99: Tales of the Encrypted

About this episode

The episode features discussions on various topics including early music videos, cable television, and recent shows, while celebrating the lead-up to the hundredth episode.

The ramp-up to our hundredth episode continues! John is drinking Larceny Barrel Proof We say adieu to Skype. A brief chat about early music videos and 80s HBO. We remember the voice actor, George Lowe from Space Ghost Coast to Coast Part 2 of Phil’s award-winning segment: “Things I Didn’t Know”! John does another “Old Tech” segment about the golden age of cable television, aka “Cable TV”. BONUS: A bit of 80s KWGN Denver talk. John talks about “Severance”, “The Righteous Gemstones”, and rewatching the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Song Title: “Tool of Choice”

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Phil

Topics covered

• Larceny Barrel Proof
• early music videos
• 80s HBO
• George Lowe
• Things I Didn’t Know
• Cable TV
• Severance
• The Righteous Gemstones
• Lord of the Rings trilogy

Keywords

• comedy
• music
• podcast
• entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Larceny Barrel, Larceny Barrel Proof

Books & works: Tales of the Encrypted, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Things I Didn’t Know, Severance, The Righteous Gemstones, Lord of the Rings, Tool of Choice

Places: Denver

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