Chatting with Brad and Doug

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Join Brad and Doug as they discuss a different fictional character each week, in their own quirky manner, to perhaps find a deeper meaning to a character than they'd anticipated.

Brad & Doug


    • Jan 25, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 9 EPISODES


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    Epsiode 22- Storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2015


    Brad and Doug are back, talking about something Doug is passionate about, storytelling. We start off, with an old favorite, the hero cycle, and how it connects to perennial favorites, A Song of Ice and Fire, Star Wars, Hunger Games, and Harry Potter. We discuss some of the hate towards Ayn Rand and Nirvana, before Brad launches in on his love […]

    Episode 21 – Jar-Jar Binks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2012


    This week Brad and Doug have gotten together in person to record the podcast. They decide to talk about someone very special, Jar-Jar Binks, the only character who grows over the course of The Phantom Menace. Going from a societal outcast to an emissary of his people and symbol of their entry into the realm of […]

    Episode 20 – The Comedian

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2012


    This week we take time out to talk about a great character who appears almost entirely in flashbacks. We start out talking about our experiences reading Watchmen, and its controversial author Alan Moore. Burrowing down into the Comedian, we talk about the role of superheroes in other famous graphic novels and how they relate to human […]

    Episode 19 – Tony Stark

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2012


    This week we delve into Tony Stark, specifically the Ironman films and The Avengers. We go through his motivations, his style, and his personal philosophy. We also discuss how Tony Stark sees the role of Ironman in the world and how this compares to other heroes. Over the course of the episode, we make direct comparisons […]

    Breakfast with Brad and Doug – 5/10/2012

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2012


    As Brad enjoys his post-getting a Master’s bliss, he managed to get up at 9:30 to join Doug for some podcasting. After some nasal-voiced introductions, Brad recounts a prank he and some friends pulled the last night. This somehow leads to a discussion of Snakes on a Plane. After that, Brad and Doug talk about why bad […]

    Episode 18 – Darth Revan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2012


    Doug and I reminisce and discuss about the protagonist of the first “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic” video game, and epic Bioware (of Mass Effect fame) RPG which was released in 2003. Hundreds of hours of enjoyment later, this is one of our all time favorite games, and the discussion of the player character makes […]

    Pregaming 5/2/2012

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2012


    As we get ready to chat about Darth Revan (well we decide to talk about him near the end), we have a few quick discussions. First, we discuss Brad’s wrapping of of grad school and how Doug has finished Clash of Kings so we had some fun dissecting that. We touch on the general awesomeness of […]

    Episode 17 – Dagny Taggert

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2012


    In our longest podcast yet we discuss Dagny Taggert from Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. We first deal with the prejudice many people have towards the book who haven’t read it, and move from there into a discussion of Dagny and how her journey and growth introduce us to the main philosophical themes of the book. We […]

    Episode 16 – Tyrion Lannister

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2012


    This week we’re checking out Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones. We spoil up through the first 3 episodes of the 2nd season only, I went through with a fine toothed comb and took out anything that came close to a spoiler, so don’t worry. We are both very much into this series, both on television […]

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