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  • Episode 94: Only the Shadow Knows

    Episode 94: Only the Shadow Knows
    2025/06/17

    Episode 94: Only the Shadow Knows

    • Man, we had a train wreck of audio this episode. Drops and mics off oh my! Maybe it had something to do with Connor "pre-gaming" hard even before we went live! Cleaned it up pretty well, but I'm no audio engineer!
    • Long conversations about upcoming preorders and a commentary on the increasing cost of video games!
    • Connor wants to talk about video games that have influenced your life. Sean has a difference of opinion on what "influence" means, but a good conversation nonetheless!
    • In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the 2018 Chinese martial arts drama, Shadow. Beautiful cinematography, well written and acted, but still something just seemed off - maybe it was plot gaps. Well worth the watch however. Check out our thoughts!
    • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

    Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!

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    1 時間 19 分
  • Episode 93: Zombie Family Feud

    Episode 93: Zombie Family Feud
    2025/06/07

    Episode 93: Zombie Family Feud!

    • We jumped video game rabbit holes, including South of Midnight, a smidgen of Destiny, and back to Borderlands 3.
    • Connor started a fun discussion on superhero relationships and why they always seem to fail!
    • In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the *FIFTH* (are you kidding me) movie in the Resident Evil franchise, 2012's Resident Evil: Retribution. Not a good move and no clue what is really going on since neither of us have seen a RE movie and Sean last played RE2 on the PS1. If you're a fan, cool... we were not.
    • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

    Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!

    Find us anywhere!

    • @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads
    • @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky
    • @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
    • @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube
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    1 時間 19 分
  • Episode 92: Well That Was Awkward

    Episode 92: Well That Was Awkward
    2025/05/23

    Episode 92! Well THAT was awkward...

    • First of all, apologies for Sean. Head cold + meds + can't breath = kind of out of it.
    • Let's talk a little bit about Thunderbolts* !!!! It was great!
    • In our Roll for Credits segment, We painfully watch the awkwardness of dating and social media that is the 2023 movie, Cat Person. If you hate the idea of dating in this day and age, this movie will, well, make you scared and hate it even more. Funny, awkward, scary, and sad through and through. Makes you think though!
    • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

    Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!

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  • Episode 91: Welcome to Talking Club

    Episode 91: Welcome to Talking Club
    2025/04/27

    Episode 91! Welcome to Talking Club.

    • First of all, apologies for any audio issues. There is some slight popping in the audio that could not be resolved. We'll get that cleaned up before next week!
    • Man, we start the show by just rambling on with the utterly overwhelming Gold Rush of games that have started coming out in the last 3 months, with more on the horizon. And we're just focusing on XBox! A good time to be a gamer.
    • In our Roll for Credits segment, we headed down to the sunny beaches of Florida and chatted up the 2023 comedy, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar. A little like an SNL sketch gone too long, but genuinely funny and light right. But man, Barb and Star are sneaky Cougars... ;-)
    • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

    Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!

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    1 時間 19 分
  • Episode 90: I'll Be Your Huckleberry

    Episode 90: I'll Be Your Huckleberry
    2025/04/12

    Welcome to Episode 90! I'll be your huckleberry...

    • To honor the recent loss of Val Kilmer, the intention was to have a very Val-centric episode focusing on some of our favorite movies. We got sidetracked, of course.
    • After 35 years, Sean has picked up his trumpet again and joined a local band. This led to a rabbit hole of some of Sean's more interesting band geek stories from back in the day.
    • Given the recent loss of Val Kilmer, Connor wanted to know about other actors we've lost that we miss and we chased that chicken for some time
    • In our Roll for Credits segment, we *finally* got to Val. No reviews, we just talked about some of his more iconic (at least in our minds) movies. We chatted about Top Secret!, Real Genius, Willow, and finally, Tombstone.
    • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

    Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!

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    • @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads
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    • @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
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    1 時間 34 分
  • Episode 89: Back from the Beyond!

    Episode 89: Back from the Beyond!
    2025/03/08

    Welcome to Episode 89! We're back from the Beyond!

    • We just were giddy with excitement to get back in the saddle, and just nerdy chatted for a long time to start off.
    • We explored movies that we could watch forever or movies that have the same emotional impact on us no matter how many times we watch it. Good stuff and not necessarily what you would expect.
    • In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 2017 documentary-style sci-fi movie, The Beyond. Man, for a movie that started out with a promising premise, the wheels fell off! Come hear our thoughts, good and bad... and beyond!
    • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

    Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!

    Find us anywhere!

    • @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads
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    • @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram
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    1 時間 15 分
  • Episode 88: Baa Ram Ewe!

    Episode 88: Baa Ram Ewe!
    2023/07/03

    Welcome to 88! Baa Ram Ewe!

    • In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 2020 comedy, Rams, Starring Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson! Great little movie that was more touching and poignant than funny, but highly recommended!
    • We dove into Connor's head a bit and he went off on his love for anime. listen as Sean weakly tries to join in! LOL
    • We finish off the episode doing a little character creation for Sean as we prepare to dive into a new one-man D&D campaign for the month of July. Monks and goblins coming in hot!
    • And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.

    Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!

    Gene Pool Variety Hour:

    • @GPVarietyHour on Twitter
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    Sean:

    • Headgamer on XBox Live
    • @headgamer on Twitter
    • @head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok

    Connor:

    • QuillMiester on Xbox Live
    • @QuillMiester on Twitter
    • @QuillMiester on Twitch
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    1 時間 34 分
  • Episode 87: Let Me Tell You a Story

    Episode 87: Let Me Tell You a Story
    2023/06/25
    Welcome to 87! We might actually have finally gotten out audio issues fixed and getting back on track! In this episode, we welcome our friend TV's Travis, movie &TV aficionado/podcaster to talk about the 2022 thriller, Dig, starring Thomas Jane and Emile Hirsch!Before we can even get started, Connor and Travis go down a rabbit hole of DC superhero media - Sean just had to sit back and listen.Then Travis joins us for a new segment, Everchanging Story, where we join forces to make up a bedtime story of sorts completely random and ad-libbed. There ended up being green sheep, water fountains, villains named Cactus Jack... and Trump. Go figure.And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens. Thanks go out to Travis for joining us and having a blast. You can find Travis and any of his media and podcasting efforts at https://www.tvstravis.com. A big shout out to Stephanie Crugnola of the Adventure, Inc. podcast (https://adventureinc.podbean.com/) for the Everchanging Story segment theme song! Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening! Gene Pool Variety Hour: @GPVarietyHour on Twitter@genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live@headgamer on Twitter@head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live@QuillMiester on Twitter@QuillMiester on Twitch [Background music during the Everchanging Story segment was drawn from Youtube's audio library and the following songs were used:] Journey in the New World by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/258/j... Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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    1 時間 25 分