ABSOLUTE TALK

50 years ago, one of the most iconic movies to come out before the TV show (and after the book) was the Korean War-based film, M*A*S*H. Myself along with dancer, photographer and military movie fanatic Alyssa May Schoeller deep dive through the different aspects of the film. This includes our favorite plots (yes spoilers) and characters, plus what was different between that and the show, and how different it was vs. a traditional movie!

One of my favorites is here and that is the fourth ever Bonus Audio Extras episode! It's a bunch of unaired clips from past and even future episodes that didn't make the final cut, but were great enough to air right here! Joining me for this special are Dr. Elysha Greenberg, Kelsey Buckley, Jim Royle, Aric "DJ 911" Lemieux, Alyssa Schoeller, Carl Coleman, Stephanie Risser-Loveira, Marilyn Derr, and Julia Boucher.

The Holidays are almost near this week as the fantastic Jen Ferreira joins in for a fun conversation! We'll look back at her dance journey prior to west coast swing as well as how she got into contest coordinating. Also, we find out how Swinglebell Rock all started with her, Robert Royston & Tony Lee Marolda, and what makes it a very fun event. Not only that, we share our favorite dance moments, meeting Jacqueline Joyner, and what she's been up to during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We pick up right where we left off last week deep-diving on the 30-year career of The Undertaker! Ed, Lou, and I talk about the dangerous inferno match he had with Kane that was a first of it's kind along with a scary moment he had prior to an Elimination Chamber match. Also the reason why he changed his image from the traditional Taker to the "American Badass" biker image and why it worked so well!

Plus, we look at the latter part of his career ft. matches he had against Roman Reigns and Goldberg while battling multiple health issues. Not only that we share our favorite moments watching the very well-done "Bone Yard" match this year versus AJ Styles at Wrestlemania. AND, Eddy V. shares his experience meeting the Deadman earlier this year at an independent wrestling show!

NOTE: Credit to "The Last Ride" documentary on the WWE Network and other podcasts for the research.

Back on November 22nd, 1990 was the birth of possibly the most iconic character in all of professional wrestling. Joining me are Eddy V. and Lou Colella as we reflect back on the career of The Undertaker a.k.a. Mark Calaway. In this part we discuss his WWE debut at Survivor Series 1990 in Hartford, CT and the events leading up to it. Also, there's some crazy gimmick matches with some larger-than-life opponents including Kane, Mankind and more. Also Ed & Lou have attended Wrestlemania over 1/2-dozen times and share some of their experiences seeing the Deadman up close!

We lost one the most iconic guitar players ever who revolutionized rock n' roll, Eddie Van Halen. Joining me is rock historian Carl Coleman as we look back on his life growing up to his career performing in Van Halen. Also, we discuss how his creativity with a guitar and amp made him so unique in the genre that really set the standard for decades to come.

As we draw closer to Halloween, myself and Victoria Locke take a look back at one of the most BADASS vampire slayer movies of all time, Blade! We'll go through the story, yes it's a spoiler alert, but we give our reactions to some of the legendary scenes, along with our favorite characters that are involved in the plot. But not only that, we'll discuss the scenes that didn't make the final cut in the movie along with the reasons why and some of the differences between the movie and the actual comic book....IF WE DARE.

Finally after 2+ years, we get to talk some rock n' roll boohaahaa!!! Joining me is the "Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll" Carl Coleman as share rock songs that may be, in our opinion, the most gruesomely scary for Halloween coming up. Whether it's Marilyn Manson, KISS, Alice Cooper, Rammstein, we'll share what makes them AND other noteable bands perfect for the gruesome holiday coming up!

Today, longtime friend Dani Mullin-Darasz connects with us remotely for a fantastic chat where we cover her time growing up in TN to why she moved out east to Boston. We'll also recap her days from ballet to ballroom and why west coast swing was the best dance for her then and today. Not only that, she shares with us what it's like as a contest coordinator for these weekend events including how she got her start, balancing that with work in the medical space, marriage, and being a mom to this day. Plus, we share some of our stories from years past that are absolutely fun to hear!

It's time to shuffle up and deal with my good buddy and semi-professional poker player Noel Dorsett!! We'll look back at how his journey with the game of Texas Hold 'Em all started for him, the advice he got, favorite players and destinations to play, inspirational quotes and more including the heads-up home game that was EPIC! Plus, we'll go ALL IN diving into life outside the felt for him with family, adventures and goals that he wants to accomplish.