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The Gene Pool Variety Hour!

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Father & son podcast full of geekiness, inane banter, and ADHD-style chicken chasing! We have no idea where this is going.

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Episode 88: Baa Ram Ewe!

Monday Jul 03, 2023

Monday Jul 03, 2023

Welcome to 88! Baa Ram Ewe!

  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 2020 comedy, Rams, Starring Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson! Great little movie that was more touching and poignant than funny, but highly recommended! 
  • We dove into Connor's head a bit and he went off on his love for anime. listen as Sean weakly tries to join in! LOL
  • We finish off the episode doing a little character creation for Sean as we prepare to dive into a new one-man D&D campaign for the month of July. Monks and goblins coming in hot!
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening! 

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Episode 87: Let Me Tell You a Story

Sunday Jun 25, 2023

Sunday Jun 25, 2023

Welcome to 87! We might actually have finally gotten out audio issues fixed and getting back on track!

  • In this episode, we welcome our friend TV's Travis, movie &TV aficionado/podcaster to talk about the 2022 thriller, Dig, starring Thomas Jane and Emile Hirsch!
  • Before we can even get started, Connor and Travis go down a rabbit hole of DC superhero media - Sean just had to sit back and listen.
  • Then Travis joins us for a new segment, Everchanging Story, where we join forces to make up a bedtime story of sorts completely random and ad-libbed. There ended up being green sheep, water fountains, villains named Cactus Jack... and Trump. Go figure.
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks go out to Travis for joining us and having a blast. You can find Travis and any of his media and podcasting efforts at https://www.tvstravis.com.

A big shout out to Stephanie Crugnola of the Adventure, Inc. podcast (https://adventureinc.podbean.com/) for the Everchanging Story segment theme song!

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening! 

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[Background music during the Everchanging Story segment was drawn from Youtube's audio library and the following songs were used:]

Journey in the New World by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/258/j... Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org

Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

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Episode 86: We’re back!

Monday Jun 05, 2023

Monday Jun 05, 2023

  • To say it has been too long has been an understatement! We missed y'all! Through life changes and computer changes we made our way back to you!
  • We spend time just catching up and trying to get used to doing this again. We talk about the new things we have planned for you - including guests! - in our upcoming episodes.
  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we jump into one of DC's more recent movies, Black Adam! Let's talk about this seemingly-rushed-mashup-with-no-lead-in, I mean recent DC blockbuster!
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening! 

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Episode 85: Of Fathers, Flies, and Foolishness

Monday Oct 31, 2022

Monday Oct 31, 2022

  • We start off with LOTS of wedding and reception... and honeymoon... talk!
  • The Geek Question of the Week:  What traditional Halloween trope tradition is something you've always wanted to try? Clearly, Sean has had a little more experience here than Connor...  
  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we finish off Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2021 family tragedy horror, Father of Flies! I don't know which was worse, the attempt at horror or the heartbreakingly sad family tragedy.
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there! 

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Episode 84: Three’s Company!

Monday Oct 24, 2022

Monday Oct 24, 2022

First off, we were joined by Luke, aka Sean's second son and Connor's younger brother. He was in for Connor's wedding so popped on to join us! Let me apologize for audio issues, as Luke's mic was not picking up and we did not realize it until after. Check out his YouTube channel, Experience over Things for everything about the hiker life! Fascinating!

  • The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward:  What is a fandom-based or nerdy wedding you would love to be a guest at? Let's just say some interesting combinations were broached! 
  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we continue Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2021 Netflix original good ghost/bad ghost movie... Things Heard & Seen! Connor and Luke certainly seemed to like it better than Sean did...
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there! 

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Episode 83: It Gets Dark Down There!

Monday Oct 03, 2022

Monday Oct 03, 2022

  • The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward:  What are your greatest fears and what would it look like if they were combined into one fear? 
  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we start Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2005 psychological horror/creature fest... The Descent! Hope you can see in the dark because THEY can...
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there! 

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Episode 82: Bad Physics!

Monday Sep 26, 2022

Monday Sep 26, 2022

  • The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward:  If you were stuck on a road trip with three of the worst nerdy characters, who would it be and why would they be so bad? Jar Jar and Janic and Sheldon, oh my!
  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we take a look at the 2019 80's homage "musical"... Manifest Destiny Down: Spacetime! Thank us now! We watch 'em so you don't have to! What a train wreck! I see Matrix and Terminator and Real Genius and Fish Called Wanda and Star Wars and NONE OF IT MAKES SENSE!
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there! 

While you are at it, go support our friend Dennis Robinson's new Kickstarter campaign for the second installment of his werewolf origin story comic, Lycan: Solomon's Odyssey Chapter Two! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/worldsmostokayestdm/lycan-solomons-odyssey-chapter-two

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Episode 81: Whodunit Hackers!

Monday Sep 19, 2022

Monday Sep 19, 2022

  • The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward:  If you could design a theme park on your favorite fandom, what it be and what would some of the rides be? The fandoms chosen were not surprising. At all. LOL
  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we take a look at the 2014 German Hacker Thriller, Who Am I! Forget that it is German language only with subtitles. This movie was fantastic with a twist within a twist! Think Usual Suspects, Ocean's 11, Fight Club, with Euro-techno music! One of our favorites this year!
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there! 

While you are at it, go support our friend Dennis Robinson's new Kickstarter campaign for the second installment of his werewolf origin story comic, Lycan: Solomon's Odyssey Chapter Two! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/worldsmostokayestdm/lycan-solomons-odyssey-chapter-two

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Episode 80: Dead Zone and DragonCon!

Monday Sep 12, 2022

Monday Sep 12, 2022

  • Man, we chase a lot of chickens in this episode! We're kind of all over the place!
  • We start out talking about this year's DragonCon! So much fun, so many people, so many friends, with a few disappointments!
  • The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward:  If you could invite any three fictional characters to your bachelor party, who would they be and why? Connor of course thought of this one with the wedding one month away, but Sean ad-libbed some kind of answer that actually turned out not too bad.
  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we take a look at the 1983 Stephen King adaptation, The Dead Zone! How can you go wrong with Christopher Walken, Tom Skerritt, and Martin Sheen?! Well...
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters!

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Episode 79: Wax On, Wax Off!

Wednesday Aug 24, 2022

Wednesday Aug 24, 2022

  • The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward:  If you could go back in time and change one thing about a fandom you enjoy, what would you change and why? Connor goes more specific, Sean goes more general, but all good stuff!
  • In our Roll for Credits segment, we take a look at the 2020 action/comedy(?) The Paper Tigers! Um, take Grown Ups and Karate Kid, put them in a blender, and you have a nice Paper Tigers smoothie!
  • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.  

Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there! Oh, and we know all the Twitters!

Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour...

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