Episodes
It's Talking SMAC for the 150th time and we're celebrating by breaking down over 30 SMACdown listener submissions!
Fightcard:
The Muppets vs Looney Tunes (2:09)
The Mandalorian vs The Witcher (3:55)
The Bad Batch vs The Penguins of Madagascar (6:40)
Special Event: 1-On-1 Football Drill - Forrest Gump vs Bobby Boucher (12:39)
4-way Super Spy Fight: James Bond vs Ethan Hunt vs Jason Bourne vs Napoleon Solo (14:45)
DCU Assassin Fight: Deadshot vs Deathstroke vs Bloodsport vs Black Manta...
Published 06/05/24
Josh is joined by Antonio from the Cultworthy Podcasting Network to review Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
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Published 05/29/24
Josh is joined by the fabulous Joey from the Game Club Pod to discuss some big movie and TV trailers that were released this week, as well as some big announcements in the superhero genre.
Special Intro Music (00:00 - 1:36)
Intro/Josh & Joey Love Fest (1:36)
Joey plugs the Game Club Pod channel (3:31)
The Movie Wire promo (6:34)
Tangent 1: Dominic Littlewood bit from 2 Blokes from Blighty (7:00)
Wicked trailer (12:02)
Tangent 2: Influencers can f*ck right off (17:01)
Back to Wicked...
Published 05/22/24
Josh is joined by the Lovely Dan from Casting Views to rank character portrayals in comic book-inspired movies, along with some other news from the week.
Nintendo Announces Next Gen System Announcement Window (2:14)
David Corenswet Superman costume reveal (6:31)
I Hate It. Let's Watch It promo (11:43)
Comic Book Character Portrayal Tier List (12:28)
The Rules of the Game (12:54)
Aaron Taylor Johnson as Quicksilver (13:41)
Adam West as Batman (15:18)
Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler...
Published 05/15/24
Josh and Alex talk about some of the things from the 90s that still hold a special place in their hearts.
Intro/Celebrating May the Fourth (0:00)
Cats owning Cats/Mr Potato Head Sells Out (3:30)
Game Club Pod Promo (4:24)
Josh's extended love for Game Club Pod (5:44)
90s Nostalgia Bait begins: The Star Wars Original Trilogy Special Edition (6:53)
Dinosaurs (18:32)
Did you know what TGIF really meant? (36:56)
Boy Meets World (39:33)
Tangent/Plug: Christy Carlson Romano interviews Maitland...
Published 05/08/24
Josh, Alex & Matt follow up on the Fallout episode now that Alex has finished the season, along with other things they've been enjoying away from the pod. Including; Shogun, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and more!
Not a Sponsor, but Could Be... (1:16)
Fu*k My Whole Life Promo (5:09)
I Always Feel Like Sombody's Watchin' Me! (6:09)
Fallout series recap pt 2 *FULL SPOILERS* (7:36)
Halo series tangent (22:20)
Early-2000s and Multi-media storytelling (30:41)
Star Wars Forgotten Sequel...
Published 05/01/24
Join the SMAC team as they treat themselves to a double feature with Spy x Family - Code: White and Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver
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intro (0:19)Spy x Family (1:52)Spy x Family Code: White soft spoilers review (5:19)Spy x Family musings/Q&A (10:56)Must see or Pass (14:32)Random anime discussion (14:54)My Dress Up Darling, Fruits Basket, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime...
Published 04/24/24
Josh and Alex are joined by Talking SMAC semi-regular co-host, Matt, to review what they were able to watch of the new Amazon Prime series: Fallout.
Preamble Rudeness (0:00)Fallout Game Experiences (3:35)Fallout Show Cast (11:16)No Spoilers review/Why binge this? (20:25)Story praise (33:01)Episode 2 Trigger warning (35:09)CX404 is a good dog (36:23)Hating super binge-ers (37:31)Continued non-spoiler review (41:10)Prop and world praise (52:50)Must Watch or Pass? (59:43)Matt has Alex predict...
Published 04/17/24
Josh and Alex discuss fast food criminals and recent Disney news.Fast Food Criminals (3:41)The Cultworthy/Patrick H Willems adaptations episode (9:24)Disney Board Vote results & park expansion (13:01)Spielberg is genius (22:05)Julia Garner: A female Silver Surfer!? (24:14)Tron: Ares (30:17)Moana 2 (35:38)Margot Robbie's Avengelyne (43:23)Quantum Leap canceled (48:53)Toy Story 5 (52:28)Mandalorian & Baby Yoda movies (56:33)Josh's Amazing Harrison Ford impression (1:02:08)How to...
Published 04/10/24
Josh and Alex review Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and debate how you can compare this movie to previous Godzilla entries
Review: (8:05)Actual review: (12:09)Full Spoilers (20:00)
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Published 04/03/24
Is Ghostbusters a legitimate franchise? Or is it just nostalgia bait that we keep hoping is worthy of the franchise moniker?
Josh and Alex find out after viewing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.Theater Experience (4:13)The review (15:21)
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Published 03/27/24
Alex is joined by Justin to look back at a couple of James Cameron classics: The Abyss and True Lies, to coincide with their recent 4k home releases.
The Abyss (3:41)
True Lies (35:29)
Published 03/20/24
Josh & Alex take on Netflix’s latest live-action adaptation of a beloved animated series with Avatar: The Last Airbender. Just watch the animated series.
Published 03/13/24
Josh & Alex take on the sandworm that is Dune: Part Two
Published 03/06/24
The Anime Boys, Luis & Slade, gang up once again to make Josh watch more anime. This time around, it's the hit anime Chainsaw Man.
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Published 02/28/24
A wild Bepbo appears to review Madame Web with Josh & Alex
Published 02/21/24
The Big Game has ended and the most important thing to talk about? The trailers!
Josh and Alex discuss their favorite and most surprising trailers to premier during the game.
A Quiet Place: Day One (4:15)
Wicked (10:29)
IF (20:31)
Twisters ( 23:48)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (30:03)
Deadpool & Wolverine (36:03)
Sweepstakes announcement (49:41)
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Hear Josh and...
Published 02/14/24
Josh, Alex & Matt get together to chat about the fun things they're doing away from the podcast.
Alex - The Last of Us Part II Remastered (7:44)
Matt - Final Fantasy VII Remake (17:11)
Josh - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (24:59)
Matt - Golden Sun (34:36)
Alex - Nobody Saves the World (38:29)
Josh - Hue (42:22)
Alex - Expedition Unknown (47:12)
Matt - Alan Wake II (50:53)
Josh - Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (58:19)
Matt - The Sopranos (1:04:46)
Alex - True Detective: Night...
Published 02/07/24
Josh & Alex pull a double-feature and review the new movies I.S.S. and Lift
Published 01/31/24
Josh and Alex return to the monsterverse to review the AppleTV+ original series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.
And a surprise appearance by Justin Henson from the Movie Wire to discuss the new Peacock exclusive mini-series, Ted
Published 01/24/24
Alex gets the week off, and Josh is joined by the anime bros Luis & Slade to review the final episodes to one of the greatest shows ever: Attack on Titan
Published 01/17/24
Josh and Alex look ahead to the big movie, TV and video game releases of 2024.
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Published 01/10/24
Josh and Alex discuss their favorite Movies, Video Games, Comics, Characters, Actors and more of 2023.
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Published 01/03/24
Josh and Alex review Rebel Moon Part One w/7Ceez from No On 15! All-Cast
Published 12/27/23
Josh, Alex and Bepbo are joined by Liam and Scott of ”I Have Some Notes” to discuss the state of superhero movies
Published 12/20/23