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Episode 33 - Cheeseburger Day! Feb 01, 2020

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Round three of our Las Vegas trip brings us to Cheeseburger Day! Formerly known as hamburger day, we got to 5 of the most popular burger chains to settle once and for all which place has the best meal. We don’t suspect you’ll share our opinions, even if they are utterly definitive and utterly indisputable.
In this podcast, we try Whataburger, In-N-Out Burger, Shake Shake, Smashburger, and 5 Guys.

Episode 32 - Vegas Trip Pt. 2 Jan 20, 2020

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Dang, y’all! We got super busy and I never got this podcast up. Sorry about that! Anyways, we’re back to talk about part two of our Vegas trip, and what a trip it was! So, we ate all over the place and did so many cool things, it’s hard to pinpoint specific things to focus on.
We recorded this and a third episode while in Las Vegas and we intended to release them while we were there. However, we made the decision together to hold these remaining podcasts back UNTIL we got home after we watched Don't F**k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer. Seriously, it’s incredibly creepy. The internet is INCREDIBLY CREEPY. Don’t judge me.

Episode 31 - Vegas Trip Pt. 1 Dec 07, 2019

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Welcome back! We’re joining you from the road to talk about our December trip to Las Vegas! We’re currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada until the new year, 2020. In this episode, we talk a little bit about our four day road trip from Indianapolis to Vegas. Along the way, we drove through a bunch of states, ate at some crap restaurants, and drove into a horror movie.

Anyways, give it a listen! Next episode: Hamburgers?

Episode 30 - A Chat With Friends Oct 23, 2019

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Hello, everyone! Thanks for sticking with us while we got this episode recorded. No video this episode, so sorry about that. We will upload the podcast to YouTube though, in case that’s where you want to listen.
In this episode, we celebrate our season 2 finale by having a conversation with our friends, Chance and Krista. If you’ve ever listened to the Nerd Words Podcast, you may remember them from past episodes. Anyways, we chat about gaming couples, and couples that don’t necessarily get the same level of enjoyment from gaming.

Thank you all for another year of listening and watching! We are about to take a long trip across the country, and might share some of the pictures and experiences with you next year! We will be back with brand new episodes in 2020!

Episode 29 - The Wolf of Wall Street/The Aviator Sep 30, 2019

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In this episode, we review two Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio films. First, we discuss the 2004 film, “The Aviator.” Next, we discuss the 2013 film, “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
The Aviatoris based on the 1993 non-fiction book Howard Hughes: The Secret Life by Charles Higham. The film depicts the life of Howard Hughes, an aviation pioneer and director of Hell's Angels. The film portrays his life from 1927–1947 during which time Hughes became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).
The Wolf of Wall Streetis a 2013 American biographical black comedy crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, based on the memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort. It recounts Belfort's perspective on his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, which ultimately led to his downfall.

Episode 28 - Full Metal Jacket/ Fullmetal Alchemist Sep 11, 2019

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In this episode of Playing Hooky, we review and discuss the 1987 Stanley Kubrick film, Full Metal Jacket. We also review the Anime, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood is an anime series adapted from the Fullmetal Alchemist manga by Hiromu Arakawa. Produced by Bones, the series is directed by Yasuhiro Irie and written by Hiroshi Ōnogi.Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 war film directed, co-written, and produced by Stanley Kubrick and starring Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio and Adam Baldwin. The screenplay by Kubrick, Michael Herr, and Gustav Hasford was based on Hasford's novel The Short-Timers (1979).
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Episode 27 - Mindhunter/Jonathan Groff Aug 28, 2019

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In this episode, we review the Netflix original series, “Mindhunter.” Additionally, we talk about the career of lead actor, Jonathan Groff, and some of his other roles outside of Mindhunter.
We also talk about the recent IMAX release of Apocalypse Now Final Cut, Condado Tacos and Indianapolis customer service.

Episode 26 - Gen Con 2019 Aug 14, 2019

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In this episode we review some of the new games we purchased at Gen Con, discuss the rules, ease of play, and some of the crap decisions we may have made in the process.
GWAR vs. Time is a deck-building game. Players will build decks featuring their favorite GWAR characters, items, and locations, as well as their enemies, from throughout the band’s decades-long history. This includes characters like Berserker Blothar, Pustulus Maximus, Balsac the Jaws of Death, Beefcake the Mighty, Jizmak da Gusha, Oderus Urungus, and Sleazy P. Martini, as well a villains like Techno and Sawborg Destructo, Cardinal Syn, the Ultimate Bohab, and Boss Glom. The game goes deep into the GWARchives to find things from way back as well, like Cornelius Carnage.

Tortuga1667 is all about the interactions you have with the other players. In some cases, such as when you and your shipmates are attacking the Spanish Galleon, you need to rely on your enemies in order to succeed. In the very next turn, however, your shipmates might stab you in the back with a mutiny in order to keep all the treasure for themselves.

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Episode 25 - Three Ninjas, Showdown Review Jul 30, 2019

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In this episode, we review two cheesy martial arts movies from the early 90’s!
First, we review, “3 Ninjas.” 3 Ninjas is a 1992 American martial arts comedy film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Victor Wong, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, and Chad Power.
The film is about three adolescent boys who spend their summers being trained by their grandfathers to be ninjas. Their father, an FBI agent, is on the hunt for a nefarious villain with mysterious ties to the family.

Next, we review, “Showdown.” Showdown (also known as American Karate Tiger) is a 1993 action/martial arts film directed by Robert Radler. The film stars Billy Blanks, Kenn Scott, Christine Taylor, Ken McLeod, Patrick Kilpatrick, and Brion James.
The film is about a young transfer student vexed by bullies who must learn to defend himself. He is trained to beat up trash cans by the school janitor. Eventually, he fights in a precursor to the UFC for money.

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Episode 24 - "Snatch on a Train" Jul 16, 2019

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Welcome back, friends and allies, to the Playing Hooky Podcast! This episode, we review two totally bitchin’ movies. First, Nate brings the Guy Ritchie crime comedy, “Snatch,” to the table.
Set in the London criminal underworld, the film contains two intertwined plots: one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter (Jason Statham) who finds himself under the thumb of a ruthless gangster (Alan Ford) who is ready and willing to have his subordinates carry out severe and sadistic acts of violence. - Wikipedia
After that, Rachel brings the 2013 science fiction action film, “Snowpiercer,” to the table.

Snowpiercer is based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The film is directed by Bong Joon-ho, and written by Bong and Kelly Masterson. - Wikipedia

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