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Food, Gastronomy, & Fourgazmo

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We are cooking up a storm in this week’s episode with special guest Nick Workman, former co-host of Nerd Alert on 94.9 CHRW London. In this sizzling, tantalizing episode we get into porn, as usual, the CBC and cooking shows. We also get into nerd like things like movies and the like, but this week is all about the chef, the line chef. Or is it cook? I don’t know but what I do know is that this episode is going to cook? What? Screw it, I don’t know but here we go with episode 69? We goofed last time and this time is episode 70. We think. SEX!!!!

Let it begin… the show now!

Guest:
Nick Workman – Former co-host of Nerd Alert, Cook at Bannock

What we’ve been checking out:
Nick: Hannibal, The Legend of Korra
Shawn: Marvel’s Original Sin, COD: Advanced Warfare
Earl: Costume Quest 2, Huang’s World

Audio notes: (1hr. 16min. runtime)
0:03:35 – Morning person and Morning Glory
0:15:10 – From CBC to Bannock: A Canadian Journey
0:24:05 – Kitchen intern, Anthony Bourdain, and stunt cocks
0:34:20 – Reality cooking shows, and food memories
0:44:40 – Nick catches up on movies, Child’s Play, Pet Sematary, and Big Hero 6
0:50:05 – Gone Girl, Fincher, Inherent Vice, and Spielberg
1:06:10 – What’s everyone checking out?

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Godzilla, Kaiju, & Giant Monsters

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This week, resident expert Van Ching smashes through the podcast to talk about Godzilla, kaiju, and giant monsters! We discuss the latest film, some of its recurring themes and issues, Gareth Edwards, and other monster movies. We also end up talking about Ultraman, the Destroy All Monsters Melee video game, the new merchandise, and why we think Godzilla 2000 has the silliest ending in the franchise.

Guests:
Van Ching – “A little Godzilla in all of us”

Supplementary Notes:
Monsters – Trailer
Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee – Video Game
Godzilla 2000 Ending

Audio notes: (1hr. 3min. runtime)
04:05 – Thoughts on film, getting schooled on Godzilla lore, being a force of nature, and Fukushima
13:20 – Perspective, the cast, Monarch, Jurassic Park & Spielberg, building tension, and Godzilla’s new look
26:25 – Disaster porn, “Marvels”, the military, technology v. nature, and doors opening/closing
38:45 – Cloverfield, Pacific Rim, archetypal characters, Monsters, creature behaviours, and powerlessness
50:35 – Destroy All Monsters, War of the Monsters, kaiju video games, merchandise, and Godzilla 2000

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