The Caffeine Crew

In this episode, Rob, Bill, Mike, Kat, and Jess talk through how consuming entertainment has changed over the past 40 years. From the days of VHS and Beta Max to the land of Netflix, Amazon, and Disney+ a ton has changed. The Crew talks through their personal favorite forms of entertainment and how they use … Continue reading "Episode 57: Digital Consumption"

With the announcement of Universal’s new park “Epic Universe”, The Crew take this episode to geek out about theme parks and why we love them or hate them. Join Rob, Kat, Kenny,Jada, Ben, and Bill as we travel back in our minds to our very first memories of hitting up a park, and why it … Continue reading "Episode 56: Theme Parks and Interactive Geeky Experiences"

Join Rob, Kat, Jada, Bill, Jess, and Aaron in this episode as we discuss the importance of body positivity in pop culture and in geek communities, and the impact it has on us as individuals. As we dive deep in to the topic we help define what this really means, and the struggles each of … Continue reading "Episode 55: Body Positivity in Geekdom"

Join Rob, Kat, Aaron, Jess, Mike, and Bill for this month’s episode as we look back at the geekdoms and fads throughout pop culture that are no longer with us.Stick around with us as we break down the different types of extinctions we have seen as well as give a little history of some of … Continue reading "Episode 54: Extinct Geekdoms and Fads"

In this episode, join Rob, Kat, Bill, Jada, TJ and new cast member Aaron as we dive back in to Disney picking up from our conversation from two years ago. We start the conversation giving a little background on our individual history of Disney love before digging deep in to the newest era of Disney: … Continue reading "Episode 53: Disney Part II: The Mousening"

Join Rob, Kat, Jess, Jada, Ben and Bill as we take a journey back to almost 40 years ago and wax nostalgic about the renaissance of animation! We discuss the very first cartoons we remember in our lives and how animation and cartoons in general have changed over the years. We break down our personal … Continue reading "Episode 52: Cartoons of the 80’s and 90’s"

The Crew kicks off 2019 with a heavy topic, as Rob, Kat, Ben, Jess, Bill, and Mike discuss how fandom has become increasingly more toxic over the past years. As we take our time to discuss this, we look at when our individual fandoms began, and how we define a healthy or toxic fan community. … Continue reading "Episode 51: Toxicity in Fandom"

In this episode, join Rob, Kat, Ben, Jada, and Bill as we look back at the film legacy of Mel Brooks. We discuss the first of his films we remember seeing, why they are so memorable, and what we wish would be his next film. We close out the conversation with pitching our own ideas … Continue reading "Episode 50: The Mel Brooks Year End Spectacular!"

Join Rob, Kat, Bill, Jada, Ben, Erin, TJ, and Fesh as we look back to our childhoods during our favorite time of year: Halloween! We share our early memories of the holiday, and remember the movies and specials that remind us most of Halloween growing up and the horror movies that play well for the … Continue reading "Episode 49: The 2018 Halloween Special!"

Join the cast of Rob, Kat, Paul, TJ, Erin and Jada as we dive deep in to the imagination of Jim Henson. From everything to Sesame Street to deep cuts like Mirror Mask, we discuss why his work has left such a special place in our hearts and in the world of pop culture. Travel … Continue reading "Episode 48: The Jim Henson Episode"