Crosstawk

Hey there, folks!

Crosstawk's taking the week off, so we'll be treating you to another re-release of the show that started it all, TAWK-112. On this episode, Karl, Jon, Casper and Tyler discuss Batman 3, James Bond, Bruno and bring it home with a discussion on what movies ought to be released under the Criterion Collection.

And when you're done listening, be sure to head on over to Crosstawk.com to check out Thoroughly Manly Musicals, a site-exclusive video show from Stan Ferguson. With each iteration, Stan's going to be breaking down the good and the bad of a specific film, starting with Episode 1 on RENT. It's a fantastic show, so you don't want to miss it.

Box Office Poison returns!

Mike Sklens couldn't make recording this month, but Karl, Jonny, Evan and Stan are back with tons of movies to discuss, from recent releases like Scott Pilgrim and The Kids Are All Right to classics like F For Fake and Twenty-Four Eyes to not-so-great outings like Across the Universe and Rent.

In our second segment, our Movie of the Month for August is the infamous Caligula. Will the gang like the movie as much as Jonny does? You'll have to listen in to find out!

Rough Draught's back for more beers!

This month, Mike wasn't available to record, but Karl and Jon pick up the slack with five brand new brews to try out. This episode, you'll hear tastings for Sam Adams Black Lager, Terrapin Gamma Ray, Victory Golden Monkey, Kasteel Donker and the Coney Island Human Blockhead Tough as Nails Lager!

Be sure to go to Crosstawk.com to see pictures of each beer so that you'll recognize 'em in your liquor store!

And also make sure you send in your questions/concerns/comments on any Crosstawk.com podcast to [email protected]!

See you next week, folks!

Hey there, folks!

Sorry for the late update this week. I just got back from a trip to New York / Philadelphia / New Jersey, and I haven't had much time to put anything together. I also know I promised "something special" this week, but that also unfortunately fell through.

Never fear, though! This week you'll have another window into the past via the show that started it all, TAWK-112. Numbers have shown that you guys love this stuff, so feel free to dig right in. This week Karl, Jon, Casper, Jesse and guest star Logan discuss the early rumblings of the recent Predators movie, the worst remakes and sequels and get an email from a very special listener.

Crosstawk.com's taking the week off (again), but we'd never leave you hanging, so here's another classic from the show that started it all: TAWK-112. On this episode, Karl, Jon, Casper, Jesse, Matt and Phillip discuss vinyl sales being way up, give their first thoughts on the upcoming Green Lantern movie, review Observe & Report (which had just come out when Episode 15 was recorded) and bring it home with their Top 5 Guilty Pleasures.

Oddly enough, the first few minutes of the show are dedicated to addressing technical difficulties, which would end up being the death of the show. On a lighter side, we finally got that website going! Crosstawk.com is what TAWK112.com would've been, so in a way, we kept our promise.

Come back next week for something special!

With no new episodes to release this week, now's as good a time as ever to start re-releasing the best episodes of the podcast that inspired Crosstawk, TAWK-112. In it, Karl Castaneda hosts a panel consisting of his roommates (and regular co-hosts) Jon Rind, Michael Casper and Phillip Snyder, in addition to frequent guest stars like Tyler Craig and Jesse Laier. In Episode 11, the gang discusses the possibility of real-life mutants, a bunch of comics talk, and the Top 5 Things From Our Childhood That Are Still Awesome (aka '90s fuckyeah).

Enjoy, and see you next week!

So I'm really proud to present the latest addition to the Crosstawk.com family of podcasts: Box Office Poison. Each month, the crew and I will talk about what we've been seeing lately and then transition into a Movie of the Month, where one of us will pick a classic (or not-so-classic) gem for the whole group to watch.

So who's on the show? Besides myself, we've got Mike Sklens (Rough Draught, formerly of Radio Free Nintendo), Jonathan Metts (Radio Free Nintendo), Evan Burchfield (formerly of Radio Free Nintendo) and Stan Ferguson (formerly of Radio Free Nintendo, God's Favorite Podcast). As for the Movie of the Month, it was Evan's pick, so we all took the time to watch North by Northwest, directed by the one-and-only Alfred Hitchcock.

Aside from NXBW, you can also look forward to some Inception talk, The Red Shoes, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and many others.

Just as promised, here's the latest episode of Rough Draught, recorded a few days ago up in Tallahassee, FL. Jon Rind and Mike Sklens are back, along with TAWK-112's Michael Casper, our buddy Antonio Siqueira, and Mike's self-proclaimed-reluctant girlfriend, Amanda Albert. Recorded on the 3rd of July, we decided to celebrate the eve of the birth of our nation with some All-American brews made and sold right here in the States.

So after taking a trip up to Tallahassee, Florida last weekend, I'm ready to debut the first podcast of the all-new, all-awesome Crosstawk family. It's called Rough Draught, and I'm pretty excited about it. Each month, Jon Rind, Mike Sklens and myself will pick up three to four beers and then rate them for your listening pleasure. For Episode 1, we picked up three trappist beers, also known as beers brewed by trappist monks inside monastary walls (not to be confused with abbey beers, which are also brewed by monks, but don't meet the same strict criteria). First up we'll be trying out the Chimay Bleue, followed by the extremely rare/expensive Westvleteren 12 and finally the Koningshoeven La Trappe Quadrupel. All three were really great, but you'll have to listen to find out which one was the best.