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NoFriender Thrash Metal Show Podcast returns with it's fourth installment looking at the iconic thrash metal album by Megadeth - Peace Sells But Who's Buying.  The Thrash Metal Show is a docu-series style podcast looking in detail at the origins and evolution of thrash style heavy metal music by examining the most influential bands, albums, songs, and culture of the thrash metal scene.

There is a series on Netflix called Dark Tourism where a host takes you to various taboo hotspots around the world where a tourism industry has sprung up. On this week's DragonKing Dark podcast, host Karl Stern talks about the allure of seeing places of tragedy, disaster, and the macabre. Why are we drawn to such places? Why do people want to see the spot where someone was murdered, or where life changing accidents occurred? DragonKing Dark explores the dark side of our curiosity.

On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern takes a look at Mexican lucha libre legend El Santo... wait what? Why are we talking pro wrestling on DragonKing Dark? Because El Santo transcended pro wrestling into movies where he fought vampires, werewolves, mummies, witches, monsters, and more! Also, he has a statue in his honor, people still revere his name, and he was buried in his mask and if that's not DragonKing Dark then nothing is.

This is a packed episode with a focus on music and classic rock this week. Karl and Tonya discuss Steve Perry and his new album and his time with Journey and Arnel Pineda. A Russian Chicago tribute band. And then we discuss the 27 Club and all the famous musicians that have died at the age of 27 including Robert Johnson, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, John Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and numerous others. We argue The Doors, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and more.

This is part 3 of a series on the Megadeth album Peace Sells but Who's Buying. The NoFriender Thrash Metal Show Podcast covers the origins and evolution of thrash style heavy metal music in a documentary conversational style. The show discusses such bands as Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Overkill, and many more taking a look at the bands, songs, albums, and personalities that formed thrash metal music. Brought to you by WhenItWasCool.com

On this week's DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at giants. Since the dawn of time there have been legends, myths, and eyewitness reports of giants on Earth. But where are the remains? Make no mistake there have actually been some giant skeletons uncovered but the reality doesn't match the mythology. This week we will talk about giants, Nephilim, and more.

On this edition of DragonKing Dark, host Karl Stern talks about why it is virtually impossible to predict the future. Chaos takes the future in unforeseen directions.  Trends we think will lead to future tech often fizzle out or go in previously unconsidered directions.  We take a look at predictions made in the past by leading magazines.

Karl and Tonya from WhenItWasCool.com talk about retro pop culture, gadgets, and more on this episode. We take a look at a couple of recent internet articles comparing and contrasting products of the past with their modern replacements. What is the modern Trapper Keeper? The modern scrapbook? The modern Rolodex? Plus, things that make you feel old and a look at just how much tech has changed things since the 1980s. Karl also has a few notes on Foreigner reuniting for some shows and more!

The NoFriender Thrash Metal Show Podcast returns this week with the second part of it's series on the hit Megadeth album - Peace Sells but Who's Buying. Host NoFriender talks about Dave Mustaine and the Megadeth band and their influence on thrash metal music.

This is episode 125 of DragonKing Dark Podcast and host Karl Stern takes a look back to April 4, 1974. He was just a young kid but there are faint memories etched in his mind of a night that killed many, forever changed the landscape of his state. A massive F5 tornado (and the longest on ground tornado ever recorded up to that point) leveled towns and passed within a mile of where he was, killing a family member and, as you'll hear from NOAA, left nothing standing.