Welcome to this week’s all-new edition of The Podwits Podcast! Thanks to a spectacular technical error on behalf of the engineering staff, this week’s podcast was recorded TWICE! Though, you’ll only have to listen to the second, new and improved version. In an effort to capture lightning in a bottle, Dion and J. try to hit all the topics from their missing podcast at LIGHTNING SPEED! It’s like getting all the usual Podwits goodness and so much more! I can guarantee you this, though… there are not nearly as many exclamation points in the podcast as there are in this write-up!!! So sit back, relax your earholes and get ready for another exciting episode of The Podwits Podcast!
The Podwits’ Speed Round!!!
Posted: 17th January 2015 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Alan Howarth, Amazon.com, Christmas, Dark Star, Escape From LA, Escape from New York, John Carpenter, John Williams, Radio Shack, Shirley Walker, Thanksgiving, The Lego Movie, The Thing
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Podwits Flashback: Live From “Borgnine Night”
Posted: 10th January 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Best of, Ernest Borgnine, PodcastTags: Borgnine Night, Ernest Borgnine, Randy Jurgensen, Tortilla Flats
(This cast originally aired the 18th of February, 2012.)
The Podwits take the show on the road and record LIVE from the 20th annual “Borgnine Night” at the legendary Tortilla Flats in New York City! The proprietor of the bar, Andy, sits down and discusses the history of “Borgnine Night” and the cult status it has now achieved. Will Dion ever be able to top this episode’s “Borgninian Moment of the Week“? You’ll just have to listen to find out!
All that and a preview of an upcoming Podwits EXCLUSIVE interview with NYPD and Film legend Randy Jurgensen.
And a special thanks to www.paulpix.net for providing not just the beautiful cover art for this week’s cast, but for shooting the evening for us!
Too Graphic For a Podcast
Posted: 3rd January 2015 by Podwits Administrator in Film, Film Review, History, Podcast, Sex, Television, The MuppetsTags: Behind the Green Door, Bill Cosby, Connor Baxter, Debbie Does Dallas, Deepthroat, Documentary, Dogtown and Z Boys, Errol Morris, Kai Lenny, Ken Burns, Molokai Paddleboard Race, Paul Williams, Paul Williams Still Alive, Phantom of Paradise, Porn, Russ Meyers, Star Begotten, Supersize Me, Taxi Driver, The Muppet Movie, The Scene, Winnebago Man
The boys usher in the New Year with talk of documentaries, and the annoyance of the Documentarian interjecting themselves into the narrative and becoming the central character- is that at all necessary? Then of course, like all good academic conversations, the topic leads to porn and the numbing of the modern mind to the naked image and what now can be found online… and well, so much so that they actually had to edit out a recollection that wasn’t approved by the censors and the Hayes Code!
So come have a listen to the first cast of 2015– and also hear the exclusive, announcement the Podwits have on the all new Podcast premiering in the coming weeks! Please come down and have a listen!!!
Check out the original leaked videos that led to the great 2010 documentary Winnebago Man.
And here are details of New York City’s famous, lost 1960’s club’s, Steve Paul’s The Scene.
Living It Up In A.C.
Posted: 20th December 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Christmas, Electronics, Film, History, News, Podcast, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Atlantic City, Bed Bugs, Bill Cosby, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott, Sony Pictures, The Interview, UVA
Well the Podwits rip their topics right from the headlines this week! 
After one of our beloved Wits of Pod confesses to a horrible invasion of the vicious Bedbug some years ago, they take listener’s Twitter questions on the subject, before they move on to the uproar surrounding the casting of Ridley Scott‘s Exodus:Gods and Kings film, the Sony Pictures debacle and how the film The Interview was even greenlit, and Bill Cosby‘s fall from grace. They end on a high note, discussing Atlantic City and the sad downfall of prestige related to casino gambling. We’re all lining up for a chance at the One-Armed-Bandit this week in an all new episode of the Podwits Podcast!
Podwits Beer School
Posted: 13th December 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Beer, Comic Books, Film, PodcastTags: Andrew Garfield, Beer, Burton Baton, Captain America, DC Comics, Dog Fish Head, Iron Man, Jon Favreau, Jon Peters, Joss Whedon, Kevin Feige, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Spider-Man, Thor
On this week’s delightful edition of “The Podwits Podcast”, you’ll learn everything you ever wanted to know about beer and so much more as Brian “Dr. All Y’all” Zino takes us through the in’s and out’s of IPAs and what exactly it takes to ‘skunk’ a beer (not to mention a very special choice for this week’s edition of ‘What’s Brian Drinking’?) The Wits Of Pod then chase it with an in-depth look at what the recent SONY data breach may mean for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and whether or not a certain webslinger may finally swing on over to the MCU Proper!
It’s got action, adventure and mystery in this week’s brand-spanking new “Podwits Podcast”. Pull up a pew and relax those earholes!
Trailing The Teasers
Posted: 6th December 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Film, PodcastTags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Lucas, James Cameron, JJ Abrams, Jurassic World, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Wars, Superman: The Movie, Terminator, Terminator Genisys
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New Podcast: All (About) That JAZZ
Posted: 29th November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Art, Audio Review, Celebrities, Electronics, History, Literature, Music, Music Review, Notes & Chords, Technology, Up on The Soap BoxTags: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Art Tatum, Bud Powell, Caravan, Charlie Parker, Chet Baker, Dave Brubeck, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Elvis Presley, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Howlin' Wolf, Jackie Gleason, Jimmy Smith, Joey Defrancesco, John Coltrane, Jon Faddis, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Miles Davis, Muddy Waters, New Orleans, No Chaser, Oscar Peterson, Preservation Hall, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ray Charles, Red Garland, Robert Johnson, Sonic Highways, Sonny Rollins, Straight, The Meters, The Village Vanguard, Thelonious Monk, Tom Waits, Tommy Dorsey, Wes Montgomery, Willie Dixon
The boys are cookin’ and steamin’ this morning! They first jump into their love for Preservation Hall in New Orleans, which leads into a very spirited discussion of their love of all things Jazz. They chat about their favorite jazz musicians, jazz albums, and even give off-the-cuff 5 jazz picks for anyone wanting to get into the genre. Dion waxes for his love of Frank Sinatra and breaks down the theory of the ‘concept album‘ and Frank’s connection, and after briefly touching on the history of how Blues legends learned how to play down in the Delta, Brian then presents the philosophical (or rhetorical) question of the old school musicians who learned to play in the smoky clubs or backwoods juke joints, versus the modern-day musicians who instead now learn their trade academically, in schools and universities- is there a difference in heart and feeling? And did the bitterness we saw in the 1960’s-70’s from some Blues icons toward the British-invasion white-bands justified? We’re improvin’ it all the way home in this brand new edition of the Podwits Podcast!
Come download it today!
Footnotes:
Please check out good friend and very talented musical genius Matt Garrison and his new album here
Here’s the great PBS American Masters documentary called Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Here’s a sample of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band‘s tribute album, featuring Tom Waits.
New Podcast: Side Cast: Live Albums
Posted: 24th November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in History, Music, Music Review, Podcast, Side-Casts, Up on The Soap BoxTags: B.B. King, Bill Withers, Billy Joel, Black Sabbath, Bo Diddley, Bobby Bland, Bootleg, Buddy Rich, claudio simonetti, Count Basie, Dario Argento, Dean Martin, Demonia, Dio, Frank Sinatra, Goblin, Jo Stafford, John Pizzarelli, Kurt Weill, Leadbelly, Live, Live Albums, Muddy Waters, New Goblin, Nirvana, Ocean's Eleven, Red Norvo, Sammy Davis Jr., Side-Cast, Sidecast, The Doors, The Pied Pipers, The Rat Pack
J. Blake and Dion Baia are back for another exciting installment of the Podwits Side Cast! This week the boys have picked 10 live albums that they feel are great and *must* listens for anyone unfamiliar with them. The boys have managed to narrow it down to 5 each, and try to surprise each other as to what is on each list and why they think each album has a place on said lists. So come on down and see which picks the boys decided on and see if you know them all, on this week’s edition of the Podwits Side Cast.
New Podcast: Do Fans Have a Point? Or…?
Posted: 22nd November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in Books, Comic Books, Film, Literature, Music, News, Podcast, TelevisionTags: Axl Rose, Broadchurch, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Dirty Harry, Doctor Who, Family Guy, Firefly, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Gotham, Gracepoint, Guns N' Roses, Ian Fleming, Idris Elba, Jericho, Joss Whedon, Lennie James, Low Winter Sun, Luther, Mark Strong, Opeth, Ridley Scott, Ruth Wilson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Solar Pons, Spiderman, Star Trek, Star Wars, Terriers, The Bridge, The People vs. George Lucas, The Princess Bride, The Walking Dead, Tom Clancy, Twitter, Yes
The boys get into some pretty heady, philosophical debates this week, concerning the right of the fan towards art. Starting with the cancellation of various TV shows they’ve known and loved, Dion and Brian segue into the idea of continuing a franchise’s life through new material, be it either penned by fans or officially sanctioned by the creators; is that ok? The topic of responsiblity of an artist to the fan is weighed- be it in movies, television, print or music, and what then of the responsiblity of the fan to an artist? Hmmm…. It’s a fun ride this week on another exciting and educating edition of the Podwits podcast!
Footnotes:
Idris Elba will reprise his role as Luther.
William Goldman wrote The Princess Bride. Brian was almost there…
New Podcast: Dr. All-Y’All Kills the Podwits!
Posted: 16th November 2014 by Podwits Administrator in PodcastTags: Brooklyn, Dos Equis, Famous Grouse, GEICO, Jeep, Jerry Della Femina, Mike Myers, Oskar Blues, Sergio Leone, So I Married an Axe Murderer
Brian once again fancies himself a Bond villain, and tries to distract those meddling Podwit kids with talk of clever marketing and despotic Brooklyn movie theaters! Dion’s full of fun facts about advertising legend Jerry Della Femina and how advertising price discounts can be illegal in Denmark! J. tells us all about how his time living in East Flatbush turned him into a heartless killer! Shenanigans abound on this all new Podwits Podcast!
Here’s one of the Famous Grouse commercials Dion was talking about: