The Percolator | Presented by The Hourchive: Recent Episodes
Drew Crowley, John Dedeke, Adam Jurotich, Nick Main
Is this conversation actually stretching, or is it your imagination? Each week the hosts of The Hourchive settle in and steep on the latest news, movie trailers, Rob Liefeld memes, and more.
Drew and John pitch content ideas and share Quib(i)bles for a pair of young streaming services.
Show Notes
HBO Max
Quibi to add TV casting feature
When the Streetlights Go On saga
When the Streetlights Go On (Quibi trailer)
From socially isolated percolation pods (not unlike whatever netherworld John Cena has been banished to), we’re back to recap the latest creative endeavors of the WWE, determine how to cheer up sad, alcoholic BenAffleck, and get to the bottom of why we’ve never seen Batman’s origin story depicted in a movie. Show Notes
A.J. Styles vs. The Undertaker Boneyard Match at WrestleMania 36
John Cena vs. “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt Firefly Funhouse Match at WrestleMania 36
Guest Hourchivists Ashley and Chelsea join us as Adam emerges prematurely from his cryo-crate to celebrate Nick’s birthday and consider the social distancing plight of extroverts.
Show Notes
Nick’s podcasting briefcase
A new era in Percolation begins. Much like WrestleMania 2, this episode comes to you from three separate locations as we embrace social distancing, an audience-free WWE, the Pokemon-like evolution of WWE characters, and Drew’s journey from Star Trek fan to Star Wars stan.
Show Notes
Bray Wyatt taunts John Cena in front of an empty audience
Bray Wyatt taunts John Cena in front of an empty audience, accompanied by the Twin Peaks score
Are people covered in teeth creepy? Is there anything inherently funny about the back side of water? Let’s find out as John laments the end of Channel Zero and we chart a course through the latest trailer for Disney’s live-action Jungle Cruise movie.
Show Notes
Channel Zero on Shudder
Candle Cove tooth guy
Brigsby Bear trailer
Trailing On: Jungle Cruise trailer 2
The back side of water
SEA: The Society of Explorers and Adventurers
You must unlearn what you have learned. We propose a reboot for the DC Cinematic Universe so we can finally see Batman’s origin, look forward to Young Adult Yoda, and grade Nick’s choices in his fantasy movie mogul draft.
Show Notes
Rob Liefeld’s take on the new Batsuit
The Rob Liefeld/Birds of Prey controversy
Star Wars: Project Luminous
Newcomers podcast
Mike Westfall of the Advent Calendar House joins us for the introduction of a new segment and a controversial take on dragons.
Show Notes
Nick’s Midsommer rating on Letterboxd
Adam’s review of 1917 on Letterboxd
A new era of percolation begins with a look back at the history of the Percolator and a novel argument about Star Wars.
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Ep #309 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Rogue One blue milk shot
This week we’re cataloging Cawomen, correctly pronouncing “crucible,” and kicking off a new podcast.
Show Notes
Quentin Tarantino dancing on the set of Pulp Fiction
Ep #358 | One and Done Mixtape
I Believe in a Thing Called Love music video
Untitled (How Does it Feel?) music video
Ep #360 | The Haunted Mansion
Podcast the Ride: Carthay Circle Lounge
Disney+ on Twitter
Ep #168 | Disney Animated Films Part 1
Resident Muppet expert and guest Percolationist Mike Westfall vindicates both Adam and John on Sam Eagle’s “the” and joins the boys to dish on all the Disney parks, experiences, and consumer products announcements coming out of the D23 Expo.
Show Notes
Ep #355 | Quentin Tarantino Vol. 1
Quentin Tarantino in The Muppets Wizard of Oz
Bishop Briggs: Dark Side
D23 Parks, Experiences, and Consumer Products panel round-up (BlogMickey)
The Neverland Club at Disney’s Polynesian Resort
Against Drew’s wishes, guest Hourchivist Travis is back to talk Cats, fried fair foods, and childless adults at Disney Parks.
Show Notes
Eat Me in St. Louis podcast
Ep #286 | Murderers
Ep #266 | Wine
The Percolator: The Meat Spot
Zoobilee Zoo intro
The Percolator: All the Magnets Stopped Working
Ep #355 | Quentin Tarantino | Vol. 1
Cinema Treasures: The Tivoli Theatre
Yak: Fried
Xavier Atencio
XXTentacion
It’s chaos in the food court this week as Stranger Things 3 incites a vicious vocal brawl, followed by the second (and final) installment of Adam’s Set Report.
Show Notes
Ep #354 | Cheers
Todd Rundgren: Real Man
Jason Momoa teases the Aquaman trailer
Stranger Things 3 teaser trailer
The Brotherhood of Batman Podcast
Drew ditches meat, Adam scores specs, John spays the Cats trailer, and Nick gets a new Nick(Main)name.
Show Notes
X-Men NES playthrough
X-Men: Madness in Murderworld playthrough
Acid Baby Jesus: Vegetable
Is Adam’s face pinched?
Ep #18 | Adolescence
Ep #229 | Adolescence Redux
Cats trailer
Trailing On, the limits of friendship, and Adam’s unattended happy hour.
Show Notes
Ep #352 | The Moon Landing
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass: With a Little Help from My Friends
Nick and Travis make great friends
Picard trailer
Lower Decks
This is the Day…that we talk about arguably the most efficient workout, sleepover semantics, the sound one makes when sliding down a spadix, the varying voices of planes, peak Klingon, and a brand-new segment.
Show Notes
Ep #351 | ReduX-men
Uncanny X-Men (NES) playthrough
The Advent Calendar House: Fruity Pebbles Christmas Commercial
Grimes: Laughing and Not Being Normal
Take 5
Grimes’ training regimen(t)
Plant Profile: Corpse Flower
How’s He Get That Mustache On?
Picard poster
Adam loses first place but wins the entire country of Belgium, Blink 182 botches a major announcement, and George Lucas reveals the secrets of the Whills.
Show Notes
Blink 182: Generational Divide
Animaniacs: Nations of the World
Rob Paulson: Countries of the World
AOH at BHSIC2019
The Hourchive Deep Dive
George Lucas shares his plans for Star Wars Episodes 7, 8, and 9
We return from seasonal break with some advice for Kevin Feige and tales of physical ailments.
Show Notes
They Might Be Giants: Spine
Adam’s avatar rock
Nick’s toe
Barbershop Harmony Society International Conference
By popular creeper request, Drew and John dive into what makes the Disney parks especially appealing in contrast to other amusement parks, and then journey to merry old London via Nick’s new RPG Bathrooms and Britains.
Show Notes
Ep #348 | Trailing On 2019 Summer Movie Preview
Ep #349 | Disney’s California Adventure
Soarin’ preshow with Patrick Warburton
Sex Pistols: Anarchy in the U.K.
Nick’s (London) Dungeon Master screen
Drew’s character sheet
John’s character sheet
Adam’s character sheet
Domine Dirige Nos
Golden lady statue
Meeting in Progress sign
William Blake’s Ancient of Days
The queen confronts Drew
Welcome back, summer. It’s time to spoil movies we haven’t seen and reflect fondly on getting grounded for three months.
Show Notes
Nick’s new hat
The Percolator | This Might Be the Hole You’re Thinking Of
Ep #348 | Trailing On: 2019 Summer Movie Preview
The High Dials: Mysterio
The Faculty trailer
Adam and John trade war stories from the casting couch.
Show Notes
Ep #346 | Voyager Golden Record B-Side Mixtape
Once Space Between Each Sentence, They Said. Science Just Proved Them Wrong.
They Might Be Giants: Alphabet of Nations
Ep #347 | Miniature Golf
Ghastly hole at Fantasia Gardens
The Kinks: Groovy Movies
John’s Cinematic Ouvre:
For Margueritte (2009)
The Picture in the House (2009)
inanition. (2011)
The Plague (2013)
Adam’s raggedy brain leads us on a journey from high school graduations and the implications of harboring a grown adult to the incongruity of world travel circa Game of Thrones Season 8.
Show Notes
Ep #01 | Arcades
The Percolator | The Audacity of John Hammond
Ep #339 | Speakeasies
Ep #346 | Voyager Golden Record B-Side Mixtape
Circle of Life (The Lion King)
Super Mario Bros. theme
Ice Cube: It Was a Good Day
John Coltrane: My Favorite Things
Laurie Anderson: O Superman
Aphex Twin: Girl/Boy Song
Adam’s eldest goes to prom
Ep #326 | Marijuana
Show Notes
Bugs Bunny “All I got is two pair”
Shadowcat phases a bullet through the Earth
This week Adam schools us on how to go about getting ordained, John laments the complicated matrix of “in-law” relationships, and Drew spoils one of 1994’s most beloved movies.
Show Notes
Maverick climax
Brotherhood of Batman crossover intro
The Percolator: The Worst Has Been Avoided
Less Than Jake: We’re All Dudes (feat. Kel Mitchell)
Dudeism
In a move that’s sure to sit well with other Hourchivists, Nick and John give RISE to initial thoughts on the latest Star Wars trailer, try to distinguish what exactly a Mandalorian is, and reflect on how great it is to be living through the ascendance of Jordan Peele.
Show Notes
Ep #339 | Speakeasies
Ep #341 | Adventure Games
Discovering the Horned King’s castle in Sierra’s Black Cauldron adventure game
Luniz: I Got 5 On It (featuring Michael Marshall)
The Invitation trailer
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teaser
Drew and John spare no expense and dive into an exacting operational analysis of the original Jurassic Park’s ride vehicles and guest experiences.
Show Notes
The Percolator | Much Like Santa
Mike Westfall’s spoiler-free review of Captain Marvel
The Hourchive #338 | Measurements
Kendrick Lamar: DNA.
The Great Movie Ride vehicles
Walt Disney World Peoplemover vehicle
Jurassic Park tour scene
John spoils Nick’s new podcast unveiling, Nick exposes the questionable science behind a controversial questionnaire, and Captain Marvel pummels pissy bros’ sabotage attempts.
Show Notes
The Percolator: I Am Scrolling Dude
The Hourchive on: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
Tut Tut Child: Eat Me
The Hourchive Ep #286 | Murderers
Twisted Ranch
Encapsulated - The Express Scripts Podcast
Encapsulated Valentine’s Day Special
Cigna loneliness questionnaire
Nick’s review of Captain Marvel
Following a little cat business and a brief tribute to Cocoon, we’re off to Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu in the outer rim of the galaxy’s edge. It’s Star Wars! We’ll take a virtual walk through the shops, eateries, and attractions based entirely on hearsay, then join Clark Dox for a glimpse of Adam’s 12-year-old id.
Show Notes
The Percolator | February 27, 2019
Ep #336 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Part 1
A Million People: Dork
i09: We’ve Been to Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Life Will Never Be the Same
Nathan for You: Dumb Starbucks
Oscar talk and travelogues devolve into a tale of cats and cassette tapes.
Show Notes
The Percolator | February 22, 2019
Stray Cats: Stray Cat Strut
DWF Airport SkyLink
American Airlines Safety Video
Childish Gambino: This is America music video
The Mist ‘colossal beast’ scene
The Hourchive Deep Dive Season One: Give Me 182 Good Reasons
Adam’s Tape | Tracklist
Show Notes
New Percolator feed
Revamped TheHourchive.com
New Percolator album art
Ep #335 | Glass (Marcus Movie Madness)
Adam’s Thanos drawing
Drew’s Clues | An Hourchive Special Presentation
Nick is Really Dumb | An Hourchive Special Presentation
Alice Cooper: No More Mr. Nice Guy
Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price | New York Times
A quick race through the Prefatorium is followed by the latest holiday party of all time as your Hourchive hosts exchange gifts (and nicknames).
Show Notes
Ep #333 | Bests
Becky Lynch throws John Cena out of the ring
The Advent Calendar House: Christmas at Walt Disney World (1978)
The Lovesores: Fast Friends
Drew’s gifts from John
Nick’s gifts from John
Adam’s gifts from John
Drew’s t-shirt
John’s t-shirt
Nick’s t-shirt
Adam single-handedly kills Marcus Movie Madness and spoils Aquaman for everyone.
Show Notes
Ep #329 | Stan Lee
Stan Lee trading card
Spider-Man: Rock Reflection of a Super Hero
Ray Noble and Al Bowlly: Midnight, The Stars, and You
The Shining sequence in Ready Player One
Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer
The Advent Calendar House on A Pinky and the Brain Christmas
How many spidermen are too many spidermen? No such thing for this crew. We’re donning our podcast voices for the first time in 2019 to share reactions (and light spoilers) for Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, rank Billy Joel’s two good songs, and get to the bottom of Drew’s neighborhood shenanigans.
Show Notes
Ep #331 | IKEABilly Joel: We Didn’t Start the Fire
Nick’s gift from Drew
Adam’s gift from Drew
John’s gift from Drew
Hanwei Practical XL Unveiling
Show NotesHaruki MurakamiWind-Up Bird Chronicle
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
IQ84
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Bart learns french
DC Universe
Crazy Rich Asians
The Great British Bake-Off
Big Dreams Small Spaces
Grand Designs
Christopher Robin
Mother!
Discover which of your Hourchive hosts is most likely to join a mob.
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The Percolator | November 15, 2018
Ep #327 | Disneyland (Part 1)
Ep #328 | Thanksgiving Flashback Special
Webster Groves/Kirkwood Turkey Day Wikipedia Page
The Veterans: Be True to Your School
A modest bonfire
Adam’s video of bonfire criticism
Drew’s Hourchive host sketch
Plug: Ambassadors of Harmony Christmas Show
Drew and John convene a throwback steep session to introduce a brand-new creeper, discuss the terrible naming conventions behind video streaming services, and debut the Hourchive Viewmaster.
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The Percolator | November 7, 2018
Ep #326 | Marijuana
Vault Disney opening theme
Bob Iger talk Disney+, etc.
It’s a packed house in the steeper this week as all four Hourchive hosts convene to share Creeper comments, consider a world of robot-based retail, dip into haute dog water, and receive a special delivery from Adamzon Flex.
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The Percolator | October 30, 2018
Ep #325 | Halloween
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Hey Joe
The Serpent Society
Ben Lee: History of Wonder
Frozen yogurt “robot”
Marvel Studios chief discusses Marvel’s Avengers coming to Disney streaming service
Amazon Flex
One person’s technology is another person’s witch, and that makes for a very contentious steep this week. Arguments include: DC’s animated movies are bad, AT&T’s new streaming service is ruining everything, and Ursula is a lame witch.
Show Notes
Ep #322 | Witches
Ep #324 | Spiders
Baby spiders explode
The Spits: Witch Hunt
Footage of Jaoquin Phoenix as the Joker
AT&T’s WarnerMedia launching “HBO Plus” Streaming Service in 2019
Spoilers: Halloween (2018)
In this week’s Awesome Spooky Steep, we jam to an Awesome Spooky Mixtape, Creeper Edition; find out if John loved or hated the new Halloween; pitch ideas for improving Spotify; lament the state of streaming service home screens; and critique some recent spooky TV.
Show Notes
Ep #322 | Witches
Ep #323 | Spooky Mixtape 2018
Ministry: Every Day is Halloween
Green Day: Misery
Rockwell featuring Michael Jackson: Somebody’s Watching Me
John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies: The Shape Hunts Allyson (Halloween, 2018)
Ep #321 | The Halloween Franchise
Half in the Bag: Halloween (2018)
The Hourchive on Spotify
Spotify testing a “What’s New” Timeline Feature | The Verge
The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
Bird Box trailer
The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell
Channel Zero: Candle Cove
Adam is shocked into silence by the latest revelation regarding the Worlds of DC, leaving Drew and John to contemplate the possibilities of a James Gunnified DC cinematic universe and ponder the lack of branding in science fiction.
Show Notes
The Percolator | October 3, 2018
Ep #321 | The Halloween Franchise
Marilyn Manson: Get Your Gunn
Deadline: James Gunn Boards Suicide Squad 2 to Write and Possible Direct
10 Tarantino Brands That Don’t Actually Exist
To celebrate our first trip to the Percolator following our season break, we’re evaluating craft stores, meeting Drew’s new neighbors, assessing the dire state of the Worlds of DC, and feeding on the life-force of spidermen and spiderwomen. Watch out for wolf droppings.
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The Percolator | August 29, 2018The Halloweentown Franchise
Encapsulated podcastEp #320 | VDisturbing baby scenes: V: The Final Battle | Trainspotting | The Fly 2
Kuato
Into the Spider-Verse trailer 2
Interlude: The Smiths: Back to the Old House
Adam and John catch up on comments, lament the unfair state of holiday retail, and celebrate the return of Joe Bob Briggs.
Show Notes
Comments on:
Three Strikes (The Price is Right)
The Percolator | August 2, 2018Ep #319 | Trailing On (2018 Comic-Con Edition)Does John Love It or Hate It?Can Adam Convince Kelly?Nick is Really Dumb
Ep #277 | The Beat Generation
Interlude: Ministry | Every Day is Halloween
Percolations on:
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs
Does McDonald's have a basement? Has Damon Lindelof found the secret to adapting The Watchmen? Who is Brad Renfro and what does he have to do with anything? Can you read my mind? If you can, you know it's time to catch up on comments and spend a little time steeping.
Show Notes
Comments on:
The Percolator | July 17, 2018Ep #317 | Drive ThrusEp #246 | Bests 2016Ep #318 | Movie Songs Mixtape
Scotty Doesn't Know (Eurotrip)
Special Feature: Can You Read My Mixtape?
Interlude: Neil Diamond: Heartlight
Percolations on:
Damon Lindelof's Open Letter to Watchmen Fans Says HBO Adaptation Will Be An Original Story
BYNWR
Sandlot Prequel Reportedly in Development
John Turturro's Big Lewbowski spinoff
Where were you in 1998? How tall is a giant? How many feet do octopuses have? What's a Disneyland MaxPass? Should Adam have stayed in the military? How could Ready Player One have been worse in a better way? That's just a taste of what's steepin' this week.
Show Notes
Comments on:
Ep #314 | Yard Games
The Percolator | July 3, 2018
Ep #315 | The Gateway Arch
Ep #316 | Gorillaz
Percolations on:
Alton Giant Robert Waldow
Tantakill (Street Sharks)
Dan Didio
Shades of Green Resort at Walt Disney World
Drew's Disney Dollar
Infographic: The Terrifying Size of Disney's Media Empire
Drew on Instagram (@gopizzanaut)
Show Notes
Pocket Universe episode
Interlude: You've Got a Friend in Me
This week we discuss:
Welcome to Marwen | Marwencol (documentary)
The totally realistic logistics behind the "Remake the Last Jedi" movement
A journey to Guitar Center
Glass (2019)
Exam (2009)
Circle (2015)
While you're heating up the grill and tightening your bunting, spend some time with us in steeper as we get a lesson in scuba breathing, take a deep look at DC's new streaming service, and introduce our new annual gathering, the Marcus Theaters Midwest Monster Squad Meetup. Swim, little fishies!
Show Notes
Comments on:
The Percolator | June 28, 2018
MTV's Remote Control
Ep #314 | Yard Games
Interlude: Elvis Costello & The Attractions: Pump It Up
Percolations on:
DC Universe trailer
Glass teaser poster
Wolfman's Got Nards trailer
We did it! A record-breaking list of comments leads us into a humid steep on Alex Garland's Annihilation, IHOP's botched burger campaign, and random strangers' dumb ideas about Star Wars.
Show Notes
Comments on:
The Percolator | June 13, 2018
The Percolator | June 19, 2018
Ep #313 | Tiki Bars
Percolations on:
33 of the Most Savage Memes in Response to IHOP Changing Its Name
Campaign to remake The Last Jedi
A Blade Runner 2049 review gives way to a rather serious steep this week. Fortunately George Lucas saves the day as always.
Show Notes
Ep #311 | Frozen Treats
St. Louis Frozen Custard Factory
The Percolator | June 5, 2018
Ep #310 | Solo: A Star Wars Story
Ep #312 | Beetlejuice
The Percolator | June 13, 2018
Frank Sinatra: Summer Wind
Terry Gilliam loses the rights to Don Quixote
Chloe Dykstra accuses Chris Hardwick of emotional, sexual abuse
George Lucas' Star Wars sequels would've been all about midi-chlorians
All four of us are in the steeper this week to pay tribute to Anthony Bourdain, pick our Pirates of the Caribbean names, and retrace Jared Leto's journey from terrible to ok and back to terrible again.
Show Notes
Harb Binli comes to the Hourchive Instagram feed
SO Delicious Caramel Cashew Cluster ice cream
Interlude music: Iggy Pop: The Passenger
Anthony Bourdain's vichyssoise soup recipe
Anthony Bourdain on Hidden AmericaDinner for Five
Anthony Bourdain goes to Waffle House
Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean reopening day pirate naming card
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
02:53 Ep #274 | 30 Rock
03:50 Comments: The Percolator | May 17, 2018
05:06 Comments: Ep #310 Solo: A Star Wars Story
10:50 Captain Eo
12:49 Interlude: We Are Here to Change the World
The Percolator
14:14 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
22:50 Mike Westfall's horse names
23:23 Solo: A Star Wars Story
33:40 The Infinity Incident
38:33 Humility - The Gorillaz
39:19 Ace, the new bass player for Gorillaz
43:19 Will Rimel
46:42 Weazel hanging out with Watto
50:55 Jim Cummings Reads Star Wars as Darth Pooh and Darkwing Duck
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
00:52 Comments: Ep #308 | Marvel's The Avengers: Infinity War
04:09 Spoiler Alert Infinity War
09:12 End Spoiler
17:04 COMMUTER: Young Hearts
The Percolator
18:53 Will John Love it or Hate It: Cobra Kai
21:34 Spoiler Alert Cobra Kai
39:58 End Spoiler
46:48 Hourchive Special Announcement
Controversies are revealed this week as we reconvene and uncover a lost comment from Mike Westfall, revisit the controversial WWF "evil twin referee" plot, and uncover a new creature lurking in the rafters of the Percolator. Beware the leaderbird!
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
02:28 #HeresAdam
03:01 Superman's cellophane S
03:29 Adam in Avenue Q
06:27 Live webcast fail
09:50 Comments: Ep #304 | Nickelodeon
12:44 Aggro Crag pieces confirmed
16:03 Out of Control title sequence
19:11 Belle & Sebastian: Another Sunny Day
The Percolator
31:10 Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant rematch (Main Event)
32:51 Ref slide
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
00:53 Comments: The Percolator | March 21, 2018
02:09 Comments: Ep #302 | Akira
03:32 Comments: Ep #304 | Nickelodeon
The Percolator
08:21 Agent Orange - Bloodstains
08:58 Bud Light Orange
14:31 Curling Lessons
24:50 Netflix Oscar Eligibility Controversy
31:55 Little Monsters/Martin Shkreli
37:18 George Lucas gives Steven Spielberg a tour
Our weekly look at comments and percolations runs long this week (and turns into a preview of a forthcoming Hourchive Deep Dive on Disney Parks) so we can tackle the long, lost (fake) history of Walt Disney World's long, lost (fake) Pleasure Island, grapple with the ramifications of Blink-182 setting up residence next door to Area 51, and virtually unzip Thanos' vest to take our guesses regarding Avengers: Infinity War.
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
03:25 Comments: The Percolator | March 7, 2018
06:30 Comments: Ep #300
16:10 Comments: Ep #303 | Gaslight Square
18:10 The lost "history" of Pleasure Island
19:20 The Adventurers Club
26:05 Club 33
30:00 Disneyland Dream Suite
37:35 Adolescents: Welcome to Reality
The Percolator
48:03 Blink-182 Announces Las Vegas Residency
50:57 Trailing On
51:06 Avengers: Infinity War trailer 2
1:01:40 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald trailer
1:02:09 Won't You Be My Neighbor? trailer
1:03:05 Tag trailer
1:04:30 Lost in Space (Netflix) trailer
1:07:20 Lost in Space theme by Johnny Williams
John and Nick weigh in on Thor: Ragnarok, box-office grosses adjusted for inflation, a timeline of Corey Haim hair, and the WWE-ification of The Bachelor.
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
01:50 Comments: The Percolator | March 7, 2018
03:38 Comments: Ep #301 | Guilty Pleasures Mixtape
04:04 Sun, Beautiful Sun (Bubble Guppies)
05:13 Marc Bonilla: Afterburner (Airborne)
06:33 Rollerboy Carousel (Prayer of the Rollerboys)
07:18 Weezer: My Best Friend
08:55 Hundred Acre Wood Rally Race
10:04 Comments: Ep #302 | Akira
11:52 Janet Jackson: Black Cat
The Percolator
13:34 Will John Love It or Hate It: Thor: Ragnarok
18:25 Top US box-office gross adjusted for inflation
A rundown of recent comments leads to a greater appreciation of arcade swipe cards, a painful recollection for Drew, and an unwelcome advance from Mark McGrath. We then trail on as Drew puts out a call for the Rufio to Ewan McGregor's Christopher Robin, John decries the modernization of Mary Poppins, and Nick walks out on MGMT.
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
01:35 Comments: The Percolator | February 21
03:48 Ocean City, New Jersey ordinance on pinball
07:50 Comments: Ep #300
09:42 Drew Stories: The "Costume" Party
15:30 Comments: The Percolator | February 27, 2018
17:00 Comments: Ep #301 | Guilty Pleasures Mixtape
21:40 The Party: In My Dreams music video
22:16 Sugar Ray: Abracadabra
The Percolator
27:54 Trailing On
28:30 Mary Poppins Returns teaser
29:31 Christoper Robin teaser
Muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-muh-Mike Westfall joins us to celebrate the 180th anniversary of the Percolator and discuss a recent Donkey Kongtroversy, the latest Marvel trailers, Nick's trip to Kansas City, and the secret history of Stinger, the lost Muppet Baby.
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
03:15 Comments: The Percolator | February 6, 2018
05:50 Comments: Ep #298 | Coffee Shops
08:28 Cafe Du Monde website
13:36 I'm Gonna Always Love You (The Muppets Take Manhattan)
The Percolator
14:49 Meet the new Muppet Baby
18:48 'King of Kong" Could Be Stripped of His High Score
21:31 Donkey Kong high score timeline
27:05 The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
30:47 Trailing On
30:56 Deadpool 2 trailer
32:08 Captain Britain
34:18 Venom teaser
38:03 The Titan trailer
38:45 Cobra Kai trailer
43:05 No More Kings: Sweep the Leg video
43:30 Krypton trailer
46:57 @mwstfl
47:07 The Advent Calendar House
Like a spider (or a particle beam creating alternate realities in which monsters could potentially invade the earth), Tom Delonge creeps into our conversation on the latest Cloverfield film, Altered Carbon, and the Avengers: Infinity War Super Bowl teaser.
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
01:20 Comments: Ep #296 | Bests 2017
08:30 Comments: The Percolator | January 23, 2018
09:48 Comments: The Percolator | January 30, 2018
10:05 Comments: Ep #297 | Hamilton: The Musical
12:53 Comments: The Percolator | February 6, 2018
13:53 Alex Jones presents: ChemTrails Theme Song
14:40 Alex Jones goes Super Saiyan
15:29 Blink 182: Snake Charmer
The Percolator
24:30 The Hourchive Deep Dive on Apple Podcasts
37:36 Somebody on the Internet is Wrong
Guest Hourchivists Kelly and Xavier are back with us this week to help us launch a new segment of social media steepage, analyze Adam's inability to pronounce "mercury," and revisit our old friend Alex Jones.
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
06:28 Comments: Ep #295 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Part 2)
09:46 My Chemical Romance: Kill All Your Friends
The Percolator
11:10 Social Media Woes
11:22 The Hourchive on Instagram
24:45 Kelly's favorite Infowars clip
27:38 Alex Jones reviews the Prometheus "boil down script"
A new era begins this week as we now preface our percolations with a stop in the Prefatorium, the Hourchive's foyer of sorts, to touch briefly on show matters and comments before getting down to a healthy steep on helpful things like how to drive away chatty symphony seat neighbors and repel unwelcome dancefloor encroachment.
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
02:30 Comments: The Percolator | January 9, 2018
03:10 I Was Gonna Do That...But Worse
04:08 Comments: Ep #294: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Part 1)
06:36 LCD Soundsystem: Drunk Girls
The Percolator
08:09 People in Public Events and Shows Being Jerks
15:19 G. Love and Special Sauce: Milk and Cereal
17:50 Adam's concert schematic
We return to the Percolator for the first Trailing On of 2018.
Show Notes
01:10 Drew's Mistborn coins | close-up
07:40 Shire Post Mint
08:00 Trailing On
08:18 Mom and Dad trailer
11:18 Slender Man trailer
12:57 Who is Dat Boi?
13:35 Disney's The Nutcracker and the Four Realms trailer
15:54 A Futile and Stupid Gesture trailer
17:10 Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again trailer
18:27 Oceans 8 trailer
21:31 The Strangers: Prey at Night trailer
25:45 Dave Chapelle: Equanimity & The Bird Revelation
In our first full-crew steep of 2018, we introduce a new feature, revisit old websites, and put Adam back into place.
Show Notes
00:49 People in Public Events and Shows Being Jerks
02:55 The Cowboys overture by John Williams
23:50 Nick's old website
We emerge from the rubble of 2017 with important thoughts on a new season of Black Mirror, the December birthday shaft, and what (apparently) separates an heir from an heir apparent.
Show Notes
03:50 John's new camera
05:50 Steve Martin Masterclass on comedy
Nobody talks about Star Wars like we talk about Star Wars. We're so good at talking about Star Wars that we don't even talk about Star Wars this week and we still talk about Star Wars.
Show Notes
06:51 Trailing On
07:01 Battle Angel Alita trailer
08:16 Somebody on the Internet is Wrong: "There goes my childhood."
14:05 Isle of Dogs trailer
In the absence of a new episode this week, we head into the Percolator for an extra-long steep covering everything from Nick's new opera glasses to Net Neutrality and try to anticipate accepted shorthand for The Last Jedi in a world where there is only one "Jedi." All that, plus Trailing On!
Show Notes
The Prefatorium
01:36 Comments: Pizza Night #04
04:05 Comments: Ep #285 | The Monster Squad
10:06 Comments: Ep #286 | Murderers
10:50 Russian Winchester House
11:47 Comments: Ep #287 | Crowdfunding
14:32 Sammy Davis Jr.: Christmas Time All Over the World
The Percolator
19:45 Nick's seats at the Ambassadors of Harmony holiday show
22:05 Hobo podcasting
26:15 Elistination: International internet speed rankings
34:07 MX Movies discussion (05:45)
40:29 Trailing On
40:57 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer
48:53 John Sayles' Jurassic Park 4 script
51:53 The Public trailer
52:45 Ready Player One trailer
55:28 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse trailer
Drew phones into the Percolator this week as we recap our Thanksgiving experiences and share our feelings on trailer reactions, questionable superhero fight scenes, and the classic St. Louis-style cow brain sandwich.
Show Notes
05:12 Avengers: Infinity War trailer trailer
09:10 Spoiler Alert Justice League
09:58 End Spoiler
11:55 Thor: Ragnarok trailer is Marvel and Disney's most-watched ever
28:30 Where to find brain sandwiches in the St. Louis area
Drew returns to the Percolator for a fiercely contentious steep session on Stranger Things 2, the iPhone X, and more.
From Inspector Poirot's mustache to Batman's emails to Adam's mmmmms, we're steeping wide and far this week.
Drew and Nick chat about Mario's moves and Nick gives us his Thor review. "It Ragna-ROCKS!"
Guest Hourchivist Travis drops in to steep on Stranger Things season 2 and deliberate on whether to buy a Nintendo Switch.
Guest Hourchivist Jake joins us this week to steep on the status of Ewan McGregor's career, the perils of mid-movie bathroom breaks, and what's right or wrong about Blade Runner 2049.
Do not attempt to adjust your reclining leather theater seat. We're back in the Percolator for another fun steep on recent movie trailers.
As Awesome Spooky Month continues, we steep appropriately on the shallow depths of Guillermo del Toro's films, belabor our love for Attack the Block, and devise a plan to dodge kaiju by way of Downsizing.
Drew and Nick return to relay their postnatal and postnuptial bliss and join us for a long, hard steep featuring the return of Addendums, some more thoughts on It and Mother!, and initial takes on the new Star Trek show.
This week we catch up on what's coming soon with the long-awaited return of our Trailing On segment.
Guest Hourchivists Garrett and Kelly join us in the Chamber of Steep this week to pay respects to Harry Dean Stanton, review the Mother! controversy, and expose the secret It references in "Puff the Magic Dragon."
This week, John and guest Hourchivist Chelsea descend a little too deep and wind up in The Barrens for an exchange on the new It movie, discusses movie remake parenthetical naming conventions, and share an exciting announcement.
Join us for a deep steep this week as Adam and John recount Labor Day adventures, explore John's fixation on turning public fountains into water parks, and launch a new investigative series on the status of Drew's baby.
It's nature week in the Percolator. Nick visits the Lake of the Ozarks via Netflix's new show, John's trip to the woods goes awry, and Adam takes issue with the evolution of the Tick.
Adam and John trade eclipse stories and queue up for the new MoviePass subscription service.
In our first standalone percolator mini-episode, guest Hourchivist Drew (not that Drew) joins us to explore the subversive origins of Chutes & Ladders and diagnose Disney's Muppet problem.