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Bladtcast #296 - "Iron Fist, Your Face" Sep 27, 2018

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Christian and Captain EO are joined by Xia Anderson of Afterbuzz TV to give their SPOILER-FILLED review of season two of Marvel's Iron Fist on Netflix. They also discuss their excitement for Daredevil Season 3, and briefly discuss the new Dark Phoenix trailer.

Bladtcast #295 - "Hard Pass" Sep 22, 2018

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Christian and Captain EO are in studio explaining why their "Iron Fist" review episode will have to wait until next week, but they're joined once again via FaceTime by Coltrane, with whom they discuss Agent Starling being out on a 10am date, the reaction to the last story on last week's show, and looking at some news stories that include some very unusual fruit placement, crazy women, strip clubs, a new study that reveals that men have better sex with women who are emotionally unstable, men's preference for body types, including Piers Morgan's crusade against a plus-size model on the cover of UK Cosmopolitan. Then, a story about guys who "found" a 2018 Red Sox championship banner before the team clinched leads to an assessment of this year's ball club. Then, a Chinese kindergarten that welcomes kids back to school with pole dancing, a woman who writes a blog post entitled "How to Murder Your Husband" was arrested...for murdering her husband, then an impromptu conversation about anti-comedy and the differing opinions about Louis CK's return to comedy.

Bladtcast #294 - "The Triple C" OR "Susan Next Tuesday" OR "Bucket O' Wallets" Sep 14, 2018

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On an ALL-NEW Bladtcast #294, Coltrane is back on FaceTime talking to Christian, Agent Starling and Captain EO in studio about fitness and eating right, the cult classic "Krull", Arnold Schwarznegger, Kanye West, some lawyerly corrections, the Legacy of the Cosby Show, the realities of being a series regular, supermarkets and defending former Cosby Show actor Geoffery Owens who was photographed bagging groceries at a Trader Joe's in New Jersey, a bride who cancelled her wedding and broke up with her fiancé when their friends didn't want to pay $1,500 a person to attend their wedding, sister-wives, and doctors who have to invent new technology in order to treat a very unique injury.

Bladtcast #293 - "Two Boycotts and a Funeral" Sep 05, 2018

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Christian, Agent Starling and Captain EO are back in studio joined via FaceTime by the one and only Coltrane, who discuss the show's theme song, social media, Jeff's new dog, the end of summer, politicizing tragedies, the In N Out and Nike boycotts, walking in Southern California versus the rest of the country, Sacha Baron Cohen's new show, the NFL, LeBron and the Trumps, the John McCain and Aretha Franklin funerals and more!

Bladtcast #292 - "Summer Fun, Summer Not" OR "Don't Meet Your Heroes" Aug 29, 2018

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Christian, Agent Starling and Captain EO talk about summer vacations and the "Back to School" mentality that permeates into adulthood, DuckTales, Lennon Murder Truth, Ted Bundy, Hooters kids birthday parties and downer waitresses, Amped-up fake locker room talk (the original working title for The Bladtcast), how concert-going changes when you get older, Disney replacing James Gunn on "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", Alex Jones and the reality of free speech, the impact Twitter has on careers, the guys' social media presence, and Captain EO shares his recipe for Rockburgers, without having to go to RockDonald's to get them.

Bladtcast #291 - "Cast. BladtCast." OR "The B List" Aug 23, 2018

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Christian, Agent Starling and Captain EO are back, discussing the prospect of Idris Elba as James Bond with Mark Hunt. They also discuss the demise of MoviePass, AMC’s A-List, the delightful Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, and the difficulties in all the guys getting together to watch it. That film is contrasted with the trailer to “Titans” for DC’s upcoming streaming service and Will explains why he is glad that it looks so bad, while sharing his thoughts on the Shazam and Aquaman trailers.

Bladtcast #290 - "Not Exactly Bladtcast Scientists (with author John MacIlroy)" Aug 14, 2018

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Christian chats with John MacIlroy, who is one of the authors of the book "Not Exactly Rocket Scientists (and Other Stories)" about growing up in suburban New Jersey in the 50's and 60's.

Bladtcast #289 - "The Good, The Bad and The Mediocre: A Comic Con 2018 Recap" Aug 01, 2018

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Christian and Captain EO are joined in studio by return special guest Amy Cassandra Martinez to recap 2018 San Diego Comic Con, including all the DC trailers, "Shazam", "Aquaman" and Titans, plus the big Marvel news including "Iron Fist" season two, "Venom", "Into the Spider-Verse" and so much more!

Bladtcast #288 - "Won't You Be My Bladtcast?" (Part Two) Jul 24, 2018

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On an all-new Bladtcast #288, "Won't You Be My Bladcast? (Part Two)", Christian continues his conversation with Gene Barretta and Jason Blair about the great documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" about the life and life's work of Fred Rogers of "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood". In this installment, the guys discuss shows on super heroes, the significance of 143, the story arc of the actor who played Officer Clemons, what Mr. Rogers meant when he told every child that they were special, not being afraid to look silly or even stupid, how he went swimming every morning, his reaction to parodies, his handling of his own fame, how the show manages to be great television when it shouldn't, how modern audiences react to it. They also discuss how great it was that the show taught children how to deal with your emotions, a touching interaction with a handicapped boy named Jeff Ehrlinger, the infamous week of "Conflict" episodes,how important it is to have someone like Fred Rogers to help process events like the Challenger explosion or 9/11, and ultimately, how he saved PBS.

Bladtcast #287 - "Won't You Be My Bladtcast?" (Part One) Jul 18, 2018

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Christian is joined by friends of the Bladtcast Gene Barretta and Jason Blair to discuss the great new documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor" about Mister Rogers: what they thought of the film, what it made them think about and how it made them feel. They also talk about how the show impacted them when they were younger and how differently they view it as parents.

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