Show #67 - The Alarmist

Sometimes a thing happens that makes you appreciate being alive. An event that makes you grateful for the brief spark of life you've been granted. If viewed in a certain way, watching the bus-sized rock hurtle into the Russian sky at 30,000 miles per hour and explode with the kinetic energy of a 15 megaton nuclear weapon last Friday might have provided that perspective. But, as with any dramatic emotionally fraught moment, the feeling of present-ness inevitably fades. The workaday world rushes back in, and all the same dumb patterns reassert themselves. You start wasting time again. Time you'll never get back. Like the time you spend listening to podcasts. Or, like the time you're about to spend listening to the hour and a half of this week's episode of A Little Snack.

Discussed: the "well-written" John Cusack film "The Raven", what kind of roles John Cusack succeeds in, the Jason Bateman/Melissa McCarthy film "Identity Thief", an incorrect reference to Mrs. McCarthy as "Mary", Bear Trap's adventures at an area trivia night where Little Snack-centric knowledge plays a central role in the outcome, what the "Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius did to his girlfriend (and no, "murder" isn't the word -- this is a Little Snack, after all), Bear Trap's low-grade conspiracy theory regarding the meteor/asteroid unusualness last Friday, what "Armageddon" got right and what it got wrong, Charlton Heston, an excellent short story/independent movie idea Monolith inadvertently comes up with, Neill Degrasse Tyson's thoughts on the meteor, the podcasters' comments on listener suggestions for show enhancements, a certain game console gets an update, future topics of discussion, and more of the same stuff you're used to. It's time. Take a listen. It might be the last thing you ever hear. (But probably not.)

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Show #66 - Valentine's Day High-Five!

In this episode of the Snack, the two podcasters mainline a mug-full of Nyquil and see if they can finish a podcast before they pass out. Also, they ask what they can do to improve the podcast. And you cant say, "Maybe less Nyquil next time," because that's too obvious. And also they won't do it. Discussed: The things the podcasters do on February 14th, the Pope's resignation, how the Little Snack can get more listeners, whether the Little Snack should get more listeners, Marco Rubio's awkward water-drinking moment, Tim Cook's appearance at the State of the Union, a brief word about 'Side Effects', HBOGo and Apple's unholy union, why Bear Trap should own Die Hard forever because he bought it on VHS once, and other various ramblings. You know how this goes. Enjoy!

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Show #65 - The Atari Blow

In this episode of A Little Snack, Monolith and Bear Trap get all nostalgic about a whole bunch of 80s stuff. For no reason at all here's a list of 80s things they did not talk about in this podcast, but probably should have: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, E.T., jam shorts, Panama Jack apparel, 'Explorers', Battle Beasts, the guy with the melted face in 'Robocop', Battlecat, Rubik's cubes, Oregon Trail, and Jennifer Gray. Ok, Jennifer gets a mention. But all the other stuff is definitely not talked about. Discussed: The United States Post Office's plan to end Saturday mail delivery, what Bear Trap often finds in his "postbox", the future of mail, Canada's plan to take pennies out of circulation, whether pennies are even worth the effort of picking them up (nope), what sort of weather is most conducive for spotting loose change for those who are miles tall, Monolith's story about his first glimpse of the glory that is 'Die Hard', a Richard Dreyfus sighting and his emotional state at the time, what movie 'Dave' ripped off for its national leader-impersonating plot, a review of 'The Three Stooges' remake (yes, this film was witnessed), a movie that Bear Trap saw as a kid that does not actually appear to exist, what book series the 'Ender's Game' sequel 'Speaker for the Dead' resembles, what kind of movie-girl Monolith fancies, the phenomenon of falling women in romantic comedies at the turn of this century, the apex of the 'clumsy lady' romantic lead, what caused Bear Trap to stop watching 'Tosh.0', Jennifer Gray and the thing that happened to her, the methods men of a certain age used to get cartridge games to work again, Mike Tyson's Punch Out, Putt-putt and Super Saturdays, 'Silence of the Lambs' (the novel) revisited, and what the hell Thomas Harris should be doing right this second. And a couple other digressions that or may not be in some way interesting. Play it on your iTunes. Do something productive while these chuckleheads murmur about nonsense in the background.

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