Superenthusiast Radio

In which Thom Bowers chats with Theme Music founder Matt Brown about the joys of community, the rewards of rewardlessness, the thrills of mixing pro-am sensibilities, idiosyncratic record shelving, musical and managerial tugs-of-war, what to do when the big time hits you back, and the sheer joy of gathering the troops to make song.Show Notes!Nancy Gardos, This Grand View So You Wanna Be A Rock'n'Roll Star, by Jacob SlichterThe Sons Of Lazaro Themestock III Live Stream

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and grumbling about tarnished legacies, from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, Jordan Monsell, Robbie Rist, and Matthew Wrather. Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:07 and wait for the Geffen logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the same logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, thanks for listening, and remember: never trust the living!

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from disparate adventures to contemplate movies on vacation, ruminate on falling and rising of heroes, speculate about the use of witchcraft by the Navy, calculate Liam Neeson's actiony sameness, advocate for respecting Kevin Smith's place in pop culture, estimate the legitimacy of Star Wars VII info, and marvel at the fact that Fall TV season is still a thing. Plus, new online digs, some upcoming gigs, and JT Walsh gets the That Guy treatment.   Hey, look: actual Show Notes! Themestock IIISER Facebook Group BeetleJuice Midnight Screening 10/17/14Kevin Smith in Princeland Thom's Watch-Purging List Cheers Season 8 Agents Of SHIELD (current) Person Of Interest (current) The Amazing Race (current) Intruders (curret) Castle (current) Star Wars Rebels (current) A Fantastic Fear Of Everything Trav's Watch-Purging List No Good Deed Dolphin Tale 2 Believe The Drop The Maze Runner A Walk Among The Tombstones Gone Girl The Box Trolls Tusk The Skeleton Twins This Is W

In which Thom Bowers travels to Scotland and chats with prog rock icon Derek W Dick (aka FISH). This interview was originally broadcast in two parts in 2012, but is presented here in its complete form, with added conversation and extra music. Topics range from Fish's early experiences as front man for Marillion to the travels that inspired his latest album A Feast Of Consequences, with a zillion fantastic detours in between. Plus, David Barras is on hand to discuss Fish's role in Electric Man. Further discussion and background for this interview can be found in our Geek Agenda Archives: TGA69: Sleep Dep And Scottish Accents (7/17/12) TGA72: The Other Side Of The Campfire (9/3/12) Music featured in this interview: "Vigil", "The Company", and "Big Wedge" (from Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors, 1990) "Credo" and "Internal Exile" (from Internal Exile, 1991) "The Perception Of Johnny Punter" (from Sunsets On Empire, 1996) "Mission Statement" (from Raingods With Zippos, 1999) "Moving Targets" (from Field Of Crow

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman are joined by Dan Miles (host of the Friends Of Dan Music Podcast) at the corner of rock and celluloid for an epic discussion of music, movies, and various intersections thereof. Plus, the myth of digital permanence, the art of curse dipping, the origins of the electric bass, and anecdotes a'plenty concerning Dan's own show and the ways in which the podcast sausage is made. Thanks for listening!

Insights, anecdotes, and rampant duck-ularity from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, Grae Drake, Robbie Rist, and Matthew Wrather. Joining us for the Nerds Like Us midnight movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:06 and wait for the second (older) Universal logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the same logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, embrace your birdness! And thanks for listening.

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from far-flung birthday adventures to review Life Itself, the new documentary on Roger Ebert. Plus, watch-purging, partial quizzes, unclear analogies, a theater incident that lends new meaning to the term "word crimes," and some good reboot news for a change.  

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman purge this week's watching, delight in the news of the day, take on The Expendables 3 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and try not to let their tribute to Richard Attenborough get eaten up by extraneous dinosaur talk.

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman practice the Russian nesting doll method of podcasting, embedding their memorial for Robin Williams inside a retrospective review for Popeye, inside this week's watch-purging segment, adjacent to a That Guy Guys profile on Ray Walston. Plus, summer moviegoing memories, random pop culture news, and the show tries out tagline #7. Thanks for listening!

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and day-glo bug guts, from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, and Robbie Rist. Would you like to know more? Citizens joining us for the Nerds Like Us midnight movie may proceed to 0:06 and wait for the Tri-Star logo, while civilians watching at home must pause the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, thanks for joining up today and doing your part!  

In which Thom Bowers, Travis J Coleman, and special guest Mike Thiriot meet in Salt Lake City to discuss Guardians Of The Galaxy, amongst the other pop culture debris of the day. Plus, the new adventures of old spoilerphobia, Travis auditions for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and an impromptu memorial for friend of the show Tim Hollinger.

In which Thom Bowers and Bernie Bregman recap the highs, lows. in-betweens, and inside-outs of San Diego Comic Con 2014. Music by Christian Lipski.

In which Thom Bowers & Travis J Coleman dissect Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, and weigh in on Weird Al's Mandatory Fun. Plus: Watch Purging, schedule-wrangling, Christmas movies in July, and we reveal the name of the show's magic voice. Thanks for listening!

In which Thom Bowers conducts two separate conversations with Bernie Bregman of Nerds Like Us: the first as a pre-funk to the Predator Commentary (with nerd-in-training Al Joya along for the ride) and the second as an extended Laser Tag tutorial, one week later. Plus, the coronation of Adam Lambert, the origin of Hair Wars, a Club Cosplay recap, and a re-evaluation of Timothy Zahn's Heir To The Empire.

In which Thom Bowers and Travis J Coleman return from their nonexistent hiatus with a fistful of random news and future blueprints. Plus, the flexible narration of stealth sci-fi, a spotlight on the career of Eli Wallach, and a debate concerning the existence of Michael Bay’s soul. (Spoilers for Person Of Interest, Barton Fink, and Transformers: Age Of Extinction) 

Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and a mad dash to Da Choppa from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, Al Joya, and Mike Mazon. Joining us for the Nerds Like Us midnight movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:09 and wait for the 20th Century Fox logo to appear. Watching at home? Pause after the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, stick around! And thanks for listening.

In which Thom & Travis talk hard, steal the air, bring down the curtain, and foretell the future. Thanks for listening, and be sure to join us soon for SUPERENTHUSIAST RADIO!

In which Thom welcomes Ser Bernard Bregman (The Helmeted, First of his Name, Screener Of Movies, Wrangler Of Nerds, Klingon Spoonflower and Protector of The Realm) back to the show to ask which of his current projects is likely to melt his brain first. Plus, the context of craft in cosplay, a glut of gooey Game Of Thrones spoilers and speculation, a definitive ranking of Batmobiles, sage advice on getting to The Choppah, and a straightening out of that Hill Valley Clock Tower business once and for all.

In which Thom & Travis merge from the fog of near misses and increased responsibilities to explain where the show has been for the last little while, and where it’s going…if anywhere. Plus discussion of Trust Me and Edge Of Tomorrow, decade-driven fashion, bad reasons to avoid art, meeting Clark Gregg, and more TV watch-purging than the mind can comfortably conceive.

In which Thom & Travis weild the twin powers of satire and sleep dep while discussing winter soldiers vs summer blockbusters, medium vs genre, placement vs integration, the addiction of iconography, the boondoggle of fan entitlement, the labyrinth of cable ratings, and the challenge of not de-rezzing into the ether while speaking into a microphone.Plus: more watch-purging, supposed Star Wars news, and Dan Rydell rides again!