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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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Monday Sep 16, 2019
Monday Sep 16, 2019
We're baaaack!
Gotta say that it was so fun to get back to the podcast! It has been almost two years. There have been a lot of reasons why it has been that long, so we spent time in the beginning just explaining our absence. We're going to try to clean the podcast episodes up a bit - straining against our combined ADHD to put a little structure on the episodes - and chat about that as well.
DragonCon 2019 had to be part of the discussion, since we have only recently returned from our Geek Mecca... Also, I spent most of my time in the Digital Media Track this year and it was there I got encouragement to pick the podcast back up! Thanks everyone!
So our "anchor" segment each week is going to be something called "Rolling for Credits" where we basically just roll for initiative suckas! Er, I mean we use our trusty dragon dice to find a random movie to watch and review.
This week, the movie is Radius, a 2017 movie currently streaming on Amazon Prime. I loved it! Connor thought it was just okay. He's just wrong. Anyway, there are some minor spoilers, but we made sure to ruin the HUGE TWIST that would otherwise ruin the ending of the movie for ya. I highly encourage you go check it out!
Since we're rusty and just getting our feet wet, this made for a pretty short episode for us. Also, I pretty much forgot how to structure my episode building in Audacity, so there's no intro in this episode LOL. It'll get better. I hope.
Wanted to throw our links to a couple of podcasts we mentioned in the episode and people that have been really encouraging of our efforts. So here ya go!
Stephen and Smashie @ Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
Dennis, Philip, Austin, Tristan, and Jon @ Botched Podcast
We've just started diving into Borderlands 3 and will be streaming this for the foreseeable future. Look for a full review next episode!
You can find us all over the place. We know all the Twitters! Gene Pool Variety Hour on Twitter at @GPVarietyHour...
Sean:
- Headgamer on XBox Live
- @headgamer on Twitter
- @headamer on Mixer
- @head_gamer on Twitch
Connor:
- QuillMiester on Xbox Live
- @QuillMiester on Twitter
- @QuillMiester on Mixer
- @QuillMiester on Twitch
Monday Mar 05, 2018
Monday Mar 05, 2018
Welcome to Episode 07, full of alliteration and stuff! We got Demons, Dragons, and Dracula! We got alchemists and arguments! We got #BOTWON and banality!
Some of the highlights...
- Connor goes off on his latest obsessions, his collaborative writing exercise with one of his friends and his foray into writing and running his own D&D campaign.
- Sean's hashtags of the week are #work and #notime. He did get some quality time in Overwatch with his #drunkwatch crew, and continues to bang through Borderlands, but is woefully behind on all his superhero shows!
- Jumping into the Best of the Worst on Netflix, we discuss and review 2016's 13 Demons. If you can imagine a horrible mashup of Jumanji, Dungeons and Dragons, Se7en, and throw in a little Dazed and Confused, this is your movie! Really interesting concept.... really poorly executed. Don't say you have not been warned!
- D20 Multiverse Mayhem! Dracula, the King of Vampires versus the Full Metal Alchemist! You'll be surprised how it turns out!
- And as always, chickens will be chased. It's what we do!
- And BTW, make sure you stay til the end of the podcast.... ;-)
For more about Kicks the Goblin (mentioned yet again in this episode), catch more of him at on Botched: A D&D Podcast!
Follow us on social media!
- GPVH on twitter: @GPVarietyHour
- GPVH on Youtube: The Gene Pool Variety Hour
- GPVH on Mixer: @headgamer on Mixer
- Sean on twitter: @headgamer
- Connor on G+: +C-BOMB The Goofball of the Pool
Thanks to PodBean for hosting services, and Free Play Music for the theme music!
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Thursday Feb 01, 2018
Hey, we made it to episode 06!
Mic issues are slowly improving as we figure out what the heck we are doing (apologies in advance for the first 9 minutes or so...it gets better after that)! Join us as we talk some of our current TV obsessions, bad movies on Netflix, and cinematic childhood trauma!
Some of the highlights...
- Sean spends some time talking about his favorite Romanian communist propaganda buddy cop TV show... "You don't learn to be a good communist by going to meetings... you learn it on the streets.... you learn it with your fists!"
- Sharks and Big Wheels and hobbits, oh my! What movies traumatized you as a kid... join in the conversation about the things that scared us in the night... all the way to adulthood.... Kermit the Frog gets an honorable mention as well!
- What do you get when you combine cowboys, dinosaurs, methane, and a drunk Eric Roberts? Well, Cowboys vs. Dinosaurs, of course! Join in on the next segment of the Best of the Worst on Netflix.
- Are you ready for some more D20 Multiverse Mayhem.... NEXT TIME? Connor decides to tease the listeners with our character selection for the next round. Stay tuned!
- Kicks the Goblin kicks ass! Best NPC ever! #botched
- Chickens will be chased. We don't remember where we end up.
Catch some of our favorite podcasts mentioned in the episode:
GPVH on twitter: @GPVarietyHour
Sean on twitter: @headgamer
Connor on G+: +C-BOMB The Goofball of the Pool
GPVH on Youtube: The Gene Pool Variety Hour
GPVH on Mixer: @headgamer on Mixer
Thanks to PodBean for hosting services, and Free Play Music for the theme music!
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Tuesday Jan 09, 2018
Welcome to the first episode of 2018!
Connor got his own mic for Christmas so no more uncomfortably sharing a mic with my son! In this episode, we talk the Christmas holiday, play some Superfight!, and review Chappie as part of the next installment of the Best of the Worst on Netflix!
Join us as we talk flaming Willie Wonka's, kung fu dragons, floating sumo wrestlers, and Dominatrix Chuck Norris!
Connect with us on twitter (@GPVarietyHour, @headgamer) or G+ (C-Bomb The Goofball of the Pool), and don't forget to subscribe to the podcast!
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Friday Dec 22, 2017
Welcome to our special Christmas episode! In this episode, I ramble on about my love of The Punisher and Karen's fickle affections. Connor and I talk about Star Wars: The Last Jedi. I don't know if I would call it a review, though we definitely give our opinions on what we liked about it.... and what we didn't. Next up is a walk down Christmas memory lane, including snow days, worst Christmas family trip ever, discovering thr truth about Santa, and playtesting Christmas presents under the nose of the parents! Finally, we jump into the next installment of the best of the Worst on Netflix... A Christmas Horror Story! Listen as we talk about sexually assaulting ghosts, cringeworthy changeling/son/daughter relationships, Krampus Family Christmas, and foul-mouthed zombie elves! Oh, and an increasingly intoxicated William Shatner!
Thanks for listening, and please consider subscribing and sharing to all your friends!
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
In today's episode we try out a new segment: D20 Multiverse Mayhem! What happens when Genghis Khan and Felicity Smoak battle to the death Dungeons & Dragons style?! We jump into our next entry of the Best of the Worst of Netflix (#botwon) and look at Wesley Snipe's Western/Zombie flick, Gallowalkers! Finally, see what happens when Connor gets the giggles and can't stop!
- Sean on twitter: @headgamer
- GPVH on twitter: @GPVarietyHour
- Connor on Google+: +C-BOMB The Goofball of the Pool
- GPVH on tumblr: http://gpvh.tumblr.com
Thanks for http://www.podbean.com for their podcast hosting services, and http://www.freeplaymusic.com for background and theme music!
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
In this episode, we discuss adulting in Aspyland, explore what makes a good (and bad) video game, and give your the next segment of Best of the Worst on Netflix (#botwon).... the 2016 animal zombies flick, Zoombies!
- Sean on twitter: @headgamer
- GPVH on twitter: @GPVarietyHour
- Connor on Google+: +C-BOMB The Goofball of the Pool
- GPVH on tumblr: http://gpvh.tumblr.com
Thanks for http://www.podbean.com for their podcast hosting services, and http://www.freeplaymusic.com for background and theme music!
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Thursday Nov 09, 2017
Our first episode! In this episode we introduce where the podcast name comes from, who we are and how that affects what we do here. Also included in this episode is our reviews of our recent trip to DragonCon 2017 and our Best of the Worst on Netflix (#botwon) pick of the week, G.O.R.A!
- Sean on twitter: @headgamer
- GPVH on twitter: @GPVarietyHour
- Connor on Google+: +C-BOMB The Goofball of the Pool
- GPVH on tumblr: http://gpvh.tumblr.com
Thanks for http://www.podbean.com for their podcast hosting services, and http://www.freeplaymusic.com for background and theme music!