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This episode we quickly cover this past week’s RAW, give out our weekly wins and fails, and speak with Jimmy Korderas about the business and his experience of being in the ring as a wrestler instead of a referee. Download/Stream the show or subscribe to our podcast.Filed under: Show Upload
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We are back this week to talk about this past Monday’s Raw and a bit of this past Saturday’s UFC main event; our wins and fails of the week; and some talk about the lack of promotion for the Battleground PPV. We were also joined by Arda Ocal to talk about the business and (inadvertently?) […]
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On the show this week: Front Page Sounds Like A Broken Record Not What You’d Expect To Find Extras CQ: Humans have been actively transforming their environment for millenia, instead of being transformed by it — but does that make us less natural and weaker as a result, and how should we try to ensure
Epic and Nutty Bites join forces to facedown the ghoulish Mike Dougherty and his new project; Z*Con! Hosts Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot) Nuchtchas (@Nuchtchas, nimlas.org) Show Notes Check out the website and get notified when the crowd funding starts! http://www.youhavebeeninfected.com/ Follow Mike on twitter!: @ZConMovie Balticon: http://www.balticon.org/ The Plague Doctor (@The_Clock_Doc) Halcon: http://hal-con.com/ Browncoats Redemption: http://browncoatsmovie.com/ The Zombie Makeup
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This was a busy week as we had a quick recap of Night of Champions; our last conversation about Total Divas (until November); our Wins and Fails of the week. We also had Bryan Alvarez from the Wrestling Observer & Figure Four Weekly on the show to talk wrestling & MMA. Download/Stream the show or […]
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This week, we give our quick Wins and Fails of the last 7 days; talk a bit about the continuation and eventual end of the CM Punk/Paul Heyman storyline; mention AJ’s comments while on commentary on Monday; cover some TNA and UFC news; reminisced about the opening of the first WWE event after 9/11; and […]
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Something entirely different this week: As I have just gotten back from Dragon*Con, I haven’t had a chance to do any research (or much of anything) for the show. So, I’m going to ride the recent con energy to give you some tips on going to cons. CQ: What would bring you to a con
Join us and perhaps YOU can solve a mystery! Hosts Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot) Joel Richard (@JoelARichard) Richard Gray(@EpicRich1) Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName) Show Notes The Taos Hum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGHe7rdq0Ds Jack the Ripper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_ripper The WOW Signal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow_signal Pyramids http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_pyramids Guy that moved big boulders on pebbles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYQBDhkBfr0 Rotating Statue http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-jqMcKH4ZI Sailing Stones http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyUjmMOURag WordPress Links The Dyatlov
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We are back this week with a quick rundown, and preview, of UFC’s latest marathon of programming and how it may hurt business; some results from this past weekend’s UFC PPV; our impressions of this past Monday’s Raw and the continuing “New Regime” storyline. Download/Stream our show or subscribe to our podcast.Filed under: Show Upload
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Greetings dear listeners, We have podcasts back! BUT! We only have been able to return Season 3 (shows dated June 5th, 2013 and onward) to the web. If you would like to have some of the older shows back, shoot us an email (AgainstTheMat[at]gmail.com) with the date of the show and we will try to […]
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A look at some of the strangest, funniest, and most infuriating game glitches of all time. Hosts Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot) Joel Richard (@JoelARichard) Richard Gray(@EpicRich1) Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName) Show Notes World of Warcraft – Old Ironforge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm8gJV6dZuQ World of Warcraft – Death Knight Death Grip, throwing through to the center of the map World of
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On the show this week: Mixed Messages CQ 230-238 CQ: When you plan your vacations, how do you balance between being worried about wasting time doing nothing, and wasting time doing too much? For a full list of article for Mixed Messages, see the list in Episode 258. For the full list of questions, see
On the show this week: Front Page Mixed Messages Has Been Life, Will Be Living Extras CQ: If you could design for yourself, with reason, a 30-day challenge to do, whether it be learn a new skill, practice something, or do something otherwise new, what would it be? And what’s stopping you from doing it?
On the show this week: Deviated CQ: Should our computers enforce rules of their own for time off, vacations and places of peace? Full list of 18 articles at The WEIRD Show!
On the show this week: Vacated CQ: With all that we do in public, from social media to publicly challenging ourselves to reach our goals, are we becoming *too* interdependent? Is the pendulum swinging from extreme independence into the opposite direction? Full list of 23 articles at The WEIRD Show!
A good evening to all our listeners! We are catching up to the last 2 4 episodes in 1 post. August 7th – Apologies, I forgot what we talked about in this episode. August 14th – The pre-Summerslam episode where we had our predictions for the event, with the help of a betting site to […]
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This week we have a brief rundown of the E! channel’s Total Divas from this past Sunday and Monday night’s Raw; a quick mention of Randy Orton’s attack in South Africa; our ideas of matches to be set for Summerslam; TNA’s continued craziness and a new hashtag debut; and very briefly cover some UFC. Download/Stream […]
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The Epic travel through time! In a forward direction and at the same rate as normal time. For about 28 minutes. Hosts Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot) Richard Gray(@EpicRich1) Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName) The Clockwork Doctor (@The_Clock_Doc) Show Notes Special Relativity [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rocNtnD-yI] Special Relativity made easy [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30KfPtHec4s] The 4th Dimension [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOuXtONDAN0] In Plain English: http://geekloo.com/plain-english/articles/ The Alcubierre Drive http://www.collective-evolution.com/2013/05/28/nasa-admits-they-are-working-to-travel-faster-than-the-speed-of-light/
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On this episode of ParaPhrasing John Cowland and Bondo discuss some of the best AND worst paranormal evidence they have seen online and even play clips from popular “reality” paranormal television shows like Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More
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Ryan and Fred are in this week to talk about this past Monday’s Raw; their overall impressions of the show; what they could see on the card for SummerSlam; a bit of TNA news; and their wins and fails of the week. Download/Stream the show or subscribe to our podcast.Filed under: Show Upload
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On the show this week: Front Page Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Man’s Beast Friends Extras CQ: With the Internet making us globally connected, are we seeing an erosion of the concept of a “day” in favour of a “semi-random moment of synchronicity”? Full list of 36 articles and the podcast at TheWEIRDShow.com!
Stephanie joins us to talk about one of her favorite subjects: Mythical Creatures! Hosts Marc Cabot (@MarcCabot) Richard Gray(@EpicRich1) Andy McMullen (@AndyLastName) Stephanie Sirois (@s_L_promotions) The Clockwork Doctor (@The_Clock_Doc) Show Notes Vampire Unicorn! Found here: http://cindarellapop.deviantart.com/art/Horrible-Vampire-Unicorn-174062087 American History Museum Mythical Creatures Fun Facts Page: Includes information regarding the Kraken http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/mythic-creatures/fun-facts Mermaids http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/past-exhibitions/mythic-creatures/promos/for-educators/mermaid-migration http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/mermaids/videos/mermaids.htm Narwhals [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykwqXuMPsoc] Vampires
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Back with a jam-packed show this week while we have a recap of WWE`s Money In The Bank PPV from this past Sunday; a quick recap of Monday night`s Raw and the beginnings of the Summerslam card taking form; Randy Orton`s possible injury and rumoured locations for Wrestlemania 31 and 32. Download/Stream the show or […]
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On the show this week: Front Page Old Things It’s All In The Head Extras CQ: Is it right for mankind to control their environment, or should we change ourselves instead? Is biogenetic engineering a better solution than climate engineering? Full list of 32 articles and the podcast at TheWEIRDShow.com!
This week, we cover Chris Weidman’s win over Anderson Silva this past Saturday, how a rematch may have (has already) been set, and how this may add interest in the GSP/Hendricks fight this coming November; The Debut of the Wyatt Family and our impressions of it; what else happened on Raw other than Vicky getting […]
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