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Bob is joined by two students of comedy Rob Grabowski and Andrew Papa to discuss the SNL 50th anniversary episode and peacock SNL documentaries. Give it a listen today!

In which we just got back to town so we could sit with the prolific and legendary Chicago improvisor Rob Grabowski in his stately manor to talk comedy, Chicago, the DNC, CHUDS and ER.  Get your Grabowski HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE GET YOUR MERCH HERE! Recorded LIVE from the Grabowski Manor courtesy of Jeppson's Malört: The Official Drink of the Apocalypse  Come find me in all your favorite places including my Discord Featuring “Promises” by the Barrerracudas and a snippy of “The Wasteland” courtesy of Ross Bugden Twitter: Instagram For commissions/scores: bugdenross@gmail.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob Grabowski of Buff-a-Logo on a fundraiser for Explore & More

It's the holiday seeeeason, doot, doot, DOOT. It's our holiday episode, and we're covering the DECIDEDLY Christmas movie, Batman Returns, with our returning guests Rob Grabowski and Josh Segovia of the podcast Poppin' Bottles. That's right, we're not taking ANY time off. This episode is dropping ON CHRISTMAS. This is our most bonus lengthed episode yet, and we play a lot of games in it, so happy holidays and we'll see y'all in the new year! You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and find us @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

It's the end of the month, so we're talking Batman again! This time, it's the truly insane film, Batman & Robin. We're not going in any order, okay?? We're just reviewing them as the spirit leads us. And we've got TWO special guests this week, returning guest Rob Grabowski and first-timer Josh Segovia, both of the comedic beverage review podcast Poppin' Bottles. Both Mike and Josiah have been guests on their show, and now they're returning the favor! It's a free-wheeling, bonus-length conversation about how wild this movie is and about how Star Wars it is. And then we play TWO, count 'em, TWO games. You're getting all this for free?? Incredible. You can hear Josh and Rob on their podcast Poppin' Bottles wherever you get your podcasts. Catch them both doing Comedy Sportz at Second City and multiple improv shows at iO here in Chicago. You can contact our show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

We've got returning guest, good friend of the show, and Simpsons expert Rob Grabowski on the show this week to discuss The Simpsons annual Halloween episode, Treehouse of Horror! We cover the first one, the most recent ones, and a few classics from the golden years. We also brainstorm what the spooky version of our names would be and play a Clue themed game as well. It's a fun bonus length episode to finish out spooky season, so enjoy! You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

Abe and Tim host a table read of their screenplay in the final episode of 15 Minutes with Lincoln. Thanks to Clayton Margeson, Nicole Vespa, Sarah Shockey, Rob Grabowski, Kellen Terrett, Lisa Burton, Ryan Ben, Andrew Melzer, and our wonderful listeners!

Step right up and try your luck in our grand season finale about the history of amusement parks! We're joined by Chicago comedian Rob Grabowski as we jump all the lines, eat all the sweets, get handsy in the dark rides and take a stroll through the pleasure gardens. Bartholomew Fair illustrated (1808) Advertisement for a puppet show at Bartholomew Fair Bakken park (Denmark) then 1 & 2 Bakken entrance now Pleasure Garden: Vauxhall Gardens in the Regency Era Vauxhall Gardens in 1809 View from the Midway Plaisance - 1893 Chicago World's Fair A Shoot-the-Chutes ride (Riverview Park Chicago - 1963) On a dark ride -- The Tunnel of Love at Riverview Park 1943 Questionable entrance to The Tunnel of Love (Riverview) Entrance to the second Steeplechase Park (circa 1908 - coney island) Luna Park entrance (coney island) Disneyland under construction Cedar Point postcard (1907?) Brochure of Cedar Point (1929ish) More on Rob: Rob Grabowski is an actor, improviser & fellow podcaster based in Chicago. He's worked all over the city with theaters and ensembles including The Second City, Victory Gardens, iO Chicago, Annoyance, The New Colony and ComedySportz Chicago. He's the unofficial, honorable Mayor of Chicago, co-host of Poppin' Bottles & Talking Shop (w/ James Dugan and Rob Grabowski) podcasts, producer of REDACTED at The Music Box, and we just really like him a whole bunch. Sources: Wiki, An Open Suitcase, VOX, Arcadia Publishing, coaster10.com Complete citations on our website. SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Twitter & Instagram SUPPORT: Support us on Patreon or Buy us a "coffee" and fuel our next episode. MERCH: Snag some Shared History merch and get stylin'! CREDITS: Original Theme: Garreth Spinn Original Art: Sarah Cruz Animations & Addtl Design: The Banditry Co. About this podcast: Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people. SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.

In this episode, we chat with Scott (Nature 4 you) and Rob (Monsoon Monitors) about keeping large monitor lizards. Instagram: @naturefouryou@monsoonmonitorsFacebook: Nature 4 You Monsoon MonitorsFollow Jason Rodgers here:The Gecko Effect Follow Luke here:Beaches Scaly Beasts FacebookBeaches Scaly Beasts YoutubeMPR Network:Website: https://www.moreliapythonradio.netYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtrEaKcyN8KvC3pqaiYc0RQ@MPR Network on FB and IG.Email: Info@moreliapythonradio.comTee-spring store: https://teespring.com/stores/mprnetworkPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/moreliapythonradio★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's our sesquicentennial episode! They all said we'd never make it to episode 150 and we proved them wrong! To celebrate, we recorded a big blowout episode about one of our favorite topics, improv, with the boys from Talking Shop, James Dugan and Rob Grabowski, bona fide experts on the subject. As always happens when we have guests, we somehow stay on topic more than usual. Mike also brings the game and tests the rest of our knowledge on whether certain famous Star Wars moments were scripted or improvised. Enjoy this bonus length episode, and join us as we both extol the virtues of and dunk left and right on improv and Star Wars. Check out Rob and Dugan on their podcast Talking Shop. You can also find Rob on twitter and instagram @robgarbo and check him out on ComedySportz at twitch.tv/csznchicago. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, once again, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/howstarwarsisit for bonus episodes, Star Wars movie commentaries, and more!

Claire welcomes you back from the summer with our season 4 premiere, baby! As always, Claire dives into this week's headlines. A new iteration of Reports From Around the House. A quick ad from Tesla's newest product. And finally our interview with comedians and host of the podcast Talking Shop, James Dugan and Rob Grabowski. www.sitstillpodcast.com Patreon --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Presidents Jackson, Taft, and Roosevelt (Clayton Margeson, Rob Grabowski, and Kellen Terrett) fill in for Abe and Tim and share their thoughts on The Friends Reunion.

Black Lives Matter! Wear a mask! *SPOILERS* This whole episode is chock full of WandaVision spoilers! Do not listen if you care about spoilers! *SPOILERS* WandaVision just finished and we have special guest Rob Grabowski joining us on the show today to talk everything WandaVision and to figure out how Star Wars it is. We do a pretty good job of talking about WandaVision, a decent job talking about Star Wars, and a great job somehow talking a lot about Golden Girls, Remy the Ratatouille, and what would happen if Batman was a farmer. Mike brings the game this week, and it's a classic matchup of giving trivia questions to Josiah and Rob about things they know very little about, but that the other person knows a lot about. Did that sentence make sense? Who knows! It's a fun game and a fun episode. Quit asking questions, You can find Rob on twitter and instagram @robgarbo and check him out on ComedySportz at twitch.tv/csznchicago. You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah at josiahrobinson.biz and @JosiahDotBiz on social media. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like the show, feel free to check out the link below to support us in a monetary way! We love those dollars and cents baby.

It's the season finale of the Pawd Pod, but before we take our December break we thought we'd go out with a bang! Host of the Poppin' Bottles and Talking Shop podcasts, Rob Grabowski, joins to talk about why alligators are natures badasses. We plan our escape routes if we ever got stuck between a gator and a hard place, and somehow manage to bring up cake farts. We will be back in January with many more fun episodes and animals, so stay tuned!

Rob and Jonny talk comedy, improv, bad gigs, the pitfalls of chasing ambition vs enjoying your craft, and much more. 

Episode Notes Hosts Mike Kevan and Steven Lyons are joined by Rob Grabowski and Josh Segovia to discuss the Arnie and Sly vehicle Escape Plan!

In this special episode of Our Father, the visitors may be familiar, but the sauce certainly isn't.Priest: Padraic ConnellyConfessors: Spencer Kovacevich, Johnny O'Mara, Rob Grabowski, Brittany Brave, Glo Chitwood, Cynthia Kmak, Camille Mitchell, Andrew Lemna, Mike Jest, Sean Sullivan, Resham SarkarSupport Our Father on Patreon

Talking Shop is a weekly podcast where James Dugan and Rob Grabowski sit down with a member of the Chicago Comedy Community and discuss life, comedy, and everything in between. 

After a little summer break, we're back with the only contestant who might possibly lose his own game show - Josiah Jenkins! Special Guest host Rob Grabowski has Josiah make a hash of hashtags, lay down the laws, and prove once and for all that anyone can achieve their dreams - no matter how mythical they are. Our theme music was composed by Eric Braband. Thanks for listening! We'll be back to more or less biweekly episodes from here!

Rob and Josh share some Diet Coke, just for the taste of it! BBDC 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream 2 oz Diet Coke Syrup 1 cup Frozen Michigan Cherries Blend Top with Diet Coke

Rob and Josh share some Diet Coke, just for the taste of it! BBDC 2 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream 2 oz Diet Coke Syrup 1 cup Frozen Michigan Cherries Blend Top with Diet Coke

Rob Grabowski returns via phone to play the new bonus edition of the $8 Game Show - the Eight Penny Game Show! When Josiah's out of town, you can expect mini-episodes like this. Rob does some impressions on the 1-900 line, improves Home Improvement, and guesses numbers. But when it all comes down to it, will he risk everything to answer the Pretty Easy Question for a chance to win $0.08?! Our host is Josiah Jenkins. Our theme music is composed by Eric Braband. Thank you for listening! If you like us- tell a friend!

Our guest confesses to "light stealing" and picks the 20 people he'll be saving from the upcoming apocalypse. Priest: Padraic Connelly Confessor: Rob Grabowski

Michigan's baddest bad boy, Rob Grabowski, plays the only game where You! Can! Win! 8! Dollars! Rob flaunts his knowledge of Michiganders behaving badly, probes the depths of his own social media, and makes you cry with a monologue you'll Oogielove.  But can he win $8!??!

  ROB GRABOWSKI and LAURA MARSH board the S.S. PopFury and set sail for silliness! We discuss performing on cruise ships, the ship life, bad auditions and Laura’s newest obsession with animal noises! SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:10 Rob is leaving Chicago to perform for Second City on a cruise ship for 4 ½ months! 4:05 After college, Laura worked on a cruise ship for Disney. SAMMY HAS ALL THE QUESTIONS! “It is very similar to being wrapped up in a carpet and doing aerobics in the sunshine.” 10:40 Laura recalls her Disney audition. 14:10 Rob and Laura discuss the ins and outs of ship life. 21:40 Sammy wonders if Rob is a sell-out. Rob thinks Laura is a furry. “Actors are horrible people.” 24:00 We commiserate over bad auditions and learn from Laura’s mistakes. Rob once auditioned for a talking air conditioner. Sammy learns what their "types" are. 41:00 Laura’s favorite new thing is teaching animal noises to her nephew. Sammy wonders what Laura and Rob would want their children to learn from them. 48:00 Outro, where Rob continually corrects Laura on her plugs and discover Laura let her website expire. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

Rob Grabowski of the Remake podcast and Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago joined us just in time to mourn the death of democracy ... in more ways than one. True, Trump is our next President, and that's beyond horrifying, but what the fuck is going on at Steve's senior prom? Who's counting THOSE votes and why are we assuming they have our best interests at heart? All I'm saying is that if Kimmy and Gorilla had been taken seriously as candidates they would have been wearing those crowns at the end of the Goddamn day. But no, heaven forbid Rachel and her Stevie not get to stand on that stage, they "earned" it! LOCK. HER. UP! So anyway, "Prom Night" is on the menu this week and it's real fucking dumb and I cannot believe Trump is going to be our next President. But hey, we're still alive, we're having fun, and Jon's gonna throw a pizza prom next year, so maybe it will all be okay. Maybe. XOXO

Last week, Nintendo dropped some pretty big news with the announcement of the Switch. We couldn't not talk about it! So we're joined by a spectrum of gamer guests -- Rob Grabowski, Jeremy Kanne, and Nicole Vespa -- to debate the Switch's merits (or lack thereof). Take bets with your friends on whether Tim, Clayton, or Kellen is interested in buying this thing, then listen to the episode to find out. Gambling's fun! Thanks so much to Cards Against Humanity and the Chicago Podcast Coop for sponsoring this episode.  Also, it would mean a lot to us, dear listeners, if you wanted to support our Extra Life fundraiser. 

Tremors can be rented on Amazon or found free in chunks on youtube.

It's been a joke for so long it had to happen eventually -- this week, Talking Games becomes... something different. Tim plus guests Rob Grabowski and Mike Chuck Bretzlaff spend an episode at the theater for Talking Musicals! They're going to look at the Resident Evil stage play, Biohazard: The Stage, which you can watch on YouTube if you're a brave individual! Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring this episode, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop for existing. 

PopFury host Sammy Tamimi and favorite guest Daniel Strauss tackle reader questions on the PopFury podcast finale. As always, thanks for listening. SHOW NOTES 0:00 Last INTRO ever 1:35 This is the last episode of PopFury. Sammy shares his download numbers. The most downloaded episode was the Steve Harvey episode with 2,343 downloads. The least downloaded was 33. Daniel “treats” Sammy with a Billy Corgin impression. 9:00 Daniel wonders why he’s here if none of the listener questions are for him 9:35 Listener Samuel Tyler asks why the show is ending. 11:15 DJ ENRG Erica Reid and actor Rebecca Hanson hope the show is ending for bigger and better reasons. Daniel did a podcast for, like, 10 minutes. 14:30 Talking Games co-host Kellen Terrett pitches a new podcast featuring Sammy. 16:20 Author and comedian Claire Linic wonders if it was something she said. 17:50 Ryan Ben, “owner” of the PopFury Podcast, asks what would Sammy’s ideal podcast be and if he’s grown closer with anyone.  22:20 Mary Beth Smith, host of the MBSing podcast, wants to know Sammy's thoughts on producing a podcast. 24:45 L.A. improvisor John Anderson asks what it's like to do a show in your boxers with him. Sammy uses the old-timey term, "toke up" 26:20 Remake Podcast host Rob Grabowski inquires what podcast would Sammy want to be on. 27:30 L.A. transplant Tim de la Motte thinks some guests were characters.  Sammy plugs Auphonic. 29:55 L.A. actor Lisa Linke asks if Sammy would do anything differently. Daniel plugs geocities.com/pcastfury 31:40 Tim Dunn, co-host of Talking Games, requests a preemptive review of Daredevil Season Three. Daniel delivers...and ruins it with a two-year old callback from the first episode. 37:35 Soon-to-be-L.A. improvisor Rich Sohn thinks he would have been a guest if the show had continued. 40:30 Alan Linic, coincidentally a co-author with his wife Claire Linic, wonders if Sammy has any advice for new podcasters. (Alan, here's a link with longer answers from a Reddit thread.)  Daniel quotes Kid Rock. 42:50 CHIRP radio DJ Bobby Evers wonders if he's the reason the show is ending. 43:25 Retiring Chicago improvisor Matt DiMarco asks about the Trump campaign possibly ending reality TV. 46:45 L.A. improvisor Molly Wilbanks Anderson, recently married improvisor Andy Junk, and Josiah Jenkins former host of the Remake Podcast do a bit. 48:00 Ashley Nicole Black, writer for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, wants to know if Sammy will marry her. Sammy gives her a brutally honest answer. 52:35 Please listen to our podcast friends at Rabbit Hole, Remake, An Hour with your Ex, Marty & Sarah Love Wrestling, MBSing, Pilot Co-Pilots, Scareblast, Space Lincoln & Talking Games. Sammy thanks listeners Adam Marier and Stephen Garvey.  55:00 The final outro 57:10 The PopFury theme song, Julandrew's "Get Back In Line" in full BONUS: I accidentally skipped a reader question during the episode, so here it is online: Q: Stand up comedian and writer Stephanie Weber, improvisor and podcaster Mel Evans, and Kyna Lenhof, co-host of comedy live-lit variety showcase This One Woman, all want to know: What is your next project? A: Honestly, while I have a few projects percolating in my noggin, I'm just gonna take it easy for a few months, do a few little low key improv shows and basically recharge my creative batteries. Whatever my next project is, I want to do it right and taking a break and just chilling out until I get that uncontrollable urge to create and produce again. I'm not sitting back and waiting for inspiration, I'm taking a step back until I have the wherewithal to properly follow through on previous inspirations. As always, thanks for listening. -Sammy

On the third anniversary of the release of the first episode of MBSing, MBS holed up in a studio and took 35 calls from past guests of the show. The topics ranged from specific episode updates to current concerns to catching up. The guest list filled quickly, and there were a handful of interested parties who wanted to catch me on another day (and a couple people I specifically reached out to as I knew they had incredible follow-up tales). Here are those six stragglers: Rob Grabowski, who humored me with a discussion about the new Ghostbusters film and decried Clue and Hook as beloved films that do not hold up. For more of Rob's film thoughts, check out his show The Remake. Matt Young, who talked about our mutual love of Paul F. Tompkins, the success of Hello From the Magic Tavern, and our fRiEnDsHiP. Bret Dorman, who expounded on his move to Austin and the successful completion of his short film, Godzilla P.I. Which everyone reading these words should watch because how fucking cool is it that he made that happen? Mel Evans, who lamented the tragic loss of Michelle MacNamera, shared some thoughts on the return of the OJ Simpson trial to the zeitgeist, and let me talk at her about how ill-regulated forensic science is across the country. Rosie Moan, who shared how therapy has changed how she views her sexuality and her relationship since we spoke on them at length less than a year ago. Check out her podcast, Obsessed. Jo Feldman, who recently appeared as the guest for a live recording of Gilmore Guys (!!!) and reflected on the upcoming Netflix season of her beloved Gilmore Girls. 

ROB GRABOWSKI  (@RobGrabo) and BETHANY REMELY (@thebremely) get real--and real funny--when we talk about unemployment, life anxiety, relationship red flags, and too many tattoos. Oh, and celebrity doppelgängers.  SHOW NOTES 0:00 Intro 1:40 Rob lost his job in February. He recently temped for the National Restaurant Association where became “Andrew from Toronto” 5:30 A bunch teens said Rob looks like Kevin from the Office. Bethany looks like Carol Hannah from Project Runway. 8:15 Bethany has a lot of anxiety about her life and ran to the podcast taping. “My uterus is slowly crumbling. Every month is a potential baby I’m fluting away.” 10:50 Sammy relentlessly grills Bethany about her the sources of her anxiety. Along the way we discuss comparing our lives to our non-comedy friends, scheduling social time, taking a break, and ‘acquaintances’ vs ‘friends’ 26:40 Bethany has trouble watching movies, no matter how short they are so she’s reading books instead. 31:35 She’s been thinking about what she can do of social value with comedy. “Looking back it was probably cocaine.” 34:00 Rob and Bethany share the relationship red flags they ignored in their 20s. 39:15 Please listen to our friends at the Rabbit Hole and Remake podcasts 40:40 Surprisingly, a British man with 29 Miley Cyrus tattoos says they’re negatively affecting his life. Bethany chickened out of getting a tattoo but once had a pierced nipple. 46:40 A Texas town installed a statue of girls taking a selfie 49:00 Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are cracking down on reported content...and sometimes crackdowns adversely affect comedians and burlesque performers. “That kid needs to learn some Stranger Danger.” 52:55 A Grandfather took the wrong kid home from school. 54:55 Outro Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode of the PopFury Podcast, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes or Stitcher! You can also listen to PopFury on Google Play Music!

Holy cosmic crossover Batman. It's no capes allowed this week on An Hour With Your Ex. Josiah Jenkins and Rob Grabowski from The Remake Podcast stop by to talk Pixar's The Incredibles. They had us on their show to talk about remaking The Thin Man. We all love Brad Bird and we REALLY love this movie. Enjoy the show! An Hour With Your Ex is a Chicago based podcast. It's hosted by Mel Evans and Mark Colomb who write stuff and talk about stuff in Chicago. Josiah Jenkins and Rob Grabowski are the hosts of The Remake podcast. They are also both comedians in Chicago. We are members of The Chicago Podcast Coop. This episode of the show is sponsored by the folks at Busy Beaver Button Co. 

Flintstones and Jetsons, British Office and American Office, Talking Games and Remake -- truly the great crossovers in media history. This week, the hosts of Remake: The Podcast join us for a LIVE EPISODE that sees us turn a classic film into a hit game and vice versa. Get ready for some Jaleel White Birdman action and collect enough points to earn your wings as we discuss It's a Wonderful Life and Sonic the Hedgehog! Remake: The Podcast is great and you can find it here! Thanks to Cards Against Humanity for sponsoring (and hosting) this meeting of the minds, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop!

Actor, improvisor and podcaster Rob Grabowski rumbles in and rambles on! We gab about the amazing amount of reboots, returns and sequels coming to screens both big and small. We also dig into Indiana's shenanigans and Zayn Malik's departure from One Direction! SHOW NOTES: 0:00 Intro 0:55 Rob just HAS to watch movies like Breakfast Club and Demolition Man for his podcast. HE HAS TO. 2:20 Movie/TV News Run Down: -Ip Man 3 will have both Mike Tyson and...a 3D Bruce Lee? -Heroes is returning NBC. We both have low expectations and then reminisce about LOST. -X-Files returns for a 6-episode run. -Alien Nation is being remade. -Coach is returning as well. Rob is too excited at the prospect. -Sammy describes Big Bang Theory as “nerdface” -Maggie with Arnold Schwarzenegger looks surprisingly good 25:00 We sidetrack into The Rock's & Adam Sandler's movie careers and motivations. 30:00 The new James Bond trailer for SPECTRE dropped! We chat about the Bond series and get confused by its villains as well as compare it to Kingsman. 37:30 The new Indiana bill has created backlash on social media and several major companies have threatened to not do business in Indiana. 44:40 Social media also was in shock over Zayn Malik's departure from One Direction. We wonder what we would have been posting on social media back in our high school days. 50:00 Rob is digging Bob's Burgers, Better Call Saul and Fargo right now. 57:15 Outro

Our buddy Rob Grabowski thought it would be fun to be on Talking Games, but he doesn't play quite as much as Clayton and Kellen do. But that didn't stop us! Here Rob details the mobile games he's been enjoying (games that get him made fun of by kids on trains); then he investigates which next-gen system he should get if he were to purchase on. And, through the magic of the Internet, we get a check-in from Tim!

I wanted to do something big for my 1-year anniversary, and boy was this night one of my favorites in a long time. Max Temkin and I got to carry on about our mutual love of the long-running young adult novel series Animorphs for an hour while getting laughs from a live audience and being flanked by some other incredible past guests along the way. If you've never read Animorphs, there's no need to fret: Max covers the plot basics before diving into his favorite aspects of the novels and the many, many qualms he had with the short-lived television show (I realize at some point that I overlooked them for the dreamy Shawn Ashmore and Christopher Ralph). Along with the observation that "If you had told me that all of my hours of consuming Nickelodeon things would lead to me reading a science-fiction series and then get to talk to a girl about it for an hour, I would have not believed me if I said that... that would've blown my mind as a kid," Max also dropped the lovely Ebert quote, "It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it," which also applies to how people like things, an MBSing theme. Along the way we get an apology to Auburn football from Chandler Goodman and Spencer Smith, a Bio-Dome complaint in the form of a ridiculous song from Tim Dunn with a rebuttal from Rob Grabowski, the settling of an off-mic poke war with Matt Young, a lovely MBSing-based game show (called Matt, Mark, Julia, Jeff) from Adam Levin, and a heartfelt thanks from Nick Johnson that made me straight up cry. Thanks for a great year everyone. Here's to many more. Notes: Penn and Teller's How to Play With Your Food Max's tweet about the Animorphs pullout in Nickelodeon Magazine that was one of the only things he could find when trying to actually Google to find the issue. A wikifur entry for Animorphs. Animorphs ebooks. All of them. Space Cases intro. Fake Animorphs covers.

Break out the Entertainment Weekly and pull up IMDb and AV Club in different browser tabs because Rob and I are about to get deep into some pop culture goodness.  Rob is an incredibly nice guy and an excellent actor/improviser, and he goes into some really interesting details on how he became a fan of pop culture in general (Looney Toons played a big role!) and how it continues to feed into his creative life (the phrase "Comedy Cops" is used!).  Tune in, people. Notes: The hosts of Pop My Culture are Cole Stratton and Vanessa Ragland, but I won't link it because Rob wasn't really recommending it. Doug Loves Movies! My personal favorite podcast. The Escape From Tomorrow episode is October 9th with Adam Scott and Marc Maron. The first episode of Jeeves and Wooster Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova on The Simpsons