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From the land of Arnold, Missouri where the only skyscraper we need is a water tower, comes an entertainment podcast where two bold Midwesterners record a stream of consciousness touching on everything from movies, comics, to politics. Be enlightened! Website: atownfm.com Twitter: @atownfm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/atownfm Tags: atownfm
This week we make our epic return for the holiday season just in time to pass judgement in a post-Disney+ world! It’s all here: streaming wars, weekly vs binge mode, Christmas chatter, Mandalorian impressions (no spoilers!) and more! Jump into Christmas with A-Town!
Show Notes * Disney+
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This week we set the record straight about just what ‘is’ this podcast: a side project? A gift to humanity? A bad idea? We’ll discuss this along with the new Apple event, Charlie's big App release, and a sprinkling of other media topics.
Show Notes * Dark Noise (Charlie's App) * Podcasts Charlie was on about Dark Noise * + The Outpost Show + Project Update + Productivity in Tech Podcast + Waiting For Review * Apple iPhone Event 2019 * Apple Arcade * Apple TV+ * Disney+
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This week our hosts make a triumphant return from the summer...again! We talk kindle fire ads and how it’ll create a dystopian hellscape, and Charlie's app is nearing release! Join us, won’t you?
Show Notes * ObeytheGod's comment on the Dutch school system * Kindle Fire (With Special Offers) * Dark Noise (Charlie's app) * Growth Hacking
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This week we traverse the wild winding caverns of the education system, Charlie finds he’s guilty of stolen valor, and Dan sprinkles some anecdotes about his weird week.
Show Notes * Stolen Valor
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Is this the end of everything? Listen and find out.
Show Notes * E3 2019 * Google Stadia * Xbox Game Pass * Amazon Go
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This week Charlie takes over and we discuss all the big happenings at Apple's WWDC event ...and a bit on what Microsoft is up to. Plus Charlie talks about his upcoming app side project Dark Noise.
Show Notes * Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) * For All Mankind - Trailer * Xbox Bodywash
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As an addendum to the Game of Thrones Seasons 1-7 episode, our hosts wade into troubled waters to discuss their reactions to the final season of Game of Thrones in yet another desperate attempt to cash in on the hype. Our watch has ended and all that BS.
Show Notes * Game of Thrones (TV Series)
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This week we're are all over the place. First we discuss Overcast's new share feature, then we settle the issue of cloning dinosaurs, followed by a litany of strange hypotheticals Charlie dredged up from the internet. And finally we end on a note of primal fear.
Show Notes * Emu War * Lost (TV Series) * Lost Experience (The ARG) * Watchmen Trailer
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This week Dan complains about the mighty Nephilim, then we both dissect the new Disney+ announcement as well as the ever continuing streaming saga with a dash of complaining about things they dislike about the Marvel Universe on the eve of Endgames release!
Show Notes * Nephilim * Noah (film) * Disney+
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A-Town always repays it’s debts with a new episode. This week you paid the iron price and get this episode for free as the two hosts discuss the first 7 season of a little hidden gem of a show called Game of Thrones. Listen quickly, for the night is dark and full of terrors...and the new season starts this Sunday.
Show Notes * Game of Thrones * A Song of Ice and Fire
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This week our two St Louis hosts defend against the onslaught of bagelgate, then Zach Snyder rips us out of our dreamworld and tells us to grow the eff up, and finally they discuss Apple TV and the future of streaming (again).
Show Notes * Apparently People Slice Bagels Like Bread In St. Louis And Honestly? WTF * A-Town at the Movies (our movie podcast) * Zack Snyder Thinks DC Fans Should "Wake the F*** up" About Batman Killing * Apple TV+ Explained
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Time is set at once before you. You look a direction, for there is no up or down, left or right. In one direction you are listening to this podcast episode concerning the novel Dune by Frank Herbert. Another direction: the hosts are describing it. In yet another you ride a Sandworm of Arrakis. It’s Christmas 1994 and you’re happy. At the same instant you experience grief and you are crying. Before you is the jihad. And time folds off as you ride the transcendental waves to apocalypse.
Show Notes * Dune
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This week we go to the edge of the flat earth and discuss the Oscars, Sinemia, and the documentary "Behind the Curve", which you won’t see in a theater near you.
Show Notes * 91st Academy Awards * Sinemia * Behind the Curve
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This week A-Town is all Oscars all the time! We dig into our second annual Oscar predictions episode and rabbit trail on several films along the way!
Show Notes * 91st Academy Awards
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Fill out your Oscar Picks Now!
This week we take you on a journey to Urk, Netherlands and spin out on various unrelated topics. You’ll also hear us discuss the Super Bowl and Dan will give everyone the birds and the bees talk... You’re welcome!
Show Notes * William of Orange * House of Orange-Nassau * Urk, Netherlands * Afsluitdijk (Huge Dam in Netherlands) * Super Bowl LIII * Maroon 5
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This week we host our second annual list episode wherein we go through several lists of our best of last year, as well as several all time and listener requested lists!
Show Notes * Last Year's List Episode * Favorite Films of 2018 * + Charlie + 1. A Quiet Place 2. BlacKkKlansman 3. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse + Dan + 1. Mission Impossible - Fallout 2. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 3. Bumblebee * Favorite iOS Apps * + Charlie + 1. Race to the Pennant 2. Carrot Weather 3. Letterboxd + Dan + 1. QuickTrip App 2. Marco Polo 3. Dating Apps Generally * Favorite Christian Bands of the 1990s-2000s * + Charlie + 1. Newsboys 2. DC Talk 3. Five Iron Frenzy + Dan + 1. Newsboys 2. Switchfoot 3. Underoath * Favorite Books Read in 2018 * + Charlie + 1. The Song Machine 2. The Upstarts 3. Bitter Brew + Dan + 1. Persepolis Rising 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. The Ocean at the End of the Lane * Favorite Romantic Comedies of All Time * + Charlie + 1. You've Got Mail 2. The Big Sick 3. My Big Fat Greek Wedding + Dan + 1. Dan in Real Life 2. Crazy, Stupid, Love 3. Clueless * Favorite A-Town Episode to Record * + Charlie + 1. Patron Corners 2. - 51: Dani Corner - 41: Tolkien Corner, British Royalty, Chad’s Corner - 39: Nick’s Corner - 62: The Star Wars Prequels 3. Special Episodes 4. - 26: Christmas Special - 28: Lists All the Way Down - 36: The Pre-Oscar Showdown 5. Guest Episodes 6. - 54: The Crossover Event Everyone’s Been Waiting For - with Dani Wright - 48: The Big E3 18’ Episode - 8: Solar Eclipse Talk with Meteorologist Kevin C. Burns + Dan + 1. 62: The Star Wars Prequels 2. 46: Pranks, Brains, and Propaganda 3. A-Town and the Marathon of the Cursed Child * Favorite TV Shows Watched in 2018 * + Charlie + 1. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2. Gilmore Girls 3. The Nineties + Dan + 1. Gilmore Girls 2. Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 3. The Haunting of Hill House * Favorite Documentaries of All Time * + Charlie + 1. Gary Hustwit Design Trilogy 2. - Helvetica - Objectified - Urbanized 3. The Imposter 4. Baseball + Dan + 1. 102 Minutes That Changed America 2. They Shall Not Grow Old 3. The Act of Killing * Biggest Disappointments * + Charlie + 1. Christmas when mom forgot our presents 2. Louisville, Kentucky Vacation 3. Man of Steel + Dan + 1. The Crimes of Grindelwald 2. Still no The Winds of Winter 3. 2019 Super Bowl Matchup * Favorite Video Games Played in 2018 * + Charlie + 1. Fortnite 2. Celeste 3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate + Dan + 1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. Mario Odyssey 3. Fortnite * Favorite Star Wars Moments * + Charlie + 1. Rey, Kylo Fight Scene from The Last Jedi 2. Revenge of the Sith Opening Space Battle 3. Kylo Ren Stopping Blaster in the Air + Dan + 1. Barge Scenes from Return of the Jedi 2. Podracing in The Phantom Menace 3. Yoda Burning Tree in The Last Jedi * Favorite Albums Listened to in 2018 * + Charlie + 1. Love is Dead (Chvrches) 2. Black Panther Soundtrack 3. Awake (Tycho) + Dan + 1. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (Arctic Monkeys) 2. Stranger in the Alps (Phoebe Bridgers) 3. Erase Me (Underoath) * Favorite Songs 2018 * + Charlie + 1. Shallow (from A Star is Born) 2. All the Stars (from the Black Panther Soundtrack) 3. Sunflower (Post Malone) + Dan + 1. Me and My Dog (Boy Genius) 2. Reflecting Light (Sam Phillips) 3. This is America (Childish Gambino) * Favorite Lists of This Episode * + Charlie + 1. Favorite Star Wars Moments 2. Favorite Apps 3. Favorite A-Town Episode to Record + Dan + 1. Biggest Disappointments 2. Favorite Books of 2018 3. Favorite Albums of 2018
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This week we dive deep into the inner machinations of Dan's dating life by sampling the various dating apps out there, discuss big goals that will radically alter our lives and yours for the year, and finally discuss Split Sleep and whether you should be doing it.
Show Notes * Hot Cocoa vs Hot Chocolate * A-Town episode on Luleå * Halfway, Missouri * Cortex episode on Yearly Themes * Mondays Challenge * Beeple's Everdays Project * Charlie's Public Instagram * Dating Apps * + Tinder + Bumble + Facebook Dating + CoffeeMeetsBagel + eharmony * Split Sleep Article
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You asked for it, we delivered. This week is a patron Ben sponsored episode where we dive deep into divisive waters as we settle once and for all that the Star Wars prequels are good and worthy of your time. It’s a contentious one, but an epic one.
Show Notes * Episode 1: The Phantom Menace * Episode 2: Attack of the Clones * Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith * Jimmy Fallon Star Wars Parody
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This week the A-Town Globetrotters travel to Luleå to discover all its wonderful features, and discuss almost none of them in favor of a potpourri of topics. Then they drop by Dan’s lawn to find lots of tire tracks before ending with an #AskATown question about music streaming services.
Show Notes * Dingle Ireland Episode * Luleå * Shopping (original indoor mall) * Hot Dog History * The Song Machine (book) * Station 13 * Ice Music * Trans-Siberian Orchestra * The Killers * Unpeeled (Cage the Elephant album) * Hot Cocao * Delilah * Midewest Digital Marketing Conference * Spotify * Apple Music * Amazon Music Unlimited * Google Play Music * YouTube Premium * YouTube Music
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This week we dive deep into the political waters without being political by discussing thoughts on voting, then we try to solve the problem of SMS threads, and finally discuss which is bigger: Star Wars or Harry Potter.
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Show Notes * A-Town Store! * Google RCS * Harry Potter * Star Wars * The Toys that Made Us (documentary series) * Everyone's favorite Star Wars character
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Grab a broomstick and fly past the Water Tower to A-Town for a new episode of the book club where our two hosts will dive deep into JK Rowling’s first magical novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone!
Show Notes * Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book) * Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Film)
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This week we plunge into a topic we’re knowledgeable on for once: tattoos and fashion. Then we dabble a little bit more in Instagram as Charlie comes to realize he wants the kids and their Instastories to stay off his lawn.
Show Notes * Epic of Gilgamesh * Cuneiform * Anchor Bible Dictionary * Instagram *
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This week we dive deep into concepts in ancient languages and Charlie gives us the low down on the movie subscription service Sinemia. Is this the coveted replacement for MoviePass our hosts have been searching the world over for? Listen to find out!
Show Notes * Sharon Kay Penman (Author) * Dingle, Ireland * Ontology * Genesis 1 as Ancient Cosmology (Dan Ontology Source) * Sinemia * A-Town FM on Spotify
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This week we introduce the A-Town Book Club starting with "Hatching Twitter" by Nick Bilton... Don’t worry if you haven’t read it, we will be your guides through the early days of Twitter.
Show Notes * Hatching Twitter * Nick Bilton
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This week we sift through a lot of follow-up from our previous controversial episode that had taken the internet by storm, Dan got to talk to some adults for once, Charlie is a tad too happy about balloon races, and we talk about movies we want to see this fall.
Show Notes * Station 13 Crossover Episode * Station 13 * Dingle, Ireland * Welsh Language * Hebrew Language * Hamburg Water Tower Poll Results * Ameren (power company) * Dan on the UMSL Business Podcast * The Great Forest Park Balloon Race * Hot Air Balloons * Around the World in 80 Days (2004 film) * Fall Movie Preview + Venom + First Man + A Star Is Born + Roma + Bohemian Rhapsody + The Girl in the Spider's Web + Overlord + Creed 2 + Mary Queen of Scots + Aquaman + Mary Poppins Returns + Anna and the Apocalypse + Anna and the Apocalypse Trailer + Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald + Ralph Breaks the Internet * Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets * A-Town at the Movies * Website * Patreon
Charlie from A-Town FM and Dani from Station 13 get together for this special crossover episode! They compare shows before diving deep into Mastodon: the technical details, the good, the bad, and the ramifications of some of its fundamental decisions.
Twitter (Charlie): @chuckyc17
Mastodon (Charlie): @charliemchapman@mastodon.social
Twitter (Dani): @danielpwright
Mastodon (Dani): @dpwright@mastodon.social
Station 13
Reddit: /r/Station13
Twitter: @Station13FM
Mastodon: @station13@botsin.space
A-Town FM
Reddit: /r/atownfm
Twitter: @atownfm
Mastodon: @atownfm@mastodon.social
Show Notes * A-Town FM * A-Town at the movies * Station 13 #6: You can’t make sushi without good fish * Rolex Cellini Moonphase * A. Lange and Söhne Zeitwerk * Station 13 #21: Slow News Day * Pilot Metropolitan * The Pen Addict * Station 13 #1: Red means “go carefully” * Station 13 #18: The full duplex * Douglas Adams cookie story * Station 13 #33: Toot! * A-Town FM #52: Coffee Cola and New Social Media * Hatching Twitter * bbq.snoot (Film Mastodon Instance) * pawoo.net * friends.nico * Nico Nico Douga “Freshly washed sheets and a cat” * Nico Nico Douga 10 year festival * Ready Player One * Overcast * Daring Fireball * PixelFed * Plume * GNU Social * PeerTube * The Wil Wheaton Affair: + In his own words + Background and counterpoint + Consequences for instance moderators
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This week we find out the results of the spinach experiment everyone has been waiting on, we discuss the Letterboxd and Rabbit apps, weigh in on the Hamburg water tower design competition, and then drop by the town of Dingle, Ireland.
Show Notes
Labor Day
Letterboxd
Goodreads
Rabbit
Hamburg Water Tower Website
Dingle, Ireland
Irish Language
Charlie's Blog
Hatching Twitter (Upcoming Book Club)
A-Town Facebook Page
Patreon
This week our hosts ramp up their hot streak in season two by trying some coffee cola and digitizing themselves into the wide world of social apps.
Show Notes:
Mastodon.Social
Or pick a different instance
Twitter Hurting 3rd Party App Support
Federico Viticci
MastoHost (Mastodon Hosting Service)
Tootdon (Mastodon App)
Amaroq (Mastodon App - iOS only)
A-Town FM Mastodon Account
Charlie's Mastodon Account
Marco Polo App
Homeroom App
Remind App
Brightwheel App
Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Chick-fil-A
Website
Patreon
This week we kick off season 2 to high acclaim! We revisit the never ending saga of MoviePass, some Comic Con highlights, and treat one of our favorite listeners to a corner of his own.
Show Notes:
MoviePass
San Diego Comic Con
Venom Trailer
Shazam Trailer
Aquaman Trailer
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The Day Today - Wikipedia
The Day Today - Episode 1
The Day Today - Episode 5 (we watched this one)
Cunk on Christmas
The Onion
Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of * That Doesn't **** Work (Warning: Strong Language)
New Website!
Coca-Cola BlāK
Patreon
For a special episode marking a year since our hosts voices blessed your little ears we felt it appropriate to spend an inordinate amount of time on follow up and more Movie Pass shenanigans. Along the way we touch on English dryers, more Apple OS stuff, and some stuff we dug up from the archives!
Show Notes:
A-Town FM Subreddit
iOS 12 New Features
Movie Pass Surge Pricing
AMC A-List
Patreon
This week we celebrate the Fourth of July by celebrating the things we love about America and our favorite patriotic movies.
Show Notes
Christopher Hitchens on ‘Like’
Station 13 Episode on Call Centers (starts at 26:50)
Myth of Kaldi
Patreon
This week our hosts and special guest Kaylee try our best to cover all of the big news out of 2018's E3 gaming conference.
Show Notes:
Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)
G4 TV
EA
Battlefield V
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order
Sea of Solitude
Microsoft
Halo Infinite
Forza Horizon 4
Gears of War 5
Cyberpunk 2077
We Happy Few
Overkill's The Walking Dead
Devil May Cry 5
Dying Light 2
Crackdown 3 Destruction Demo
Microsoft Acquires Game Studios
Microsoft Game Pass
Bethesda
Elder Scrolls 6
Starfield
Doom Eternal
Fallout 76
Square Enix
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Just Cause 4
Kingdom Hearts 3
NieR: Automata
Octopath Traveler
The Quiet Man
Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Starlink: Battle for Atlas Gameplay
No Man's Sky
Star Fox Zero
Skull & Bones
Beyond Good & Evil 2
Sony
The Last of Us Part II
Death Stranding
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Marvel's Spider-Man
Ghost of Tsushima
Control
Resident Evil 2 Remake
Fortnite Sony Crossover Debacle
Nintendo
Nintendo Direct E3 2018
Pokemon Let's Go
Smash Bros. Ultimate
Smash Bros. Blog
Fortnite on Switch
Super Mario Party
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion
Hollow Knight
Killer Queen Black
My Friend Pedro
Patreon
This week Christmas comes early! Join us as we embark on a depressing journey down memory lane, see what Santa Cook is up to at WWDC, and inevitably discuss related technology.
Show Notes
A-Town at the Movies
EEG Correction
WWDC
Tim Cook
Overcast (Podcast App)
Castro (Podcast App)
iTunes Ping
Patreon
Our new podcast “A-Town at the Movies” is live!
You can listen or subscribe here atownmovies.com
This week we roll out a few high school pranks, get in way over our heads speculating on brain science and AI, and finally put the age old debate on Propaganda (the concept, not the evangelical hip hop artist) to rest.
Show Notes
Chickens in the Hallway
Scientists Bring Brain Back to Life
EEG - Brain Scan
Alien Hand Syndrome
Hybrot (Rat Brain Robot)
Ship of Theseus Thought Experiment
This week our unconquerable hosts cover the newest changes made to Movie Pass in what is turning into a serialized universe of stories all to its own. From there we have the return of Tolkien Corner with all new news from the Middle Earth. Then we springboard into the new DC streaming app. Finally we contemplate the ethics of the new Google Duplex demo that’s sure to turn our world into a hellish landscape if gone unchecked.
Show Notes
Movie Pass
Mortal Engines
DC Universe
MillarWorld
Material Design
New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual[...]
Charlie saw Avengers Infinity War again and wanted to talk some spoiler-filled follow up.
This week Charlie and Dan collect all the infinity stones to summon the ability to talk about Infinity War for an hour and a half. One of us is a Grumpy Gus, the other is a Happy Hal. Listen and figure out which is which.
Show Notes
Avengers: Infinity War
Patreon
This week we do a lot of complaining. First off Apple can’t seem to make a podcast app, Charlie has to walk Dan off a ledge over MoviePass changes, and finally we have some feelings about the newest Venom trailer.
Show Notes:
SpartanCog Turtle Feedback
Cantor Correction
Overcast
Tweetbot
MoviePass Changes
Venom Trailer
Podchaser
Patreon
🚿🚿🚿quietly on this weeks episode we quietly discuss John Krasinksi’s directorial masterpiece “A Quiet Place.”🚿🚿🚿
Show Notes
A Quiet Place
This week we wonder if there’s a gas leak at Apple, discuss Tolkien’s new book news and Amazon show, ponder what British royalty does, discuss Gilmore girls, and finally dive deep into our secret patron Chad’s Corner that’ll blow your mind.
Show Notes:
Overcast
Fall of Gondolin
Beowulf
Amazon Lord of the Rings Show
The Crown
Can the Queen fire the Prime Minister?
The True Cost of the Royal Family Explained - CGP Grey
This week we put on our VR (AR?) goggles and collect all the keys to unlock Spielberg’s latest film: Ready Player One.
Show Notes:
Ready Player One
Robocop Scene
Robocop
Starship Troopers
Ender’s Game
Patreon
On this week’s episode we discuss our first patron’s assigned subject. Listen in to discover the mystery. Show Notes:
Book Scented Candle
Walking Dead - The Grove
Patreon
On this week’s episode we settle the score of the great Clockstoppers Kerfuffle, discuss military funerals and symbols, go into the matrix to defeat Agent Noah, and arise to the various deep depths of deep space!
Show Notes:
A-Town Oscar Ballot Results
Station 13 Episode about Japanese Business Culture
Philosophers in Space Podcast
Simulation Hypothesis
Fermi Paradox
Patreon
On this weeks episode we wrap up the Oscars from the red carpet, address grievances against us, discuss some coffee science, and decide Russia’s olympics status.
Show Notes:
A-Town Oscar Ballot Results
Aeropress
Aeropress Inverted Method
Patreon
This week we go through our votes for what we think will win in the Oscars categories and chase down every rabbit trail along the way.
Show Notes:
List of Academy Award records
Linotype: The Film - Trailer
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Loving Vincent - Trailer
Kumail Nanjiani (Guy from The Big Sick)
Patreon
This week we dive deep into the jungles of Wakanda and behold the hidden kingdom.
Show Notes:
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
The Spielberg Oner (Every Frame a Painting)
Fruitvale Station
Creed
A-Town FM Oscars Ballot 2018
Patreon
atownfm.com
This week we give you a short episode before Oscar season kicks into full gear and discuss more on the coffee saga and then some deep armchair philosophy on 12th century England.
A-Town FM Oscars Ballot 2018
A-Town Patreon
Bitter Brew: The Rise and Fall of Anheuser-Busch and America’s Kings of Beer
The Pallbearer
Dan’s New Mug
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Show Notes:
Cloverfield Trailer
10 Cloverfield Lane Trailer
Cloverfield Paradox Trailer
Super 8 Trailer
Godzilla: Monster Planet Trailer
Patreon
On this weeks episode we dig up Jim Henson’s corpse for some one on one time, try to figure out what book genre it is that we like, talk about Elon Musk’s SpaceX success, and go through our super bowl experiences mostly focusing on all the new trailers.
A-Town FM Oscars Ballot 2018
Show Notes:
Clockstoppers - The Official 2002 Movie of the A-Town FM Podcast
Jim Henson: The Biography
Jim Henson’s Memorial Service
Frank Oz Speech At Jim Henson Memorial Service [...]
This week we kick things off with a bunch of tangents, one time I was going to the store and got in the line that said “10 items or less” and counted the guy in front of me who clearly had 12 items. Do yogurts count as individual items or is that considered…like…one product. Anyway back to the description…. we then head on to the the Great Movie Pass Dilemma, discuss some TV remakes and whether they’ll doom us all, and end talking a bit about the announced Oscar nominations.
A-Town FM Oscars Ballot 2018
Show Notes:
Norway Episode
Swedish Book Dan Was Talking About (The Quantum Thief)
Dropbox doesn’ [...]
This week we kick things off with a little advanced grammar, discuss the state of the postal industry, move to settle issues surrounding jury duty and selective services, give our take on the new Nintendo Labo announcement, and finally dissect the science of plot holes.
Show Notes:
Sic - Grammarly
Station 13 - Japanese Business Practice Episode
Nintendo Labo
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Good evening #%@$&’s! Today’s episode we dive way the #%&@ down into the seedy underbelly of discussion topics to the world of Facebook Group Netiquette and then we cuss a #%&$-ton!
Show Notes:
Cage the Elephant
The Good Place
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As our intrepid hosts brave the new year, they go through a series of lists meant to wet your appetite for beginning 2018. Charlie complains about technical problems, Dan’s lost his voice, and then it’s lists all the way down. Show Notes
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has released! After two years of waiting and theorizing the galaxy has finally delivered the next chapter in the ongoing saga.
Does the film live up to expectations? Does the audience finally get answers to burning questions? How have audiences reacted to the movie? What new questions have arisen?
In a galaxy filled with turmoil two brave adepts are sent into their local theaters to confront the new film and dissect it for your pleasure…
Show Notes
On this weeks episode we ride sugar plumb candy canes into our traditions, serve up a hearty helping other traditions, and rank our top Christmas films with a dose of holiday cheer. If you haven’t caught on yet: it’s a Christmas episode!
Show Notes
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This week’s episode Dan tells a story about a meltdown he had, we review the Alkhobar Water Tower in Saudi Arabia, Charlie realizes he’s been sending mixed signals to his coworkers with choice of emojis, and we discuss Stranger Things 2!
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On this week we delve into whether Batman is and should be a murdering psychopath, how Star Wars should treat its canon material, whether EA is doing the right thing with Battlefront, and finally we both come to an agreement that Die Hard is definitely a Christmas Movie.
Show Notes
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On this weeks episode the A-Town Society of Friends review the newest edition to the DCEU with special guest Zack Buck! Through brightest day and darkest night, no detail escapes our sight!
Show Notes
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This week the halls of Valhalla are shaken to the core as we reveal our review of Thor: Ragnarok. In the first third of our assault we also get wildly off topic several times. To Asgard!
Show Notes
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This week we single handedly offend all of Europe in our follow up, discuss for the thousandth time why instagram is awful for business, Disney is taking over 21st Century Fox and your soul, and Dan has a weird experience.
Show Notes
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This year A-Town remember remembers the 5th of November with treason and plot. We wouldn’t forget the the fifth of November, bonfire night or not. Oh and we talk about V for Vendetta too.
Show Notes
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This week we hack up some follow up, share some harrowing Halloween memories, haunt your dreams with our top five horror films, and scare the ever living “stuff” out of you with some international traditions! It’s our annual blood drenched Spooktacular!
Show Notes
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This week Charlie got into some Bawston drama, we get into a heated debate about the merits of color field paintings, discuss time travel according to Dr Manhattan, and more cheesy pizza talk.
Show Notes
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This week we batter the listeners up with five barrels of feedback, mourn the Great Waite Park Tragedy, discuss the concept of novelty in a not boring way, Charlie finally got the movie pass and used it, we enter the magical wonderland inside Dan’s head to discuss his idiosyncratic fall traditions, and Charlie goes to Boston! How you like them apples?
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In this episode, we review the new wildly successful totally not underperforming in the box office film Blade Runner 2049. In addition we mix in a whirlwind of Phillip K Dick adaptation talk, the Leto mystery box, and a pinch of dune film discussion.
Show Notes
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This week our two hosts are your one stop shop for everything coffee cups, then they take you kicking and screaming into the world of new iOS 11 AR apps, and finally they prepare for the spectacular event of the year that is Bladerunner 2049 by reviewing the original and their not so fond memories of it. Has anything changed? Find out!
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This week our two farmhand hosts get swept into an enchanted world where magic and topics lurk around every corner. After a pack of wild beasts sent by the Dark One murders their families they set off on a quest where they face five tasks: Instagram, parking tickets, Dan’s marketing lab, podcast envy, and finally products that aren’t quite as advertised.
Once the princess is rescued they turn to go home.
BUT WAIT!
What is this?!
And lo, from the pits of darkness, a dedicated husk of a monster upheaves itself from the depths. His decrepit body sends a wail that strikes fear in the hearts of men and wakes babes lying in their cribs. Behold! The monster wakes. Behold! The destroyer of all that is right! And on his forehead there stands a single word like a profane jape of all that humanity holds dear: “NOAH”< [...]
On this episode our two intrepid hosts explore the universe of Bungie’s newly released Destiny 2, discuss consoles and their qualities, Charlie introduces Dan to Stack Exchange, and they discuss potential new possibilities in the world of television scheduling.
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Stack Exchange
SciFi & Fantasy Stack Exchange
Linguistics Stack Exchange
Change My View Subreddit
Mario Odyssey Trailer
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On this episode our fearful hosts discuss horror movies, why we’re afraid, whether or not our grandparents gave us lasting childhood trauma, and finally the new adaptation of Stephen King’s IT behind the spoiler wall!
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This week we jump head first off the Arnold Water Tower into the great Dark Knight debacle and wrestle social media into submission. We then follow up our bout with a cool down of Twitter marketing and we learn that Charlie is a jerk, all the while exploring the enigmatic realm of furries!
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This week we look back on our illustrious podcasting careers, follow up on the Movie Pass and the total solar eclipse, and announce a few new ways to support the podcast.
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This week we dive into the world of VFX, the podcast buys a new dog, movie pass is blowing up the industry, and then we tell you what the main stream media won’t about the scourge of Cinema Sins.
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This week our two fearless hosts take on the topic of the upcoming total solar eclipse with real life meteorologist Kevin C. Burns! We also ask “What does a meteorologist do anyway?”, and discuss our nerdy pasts growing up together in the midwest.
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On this weeks episode our two host discuss the international fame they’ve acquired, Dan takes a vacation and walks out of Valerian, the Great Emoji Disaster takes place, cranky Dan complains about spoilers, and the host give the final ruling on whether HBOs new show in production “Confederate” should be a thing.
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This week we delve deep into catacombs of issues such as IMAX vs regular film, sound quality in film, and possibilities of VR films in the future. Once we defeat the dungeon master Hans Zimmer and rescue the princess we come back up to the surface world to review Christopher Nolan’s latest film Dunkirk.
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On this episode, our two intrepid hosts get a little “bananas” when they review the crown of the Planet of the Apes reboot trilogies third film: War for the Planet of the Apes.
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On this weeks episode, armed with only their voices to protect them, our two host delve into the deep deep thicket of listeners feedback, the hidden world of jazz music, and Dan’s problems with everyday simple technology.
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Welcome true believers!
On this weeks episode our two hosts take on their biggest feat yet by discussing the newest addition to the MCU Spider-Man homecoming.
As an added bonus they also rank each Spider-Man film in order from worst to best.
You won’t want to miss their penetrating analysis of this timely topic for the ages!
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On this weeks episode our two heroes give us a stream of consciousness of Edgar Wright’s masterpiece film “Baby Driver” upon exiting the theater.
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On this weeks episode our two intrepid hosts, Charlie and Dan, discuss a variety of topics ranging from the ridiculous posters for the new Spider-Man film, how we consume news in an age of heightened cynicism and social media, and whether or not Andy Serkis deserves an award for the many CGI characters he’s played in film.
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