The Caffeine Crew

Join Rob, Kat, Jess, Bill, and Ben as we dig in to the classic myths and legends we each grew up with, and the ones still near and dear to our hearts. We try to figure out what current things in pop-culture have the makings of future myths and legends a few hundred years down … Continue reading "Episode 47: The Mythology and Legends Episode"

In this episode, join Rob, Kat, Erin, TJ, Jada and Bill as they talk all about the trends in modern day board gaming. The conversation begins as we discuss our own history of the games we played in our youth, and when games drifted out of a common place in our lives before becoming a … Continue reading "Episode 46: The Board Game Episode"

In this episode Rob, Kat, Ben, Jada and Bill take a stroll through memory lane and reflect on pop culture trends from the 80’s and 90’s. We discuss the positives and negatives of nostalgia while breaking down the best and worst of both decades. After wrapping up our discussion on the 90’s we launch in … Continue reading "Episode 45: Ready Player One"

In this episode,join Rob, Bill, Kat,Jada, TJ, Erin, and for the very first time Jess as we dive deep in to the world of musicals! We kick this one off by trying to figure out if we would rather be stuck living out the rest of our lives in a single musical, or exist for … Continue reading "Episode 44: The Musical Episode!"

Join Rob, Kenny, Kat, Jada, Erin and TJ as we talk all about the villains that make our favorite stories even better. We break down what makes a great villain and why we gravitate towards them. In addition we of course discuss our all time favorites, the best surprise villains, and play villain swap where … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 43: The Villains Episode!"

In this episode, Rob and his crew of Kat, Bill, Mike, and Fesh dig deep in to our love of Star Wars just hours away from the release of The Last Jedi! Join us as we discuss our favorite Star Wars memories, and how the series has evolved and endured over the past 40 years. … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 42: The Star Wars Spectacular!"

In this special Halloween episode (just a tad late), our cast of Rob, Kat, Erin, TJ, and Ben dig deep in to horror films. Discussion include our hard limits in horror, our favorite tropes, and what monster do we think we could survive an encounter with. We bring back one of our favorite topics for … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 41"

In this episode, the crew head to the next level as they live stream the show for the first time (minor audio issues, and audio improvements…..) In this episode we talk pirates! We cover grounds from why geek culture loves them so much, and add a little history to boot. Of course we also turn … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 40"

In this episode, Rob hosts our panel of Bill, Ben, Jada, and Kat as they dive in to the Wizard World of Harry Potter! Join us as we discuss how Potter has endured in geek culture since its inception in 1997. Along the way we talk about the houses we would each fall under, the … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 39"

Coming hot off the heels of Wonder Woman, Rob, Kat, Jada, Tj, Erin, and Paul this month dive in deep as to how female roles have changed in the realm of Sci-fi and geek culture throughout it’s history. Through this topic we discuss the best female characters to grace both the big and small screens,captivated … Continue reading "Caffeine Crew Cast of Pods – Episode 38"