Debut Buddies

This week, three dear friends and poets join Nate for an episode all about "Mar," that is, words that include those letters in that order. We discuss Martyr Complex, the Stock Market, Margaret Thatcher and more. Plus, Thunderome and Fuck, Marry, Kill! Pour yourself a Margarita or Martini and balance your glass carefully! 

Snag Adger's Language Unlimited: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/language-unlimited-9780198828099?cc=us&lang=en&

Check out Appendance's online courses: https://online.appendance.com/

And watch for CCD's 40th Anniversary publication of Ourglass: https://www.ccd.edu/academics/academic-pathways/arts-humanities-design/english/ourglass-submissions. Support student writers! 

Be well and stay safe! We're almost there. <3

Like Abbott & Costello meeting the Mummy, this week's show is all about crossovers. Guests Eric Berkemeyer and Jason Lloyd discuss a melange of topics including the UTEP 2-Step, Archie v Sharknado, Crossing Over with John Edward and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes. Plus we talk crossover utility vehicles and play FMK. Get mixed and give it a listen!

Support local arts venues and small businesses! They're still taking it on the chin right now and you can help them survive!

Try tracking down The Sweatbox documentary. It's not streaming anywhere right now, but here's an article about it: https://www.indiewire.com/2021/01/sweatbox-documentary-disney-refuses-release-1234612466/

And take a peek at Jason's insta for some awesome crossover art: https://www.instagram.com/400frankensteins/ and his shop: https://www.redbubble.com/people/400franks/shop

Be kind to each other! Caring about others is the greatest crossover of them all. <3

Marc and Josh return to the show to discuss the end times in all their many forms and mythos! We discuss En Sabah Nur, Ragnarok, Apocalypticism, Kali Yuga and more. Plus, Nate tries to pronounce eschatology unsuccessfully numerous times. And we play a new game: Close, But No Cigar. Do all the prepping you can... but you'll never prep enough to stop the end of days! ;)

Check out Buntport Theatre, and Artemisia: https://buntport.com/show/artemisia-and-nathan-are-going-live/

Listen to Low Orbit: https://denverorbit.com/

Keep wearing masks, being distanced, and helping folks get through this long, tough time. If we do that, we can stave off the end of the world for a while longer.

<3

Balls! Points! Fouls! You know what we're talking about... it's sports! This week, Rex Roberts returns after a 100 episode absence and Greg Corbin is a first time guest. We discuss the America's Cup, the Man of Steal, sports halls of fame, Sam Bowie, and Nolan Ryan v. Robin Ventura. Plus, a new game: "Where'd they play?"! Grab your jock and strap in for another hilariously edutaining episode!

Check out the Hard Pick Mining Company for all your Nuggets podcast needs: https://hard-pick-mining-company.simplecast.com/

Steno, for your coworking needs: https://stenodenver.com/

And Reverie Floral for flowers, beauty and joy: https://reveriefloral.com/

Watch Fastball: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5434972/

And I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: https://www.netflix.com/title/80986854

And that Roundball Rock SNL sketch:  

Thanks! <3

This week, Ryan and Elliot take a bite out of Zombie Video Games. We talk about tropes, loss of hopes, and sidekick dopes. Topics include Resident Evil 5, Lollipop Chainsaw, and Gwyn, Lord of Cinder. Plus, Who's Your Post-Apocalyptic Daddy? and Thunderdome! Check your friends for bite marks and bar your windows. It's going to be UNDEAD.

Check out Old Firehouse Books: https://www.oldfirehousebooks.com/

Check out Ryan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw2likeSic3viV5oDobLbvQ

Find Michael J. O'Connor's tunes: https://michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.com/

And don't go hollow!!! <3

Get your buzz on with first-time guests Jason Ling and Laura Morrison. This week, we're talking about Bees, those adorable, tiny, eco-system-bearing, communal-living insects. Topics include: colony collapse disorder, Bee Movie, No Rain by Blind Melon, and more. Grab some honey, do a dance, and listen up!

Check out Laura's Space Mantis series: https://spacemantisshow.com/ 

And her many books including How to Break An Evil Curse: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50440900-how-to-break-an-evil-curse and Grimbargo: https://www.amazon.com/Grimbargo-Laura-Morrison/dp/0998712094

Listen to Jason and be smart, stay healthy, and hold on. We're almost there!

If you like this show, please subscribe, rate and review us wherever you listen!

And check out the music of Michael J. O'Connor, who wrote and performed our theme song at michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.com

Kate and Dave are BACK and they're talking about FAMOUS BABIES. Can you believe there are babies that have been or already are more famous than you!? We discuss Baby Doe Tabor, Rosemary's Baby, Baby Face Nelson, and more. Plus, Baby Yoda versus Baby Jessica in the Thunderdome! Oh wow it's an episode fresh from the womb! 

Fruit! It's delicious and you should eat it!

Be good to each other. And support Geeks Who Drink however you can.

Now go out there and help some babies, baby! :D 

The wonderful former hosts of It's A Thing!, Jared Horney and Michael J. O'Connor, return to the show to talk about Failures. We talk about the Fail Whale, Chinese Democracy, Geocentric Theory, and so much more that'll have you wondering if it's anal leakage, or brain fluid. Plus, stark depictions of sadness! Why do we fall down, Master Wayne? Listen to find out!

Listen to Mikey's music: https://michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.com/ and on Spotify!

Be a loving a decent human! 

And keep failing because it's more fun to fail than it is to chase success! <3 

It's returning guest, Brian Dickson versus the show this week and we're talking about '80s Music. We Jump In (For Your Love) and discuss album titles, a battle between Michael Jackson and Ozzy, and contemplate 1980s nostalgia in 2020s marketing. Boy howdy it's a Thriller. *wink*

Be kind to each other. Let's get through this thing and come out better and more loving on the other side!

Listen to Michael J. O'Connor's tunes at https://michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.com!

<3

Monica and Lynn are BACK and we're talking about Black History! Topics include Fred Hampton, the Middle Passage, Freedom Riders, Crispus Attucks and, most often, White Supremacy. Plus we play Basquiat or Not!? Dig in! It's fun one. 

[Apologies for some connection / sound issues in this ep.]

Begin Again by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/575725/begin-again-by-eddie-s-glaude-jr/

Hale & Foster: https://www.haleandfoster.com/

Mediocre by Ijeoma Oluo: https://www.sealpress.com/titles/ijeoma-oluo/mediocre/9781580059510/

Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult: https://www.amazon.com/SEDUCED-INSIDE-THE-NXIVM-CULT/dp/B08L5P4BTB

And if you like our theme song, check out Michael J. O'Connor's other tunes: https://michaeljoconnor.bandcamp.com

<3 Be kind!