The boys here at the Podwits Podcast Network have been currently reworking the site and planning a very exciting, relaunch very soon. So just to let the fans know, we are still here and have some very BIG plans that will be announced very soon. In the meantime, please have a great season, and you can directly […]
Archive for the ‘Up on The Soap Box’ Category
As Some of You May Have Noticed…
Posted: 1st July 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Art, News, Podcast, Podwits Exclusive, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap Box0
An Open Letter To Joss Whedon
Posted: 9th May 2015 by J. Marcus in Film, Open Letter, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Agents of Shield, Angel, Avengers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Cabin in the Woods, Dollhouse, Drew Goddard, Drew Z. Greenberg, Firefly, Jane Espenson, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon, Marti Noxon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Steven S. DeKnight
J. Marcus here with another of my open letters to folks I admire. This time, I am addressing the one and only Joss Whedon, creator of such incredible programming as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse, as well as the man behind the Avengers films (to name but a few of his incredible accomplishments.) […]
Dear Mr. Shatner, You won’t remember me. We met but once. It wasn’t the best of times. You were busy preparing for an interview and I was in a group of staff members clamoring to see you. You were preoccupied. That’s OK. You were getting ready and the last thing you needed at the time […]
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 […]
Living It Up In A.C.
Posted: 20th December 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Christmas, Electronics, Film, History, News, Podcast, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Atlantic City, Bed Bugs, Bill Cosby, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott, Sony Pictures, The Interview, UVA
Well the Podwits rip their topics right from the headlines this week! After one of our beloved Wits of Pod confesses to a horrible invasion of the vicious Bedbug some years ago, they take listener’s Twitter questions on the subject, before they move on to the uproar surrounding the casting of Ridley Scott‘s Exodus:Gods and Kings […]
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 […]
New Podcast: Side Cast: Live Albums
Posted: 24th November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in History, Music, Music Review, Podcast, Side-Casts, Up on The Soap BoxTags: B.B. King, Bill Withers, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Bo Diddley, Bobby Bland, Bootleg, Buddy Rich, claudio simonetti, Count Basie, Dario Argento, Dean Martin, Demonia, Dio, Frank Sinatra, Goblin, Jo Stafford, John Pizzarelli, Kurt Weill, Leadbelly, Live, Live Albums, Muddy Waters, New Goblin, Nirvana, Ocean's Eleven, Red Norvo, Sammy Davis Jr., Side-Cast, Sidecast, The Doors, The Pied Pipers, The Rat Pack
J. Blake and Dion Baia are back for another exciting installment of the Podwits Side Cast! This week the boys have picked 10 live albums that they feel are great and *must* listens for anyone unfamiliar with them. The boys have managed to narrow it down to 5 each, and try to surprise each other as to […]
New Podcast: The Lads Taking the Piss
Posted: 1st November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Beer, Cartoons, Celebrities, Comic Books, Ernest Borgnine, Film, Film Review, News, Podcast, Science Fiction, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: #PodwitsBeer, 2001 A Space Odyssey, Aquaman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Coney Island, Cyborg, DC Comics, Delorean DMC-12, Dr. Strange, Green Lantern, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guinness Blonde Lager, Hasbro, Joe Spinello, Justice League, Lego, Lego Batman, Marvel, Marvel Agents of Shield, Michael Keaton, Nick Fury, Operation Board Game, Parker Brothers, Phase 3, Shazam, Spiderman, Star Wars, Stationwagon, Suicide Squad, Superman, Terminator, The Avengers, The Black Panther, Tim Burton, Warner Bros., Wonder Woman
Well what else can be said about this week’s all new installment of The Podwits Podcast except that it is EPIC… We hear how J. Marcus and Dion first met Brian on the Coney Island boardwalk; Beer connoisseur Brian lambasts Guinness’ new Blonde Lager and praises this week’s choice drink; Dion vents about the news that Operation […]
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 […]