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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 50 – "Life" Changers: Naps to Napster?

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week on the show, Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk about the things that kind of changed their lives. It’s about Napster, what we wanted to be when we grew up, the boombox, and so much more. We look into what shaped us into the people we are today. So join us…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 187 – Seven Samurai / Plan 9 from Outerspace

Many happy returns as you come back for another episode of A Critical Moment of Awesome. Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy get into it this week with talk of royalty, the classic film, Seven Samurai, The Avengers, Joss Whedon hate, DC movies, all female casts, white genocide as a thing, Plan 9 From Outer Space, and so much more. It’s action packed with bundles of sticks on this week’s Crit Mo.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 49 – TV Reboots & Memorable Music

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. On this week’s podcast Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez discuss some exciting news for the upcoming trip to Denver, then get into the nostalgia of TV shows that won’t seem to go away. From Coach, to Full House, we discuss what shows we think should come back, and some that are better off…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 48 – The Black Hole (1979)

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This time around, Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez discuss a Disney movie that was aimed to take on the Star Wars movie franchise. The Black Hole has cute robots, death, and Ernest Borgnine! It’s a sci-fi movie that may or may not have the Disney magic. Listen to our review on…

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Geek Love Radio Ep. 129 – Sex

Geek Love Radio returns with Francis Fernandez Shelley Rossell, together again, as they podcast from Wondercon. It is a few weeks late, which is my fault for spacing out the podcasts, but the topic is fun and juicy as we talk about sex. Sex is on the docket this week with expectations, how people do it wrong, and how people do it right. So sit yourself down with a glass of whine and some candles…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 185 – Depression Is A Thing

Thank you for downloading an all new Critical Moment of Awesome, where Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talk about the EXTREME! Then it’s onto Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, Maisie Williams, a Predator review, movies Francis’ needs to watch, neckbeards, and we get a little serious with some talk of being informed by the news, depression, and bipolar disorder. And even with all that, we still bring it back with Tommy’s Taint, our bad…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 47 – Keepsakes and Memorabilia

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez talk about the objects they kept for nostalgia’s sake. From pictures of the exes to the toys we had as children, they discuss things they wished they could have kept to remember the good old days, or at least remember what happened! It’s a…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 46 – Night of the Comet

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. It’s been a big week for the Back When crew as Shelley Rossell and Francis Fernandez recount their time at Wondercon, and Josh Hawkes has a mishap at his apartment. But all that turns to red dust as we discuss the 1984 sci fi, “Night of the Comet”, and see if it stills…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 45 – Before Anyone Else?

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. It’s a brand new week with Shelley Rossell, Josh Hawkes, and Francis Fernandez, prepping ourselves for the comic convention season. We talk of Josh’s recent trip to the Emerald City Comic Con, Shelley’s volunteer work, and Francis’ discovery of new TV, then jump into things we don’t understand and slang. It’s a less…

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CMYK TV Ep. 6

This week’s CMYK TV talks about the talks of a “Lazarus” TV show coming to our eye holes. The popular Image comic may be gracing our screens soon, though one does wonder if we’re over-saturated with comic book TV. Otherwise it’s all about the latest in this week’s comic book tv with the Arrow, the Flash, Agents of SHIELD, Powers, the Walking Dead, iZombie, being the focus. There’s also our excitement for the upcoming Daredevil…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 183 – Irish Is A Thing

Welcome back to A Critical Moment of Awesome with Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talking about the song that represents the Irish, wives, robot children, stand up comedy, Bear Grylls, Kevin James, Jeremy Clarkson, UK TV, reality TV, and so much more. So drop this episode on the ears of your friends and share the weird with others with this week’s Crit Mo.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 44 – Lego Lots

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell and Francis Fernandez talk about the things they used to believe as children, but grew out of when they knew better. And what they knew better were that Legos were awesome, as they discuss the kinds of projects they liked to do as children. It’s all this…

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Geek Love Radio Ep. 128 – Return of the Friendzone

Geek Love Radio is back and it’s got the hosts almost…live! Well, Shelley Rossell and Francis Fernandez found themselves recording a podcast at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles California. This month, they return to the topic of the Friendzone, once again, for a different take. Listen to what Shelley has to say and enjoy the sounds of guerilla podcasting on this episode of GLR.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 43: Tape Decks & Backyard Shenanigans

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This late episode is all about our time out of doors, from causing mischief to listening to tunes on our tape decks, we take a look at our activities that children today, may not know anything about. It’s Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez waxing nostalgia on this week’s Back When Podcast.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 42 – The Games We Played

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week we talk about the games we played as children and how those games feel like they’re going away. With Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez, they reminisce about the board games, the sports games, and the computer games of their childhood. So join us will you, for a roll of…

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CMYK TV – Test Pilot Episode

Points of Interest Podcast Network alums, Anthony Bachman, Jason Clark, Josh Hawkes, Francis Fernandez all team up for a brand new podcast all about comic book tv shows and movies. It’s a test to see what works, and what doesn’t as we talk about what we love about the shows out now, and what we’re looking forward to. Check it out and let us know what you think on this week’s test episode of CMYK…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 41 – Cheers!

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This time around Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez about the 80’s sitcom, Cheers. We talk about the sitcoms of the era, what we liked about the series, and what we didn’t like. It’s all about that bar, where everyone knows your name, and they’re always glad you came, on this week’s…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 40: Be My Valentine!

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week is the week of love as Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez talk about Valentine’s day of yesteryear, or the lack thereof. Follow them on their journey to find a date to the dance, or at least someone to give a flower to, on this week’s heart felt Back When…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 39 – Podcast: The Beginnings

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell and Francis Fernandez talk about their first podcasts ever. From their influences, their interests, and even podcast suggestions, they delve into the world that they love to be in. So join us for microphones, awkward starts, and our own personal evolutions, as we reminisce on this week’s Back When…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 38 – Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Francis forgets to post this episode of a cult classic film from the early 2000’s. Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez get kung fu fighting with this Steve Oedekerk comedy starring himself, and featuring a parody of the 70’s kung fu flicks that we love to love, or love to hate. So grab some…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 179 – The Only Podcast Done Through Interpretive Dance

This week it’s Tom Cruise, cowboys and aliens, and teats! Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy bring you into the average to the above average podcast all about pop culture, movie reviews, music rants, and those weird things that are oddly geek and oddly hipster. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this latest instalment of Crit Mo.

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Geek Love Radio Ver 3.0 Ep. 1 – A Re-Introduction

Happy 2015. It’s been a whole year since the last Geek Love Radio, and we’re effectively re-booting the franchise. This time around, Francis the Other Guy has Shelley Rossell from the Back When We Were Interesting podcast, as his co-host and the ever important, female perspective. A monthly podcast, Francis reintroduces himself and Shelley debuts with information about the hosts, the goal of the podcast, and the hopes of the hosts.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 37 – You Say You Want A Resolution, Well, Ya know.

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Happy New Year everyone, it’s 2015 and the podcast is back! This week, Josh, Shelley, Francis talk about their holidays, the new year, Back to the Future 2, and our geeky resolutions for new year. It’s some reminiscing and some planning for the future on this week’s Back When Podcast.

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 177 – The Rowdy Roddy Portal To Hell

Happy New Year everyone! This week Dave the Drummer runs solo on this special episode with guests Matt Watts and Vivieno Caldinelli as they talk about the movie “The Portal To Hell” starring Rowdy Roddy Piper, as he battles the legendary Cthulhu. These amazing folk share their love of film, their history with wrestling, and their experiences with working with famed wrestler Roddy Piper. End this year, or start the new one out right with…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 36 – Christmas Parties & The Year In Review

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Happy non-denominational winter celebration everyone! Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez celebrate the last recording of the year with talk of holidays parties. From there we give our own personal year in review, as well as a look back on some of the things that was trending or important throughout the year.…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep 35 – Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week, Shelley hosts the show and enlightens us with a Christmas childhood classic, Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. This Rankin Bass claymation movie is a first for Francis, and a walk down memory lane for Josh. So come join us in the holiday cheer as we walk down memory lane on this…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 176 – Too National Too Treasure

Here we go with part 2 of our Critical Moment of Awesome double feature. In this episode Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talk Microsoft and the evolution of their products, Asians, lucky numbers, bad luck, Irish age ratings and the movie age ratings in general, Newmans, Lock, Stock, Two Smoking Barrels, The Trip to Italy, and so much more. It’s jam packed full of so much fun, just consider it our early…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 175 – The Golden Ratio of Barbershop Quartets

This week, we’re deep in the holiday spirit, by not giving you one, but TWO whole Critical Moments of Awesome. In this episode, it’s ninja movies galore as we talk about Hawkeye the movie, and all of it’s iterations. From the Commodore 64 game to the tv series, we cover it all. Then we talk about Chris Tucker, paid TV commercials, QI, and so much more. Happy holidays everyone and enjoy this week’s double feature…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 34 – Christmas Vacation With The Griswolds

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. It’s all about Christmas Vacation and some of our holiday film favorites as we not only talk about our must see movies, but give a review of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”. Get stapled to your rain gutter, attacked by a squirrel, and join us for some nostalgia, on this week’s Back When Podcast.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 33 – Thanksgiving

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Shelley Rossell, Josh Hawkes, and Francis Fernandez prepare for next week as they discuss their stories of Thanksgiving and the insanity of Black Friday. From fried turkeys, to working the holidays, we cover this day of thanks from all sides. So get a slice of pie, drink up some sparkling cider and enjoy…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 32 – When A Boy Becomes An Older Boy

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk about growing up, and that special time in everyone’s life, called puberty. From voice changes, hairy faces, and noticing girls, they break down how their lives went from awkward, to more awkward. So get nostalgic with us, and reminisce on this week’s Back When Podcast.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 31 – Geek Love Comikaze-ha!

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This time around Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez discuss the latest convention that Francis attended, Stan Lee’s Comikaze! But it wasn’t about the comics, or even the TV shows, but about the geek love. We talk about making connections, being single, and social anxiety. And you can show your geek love…

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A Critical Moment Of Awesome Ep. 173 – The Proto-Hipster

Brand new Critical Moment of Awesome coming your way this week, as Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talk about bloated feet, Peter Falk, Halloween parties, Susan Vega, Trick or Treaters, our bad movie and music video of the week, and so much more! Thank you all for listening, and please share the podcast with others. Because nothing says love, like the Crit Mo podcast.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 30 – This Is Sparta…err…Halloween!!!!

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk a little Halloween. It’s only a couple days away and it’s all about the candy, the trick or treating, and the basket. Well, it’s that and of course, a little side tracking, a little nonsense, and a little bit of Ninja, as Josh shows off…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 172 – Keanu Reeves Is Stylish

The best way to survive the middle of the week is with a little Critical Moment of Awesome. This week Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy spend some time talking about Dave’s life after he quit smoking. Almost cold turkey, Dave actually shares some of the struggles with not having to be able to smoke a fag. From there it’s a John Wick review, how movies are longer because of movie prices, we…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 29 – Halloween Costumes

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. We’re only one week away from Halloween, and Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez reminisce about the costumes we grew up with, the one’s we loved, and the one’s we wished we had. Huge respect to those out there who create their own costumes for Halloween or Cosplay. It’s a about ghosts,…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 28 – Fall Into A PSL

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Josh Hawkes shows off his ninja skills by jumping into this week’s Fall premiere with Shelley Rossell and Francis Fernandez. This week it’s all about the things we love about Fall. From the weather, to food, to TV shows (like we do), and beyond. So grab a slice of pumpkin pie, a bottle…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 170 – This Is Our Blondie Cover Band

It looks like your wish came true, because you have an all new Critical Moment of Awesome! This week Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy get into some serious discussion talking about “The Devil”, and a kookie theory Francis had. From there it’s Blondie, music that Dave is working on, movies he recommends, like Horns, another Doctor Who review, more comic book movie and TV talk, Glee, Francis’ relationship status, and so much…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 27 – The Brat Pack or the Whack Pack?

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Hosts Josh Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, and Francis Fernandez talk about the celebrities of yesteryear, which happens to be only a few decades ago. From what was acceptable to the things that are not, to the remakes that are coming, and the idols we sought, it’s a menagerie of what was good in the…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 169 – The Tetromino Will Save Us!

Welcome back to an all new Critical Moment of Awesome, where Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy ditch the weird voice and sound effects program. So we do our own foley work and talk about the strange things from around the world that are critically awesome. From the Tetris movie, board game movies, to commercials with Mr. Bean, it’s a rag tag bunch of stories to keep you wondering what the world has…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 26 – We're Going Back…To The Past!

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Shelley Rossell and Francis Fernandez host this episode as Josh is out this week. As a result, they attempt to go back in time, to talk about what decade they would like to live in. And just like any time travel plot line, it doesn’t always go as planned and they talk about…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 168 – And That's How The Universe Was Made

It’s an all new Critical Moment of Awesome, where Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other guy wax nostalgic on shows that are long gone. From the prehistoric Dinosaurs sitcom to our continued love of Animaniacs, we delve into the television shows that time forgot…twenty years ago or so. It’s Keanu Reeves the action star to three boobed women, trolling, and some microwave phones, all this nonsense and more, on this week’s Crit Mo.

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Back When We Were Interesting – Fall TV Now & Then

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week, Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez have a little fun with a soundboard, and go a little off protocol, as they discuss some of the new Fall television shows. Specifically, it’s Gotham and Agents of SHIELD. But it’s not only that, as they navigate the older superhero shows they grew up with,…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 167 – Punishment By Sound Effects

A new Critical Moment is coming right at you, with Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talking about comic book movies. It’s Deadpool and Punisher with another Doctor Who review. The problem is, Francis is getting a little too excited with the special effects and the new voice changer he has now. Apologies ahead of time, as we get geeky with that and so much more, on this week’s Crit Mo.

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 166 – A Pizza Tree, Where the Bark Is Pepperoni

Many happy returns to you and all for returning to A Critical Moment of Awesome. This week, Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other guy talk, as we are wont to do, with an emphasis on Doctor Who. Didn’t mean to rhyme there, but Francis takes up an argument to continue reviewing the episodes every week while Dave has been over Doctor Who for quite some time. It’s an actual, real discussion on this and…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 24 – This Old Cell Phone (& Our 1st Google Hangouts Episode!)

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. We see the return of Shelley Rossell this week with Josh Hawkes and Francis the Other Guy as they try out, for the first time, a Google Hangout, and the first episode to be on YouTube. Check it out here: http://youtu.be/Us_f-fiu32Y. Inspired by the brand new, gigantic iPhone 6 Plus coming out this…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 23 – Back to School, Back to Work, Back to Back

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. We happily bring in Jesse from the Dragonfisters podcast, a show that gives you the experience of Dungeons and Dragons: http://thedragonfisters.blogspot.com/, joining Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez on our walk through the upcoming fall leaves and talk about our first days! It’s our first memory of school, our first experience of high school,…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 165 – No One's Offended By Rock n Roll!

You’ve returned to an all new Critical Moment of Awesome, where Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talk about the weird, the bad, and the weirdly bad. This week, it’s all about the Fappening, and the odd situation of naked people. From there it’s the VW Beetle, going to the beach, museums, another Doctor Who review, Facebook and it’s pointlessness, the early internet, offensive music genres and so much more on this week’s…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 22 – It's Colloid Suspension! (aka 90's Junk Food)

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week, Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez are joined by Mr. DNA herself, Savanna (@MasterOfRaptors) from Speak G33k 2 Me. This week we jump straight into the wonderful world of junk food, talking about what was in our lunch boxes and in our cereal bowls. It’s sweet, it’s a little disgusting, and it’s…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 164: The Podcast You Intentionally Downloaded?

Hi there! Glad to see you’re back to a Critical Moment of Awesome, where Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other guy try to give some light to the wonderful, weird world of geekdom. This week it’s a no holds barred episode jam packed full of Star Trek, Shanghai Noon, Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Martin, You’ve Got Mail, Rushmore, the 30th Anniversary of Ghostbusters, a Once Doctor Who review, weed smoking, Full House, Japanese…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 21 – We're One Totes Radical Bae

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Dudes dudettes, Josh Hawkes, and Francis Fernandez delve into the gnarley world of slang. It’s all that and a bag of chips, as we discuss the slang of today vs. the slang of yesteryear, and get caught up in how bad it is, which at one point meant good. So stay radical my…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 163 – Doctor Who Is Expendable

You’ve returned to another Critical Moment of Awesome, and this time, Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talk Expendables 3 and the new season of Doctor Who. It doesn’t stop there as our tangents lead us to Taylor Swift, Wesley Snipes, Peter Capaldi, The Trip to Italy, Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, food, weight, the LA County Faire, puffins, Deep Fried Chicken Skin, cereal, pancakes, mashed potatoes, vegetables, raisins, fitness, fat acceptance, PT/Silent Hill,…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 20 – We're Talking Idols, & Not The Billy Kind

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week Josh, the Hawkes, Shelley Rossell, Francis Fernandez talk about the Expendables 3, the Giver, and that leads us to our topic of the week. The heroes and villains of our past merge in a battle royal as they fight for our top position of who we love, and who we love…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 162 – That's a Thinking Man's Joke

This week’s Critical Moment of Awesome is nonsense…just like every other week? Join Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy as they talk sharks, names we call ourselves in society, thinking men’s jokes, the English language, and so much more. It’s a preshow show, with all the showiness of a regular show. So grab a coffee, a beer, or your favorite recreational drug and join us in the oddity of this week’s Crit Mo.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 19 – Mork Returns To Ork

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week is all about Robin Williams as we remember his amazing body of work. From the funny to the dramatic, we reminisce about the impact he had on our lives as an actor, and how he will be missed. And in a change of pace, we discuss depression, and how it impacts…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 18 – Science Fiction Theater

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Guardians of the Galaxy is the number 1 film in the country, and Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk with special guest Shelley Rossell, discussing the films and television shows that got us into the SciFi genre. It’s Star Wars, Flight of the Navigator, the obscure films that brought us into the genre…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 161: The "Lost" of Podcasts

It’s an all new Critical Moment of Awesome, brought to you by language and a person. This week, Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy get ahead of ourselves as we talk about “Guardians of the Galaxy” with a quick review, puns, boredom, the Mario Bros. movie, and Was Not Was, how depressing the world can be, lighting yourself on fire, and so much more. This is the podcast where we just try to…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 17 – Our Childhood Movies Just Got Ranked

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. In this outting, we fall in love all over again with the movies we grew up with, as Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez list the top five flicks that molded their childhood. From the Disney flicks that sang the catchy songs to adult themed cinema that went over our heads and into our…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 160: I Give It A Negative Nipple

Hi again everyone, and thank you for joining us for another Critical Moment of Awesome, that we hope you’re sharing with your Friends. Dave the Drummer and Francis the other guy delve deep into the world wide weirdness of life, starting with Francis’ encounter with a homeless man, some Weird Al music talk, a Lucy movie review, Dave’s movie choices throughout the week, and the movies of Luc Besson. A shout out to Kaitlin, as…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 16 – One Comic Book Short Of A Longbox

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week is the San Diego Comic-Con, and as a result, Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk about their history with comic books. From what started them on the medium, to their favorite characters like Scott Pilgrim and Deadpool. It’s a fun time to be had as we skim through the panels, enjoy…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 159: Microwaves & Other Kitchen Appliances

Hello everyone, how’s it going? We’re fine, thank you. Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy are bringing you a brand new Critical Moment of Awesome. It’s more Australian and Irish morning shows, kitchen appliances, talking animal movies, Weird Al, female Thor, Vikings, black Captain America, ethnic superheroes, working, longest movie ever, robots, and so much more. It’s paper anime robots giving us the love on this week’s Crit Mo.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 15 – We Love Eyes That Don’t Open & Feet

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week’s episode has Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez welcoming a guest geek. Her name is Stori, and she spreads her nerdy wings as we discuss comics, Buffy, Inspector Gadget, and our topic of cartoon crushes. Stori shares her story with us, and you, as we get nostalgic about our puppy love, on…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 158: Why oh why didn't I take the BLUE pill?

Do you like horrible singers and controversy? Are you looking for two guys who would never pay more than a dollar for potato salad? Then you’ve found the right place, as this week’s Critical Moment of Awesome have Dave the Drummer and Francis the other guy discussing The Red Pill an feminism. But that’s not all! Its talk of Yoko Ono, and a lovely voicemail from our number one fan, the Dawn of the Rise…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 14 – Camping Is In-tents!

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez visit the great outdoors as they talk about the joys of camping. From fires, to tents, to the woods as your bathroom, the stars are your blankets and the ground is your bed, as these two campers sing some campfire songs of nostalgia on this week’s, Back When…

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A Critical Moment Of Awesome Ep. 157: Game Over Easy

You’ve returned! How lovely. This week’s Critical Moment of Awesome is more debate than bad movies and music, as Dave the Drummer and Francis the other Guy talk video games. It’s not the normal video game talk as we hit the hard questions and take names, and all that nonsense. So dust off your old Playstation controllers and get that CD-Rom rolling, as we lose HP and our minds, on this week’s Crit Mo.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 13 – Toys Are You, Me, & Us

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez go back in time as we talk about the toys that we grew up with, and talk about our top five toys that we loved. From GI Joes to Transformers, bicycles to Nintendo, it’s all about the stuff that entertained us as kids, and even as adults. It’s…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 156: Do You Know "My Bed"?

Welcome back fellow listener of this podcast. A Critical Moment of Awesome is all new with Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talking World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV, because Francis may be going to the Fan Festival. From there, it’s Vidcon, and how we untalented schmucks criticize the popular and successful on Youtube, and of course, white people problems? There’s tiny music, sad individuals, bad art, and our horrible movie, as…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 12 – Summertime & The Living Was Pretty Easy

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week, Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez celebrate the fact that everyone is graduating, by talking about our own graduation and high school life. We get our diplomas, party at our grad nights, and toss our caps in the air. It’s all that nostalgia and more on this week’s Back When Podcast.

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 155: You Are Home Mac & Me!

Hello again, it’s another Critical Moment of Awesome. Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy sit back, crack open a cup of coffee and a can of Monster and talk about what’s going on throughout the internet, and some weird stuff going on in our own backyard, called the internet. So it’s video games, urban legends, pierced and tattooed pets, criminals, boobs, raves, farts, phones, and so much more. It’s a laugh riot, for…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 11 – Congratulations, on Your Graduation

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week, Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez celebrate the fact that everyone is graduating, by talking about our own graduation and high school life. We get our diplomas, party at our grad nights, and toss our caps in the air. It’s all that nostalgia and more on this week’s Back When Podcast.

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 154: The Internet Hates The Irish

The internet is out to get Dave the Drummer this week, on A Critical Moment of Awesome. In this episode Francis the Other Guy is just sitting back and relaxing, while Dave fights the Cylons. Still, they manage to still talk about a woman sharing some love with a dolphin, pencil twirling being a crime at school, movies for games that shouldn’t be made into movies, naked bike riders, and so much more. With movies…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 10 – Back to Square One on Day Time TV

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week’s episode is brought to you by your dad! Happy dad’s day! This week, Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk TV. From 80’s like reality TV to game shows to even PBS shows. We go 80’s and 90’s on you as we recall the rotary phones and naughty cable channels. It’s all…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 153: It's A Teeny Bopper Romanty Book

This week’s Critical Moment of Awesome is out LATE! Francis, you suck! So, to make up for it, we have an all in one 2 hour special where Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talk about “Edge of Tomorrow” and “The Fault In Our Stars” as the tweens were out in force last weekend. From there its vampires, Kanye and Kim visiting Ireland is the worst thing ever, smart car tipping, woman asks…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 9 – A Mosh Pit Of Infomercials

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week, Josh and Francis catch up from the last two weeks and we find ourselves with our hands in the air as we talk concerts. Then somehow it goes into infomercials and commercials of our childhood and college years, as we reminisce about the slogans and the characters that made us the…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 152: The Fax Of Life

Part Two of this week’s Critical Moment of Awesome where it’s a little pre-podcast chatter and some nonsense before we get to our bad movie of the week. This week it’s a film that will have you running for your recreational flying vehicle, as we review “Street Wars”. As if that was not enough, we also delve into our bad music video of the week, with a young woman, who sounds like she might have…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 151: The Inception of Djinneology

It’s a brand new Critical Moment of Awesome and Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy go Inception all over your face. Well, maybe not to that degree as we discuss beards, the wealthy, awkward mall experiences, the expenses of dating, a couple of comedy movie reviews from “Neighbours” to “A Million Ways To Die In The West”, the greatest movies of all time and some kickstarter talk. It’s that and so much more…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 150: "I'm So Street, I Get Parking Tickets!"

Last week, Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy tried to take things seriously. This week it’s back to nonsense as we review Dave’s new favorite movie, “Still Flowin” starring, directed, written, and produced by Bad Music Video alum, Raed. While Francis dies in horror, Dave squeals with glee. We even squeeze in an “X-Men: Days of Future Past” review and some talk about Twitter crusades, and much more. Keeping the #cancelcritmo flames fresh…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 8 – Welcome, You’ve Got Mail

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez give a little Godzilla review, that somehow leads into our memories of the internet. From chat rooms to AOL, to boobies, it’s our experiences online from the darn of the World Wide Web. It’s dial up and late nights and Netscape. It’s all that nostalgia and…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 149: We'll Never Be…NPR

We get a little serious this week on A Critical Moment of Awesome. Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy talk a little about the future of our whole podcast thing, Francis’ new obsession with NPR, and a movie review of Godzilla. We’re much more conversational this week, with an attempt at some insight and some intelligence. So sit back, relax, grab a doughnut and enjoy this week’s all new Crit Mo.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 7 – Video Games Through Our Decades!

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez catch up with Josh starting some brand new adventures, and Francis recovering from being sick. But with that comes talk of TV shows like Orphan Black, and Agents of SHIELD, but then it’s all about video games. It’s the ET game being retrieved from the desert, our first…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 148: Reality Is Rough

It’s an extra large Critical Moment of Awesome, where Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy just can’t shut up. There’s never been a better reason to #CancelCritMo. But until then, Dave and Francis talk about the Armageddon movie, Celine Dion, John Cage, Mormons, Jamaicans, Porn Parodies, Tetris, raisins, our love and hate of cinema, Luc Besson, and honestly, so much more. To list them all would be a disservice! So sit back, relax,…

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 6 – Saturday Morning Cartoons

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk about Starfest, The Amazing Spiderman 2, Free Comic Book Day, and the reboot of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, which leads us to the meat of this week’s show. It’s all about the cartoons that we grew up with, from the morning and after school cartoons, to…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 147: What The F*$# Is This Web Attached To?

Brand new Critical Moment of Awesome coming at you! This go around, Dave the Drummer and Francis the Other Guy remember Bob Hoskins as a motorboating Mario, and his many other film achievements. It’s celebrities and their fake faces to beards going out of style. We also talk about The Amazing Spiderman 2, Free Comic Book Day, coffee, robots, Doctor Whore, and our bad movie and music video review. It’s all that and so much…

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A Critical Moment of Awesome Ep. 146: #CancelCritMo

It’s an all new Critical Moment of Awesome with Dave the Drummer drumming up some impressions, while Francis the Other Guy fails once again. It’s Wondercon talk, movie sequels aplenty, Peeps the movie, cartoons and humans hooking up, accents, and we review a film that has the word “Bad” in the title, as we look at “Bad Channels”. It’s all that and much more, on this week’s Crit Mo.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 5 – Embarrassed & Mumbling

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk about Wondercon, but more of the experience there, and how being scared is kind of normal. Then it’s on to embarrassing moments, and things we do that we don’t think other people do. It’s all that and more on this week’s Back When Podcast.

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Back When We Were Interesting Ep. 4 – Workaholics Anonymous

Welcome to Back When We Were Interesting, where we talk about the stories and the experiences that make us and you, interesting. This week it’s about work as Josh Hawkes and Francis Fernandez talk about our best and worst jobs, getting fired, getting laid off, and getting rewarded and having fun. Work is a lot of work sometimes, but sometimes a job can be the best thing ever. It’s all that and more on this…

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