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A podcast where Jesse and Amanda talk about Conventions, Games, Movies and anything in-between. Check out our Facebook page and give us a like!

Jesse Gracia


    • Jun 2, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 91 EPISODES


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    Episode 8 - OP Lionclaws XX & Camp Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 80:39


    Jesse and Joe talk a little bit about Operation Lionclaws XX in Victorville,Ca. They also talk about the planning that goes into a good camp site to make your experience more enjoyable at a Three Day OP.

    Episode 7 - Castlevania the animated series review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 62:21


    Jesse and Joe just discover a animated series from 2017 that has been on their Netflix list of recommended shows to watch and then talk about a bunch of other shit that loosely related. Thanks for listening.

    Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 76:19


    Jesse and Joe talk about respawn rules and why they prefer one type of rules from one event organizer to another. They also talk about various rules related to engagements and weapons limitations with an excessive amount of LC and AMS nut hugging. Enjoy!

    Recall in California? Who the fuck is gonna run this shithole?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 68:38


    Jesse and Joe talk about the California recall which is the first venture into political shit on a podcast...so yeah. If you don't like it...we don't really care. Thanks for listening!

    Cryptocurrency and how much we don't really know about it...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 51:39


    Jesse and Joe talk about cryptocurrency and how we've started to dabble in investing. We go off course a bit on other topics too but it's mostly about what little we know so far and the concept of crypto itself. Thanks for listening.

    OPLCMSS Lionclaws 20 prep & The adventures of Kayaking

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 74:58


    Jesse and Joe talk about the preparation for the 20th anniversary game of Lionclaws 20 this upcoming Memorial Day weekend. Then they take a hard turn on subjects to talk about the learning curve associated with Kayaking and what they've been doing since take the plunge.

    Mortal Kombat (2021) & Invincible Review **(Spoilers)**

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 37:49


    Jesse and Joe talk about (and maybe reveal a little too much detail about) the new Mortal Kombat movie in theatres and on HBO Max. They also talk about the new cartoon Invincible which is free on Amazon! Check it out.

    New Host, New Topics, Same Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 74:31


    Jesse and Joe talk about their intent for a revamped version of this podcast and what we intend to cover. It's gonna be awesome!

    Guerilla Apocalypse Podcast Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 178:03


    Jesse, Joe and Armando from the Gorilla Airsoft Radio podcast get bored and decide to go rogue and record a show on their own talking about EVERYTHING that has ZERO to do with Airsoft, lol. Enjoy.

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    Episode 81 - Super Serious Social Topics in pop culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 50:39


    So we normally don't talk about anything too serious but there are a few things that have popped up lately that we actually wanted to discuss. AND yet again, MoviePass is at it with their shenanigans. Thanks for listening!

    Episode 80 - Eight Rapid Fire movie reviews for your ear holes :)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2018 60:10


    Jesse and Amanda talk about all of the movies they have seen since they recorded last. Mini movie reviews galore. Thanks for listening!

    Episode 79 - Overboard (2018) movie review and Original (1987) comparison

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 45:47


    Jesse and Amanda talk about the Overboard remake and how it compares to the original. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

    Episode 78 - Movie subscription news and awesome Zombie shows!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 56:29


    In this episode Jesse and Amanda talk about what happened to a movie goer when watching Avengers: Infinity War. There is also a bit going on with MoviePass and Sinema movie subscription services. Afterward, they talk about their favorite Zombie shows on Netflix on which ones you should watch. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

    Episode 76 - I Feel Pretty. An honest movie review.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 30:42


    Jesse and Amanda give our unbiased movie review on I Feel Pretty. Do you not like the actor? Are your not sure if it's worth the money? Give us a listen and find out. Thanks for listening.

    Episode 77 - The Avengers: Infinity War Movie Review!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 49:56


    The time has finally come. The culmination of years of movies is upon us. How awesome is this movie really? How many times should you see it? We'll let you know all the details and talk a little about a few debated details that make the ending what it was. Thanks for listening.

    Episode 75 - Super Troopers 2! The Movie Review.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 19:08


    Was this movie as good as the first one? How funny are those Broken Lizard guys really? Give us a listen and find out.

    Episode 74 - A Quiet Place Movie Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 26:43


    Jesse and Amanda talk about hos quiet this movie really was. Should you see it? Give us a listen and find out. Thanks for listening.

    Episode 73 - Blockers Movie Review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 19:06


    Jesse and Amanda talk about the movie Blockers and whether or not you should see it (and who to avoid seeing it with). Thanks for listening.

    Episode 71 - WonderCon 2018 Special (Sunday)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 58:12


    Jesse and Amanda talk about our attendance at WonderCon. We talk about the conventions and panels that we attended as WonderCon was drawing to a close. Thanks for listening.

    Episode 72 - Ready Player One! The Movie Review.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 39:57


    This movie review covers the movie from start to finish. Yes, there are spoilers but that shouldn't stop you from listening and then seeing the movie! Not only are we going to cover the movie, were going to talk about how it compares to the book! Thanks for listening.

    Episode 70 - The Pacific Rim: Uprising Movie Review Spectacular!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 50:59


    Jesse and Amanda go into great detail about Pacific Rim: Uprising and whether or not you should consider seeing it. Give us a listen and we'll help you decide! Thanks for listening.

    Episode 69 - Games, Movie and Con news!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 68:56


    In this episode Jesse and Amanda talk about the game H1Z1 and Fortnite and then follow that up with some info on Phoenix Comic Fest. We talk a bit about HBO, Donnie Yen producing movies and finish up with some Infinity Wars info. Thanks for listening!

    Episode 68 - What is Moviepass doing and what spinoff is Marvel considering?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2018 65:38


    In this episode Jesse and Amanda talk about what Moviepass is doing with their customers info, what Amazon is or isn't doing about their marketplace and we talk about an assessment made about DC. We also talk about casting decisions in Wonder Woman 2 and finish up with what kind of spin off we would rather see from the Black Panther movie. Thanks for listening!

    Episode 67 - Death Wish (2018) movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2018 35:03


    Death Wish. Good? Bad? Jesse and Amanda talk about that and more in this movie review episode. Thanks for listening.

    Episode 66 - Annihilation (2018) movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2018 34:01


    In this episode Jesse and Amanda finally get back to podcasting after a bit of a hiatus to talk about the good and the bad of Annihilation. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

    Episode 65 - Blizzcon, Blizzard and Netflix! Oh my!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2017 42:57


    Blizzcon is less than a month away so we talk about that and other news related to the upcoming convention. Blizzard is engaging in litigation with a mobile app developer and we talk about the weird shows Netflix has been putting out lately. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

    Episode 64 - The Foreigner movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2017 23:01


    Jesse and Amanda talk at length about the new movie The Foreigner and how it compares to other movies that seem similar. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

    Episode 63 - Blade Runner 2049 movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2017 21:22


    Jesse and Amanda talk at length about the new movie Blade Runner 2049. Yes, there are spoilers. Thanks for listening. Enjoy!

    Episode 62 - Small show but big where it counts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 47:11


    Amanda and I talk about this new movie called Downsizing that's coming out and have a debate about defeating bugs in a one on one fight. We talk about several other topics as well. Enjoy!

    Episode 60 - The all television show episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2017 53:13


    Amanda and Jesse talk about several television shows that have come out recently. We go into details about some of the shows/movies and advise whether or not these shows are worth your time. Thanks for listening!

    Episode 59 - Baby Driver movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2017 19:24


    In this episode we talk about how wrong I was about this movie. There are spoilers but like we always say, it's not really spoiling anything. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

    Episode 58 - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2017 28:09


    In this episode we go into a bit of detail with the movie Valerian and The City of Thousand Planets as the title suggests. There are spoilers but as we always say, that really doesn't "spoil" the movie! Thanks for listening and enjoy.

    Episode 57 - San Diego Comic Con review (Our Experience)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 76:41


    Thursday spent inside San Diego Comic Con and Friday outside. We talk about what we experienced inside the convention (with kids) and talk a little about what we did outside the convention the next day. We also talk about the things we missed outside the convention as well. It's always a blast attending this convention. Thanks for listening, and enjoy!

    Episode 56 - Current events roundup w/ Overwatch League news!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2017 64:07


    There was a ton to cover so Amanda and I picked our favorite recent current events. There is a ton to cover in television and movies so we just jump right in. From the live action Tick television show, to the Walking Dead, to the DC & Marvel Universes, we talk about a little bit of everything. We round it all out with some awesome Blizzard/Overwatch League news. Thanks for listening and enjoy! Episode 57 covering our experience at San Diego Comic Con coming soon!

    Episode 55 - Sad News w/ Spider-Man : Homecoming movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 38:15


    In this episode we talk about the passing of Joan Lee, and an accident involving Jeremy Renner. We finish the episode with a full movie review of Spider-Man: Homecoming. (Yes, there are spoilers). Thanks for listening.

    Episode 54 - Movie and TV show madness w/ some Overwatch talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 72:58


    We talk about a crap ton of movies that are coming out which include a Godzilla anime film, the Hellboy reboot, the Batman solo film, the Han Solo movie, and talk about Overwatch and the Overwatch League. We also talk about some Sense8 news to close out the show. Thanks for listening.

    Episode 53 - Cars 3 movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 27:31


    In this episode we talk about Cars 3, our fail with using new equipment and a few sidetracks that are loosely related to the movie. Thanks for listening.

    Episode 61 - Various topics with some TWD speculation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2017 43:39


    Jesse and Amanda talk about some Ovwatch League news, some updated info on Mario via Nintendo and then talk about the confusing movie trailer for Mother. We finish up the show talking about the very expensive iPhone 8 and where we could possibly see The Walking Dead go with certain character deaths. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

    Episode 52 - WTF is Netflix doing! w/ Wonder Woman Movie Review and more...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017 72:32


    What the HELL is Netflix doing! Keeping bad shows and cancelling good ones, that's what. We talk about that and clear up why Phoenix Comic Con stopped allowing cosplay props into the Con. We also talk about some upcoming TV shows, stuff that happened at London Comic Con and what could happen with Cable entering the Deadpool movie. Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

    Episode 51 - Con Drama news and more sequels in the works?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2017 38:29


    There are some new sequels in the works, updates on PokemonGo, a new person being considered for Green Lantern Corp and some drama with Phoenix Con. There is this and more in this episode of the CONversationalist podcast. Thanks for listening and enjoy!

    Episode 50 - Lots of upcoming movie chat w/ Life movie review

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 57:43


    In this episode we talk about anticipated games, upcoming movies and talk about a movie we saw recently called Life. We do this while being interrupted twice during our recording. Ugh. Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

    Episode 49 - Marvel MCU info and Game info dominate this episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 53:42


    There is a lot of Marvel MCU info in this episode. We talk about who got cast for Cable in Deadpool 2, what the reaction was to the press screening of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2, and touch (very briefly) on Black Panther and it's release date. We cover some updated info on Captain Marvel (as far as who is directing it) and talk about a pilot on Syfy channel called Krypton. We also talk a bit about Destiny 2 and Minecraft for the Nintendo Switch. This synopsis is in no particular order. Thanks for listening!

    Episode 48 - WonderCon 2017 Edition w/ a TON of sidetracks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2017 73:45


    Amanda and I (Jesse) travel to WonderCon to attend Saturday and Sunday of the convention. We've never attended more than one day so this was awesome. One day full of panels and another day that consisted of wandering the convention floor (with some panels sprinkled in the middle). We sidetrack a few times covering some other current events and also talk about some of our adventures outside the convention halls. Thanks for listening.

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    Episode 47 - Logan Movie review special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 66:27


    With the Logan movie coming out this weekend we felt we needed to see it (and talk about it as well). We go over the general synopsis of the movie, talk about the traditional Marvel clip that is typically played at the end of the movie, and finish the show talking about the movie in detail (while speculating about the possibility of another movie that may be in the works). Thanks for listening!

    Episode 46 - Movie & TV reboots w/ (3) Keanu Reeves movies coming?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2017 64:28


    Throwback phones back from the dead? Old shows and movies getting reboots? Major franchises getting sequels? We cover all that and more in this episode (which has a ton to do with Keanu Reeves) LoL! Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

    Episode 45 - Zoiks! Longest Episode Ever!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 102:44


    After nearly a month long absence we come back with the longest damn podcast we've ever recorded (unintentionally). There was just so much to talk about and we even tossed a ton of topics. We still have many more to cover! In this episode we cover some movie remakes, upcoming Disney attractions, the possibility of an MCU recast, speculate on the Deadpool/Wolverine crossover and whether or not an X-Force movie is in the future. We finish off the show talking about the WoW Token, the Nintendo Switch and the bullshit going on at GameStop. Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

    Episode 44 - Aliens, Movies and Nostalrius Returns!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2017 51:00


    We record a first podcast of 2017 after taking a month long break during the holiday season. Amanda and I talk about Aliens, Alien movies, a new Mark Wahlberg movie and Marvel Movie possibilities. We finish with Nostalrius officially returning with Elysium and how it's been going. Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

    Episode 43 - A Barbie movie, a new CPU and Nostalrius' returns!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2016 39:08


    A lot of people are pissed with the casting of the announced Barbie movie, AMD announces a new CPU that they will tease soon AND Nostalrius is coming back! Listen and found out the details in this episode. Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

    Episode 42 - New Guardians trailer and PlayStation Experience news

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2016 39:39


    There was a ton of awesome info that came out yesterday so we felt like we needed to talk about all of it ASAP. A new Guardians trailer and some BIG announcements from PlayStation Experience 2016 fill this podcast. Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

    Episode 41 - Marvel, Streaming and BIG Nintendo news!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 45:51


    Were trying to catch up with all the awesome news we've seen lately! We talk about Marvel's Inhumans and move on to Netflix related news. We briefly talk about Crunchyroll and how awesome FUNimation is. We finish the podcast talking about the NES classic and the Nintendo/Universal Studios deal! Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

    Episode 40 - Hella late Blizzcon 2016 coverage!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2016 70:03


    Blizzcon 2016 took place a few weeks ago and we STILL want to talk about it. We were sick and Amanda had no voice so we were unable to cover it sooner :( In this episode we talk about what we did Blizzcon weekend, the highs and lows of the con (although mostly highs), and wrap it up with the hope of being able to attend next year. Thanks for listening and Enjoy!

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