Well, would you look at that? A listener recommendation! So for this episode, the fellas jump into trying to decipher what the A24 movie "Heretic" might be trying to get across. Tons of spoilers and tons of opinions abound, but if you wanna know what we ended up thinking about this movie, tune in and check it out! And, keep sending those recommendations!

Listen in as the fellas use their limited intelligence to discuss artificial intelligence! We are pretty sure it's used in many other fields aside from what we mentioned, but because the creative fields are what affect us first and foremost, those are some of the areas we consider with regard to the use and misuse of AI. How do y'all feel about it? Knowing about its real-world ramifications, would you still use this as normally as you might now?

Hey, check it out! It's our first interview! We decided to jump into this with one of our favorite Southern California musicians, Daniel Kaufman! You might know him from one of his many bands listed here: ex-Mindrot/ex-Dystopia/ex-Eyes of Fire/Destroy Judas/Masters Ashes/Destroyer of Judas. Dan was nice enough to come into the studio and talk about how it started and basically, how it's going. Check it out for anybody interested in the roots of some of the heavier side of music that came from Southern California! And please remember, look for any of these bands online, support them directly via Bandcamp, and follow them on whichever platform they happen to be on! And should any of these come to a town near you, go to their shows and support them directly by buying merchandise!

In this next foray of many to come, the fellas dive deep into one of the most well-known Floridian death metal bands! Morbid Angel, everybody knows them, everybody loves them! Their first album, "Altars Of Madness," is for sure a landmark, and in this episode, we get to fanboy about how we came to this album, but also the band, as we praise everything we like and love about the music contained therein. Also, what are you watching segments with a bit of a tribute to the late, great Val Kilmer! Join the convo!

In this go-around, the fellas discuss one of the age-old questions about what they enjoy: is it the lyrics? Or is it the music? Or maybe it's both? They share some personal anecdotes about what hits them the most when they listen to music they enjoy. We'll most likely revisit this conversation at a later date, but join in their jumping-off point in this latest episode, and check it out!

We are all fans of something or other out there, right? To what degree totally depends on everybody out there, but recently, somebody in the music world had a pretty negative experience with some of their fans. Specifically, Chino Moreno of the Deftones had one of these types of interactions that may have left a sour taste in his mouth. Since there are no guidelines for being a fan, the fellas discussed a few examples of negative fan experiences and some of their own more positive experiences. And we get it, people shouldn't have idols, etc., etc., but we all admire what somebody else is doing, regardless of how we express it. So, join in the conversation and let us know if you have had any negative or positive experiences with anybody whose work you've admired. And as usual, what are you listening to/what are you watching segments, where we catch up!

Early on, when Aaron and Nick met each other, one of the things they bonded over, as many others have done, was their love of music, but also their love of many of the same bands. When talking about specific groups, they would constantly ask each other, "Did we just become best friends?" And the answer was, yes, they did. One of the thousands of bands that they love happens to be High On Fire. So it was no secret that when they opted to do a deep dive into one of the albums they both enjoyed immensely, it happened to be HoF's "Blessed Black Wings", an album that turns 20 this year! Join in the geeky conversation as they both fanboy out on this masterpiece, as well as catching up with everything else they've been listening to and watching!

Ever wonder what older musicians and rockers do when they decide to hang it up and call it a day? Well, some of them don't go out so gracefully, some instead opting to go out like the stubborn brats they are, and thanks to the wild, wild West known as the Internet, we recently heard of a couple of our favorites doing either one or the other. We discussed this like the amateur professionals that we are, or is it professional amateurs? You decide. This and a few other things on this week's episode!

We had the bright idea of starting a series of episodes where we list off our top 10 favorite directors in any given genre. This time around, it's action movies. This was actually a lot tougher than we anticipated, but was also ultimately incredibly fun to go back and revisit some of the works from some of our selections. No surprise there were more than one repeat on each other's lists, and no surprise, some of our reasoning also matched up. Plus, our usual "what are you listening to/what are you watching" catch-ups, and we say bye-bye to Gene Hackman, Roberta Flack, and David Johansson.

We yelled at the sky about the 2025 Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame nominations, how we feel about the entire thing, and if we absolutely had to, how our rankings would go. Plus, as usual, what are you watching/what are you listening to as we try to get a handle on recording this stuff.