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On WGVH105: Host DANNO KLONOWSKI is joined by a unifying force of good in the Minneapolis geek scene–HAL BICHEL!

FIRST: Meet HAL! HAL is the founder of the website TWIN CITIES GEEK, a website and FB page dedicated to promoting a unifying sense of Geek Community is Minneapolis. We get into TCG, her involvement in and an overview of CONVERGENCE, as well as her part in the local ROCKY HORROR group. We also discuss the myth and lore of ‘SCONNIE DELLS, why CITY PAGES is “The Worst”, and much, much more.

THEN: HAL has her knowledge of her favorite tv show–RED DWARF--tested in the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR MOVIE GAME!!!

FINALLY: DANNO and HAL discuss some of the neatest things about being a geek in Minnesota specifically, and the cool geekiness Minnesota has put out into the world.

Thanks to HAL for the chat, and thanks, as always, to YOU for listening! 

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On WGVH104: Host DANNO KLONOWSKI is thrilled to be joined by a longtime Hollywood journalist and pop culture geek who is now the new Managing Editor of FAMOUS MONSTERS of FILMLAND magazine–DAVID WEINER!

FIRST: Meet DAVID! DAVID WEINER is a former, longtime writer/interviewer for ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT who is the new Managing Editor for the FAMOUS MONSTERS of FILMLAND magazine, and his first issue (see above) debuts in October! DANNO and DAVID discuss how his love of FMoF as a kid has–thru hard work, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, the STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS junket, and JJ ABRAMS–lead him to where he is today.  We discuss FMoF’s founder FORREST ACKERMAN, the history of the magazine, where he’s taking it, and much, much more.

THEN: DAVID has his knowledge of terrible horror sequels tested in the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR MOVIE GAME!!!

FINALLY: DANNO and DAVID discuss the career he never had despite what the internet says, his personal experience with the AMITYVILLE house, his time at FULL MOON in peaks of the 90’s, meeting his hero MEL BROOKS, his love of TIKI, and more!

Thanks to DAVID for the chat, and thanks, as always, to YOU for listening! 

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On the 103rd episode: WGVH host DANNO KLONOWSKI is joined by cartoonist, sequential art instructor, and festival co-organizer ROBERT “BOB” ALGEO!

FIRST: AUTOPTIC–the 2 day festival of Independent culture– is AUGUST 8th and 9th in Minneapolis, and one of its organizers–BOB ALGEO–is here to tell us all about it! We get into what the event is, how it differs from what your idea of a comic convention is, an overview who will be the special guests and exhibitors, and much more!

THEN: Because AUTOPTIC is a word that is hard to pronounce, spell and define, BOB is given a spelling test of 10 difficult to pronounce, spell, and define words in the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR MOVIE GAME!!!

FINALLY: DANNO and BOB pick an Autoptic exhibitor highlight in Autoptic’s own self-defined mission statement topics of: COMICS, MUSIC, ZINE, PRINTS and ART!

Thanks again to BOB for the chat. Seriously, listen to the last time he and Danno jawed on the LUTEFISK SUSHI PODCAST. It’s a fun chat!  And thanks, as always, to YOU for listening! 

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On the 102nd episode: WGVH host DANNO KLONOWSKI is excited and honored to be joined by JACK PACKARD–one of the members of the Best Thing On The Internet: RedLetterMedia!!!

FIRST: Meet JACK–He’s more than just The Bald Guy on BEST OF THE WORST and PRE-REC! Learn of his misspent youth, his time with FUNNY OR DIE, and how he got involved with REDLETTERMEDIA! We also get into the nuts and bolts of RLM: how the shows like HALF IN THE BAG are made, MIKE’s obsession with Star Trek, JAY never smiles, and the human meme RICH EVANS!

THEN: Because he is co-host of RLM’s PRE-REC, JACK has his knowledge of the WORST VIDEO GAMES OF ALL TIME tested on the rambliest WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR MOVIE GAME ever!!!

FINALLY: DANNO and JACK have a discussion about of some of their FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES.

Thanks again to JACK for the chat. We went from Pretend Internet Friends to Real Internet Friends. Awwww…  And thanks, as always, to YOU for listening! 

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On the 101st episode: WGVH co-founders MATT RISNES and DANNO KLONOWSKI go see a movie, DANNO and EARL LUCKES discuss that movie, and that movie kills both it’s own franchise and nearly this podcast.

FIRST: DANNO scored two seats to a sneak preview of TERMINATOR: GYNYSYS at the only TRVE IMAX in MN, so listen as he and MATT race along Highway 494 to see it and discuss the TERMINATOR franchise so-far, what they expect from GYNYSYS (not much), and what they’d like to see if it were done right (it wasn’t).

THEN: Since the laptop battery died 7 minutes into the drive home, DANNO was going to totally scrap this episode–because FUCK TYRMYNYTYR: GYNYSYS!!!–but DANNO‘s old cartooning pal EARL LUCKES posted on Facebook he not only LIKED GYNYSYS, but TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY is the WORST film in the franchise (not counting SALVATION, which NO ONE does).  THOSE ARE FIGHTING WORDS!!!! So listen in as EARL and DANNO has a civil discourse about EARL’s heresy and what hope, if any, this franchise has.

FINALLY: Because this episode was doomed, EARL‘s son accidentally unplugged the mic and the last 5 minutes sound like we are in a submarine.

FUCK THIS EPISODE!!! 

Thanks again to EARL for the chat. Sorry you had to be a part of the WGVH’s greatest disaster. And thanks, as always, to YOU for listening! WHY DID YOU LISTEN TO THAT?!?!?!  Ep. 102 will be up in 4 days because seriously–FUCK TERMINATOR: GYNYSYS!

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It’s the thrilling, actual podcast-length conclusion to the 100th episode of the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR and ALL EIGHT HOSTS are here to celebrate–DANNO KLONOWSKI, MATT RISNES, ANDY LUNN, JEREMY ZOSS, CASEY NELSON, ANDY SWART, DAN NORDQUIST, and yes–even RAFE GUTTMAN!!! (Sorta)

To celebrate 100 episodes we are debuting the WGVH FILM REGISTRY, and inducting 100 films into the Registry!!! These are not necessarily the BEST 100 films, but they are 100 films that mean the world to the eight of us, and 100 films we feel everyone needs to experience at least once.

Since there are 100 discussions, episode 100 is broken up into three parts for your listening convenience. This episode contains the final WGVH Film Registry entries–#30-#1 (plus a bonus Honorable Mention)!

 #LostInTranslation #ThereWillBeBlood #TheMatrix #SilenceOfTheLambs #OnceUponaTimeInTheWest #Dracula1931 #TheIronGiant #Zodiac #Unforgiven #Unbreakable #StarWarsANewHope #BlueVelvet #RubinAndEd #Platoon #TheHidden #WarriorOfTheLostWorld #MadMax2TheRoadWarrior #DayOfTheDead83 #12AngryMen #HighPlainsDrifter #CoolHandLuke #OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest #Lifeforce #Duel #RedZoneCuba #RamboFirstBloodPart2 #CaveOfForgottenDreams #IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom #Videodrome  Honorable Mention #MadMaxFuryRoad and OF COURSE #NaturalBornKillers 

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO THE WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR FOR (over) 100 EPISODES!!!  WE WOULDN’T STILL BE HERE WITHOUT YOU!!!

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It’s (still) the 100th episode of the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR and ALL EIGHT HOSTS are here to celebrate–DANNO KLONOWSKI, MATT RISNES, RAFE GUTTMAN**, ANDY LUNN, JEREMY ZOSS, CASEY NELSON, ANDY SWART and DAN NORDQUIST!!!

To celebrate 100 episodes we are debuting the WGVH FILM REGISTRY, and inducting 100 films into the Registry!!! These are not necessarily the BEST 100 films, but they are 100 films that mean the world to the eight of us, and 100 films we feel everyone needs to experience at least once.

Since there are 100 discussions, episode 100 is broken up into three parts for your listening convenience. This episode contains WGVH Film Registry entries #65-#31:

 #InlandEmpire #JackieBrown #DawnOfTheDead04 #Gremlins2TheNewBatch #EscapeFromNewYork #PumpingIron #JurassicPark #WreckItRalph #SunsetBlvd #WetHotAmericanSummer #TheBabadook #TheShining #TheCrow #GroundHogDay #SynechdocheNY #RaisingArizona #Casino #DieHard #Labyrinth #ConAir #BartonFink #MyNeighborTotoro #BarryLyndon #iLoveYouMan #TaxiDriver #DeerHunter #Cyborg #DrZhivago #Ratatouille #RagingBull #TheJerk #AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon #UnderTheSkin #Beowulf #TheMist

NEXT WEEK: The Conclusion! #30-#1!!!

(** The WGVH is not responsible for the actions or whereabouts of RAFE GUTTMAN) 

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It’s the 100th episode of the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR and ALL EIGHT HOSTS are here to celebrate–DANNO KLONOWSKI, MATT RISNES, RAFE GUTTMAN**, ANDY LUNN, JEREMY ZOSS, CASEY NELSON, ANDY SWART and DAN NORDQUIST!!!

To celebrate 100 episodes we are debuting the WGVH FILM REGISTRY, and inducting 100 films into the Registry!!! These are not necessarily the BEST 100 films, but they are 100 films that mean the world to the eight of us, and 100 films we feel everyone needs to experience at least once.

Since there are 100 discussions, episode 100 is broken up into three parts for your listening convenience. This episode contains WGVH Film Registry entries #100-#66:

‪#‎Robocop87‬ ‪#‎TheLimey‬ ‪#‎SafeMen‬ ‪#‎TheOneiLove‬ ‪#‎Commando‬‪ #‎JeepersCreepers‬ ‪#‎GalaxyQuest‬ ‪#‎OfficeSpace‬ ‪#‎TradingPlaces‬‪ #‎WeirdScience‬ ‪#‎LetTheRightOneIn‬ ‪#‎FromRussiaWithLove‬‪ #‎TheTexasChainsawMassacre‬ ‪#‎ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld‬‪ #‎TheBigLebowski‬ ‪#‎BadLieutenant‬ ‪#‎StarTrekFirstContact‬ ‪#‎EvidDead2‬‪ #‎NorthByNorthwest‬ ‪#‎TetsuoTheIronMan‬ ‪#‎GlengarryGlenRoss‬ ‪#‎Birdman‬‪ #‎TheRoyalTennenbaums‬ ‪#‎AmericanMovie‬ ‪#‎DawnOfTheDead78‬‪ #‎MonaLisa‬ ‪#‎CapeFear91‬ ‪#‎StarTrek4TheVoyageHome‬ ‪#‎Vertigo ‬‪#‎Adaptation‬ #TheIncredibles #Terminator2JudgmentDay #ParisTexas #Dune #iHeartHuckabees

NEXT WEEK: #65-#31!!!

(** The WGVH is not responsible for the actions or whereabouts of RAFE GUTTMAN) 

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On the 99th(!!!) episode WGVH co-founders MATT RISNES and DANNO KLONOWSKI are together again for the final double-digit episode of the series!

FIRST: MATT and DANNO have some UNO HITTRES including: GAME of THRONES s.5, HANNIBAL s.3, EX MACHINA, HORRIBLE(ABSURD), The EQUALIZER and much, much more!

THEN:  A couple weeks back MATT was going to see a BLACK METAL show, and so he invited DANNO, Host 8 DAN NORDQUIST, and old pal & WGVH Guest JOHN “Judas-Goat” WREISNER along for the rock.  What follows is tale of what happens when two middle-aged black metal enthusiasts and two middle-aged nerds see the bands VATNETT VISKAR, NECROPHAGIA, and the headliner 1349 at a beer release party…

FINALLY: MATT delivers another installment in the WGVH HISTORY OF… series with the story of BLACK METAL! Starting off with bands like BATHORY to DARKTHRONE to DISSECTION to INQUISITION to he and DANNO seeing 1349 and a lot more in between! Enjoy an oral and audio HISTORY of BLACK METAL, WGVH style!

Thanks to MATT for this and most of the last 99 episodes, 21 great years of friendship, and, as always, to YOU for listening!

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On the 98th(!) ep. DANNO KLONOWSKI is joined once again from all the way from across the pond by Host 4 of the show ANDY LUNN for two in-depth discussions on two great pop culture touchstones: MAD MEN and JAMES BOND!!!

FIRST: MAD MEN has come to an end, and so THE LUNN and DANNO, both huge fans, have both a discussion of how it all ended and a retrospective look back at the series in general via a discussion of it’s classic and memorable characters.

NEXT: With great decorum and British Stiff-Upper-Lipidness The LUNN is subjected to 10 questions about his favorite James Bond: ROGER MOORE on the WAYNE GALE VARIETY HOUR MOVIE GAME..

FINALLY: DANNO vowed at age 12 to NEVER watch a JAMES BOND film. The LUNN has been in love with BOND for probably even longer. And so, as another WGVH “DANNO’s HOMEWORK” experiment: ANDY recommended 3 BOND films for DANNO to watch–not LUNN’s favorite films, but 3 he thinks will WIN DANNO OVER on the series! Lunn’s picks were: GOLDFINGER, The MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN, and SKYFALL. Also DANNO watched CASINO ROYALE because he heard MADS MIKKLESON was the baddie. So…how did it go? Did DANNO fall in love with BOND? Did he HATE IT so much and with such conviction he convinces THE LUNN he’s wasted his life? Listen in and find out!!!

Thanks once again to Host 4 ANDY LUNN for the lovely chat, and as always to YOU for listening!

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