"You Were Saying?": Recent Episodes
Mike Powell & Mike Vasquez
“You Were Saying?” is a comedy podcast that explores all the interesting bits of pop culture that you love to obsess over.
Episode 16 - No One Said It Would Be Easy: Music, Ramblings and a Debate Over God.
On this week’s episode the Mike’s go over what kind of music they’ve been listening to.
Two very good Chad Kroeger and Fred Durst impressions.
A very tough debate over how “Synecdoche” is pronounced.
Episode 15 - A Tale of Television: Mulaney, Big Bang Theory, Foul Balls, and Seattle Stooge.
On this weeks’s episode the Mikes unearth striking similarities between The Big Bang Theory and Chief Keef musical stylings.
A Rundown through all the hot new TV shows coming out this fall season. Like Mulaney, Key and Peele, Twin Peaks, and The Wire. The hottest.
The Mikes discuss their own failed TV sitcom pilots that never made it to air, show a few special never before heard clips of some, and argue over the merits of grave digging.
Episode 14 - Kids And Their Tech These Days: The Smartwatch Fad, iPhone 6, and More
Tensions rise in this tech-focused episode of YWS.
The Mikes discuss the recent smartwatch phenomenon and try to figure out if any are worth buying.
Anyone considering buying a smartwatch, please send us a message with your though process. We’re dying to hear it.
It is war when the Mikes argue over the iPhone 6 and whether iOS or Android is the better phone OS.
Count how many times we use the word watch. The person who sends us a message with the closest number of times gets a special prize.
Episode 13 - Celebrity Shenanigans The Second Coming: VMAs, Celebgate, Joan Rivers and More
A moment of silence for the murder/ suicide of Robin Williams and Joan Rivers.
No one saw the VMAs.
The Mike’s give their take on Celebgate/ The Fappening.
Another riveting game of Bottom’s Up is played. You’ll never guess the winner.
Episode 12 - Summer Blockbusters, The Final Journey: Guardians of the Galaxy Recap
The conclusion to our three part series on this year’s summer blockbusters.
We confess our geek admiration for Star Wars and Lord of the Rings.
The Mikes try to predict what is in the future of the blockbuster genre.
And the greatest ending of YWS history.
Episode 11 - Summer Blockbusters Part Two
The Mikes disagree, almost entirely about every movie so far this summer.
Geek levels reach critical mass when the Mikes discuss time travel in Xmen: Days of Future Past.
Hardly anyone saw Edge of Tomorrow and Powell can’t understand why.
Almost everyone saw Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes and no one knows why.
Michael Bay reconfirms his status as an evil force brought to earth to bring about the end mankind.
Episode 10 - Summer Blockbusters: Transformers, Spider-Man, and More
The Mikes return from hiatus to discuss which of this season’s blockbusters are worth seeing and which are worth skipping.
Better (and less expensive) movie experiences are recommended.
Powell shows he has inexplicably bad taste in sci-fi.
Vasquez barely contains his infant like enthusiasm for the new Transformers.
Episode 09 - Stand-Up Comedy Countdown: Michael Ian Black, Todd Barry, and More
The Mikes run down the list of their favorite comedians.
Vasquez acts like a twat and receives the best text in history as a result.
Powell tells his one and only story. It involves intrigue, lies and college.
Vasquez reveals a secret about his age.
Powell gets a new car and a listener challenge is instated.
Episode 08 - 86th Academy Awards Recap
The Mikes go through the recent Oscars award show and give their impressions on the winners, losers, the underdogs, and the overrated.
Talking about the Oscars gets as boring as the award show itself and the Mikes lose their concentration.
Other topics discussed are:
- Liam Neeson’s strange career.
- Owen Wilson’s acting ability.
- Wes Anderson and Woody Allen being overrated.
- Anna Kendrick’s impressive filmography.
- Whether or not the moon landing was faked.
Be sure to let us know which sitcom idea is better: Club Prank or Bouncer in Wonderland.
Episode 07 - Kanye West, Valentines Day, and Video Games
No one knew what they were doing this episode. Things get kind of all over the place..
The Mikes share their thoughts on Kanye West and his discography in light of the College Dropout’s recent 10 year anniversary.
Topics include video games, bad rap music our valentines day recap, a terrible sitcom idea and Vasquez has another bad date.
Episode 06 - Dating, Relationships and Cynicism
Things get real on this one.
The Mikes share their thoughts on dating, including terrible dates, the joys of breaking up and how stupid flowers are.
We have our very first guest on the show.
We are currently holding a contest for the chance to win a date with the resident bachelor of the show.
Episode 05 - Telethons, Golden Globes, Seinfeld, and Overrated TV Shows
In this very special episode, Vasquez and Powell host a telethon to raise money for their grassroots charity, “You Were Spaying?”
Classic television shows such as Seinfeld and Breaking Bad are praised while others are criticized for being overrated by the media.
The Mikes deal with an unpleasant call from their arch nemesis: Second-rate Hollywood action star Jeremy Renner.
Episode 04: Video Games: Past, Present, and Future
Today’s episode is fun. So much fun. We have so much fun on this one.
The Mikes discuss a traumatizing car accident and lament the current dire weather.
In a surprising turn of events the discussion of video games lasts longer than ten minutes.
We go over some of the listeners’ as well as our own favorite games and go back to retell some of our fondest gaming memories.
YWS listening party! It’s gonna happen.
Vasquez recounts another tragic dating tale.
Episode 03 - Sci-Fi Cinema: The Matrix, Dark City and Space! On today’s episode things get a little weird.
The Mikes talk about their favorite cities to visit and things become a little too personal.
Something attempts to make contact with us by way of intrusive static.
And we scratch the surface of Science Fiction films.
Episode 02: Celebrity Shenanigans: Miley, Kanye, and Celebrity Stunts
On today’s episode Vasquez laments his inability to grow facial hair in support of Movember.
We try to determine what the hell is going on with the likes of Lana del Rey and Miley Cyrus.
An actual discussion about cultural approprition somehow finds its way in between Jeopardy and our favorite rap lines.
And neither of us can keep from gushing about Kanye West.
Episode 1: Cape Cinema
In this inaugural episode we discuss superhero and comic book movies and explore what makes them all kinds of enjoyable and terrible. Possible show titles are suggested and subsequently flat-out rejected. And we try to decide if Guillermo del Toro had anything to do with a disastrous first date.