Has it been a week already?! Well the boys are in the galley cooking up a brand new, steaming edition of The Podwits Podcast! Dion regroups with J. Marcus on what he missed last week and adds his two-cents regarding spy music themes and Disney only using the David Tennant years in rerun. That leads to a […]
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Nostalgic Television
Posted: 25th April 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Celebrities, Doctor Who, Film, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, Television, Watching the DoctorTags: Atari: Game Over, Batman Vs Superman, Car 54 Where Are You?, David Arnold, David Hasselhoff, David Tennant, Doctor Who, Frankenstein, Frankie Avalon, George Reeves, I Love Lucy, Irwin Allen, James Bond, Knight Rider, Lalo Schifrin, Lost in Space, Mad Max, Mad Max Fury Road, Matt Smith, MeTV, O.J. Simpson, Peter Lorre, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Basehart, Star Trek, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Steve McQueen, Ted Turner, The Adventures of Superman, The Fantastic Four, The Hateful 8, the terminator, The Towering Inferno, Universal Monsters, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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Happy Pi Day 3.14159265359…… UGH!
Posted: 14th March 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, History, Literature, News, Obituaries, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, TelevisionTags: Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Discworld, Doctor Who, Ernest Borgnine, Freaks, Grammys, Herb Alpert and Tijuana Brass, James Bond, Leonard Nimoy, Marvin Gaye, Michael Keaton, Mickey Rooney, Muddy Waters, Pi, Robert Downey Jr, Sir Terry Pratchett, SuperFuzz, Terrence Hill, The Black Hole
The boys are all back together for an ALL-NEW, right-off-the-assembly-line-edition of the one, the original, Podwits Podcast! They chat this week about their various jet-setting, before getting into topics that hit closer to home, like the loss of fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett, the recent passing of Leonard Nimoy and Star Trek producer Harve Bennett, and we embrace or even […]
On the Lam, While Warming the Cockles…
Posted: 14th February 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Beer, Celebrities, Games, History, Music, Music Review, News, Podcast, Recap, Technology, Television, The Comic Spinner, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Beck, Billy Zane, Douglas Adams, FXX, Game of Thrones, Garbage, Grammys, Harry Potter, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Kanye West, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, Matt Garrison, Old Ox Brewery, Paul McCartney, Philadelphis Union, Red Bull, Red Eagle Entertainment, Robert Jordan, Roger Corman's The Fantastic Four, Sheri Manson, soccer, Sony Pictures, Spiderman, The Beatles, The Fantastic, Wheel of Time, Winter Dragon, X-Men
This week finds the boys on the run, after an ill-advised attempt to play John Dillinger and Pretty Boy Floyd, now recording their podcast from their current hideout, a waste-basket cabinet at a local Manhattan eatery. They briefly try to dissect whatever you want to call the latest act of buffoonery by Kanye West at this year’s Grammy […]
New Podcast: All (About) That JAZZ
Posted: 29th November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Audio Review, Celebrities, Electronics, History, Literature, Music, Music Review, Notes & Chords, Technology, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Caravan, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Dave Brubeck, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvis Presley, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Howlin' Wolf, Jackie Gleason, Jimmy Smith, Joey Defrancesco, John Coltrane, Jon Faddis, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Miles Davis, Muddy Waters, New Orleans, No Chaser, Oscar Peterson, Preservation Hall, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ray Charles, Red Garland, Robert Johnson, Sonic Highways, Sonny Rollins, Straight, The Meters, The Village Vanguard, Thelonious Monk, Tom Waits, Tommy Dorsey, Wes Montgomery, Willie Dixon
The boys are cookin’ and steamin’ this morning! They first jump into their love for Preservation Hall in New Orleans, which leads into a very spirited discussion of their love of all things Jazz. They chat about their favorite jazz musicians, jazz albums, and even give off-the-cuff 5 jazz picks for anyone wanting to get into the genre. Dion […]
Check out Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers!
Posted: 17th October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Anime, Art, Books, Cartoons, Celebrities, Comic Books, Cyber Mailbag, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, History, Literature, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, Television, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers
Please pay a visit to our latest Podwits venture, Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers! Dion Baia and J. Blake of the Podwits fame highlight films from their youth that would have typically been rented for a weekend sleepover by you and your friends. A new movie may be thrown into the mix to spice it up, but cult […]
We Regret To Inform You…
Posted: 11th October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Cartoons, Celebrities, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, Game Review, Games, History, News, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Software Review, Technology, Television, The Muppets, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Back To The Future, Beetlejuice, Berenstain Bears, Bionic Six, Bravestarr, Captain Caveman, Captain Power, Count Duckula, Danger Mouse, David the Gnome, Denver the Last Dinosaur, Dragon's Lair, Ducktales, Family Guy, Fat Albert, Faye Grant, Fraggle Rock, G.I.Joe, Garfield, Ghostbusters, Gobots, Gumby Bears, Hair Bear Bunch, Hanna Barbara, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Heathcliff, Inhumanoids, Inspector Gadget, Jabberjaw, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Jem, Jim Henson, Josie and the Pussycats, Keith Olberman, M.A.S.K., Mickey Mouse, Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, Pac Man, Paddington Bear, Pole Position, Popples, Pound Puppies, Punky Brewster, Q*Bert, Rainbow, Rainbow Brite, Rear Window, Richie Rich, Robocop, Scooby Doo, Sesame Street, She-Ra, Shirt Tales, Sid the Science Kid, Snorks, Speed Racer, Spiderman and HIs Amazing Friends, Star Trek, Star Trek Trexels, Stephen Collins, Super Mario Bros, Superman, Teen Wolf, The Care Bears, The Centurion, The Complete Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, The Flintstones, The Gary Coleman Show, The Littles, The Muppet Babies, The Muppets, The Peanuts, The Simpsons, The Super Friends, Thomas the Tank Engine, Thundarr the Barbarian, Thundercats, Top Cat, Transformers Prime, Turbo Teen, USA Cartoon Express, Voltron, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Winnie the Pooh
This week’s Podwits Podcast find the boys hitting every nuance of the emotional spectrum. They are thrilled as J. Marcus relays his reaction to the recent Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode; they are stunned and appalled over the breaking news regarding actor Stephen Collins; and they reminisce on word that the era of Saturday morning cartoons has […]
It Has Been Brought to Our Attention…
Posted: 3rd October 2014 by Podwits Administrator in News, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Technology, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: iTunes, Podcast
NEW PODCASTS BELOW THIS POSTING!!! …That some of our fans are currently not able to find The Podwits Podcast on iTunes for whatever reason. While we have our crack IT team addressing this occurrence, PLEASE in the meantime you can type or paste this link (http://www.podwits.com/?feed=podcast) into the iTunes “Subscribe to Podcast” URL box, and away you go, onto […]
Adequate, at best?
Posted: 20th September 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Beer, Books, Celebrities, Electronics, Ernest Borgnine, Film, History, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Software Review, Technology, TelevisionTags: #PodwitsBeer, Avatar, Douglas Trumbull, Elementary, James Cameron, Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Steven Moffat, Unlocking Sherlock
The ‘Wits of Pod are all over the place this week! Brian lays out his new exercise regiment, utilizing The Couch-to-5K ® Running Plan, before they dash into the highly recommended documentary about the BBC series Sherlock entitled Unlocking Sherlock. Then the lads get into a spirited discussion about VFX pioneer and filmmaker Douglas Trumbull‘s new […]
A Case of an Mammalian Brain Surge
Posted: 9th August 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Audio Review, Cartoons, Celebrities, Comic Books, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, History, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Technology, TelevisionTags: DC Comics, Dr. Who, Geoff Johns, Guardians of the Galaxy, Indiana Jones, Kyle Smith, Marvel, Michael Bay, New York Post, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Trek, Star Wars, Superman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The New 52, The Raid 2, The Raid: Redemption, The Transformers
The wits of Pod have the band back together and it feels so good… Brian praises Guardians of the Galaxy ; Dion casts his doubts about the new reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that hits theaters this weekend; and J.- well he does his best not to evoke that name which is not to be mentioned… […]
RIP Hollywood Make-up Legend Dick Smith
Posted: 1st August 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Celebrities, Film, History, News, Obituaries, Technology, Television, UncategorizedTags: Altered States, Amadeus, David Bowie, Dick Smith, Dustin Hoffman, Ghost Story, Jack Pierce, James Caan, John Carpenter, Linda Blair, Little Big Man, Marathon Man, Martin Scorsese, Max Von Sydow, Nighthawks, Quentin Tarantino, Rick Baker, Stan Winston, Starman, Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, The Exorcist, The Godfather, The Hunger, The Stepford Wifes, Tom Savini, William Friedkin, William Hurt
The Podwits were saddened to learn that Oscar-winning make-up icon Dick Smith, who defined generations with his pioneering makeup effects, passed away July 30th at age 92. Before CGI was common place, Smith practically invented techniques that are still used to this day, and is credited by Special Effects legends like Rick Baker and Tom Savini in spearheading where Universal Studios […]