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Episode 85 – Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf – special #snarkweek edition

By Kelly Thul | July 24, 2015 - 6:30 am |July 23, 2015 Uncategorized

Special edition Nurture and Support!

As part of #snarkweek, Mel and Kelly discuss the SyFy original movie “Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf”. Mel is a huge Sharktopus fan and Kelly is a big fan of the Dominican “Bachelor”.

Everybody wins!

Since our broadcast was live, this week’s show is already on YouTube and you can actually see us TALK and MOVE if you want to check it out there.

“Would you like to know more?” (cough… get it?…. Starship Troopers?)

If you missed the link above, go here for more #Snarkweek info!)

Social Media Recommendation

Who else?? @SharktopusLives

To those of you asking how I manage to tweet while killing all these people — my tentacles are great for multitasking #Sharktopus

— Sharktopus (@SharktopusLives) July 20, 2015

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Episode 84 – Amazing Fallout

By karmic9 | July 17, 2015 - 5:56 am |July 17, 2015 Documentary

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This week we recommend an interesting biographical story and an addicting app!

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Documentary: An Honest Liar

James ‘The Amazing’ Randi is a ‘magician, escape artist, and world-renowned enemy of deception’.
Available on Netflix.
He joined the circus at 16 and became a magician before he decided that he preferred to expose the ‘tricks’ instead of performing them.
He toured with ALICE COOPER during the Billion Dollar Babies tour!
He particularly liked debunking famous psychic Uri Geller.

Mel’s Recommendation:

Game App: Fallout Shelter

A FREE game on iOS. The Android version will be out soon.
If your familiar with the Fallout games by Bethesda, this is a fun little add on.
Build a grow your own Vault in a Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland.
There’s really very little to spend any real money on, so you can really play for free!
If you like Tiny Death Star, you’ll like this one too.

Kelly’s Social Media Corner:

CPG Grey‘s Channel on Youtube: Can’t sit still long enough to watch an entire documentary? Check this channel out; he’s good at explaining things in 4 minutes!

Check this one out:

Episode 83 – Tales of Typography and Tyson

By Kelly Thul | July 10, 2015 - 6:09 am |July 9, 2015 App, Cartoon, TV Series

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Mel’s Recommendation:

App: Retype

It’s $2.99 on the iTunes App Store. And yes, it’s only available for iOS devices.
This is a cool Typography app that comes with built in fonts, backgrounds, and quotes to use. You can alter almost everything you see on the screen.
You can, of course, use your own pics as a background and change the quote on the screen.
I think it will work awesomely for Demotivational Posters. Like this one. I’m Sorry.

Kelly’s Recommendation:

TV Show: The Mike Tyson Mysteries

Kelly went to Canada recently to watch some Canadian Netflix, which has this gem of a show.
In the US, it’s available on Adult Swim.
Mike Tyson voices his own character, and Norm MacDonald voices a dirty pigeon.
It’s very reminiscent of Scooby Doo and Jonny Quest, only a little dirtier.

Episode 82 – 14 Envoys

By karmic9 | July 3, 2015 - 6:56 am |July 3, 2015 Book, Music

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Kelly’s recommendation:

Music: The Envoy by Warren Zevon

Originally released in 1982, and then in 2007 with bonus tracks.
Described as “The Excitable Boy” grows up.
The Hula Hula Boys: “I didn’t have to come to Maui to be treated like a jerk.” Ukuleles and Sadness!
Jesus Mentioned: A slow crooner about Elvis’ pill popping.
‘Ain’t That Pretty At All’: Warren is not impressed. About ANYTHING!
One of the bonus tracks is ‘Wild Thing’!
Spotify!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqviDAkNo48

Mel’s Recommendation:

Book/Audiobook: ’14’ by Peter Clines

A cool Lovecraftian Horror/ Mystery/ Steampunkish story set in modern day L.A.
Nate moves into an oddly inexpensive apartment building. It turns out that the building has some distinctly odd things going on. There are mysterious padlocked doors, apartment doors with no doorknobs, and some strange neighbors. Oh, and someone is watching the building too. Nate and his new friends start investigating, but things just keep getting more and more weird. And then people start dying.
Ray Porter narrates the audiobook and does a great job.

Episode 81 – Tidying Up at Sam’s

By Kelly Thul | June 26, 2015 - 6:30 am |June 25, 2015 Book, Stores

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Mel’s Recommendation:

Book: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo

Yes, Mel read a book about being a slob. The book claims that if you follow the method outlined in this book, you will NEVER be a slob again. Ask me for an update in a year, folks.
Despite the subject matter, I found this book to be very entertaining. The author does anthropomorphize her belongings and her house, but I found it to be charming as well as kooky.
Essentially, it’s based on discarding everything that doesn’t ‘spark joy’.
Check out YouTube for a lot of videos of people trying this method out on camera.
While I didn’t film the horror of my clothes closet, I found my heap of clothes extremely alarming and actually was able to gather together 5 big garbage bags of clothes to donate. This is especially amazing as I supposedly had cleaned out this closet only 6 months ago… <doh>

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Store: Sam’s Club

Possibly the most well-known Member’s Only Bulk Buy Club.
Get great deals on electronics and even get lunch by grazing the samples on offer! And there’s also the 4ft tall Shotgun Whiskey Decanter!
Don’t forget the ginormous tank of Cheeseballs!
And then there are really cool deals like Kelly’s new Pergola! (I want one! ~M)
If you haven’t checked out Sam’s recently, you might give it another look. (I didn’t know you could now get a personal account without having a business. Cool! ~M)

I couldn’t find the Shotgun Whiskey Decanter, but I’d like this one…. It brings me JOY! ~M

Kelly’s Social Media Recommendation:

@Leslie_Annie: aka Leslie Brooks: She has 117K followers, but still finds the time to respond to Kelly. 😉

Forget All About That Bass. I’m all about those burritos.

— Leslie Brooks (@Leslie_Annie) June 19, 2015

Episode 80 – Building Mystery Glue with Stonehearth

By karmic9 | June 19, 2015 - 6:30 am |July 5, 2015 Game, Music

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Kelly’s recommendation

Graham Parker and the Rumor – Mystery Glue

Graham has reunited with his original band – The Rumor!
This is a diverse album with an angry-ish Graham (Kelly like his Parker angry)
Kelly lucked out and won 2 tickets to see them live in Chicago recently by making his own “Mystery Music Glue” – you can do the same here: http://www.grahamparker.net/mysterymusicglue/
Videos below of the awesome “Railroad Spikes” and well as some snippets from the show Kelly saw

Listen to Mystery Glue on Spotify too!

Mel’s Recommendation:

Game: Stonehearth by Radiant Entertainment

A fun city building, resource gathering, crafting, zombie and goblin killing game by Radiant Entertainment.
It’s an Early Access game, so it’s not quite done, but is absolutely playable right now.
Oh yeah, and it will be moddable too!
You can pick it up over at Steam, the Humble Store, or from Radiant directly.
And look at the concept art below! Isn’t that freaking awesome!?

Social Media Recommendations:

Kelly: @MST3KInfo:

New post: New Short from RiffTrax Presents… http://t.co/M9ZbFAjI3O

— MST3K Info (@MST3KInfo) June 13, 2015

Mel: Nope

Episode 79 – Pointless Fun Stacking Leopards and Foxes

By Kelly Thul | June 12, 2015 - 10:27 pm |September 1, 2015 Game, Movie, Website

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We are super happy to have Special Guest KAREN THUL on this episode! We hope she’ll return….

Mel’s Recommendation:

Movie: Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Mel finally has a recommendation older than Kelly’s!
Stars Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant and was directed by Howard Hawks. This is probably Mel’s very favoritest RomCom/Screwball Comedy EVER!
There’s a LEOPARD named Baby, a Zoologist/Paleontologist, Intercostal Clavicles, Screwball Characters
SPOILER ALERT: Oddly for Mel, this movie has a happy ending.
You may be able to find this one online somewhere….. Or I highly recommend you just buy it at all the usual places.

Karen’s Recommendation:

Game: Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)

A very beautiful game that delves into the culture of the Inupiat, an Alaska Native people. Play as either Nuna or her spirit guide Fox as they try to save their people from an eternal blizzard.
Made by Upper One Games, it’s the first of many planned games that are based on unique cultures. It’s definitely worth reading more about over at their site.
It’s available on several platforms, but we’re talking about the Steam version here. (Yay PC Games ~Mel) It’s on sale for ~$10 as of this writing) AND the soundtrack is also available. It. Is. Beautiful.

Karen’s Recommendation #2

Game: Stacking

A cool Dark, Industrial, Steampunky kinda game where you play as the smallest little Russian Stacking Doll on a quest to save your family.
You get to jump into other Dolls and use their special abilities (like flying, or passing gas…) to solve puzzles.
It’s also available on Steam (and is currently less than $5). (Mel snapped this one up! Thanks Karen!)

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Website: PointlessSites.com

A site that catalogs Pointless Websites in the categories of Animations, Completely Pointless, Games and Puzzles, Interactive Playthings, etc.. Find things like a talking William Shatner Head, Animated Corgi Gifs, Sad Animal Facts.
Hours and Hours of Pointless Fun! You even get to vote.

Social Media:

Kelly: @PointlessSites: They tweet a Pointless Site every day. (See the awesome one below ~Mel)

Karen: Eat Your Kimchi on Youtube. Simon and Martina share their adventures in Asia!

Mel: is still a social media loser.

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Episode 78 – THE FUTURE IS AWESOME! (plus kittens)

By karmic9 | June 5, 2015 - 6:11 am |June 4, 2015 Documentary, Movie

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This week… a little architecture, a little snarkable scifi, and some commentary by some very little kittens.

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Documentary: Sagrada: The Mystery of Creation (Netflix)

A documentary about the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona by the architect Gaudi.
It has been under construction since 1882! They hope to have it done in 2026.
It has a lot of pillars, towers, and sculptures. Well, it has a fair amount now, and MANY more are coming.
Watch carefully for the odd boy wandering around in the film. If you figure out what he is there for – tell Kelly.

Mel’s Recommendation:

Movie: Survivor

It’s FREE for Amazon Prime Members!
Stars Kevin Sorbo (a little) and Danielle Chuchran (a lot).
It’s a fun, eminently snarkable scifi movie that enjoys parkouring in the desert.
It features a revolutionary new gadget for the future: The Interface Arm. THE FUTURE IS AWESOME!
Look at the pic below. How can you not love this movie?!

Sorry for the Kitten Interruptions! These little guys might be cute, but they sure are loud! ~Mel

Social Media Recommendation:

Commodore: @commodoresmart:

#1989 #Psygnosis released #shadowofthebeast for #Commodore #Amiga.If you were amazed by the #game #retweet this! pic.twitter.com/tizbNUkXaW

— Commodore (@Commodoresmart) June 1, 2015

Episode 77 – The Alice and The Fury

By Kelly Thul | May 29, 2015 - 6:30 am |May 29, 2015 Movie, Music

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Mel’s Recommendation:

Movie: Mad Max: Fury Road

An awesome continuation of the Mad Max story by George Miller starring Tom Hardy as Max and Charlize Theron as Furiosa.
Surprisingly, this story isn’t really about Max, it’s about Imperator Furiosa and her attempt at redemption in the violent wasteland that the world has become.
It’s hard to fangirl appropriately here without giving away some spoilers that I feel it’s best you experience for yourself, so go see it and come back here and tell me what you thought! ~M
There are also some comics planned to delve a little deeper into the story by Vertigo Comics.
Here’s a few links to some other fans’ thoughts. <Spoiler Warning>
- Kameron Hurley’s “Wives, Warlords, and Refugees: The People Economy of Mad Max” post. I would absolutely throw money at a God’s War movie. Just show me where!
- Rob Bricken’s post at i09 “Do You Realize Mad Max: Fury Road is a Miracle?”. Thanks for telling me that Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome is 30 years old. No. Really.

Kelly’s Recommendation:

Music: A Fistful of Alice ~ Alice Cooper

A live album recorded at Sammy Hagar’s club in 1997 that possibly Alice’s best live album.
Such notables as Rob Zombie, Slash, and Sammy Hagar appear on the album.
This should be your first Alice album if you haven’t yet discovered his awesomeness.
It’s available anywhere fine music is sold, but you can listen on Spotify too or YouTube if that’s your thing.
“I’m looking for a girl with a gun and a job. And a house. With cable.” ~Lost In America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd-MmcxBJtE&index=1&list=PLND-YBfq8s5kx34mXa9stnhCcIiRaJSAp

Social Media Recommendation:

Kelly: @kr_copeland: a member of the hashtag gamer elite

Land Drown Under #BeachASong

— kr copeland (@kr_copeland) May 28, 2015

You Can’t Always Get What Bouffant #hairasong pic.twitter.com/dzhihNgW6T

— kr copeland (@kr_copeland) May 26, 2015

Episode 76 – The Long Dark Open Table

By karmic9 | May 22, 2015 - 6:07 am |May 21, 2015 App, Game

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Kelly’s Recommendation:

App: OpenTable

a “Must Have” app for your smartphone if you ever need to make a restaurant reservation.
It’s available on both Android and iOS.
For all you introverts out there… you never have to interact with an actual human being! At least until you get to the restaurant.
It allows you to make reservations at participating restaurants (good ones too!) by what’s available right now, or whenever you like in oodles of areas and even internationally.

Mel’s Recommendation:

Game: The Long Dark by Hinterland Games

a Post Apocalyptic Survival game on PC that pits you against the frozen Canadian wilderness.
Try and stay alive to scavenge supplies, stay warm, and find food. You also get to craft some supplies.
Essentially this game comes down to Calorie Management. You need to balance the calories you take in against the calories you put out staying alive. Until the wolves eat you.
The game is in Alpha Testing now and is available as an Early Access game on Steam. Make sure to check out the Humble Store too.
The Sandbox mode is working now, and when you if you buy it now, you get the full game complete with the actual Story Mode when it is released.
Did I mention it’s pretty? See below!

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Kelly: @WaywardPinesFox: a very active twitter account for the new tv show Wayward Pines on Fox.

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