Everything is Awesome

At the FIRST ever NecronomiCON, Kev is joined by Mike DeAngelo and Bill Arrowood to discuss the cult classic Army of Darkness.

Necronomicon is a celebration of all things horror with an emphasis on the Evil Dead franchise. In the first year, a small event was held to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Army of Darkness. The Zombcast opened up the event with a LIVE actual play game of The Bite and the screening of Army of Darkness was followed by a quick discussion on Everything is Awesome. Plans are currently underway for a 2019 NecronomiCON.

South Street Cinema brings classic films, cult favorites, campy cinema, anime, and independent features to Philadelphia's bright lights district.

We've relaunched our Patreon! With your support, That's Entertainment and Everything is Awesome will be able to make upgrades to provide not only higher quality content but more of it.

Thank you in advance for supporting us; it means the world to Kev and Mike. If you're unable to support us on Patreon, consider subscribing to Everything is Awesome on iTunes. Subscribing, and leaving a 5-star text review, uses Apple math to get us in front of more listeners! Word of mouth recommendations is also a tremendous help! Your support helps us do things like live shows, con appearances, and creating high-quality content.

Check out latenight.awesomepodcast.com for info on our future live events, like our THIRD appearance at The Philadelphia Podcast Festival on July 1st, 2018! Kicking off the last day of the festival at Tattooed Mom, Everything is Awesome returns to its LATE NIGHT format at 1 pm Eastern! Stay tuned for more details!

All this and more on this week's edition of Everything is Awesome!

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Note: This episode was recorded and originally published PRIOR to the allegations against Mike Quackenbush and Chikara. We will soon be modifying this episode to tackle the subject of harassment, but Everything is Awesome (and more importantly I, Kevin M. Gallagher, Jr) believe the victims.

Joining Kev today is the co-founder and owner of Chikara Pro Wrestling, Mike Quackenbush! The two briefly talk about their connection in 'Reckless Youth' Tom Carter before taking a deep dive into Chikara. Kev also presses into the history of Mike and writing several books (including his new one). Don't worry, there is also plenty of side conversation about comic books!

…this is because he spent a number of years in the squared circle, performing in thousands of matches, and entertaining fans all over the globe. Along the way, he earned nicknames like “Lightning,” the “Ring Wizard,” and ultimately, “The Master of a Thousand Holds,” before retiring from the ring in 2013.

Since 1994, he’s explored every avenue and aspect of the game. He’s authored books, written hundreds of articles for Pro Wrestling Illustrated, The Wrestler, Inside Wrestling and more; pioneered the use of video podcasting within the art form, and founded his own organization (CHIKARA) and training center (The Wrestle Factory). With all the downtime that leaves him, he teaches pro-wrestling multiple times a week, including traveling the planet to deliver his intensive performance seminars to organizations big and small; writes and produces live events, manages a touring ensemble, drinks too much coffee, and even accepts public speaking engagements. So, kids, that’s what “retirement” looks like.

Among his strangest endeavors were a year-long trans-media and viral marketing experiment of his own design and execution, that yielded both a city-wide scavenger hunt and the red carpet premiere of the feature-length film, The Ashes of CHIKARA. While “The Master of a Thousand Holds” is no longer an active grappler, he remains the patriarch of the entire CHIKARA family, the head trainer of the Wrestle Factory, and is relentlessly pushing the pro-wrestling artform forward. He resides in Collegeville, PA where it should be noted, he keeps all his sparkly pants.

CHIKARA: We believe pro-wrestling should be fun! That's why we make it for everyone!

And we're right back to our series of 2018 Philadelphia Podcast Festival celebration shows! Greg Holdsman, the host of Philly Famous, joins me today to chat about podcasting, late night, live shows!

Be sure to come out to Tattooed Mom on July 1st, 2018 at 1:00 pm for Everything is Awesome: LATE NIGHT at The Philadelphia Podcast Festival. We'll be playing FOOD FRIGHT, a series of four food challenges, where you can win CASH, free drinks, a gift card to MIND ESCAPE, and more! We'll be joined by stunt worker and fight choreographer, Jacqueline Holloway, and Philadelphia comedian, Kyle Harris!

Hosted by Greg Holdsman. Interviews with people from Philadelphia who have made a name for themselves in the areas of sports, music, tv, and other sectors.

Since 2013, The Philadelphia Podcast Festival has sought to entertain and educate using the digital medium of podcasting. From June 22-July 1, 2018, more than 40 live podcast recordings will be happening at six venues throughout Philadelphia.

We've relaunched our Patreon! With your support, That's Entertainment and Everything is Awesome will be able to make upgrades to provide not only higher quality content but more of it.

Thank you in advance for supporting us; it means the world to Kev and Mike. If you're unable to support us on Patreon, consider subscribing to Everything is Awesome on iTunes. Subscribing, and leaving a 5-star text review, uses Apple math to get us in front of more listeners! Word of mouth recommendations is also a tremendous help! Your support helps us do things like live shows, con appearances, and creating high-quality content.

Check out latenight.awesomepodcast.com for info on our future live events, like our THIRD appearance at The Philadelphia Podcast Festival on July 1st, 2018! Kicking off the last day of the festival at Tattooed Mom, Everything is Awesome returns to its LATE NIGHT format at 1 pm Eastern! Stay tuned for more details!

All this and more on this week's edition of Everything is Awesome!

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