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Thinking Outside the Pod is a weekly entertainment podcast focusing on the nerdier news stories. Gaming, technology, film, television, or anything else we feel is important and worth talking about.

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    • Aug 1, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 150 EPISODES


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    193 – Trailer Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2018


    In a world where the internet and radio collide, our hosts embark on a journey that will test the limits of their bonds and push them over the line in order to preserve life as we know it... or, you know, maybe it's more like they just discuss a few of the movie trailers that were released recently. These include: Aquaman, Shazam, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Christopher Robin. Enjoy!

    192 – Totpod Goes Mobile

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018


    In which our hapless hosts recount their adventures in Austin and other such tales of equal or greater amazement including the story of the overcompensating truck driver, The indulgences partaken at The Salt Lick, Sean the confused waiter, David's perilous challenge, Pranks both harmless and evil, and other such topics that made their way to the surface. Enjoy!

    191 – The Power of the Net

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018


    Long time, no see... It's been a while and a lot has happened and we're gonna talk about it all! Though, to be honest, we'll probably talk about one for a bit then go off on a tangent about movies or food (It may have been a while, but we're still us). In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss a few stories that illustrate the good, the bad, and the absolutely ugly powers that the internet has in our society. Enjoy!

    190 – Call of the Void

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018


    In this week's episode, the totpod crew gets a little morbid. They discuss death in all its glory. Their ideal ways to go, the worst ways, embarrassing ways, and everything in between. Enjoy or else!

    189 – Food Raider

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018


    In this week's episode; Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss one of the greatest foods on the planet - pizza. Stemming from the first episode of the netflix original "Ugly Delicious" hosted by David Chang, they discuss the best, the worst, their dream pizzas, and their opinion on real authentic Italian pizza. In addition, Totpod Reviews! This week they discuss the new Tomb Raider reboot starring Alicia Vikander (Spoilers). Also in the episode, the hosts supply a few sound bites that would be pretty compromising if taken out of context. Enjoy!

    188 – Guntopia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018


    The Totpod crew sits down to have a conversation about gun control issue before eventually devolving into a debate about whether or not a utopia can exist realistically. We also discuss Black Panther, Elon Musk, Mars, and everything in between. Enjoy!

    187 – Food for Thought

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2018


    In week's episode; Jimmy, Jason and Jessica have a discussion about food. Strange food, taboo foods, future food, spicy, cold, and any other types that might pop up in the world. They also discuss plans for some future Totpod content, which might earn us some free t-shirts. Enjoy!

    186 – Diving Deep Into Murky Waters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2018


    In this week's episode; Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss the newest celeb to face sexual assault allegations, Aziz Ansari, as well as discuss the topic in general. Next, they discuss their recent trip to the PAX South convention. Lastly, they discuss the Laundry Pod Challange and use it to bring up some of their own childhood hijinks.  Enjoy!

    185 – We Are What They Grow Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2018


    In this episode; Jimmy, Jason, Jessica, and David give their opinions on the Star Wars: The Last Jedi. So be warned -  SPOILERS THROUGHOUT. What they liked, what they didn't like, and everything in between. Reach out on any of our social media sites to let us know your opinions on the movie. Enjoy!

    184 – Everybody Is In On It

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2017


    In this episode,  the Totpod crew (Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica) let the cat out of the bag and give you all the scoop, the inside track, on all of the seedy and shady conspiracies that exist and some that don't just yet. Some conspiracies include JFK, Macklemore, Roswell, Google Maps, and so much more. Enjoy!

    183 – Wishful Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017


    In this week's episode, the Totpod crew are granted their wildest, yet mostly realistic, wishes. They discuss the outcome of this year's National Novel Writing Month. Also, they imagine a world without net neutrality. Other topics include: Lucid dreaming, Job Simulator, Driving, Medicine, Digital Currency, and so much more. Enjoy!

    182 – Smash. Bash. Trash.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica, because of the upcoming Rampage movie, discuss video game movies - past, present and future. Other topics include: The Punisher, Justice League, It's Always in Philadelphia, Coco, Net Neutrality, NaNoWriMo, and everything in between. Enjoy!

    181 – Welcome to Earth!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2017


    In this week's episode, the Totpod crew go intergalactic. Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss humanity - the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Other topics include - Music, Thor: Ragnarok, Sexual Misconduct, Disney, Star Wars, Star Trek, Gender, Suicide Squad, Movie Theater Etiquette, Marvel, Lord of the Rings, and so much more. Enjoy!

    180 – Rose-tinted Glasses

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2017


    In this week's episode; Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss nostalgia and the future. They postulate what would be the things in their lives that the would reminisce about 40 years from now. They also give some NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) updates.  Lastly, they discuss the newest Marvel movie, Thor Ragnarok, spoiler free. Other topics Include: Jessica's hatred for robots, Jimmy's political plan, Jason uncovers some fake news, and so much more. Enjoy!

    179 – Breaking Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica predict the newest internet sensation, being #Stranded. They discuss if they could mentally take being stranded somewhere and what they would bring to entertain themselves if they were. They also talk about Jason's newest hobby, bread making, and critique the outcome of his most recent attempt. Lastly, they discuss participating in this year's National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, which starts on November 1st. Other topics include: Jimmy's possible-crazy classmates, Jessica's murderous secret, and we find out why it's best to keep ketchup away from Jason. Enjoy!

    178 – State of the Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017


    In this week's episode, the Totpod crew discuss whether or not Art is dead. This theme weaves us though all the types of media including Movies, Television, Music, and Books to discuss our ideas and insights into the state of Art these days. 

    177 – Unanswered Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017


    In this week’s episode, we talk about gritty television reboots. We discuss some of the upcoming shows that have been announced, some current shows, possible ways to grit-ify some of our favorite childhood shows, and past TV series who appeared wholesome but possibly had some dark and gritty undertones. We also discuss a possible link between societal strife and the TV shows we watched growing up and how media may or not be good for us.

    176 – IT’s Fine

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2017


    Hiya Listener!... What a nice podcast... Do you want to listen? You look like a nice audience... Do you want a balloon too?  Well sorry, no balloons here, just some talking about stuff. This week's stuff includes the newest Stephen King movie, IT; Fear, Television, Voice Acting, Writing, and so much more. Enjoy!

    175 – Old Dogs, New Tricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2017


    Apologies... This episode gets real heavy, real quick. But, you know, dark times bring about dark discussions. This episode Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss Old age, Death, Terrorism, and Disability. Other topics include Dogs vs Cats, The Merits of Scary Movies, Television, Nightmares, Murder, Writing, and so much more.

    174 – Blast From The Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2017


    Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica get together and discuss TV revivals. They talk about shows that have been revived successful or not, shows that should never be revived, and shows that you want revived. Shows discussed Futurama, Scrubs, Twin Peaks, Bob's Burgers, The Defenders, Tom and Jerry, Heroes, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, Breaking Bad, and many more. We also go over some movie news some local news including a man-made gas shortage and a new law allowing us to carry swords around town. Enjoy!

    173 – Millennials Killed The Sun

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2017


    It had been written that when the moon blocks out the sun something will be brought forth into the world that has the power to change life as we know it and it's power will be supreme. Well, we're here to say that the prophecy has finally been fulfilled. The ancients probably didn't think that it would be a podcast, but it's true. In this week's episode; Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica gather during the eclipse and discuss the most important topics such as society, discrimination, media, and superpowers. Enjoy.

    172 – Adapt This!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2017


    In this week's episode; Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss adaptations - the worst, the best, their favorites, and which books/stories they would like to see adapted. Which takes them nicely to their review of "The Dark Tower" Lastly, they discuss some of the new movies and television shows coming out this year including Mother!, It, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Flatliners, The Hitman's Bodyguard, A Bad Moms Christmas, Pitch Perfect 3, Murder on the Orient Express, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Defenders, and a few others.

    171 – We Think, Therefore We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017


    In this week's episode, we learn about ourselves. First, we discuss the internet and what aspects we would like to get rid of. Next, we all take the Myers-Briggs personality test and discuss the results as well as discover other notable people who share our personalities, some more surprising than others (Jimmy - INFJ, Jason INTP, Jessica - INFP). Lastly, we discuss the news of a new burger joint coming to town and share our opinions of fast food places in general.

    170 – Harry Potter and the Escape from Dunkirk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica celebrate Harry Potter's birthday by discussing our favorite memories from the franchise. Next, they discuss and review Christopher Nolan's newest movie, Dunkirk (Spoiler Warning). Lastly we compare some other famous movies and television shows and so much more.

    169 – In The End, The Meal Doesn’t Even Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2017


    Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica begin this week's episode on the morbid side by discussing what are ideal last meal would be. Next, they discuss the recent passing of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington and his music's place in their angst-filled childhoods. Lastly they discuss some of the news and trailers that have come out of the San Diego Comic-con, including The Defenders, Thor Ragnarok, Justice League, Stranger Things, and so much more.

    168 – Dark Rooms and Faceless People

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017


    In this week's episode; Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss a recent story which allows them to bring up some of their embarrassing moments. Next, they give their opinions about the newest Spider-Man movie (Spoiler Warning). Lastly, they discuss zombies, publicity stunts, wealth, and everything in between.

    167 – Waxing Filmosophical

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy and Jason delve back into familiar waters to discuss a wide range of films. Specifically, they discuss Tim Burton's works, Spider-Man: Homecoming (Spoiler-free), the upcoming solo Batman film, and Star Wars Episode 8, and many more.

    166 – We’ll See You In Court

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017


    In this week's Thinking Outside The Pod; Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica begin by discussing a recent local story about instant justice. They also they give their opinions about the upcoming and past Spider-man movies, the choice Marvel made for the new director for the Han Solo movie, and everything in between. Enjoy! Also, thinkingoutsidethepod.com is working again, so check it out to find past episodes, contact and social media information, or anything else you need!

    165 – Super Cereal Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2017


    In this week's episode; Jimmy, Jason and Jessica answer the age-old question - what froots your loop? They also discuss a variety of treats, ranging from sweet cookie-based cereal to fickle macaroons; the internet, from cyber-bullying to passwords; and lastly they review Wonder Woman (Spoiler Warning). enjoy!

    164 – Holy Repercussions, Batman!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2017


    In this week's episode of Thinking Outside The Pod; Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica gather to discuss time travel, Wonder Woman (Spoiler Free), Adam West, and everything in between. Tangents include Lottery, Previous and upcoming superhero movies, Star Trek, Fictional genitalia, and so much more! Correction: Burt Ward (Robin) is actually the one who gave fans the "Ultimate Autograph", however Batman did sometimes watch... Again, sorry to bring this up at all.

    163 – Fear The Feeny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2017


    In this week's edition of Thinking Outside The Pod, Jimmy, Jason and Jessica discuss what would be some of the hardest things in life to give up, what are some of the products from their past they would bring back, and they give their opinions on Wonder Woman. Tangents include: Storytelling, Pop-tarts, All-in-one Liquids, Bill Cosby, Writing a new workplace comedy, Boy Meets World, Strippers, and everything in between. Enjoy!

    162 – Next Level Breakfast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2017


    In this week's episode of totpod, Jimmy, Jason, Jessica, and David gather to discuss our past jobs, our cereal preferences, cafeteria food, and have another segment of Totpod Tries - where we find, bring in, and try new things live on air - This time we have a couple cinnamon-based products, Cinnamon Crunch Cereal Milk and Pepsi Fire. Enjoy!

    161 – Full Frontal Revival

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy and Jason delve deep into our motives, whether were more logical or more emotional; we discuss the recent reviews of the new Wonder woman movie, and what exactly it would need to include to warrant buying the Wonder Woman Ultimate Ticket; and lastly we revive a project that we had put on the back-burner, a total scrap and rewrite of the entire DC cinematic universe.  Enjoy!

    160 – Weird Normal People

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2017


    Jimmy, Jason, Jessica, and David gather to discuss current events and contemplate the answers to some of life's most important questions. In this week's episode, they discuss Mortality, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (No Spoilers), and video games. 

    159 – Deep Fried Padawan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss strange food combinations, Fiesta, and the new Star Wars trailer. Tangents include weaponized gummy bears, Pineapples Anonymous, history lessons, a new donation-based beer orphanage, Jessica goes off on Hollywood, making Han Solo a verb, a possible casting opportunity near us, Aaron Hernandez, and everything in between.

    158 – Totpod’s Guide to Morality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss literature and morality. They begin by listing some of the favorite and least favorite books, some of which that are mentioned are: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Mark Haddon), Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb), His Dark Materials (Philip Pullman), Harry Potter (J.K. Rowling), Lord of the Rings (J. R. Tolkien), A Series of Unfortunate Events (Lemony Snicket), American Gods (Neil Gaiman), Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire), The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald), Catcher in the Rye (J. D. Salinger). Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Alvin Schwartz), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain), and a bunch more.  Next, we go through a morality test to find out how we stack up morally against the internet. These questions revolve around violence, heartbreak, animals, sex, money,  incest, friendship,  theft, military, virginity, parenting, death, family, and everything in between. Lastly, we discuss the Thor: Ragnarok trailer and the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Enjoy!

    157 – Have Food Will Travel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica sit down and have a conversation. First, they discuss their opinion on traveling and share some of their past journeys. Next, they discuss some of the weirder food products that they have come across. Lastly, they try some miracle fruit tablets and drink vinegar.

    156 – Totpod-Gate

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica gather for a frank and honest conversation about Mass Effect: Andromeda, Childhood, and San Antonio Sports. Tangents include: Old Videos, Power Rangers, Mister Rogers, Technology, Movies, Economics, Predicting Future Scandals, Egotism, GoFundMe, Fame, Our voices, and so much more.

    155 – Barely Any Tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss the happenings that are happening around them. First, we discuss Kong: Skull Island in depth including moments we liked, our criticisms, and the future of the franchise. Next, we squeezed in some talk about Disney live-action remakes including Beauty and the Beast, Lion King, and Mulan. Lastly, a discussion about education reminds us just where we are in our lives.

    154 – Appropriate This

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2017


    With David gallivanting around Harry Potter World, the other members of Totpod must forge on and discuss the happenings of our world. In this episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica discuss lapses of knowledge, Kong: Skull Island (Spoiler-free), and Cultural Appropriation. Tangents include: Urination, Netflix, Shawshank Redemption, Horror, and so much more.

    153 – Logan-O’s

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2017


    This week Jimmy, Jason, Jessica, and David get together to discuss the recent happenings. We first review and discuss the new movie "Logan" and yes there will be spoilers. Next, in honor of National Oreo Day, we discuss Oreos - including our favorites, how we eat them, and some of the flavors that Nabisco have tried in the past. Tangents include: Knighthood, Cereal, Evil Pranks, Cooking, Orange juice, The best type of cutlery, and everything in between.

    152 – Planet Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2017


    This week Jimmy, Jason, Jessica, and David get together to discuss the recent happenings. We first discuss the Oscars and the various ups and downs of the ceremony, including the Best Picture mix-up, Nicole Kidman clapping, The In Memoriam picture mistake, among others. This leads up to a discussion about Bill Paxton and the movies we remember him from. Lastly, we discuss the SpaceX 2018 Moon Flight and the discovery of the Trappist planets. Tangents Include:  Millennial Education, Male Anatomy Movies, Celebrity Crushes, and so much more!

    151 – The Erotic Adventures of the E-ratic Desperado

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017


    Season 4 is finally here... It's been a long long road and we've learned a lot... Unfortunately, none of it is helps and most of it is probably wrong. We have some ideas for the new season, so be on the lookout for some changes including more social media content and the return of episode videos. In this week's episode, we discuss the recent cast photo of the Han Solo movie, which leads us to discuss a bunch of movies including Zombieland, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, among others. We also discuss the Hollywood system and why remakes are so prevalent and original premises are so risky. Lastly, we find our rap names using the Wu-Tang Clan Name Generator and discuss our stage show, including a possible secret dating scheme featuring David. Enjoy!

    150 – Very Concise Season Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017


    Not... Look, we go into every episode with a plan, maybe not the most detailed plan, but some semblance of a plan. Sometimes we hit our marks and other times we go off script and talk, at length, about the various contexts of the word guzzle. This episode is definitely of the latter's persuasion and honestly it's fine, it's our bread and butter. Disjointed, incomplete, often wrong - that's Totpod to a T. An hour or so of honest conversation, that's what you'll get every week and will continue to get every week until life (or the authorities) force us to stop. So for our Season 3 finale, we offer to you the same as we offer you every week - Chaos. This week's topics include: Pokemon, Cartoons, SNL, Resolutions, Books, Internet, Dogs vs. Cats, the word Guzzle, Movies, Porn, and everything in between.

    149 – Remember the Falcons

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017


    This week, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica get together to get a few things off their minds. Topics include: Dogs, Munchkins, Music, Dungeons and Dragons, Laziness, Hygiene, the Superbowl, Politics, Jimmy's failed romances, Our childhood, VHS tapes, The Mandela Effect, Movies, Cartoons, Doctor Who, Pacific Rim, Beauty and the Beast, Rick and Morty, and so much more. Lastly, Jessica has embarked on a new project to raise money for therapy animals!

    148 – Sex Education and Smoothies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2017


    For the second time in totpod history, we venture out into to the public to record an episode. This week, Snopioca, an awesome shaved ice, milk tea, and smoothie place in San Antonio, allowed us to record at their Babcock location. So we immediately begin to discuss the ins-and-outs of sex education. Other topics include Television, Sports, Decapitation, Star Wars, John Hurt, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Star Trek, Doctor Who, and everything in between.

    147 – Quit Talkin’ Split

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2017


    In this week's episode, Jimmy, Jason, and Jessica gather to have a discussion. This week's topics include: Jessica's recent trip; Movies like Snowden (2016), Bridget Jones's Baby (2016), Suicide Squad (2016), Logan (2017), The Taken Series, Nerve (2016); This year's Razzie Nominations, Star Trek, Star Wars, Fan Cut Movies, The current state of Horror movies, School, Split personalities, The new Netflix series "A Series of Unfortunate Events", and lastly they comment on Trump's immigration policies.

    146 – Get Some Empathy Or Get Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017


    With David and Jessica out of town, Jimmy and Jason sit down for a nice civilized conversation that quickly turns controversial. They begin by discussing the career of actor Will Smith and a hypothetical reboot of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" with a CGI Uncle Phil. This leads us to the previously-discussed topic of Star Wars and the recent announcement from Disney saying they have no plans to use a CGI Carrie Fisher. The discussion of untimely deaths gets them talking about Heath Ledger and Nolan Batman movies. A few tangents later including: Child stars, Adam Sandler, Family Guy, etc; the two find their way to more controversial waters. They discuss Caitlin Jenner, Trump, Guns, and a possible Bathroom Bill, similar to North Carolina's, being passed in Texas. We welcome feedback - if you agree or disagree please leave a comment on any of our social media sites or email us.

    145 – Tough Decisions, Smart Solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017


    As we edge ever closer to the season finale, Jimmy, Jason, and David sit down to discuss the future. First, they discuss the uncertain future of Star Wars and their ideas of what Disney should do in light of Rogue One's success and the tragic passing of Carrie Fisher. Next, they discuss the just-wrapped Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and the future high-tech gadgets that were shown there, including Smart appliances and High concept technology. This leads to a small rant about organic and genetically modified food. Lastly, they get back to futuristic tech and discuss the video of the METHOD-2 bipedal humanoid robot that just hit the net.

    144 – We Are Resolute

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017


    First Podcast of 2017! In this episode, Jimmy, Jason, and David discuss our past resolutions and some of our resolutions for the new year. However, as always, we have many tangential conversations including: Ronda Rousey; MMA; Movies like Wanted, Grand Budapest Hotel, Warrior, The Taken series, Captain Fantastic, and Star Wars; Books and Movies based on books; Video Games; and so much more.

    143 – Hindsight is 20/16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2016


    Good Riddance 2016!!! it's common knowledge that 2016 sucked big time; so Jimmy, Jason, and David get together to discuss some of the biggest events of the year. At least that was the plan, soon after we discuss a couple of the recent tragic celebrity passings we quickly go off the rails and head down some possible controversial roads. Topics include: Politics, Medical Advances, Society, Gender, Racial Equality, Virtual Reality, and so much more.

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