Nobody Asked You, Kevin!

Nobody Asked You, Kevin!

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  • Be Kind

    It's episode 24 of Nobody Asked You, Kevin! Tonight I give my thoughts on being kind. Give it a listen - it's brief (only 6 minutes long) but it's something I needed to say. Enjoy.

    Pay it forward. Always.

    7 min
  • Nick Reese of Joyous Wolf

    This is episode 23 of Nobody Asked You, Kevin!

    Today, I chat with Nick Reese, vocalist of the rock band Joyous Wolf. Nick talks about his early years, his band's music, his thoughts on cover songs, and he even answers a few Somebody Had To Ask questions.

    Also included in this episode is the August drawing for a digital download code for one lucky podcast reviewer. The winner gets to choose from Avengers Infinity War, Captain Marvel, or Logan.

    Joyous Wolf can be found on the internet and on Twitter.

    Support rock and roll. Buy their music.


    The Dose Makes the Poison Blog

    Kevin's YouTube Channel

    44 min
  • The M&Ms - Midsommar and Mushrooms
    Welcome to Episode 21 of Nobody Asked You, Kevin! I give my nonspoiler review of the movie Midsommar and also get a little science-y by talking about psilocybin mushrooms aka 'shrooms. 
    Opening song is Prophesy from the Midsommar soundtrack.
    Teaser trailer for Midsommar can be found here.
    Outro song is Franki Valli’s 1965 song The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore).
    I don’t own this music, so if there is any issue with its use, please contact Kevin Shanks. Please don’t sue me.
    23 min
  • Somebody Had To Ask with Paul Hart

    It’s another round of Somebody Had to Ask for Episode 20 of Nobody Asked You, Kevin! and it's extra long! Tonight’s special guest is Paul Hart of Movies from the Hart and The Animated Batcast. Our Q&A takes several twists and turns as we talk about Halloween, SNES games, honey badgers, sandwiches (lots of food talk – sorry, I was hungry while recording), Jessie and the Rippers, songs on the soundtracks of life, Ace of Base and 90s jams, and many other tangents. It was a pleasure to speak with Paul. Please stick around for our special outro music tonight.

    You can find the podcast here on Anchor or on Apple Music/Spotify.

    As mentioned, you can find Paul on Movies from the Hart and The Animated Batcast.

    The intro music is a metal guitar cover of the Batman: The Animated Series theme song by Niall Stenson.

    The outro music is Forever by Jessie and the Rippers from the Full House tv series.

    I do not own the music played on this podcast episode, so if there are any issues, please contact Kevin Shanks. Don’t sue me. Please.

    2 hr 38 min
  • Ranting on Movie Theater Behavior

    It's a quick episode of Nobody Asked You, Kevin! I discuss movie theater behavior (or lack thereof) and my experience at the theater last night. Plus, is Annabelle Comes Home any good?

    That's all I got. Short and sweet.

    Fuck yeah.

    13 min
  • Somebody Had To Ask with Garret Odle

    Welcome to Episode 18 of Nobody Asked You, Kevin! I'm back with another edition of Somebody Had To Ask. Tonight's guest is Garret Odle of the Garret Talks to Himself podcast. We talk about peanut butter, rainy day movies, disgusting fast food, giving wedgies to historical figures, being dared to do stupid things, and pizza.

    You can find Garret on social media on Twitter (@gtthpod) or on the Garret Talks to Himself Podcast on Anchor.

    Songs played in this episode are:

    Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge

    Nickelback - How You Remind Me

    As always, please leave a review (good or bad or indifferent) on Apple Music. I really like constructive criticism, but I'll take any kind of criticism. Reviews will start to be read on the episodes in July and will be entered into a drawing for a free digital movie code.

    1 hr 30 min
  • Dark Phoenix

    Welcome to Episode 17 of Nobody Asked You, Kevin!

    Hayden is back! We talk about the latest X-Men movie, Dark Phoenix. We share our thoughts on the movie and rate it. Spoilers mentioned, of course. The Five Minute Movie Review lasted just over 30 minutes this time. Gonna have to change the name.

    Songs played during this episode are:

    X-Men: The Animated Series theme song by Robboogie1

    Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

    40 min
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Welcome to Episode 16 of Nobody Asked You, Kevin!

    Tonight I am joined by Hayden for a movie review/talk about Godzilla: King of the Monsters. We share our thoughts on the movie and rate it. Only brief spoilers mentioned, but spoilers nonetheless.

    Song played during the episode is Blue Oyster Cult's Godzilla.

    If you can, please leave a podcast rating on Apple Music. Good or bad, it goes a long way.

    17 min
  • Avengers Endgame and Traffic's Dear Mr. Fantasy
    Welcome to Episode 15 of Nobody Asked You, Kevin!
    This is the first installment of The Music of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), where I’ll spotlight a band and song from the MCU. 
    In this first episode, I talk about the band Traffic, psychedelic rock music, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), Steve Winwood, Traffic’s 1967 song Dear Mr. Fantasy, and its use in the MCU movie Avengers: Endgame (2019).
    Links to music played during the episode:
    Spencer Davis Group - Gimme Some Lovin'
    The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever
    Oasis - Wonderwall
    Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life Again
    Steve Winwood - Roll With It
    Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy
    Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live)
    All music recorded from the personal library of Kevin G. Shanks. If there are any issues with the music played during this podcast, please contact Kevin Shanks at [email protected].
    40 min

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Nobody Asked You, Kevin! is a podcast about my favorite music and movies. We also have fun chats with people.