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Join the geeks from Coming out of the Basement as they discuss all thing related to the geek culture. From comic books to board games, no die is left unturned.

CJ Ovalle and BJ Krauter


    • Dec 8, 2013 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    COTB 025 – What the heck does ELO mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2013 108:17


    With the welcome return of JJ the basement geeks spend time pondering the meaning of ELO and all its implications. After that they discuss some Kickstarter projects that they’re excited about then Ben delves into a long rant about Wildstar and what a AAA MMO means (Which afterwards no one understands anyways). Then the Marvel […]

    COTB 024 – Still Kickin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2013 87:11


    After another unplanned hiatus the basement geeks rejoin to much rejoicing and discuss everything they’d been holding off of for months. While bouncing back and forth between topics Carlos and Ben are able to keep the conversation from going completely off the rails.

    COTB 023 – We live part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2013 132:22


    The second chapter of “We live” finds Carlos, JJ, and Ben discussing a variety of games including Shadowrun Returns, Adventures of Van Helsing, Rift, and Wildstar. Then they switch gears briefly to discuss the Carrion Crown Adventure Path for Pathfinder, specifically the Haunting of Harrowstone (the first module of the series). After that they have […]

    COTB 022 – We live part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2013 83:55


    Carlos, Ben, and new permanent co-host JJ try to make up for lost time. In this first part of a two part series the basement geeks discuss all the recent summer block buster movies, including Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, Stark Trek Into Darkness, Pacific Rim, The Lone Ranger, The Wolverine, and The Conjuring. […]

    COTB 021 – The one year anniversary episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2013 80:09


    Carlos and Ben celebrate their one year anniversary by recalling their epic weekend at ChimeraCon. After that they cover some interesting Kickstarter projects and discuss some recent movies before teasing the next episode regarding Bioshock Infinite.

    COTB 020 – PAX, Kickstarter, and summer movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2013 56:39


    Carlos and Ben give a shout out to their local gaming store before reviewing the Neverwinter beta and the upcoming MMOs from the PAX convention. Then they discuss the upcoming summer comic book movies and discuss Joss Whedon’s reaction to the Veronica Mars Kickstarter.

    COTB 019 – Arrows Exiles and Mists of Pandaria

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2013 96:19


    Carlos and Ben welcome back special guest J.J. and new guest host Holly. Together they discuss recent movie news, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Path of Exiles, Fiasco the board game, Civilization the board game, and the Game of Thrones board game.

    COTB 018 – A Geek Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2012 81:31


    After a small break Carlos and B.J. return for a Christmas review of gift ideas for the geek in your family. Along the way they talk Justice League speculation, the new Superman and Star Trek trailers, and engage in various other geeky topics.

    COTB 017 – The Halloween Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2012 84:02


    Carlos and BJ try to do a Halloween themed podcast but get oddly sidetracked by the Lucas Films purchase by Disney and copyright laws as they try valiantly not to bore the audience to death.

    COTB 016 – The all Guild Wars special

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2012 84:48


    Carlos and Ben are joined by Scott and JJ to discuss all things Guild Wars. They cover the game lore, structured pvp, world vs. world, dungeon runs, and they finish with a small economics lesson from Scott on the supply and demand dynamics of the MMO markets.

    COTB 015 – The Geeks make the world go around

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2012 92:23


    Carlos and BJ wax philosophical about the weather and wedding anniversaries before diving into recent geek news. BJ pleads for some help with a new campaign idea and is upset with Carlos for not making him aware of a very special Kickstarter campaign.

    COTB 014 – Geek news all the time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2012 92:12


    Carlos and B.J. take some time to catch up after taking another extended hiatus. All corners of the geek world are covered as the boys try desperately to discuss as much news as possible without being side tracked by rants and raves. Carlos succeeds in his normal graceful fashion while B.J. begs for a Mass […]

    COTB 013 – Free to play games and Asian horror films

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2012 90:26


    After a long break Carlos and BJ return to wade through a huge collection of free to play video games, then they battle shoddy internet connections (apologies for the rough edit in the middle), and finish with a review of Asian horror movies.

    COTB 012 – All Zombies all the time special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2012 103:59


    Carlos, Ben, and special guest host Scott discuss Zombies in popular culture and their impact on movies, television, books, and video games. Ben and Scott then go off on the new modification for Arma II called Day Z and explain that despite its many (MANY) flaws that it’s one of the best Zombies games ever […]

    COTB 011 – The All Star Wars Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2012 71:38


    For a topic so massive in scope, Carlos and BJ call in their backup expert JJ to help them analyze all things Star Wars related. All manner of Star wars geekdom is discussed, including the Movies, anime, books, video games, television, and role-playing games.

    COTB 010 – Batman and Bronies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2012 74:23


    A review of the popularity of My Little Pony and the creation of Bronies (Ben then surrenders his mancard) followed by some Batman talk to cleanse the palate.

    COTB 009 – Dresden Files and Some Online DM tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2012 74:57


    Carlos and Ben review the Dresden Files in novel, comic book, television, and RPG format. Then they talk about the variety of online tools available for running games via a virtual table top or play-by-post campaign.

    COTB 008 – League of Legends and board games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2012 61:20


    For the first time Carlos and Ben have 3 guest hosts on the podcast to discuss board games and League of Legends. It may be a crowded room, but there’s a diverse experience where it comes to the hobby with this group (except for League of Legends, which is apparently the only MOBA game they […]

    COTB 007 – Game Master tips and classic anime

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2012 75:30


    Carlos and Ben discuss the Tupac hologram, the Avengers movie domination, tips and tricks for new game masters, and great anime suggestions.

    COTB 006 – Geek music and DnD 5th edition news

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2012 79:34


    Carlos and BJ cover the world of geek music and then spend some time discussing the recent news and changes coming from Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.

    COTB 005 – Guild Wars 2 and Tables Top Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2012 56:50


    Carlos and BJ discuss the upcoming Guild Wars 2 massive multi-player online role playing game and the sea of table top games out there. Special thanks for Terrence Vitali for helping clean up the audio file (we’ll get Carlos’s mic fixed for the next episode).

    COTB 004 – The All Avengers Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2012 68:16


    Carlos and BJ cover the Avengers vs. X-Men comic event and then discuss the epic Avengers movie soon to be released in the States.

    COTB 003 – On Sexism in Comics and Mass Effect 3 ending

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2012 68:48


    Carlos and BJ discuss various forms of sexism in geek culture including comics, video games, and professional competitive gaming. Finally they discuss the ending of Mass Effect 3 and all the drama surrounding this fan reaction. [Edit from CJ: And a friend mentioned we might want to mention a trigger warning, which is a good […]

    COTB 002 – E-Books and DnD 5th edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2012 55:36


    Carlos and BJ discuss different issues facing e-book distribution and some great books, then they delve into 5th edition speculation. Finally, they revisit the new 52 and many of the issues facing the new comic universe.  

    COTB 001 – Kickstarter and Superman Grounded

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2012 34:37


    Carlos and I cover the purpose of Coming out of the Basement, give a brief intro of each other and our geek credentials, then talk about Kick Starter and Superman Grounded (We can’t help ourselves and delve into the new 52 briefly).

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