Intro from Dan (Feb. 2016) As I write this, February snow falls, the heat of summer far from my mind. But the long-brewing project I’m about to share with you comes from warmer times. Last July, Colton and I came up with the idea of a summer pop fantasy draft, and spent the next couple months…
Read Part 1 Dan We’re halfway through our summer songs fantasy draft, and I have to say my thoughts on my roster are a mixture of delight and disappointment. Curiously, it seems our early picks were the least competitive, most strident with each other: You certainly could have waited several rounds to nab “Let Me…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) Shortly after The Martian debuted, I sat down with my buddy Matt to talk about the film: what works and what is underwhelming. Given its recent Oscar nominations, including for Best Picture (!) — here’s our discussion. Notes/corrections: “In space, no one can hear you scream”…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) For our winter outing of the Earn This Beercast, Mike took the reins as emcee and beer selector. He brought a whopping eight beers from his favorite brewery, Terrapin Beer Company in Athens, GA. Listen as Mike tests Dan and Colton’s palate. In turn,…
Most Overrated Movie: Spotlight Grant says: The kind of movie that always gets overpraised. Chronicling the exposure of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church in the early 2000s, Spotlight is a ‘talky’ without particularly good dialogue, which is a bit of an issue. It also feels dated (imagine if ‘Margin Call’ or ‘The Social…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) For our third Beercast, Dan shared some of his favorite beers from his and Katy’s recent visit to beer mecca Asheville, NC. Brian and Mike give their tasting notes and ABV guesses as papa Colton phones in his thoughts. #1 – Asheville Brewing Co.…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) For The Earn This Podcast, Episode 17, Dan and Grant sat down to discuss the worst of the IMDb Top 250 — the ten worst inclusions and the ten worst exclusions. They bemoan the overrated and wonder why IMDb underappreciates certain gems. (And you get hear,…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) The Earn This Beercast is back for its second outing, this time with a special theme: beers of the summer. Enjoy listening as Mike and I once again stumble through trying to blind taste-test six beers, as Colton plays the role of emcee and…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) Beer is a wonderful thing. And, lucky for us, we have a resident beer enthusiast on staff: Colton. Intrigued by what he had to teach us, Mike (ETCast newcomer) and I sat down for a competition of beer tasting as prepared by Colton, who…
Download link (you may have to right click and “Save As”) Kevin and I sat down to review Pixar’s latest, Inside Out, wondering where it ranks among Pixar’s filmography and in the scheme of recent animated films. We discuss some of the things that tie Pete Docter’s movies together and look forward to The Good Dinosaur.…