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Brad and Ian travel back to 1987 to review the classic vampire flick The Lost Boys. The fashion, the atmosphere, the oiled up sax man, the hosts cover it all! So come along with them for a little motorbike trip to Santa Carla, the murder capital of the world.

Dust off your dice, sharpen a pencil and get your imagination in gear, because it’s time to talk D&D! Brad and Ian dive into the world of magic and monsters in the greatest roleplaying game of all time. The guys also talk about the D&D toys and cartoon as well. Make your saving throw and […]

Brad and Ian release the Kraken and discuss the 1981 classic fantasy film Clash of the Titans. Does the 40-year-old film hold up to today’s standards? Are Ray Harryhausen’s special effects still a wonder to behold? Does Harry Hamlin think he’s playing Jim Morrison? All these answers and more are included in this episode!

Brad and Ian dust off their cassette players to walk you through their favorite albums from 1981. How much new wave does Brad have on his list and is it somehow more than the heavy metal on Ian’s list? Tune in to find out!

Dust off your fedora, coil your whip and get ready for adventure as Brad and Ian take a deep dive into the 1981 action film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Does this classic hold up? What might have been if Tom Selleck took the role and not Harrison Ford? The boys also get sidetracked talking […]

It’s the biggest EGO yet and one befitting the great GI Joe toy line! Brad and Ian are Gung Ho over the Joes and that’s no Snow Job. They also talk about the Mandalorian for 20 minutes, so flex your swivel arm battle grip and hang on!

Brad and Ian press the two player start button and explore the first few years of the NES game library.

Happy Halloween! Brad and Ian celebrate the spooky month with the mother of all haunted house tales! The boys break down this iconic horror film adapted from a Stephen King novel and also look at Room 237, a documentary about theories surrounding the movie.

The spooky time of the year approaches! Brad and Ian talk about their favorite unexplained subjects that enthralled them as kids such as ghosts, bigfoot, UFOs, the Loch Ness Monster and more! Turn off the lights and travel back in time and recall TV shows such as In Search of and Unsolved Mysteries.

Brad and Ian dust off the dice and shine up the pop o matic bubble to talk about their favorite board games from the 1980s. From the family staples such as Monopoly and Yahtzee to geek favorites such as Axis and Allies and Avalon Hill historicals, the guys wax nostalgic once again.

May of 2020 marked the 40th anniversary of the release of The Empire Strikes Back. Brad and Ian delve into this epic film. They discuss iconic scenes and characters as well as the small details that make it such an enduring masterpiece of filmmaking. May the Force be with you!

The boys are back in town and the topic this time is music released in 1980. Brad and Ian delve into their top albums of the year as well as other music that came out in 1980. It’s Eighties Geek Out time once again!