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Lucha Undead: "Punk-cast" with Dylan Hales

Guest @DylanWaco (Wrestling Culture on Place to Be Nation) talks to us this week about punk, the anarchy movement and politics. 

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 11: A Fighting Chance to Live – Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

The Star Trek film vault continues with Star Trek III: The Search for Spock,
as The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular takes a turn towards the
meditative. Glenn & Scott welcome Tim Capel from PTBN Comics to an
in-depth discussion of the third Star Trek movie’s place in an
ongoing story, its theatricality, Klingon linguistics, Christopher Lloyd
& Mark Lenard’s differing approaches to gravitas, how death can be
turned into a fighting chance to live, the inability of Commander Kruge
to see past his own worldview, the film’s distinct lack of Kirstie Alley
& Bibi Besch, and finger-sex versus finger-foreplay. Glenn sings
the praises of James Horner’s lyrical score, Tim gives a brief rundown
of the state of Trek comics in the early 80’s, and Scott explains why the film’s finale might be the best single scene in Star Trek history.
Get yourself an Altair water, hit the antimatter inducer, and enjoy
the latest episode of The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular!

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 10: Re-Closing the X-Files

The X-Files have been closed once again, and Glenn & Scott welcome
Andy Halleen back to The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular to follow
up on their discussion at the beginning of season ten now that the miniseries has fully taken shape. They discuss the return of various styles of X-Files episodes, whether the limited six-episode run hurt or helped the show, the value and quality of cliffhangers, the launch of The X-Files: The Next Generation with Agents Einstein and M-Something, a drug trip to remember, X-Files
as viewed through the lens of sports announcers, terrorism, and much
more. Also, Scott lists all (and we mean ALL) of the people who could
possibly be on the ship.

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 9: Madness and Death – Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the subject of The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular’s latest dive into the Star Trek vault, as Glenn & Scott welcome Todd Weber from PTBN’s comics contingent to break down the Trek movie with what is probably the best reputation. They discuss how & why Star Trek II differed from Star Trek I, check in on the movie’s characters, examine the pull it exerted on all future Trek
movies, sing the praises of actors from Ricardo Montalbán to William
Shatner to Bibi Besch, lament the absence of Madeline Kahn, and much
more!

Imaginary Stories #4: All-Star Squadron

Kelly and Johnny return to the amazing world of 80s DC for an in-depth look at the All-Star Squadron comic!
Among the topics discussed...
-Kelly and Johnny's love for the classic DC Multiverse
-The history of the Justice Society of America, Earth-1, Earth-2, etc., the"Crisis" stories, and how this paved the way for All-Star Squadron
-Roy Thomas and the story of his love of World War II-era superheroes
-A look at the most memorable stories and characters from the comics' six-year run

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 8: Oscar Preview – Best Original Score

Oscar season is here, and The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular
is ON IT. Glenn & Scott cover this year’s Oscars the only way they
know how: by running down the five nominees for Best Original Score!
They discuss Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score for Sicario, Ennio Morricone’s The Hateful Eight, Thomas Newman’s Bridge of Spies, Carter Burwell’s Carol, and last but not least, John Williams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
They discuss their reactions to the commercial albums for all five
scores, the differences between those and what Academy voters have
received, some other scores by the nominated composers, which score they
think will win, the political decision-making that goes into an actual
Academy vote for Best Score, and more!
For an extended discussion of The Force Awakens‘ score, check out episode three of the ol’ Podcast Hour Spectacular.

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 7: Where No One’s Ever Flown – Star Trek: The Motion Picture

To mark Star Trek’s 50th-anniversary year, The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour
Spectacular launches a special rewind series examining the twelve Trek
films, leading up to the release of the thirteenth this July! In this
installment, the journey begins with a dive into Star Trek: The Motion
Picture. Glenn & Scott Butler look at the first Star Trek movie’s
development, its pacing issues, its iconic score, its relationship with
fandom as it existed in the 70’s, which pieces of the original series
are retained and which are discarded, new characters that are introduced
and done away with in short order, beloved characters whose actual
characterization might be considered thin, the effect the film had on
the franchise’s development heading into the eighties, and whether it
deserves its poor reputation. Tune in to find out how many times Scott
can say the phrase “dreadfully dull” in eighty-four minutes!

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 6: Re-Opening the X-Files

The truth is still out there, and The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular is all over the return of The X-Files in pursuit of it. Glenn & Scott welcome special guest Andy Halleen to the podcast to talk about some of their favorite episodes & moments over the course of The X-Files‘
long run, the way that the first two episodes of the new miniseries
reintroduce both the larger mythology and case-of-the-week styles of the
series, Gillian Anderson having to hold out for equal pay, the
relationship between real-world conspiracy theories and TV conspiracy
theories, and AD Skinner’s stalled career.
You don’t have to register an account on MindQuad to listen to this brand-new episode of The Glenn Butler Podcast Spectacular!

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 5: Despair on the Eve of Iowa

With the long hard slog of the US presidential campaign slogging along,
The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular is back with a despairing and
at times contemptuous look at all of the people who for some reason are
still running for President on the eve of the Iowa caucus. Then,
considering the ascendancy of Donald Trump, Glenn & Scott
contemplate other WWE Hall of Famers who might make better Presidents of
the United States. Finally, there’s a brief look at the 2016 US Senate
race in Connecticut and the idea of Linda McMahon joining the fray once
again.

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 4: Didn’t We Already Talk About Star Wars?

In a blockbuster new episode of The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour
Spectacular, Glenn & Scott are joined by special guest and friend of
the show Alanna Kelly to dive just a little deeper into Star Wars: The Force Awakens than the last episode did. The three discuss their histories of Star Wars
fandom and expectations going into Episode VII before getting into the
marketing of this new movie as a return to the old and beloved tropes of
Star Wars, as well as the development of the new characters,
including their motivations and costuming (are you on #TeamCape?). Glenn
accidentally winds up engaging in a little more prequel apologia than
expected, Scott shares a story about an Empire Strikes Back bootleg video tape, and hosts & guest alike desperately try to remember Alfred Molina’s name.
After the break, Glenn, Scott, and Alanna examine the aesthetic construction of The Force Awakens, the Star Wars
universe’s newfound diversity, and how this film fits in JJ Abrams’
career. The show closes with a new segment on various other media the
participants have been consuming lately, including Another Round and extensive discussions about the recent Sherlock special and season two of the Serial podcast.

Lucha Undead: A Tribute to David Bowie with Parv

Parv joins the guys to celebrate the life and career of David Bowie.

Rank & File: Top Ten Christmas Movie Characters

Rank & File is BACK with our first holiday episode! In this series, Jordan Duncan hosts a panel of guests to discuss varying topics of the pop culture world. In each episode, they will rank their Top 10 of the given topic. On this episode, Jordan welcomes Aaron George and Erich Hinkle to the show as they rank and discuss their Top 10 favorite Christmas movie characterss. Who is the best of all time? Buddy The Elf? Which Ebenezer Scrooge is the best? And will the ENTIRE list be characters from National Lampoons Christmas Vacation? Tune in to find out where they all rank!

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 3: Star Trek Beyond Trailer, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Score

The month’s humongous sci-fi premiere has arrived with the big-screen debut of the Star Trek Beyond trailer, and PTBN’s Brothers of Discussion, Glenn & Scott Butler, are ON IT. What is there to look forward to, or not, in Star Trek XIII? Other topics covered include the balance of action and ideas in Star Trek movies, Kirk’s characterization, the new uniforms, and the Hater Brigade.
Following that, the BOD give their thoughts on John Williams’ new score to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
Where does it lie on the spectrum between the trilogy and prequel
scores? Does every Williams action score from the last fifteen years
sound the same? How do the new themes measure up? The actual movie might
come up as well.

Imaginary Stories #3: What If...?

Kelly and Johnny return for an epic look at the original What If...? series published by Marvel Comics from 1977-1984!
Among the myriad of topics discussed...
-The phenomenon of Conan the Barbarian
-Rick Jones bums his way around the Marvel Universe
-Obscure Comic/Record combos of the 1970s
-The infamous parody issue
-"What If the Fantastic Four were Jewish?"
-Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and...Sgt. Fury?????
All this and tons more!

The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular, Episode 2: PTBN’s Holiday Tournament Spectacular

This installment of The Glenn Butler Podcast Hour Spectacular sees
PTBN’s Brothers of Discussion, Glenn & Scott Butler, welcome Steve
Wille to a discussion of another Spectacular, PTBN’s Holiday Tournament
Spectacular, coming to The Place to Be at the stroke of midnight as
Thanksgiving turns to Black Friday and the holiday season blasts off.
The three men run down all four regions of the tournament and break down
128 different holiday movies, TV episodes, songs, albums, foods, and
experiences…and, we like to think, learn a little bit about each other
in the process. After all, isn’t that what the holidays are all about?