Kicks and Comics Podcast

The 82nd Astronaut sits down with former senior writer at Wired magazine and author of three books Brian Raftery, to talk about his fantastic book "Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen." Listen in on what got Brian into writing about films, what his top 3 favorite movies of this year were and how Deep Blue Sea is an underrated gem that deserves a, for the lack of a better phrase, deeper look.

The 82nd Astronaut sits down with Allee Beatty, gallery director for West Chelsea Contemporary in Austin Texas. Allee goes in depth on the artists they have featured from SAMO to Blek Le Rat to Bansky as well as old masters such as Salvador Dali. Allee also shares how art collectors from novice to the more seasoned can come to West Chelsea Contemporary and find pieces they can add to their collection that evoke emotion and meaning but are also sound financial investments.

Great Scott there is a new hero on our block! The Kicks & Comics crew travel back to the 90s to talk about 90s TV, music and "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego" and how it all coalesced into the superhero comedy movie that was Blankman!

Marco & the 82nd Astronaut sharpen their weapons, slather on mud and delve into the jungle, plains, cities and other planets that make up the Predator Franchise with an emphasis on the new hit Hulu movie, Prey.

On the heels of the release of their new EP "Mellow", available on Bandcamp, Daniel Watters of the band The Watters sits down with the 82nd Astronaut to

talk about his musical upbringing, the creative song writing process and seeing weird things in the night sky.

Sneaker photographer and teacher Andy Dutton, ad_sneaks on Instagram, takes time to talk about his sneaker photography, the hype around the Air Jordan 2 and how Steve Francis' signature shoes were hot garbage back in the day.

The Kicks & Comics Crew travels to the Upside Down to talk conspiracy theories, alternate dimensions and the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things. Spoilers for Season 4 of Stranger Things appear in the corner of the room and seep into the Hive Mind so you have been warned.

Celebrate Independence Day by joining us in a dive into the Multiverse of Madness. Spoilers abound as we talk Sam Raimi, horror and left over set pieces from Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man.

Produced by @bg_media_group

Music by @aeiouwow & @trblmkr_nyc

Recorded using @zencastr

The 82nd Astronaut runs down the recent news about places like Nike and Marcus Jordan (Trophy Club Owner and Michael Jordan's son) being accused of back dooring their shoes to various sneaker resellers. He also reviews his latest purchase, the collaboration between Billionaire Boys Club, Adidas, and Reebok, the InstaPump Fury Boost.

Magic mushrooms, Earthworms in spacesuits, LCD screens and late nights trying to beat the Big Boss. This week Roly Dizzle joins the Kicks & Comics crew to talk about 90s video games.