SEASON TWO: SHINING STARS - Celebrating the Badass Women of Martial Arts Cinema

Season 2 celebrates the legendary MAGGIE CHEUNG in Johnnie To's unforgettable 1993 Hong Kong superhero mashup, THE HEROIC TRIO! Joined by fellow BADASS women superstars, MICHELLE YEOH and ANITA MUI, Johnnie To give us an origin story for a quirky and cocky superhero team DECADES before The Avengers. Marvel, eat your hearts out! Celebrate this wild and wonderful film with us and of course honor the awesomeness that is Maggie Cheung!!

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SEASON TWO: SHINING STARS - Celebrating the Badass Women of Martial Arts Cinema

Season 2 continues as we go BACK to celebrate an early Shaw Brothers wuxia classic, Come Drink With Me, and honor one of the true OG women martial arts superstars in CHENG PEI-PEI! Though this genuine legend, widely consider the first femalke action hero, passed away just last year (in 2024), the impact she made on the movies we love is undeniable! Join your Couch Potato Ninja crew as we honor her work and this cornerstone film!

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Behind the Glass

Behind the Glass, hosted by Richard B Colón and Quajay Donnell, is a monthly talk with the current month’s BTG Roster. Artists are interviewed about their submissions and we dive deep into their process, inspiration and thought process centralized around their artwork in the Behind the Glass Gallery located in the heart of Downtown Rochester NY.

The boys are taking a brief interlude to their current season to bring you SAMURAI SPRING - a diversion into the world of samurai film!

Of course we are starting our first SAMURAI SPRING off with... A WESTERN! RED SUN (1971) may be directed by notable Bond movie veteran TERENCE YOUNG, starring American tough guy, CHARLES BRONSON, French crime thriller superstar, ALAIN DELON, and former Bond girl, URSULA ANDRESS, but don't worry, there's a reason we chose to start with this one, not the least of which is that the other star is TOSHIRO MIFUNE, the true OG of classic samurai film!

So saddle up, and ride 'em out as we mosey into SAMURAI SPRING!

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Dialed In: A Coffee Podcast

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Behind the Studio Door

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SEASON TWO: SHINING STARS - Celebrating the Badass Women of Martial Arts Cinema

Punches & Popcorn goes to Japan for the first time ever to celebrate our next Shining Star - MEIKO KAJI in 1973's unforgettable LADY SNOWBLOOD! Grab a coffee, a bucket of popcorn, and sit back and enjoy a bucketful of revenge and BUCKETS AND BUCKETS of arterial blood sprays in this all time classic!

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Joe Bean Roasters

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Dialed In: A Coffee Podcast

Get Dialed In to the world of coffee with Aaron and Wade! Tastings, coffee news and opinion and more!

Behind the Glass

Behind the Glass, hosted by Richard B Colón and Quajay Donnell, is a monthly talk with the current month’s BTG Roster. Artists are interviewed about their submissions and we dive deep into their process, inspiration and thought process centralized around their artwork in the Behind the Glass Gallery located in the heart of Downtown Rochester NY.

SEASON TWO: SHINING STARS - Celebrating the Badass Women of Martial Arts Cinema

Season 2 continues with a stop to honor KARA WAI and her legendary 1981 Shaw Studios film, MY YOUNG AUNTIE! Though Kara had been featured in a number of films before this, MY YOUNG AUNTIE would finally give her a leading role in this romp of a kung fu film by the MASTER, director LAU KAR-LEUNG! Join your Punchy pals as we dive into this classic Modern vs Tradion tale with lots of kicks, punches, and COSTUMES!

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SEASON TWO: SHINING STARS - Celebrating the Badass Women of Martial Arts Film!

This episode we bow a true OG, CYNTHIA ROTHROCK!! A fantastically talented actor and martial artist, RIGHTING WRONGS would see Cynthia Rothrock team up with Hong Kong film legend, Yuen Biao in a wild tale of murder, revenge and betrayal, helmed by one of our favorite directors, Corey Yuen! Listen in as we honor the OFFICIAL Queen of Martial Arts, Cynthia Rothrock!!

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Mind of Magnus

Artist Magnus Champlin Interviews guests sharing the stories and life adventures with the goal of expanding minds.

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We're got a SPECIAL EPISODE! Best-selling author RACHEL HARRISON joins the Couch Potato Ninja crew to talk about 2021's MORTAL KOMBAT! Rachel and your Punchy Pals dive into why this movie is SO MUCH FUN, and why it came at the perfect time to rescue us from the doldrums of the pandemic with wild action, great fights, epic FATALITIES and more!

For more awesomeness, follow Rachel on IG: @rachelharrisonsghost

And pre-order PLAY NICE now: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/742649/play-nice-by-rachel-harrison/

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Behind the Studio Door

Behind the Studio Door, hosted by Molly Darling and Christian Rivera, takes listeners on a captivating exploration of artists and their creative processes. Through deep and meaningful conversations, they uncover the stories and experiences that shape the outward expression of their work.

Season Two: SHINING STARS - Celebrating the Greatest Women In Martial Arts Film

PART TWO of our season opener honoring MICHELLE YEOH and the film that won her an Oscar! Finish the journey into this unforgettable film with your Couch Potato Ninja crew!

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We are BACK with our new season: SHINING STARS!

This season we are celebrating the films of the greatest women heroes in martial arts cinema and what bettter place to start that with maybe the BIGGEST STAR and the movie that earned her an Academy Award - 2022's EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE! We are BIG FANS of Michelle and this movie- so much so that we ended up splitting this episode into 2 parts! Check out our first takes on Michelle and this unforgettable film, and stay tuned for Part 2, coming soon!

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Behind the Glass

Behind the Glass, hosted by Richard B Colón and Quajay Donnell, is a monthly talk with the current month’s BTG Roster. Artists are interviewed about their submissions and we dive deep into their process, inspiration and thought process centralized around their artwork in the Behind the Glass Gallery located in the heart of Downtown Rochester NY.

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THE BOYS ARE BACK! Your Couch Potato Ninja Clan is back for 2025 and we're kicking things off by taking a look back at the best in ACTION movies from 2024 with our friend, ROB HUNTER! Want to know what freshness we loved, and what cool stuff Rob clued us into from the very best of international action? Listen now!

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Joe Bean Roasters

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