We're joined by comedian Jason Thompson. We weigh in on the new Pope, the "100 Men VS Gorilla" argument, Diddy's ongoing legal troubles, and tons more. Soak it in.

*Note: no video on this episode due to technical difficulties. Joining us back in the pod lounge is Muskegon rapper Tony Kappo for the 2nd - or 3rd maybe? who knows- Cinco de Kappo celebration. We speak on the Pope, Kanye's cousin tweet storm, the movie Havoc, music production and tons more. Soak it in.

The homies Jake VS Jayk return to the pod lounge for a hilarious conversation. We touch on the movie Mad God, restaurants closing in Grand Rapids, the state of Art Prize, Kill Tony moving to Netflix, bringing back the Direwolf, Joe Abercrombie books, and later we watch a bunch of new movie trailers. Soak it in.

Ross and Matt get down to business talking smack in a classic 2 man episode. We review the Deftones and Mars Volta show in Detroit. Then see if we can get to the bottom of the new "discovery" at The Giza Pyramids. We review the new Naked Gun trailer, the movie Holland, The Residence, and the best Vampire movies. Later we hear some News of the World, run down the top Val Kilmer movies. Ross tells a story about how JRR Tolkien cant speak English, Mozart trolling his listeners with butt jokes, and high quality jams and preserves. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

Joining us in the lounge is local legend Rick Johnson, best known as the bassist with Mustard Plug and the Wack Trucks, touring soundman, and studio owner of Cold War Studios in Grand Rapids. We dive way back into the early Muskegon days of hall shows, early concerts that formed us, and get a rundown of Ricks history as a musician and his various bands. We also nerd out on studio gear, theremins, and all things recording. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

Musician and old friend Jason Van Hees joins u sin the lounge, we talk all things guitar and music. Later we rank the best albums from the grunge rock era. soak it in.

Rolling into the pod lounge is comedian and podcaster Johnny Mocny. We speak on comedy, podcasting, our favorite horror movies, 80s action stars, Tom Green, Mel Gibson, and Matt Walsh. In the second segment we hear some News of the World, deep dive on James Bond being bought by Amazon, Michael Mann movies, Lawrence of Arabia, and tons more. Soak it in.

Stopping into the lounge is musician and producer/mixer Matthew Marquez, best known for his work as the drummer in metalcore act Norma Jean. We get the low-down on Matt’s career as a drummer and history with the band, war stories from the road, and get a play by play about the recent "Emo's Not Dead" concert cruise he just returned from. We also talk extensively about all aspects of drumming, including technique and studio philosophies, and nerd out about mixing and making records. Soak it in.