Guys Of A Certain Age

While Jay heads to Canada to avoid being called up in the NBA Draft, Robbie and Art are once again left holding the bag. And a mixed bag it is, starting with our Geek of the Week segment. Art shares his thoughts on the Shazam movie, which, because he's a Guy of a Certain Age, he insists on calling Captain Marvel. Robbie mentions the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the guys discuss several of the movies and documentaries both old and new that celebrate the Apollo program and that milestone. 

The Guys fly a missing man formation once again, and this time it’s Jay that’s gone AWOL. 

Finally, the Guys talk music.  And you just might be surprised to discover what each considers his three most influential albums.  Eclectic?  Eccentric?  Well, they are a certain age.  

But first, the Geeks of the Week.  Art discovered a Spotify/Netflix-type app for comics outside the usual multiverse (Jay wants to know if he can get DVD's instead), Robbie delivers sad news of the original Lorax tree, and Jay brings up earworms. (Leave it to the pharmacist.)

Then the discussion turns to tunes.  The late 70's tickled Art's ears with rumours of Elvis (the other one),  Robbie's achtung was drawn to a state in the mid-west, while Jay takes us on a tour of his formative years, gospel shoes planted firmly in Ohio.  
This one should keep you humming.

Free comics: Graphitecomics.com

The Loarx is no more. 

The Guys gather for a Geek of the Week segment that includes: an enigmatic Spider-Man poster that may foretell the return of the Fantastic Four to the silver screen, a food website that features recipes based on comic books, games, and all things geeky, and a look at Myth Buster Adam Savage's new show which will feature working (yes, that means FLYING) Iron Man 2 Armor.

In a special "In the Field" segment Art interviews his brother-in-law, Phil Valentine. In addition to his self-titled Cumulus Media radio show, Phil is an author, actor, filmmaker, and songwriter. He and his son, Campbell, are also the hosts of the successful PodGOATS podcast which is recorded in a haunted cabin in Nashville.

Visiting the PodGOATS spectral studio, Art dredges up ghosts of a different sort, when he and Phil discuss a little known chapter in Phil's past-the time he spent as a host of a horror movie series, the Mad Monk. Listen...if you dare!

SHOW NOTES

Benedictine the Mad Monk - Nashville Horror Host 1989

Is there a Spiderman 4 coming?

Adam Savage makes a real Iron Man suit.

In this episode, the Guys toast the "most important meal of the day."

In addition to serving up their thoughts on current favorite breakfast foods and where to find them, Jay, Art, and Robbie look back at childhood breakfast staples including the wide variety of sugary cereals aimed at (and loved by) kids.
And because it's "not just for breakfast anymore", the guys weigh in on the idea of breakfast for dinner.

Geek of the Week offerings include; a look at the novel success of a Mississippi native and Ole Miss alum, DC's Swamp Thing being bogged down by financial problems, and Apple's latest pro machine that doesn't offer much bang for the (mega)buck.

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Is this special edition of "Guys," Robbie visits with good friend, TV producer and fellow geek Steve Griffiths. Other than being one of Robbie's only friends, Steve is from Down Under and brings an unique perspective to geek culture and how growing up in Australia was different from our the Guy's childhood.

There are a lot of Doctor Who, Star Wars and cartoon references.  And a pretty cool accent.  And Steve's isn't bad either....

The Guys take a break from Geek of the Week to dive right into this finale of finales. Again…NOT the finale of the podcast (we hope), but the finale of this two-part dramatic mini-series on what makes a good TV series finale.

Actually, the primary drama is whether or not Art will be able to dial in to the studio from his commute through rural Mississippi, and that moment when Jay almost spoils Lost for Robbie. Art and Jay agree, however, that Lost spoiled itself. Or soiled itself. Listeners be the judge.

The Guys each share the series finales that have made the most impact on them - good, bad or otherwise - and discover that really, they are all watching too much TV.

Jay's missing (see below) and Robbie and Art talk about other podcasts and series finales. Could Episode 20 be the last we hear of Guys of a Certain Age!!

Well...no. With Jay out on assignment, this episode's Geek of the Week features two podcasts to listen to when you're not listening to Guys. Art suggests listening to Blockbuster, Matt Schrader's dramatized "biopod" of the early days of Spielberg and Lucas as they create Jaws and Star Wars. Robbie's podcast pick is Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History, a fascinating podcast that reinterprets events, people, or ideas from the past.

With the recent series ends of GOT and Big Bang Theory, Robbie and Art take a look at what makes a series finale good and cite a few examples of shows that got it right and shows that seemed a bit... Lost.

So grab a coffee cup or water bottle, and join us! And don't forget to subscribe, because we're not done yet.

SHOW NOTES

Blockbuster: A Six-Part Original Series. Set in the 1970s, this immersive "biopod" tells the story of two big-dreaming filmmakers and friends, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and how they turned their lives upside down to lead a movie revolution.

Malcom Gladwell's Revisionist History. Each week for 10 weeks, Revisionist History will go back and reinterpret something from the past: an event, a person, an idea. Something overlooked. Something misunderstood.

Jay's undisclosed location this week.

Summer is coming! This week the Guys take a look back at the summers of their youth and the current traditions the warmer months hold now that they've reached a certain age.