Jacob Tender and Mike Comite join Deanna Chapman to discuss Alien!Find the full show notes for this episode here....
via Chat Sematary: Jacob Tender joins the podcast to discuss The Mist. The show originally aired on Spike TV in 2017. We dive into the cast, how the show differs from the story and more.Find the full show notes...
When we moved into this apartment in October 2015, I figured the only creature residing with us would be our canine companion Jazz. What I didn't know was that the next six years would feature a revolving cast of characters including bats, squirrels, and birds. So very many birds.
These are all of the affectionary titles I can recall calling my dog, Jazz. Jazz Jazzaroo Jazzarooie Jazzaroonie Jazzybobazzy Roo Rooie Roonie Roonieballoonie Rooballoo Thumper Bub Bubba Bubbala...
On March 10th, 2020, I left Barley House in Akron for the last time. I wrote about that last day, which was remarkable for the worst reasons. It still bothers me that my relationship with that daily hang-out ended like...
As is tradition, here is a distillation of my favorite media—formatted into digestable bulleted lists for posterity.
As terrible as the year has been, some landmark achievements have happened in spite of it. Here's a rundown of what I've accomplished this year.
I don't play video games very often. Here's a record of games I've completed.
If the Internet is good for anything, it's chuckles on demand. This is a list of articles I've read online that I can read over and over again for a laugh.
For the last decade or so, I've been a staunch proponent of music playback by album. Recently, I've found a deep appreciation for playlist building.
Jacob Tender returns to the podcast to discuss Star Wars Dark Legends.Find the full show notes for this episode here....
A roundtable episode where we rank the 11 live-action Star Wars movies!Find the full show notes for this episode here....
I located a long-lost advertisement starring my great grandfather and so much more.
I haven't compiled a mid-year list of my favorite things since 2015. I've just been so struck with compelling media during the year of COVID that I felt it was worth doing a quick run-down of the stuff that's keeping me occupied while most social activities are put on hold.
Anyone who's followed me closely may know that in Fall of 2017, I returned to The University of Akron to complete a bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems with a specialization in computer programming. I graduated in May. As a...
In January of 2016, an author by the name of Ben Welch reached out for permission to use my 2012 essay on Fall Out Boy's album From Under The Cork Tree. I gave him the go-ahead and quick interview about...
A fast and elegant way to verify that all posts in a Ghost CMS are properly tagged.
Despite removing myself from Google’s ecosystem where I can, I’ve found that Google calendars have been hard to ditch. One thing that’ really irks me though about adding Google calendars to my Apple calendar apps is the mess...
Jacob Tender joins the podcast to discuss Gravity Falls. We talk about why two seasons worked for the length of the show, why we enjoyed it, and more.Find the full show notes for this episode here....
via Podcast Me Anything: I recently launched a client podcast and the one network they had to make sure they got listed on was Breaker. Breaker is not a household name in podcasting, but in the financial services space, there...
I got into an argument with a guy at the bar today. I’m not sharing this because I’m proud of it or because I feel like I gained anything from it, but so that I might glean more...
What is the weirdest thing you do? After John and Merlin began talking about this on Reconcilable Differences, I've started to keep a list of the "secret weird things that I do" that other people do not.
via Stereo Confidential: Part 4 of our Hellogoodbye miniseries. We investigate the 2013 full length, “Everything Is Debatable."Find the full show notes for this episode here....
I'm told often and without hesitation about who my visage reminds people of. This is a running list of celebrities I've been likened to.
Jacob joins to discuss the 1996 Michael Bay film 'The Rock'.Find the full show notes for this episode here....
I’m sort of a nut about metadata and archiving my digital stuff. I also like lists and enjoy listening to music. It’s all of those things that led me to my ongoing bi-monthly playlist project, where I collect...
It’s been a really busy year here, but now that it’s come to an end, I’m finding it difficult to recap. 2017 saw less creative output than 2016 and that trend has continued in some ways and...
My lists are all short this year and I have a long holiday break to enjoy, so I’m going to combine this year’s My Favorite Things posts into one. I hope that’s cool. MusicI gave fewer releases...
via Chat Sematary: Jacob Tender joins to discuss The Dead Zone, which happens to be the only Stephen King book that he's read so far.Find the full show notes for this episode here....
Old Best Friend has a new record coming out in February of this new year. The lead single from that record is called “Anna” and it premiered yesterday on Chorus.fm. Old Best Friend · AnnaMike put together a nice little...
Directory David Lowery is promoting his new film The Old Man & the Gun, which has been getting great reviews. In the process however, he is beginning to realize that maybe it’s his last one that he will be...
Perhaps the only event bigger than Christmas worth celebrating this year is the release of The 1975's latest album A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, which dropped on Friday. I've been enjoying the album a lot. So much so that...
via Modern Vinyl: Part 5 of our Revisiting The Beatles series dives into Help!, their August 1965 release. We discuss how the band’s rising fame seeps into their songwriting, Chris gets a crash course on “Paul is Dead,” and...