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Today, Gabe and Ethan reunite for a new PCP!

We had an absolutely stacked summer full of sensational blockbusters, and Gabe and Ethan may have some hot takes and unpopular opinions!

Tune in to learn what their hits and misses were of Summer 2025!

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00:00 - Cold open

10:28 - Catching up with Ethan

24:45 - Gabes Update

36:45 - A Minecraft movie

44:01 - Mission Impossible

45:35 - JurASSic World Rebirth

01:03:01 - F1

01:14:29 - Fantastic Four

01:28:18 - Superman

01:39:12 Wrapping up

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back—and it feels good.

Gabe and Ethan are holding down the fort this week with a surprise drop-in from our guy Ryan.

That wise guy.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Intros

• 06:05 – There’s Nothing to Punch

• 09:19 – Ryan Joins the Pod

• 15:51 – Welcome to Vol. 2 of PCP 2025

• 16:28 – Summer 2025 Movies

• 37:12 – Video Game Talks

• 58:19 – Wrapping Up

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Today, Gabe and Ethan get back in the saddle for some PCP shenanigans.

Ethan recaps his most recent travel experiences, and Gabe talks about what he's been busy with.

It's really just the two guys catching up.

It was a good time.

00:00 - Prelude

01:06 - Real intro

02:29 - Just Joshin. THIS is the real intro.

07:27 - Ethan, How are you?

19:48 - Ethans Travels

27:22 - Gabes doing a thing

28:00 - Comic-Con Discussion

45:58 - Pop Culture.. More like POOP Culture.

59:45 - Wrapping up

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Today Gabe and Ethan reconvene to remind everyone that they are not dead.

They discuss Star Wars, Trains, and the second coming of the pentavoret! Tune in to see what we are on about!

Is NVIDIA taking over the planet with their new AI?

Tune in to find out!

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00:00 - Cold open

06:31 - Skynet is NVIDIA

15:56 - Ethans update, Trains Galore!

28:58 - Apple TV threw Ethan a bone

33:54 - Gabes update, hes a silly boy.

47:00 - How do we always end up talking about Star Wars?

Today I sit down with Savannah and Issac Groves to discuss all things marriage, creativity, and all out nerddom.

Savannah has been an inspiration to Gabe since he heard her on "Happy Hour With Natty" a podcast about local business owners in the Joplin, MO area.

Issac was a welcome guest as we still got to dive into some geek topics without overshadowing some of the deeper expressions around Savannah's creative process.

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00:00 - Intros

03:30 - Meet Savannah and Issac Groves

13:18 - A Girl and Her Phone

38:45 - This is where the Fun Begins

01:03:19 - Film Influence

01:08:47 - A Movie of Savannahs life?

01:14:03 - Issac and Gabe talk nerd stuff

01:30:00 - VIDEOGAMES

01:41:45 - Final Thoughts

Todays guest is another WBC alumni who is here to talk about his new podcast.

Ryan Dalton is an author for children's books and he has another passion that we share. FOOD. Today we are going to talk about his podcast Mile 135, as well as dig into the intricacies of the ai world we now find ourselves in.

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00:00 - Intros

05:05 - Lets Talk about you- Catching up with Ryan

21:19 - Seen any good movies?

36:01 - Main Event - AI is not good

55:07 - Mile 135 - The Food/Travel Podcast You Need in your life

01:09:35 - Outros

TODAY!

Gabe has Wannabe guest alumni Jacob Busch on from Busch League Gaming! BLG is a total inspiration of mine and I love having Jacob on to swap notes.

Thanks for tuning in and enjoy the show!

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00:00 - Intros

05:19 - The Man The Myth The Legend - Jacob Busch

57:44 - What we have been playing

1:16:00 - GOW Ragnarok Valhalla Deep Dive

In this month's edition of Geekly Retrospect, Ryan and Ethan discuss some pop-culture and historical moments for the month of February. Later their discussion turns to an old sci-fi favorite that's now over 21 years of age, Firefly. We share thoughts on the series, the 2005 follow-up film, and the board game that's kept them flying the void all these many years since the show started. Enjoy!  

00:00 - Intros

03:25 - All about Fonze

16:00 - What we have been playing

29:33 - Music taste, or lack thereof

34:00 - Return to podcasting

39:35 - Fonze basically makes Gabe feel like a pleb

51:50 - Wrapup

Today, Gabe is Ethan-less, but instead swapped for a true Plastic Heart. Whatever that means.

Fonze from Plastic Hearts returns to discuss all the things he's been up to the past few years including starting his own business?!

Tune in to find out more!

00:00 - Intros and House Keeping

06:50 - Ethans a Busy Man

15:48 - Gabes a Busy Boy

27:08 - We Are Getting MORE STARFIELD

41:00 - Gabe gets a Lesson in Ethics | The Insomniac Hack