Episode 39: Resident Evil 4 (Halloween Special 2)

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Join us for part 2 of our Halloween Special as we finally get back to a video game and attempt to talk about the 2005 stand out Resident Evil 4. We kind of talk about it but mostly ramble on about completely irrelevant things. We do talk at length about the good and bad of this game you know what maybe you should just come and listen.

Bonus Round: Favorite Snacks

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This Bonus Round is all about our favorite snacks. We are joined again by recent guest Casey from our Half Baked episode and previous Bonus Round on Favorite Childhood Cartoons. Come on over open a bag of chips or heat up a cold piece of pizza and give a listen. Tell us your favorite snacks too, got a weird one we might even try it out on the air!

Episode 38: An American Werewolf in London (Halloween Special 1)

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Do you see a bad moon arising and trouble on the way? If you do you’re probably being hunted down by a werewolf in the moors of London…or Paris.

This week we’re joined by friend and previous guest of the show Mr. Brooks and having a good ol’ fashioned discussion about the 1981 John Landis horror film “An American Werewolf in London”

We of course talk about special effects and the work of Rick Baker and if we feel this movie still hold up in this day and age, Join us for the first part of our Halloween special!

Bonus Round: Favorite Childhood Cartoons

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For this Bonus Round we are joined again by Casey our guest from the Half Baked episode and we discuss our favorite cartoons from our childhoods (early-mid 90’s era) come give a listen and see if any of your favorites made our list, or did we forget a treasured series from decades past?

 

Episode 37: Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (Stoner Movie September)

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In this the final installment of our month long celebration of stoner movies called #StonerMovieSeptember we discuss “Harold and Kumar go to White Castle”. We start this episode off with our new Intro, Ryan eats his first Slider so we continue our pledge to not ape TADPOG style by eating on the microphones and we attempt to break this movie down on a philosophical level. So let NPH drive you over in your car, pack up the bowl and listen to this episode, it’s got more excitement than an Asian club meeting at Princton!

 

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Episode 36: Half Baked (Stoner Movie September)

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For the second movie of #StonerMovieSeptember we talk about the gateway film of stoner movies “Half Baked” We’re joined on this episode by Casey who has always loved this movie and who also  has a magnificent beard. In tribute to our buddies at TADPOG and to the movie itself we all try an Abba Zabba bar for the first time. Come check it out! Abracadabra yo!

 

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Episode 35: Dude Where’s My Car (#StonerMovieSeptember)

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It’s the first episode of #StonerMovieSeptember and we are kicking things off with a BANG! Kyle and Ryan discuss the 2000 movie “Dude Wheres My Car?” things get heated quickly and don’t ever really stop as they discuss the merits of a terrible movie and if it has any place in the universe or should it it be blasted from existence with “The Continuum Transfunctioner”?

Like most things stoner related it’s starts harsh but we have a feeling #StonerMovieSeptember will start to mellow out

Bonus Round: America’s Funniest Videos

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Hello America! This is you! Join us this week as we discuss the various hosts from all the seasons of America’s Funniest Videos. We talk about watching it as a kid and the format itself which is being eclipsed by YouTube. Got a different opinion than us? Write us and let us know!

Side Quest: The DrunkCast

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In this episode we were supposed to talk about “Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic”. Instead we got really drunk and rambled about a lot of things and also had a penis and vagina drawing contest too, this is a weird and hopefully fun episode. Be sure to watch the YouTube video to see the drawings of penis and vagina.

Bonus Round: Kung Fury

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This Bonus round is focused on discussing the short film 80’s Kung Fu parody, “Kung Fury” this is a difficult episode solely because the movie is so condensed and we attempt to condense it down even further into 10 minutes or less! Come listen in and remember not to “Hassle the Hoff.”

 

Episode 34: Kung Fu Hustle

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This episode is all about the 2004 comedy/action movie “Kung Fu Hustle” starring Steven Chow in front of and behind the camera. Since this is a Kung Fu movie we are joined again on this episode by Ryan’s lovely wife Laura, who shares her thoughts on this movie and the special place it has in the hearts of both her and Ryan.

Bonus Round: Vice Principals

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We’re talking about HBO’s “Vice Principals” starring Danny McBride & Walton Goggins, this week. We talk about some of the things we like or don’t like and try and help you make a decision on if you should watch it or not.

 

Hey if you’re still reading this why not go give us a review on iTunes if you listen to us there. We would greatly appreciate it.

Episode 33: GenCon 2016 & Boardgames

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This episode is all about board games and Ryans 4 day trip to GenCon 2016 the largest tabletop board game convention in North America.

The Witcher 3: GOTY edition release date announced!

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Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed base game, winner of over 250 GOTY awards and most lauded game of 2015 with over 800 awards in total, both expansion packs — Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine — and every piece of downloadable content, as well as every update and improvement ever released.
The game will release on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation®4 on August 30th, 2016.
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WViB3B-5D-k
If you’ve sat out on this game until now it might be there perfect time to pick it up. Warning though it is in depth and sprawling!

Bonus Round: Broad City

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Hi guys! We’re happy to present to you Episode 2 of the Bonus Round! In this episode we talk about Comedy Centrals “Broad City” in 10 minutes or less!

Episode 32: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

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This week Kyle & Ryan discuss the 2010 action platformer “Enslaved: Odyssey to the West” also commonly referred to as “That Andy Serkis game right?” join us as we talk about the things that work with this game and what doesn’t.

We also discuss our favorite post apocalyptic settings in media and popular culture and Kyle nurses a hangover, which might be a contributing factor in this episodes shorter run time, you’ll have to listen to find out!

 

Episode 31: The Fisher King

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This episode we’re talking about Terry Gilliams 1991 film “The Fisher King” Starring Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges. Join us as we talk about all the things this movie attempts to do and if it ever achieves the lofty goals it seems to set for itself early on. In typical Gilliam fashion it’s an odd and surreal movie but is it good? We’ll try and answer that.

 

We also talk about all of the San Diego Comic Con trailers that flooded the internet and give them all a rough breakdown.

 

Bonus Round: Stranger Things

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Hi Everyone and welcome to a brand new weekly segment we’re going to attempt here called “Bonus Round” the purpose of this segment is to try and give you everything you love about Experience Grind condensed down into 10 minutes or less!

For our first episode we discuss the new Netflix Original sci-fi thriller, “Stranger Things”. These episodes are also completely spoiler free so enjoy them with no worries!

Theme Song for Bonus Round contains parts of: “Digital Driveshaft”  by csx42gaming

Episode 30: Bloodborne

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This week we take a dive into the world of Bloodborne, the cousin to the Dark Souls series as we get down and dirty with our Lovecraftian selves. Join us as we sit down and discuss this game and its many weird intricacies with Nathan, frequent guest and good friend of the show. We talk about weird enemies, big bosses and things with tentacles where their faces should be.

 

Do you have a recommendation for a game we should play? You should write us and tell us about it at experiencegrindpodcast@gmail.com.

Episode 29: The Brothers Bloom

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Join us this week as we revisit Rian Johnson’s intimately quirky indie film The Brothers Bloom – an underrated and overlooked heist caper starring Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo Rachel Weisz and Rinko Kikuchi. We also delve into some of our other favorite heist movies and what exactly makes them so great!

As always, comment below and let us know what you thought! Now that we’re into Phase Two of the podcast, there’s a strong chance that if you recommend an episode, we will cover it – so please get in your suggestions! We’d love to hear them!