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Mike and Rus return after a year! This time around, the time-travel geeks discuss a TIMEless 1981 classic, Terry Gilliam's 'Time Bandits'!
Welcome to Answers with Mike and Pat, the podcast that tells you everything you need to know about anything. Today’s topic: Rick Pitino
We're back! After almost a year, Mike and Rus have recorded a new episode of MARTY! Apologies for the delay, and apologies if you can hear the katydids outside the window of Mike’s childhood bedroom, he recorded from upstate New York where he’s helping
Welcome to Answers with Mike and Pat, the podcast that tells you everything you need to know about anything. Today’s topic: Calvin Coolidge
Welcome to Answers with Mike and Pat, the podcast that tells you everything you need to know about anything. Today’s topic: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Rus & Pat are back after a year long layoff! The boys rekindle their love of comics, movies, all things geek, and of course, each other. Sit back for an hour of classic Rus & Pat tangents that explore Golden and Silver Age Batman, CreateSpace,
Another week, another bunch of crazy episodes of The Young Pope and Taboo to dig into. There was a common theme (somehow), and the guys make sure to give it the attention it deserves (NO SPOILERS!). Then Pat schools Chris on Ghost in the Shell (sorta),...
Just in time for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony (we hope), Chris and Chris head back into the for a brand-new ep. The guys put last year’s winner, Mark Rylance, on notice and discuss the possibility of a Nikola Tesla biopic titled,
You feel that in the air? It’s a time for change! We’re approaching the end of the NFL season, and Pat and Chris make their Super Bowl pick. Can Pat stay on his playoff hot streak? Tune in to find out! But that’s not all!
Hope you’re not expecting a leap in quality just because it’s a new year!. In the first of episode of 2017, Pat and Chris discuss – in their signature, substandard brand of podding – Ronda Rousey’s recent UFC defeat and possible new acting career.
In this very special holiday edition of TYFDT, Pat and Chris provide you with the freshest content they possibly can this time of year: a review of the new Star Wars stand-alone film, Rogue One. Listen as Pat schools Chris (again) on Star Wars facts,
After another hiatus (hey…get used it, folks), Pat and Chris are back with their signature takes, patented burns, and award-winning manlove you’ve come to know and love. They review the recent Marvel hit, Doctor Strange, and fawn over that sweet,
Well, the planets have aligned, the prophecy has come to pass, and here we are on the brink of armageddon. So if it’s all going to hell, why not spend some time NOT thinking about the election and instead strap yourself into to veritable smorgasbord of...
Mike and Rus have returned! This episode was actually recorded in August, but Rus only recently got it edited up and ready for your ear-holes. The main topic this time around is one of the guys’ favorite movies, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure!
…to keep talking about Westworld! After a little chat about Billy Bush and Luke Cage (not simultaneously), Pat and Chris dive into the second episode of HBO’s new Sunday night drama. Then, in the conclusion you’ve all been waiting for,
Yeeeeehaw! On this week’s barnburnin’ hootnnany of a show, those cattle-rustlin’ varmints Chris and Pat parlay about HBO’s newest big-budget Sunday drama, Westworld, and after talking about the show’s source material, the scope of the world,
Pat and Chris get down in the political muck with their thoughts on the first presidential debate between two of the least likable candidates in the history of politics. Then, they get into a debate of their own,
Two in a row? You’re damn right! After last week’s NFL jock-sniffing extravaganza, Pat and Chris regroup to talk about all the stu….well, at least some of the stuff they watched or read over the past few months,
Guess who's back. Back again. TYFDT's back. Tell a friend. That's right! Pat and Chris return to literally zero fanfare with their first episode in months and it. is. a. doozy. Leading off is a mini-review of Jean Claude Van Damme's new Amazon show,
Mike & Rus are back, just in time to discuss the time-travel riddled Season 2 finale of The Flash! Apologies for the poor quality of Rus’s audio; he apparently doesn’t know how to work his mic. Spoilers follow… With at least 5 speedsters in this episod...
Rus & Pat return to talk about Captain America: Civil War and geek out like you’d expect! MASSIVE SPOILER WARNINGS if you haven’t seen it. If you have, strap on your shield because it’s going to be a wild ride! We could do this all day…
Chris and Chris are back! Following hot on the heels of their Oscars preview/wrap-up, the guys get to have the last words on the latest film offering from DC, including the irrelevance of Lois Lane, the questionable directional choices of Zach Snyder,
Just over two weeks, and Rus & Pat are back! This is another 2 hour episode, but it's basically two episodes in one. It starts with a brief discussion of Patrick Warburton and Louis CK, leading into the now-late Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond) ...
Mike & Rus finally return after about two months, with an all-new time-travel related podcast. This time around, they discuss the new Hulu Original mini-series 11.22.63, based on the 2011 novel by Stephen King, starring James Franco & Sarah Gadon.
After 10 weeks of drama, Pat and Chris finally discuss the conclusion of FX’s The People vs. OJ Simpson (we definitely spoil the ending). Before that, though, Chris talks about his experience seeing the defense attorneys from Making a Murderer that cou...
Up Late With Rus & Pat returns! After two months, Rus and Pat get right back to it and break down the film Ex Machina, the second season of Daredevil on Netflix, and the greatest movie ever created... Batman V Superman : Dawn of Justice! Take that,
Thank You for Doing This! returns after a month. Chris and Pat quickly make up for lost time and discuss Hulk Hogan (at length), Erin Andrews, and The People vs. OJ Simpson. We dive into the latest Captain America: Civil War trailer and finish off wi...
An Up Late Network Special! Chris (from the Thank You for Doing This! podcast) and his buddy Chris, get together to preview the Oscars… one month after they actually aired (in fairness this was recorded a week prior to the Academy Awards,
In this week's episode, Pat and Chris discuss two films they were really excited about and were subsequently let down by: The Revenant and The Hateful Eight. In short: don't believe the hype! Before that, though,
The People vs. OJ Simpson is finally here! Pat and Chris dive in to the premiere of FX’s new drama about one of the most famous US court cases featuring former stars of The Naked Gun movies (they never did catch Leslie Nielsen….).
Mike & Rus finally sat down again for another episode of MARTY! This time around they discuss the excellent 1998 film from Germany, Run Lola Run (originally Lola Rennt in Germany) starring Franka Potente (The Bourne Identity, Heaven).
Up Late With Rus & Pat returns on schedule! Rus finally saw Star Wars : The Force Awakens so you know what that means! We discuss our sexuality! - Just kidding. Well... kinda.
Chris and Pat triumphantly return (once again) to tackle two incredibly important Top Five topics...Hot on the heels of the Suicide Squad trailer, the guys muse over the size of the shoes that Jared Leto has to fill as the Joker.
Up Late With Rus & Pat returns to mourn the recent rash of celebrity deaths, and take a few moments to remember what made them great. - We then move on to discuss the documentary, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films.
On this week's angsty episode, Chris and Pat dive into the cultural phenomenon of Netflix's new docu-series, Making a Murderer. After lengthy discussions on the ignorance of Wisconsin's law enforcement, Pat does everyone a favor and straight-up solves ...
We're back from the holidays to talk about the only thing anyone's been talking about these days...Star Wars: The Force Awakens! Chris and Pat talk about the many pros, the (very few) cons, and theories on some of the film's open questions,
Mike & Rus finally sat down to discuss Disney's The Kid, a feel-good film about Russ Duritz (Bruce Willis), a grumpy, lonely man who's about to turn 40, who is visited by his younger self, Rusty (Spencer Breslin), who's about to turn 8.
The moment we've been waiting for all season has finally arrived. The Dolphins and the Giants play each other on Monday Night Football, and Pat and Chris discuss the crappy seasons both teams are having. Feel the apathy! Then,
Pat and Chris get into the holiday spirit with a little chat about the finer points of yule log-related marketing, featuring one of their faves, Nick Offerman. Then, they discuss Carrie Fisher's unhinged (and unsettling) interview with Good Morning Ame...
Up Late With Rus & Pat is back (already, can you believe it?), and we've still not learned when to shut the hell up! - We ramble, rant, and rave for nearly another two hours about Princess Bride, shitty drum-playing neighbors,
MARTY is back! For our 10th episode, we tackle the entire Terminator series! Find out how we rank the films from best to worst, and what we think is going on in the convoluted tapestry that is Terminator, T2, Terminator 3, Terminator: Salvation,
Thank You For Doing This! returns from hiatus following Chris’s multi-week journey around the world. He and Pat pick up right where they left off, touching on some TV (Fargo, Jessica Jones), Charlie Sheen’s health dilemma,
It's two -- count 'em -- two episodes in one! That means we ramble on for far too long, about 2 hours. But we do focus on two main topics: first, the brilliant FX show Fargo, and second, the new Marvel series on Netflix, Jessica Jones! We like both,
This is probably our worst episode yet, but we had fun. And if you listen -- when you listen -- we hope you have fun as well. Break out the bubbly, or maybe a few cans of Chernobly Energy Drink, because it's time to jump in the hot tub -- the Hot Tub T...
Mike and Rus are back... from the past! This time around we discuss the 2004 time travel film starring Ashton Kutcher & Amy Smart, The Butterfly Effect. Rus loves this movie, and while Mike enjoyed it, he has problems with the flick,
Trekkies & Trekkers rejoice! Rus & Pat are back and excited about the recently announced Star Trek television revival! It's not all Romulan Ale and Earl Grey tea, however, and we have a few reservations about CBS's plans.
It's that time of year again: the mid-way point of the NFL season! In this episode, Chris and Pat review their pre-season picks for division winners and the Super Bowl and judge each other accordingly. We talk injuries, crap teams, good teams,
Chris and Pat can barely keep themselves together, which can only mean one thing: the new Star Wars trailer is out! They break down what they saw, discuss the finer points of Death Star propulsion, and wonder how Chewie keeps from going gray. Then,
Chris and Pat can barely keep themselves together, which can only mean one thing: the new Star Wars trailer is out! They break down what they saw, discuss the finer points of Death Star propulsion, and wonder how Chewie keeps from going gray. Then,
Things get HEATED on this week’s episode. After breaking down whatever is going on with Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt’s sub-par performance so far, Chris and Pat tackle (see what we did there?) their Top 5 Movie Monologues.
Up Late With Rus & Pat returns after another month long break. ::sigh:: But we pick up right where we left off, jumping right into the deep end of the nerd pool and discussing the season premiere of The Flash – which ends up turning into a semi-time tr...
It’s a television frenzy! In this week’s ep, Chris and Pat dissect the Season 2 premiere of HBO’s The Leftovers and realize that they have no idea what they’re watching. The discussion gets heated when Pat decides to crap on Lost – again and the guys t...
We're back! We recorded this episode a couple weeks ago, but Rus only now got around to editing it and getting it online for all to hear. This episode deals with two different time travel related films, Groundhog Day and Edge of Tomorrow.
What’s that?! An escapee from Awards Season? That’s right! The Emmys just happened, and Chris and Pat dive headfirst into the major categories’ winners and losers. Pat gets tested on how much TV he actually watches (spoiler alert: not a lot of the nomi...
They said it couldn’t be done. Episode 10 of Thank You for Doing This! is here! In this edition, Chris and Pat recap Week 1 of the NFL and throw agendas to the wind (due to having any available) and ride the tangent bus to freedom!
Rus and Pat are back! After nearly a month on hiatus (due to the usual work/life issues) we begin by discussing some of the projects we've been working on in favor of sleep. We move on and talk about the new documentary I Am Chris Farley and then div...
The 2015 NFL season is upon us, so Chris and Pat strap on the pads with this very special 9th episode of Thank You For Doing This! Join us as we breakdown every division in the NFL, predict their winners, and tell you which two teams will meet in the ...
Episode 8 of the Thank You For Doing This! podcast is here! In this installment Chris and Pat dive into the pilot episode of Fear The Walking Dead and give their thoughts on the zombie infection as it relates to cinema and television.
Thank You For Doing This! comes at you hard and fast in our 7th episode! Jam-packed with goodness, Chris and Pat breakdown the last two episodes of HBO’s Hard Knocks while channeling their inner-Bane, return to one of their favorite segments with a di...
Dinosaurs! We recorded this last week, and we can’t remember everything we talked about, but we know we talked about dinosaurs, and what our favorite prehistoric period is. There are, of course, tangents galore.
Episode number 6 of Thank You for Doing This! Chris and Pat recap a memorable weekend they shared together, that included beers, The Never Ending Story, depressed horses, and copious amounts of gas. They move on to sports to discuss the annual drama ...
Sandra Bullock! Keaunu Reeves! Time travel! Once more, Mike and Rus talk time travel and romance. This one Pat might even like (because it’s got Keanu Reeves) — 2006’s The Lake House. After dissecting this enjoyable but corny movie,
As it was, so it is again. Meaning: we talk Star Trek again! Specifically, we discuss William Shatner’s new Trek documentary Chaos on the Bridge, exploring the tumultuous path of the creation of Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Welcome back to Thank You For Doing This! In this very special 5th episode, Chris and Pat attempt to understand the merits of putting forth an intimidating presence while posing for a group band photo.
Welcome back to the 4th episode of Thank You For Doing This! Chris and Pat discuss the latest ruling from the NFL on Tom Brady's four game suspension, then delve into what's left of the New York Giants, Jason Pierre-Paul's hand and career.
Mike & Rus regret leap-frogging Chris & Pat like this, but The Up Late Network waits for no man… or something. This week, we dig into one of Mike’s favorite movies, the obscure 1980 time-travel film Somewhere in Time,
Science! We go a little long in this episode, but that’s just because we love Pluto and the exploration of our Solar System so much. We discuss NASA’s New Horizons mission to the Pluto system and the whole “Pluto’s not a planet anymore but a dwarf-planet.
It's time for our 4th episode already! And this time out we focus on the low budget, 2004 indy time-travel film Primer. It's a movie that we both liked but, as you'll hear in our lengthy discussion, we did have issues with.
Nerd overload! This podcast episode is dedicated to some killer stuff that we missed because we weren’t at Comic Con, but that we did see online. Highlights include: the new trailer for Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice,
Chris and Pat put together their first win-streak with this 3rd installment of Thank You For Doing This! In this episode they introduce Cruise News! A segment that highlights the latest news and events surrounding the amazing Tom Cruise.
Mike and Rus have returned for the 3rd episode in 3 weeks! Recorded on the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release of Back to the Future last week, we briefly discussed our love for that movie and for the the music from that movie,
Pat makes time for his special friend Rus this episode, and to begin, Rus addresses the Ghostbusters remake discussion from Pat’s other podcast, Thank You For Doing This. Then it’s on to reviews of two recent Bluray/DVD releases that we both enjoyed!
Thank You for Doing This! returns with Episode 2! In this episode, Chris & Pat discuss the Ghostbusters reboot, the recently announced Independence Day sequel, introduce a new segment called On The Spot, highlight their favorite beers of the week!
Mike & Rus return with another discussion about time travel, but first it’s a brief talk about baby animals! In this episode, Mike answers Rus’s Time Quandary from episode 1: “What would you do if you had a time machine but could only use it for one...
Okay, this episode is all over the place. We start out discussing the two additions to the new Up Late Network, then we move into ’80s super ‘copter shows Blue Thunder and Airwolf — then it devolves into a mish-mash of tangents and non sequiturs!
Welcome to Thank You for Doing This! – Episode 1! The latest podcast in the all-new Up Late Network features your friends Pat & Chris discussing Pop Culture, Sports, Beer, and everything in-between.
Up Late is expanding! This is the first of two, count ’em, two new podcasts from Rus & Pat: MARTY – Mike And Rus Time, Yeah! Soon we’ll debut a third podcast series from Pat and his friend Chris, but today, we hope you enjoy MARTY!
The big three-oh! And two episodes in one week! Topics this episode include the passing of actor, Christopher Lee, the announcement of the casting of the role of Punisher for season 2 of Daredevil, serfdom, and of course, tangents-a-plenty.
Only a week in between episodes! We’re on a roll again! This episode deals with Pat’s theory about comic book adaptations and how much the inevitable fanboy outrage affects the studios, and we talk about the possible new Spider-Man casting.
We’re back after a month! As we catch up in this episode, the topics are all over the place, and we don’t dwell on any one thing too long. We touch briefly on the following and more: Mad Max Fury Road, Jaws, kids watching scary flicks, remakes, etc.
This episode is brimming with testosterone fueled geekdom! We discuss the announced Punisher TV show coming to Netflix with Marvel’s phase 2 Netflix shows, which also includes Iron Fist, and of course we have to give props to the original Punisher film...
Clearly we need to do these podcasts more often so that we can avoid going on for hours at a time like this episode. We try to focus on two things: the full Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens official teaser trailer #2!
Rus & Pat are back after about a month, with Episode 25! That’s a silver anniversary… or something. After a brief discussion of Rus’s relocation to Los Angeles, the episode is mostly all-Star Trek as we pay tribute to Leonard Nimoy.
This episode, Ponch & John — er — Rus & Pat start out with a chat about the cinematic debut of DC Comics’ Aquaman, to be portrayed by Jason Momoa, of Game of Thrones and Conan the Barbarian fame, in the upcoming Batman v Superman film.
This episode is focused mostly on comics and movies based on comics! We start out with a discussion on the recent agreement between Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios that will allow Marvel to use Spider-Man in its movies.
It's a coming-of-age episode this time around, and while all of our podcast episodes are labeled "Explicit" in the iTunes listing, this one's particularly NSFW as we start off with a new intro made up of geeky music and soundbites!
After a week and a half, Rus & Pat are back, talking out of our asses about things we barely understand. In this long episode, clocking in at 2 hours and 20 minutes, we discuss everything from the new Star Wars comic from Marvel!
Twenty episodes! And episode 20 is a very special one indeed; we have Red Hot Rebellion’s Jim Tramontana as our guest! Jim is not only a talented musician and singer, but he’s a huge comic and sci-fi geek and a font of nerdy knowledge!
After a few weeks off for the holidays and trying to not die of the flu and who-knows-what-else, we’re back with an all-new, all-dorky podcast from the dead of night! This episode is a rambling mess of geekdom!
Happy Hanukkah! Rus & Pat are back, this time talking about holidays, religion, the winter solstice, art history, art school, and the mid-season finale of The Flash! At some point, we discuss fine art versus commercial art!
We return with another long episode. We promise, the next one will be short... or something. Episode 17 deals with the super-fun Guardians of the Galaxy movie from Marvel Studios (caution: spoilers), and Rus's Christmas movie watch-list!
After about a week and a half, we have a lot to catch up on and many tangential paths to go down, so it’s a long episode that may be best listened to in chunks. But how and where you listen is your business, of course!
We’re back with our regular, rambling geeks podcast format. This episode focuses on the Jurassic Park film series, the new trailer for the fourth installment Jurassic World, dinosaurs, Jeff Goldblum, and SNL skits-turned-movies.
Okay, this isn’t a regular podcast, but a bit of an experiment from the mind of Pat. This one is somewhat interactive in that in order to get the full effect, you’ll need to watch Aliens with us.
Lucky 13! This is a weird one. Topics range from television shows like The 100 and the latest episode of The Flash to gluten, bullies, vegans and vegetarians (Pat’s one of ’em), and comedian Maurice LaMarche.
An all-new, all-daring episode of Up Late is here! We eschew the usual Monday night recap of AMC’s The Walking Dead in favor of several geeky discussions about everything from the death of the ’70s & ’80s master TV producer Glen A Larson.
Maybe our most fun episode yet? We'll let you decide, but we really enjoyed making this one! We start off talking about algebra, rocket science, and the amazing event this week of the European Space Agency landing a probe on a frickin' comet!
Ten whole episodes! This one’s kind of long, so you may want to break it into chunks when you listen. We start off talking about the latest episode of AMC’s The Walking Dead, then we get into Star Wars films, which we fell in love with in 1977.
Number 9 is a Very Special episode of Up Late! For better or worse. This one’s a good 90 minutes, and we travel back to the ’70s again, make our way through the ’80s with a discussion of Diff’rent Strokes, but we then jump to the future!
8 episodes in just over three weeks? Well, this time we talk about whether or not Michael Keaton is the Sean Connery of Batmans. What the hell does that mean, you ask? You’ll have to listen to find out. Rus declares his love for Scott Pilgrim!
Right on the heels of episode 6, we’re live with Episode 7! Why record again so soon? So that we could discuss the movie schedule released yesterday from Marvel Studios for comicbook movies through 2019!
It’s mostly a zombie episode… mostly. We start out with a recap of previous topics like cartoons and Avengers: Age of Ultron, but we dig into the latest episode of The Walking Dead, starting at the 12:45 mark, so stop there to avoid spoilers.
Tangents a-plenty! In this episode we focus on three specific topics, but we do end up veering down Tangent Road several times, going from the just-released Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer to Spanky and the Little Rascals (Our Gang) to Stan Lee.
Tangents a-plenty! In this episode we focus on three specific topics, but we do end up veering down Tangent Road several times, going from the just-released Marvel Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer to Spanky and the Little Rascals (Our Gang) to Stan Lee.
After we give props to Red Hot Rebellion for their killer tunes, this episode covers everything from the Super Friends to ’70s cartoons and TV shows like What’s Happening to Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and space-racism.
Men of their words, Rus and Pat return with another podcast! In Episode 2, we speculate on how SNL cast member Jan Hooks was taken from us prematurely, then we provide you with a tangent filled ride through comic geek-dom!
Welcome to Up Late with Rus & Pat. In this first episode we reminisce about the genesis of our friendship, discuss the health benefits of the McDonalds diet, and more.