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Born out of a night filled with confusion about movie directors names, fictional characters fighting real life actors, and arguments about superheroes, Kevin and Erica decided it would be funner to record these conversations and subject others to them. With little to no knowledge on how to do this t…

Kevin and Erica: Geeks Without A Cause


    • Feb 17, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    Eric Findley RIP – Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 49:27


    Erica’s first time meeting Eric and Stephanie, Evil Dead, House of a Thousand Corpses, Mr. Bungle Skip to 13:35 if want to skip the beginning

    Eric Findley RIP – Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2019 87:59


    On December 28th, Kevin’s brother died, suddenly, in a motorcycle accident. So many of my interests, books, movies, TV, music and more can be directly connected to him. I’ve been struggling to find a way to express myself so these … Continue reading →

    PCI 082: Infinity War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2018 91:30


    A level 3 meth-head gets magical powers…oh, and we bought a car! We explore the world of the Rajneeshees’ with the Netflix series “Wild, Wild, Country”. Lastly, our super long discussion of Avengers: Infinity War. Did we both survive?

    PCI 081: Emerald City Comic Con Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2018 46:09


    Continuation of our Emerald City Comic Con recap with little elevator talk at the beginning. Exciting!

    PCI 080: Emerald City Comic Con Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2018 70:47


    Part 1 of 2. Our cat hates kids. Kevin rolls the dice on a new anime called Kakegurui. And for our finale, a recap of our trip to Seattle for Emerald City Comic Con.

    PCI 079: Black Panther

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2018 81:15


    If you had an intro song what would it be? Erica and Kevin have their answer (and then a more honest answer). Erica has lots of feels for a new anime, “Yuri On Ice”, which leads to a long geek … Continue reading →

    PCI 078: The Shape of Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2018 52:39


    Kevin has a dream about going on a killing spree of all of his friends and now it is up to Erica to protect them. We solve the mystery of Ogopogo (it’s not hard). Finishing it up on interspecies erotica … Continue reading →

    PCI 077: Star Trek – First Contact High

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2018 81:02


    Riker is a bad influence on Wesley. Erica took a field trip to the worst convenience store. Kevin finds a new music love with The Smith Street Band. Erica loves the 80s anime Saint Seiya and talks books with “Sleepless” … Continue reading →

    PCI 076: The Last Jedi’s Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 88:20


    Kevin reluctantly talks about starting a bar brawl at Erica’s company Christmas party when he was 21. He also is excited to take Erica to the worst convenience store in the world. Then a whole lot of thoughts on Star … Continue reading →

    PCI 075: Justice League Food Wars

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2017 82:25


    Do you remember listening stations at record stores? Soundscapes at Target? We sure do. Try not to have a  foodgasm as Erica talks about the anime Food Wars. Kevin reviews Ready Player One for another episode full of 80s nostalgia. … Continue reading →

    PCI 074: Thor Ragnarok

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 82:03


    We conduct our first AMA with questions about bees, Alaska, shoes, mundane super powers, and favorite smells. Erica’s reading ralphs returns with “Magical Beatdown” by Jenn Woodall and “Judgment Day and Other Stories” by Joe Orlando. Then it’s off to … Continue reading →

    PCI Classic: Ferret Suicide Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017


    Due to technical difficulties podcast can’t be posted in time this week. So here is a classic from Aug. 10, 2016. “Ferret guys and other exotic animal people, Kevin hates windows, Willem Dafoe in Death note and our review of … Continue reading →

    PCI 073: Halloween #3 – Toxie vs. Jason…ON THE MOON

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 107:50


    Spooky Ooky, the lamest monster in the office, welcomes you to the show. October is the time for scary movies. Highlighted here is: Hush, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and The Toxic Avenger. We bring back the monster battles with a … Continue reading →

    PCI 072: Blade Runner 2049

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2017 83:40


    It’s Erica’s birthday! We celebrated with a Gorillaz concert and a drag show. Kevin thinks people can grow back limbs. Erica talks books with the queer witch comics anthology “Power & Magic”. Closing it all out with a Blade Runner … Continue reading →

    PCI 071: Game of Sax Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2017 54:21


    We admit our unconditional love for the “sax guy” (Tim Capello) from the Lost boys followed by lots of fart talk. Erica and Kevin review some very different animes. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid and Psycho Pass. Ending this fart train … Continue reading →

    PCI 070: Rose City Comic-Con, Dontcha know?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 68:05


    Kevin time travels and reminds you to keep your head on a swivel. We found the new Twin Peaks we were looking for and it is in Fargo. Rose City Comic-Con happened last weekend and we’re here to report on … Continue reading →

    PCI 069: A Death Note to Twin Peaks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2017 80:52


    The premiere of Erica’s poetry! Grumpy Kevin wants you to get the hell out of the cashier line. We got professional artwork done! Erica reviews David Lynch’s new student film project, Twin Peaks (2017). We wrap it up with a … Continue reading →

    PCI 068: Watch Out For Snakes!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2017 66:24


    Kevin’s just a teenage dirtbag baby. The perverts of anime with Parasyte and Blood Lad. We saw MST3K Live! Eegah is just misundertsood. Podcast artwork by Levi Greenacres www.levigreenacres.com

    PCI 067: Wonder Woman…come back when you got a monkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2017


    Kevin attempted to record a podcast alone which led to some self realizations. Erica’s monkey expectations. Kevin reviews Noragami and Erica gives her thoughts on Time of Eve. We finish it off the amazing Wonder Woman.

    PCI 066: Competitively Tickling Your Neighbor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2017


    Kevin is terrified of making friends with neighbors. New anime is discovered with Aldnoah Zero. We save the best for last with the competitive tickling documentary, “Tickled”.

    PCI 065: Don’t Zion Curtain My MST3K

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2017


    Kevin gives a lesson on the Zion curtains of Utah. We get giddy over Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi, but we fall in love with MST3K: The Return.

    PCI 064: The Handmaid’s of the Galaxy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017


    Kevin wants to be a cyborg (again). The Handmaid’s Tale is a show we love to hate and hate to love. Finally, we get our Groot on with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

    PCI 063: My So Called Iron Fist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2017


    We start out romanticizing space after Kevin sets up his telescope for the first time. Erica talks about inter-library loans and a book about the 90s cult hit “My So Called Life”. We recommend books to read to each other … Continue reading →

    PCI 062: Lego Batman Does Logan’s Manbun

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2017


    We start with more grumpy old man Kevin griping about flip-flops in the rain. Then a first time podcast recommendation segment. Erica has more reading suggestions with Pretty Deadly by KELLY SUE DECONNICK and EMMA RÍOS, as well as, Black Elk Speaks … Continue reading →

    PCI 061: Titan Haircut Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2017


    Kevin finds romance in an unexpected place and comes out looking better than when he went in. Erica is procrastinating on a big project so we watched a lot of Netflix. Lots of men intimidating each other on display in … Continue reading →

    PCI 060: A Series of Unfortunate Goblins

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2017


    Episode 60 wherein Kevin explores Dragon Knights and dragon days. We be remembering our smashing one time adventure as goblins with DM Kevin. Erica gets a new subscription box, Call Number, that is squad goals +1. And Kevin falls hard … Continue reading →

    PCI 059: Mr. Robot and The Snow Babies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017


    In an all new Pop Culture Idiots we discuss shoe etiquette at work, dropping babies in the snow, Kevin is a druncle, Mr. Robot, and we countdown 3 influential albums in our life.

    PCI 058: Zombie Magicians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017


    The TV show The Magicians is reviewed. Kevin watches Dead Snow and loves it. Erica gives a loving review of You Can’t Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson. http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/530131/you-cant-touch-my-hair-by-phoebe-robinson/9780143129202/

    PCI 057: Spider-Man’s Black Mirror

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2017


    Erica hates Reel Big Fish, Spider-Man trailer, Black Mirror is too real, and Erica’s anime likes and dislikes along with a Dragon Ball video.

    PCI Movies: Rogue One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2017


    Our first supplemental show all about Rogue One.

    PCI Best of Show Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2016


    Best of show part 1. Data has an off switch, Batman nipples, Bigfoot, Bloodsport, and Aquaman’s dark years.

    PCI 056: Secret Pillow Cases

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2016


    It’s a jammed packed show. We say goodbye to punk legend Micky Fitz from The Business. Kevin waxes nostalgic about puking in fountains and peeing in beer bottles. He also wants to hang out with the old guys at the … Continue reading →

    PCI 055: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2016


    What does 30 birds in the bunker mean? Dead radio guys, Full Metal Alchemist and finally Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them

    PCI 054: Star Trek 50th and Dr. Strange

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2016


    Recorded a couple weeks ago. We went to Star Trek 50th Anniversary exhibit at the EMP in Seattle. Kevin’s a knee-slapper. Erica talks World of Wakanda and finally our thoughts on Dr. Strange.

    PCI 053: Land of Pigs and Magical Apes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2016


    A shorty, but goody. Kevin sees a woman walking her pot belly pig and tells the story of him babysitting a pig for week. Erica’s new anime is Space Pirate Captain Harlock. Kevin finally starts reading Sh*t Flingers by Jimmy … Continue reading →

    PCI 052: Luke Cage Pineapple Pen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2016


    LUKE CAGE! It’s a long one, but I didn’t want to cut anything out. We were on point. So much from the DCMU, The Flash, and LUKE CAGE!! No anime, but a big Reading Rainbow segment where we talk about … Continue reading →

    PCI 051: Gene Wilder and Monkeys

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2016


    A tribute to Gene Wilder takes up most of the show. Erica gives an anime update Gintama. Erica gives her review of the first 5 issues of Wonder Woman. Kevin receives a comic and original art from a Kickstarter book … Continue reading →

    PCI 050: Comic-Cons & Comic-Khans

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2016


      It’s a special pre and post-Rose City Comic-con episode. We saw so many things. Thank you to Weta Workshop and Miss Miniver for great presentations. As always, Kelly Sue Deconnick kills it at the Non-Compliant panel. Then we went to … Continue reading →

    PCI 049: AARP Yoga Hosers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2016


    This episode we try to figure out what this secret AARP club is all about. Then onto some anime with Gintama and Rinne. Erica and Kevin open a box at their local comic shop, Cosmic Monkey, and talk about their … Continue reading →

    PCI 048: Too Sexy For Stranger Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016


    It’s a weird opening with talk of European pop music then onto Stranger Things. Erica has more anime to talk about with Mushi Shi amd How to Keep A Mummy. We finish things off with with Kevin gushing over Supergirl.

    PCI 047: Grumpy Poetry Slam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2016


    Erica reads the most disturbing poem Kevin has ever heard. Kevin reflects on being grumpy old man at 31 and hates cashiers. Then we both are apart of the anime segment this week with Berserk, Serial Experiments Lain and Cowboy … Continue reading →

    PCI 046: Ferret Suicide Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016


    Ferret guys and other exotic animal people, Kevin hates windows, Willem Dafoe in Death note and our review of Suicide Squad. Don’t call me Trump!

    PCI 045: Do Androids Dream of Electric Hugh Grants?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016


    Might be one of my favorite episodes. We explore Erica’s hatred of Hugh Grant and Kevin’s horrible gag reflex. Erica’s anime segment on Gate (anime) and Arppegio of Blue Steel (Manga). An update on Descender Volume 2: Machine Moon by Jeff … Continue reading →

    PCI 044: Ghostbuster Goose

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016


    We are back with a review of the new Ghostbusters. First it’s some Pokemon Go, Erica’s anime segment, gender temperatures, camping and Kevin gets hissed at by a goose.

    PCI 043: Jurassic Mouth Hug

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2016 61:47


    In this episode it starts with Jurassic Park and mouth hugs (just listen). Erica has a large anime segment with Free Iwatobi Swim Club, Yowamushi Pedal, and more Durarara. Full of fan service.

    PCI 042: Heavy Metal Snack Tray

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2016 90:47


    Kevin eats party snack trays for dinner. A store is worthless without potato salad. Erica watches Heavy Metal the movie for the first time. Erica talks about “Flying Witch”  and “Durarara” in her anime segment. With finish it off getting … Continue reading →

    PCI 041: TMNT Nostalgia Hug

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2016 63:10


    This week we start the show off talking about Kevin’s sleep apnea and his obsession with ASMR. Then Kevin discusses a new book, Descender by Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen. Erica discovers some new anime through Crunchyroll. We finished it off … Continue reading →

    PCI 040: HitchBOT is Skynet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2016 63:32


    Erica gets passionate about libraries, robots are destroyed, The Flash messes with everyone’s timeline, and more Mobile Suit.

    PCI 039: McMinnville UFO Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2016


    We’re back with tales aliens and the supernatural from McMenamin’s 17th Annual UFO Festival, but first we must talk Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle porn, TMNT 2: Out of the Shadows, gynecological exams, and Erica’s dramatic conclusion to Mobile Suit Gundam. … Continue reading →

    PCI 038: Comic Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2016 51:26


    This week is from an unaired episode recorded back in Sept/Oct. I explain in the intro. We talk about being in therapy and dealing with anxiety and depression. Then it’s about our adventures at Rose City Comic-Con.

    PCI 037: Captain America: Civil War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2016 70:36


    Sorry for the late episode. We just got back from seeing the premiere of Captain America: Civil War. The review is not until the end. First we pay tribute to Peter Thomas of Forensic Files. Then some 80s movie stalker … Continue reading →

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