Get your superheroes and stats in order, because it's draft time! On tap for you today, we've got an eighteen-round, four-team fantasy football draft with a twist: all players on the roster must be a Marvel or DC superhero. From Ghost Rider to Kamala Khan, whose picks will be the most effective on the gridiron? Also: you can never have too many Captains. Recorded Thursday, September 12, 2019.

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Kurt's Teams: Dallas Avengers & Dallas Defenders

Anson's Teams: Houston Inhumans & Houston S.H.I.E.L.D.

Links:

• Blank Tape league - ESPN Fantasy Football

Pull up a chair, and have a crab cake! Kurt reports live from the rainy city of Baltimore, where an out-of-town work assignment means a chance to sample an East Coast specialty and cheer on the home team at Camden Yards. Recorded Friday, August 23, 2019.

For this Patreon special, we catch up on any new games and music that we've experienced recently. Recorded Saturday, August 17, 2019.

This Hi-Fi Hero Hidden Track's URL is a reference to fast-travel in video games, such as Fallout 76 or Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Step right up, folks; it's time for Six Degrees of Cinema! Kurt shares a Crenwelge invention and we quickly get lost in the weeds of actors and Hollywood history. Also: how many handshakes away are your hosts from Kevin Bacon? Recorded Saturday, August 17, 2019.

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Links:

• ‎Aladdin (2019)
• Nasim Pedrad - Wikipedia
• Dario Cecchini — Butcher as seen on Chef's Table
• Apple Card
• We Made Our Own Lion King Reboot - YouTube — Corridor Digital
• Half-Life: The Freeman Chronicles (Teaser) - YouTube — Abandoned(?) Half-Life project that Anson remembered from 2016
• The Gravity Gun - YouTube — Corridor Digital
• Peter Fonda - Wikipedia
• AnimeFest 2020 (Dallas)
• Portland parish protests new priest's policies - Catholic Online
• EWTN - Wikipedia
• Green Hornet - Wikipedia
• The Oracle of Bacon
• Thurl Ravenscroft - Wikipedia
• Incomparable Radio Theater
• JoCo Cruise | March 7-14, 2020
• John Roderick (musician) - Wikipedia
• Futurama - Wikipedia
• The Incomparable | Summer Superhero Spectacular: Round One (Episode 255)
• Captain Marvel (DC Comics) - Wikipedia — a.k.a. Shazam
• Mister Mind and the Monster Society of Evil - Wikipedia — Anson still thinks this character is weird, and Groot is cooler
• Fawcett Comics - Wikipedia

With a snap of the fingers, Kurt is blipped back into existence, and Blank Tape is back on track after our summer holiday. It's a grab bag of Disney remakes, Marvel (of course), and even gym memberships. Also: why we're gonna need a bigger boat. Recorded Thursday, August 1, 2019.

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Links:

• Grilled Steak Taco TV Commercial — 2001, parody of Bonanza Theme
• Stoichiometry - Wikipedia
• Stolen NSA tool - Daring Fireball
• Suspects crash truck into Highland Village Apple store again | abc13.com
• Houston's Apple Highland Village temporarily closing July 28 for Today at Apple upgrades - 9to5Mac
• The Walking Dead (comic book) - Wikipedia
• 2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests - Wikipedia
• Russian police detain hundreds at Moscow protest | Russia News | Al Jazeera
• Bluetooth cassette tape player - The Verge
• Whataburger Got Sold to Chicago. Texas Is Flipping Out. - The New York Times
• Officers stand guard over ice cream following Blue Bell licking video | wkyc.com
• SweetCup — Anson's favorite gelato in Houston
• Paciugo — Kurt's favorite gelato in Dallas
• Duolingo
• No Dumb Questions Podcast - 063 - No Longer a Pastor
• BLANK TAPE: Track 8: That's Not a Didgeridoo! — We talk about English people doing Southern accents, after the Knights of Columbus and before recent movies we watched
• University Interscholastic League (Texas) - Wikipedia
• BLANK TAPE: Track 5C: East Coast EP — Our travel episode from NYC
• Will Smith on Aladdin - Letterboxd News
• Nasim Pedrad - Wikipedia — Actress from New Girl and Aladdin
• Disney's Mulan (2020) - Official Teaser - YouTube
• RocketJump
• Story Break podcast — Feat. Freddie Wong, Matt Arnold, and Will Campos
• Dungeons & Daddies (NOT a BDSM Podcast)
• Inside Out - All Tripledent Gum Commercial scenes - YouTube
• J. R. R. Tolkien vs George R. R. Martin. Epic Rap Battles of History - YouTube
• Chef's Table (Netflix) - Wikipedia
• Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (Netflix TV series) - Wikipedia
• Somebody Feed Phil (Netflix) - Wikipedia
• Dario Cecchini — as seen on many Netflix cooking shows!
• Anthony Bourdain - Wikipedia
• The Great British Bake Off - Wikipedia — Anson's favorite cooking competition
• ‎Always Be My Maybe (2019) • Letterboxd
• ‎Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) • Letterboxd
• List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films - Wikipedia
• Blade (comics) - Wikipedia
• Mahershala Ali - Wikipedia
• List of Marvel Cinematic Universe television series - Wikipedia
• Westworld (TV series) - Wikipedia
• Harry Potter Spoiled - YouTube — The origin of the episode title
• Orangetheory Fitness
• Strongholds & Followers — 5th Edition D&D supplement
• Critical Role by Steamforged Games Ltd — Kickstarter — Miniatures campaign

It's a homework wrap-up as we touch on Hatari (1962), Flower Drum Song (1961), and discuss our favorite pre-teen and/or teenage memories. Recorded Thursday, May 23, 2019.

This Hi-Fi Hero Hidden Track's URL is a reference to the tagline for Hatari: "Hatari is Swahili for 'danger'!"

For our first-ever midseason finale, we take a spoiler-filled dive into Avengers: Endgame (starting at the 30-minute mark). We hit the highlights and discuss our favorite parts of this epic milestone in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also: why the future of handheld gaming is cranks. Recorded Thursday, May 23, 2019.

Links:

• Coke Zero
• The Flying Saucer
• Shiner Texas Heat Wave Pack — Includes Prickly Pear, Cherry Limeade, and Sea Salt & Lime
• Unwrap App — learn Swift, on the go!
• Toon Blast — as played by Ryan Reynolds
• AdVenture Communist — glorious potatoes!
• The Walking Dead: Survival Road
• WWDC 2019
• WWJD? — What Would Jesus Do?
• St. Thomas the Apostole — (b. 1st century AD - d. 3 July AD 72), also called Didymus ("twin")
• Panic — Playdate, Firewatch, Coda, Transmit, and Goose!
• The Aflac Duck
• The Mona Lisa…On An Etch-A-Sketch? — Amanda Fiegl, March 22, 2012
• Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan, arrives in Canada — By Hannah Brockhaus, Ottawa, Canada, May 8, 2019
• Abortion in the United States by state
• Road Work
• John Roderick
• Dan Benjamin
• California advances bill to violate sacramental seal — Sacramento, Calif., May 24, 2019 / 09:38 am
• California passes controversial confession bill — by Ryan Everson, June 04, 2019 02:02 PM
• Sacrament of Penance
• King Abdullah vows to complete restoration of Church of Holy Sepulchre — Daoud Kuttab May 20, 2019
• Church of Holy Sepulchre to Undergo First Major Restoration in Centuries — Nir Hasson, May 30, 2019 3:24 AM
• Church of the Holy Sepulchre
• Abdullah II of Jordan
• Jerusalem (2013 film)
• Frank Grillo
• Fightworld
• Krav Maga
• Rosie the Riveter
• Hot Springs, Arkansas
• AFA
• Fredericksburg, Texas
• Ford Edge
• Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024
• Avengers: Endgame (2019 film)
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018 film)
• DFW Area Alumni Association
• Kansas - Dust in the Wind (Official Video)
• Ratatouille (2007 film)
• Is Ant-Man Secretly the Most Powerful Avenger?
• Kyle Hill — (@Sci_Phile) · Twitter
• The Walking Dead (TV series)
• Lampshade Hanging
• Hail Hydra meme
• Disney+
• Darth Maul
• Saving Private Ryan (1998 film)
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019 film)
• Harry Potter (film series)
• The Lord of the Rings (film series)
• Avengers Endgame POST CREDIT Scene Explained! Iron Man Easter Egg & Marvel Phase 4!
• Dark Phoenix (2019 film)
• Kevin Smith Reacts to Spider-Man: Far From Home Trailer
• Kevin Smith Reviews Avengers: Endgame - SPOILERS!
• Kevin Smith
• Upcoming Eternals film
• The Inhumans
• Ten Rings
• Kang the Conqueror
• Doctor Doom
• Galactus
• Silver Surfer
• Fantastic Four in film

We're joined by Pete Sosa, a punk rock percussionist with The Street Dogs and C.J. Ramone. Pete has rocked out from coast to coast... to coast, and the other coast. He's got the inside scoop on recording albums, life as a touring musician, and the latest V-Drums. Also: the importance of staying hydrated onstage. Recorded Friday, May 3, 2019.

Intro music: Working Class Heroes by Street Dogs

Exit music: Run Around by C.J. Ramone

Special Guest: Pete Sosa.

Links:

• Pete Sosa Discography
• Enter Night Pilsner
• Shiner Ruby Redbird
• Shiner Strawberry Blonde — Posted on March 31, 2017 by mashingin
• Karbach Crawford Bock
• Google Doodle: March 21, 2019 Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach
• CJ Ramone album "The Holy Spell" releases May 10th!
• Lent
• Easter
• Holy Week
• Notre-Dame de Paris fire
• St. Patrick's Cathedral (Manhattan) Attempted Arson
• St. Patrick’s Cathedral Attempted-Arson Suspect to Undergo Psychiatric Evaluation — By Irene Plagianos, April 24, 2019 5:23 p.m. ET
• 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
• Texas trio heads to Vatican to campaign for Lady in Blue's sainthood — Alana Edgin, San Angelo Standard-Times Published Updated 1:59 p.m. CT April 30, 2019
• Lady in Blue
• Mary of Jesus of Ágreda — (b. 2 April 1602 – d. 24 May 1665)
• IFFBoston 2019: April 24–May 1
• Not For Resale
• Peter Mayhew — (b. 19 May 1944 – d. 30 April 2019)
• Sir Roger Moore — (b. 14 October 1927 – d. 23 May 2017) - fell for a trick on Facebook >:(
• James Bond in film
• Cardi's 2000
• Roger Miret and The Disasters
• Student Bands Amplify Recognition - Luke Devlin, Class of '05 — Pete drummed for One's Own Chaos & Through Broken Glass
• Johnny Rioux
• Street Dogs
• Click track
• Gotta Get Up Now
• Cock Sparrer
• Mike McColgan
• Dropkick Murphys
• Al Barr
• Celtic punk
• Stand for Something or Die for Nothing
• David Letterman
• David Letterman | Are Those Your Drums?
• DW Drums
• Ludwig Drums
• Slingerland Drum Company
• Pete Sosa Guest Page — For links to various recordings he is credited on
• CJ Ramone
• Last Chance to Dance
• American Beauty
• Fat Wreck Chords
• Fat Mike
• NOFX
• The Ramones
• Tommy Ramone
• Marky Ramone
• Richie Ramone
• CJ Ramone: Punk for Life Interview
• The Donots
• Oktoberfest
• Stand
• Screen Printing
• Rancid
• Blank Tape's Patreon Page! — Help us to eventually make t-shirts, stickers, and koozies!
• The Dead Kennedys
• The Clash
• Clapping Music
• Steve Reich - Clapping Music (Scrolling)
• Phasing
• JetBlue
• Spirit Airlines
• U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Final Rule Regarding Air Travel with Musical Instruments
• Nippon Budokan
• Lenny Lashley’s Gang of One ain’t telling no lies on ‘Truth and Blood’ — By Scott Murryon January 30, 2019
• Roland V Drums
• Mars Music
• Americana (music)

We continue checking items off of our homework to-do list with a musical suggestion from Mr. C: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Formally known as "The Year 1812 Solemn Overture", this classic piece doesn't get enjoyed enough in its entirety. Recorded Thursday, April 11, 2019.

This Hi-Fi Hero Hidden Track's URL is a reference to "Knives and Bullets (and Cannons Too)", the track from the V for Vendetta film score containing an excerpt from the 1812 Overture.

It's a battle against WiFi on the high seas! Anson joins Kurt from a cruise ship somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico for a chat about cruises, Captain Marvel, and black holes. Also: the joys of 24-hour pizza service. Recorded Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Links:

• Captain Jack Sparrow
• Cap'n Crunch
• Captain Kangaroo
• International waters
• I'm On A Boat (ft. T-Pain) - Clean
• Tia Maria
• Cruise Ships
• Santa Catalina Island (California)
• The Catalina Wine Mixer
• Apple cancels Airpower product citing inability to meet its high standards for hardware — Matthew Panzarino@panzer