The Wild Card Podcast

The Wild Card Podcast

By Ron Blair, Jeff Curtis, and Jared EatonComedySociety & CultureEducation
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The Wild Card Podcast episodes

  • The Wild Cards are Coming to Get You

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 290 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton finally bringing Marcus Aurelius to the table, Jeff Curtis not having to Halloween, Ron Blair running out of ideas, and returning special guest: Emily Kohler!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the four of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about forgetting to ask Ron what this podcast was all about, a Commercial that's from the Other Side, the math not mathing, Michael Myers Corleone, empty sentences, unrelieved orgies of sadism, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about the history of The Night of the Living Dead! This week, Ron takes the guys into the theatrical origin of zombies, the life and time of George Romero, and the legacy of the franchise!!!  Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll always walk not run right to our Shambling podcast!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on The Night of the Living Dead, your favorite George Romero movies, any more mysteries you'd like us to dig into, how ready your are for Autumn and Halloween, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “My stories are about humans and how they react, or fail to react, or react stupidly. I'm pointing the finger at us, not at the zombies. I try to respect and sympathize with the zombies as much as possible.”
    ~ George Romero

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    1 hr 59 min
  • The Wild Cards Go Missing (Part 2)

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 289 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton leaving his sinkhole behind, Jeff Curtis crying for Chile, and Ron Blair serving as an agent of chaos!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about finding someone, a Commercial definitely is full of spoilers for this episode, Best Movies that require multiple viewings, swerving into the bit, the Thing being here, natural deaths, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about the conclusion of the true story behind the 1982 movie, "Missing!" This week, Jeff takes the guys through the story of Charles Horman and history of the 1973 Chilean Coup!!!  Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll never miss the truth as you listen to our Coup of a podcast!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on the Chilean Coup, movies that you believe need a rewatch, any more mysteries you'd like us to dig into, how ready your are for Autumn and Halloween, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “Henry Kissinger is the greatest living war criminal in the world today, with the blood of millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia and Laos and Chile and East Timor on his hands. He will never appear in a court or be behind bars.”
    ~ George Galloway

    1 hr 54 min
  • The Wild Cards Go Missing (Part 1)

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 288 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton gifting mysteries, Jeff Curtis granting you your weekend, and Ron Blair loving Sarah McLachlan!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about the SNL 50th Anniversary Season, a Commercial that asks the right questions, Best Documentaries, being thoroughly incompetent, the utility of business cards, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about the true story behind the 1982 movie , "Missing!" This week, Jeff takes the guys through the story of Charles Horman and history of the 1973 Chilean Coup!!!  Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll never miss the truth as you listen to our Coup of a podcast!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on the Chilean Coup, your favorite documentaries, any more mysteries you'd like us to dig into, how ready your are for Autumn and Halloween, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “Henry Kissinger is the greatest living war criminal in the world today, with the blood of millions of people in Vietnam and Cambodia and Laos and Chile and East Timor on his hands. He will never appear in a court or be behind bars.”
    ~ George Galloway

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    1 hr 53 min
  • The Wild Cards Solve Some (More) Mysteries

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 286 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton hating golf pros, Jeff Curtis being blinded by talent, and Ron Blair snapping fingerlessly!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about the golden gorgeous days of death, a Commercial that brings back everyone's favorite detective - Arbogast, lead rain coats, throwing virgins into pits, Morgan Freeman vs James Earl Jones, how it's always spies or the mob or aliens, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about some more unsolved mysteries! This week, Jared takes the guys through some tales that are sure to spook you out and prepare you for the Halloween Spoopy Season!!!  Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll always know the truth as you listen to our completely Unleaded podcast!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on these mysteries, your explanations for them, any more mysteries you'd like us to dig into, how ready your are for Autumn and Halloween, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “Murder most foul, as in the best it it; But this most foul, strange, and unnatural.”
    ~ William Shakespeare

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    1 hr 40 min
  • The Wild Cards Bounce Back

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 286 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton keeping everyone calm, Jeff Curtis writing a kind of song, and Ron Blair being young enough to burn!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about never looking back, a Hypnotic Commercial, 16 cent bean soup, theme parks, how much long we have on this earth, the sociology of movie theaters, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about incredibly underrated movies! This week, Ron takes the guys through the some movies you probably haven't heard of, some you may have, and some surprisingly excellent movies that were box office bombs!!!  Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll never be sold short as you listen to our Bombastic podcast!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on alien abductions, your explanation for the stories of the Allagash abductees, your favorite performance,  positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “Mediocrity is underrated.”
    ~ Mary-Louise Parker

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    1 hr 51 min
  • The Wild Cards Flip the (Trans)Script

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 285 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton taking all his dates to Marcella's, Jeff Curtis barreling through the Weiner twins, and Ron Blair shutting his face, (not really)!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about trouble (my friends), a Commercial that we can all agree on, being a mafia, psychological interrogations, violence, false starts, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about the Allagash abductions! This week, Jeff takes the guys through the events, transcripts of hypnotic sessions, and performances that'll be sure to leave you a believer!!!  Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll definitely be Out There as you listen to our Hypnotic podcast!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on alien abductions, your explanation for the stories of the Allagash abductees, your favorite performance,  positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.”
    ~ Arthur C. Clarke

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    2 hr 14 min
  • The Wild Cards Take Their Pick 8

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 284 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton having Fine written all over him, Jeff  Curtis getting dysentary, Ron Blair definitely remembering what the last episode was about, and returning special guest: Hannah Bowman!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the four of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about the devil you say, a Commercial that explains a great deal, HCP's production of Almost, Maine, playing basketball with Penguin Mango, making a kerfuffle, all four of us definitely agreeing, and occasionally we part from our tangents to take part in another Ultimate Wild Card Bracket Challenge! This week, Jared takes the guys through several brackets and forces them to make difficult choices such as: Best 90s movie, which ice cream is best, and the Greatest song!!!  Thank you for joining us on this journey to wherever and we're sure that you'll never regret the choice to listen to our Ultimate podcast!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on any of our brackets, your favorite 90s movies, your favorite ice cream, your favorite song, where you disagree with us, which omission/overrule of Jared's offended you the most, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “The choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.”
    ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    2 hr 7 min
  • The Wild Cards Will Never Sleep Again

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 283 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton still plugging away, Jeff  Curtis lying about energy drinks, and Ron Blair dead and loving it!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about the auto-da-fé, a Purr-fect Commercial, the good antibiotic cough syrup, the 45 second penalty box, milking the golden goose, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about The Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise!! This week, Ron teaches the guys about the origin of the franchise, the plots of the movies, and the legacy of the creators and creation!  Join us on this journey to wherever and we're sure you'll sleep like a baby as you listen to our Nightmarish Podcast!!!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on The Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise, your favorite of the movies, your favorite energy drink, your favorite Mel Brooks movie, if you're excited about Almost, Maine, what we should do for our 300th episode, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “Whatever you do... don't fall asleep."
    ~ Nancy Thompson

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    1 hr 54 min
  • The Wild Cards Take a Catnap

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 282 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton roasting lefties, Jeff  Curtis wanting nothing to do with this, and Ron Blair delivering masterfully!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about Buddy Holly Airlines, a Commercial that's really on fire, C.H.U.D.s everywhere, where the breadcrumbs lead, Jimmy Buffett's marketing genius, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about cats!! This week, Jeff teaches the guys about the domestication of cats, fun facts about felines, and all sorts of cat trivia!  Join us on this journey to wherever and we're sure you'll hold on to all nine of your lives as you listen to our Purr-fect Podcast!!!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on the cats, if you're a cat person or dog person, the names of your pets, how you did on the trivia, if you're excited about Almost, Maine, what we should do for our 300th episode, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
    ~ Albert Schweitzer

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    1 hr 50 min
  • The Wild Cards Get Lit

    Welcome to The Wild Card Podcast!  This is episode 281 of our attempt at this whole podcasting thing!! Today's episode features: Jared Eaton being a mouth breather, Jeff  Curtis destroying asparagus, and Ron Blair being both a shameful and shameless octopus!! Throughout the episode, you'll hear the three of us discuss such varied topics as: the way this podcast is about joining our neighbors in song, an Ultimately Challenging Commercial, our Jeopardy categories, thoughts on the Superbowl, community pyramid schemes, what's on a Big Mac, and occasionally we part from our tangents to learn about the Sultana disaster!! This week, Jared teaches the guys about the making of the steamer, the mistakes that led up to the disaster, and all of the fallout!  Join us on this journey to wherever and we're sure you'll never boil over as you listen to our Steamy Podcast!!!

    Please like/subscribe and leave comments below! Let us know your thoughts on the Sultana Disaster, if you knew any of the forgotten history, if you watched the Superbowl, your favorite Superbowl commercials of all time, your Jeopardy categories, if you're excited about Almost, Maine, what we should do for our 300th episode, positivity chains (encourage one another!), any future reports you'd like us to do, and if you are interested in being an official Deckhead!

    P.S.  “Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it"
    ~ Hunter S Thompson

    P.P.S. Stay Safe, Stay Wild, and Bite the Edge!

    1 hr 39 min

About The Wild Card Podcast

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A wild card is an uncontrollable or unpredictable element. And that is the namesake of our Podcast: a conversation between three friends who find themselves on a journey to wherever. We begin with a…