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Welcome to the first-ever MONKEEING AROUND HALL OF FAME! Rock Hall got you down? Tired of your favorite band being overlooked? Well, we’re hosting our own Hall of Fame… and this one is all about The Monkees!

This week we are joined by Derek Miner (MIXING LINKS: THE MONKEES ON DISC) and R. Alan Siler (MODERN MUSICOLOGY) to announce nominees from across the Monkees-verse who deserve to be honored in our Hall of Fame… and the votes will be cast by you!

Monkeeing Around is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber.

#monkees #halloffame #monkeeingaround

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In this episode of the Tales From Hollywoodland Podcast, we sit down with acclaimed author David Margolick to discuss his book When Caesar Was King, a compelling look at the life and career of legendary comedian Sid Caesar.

A true pioneer of television comedy, Sid Caesar rose to fame during the golden age of live TV with groundbreaking programs like Your Show of Shows. His influence helped shape modern sketch comedy and helped launch the careers of some of the most iconic writers in entertainment history.

In this in-depth Hollywood history interview, we explore the rise of Sid Caesar and early television comedy, the impact of Your Show of Shows on TV history, and the creative explosion of the golden age of live television. We also dive into behind-the-scenes stories from Caesar’s career, along with fascinating insights from When Caesar Was King and David Margolick’s extensive research.

If you’re a fan of classic TV, comedy legends, Hollywood history, and behind-the-scenes storytelling, this episode is a must-listen.

Subscribe to the Tales From Hollywoodland Podcast for more interviews with authors, filmmakers, and historians exploring the legends of film and television.

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Cigar Nerds Podcast: War Machine. This week we are watching the new Netflix scifi action film War Machine. AKA Reacher vs Aliens. In science we talk about brains playing Doom, how the brain can make computers better, sperm whale, and artemis 2 gets ready to launch. In Nerd News we discuss The Boys return, Friday the 13th Prequel, Darkwing Duck reboot, Kpop Demon Hunters 2, Thrash, and Firefly returns. This week I’m smoking the OZ Family Cigars Karatoba.

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For four seasons For All Mankind has told an alternate history of our world. Set in a world where the space race continued, because the Russians put a man on the moon first, the series tells a generational saga about humanity’s exploration of space. With a fully fleshed out alternate universe and a hopeful yet pragmatic bent the series is truly unique in the television landscape. In this episode we take a look at the first four seasons of For All Mankind. We talk about the unique features of the series that make it a draw for viewers. We discuss the alternative nature of the universe and what lessons we can draw from it for our own. Along the way we get into our favorite characters, mental health, and what we want to see in season five!

Due to time constraints is no five-minute controversy this time.

This week Director Faber, Shaun, Ashley, and Nate join the cast.

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Jim reflects on the first time he saw an intense horror film from 1976 which was the film debut for Brooke Shields – “Alice, Sweet Alice,” directed by Alfred Sole and starring Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula Sheppard, Niles McMaster, Jane Lowry, Rudolph Willrich, Michael Hardstack, Alphonso DeNoble, Gary Allen, and Lillian Roth. In 1961, members of St. Michael’s Catholic Church are shocked when a young girl (Shields) is murdered just before her first communion service. But, there are more secrets to be discovered. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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This week on The Legends of the DCU Podcast! Drew Leiter and Cletus Jacobs go to Hell in the Sandman. Batman’s investigation into the grotesque “Abomination” project erupts in Issue #9 as he uncovers a trail of mutilated victims and traces it back to Ark M, where he’s forced into a brutal confrontation with the first experimental monster. Issues #10–12 push Bruce deeper into the conspiracy as he discovers Bane’s twisted rebirth, the weaponization of Waylon Jones, and the revelation that Gotham’s elite have been funding a program to manufacture the perfect predator—using Batman’s own physiology as the blueprint. The arc peaks in Issues #13–14 when the final Abomination is unleashed, driving Batman into a desperate showdown that exposes the architects behind the project and leaves him questioning how far Gotham’s power brokers will go to control its future. All this plus, DC News, Shout Outs, and much, much more!

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Table of Contents

0:00:00 Show Open

0:01:06 DC News

0:03:48 Absolute Batman #9 – 14

0:15:28 The Sandman S2 Ep2 – The Ruler of Hell

0:40:03 Show Close

Comics

Absolute Batman #9

Absolute Batman #10

Absolute Batman #11

Absolute Batman #12

Absolute Batman #13

Absolute Batman #14

Cletus’s Shout Out:

Sandman Presents Lucifer #1

Sandman Presents Lucifer #2

Sandman Presents Lucifer #3

Drew’s Shout Out:

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 1

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 2: Knightquest

Batman: Knightfall Vol. 3: Knightsend

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL Novel

Legends of the DCU Website

The ESO Network

Legends of the DCU/BatChums Patreon

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Flopcast episode 723! While poking through a box of old magazines at Rubber Chicken Comics, we found something called Superstars of Soul. It’s an odd little educational workbook from 1986, and it taught vocabulary and reading comprehension to the kids while they learned about their favorite soul acts. So we’re flipping through the whole book today, and our conversation includes: Chaka Khan on The Love Boat! Prince punching a guy! Coffee for the Pointer Sisters! Jeffrey Osborne meets the Big Blue Bug! Hall meets Oates in a freight elevator! And lots more. (Is this just our excuse to talk about Irene Cara for two episodes in a row? Perhaps…) Also: Kevin is talking Scooby-Doo on A Podcask of Amontillado, and we’re celebrating Pi Day with an irrational pie. #1980s #80s #superstarsofsoul #debarge #irenecara #pointersisters #eso #esonetwork #geektalk #geekpodcast #geek #nerdtalk #nerd #nerdpodcast #podcast #flopcast

Episode 723 complete show notes and links at www.flopcast.net!

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Batman ’66 S3 Ep1 – Enter Batgirl, Exit Penguin

The Penguin plans to gain immunity from the law by becoming the police commissioner’s son-in-law. He kidnaps Commissioner Gordon’s daughter, Barbara, and threatens her into agreeing to marry him. Unknown to him, Barbara Gordon has a secret crime fighting identity, Batgirl. Alfred learns of her secret when he is brought to Penguin’s hideout instead of a preacher, and Batman and Robin realize just how valuable their new ally is when they find themselves hopelessly strung up in Penguin’s lair.

Episode aired Thursday, September 14, 1967

Director: Oscar Rudolph

Writer: Stanford Sherman

Cast:

Adam West – Batman/Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward – Robin/Dick Grayson

Yvonne Craig – Batgirl/Barbara Gordon

Alan Napier – Alfred

Neil Hamilton – Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp – Chief O’Hara

Burgess Meredith – The Penguin

Jon Waltier – Henchman #1

Jonathan Troy – Reverend Hazlitt

Elizabeth Harrower – Drusilla

Mike’s Shout Out:

Batgirl: Year One

Drew’s Shout Out:

Batgirl Poster

BatChums logo by Peter Cutler.
https://www.instagram.com/cutler7666

Theme music by Ricky Zero.
RadioCult.com
https://youtube.com/@wehadthat

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This week the EARTH STATION TREK crew will reach the FINALE of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season One! Will Nustopher Braka meet his final fate? Will Caleb resolve his mommy issues? Will Captain Ake keep her shoes on? Join us as we answer these important questions, and much more, on this thrilling episode!

Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber.

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 24 “First Flight,” now that Jamie and Bill have watched it. Astronomer Nicole Gugliucci joins us to help us make sense of the nebulous dark matter. A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “The Wrong Stuff!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. Astronomer Nicole Gugliucci joins us to help us make sense of the nebulous dark matter.

Photo References:

Sound assistance by K.O. Myers at Particulate Media 

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