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Bladtcast #217 - "Katie Daryl and Comics Talk with Captain EO and Jeff Winstead" Mar 21, 2017

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Christian is joined in studio by Katie Daryl to talk about Season 8 of World's Greatest Tribute Bands, Wednesdays at 10pm Eastern on AXS TV. Then, he asks Captain EO for his dream-team super hero line-ups, a question he then poses to Jeff Winstead, who also explains the difference between Secret Wars and Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Bladtcast #216 - "Jeff Winstead : Bladtcasts on Infinite Earths" Mar 12, 2017

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Christian is joined for the entire episode by comic book creator, and comic book fan Jeff Winstead, who comiserates about the difficulties of comic book collecting in the mid-80s when you grew up in a rural area, their first comics, mutual appreciation for Spider-Man comics of that era, and how they both were disenfranchised in the early 90s by the compressed storytelling of the artist-driven work of that era, especially compared to the strong writing that preceded it, sharing some favorite creators and storylines. Jeff talks about creating his own comic book series, "The Alternate", and shares his thoughts on FX's "Legion" series and the film "Logan", with an unexpected detour into corn subsidies along the way

Bladtcast #215 - "NOT Okay: The Bladtcast 'Logan' Special" Mar 06, 2017

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Christian and Captain EO give their SPOILER-FILLED reaction to "Logan". (Seriously. You've been warned). They also look ahead to the future of the "X-Men" movie franchise.

Bladtcast #214 - "At Least LaLa Land Won The Popular Vote : The Bladtcast 2017 Oscars After Show" Feb 27, 2017

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On the Bladtcast 4th Anniversary / 2nd Annual Oscars After Show, Christian, Captain EO and Agent Starling are in studio, joined via Skype by Christian Toto of Hollywood In Toto to react to the 2017 Academy Awards telecast. [NOTE: A video version of this episode is available on The Bladtcast YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T8d6AWD1LU&feature=youtu.be]

Bladtcast #213 - "The Un-Motivation Report" or "Bladtcast's Comet" Feb 23, 2017

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In a late-night "Bladtcast After Dark" recording session, a cocktail-fueled Christian and Agent Starling recap an Ace Frehley & Enuff Z'Nuff concert, and also discuss the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers, the Traveling Wilburys, the proliferation of the After-Show as an art form, Agent Starling's Hip Hop Dance Class, his "Motivation Report" podcast, performing as Superman for schoolchildren, and hoping to educate Christian's son Felix in the art of cinematic appreciation. There's also an attempted Free Style that's not to be missed, and shout-outs to our "Dennis Miller Show" DMZ family, including Kevin Scott, Andrew Breitbart, Sarah Ricard and her husband Lester (AKA the composer of "The Love Theme From Delta Force") and revisiting the show's 120 year old intern, Jebediah.

Bladtcast #212 - "The Amalgamation Synthesis Combination" Feb 15, 2017

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Bladtcast #212, "The Amalgamation Synthesis Combination", features two-shows-in-one: first, Christian, Agent Starling, Mrs. Starling, Captain EO and Agent Romanoff are back for the second part of the Super Bowl LI wrap-up show, examining more of the commercials, and, yes, NFL butts. Then, Christian and Agent Starling have some late-night Nerd Talk (possibly after some adult beverages), including Star Wars Episode 8, Batman movies, "Kong: Skull Island", Logan, Legion, and other X-Men on TV, Doctor Who's new season being Peter Capaldi's last, Transformers, Friday the 13th, Jurassic World 2 (Book of Shadows), Marvel's interesting TV schedule, and a Johnny Knoxville movie with ties to Christian's youth.

Bladtcast #211 - "Super Bowl LI : The Bladtcast Postgame Special" Feb 08, 2017

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Highlights from the Facebook Live videos where the Bladtcast guys and gals reacted to Super Bowl LI, from the New England Patriots amazing comeback to the half time show, the commercials, the video games, and, making his Bladtcast debut, the one and only Felix Bladtcast! Plus, a cameo appearance from Founding Bladtcast member Coltrane!

Bladtcast 210 - "The Tom Kelly File" OR "Madame's Place" Feb 01, 2017

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Christian and Captain EO are joined via Skype by comedian Tom Kelly, making a triumphant return to The Bladtcast discussing "Bladt's girls", social media, the history of the podcast (with and without wacky horns) and the limitations of the medium, dating clowns, Match.com, The View, the current state of late night television, regional dialects, Tom and Christian's alma maters and time as NBC pages, local commercials in New York, Liev's hot cousin, yet another delay for the new Star Trek series, networks that reboot existing properties, how Snapchat is the modern-day beeper, Madame's Place, AKA Mariah Carey's New Year's Eve meltdown. Then, they try to navigate the tricky waters of discussing the implementation of President Trump's Executive Order on immigration, while Jeff standing up for millennials leads to a heartfelt examination of the lives that they have led and we all lead. Finally, Christian and Tom weigh in on an SNL writer tweeting about Barron Trump.

Bladtcast #209 - "Bladtcast and Chill" Jan 25, 2017

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Captain EO gives Christian an update on his relationship with Agent Romanoff, now entering into its second year, and they compare notes on domesticated life and the different approaches to housekeeping. Christian admits to his lack of understanding of slang, including the notion of "Netflix and Chill" -- a concept that has apparently changed with the times. There's also a conversation about "Great Memes Throughout History" and kudos to Wendy's stepping up their online presence. Then, Christian and Agent Starling start the next great nerd controversy by listing their ideal team line-ups for the X-Men, Avengers and Justice League. They also tangentally discuss a variety of other beloved comic book characters, and Agent Starling also reassesses his thoughts on "Suicide Squad" after seeing the Extended Cut.

Bladtcast #208 - "Karl-Zahn-By-The-Sea" Jan 18, 2017

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Christian and Captain EO are joined for more than an hour by comedian Karl Zahn, AKA "Karl From New Hampshire" to discuss life, marriage, birth, child-rearing, the oncoming Generation Trump and more!

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