Now Friends Talking

this time we're taking DOWN cancel culture with a scathing review of all things Taylor Swift. I'll be honest, our recording platform didn't want to play nice so it's pretty unedited. PLEASE let me know if there's something that we should delete. Also happy new yearfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys are back and taking a look at Fritz Lang's masterpiece of cinema, Metropolis. tired of all the hemming and hawing, the gang takes this kraut down a few pegs by asking about the elephant in the room: where's all the gosh-dang dialogue!!!!we missed you all and are excited to be back in the saddlefollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys met up in wintery St. Louis, MO to go to a shrek rave (bad idea) and watch a lot of reality TV together (very good idea). we were supposed to record this episode live but uncharacteristically forgot to do sofollow us on twitter! @NFTalkingPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

The boys are back from their impromptu break to discuss the black hole of american masculine culture that was The Man Show, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla. it's a show with no purpose and somehow even less writing talent. we also go to one of the most incredible websites on earth (www.burger.com) and take a deep dive into the mind of a genius.follow us on twitter!@NFTalkingPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week a very late-season hurricane knocked dave's power out, so it's ben and chase talking about a classic episode from Star Trek: The Next Generation, The Measure of a Man. also we have to take a look at the shenanigans happening in the St Louis kickball scene because something is afoot.follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys dust off their reading glasses and check out famous japanese nationalist yukio mishima's the sailor who fell from grace with the sea. chock full of the author's personal insecurities and homoerotic fascist leanings, there's a ton to discuss this week. and to think that people keep calling us illiterate! ha! this will show them!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys are reviewing their first ever NC-17 movie, Netflix's Blonde. turns out, everyone thinks its a pretty bad movie and probably not worth its incredibly long runtime. that being said, if ana de armas is reading this, you have an open invitation to come onto the pod whenever ma'am. our DMs (and hearts) are openfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

take a trip down memory lane with the boys as we look at some of the highlights of the last 60 episodes. it's a short one this week!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

really shooting from the hip this week as chase and dave run down the news and bring you the latest with their trademark hard-hitting journalism. we go live in ukraine to lviv's 31st annual pierogi festival and then jet set back to boulder, colorado, to talk to a guy who "hasn't really bathed since the 70s". folks this is an episode you do NOT want to missfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys don their chef hats once more to take a look at Hulu's critically acclaimed series The Bear, a show that asks the question: what if people were cooking food in the kitchen and also really mad at each other a lot of the time. follow us on twitter @NFTalkingPodThank you!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys get into it this week discussing HBO's 2022 show Irma Vep by Olivier Assayas, based on the 1996 movie Irma Vep by Olivier Assayas, based on the 1916 serial show/movie Les Vampires by  Louis Feuillade. also covered this week: football's big gaunt boy Tom Brady, the new Game of Thrones, and A24's X  and Pearl. follow us on twitter @NFTalkingPodand thank you for listening!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys have on members of the Oakland-based band TONED to discuss virtuoso Hot Dad's 2017 classic album about the holiest of squared circles, "Wrestle", as he takes us on a sonic adventure through many of the biggest personalities in professional wrestling history. we also suplex our way through bits of tampa's historic relationship with wrestling and discover some disturbing truths about matthew broderick, who 100% killed a guy.check out TONED at bandcamp if you know whats good for you:https://toned.bandcamp.comtheir self-titled album is a masterpiece and well worth the purchaseand follow us on twitter @NFTalkingPodas always, thank you for listening!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

chase is still down for the count this week righting the wrongs of the partitioning of the indian subcontinent, so ben and dave invite another St Louis mover and shaker on: David Ben-Gurion (no relation), proprietor of STL's own "AAA111 Barcycle". David shares some top-secret tricks of the barcycle trade, dishes some industry gossip, and even spills some tea on ol' beantown (st louis) itself. come take a ride with us as we explore the nuances of peddling a bike and drinking alcohol at the same time.follow us on Twitter @nftalkingpod and thank you for listening!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys are down a chase and up a joe this week as they do a little bit of homework about what makes good podcasts "good" by looking at the #1 podcast in the world (we think): joe rogan. a veritable octagon of intellectual beatdowns, we listen as joe, louis CK, and some guy named joe list lazily talk about the ups and downs of being a stand up in between bathroom breaks.thank you for listening!follow us on twitter @NFTalkingPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys get a little français this week with the tour de force cinematique "La Haine", a movie about three working class young adults struggling to survive while much of their surrounding world is collapsing in on itself. we also do a bit of investigative field work concerning the British publication Far Out, who seems to have much of their staff pumping out work under various pseudonyms? we're honestly not sure. everyone is back at their home studios now so the better audio quality should be reflective of our episodes to come. as always, thank you for hanging out with us!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys look at what could easily be the worst movie of 2022, "Uncharted": a movie that nobody seemed to want to be a part of, yet somehow still made nearly half a billion dollars. also somebody gets a little judgmental about a very normal amount of food from mcdonaldsthis is the last episode of the semi-live recording setup we had this summer, so audio quality will thankfully increase moving forward now. follow us on twitter if that's your thing@nftalkingpodcall your grandparents, tell them about usfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

The boys have done it again - we had to change the name of the pod one last time: Now Friends Talking. For our (3rd) inaugural episode, we're talking about the first two installments in the seminal Japanese samurai film series, "Lone Wolf and Cub", about Ogami Itto and his infant son walking the demon path of hell. We'll be staying on this RSS feed so you don't have to worry about going elsewhere to find us, but stay tuned for updated social media accounts and contact info!Thank you as always for killing an hour with us!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys finally get to watching "Crimes of the Future", the latest movie out by David Cronenberg starring Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart. this episode is a bit longer than usual due to final opinions varying in the gang but make sure to check the film out yourself if you don't want anything spoiled! Next week's episode: Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) dir. Kenji Misumifollow us on twitter @ThreeLokosPodAs always, thank you for listening!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the boys play catch up mostly because we keep getting covid, which made it hard to see "Crimes of the Future". we're very scandinavian in our approach to summer labor (an affront to nature), so bear with us as we wrap up vacations and sicknesses and we'll get back to a more regular release schedule. thank you for bearing with us!follow us on twitter! @ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

we get the legend himself David Cronenberg on the pod to discuss his two epics, Videodrome and Dead Ringers. He dives into why the Three Lokos are the perfect people to carry on his legacy, why Chase deserves to date 80s-era Debbie Harry, and why he'll always look up to Chase as an artist, writer, and director. follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

This week the boys take a look at some of the up-and-coming names in the British Black Metal Scene:Spider GodGlemtGate MasterThe Sun's Journey Through the NightSumpRevenant MarquisMaiden Hair (Dungeon Synth)and they also talk about the one time they met John Darnielle from the Mountain Goats in Gainesville for like 20 minutes, an event that we're pretty sure he'd remember 11 years laterFollow us on twitter! @ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

after a week off due to everyone being sick, we're back and talking about the first two albums from Icelandic phenom Björk, Debut (1993) and Post (1995). everyone is in agreement that they kick ass though, so it's a relatively brief one this week. go buy TONED's new self-titled album at https://toned.bandcamp.com !follow us on twitter for an auspicious summer @ThreeLokosPodAs always, thanks for listening!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we're talking about HBO's Succession and The Righteous Gemstones, two shows about the uber-wealthy trying to get even more uber-wealthy. follow us on Twitter!@ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

We discuss the most middling of middle brow mediocrities - Real Steel. Watching this movie is like watching the darkness between sleep and dreams, present, requiring awareness but without content. Come dream with us.follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

This week we're joined by old friend Nathan Corder to discuss Tim Buckley's 'Starsailor' and Scott Walker's 'Scott 3,' two albums on the cutting edge. We also settle the debate once and for all on what all movie directors aspire to accomplish and also talk about other stuff. Be sure to check out Nathan's band TONED at https://toned.bandcamp.com/Ending track is "New Regimes" off of their upcoming self-titled album, out on May 6th! follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

OSCARS ALERT OSCARS ALERT:your favorite group of cinephiles come in hot with all the academy awards takes and predictions you want; and due to some technical issues, we are able to discuss the fresh prince's ascension to kinghood follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the gang takes a good look at both the 1961 and 2021 versions of the classic "West Side Story", to see if a half-century makes any difference in singing and dancing about race-relations and shakespeare. ben and chase also get a bit literary, while david tries his best despite his condition (abliteracy).follow us on Twitter!@ThreeLokosPodand rate us 5 stars on Apple Music so that Chino doesn't kill us at the end too.follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we have friends of the pod Tyler and Jeremiah on to discuss Elden Ring, the new game from FromSoft and honorary Loko Hidetaka Miyazaki, who we personally know and hang out with. we all have very strong feelings about the lands between (it kicks a lot of ass) and its enemies, and talk a bit about how it differentiates itself from previous installments in the soulsborne genre. rockford trailer race - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msWpkaCnWHYrate us 5 stars on apple music for 200 free runes in Elden Ring!! (delivery may vary) follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

In this episode the boys get transported into another world. A Cool World. And guess what? It is not very cool there. In fact, it kind of sucks, but in a really interesting way? If you've ever wondered what it would be like if the movie you were watching started hallucinating while you were watching it, then Cool World will be right up that extremely specific alley.follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the team stares down Leatherface (the star of Netflix's new 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' monstrosity) with the world's most powerful weapon: biting wit!follow us on Twitter: @threelokospodrate us 5 stars on Apple Pod or use whatever rating system your app of choice has. but only rate us if you're going to give us a perfect score. don't rate if you hate us. SEO keywords: pennyfarthing, whirligig, tenpenny, tenpennies, NATO ally, NATO alliance, threelokos joins NATO, please let us in NATOfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we talk about 300: Rise of an Empire, a sequel that nobody asked for but apparently most people saw.Follow us on Twitter!@ThreeLokosPod follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we bring on our highly esteemed friend, Zach, to talk about Judas Priest's sophomore album "Sad Wings of Destiny", a veritable rollercoaster of theatricality and horror !!NSFW NSFL Jack the ripper explicit photo:https://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nemesis-of-neglect-image.jpgfollow us on twitter!@ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we take a look at Martin Scorsese's After Hours, a dark comedy about a night gone terribly wrong for word processor Paul Hackett. email us with chase's address to win our weekly challenge!follow us on Twitter!@ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we watch a certified classic, 2025: The World Enslaved by the Virus, and talk about its visceral portrayal of the evils that lie just beyond our doorstep (communism, masks, no olive garden). also, a closer look at Eternals, a movie that only one of us has seen entirely.Tell a friend about us for 1,000 years of good luckFollow us on Twitter!@ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we watched Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky and actually have some legitimate discussion on our impressions, so please be impressed with our studiousness. we then don our chef's hats and plan a delectable prix fixe of some of the finest pocket monster dishes this side of Kanto.Cursed Chocolate Bread (Toothsome Chocolate Emporium)https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmb6C3AgblwQ0S3N6LyoZ0LyYEicc2rOHApw&usqp=CAU1st Gen Pokemonhttps://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51SdfpTTstL._AC_.jpgFollow us on Twitter!@ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we plan to take back what is rightfully ours (the incorruptible heart of a 19th century french man)follow us on twitter!@ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

happy new year!this week we take one final look back at 2021 to talk about some of the music that we liked during the year, and a small glance forward to see what 2022 has in store. also, Mdou Moctar is Nigerien, not Sudanese. i am an idiot and apologize for that bit of misinformation - davefollow us on twitter!@ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys go extendo-mode on this episode of a year in review as we talk about the television we watched in 2021. also, our discussion of the new spiderman (which only one of us even saw), which ran so long that we had to put the last 25 minutes of it after the episode proper.follow us on twitter!@ThreeLokosPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the gang is back! and this time we talk about the movies (new and old) that we each saw this year. check back again next week for music!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week, the gang hunts and brings down the biggest creature of them all: the podcast itself. also, ben talks about the maybe illegal metal zine that he bought from those uncivilized isles to the east (the uk).we want to take a quick second to also give a sincere thank you to everyone who listened to and/or participated in the creature hunt journey with us. we have even higher hopes for our content moving forward, but we are so very grateful and humbled by the support that our friends and families have shown throughout. we could not have done this without you.though our social media/email stuff is in a bit of transitory phase, we can still be reached via creaturehuntpod@gmail.com or our twitter @CreatureHuntPodThank you all, and we'll see you very soon!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the whole gang was in florida for the holidays, so we did a live recording with an audience! we try and find ancient out of place artifacts on ebay, for better or worse. the live audience loved it and so will youannouncements coming in the next couple weeks about the show moving forward!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we go to the modern source of all things unexplainable: charles fort. surprisingly we actually talk quite a bit about him so that's cool! also, dave went to nyc so he holds the others hostage with anecdotes. follow us on twitter@CreatureHuntPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK OR PERISH.the boys sort of kind of talk about the mothman prophecies a bit more and ultimately decide to drop it entirely. also we talk about dune now that all 3 of us have seen it which goes about as well as expected. rate and review us on apple podcasts for a century of virilityfollow us on twitter@CreatureHuntPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

viewers beware: the boys get raunchy and read erotic cryptid fanfiction from some of the greatest minds on the internet. we hope you have a safe and fun halloween!tell a friend about us for good luckfollow us on twitter@CreatureHuntPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the gang is getting literate this week, as we look at the first part of john keel's "the mothman prophecies" to get a deeper understanding of some of the pod's previous cryptids. chase also complains about his fake ID getting bent by a hero law enforcement agent.rate and review us on apple music for 1,000 years of good luck!!!!!follow us on twitter@CreatureHuntPod follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week the mics get shuffled around once again as chase takes a sabbatical and friend of the pod "tyler" gets on to spit on some cryptids from the wiki. we also have an extended revisiting of classic CH segment, "ben and david play video games and have opinions about them", only now with 100% more tyler.tell your friends about us and follow us on twitter!@CreatureHuntPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

this week we're talking about indrid cold, and his grinning men compatriots, as they make  a travelling salesman's life far more interesting. send us a question and/or comment! creaturehuntpod@gmail.comfollow us on twitter @CreatureHuntPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the whole gang is back this week to take a look at the once-famous missouri monster, usually shortened to "momo". we also catch up on each others personal lives and talk about the past and future of cryptozoology.please rate and review us on apple to be eternally recognized in creature hunt's "hall of heroes"feel free to send any questions or comments to creaturehuntpod@gmail.comfollow us on twitter@CreatureHuntPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

apologies for the late episode, this is the first time Chase edited an episode and he is a computer idiotthis week we are minus a David (sad!) but plus an Emily (let's go!) we discuss the Toynbee Tiles, being on the computer, and a bunch of other fun stuff like crappy jobsplease leave a review of the pod on Apple Pods and Spotify if that's a thing or we will be lost to the sands of timealso, go check out Donald August versus the Land of Flowers, a podcast written by Ben and this episode's guest Emily!follow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

the boys are in the swamp this week to unmask the monster of the cajun werewolf: the rougarou. also talked about: ted nugent, the start of football season, and the papacy.if you review us on Apple Music we will read it out and prostrate ourselves before youfollow us on Twitter@CreatureHuntPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod

sorry about the lack of episode last week!this week we're in australia to look at the local lord of the lakes, the bunyip. also discussed is donda, the oeuvre of january nelson, and a tragic tale of uncle-nephew misunderstanding.follow us on twitter@CreatureHuntPodfollow us on Twitter! @NFTalkingPod