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Archive for the ‘Up on The Soap Box’ Category
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
The Podwits Pocket guide to Camping and Fishing
Posted: 7th June 2014 by Podwits Administrator in A Case of the Munchies, Art, Books, Celebrities, Electronics, Film, Film Review, Food, Games, History, Housekeeping, Literature, News, Podcast, Technology, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: camping, Coleman, Disasters, DIY Projects, Friday the 13th, Friday the 13th The Series, H.P. Lovecraft, Herbert West–Reanimator, hunting, McDonalds, Preppers, science, The Dark Side, The Reanimator, The Walking Dead
The Podwits are in the weeds this week- literally! After debating the merits of preservatives, the boys go on about hunting, camping, DIY home projects, and doing manly things to help reinforce their fragile egos and prove they are still in fact MEN! Keep their fire going and download the podcast today! Footnotes: 1970’s Las Vegas Home bomb […]

It’s Not a Big Deal, and That’s a Big Deal (All-New Ultimates)
Posted: 8th April 2014 by Brian in Comic Books, Uncategorized, Up on The Soap BoxTags: All-New Ultimates, Bombshell, Brian Michael Bendis, Cloak and Dagger, Kitty Pryde, Marvel, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman
Something remarkable is happening the world of mainstream superhero comics this week. And one of the best and most remarkable things about it is that no one seems to think it’s remarkable. I’m talking about All-New Ultimates, Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe team book written by Michel Fiffe, with art by Brazilian newcomer Amilcar Pinna. A spinoff of both […]
A Merry Side-Cast Christmas
Posted: 18th December 2013 by Dion in Cartoons, Celebrities, Christmas, Film, History, News, Podcast, Side-Casts, Television, The Muppets, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Story, A Christmas Story 2, A Muppet Family Christmas, A Very Brady Christmas, Buster and Chauncey's Silent Night, Cheers, Child's Play, Christmas, Coronation Street, East Enders, Father Christmas, Gene Autry, Good Times, Hanukkah, Holiday Affair, It's A Living, Jehovah's Witness, Jingle all the Way, John Carpenter, Krampus, Miracle on 34th St., National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Neighbors, Patrick Stewart, Perfect Strangers, Phil Hartman, Railroad Alaska, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Snoopy, Star Wars Christmas Special, T.I.G.F., Thanksgiving, The Brady Bunch, The Muppets, The Thing, Tom Akins, Twas The Night Before Christmas, Whittier Alaska, Zombies
Dion and contributor J. Blake are back for what is probably their BIGGEST (and LONGEST) Side Cast yet! After an extended intro of probably the duo’s worst college drinking story, they ease into the Christmas Spirit by way of Whittier Alaska, the Krampus (Saint Nick‘s long-lost brother), and the posthumously released Phil Hartman animated Christmas movie. Nothing is off […]
“I am Thor! Hear Me ROAR!!!”
Posted: 23rd November 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Food, News, Podcast, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Almost Human, animal rights, animals, Batman, Blackfish, Brian Michael Bendis, Christopher Lee, Coffee, Errol Morris, Food Inc., hunting, Isaac Asimov, JJ Abrams, Karl Urban, Marvel Comics, McDonalds, Melissa Bachman, Mr. Death, religion, Stew Leonard's, The knockout Game, The Most Dangerous Game, Tim Daly, Uncanny X-Men, Vegetarian, Wholefoods
It gets hot and heavy in this all new, freshly polished edition of the Podwits‘ Podcast! The boys get serious and philosophical, when speaking about the current news of the day such as the horrible “Knockout Game“, the Melissa Bachman debacle, leading the wits-of-pod to opine on such issues as animal rights, food prep, religion, morality, and Marvel Comics recent outting […]
Side-Casts: The Rise and Fall of the Video Store
Posted: 5th June 2013 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Podcast, Side-Casts, Technology, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A History of Violence, Asylum Pictures, Betamax, Blockbuster Video, Bruce Campbell, Christopher Lambert, Columbia House, David Cronenberg, Day of the Dead, DVD plaver, Escape from New York, Full frame, Fullscreen, Hollywood Video, Ice T, Mean Guns, Michael Mann, Mister Roberts, Netflix, Redbox, Side-Cast, Sidecast, Streaming, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Burning, The Prowler, Tom Savini, Tombstone, VCR, VHS, Video Store, Video tape, Westcoast Video, Widescreen
In 2005, David Cronenberg‘s A History of Violence, marked the last time a film saw a mainstream VHS release. Along with the overwhelming popularity of companies like Netflix and Redbox, these mailbox and streaming entertainment services virtually spelled the end to the 25 year-old industry known as the video store, and only a handful of small, “Mom & Pop” stores […]
This PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT….
Posted: 6th May 2013 by Dion in Music, Music Review, News, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Gangnam Style, Robert Davi
…Has been brought to you by our friend at the Podwits, Robert Davi. Go Bobby, Go!
The Podwits Challenge: 10 Films that Molded You
Posted: 30th January 2013 by Dion in Film, Film Review, Up on The Soap BoxTags: A Night to Remember, Charles Laughton, Dirty Harry, James Cagney, Randy Jurgensen, Sorcerer, The Black Hole, The Last Man on Earth, The Muppet Movie, The Night of the Hunter, the terminator, The Untouchables, Transformers the Movie, Wages of Fear
He’s a fun thing a friend passed on to me, contributor J Blake. Pick 10 movies. They don’t have to be good, or groundbreaking. You don’t even have to like them anymore. But these 10 movies are films that really sculpted you into who you are today, and really had an affect on you growing up. […]
Christmas with Bing via Argos Brilliant or Sacrilegious?
Posted: 7th December 2012 by Dion in Technology, Television, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Argos, Bing Crosby, CGI, Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, Steve McQueen
My favorite time of the year brings all kinds of things. For me, I love the old TV Christmas Specials that for the most part, are luckily still aired. But a couple of years back I was in England and my mind was blown away by an advert which, I think is almost completely unknown back here […]