/ads (4:24) Josh is on the ‘Goon’ episode of I Have Some Notes! (13:07) Happy belated International Women’s Day… Continue reading 191. Split Fiction

Josh and Alex celebrate International Women’s day by talking about the lastest game from the award-winning Hazelight Studios; Split Fiction Intro/”Lousy Smarch weather” (0:00) Josh clarifies his Mickey 17 review (2:34) Director’s Cuts/Streaming services and subscriptions w/ads (4:24) Josh is on the ‘Goon’ episode of I Have Some Notes! (13:07) Happy belated International Women’s Day… Continue reading 191. Split Fiction

Josh & Alex are back again to discuss the newest Bong Joon Ho allegory for class warfare; Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson! Intro/stories about Daylight Savings Time (0:00)  Exciting news for the upcoming 200th episode! (5:48) Josh saw his buddy CJ & wrestling talk (8:56) Check out Josh on the Game Club Pod twitch channel… Continue reading 190. Mickey 17

Josh & Alex are back again to discuss the newest Bong Joon Ho allegory for class warfare; Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson! Intro/stories about Daylight Savings Time (0:00)  Exciting news for the upcoming 200th episode! (5:48) Josh saw his buddy CJ & wrestling talk (8:56) Check out Josh on the Game Club Pod twitch channel… Continue reading 190. Mickey 17

Josh, Alex & Justin draft their top blockbuster prospects for 2025 in the hopes of winning the first-ever Talking SMAC Blockbuster Fantasy Draft Intro(0:00) The 007 franchise sale (2:30) Sugar Coated Murder promo (22:08) THE BLOCKBUSTER FANTASY DRAFT Rules (23:10) Round 1 (26:10) Round 2 (33:18) Round 3 (42:21) Round 4 (54:42) Draft Recap (1:03:21)… Continue reading 189. 2025 Blockbuster Movie Fantasy Draft

Josh, Alex & Justin draft their top blockbuster prospects for 2025 in the hopes of winning the first-ever Talking SMAC Blockbuster Fantasy Draft Intro(0:00) The 007 franchise sale (2:30) Sugar Coated Murder promo (22:08) THE BLOCKBUSTER FANTASY DRAFT Rules (23:10) Round 1 (26:10) Round 2 (33:18) Round 3 (42:21) Round 4 (54:42) Draft Recap (1:03:21)… Continue reading 189. 2025 Blockbuster Movie Fantasy Draft

Josh & Alex had the privilege to speak with writer, Kelli Fitzpatrick about her new book Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified, as well as Kelli’s love of Star Trek and Tabletop RPGs and more!  Intro (0:00) Kelli Fitzpatrick, what’cha doin’? (0:57) How did Kelli come to write this book? (3:35) Keeping the book on point… Continue reading 188. Kelli Fitzpatrick Interview – Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Decalssified

Josh & Alex had the privilege to speak with writer, Kelli Fitzpatrick about her new book Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified, as well as Kelli’s love of Star Trek and Tabletop RPGs and more!  Intro (0:00) Kelli Fitzpatrick, what’cha doin’? (0:57) How did Kelli come to write this book? (3:35) Keeping the book on point… Continue reading 188. Kelli Fitzpatrick Interview – Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Decalssified

After years of delays, strikes and rewrites, we finally get to see Sam Wilson in action on the big screen as Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World. Intro (0:00) Josh was on The Cultworthy to discuss the movie About Time (1:39) Corrections: Josh mixed up Hyperion and The Sentry (5:09) Bob is Bob… Continue reading 187. Captain America: Brave New World

After years of delays, strikes and rewrites, we finally get to see Sam Wilson in action on the big screen as Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World. Intro (0:00) Josh was on The Cultworthy to discuss the movie About Time (1:39) Corrections: Josh mixed up Hyperion and The Sentry (5:09) Bob is Bob… Continue reading 187. Captain America: Brave New World

The commercial breaks in the Superb Owl offer us a chance to see what’s coming down the pipeline for blockbusters. Join Josh as he watches the trailers in real-time and give his impressions.  Intro (0:00) Movie Wire Promo (2:27) Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2:42) Jurassic World: Rebirth (4:55) How to Train Your Dragon… Continue reading 186. 2025 Superb Owl Trailers

The commercial breaks in the Superb Owl offer us a chance to see what’s coming down the pipeline for blockbusters. Join Josh as he watches the trailers in real-time and give his impressions.  Intro (0:00) Movie Wire Promo (2:27) Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2:42) Jurassic World: Rebirth (4:55) How to Train Your Dragon… Continue reading 186. 2025 Superb Owl Trailers

Josh, Alex & Matt join up with Section 31 to take on the unenviable task of making sense of the Michelle Yeoh vehicle (star craft?) set in the Star Trek universe.  Intro (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (4:33) Why did we decide to review this movie? (It’s Matt’s fault) (5:38) Philippa Georgiou’s Star Trek backstory… Continue reading 185. Star Trek: Section 31 Review

Josh, Alex & Matt join up with Section 31 to take on the unenviable task of making sense of the Michelle Yeoh vehicle (star craft?) set in the Star Trek universe.  Intro (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (4:33) Why did we decide to review this movie? (It’s Matt’s fault) (5:38) Philippa Georgiou’s Star Trek backstory… Continue reading 185. Star Trek: Section 31 Review

Josh, Alex & Matt do their favorite thing; talk about all the fun nerd things they’re doing away from the pod! Intro! (0:00) Super Familiar w/the Wilsons promo (4:53) Josh can math (5:21) Josh speedruns his first batch of What’cha Doin’s (6:31) Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir season 6 (7:23) Indiana Jones &… Continue reading 184. What’cha Doin’? IX