*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * Highlights: - Trav's arrival in Austin - The Colin Kaepernick Deal - Marvel Comics in 2016 - Deathstroke as the antagonist in the Battfleck Movie - The One Star Stitcher Review - South Kongress Merchandise - College Football Kickoff - Cam's budding acting career
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * (note - these descriptions were getting too long) - Travis and I talk his impending move to Austin, including what went into the decision, what he expects, and all the places we plan on eating - Travis takes us through the first volume of the super popular, well received 'Vision' series - We talk about the "Zendaya as Mary Jane" controversy, and how "spirit of the character" is a racist cop-out (it is, you know it is) - ...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * No Flash, No Preacher... no problem! DC messed around and put out a hit, so it's only right we take the time to break down the rights, wrongs, high and lows of 'Suicide Squad'! This week, my guest Ted Colunga of the 'Countdown City Geekcast' and I discuss lost high school years, how binge watching affects family time, and the greatness that is the Comic Con experience. After the formalities, we talk some 'Man of Steel' a...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * Wow. That's it. The show I've personally been anticipating for years just finished it's first season run. Travis and I talk expectations vs. reality on a variety of levels as we cover not only the season finale, but the first season as a whole. "Call and Response" is the proper sendoff for those wanting to get to the meat of the comics, while also giving our home city of Annville it's proper due. Yes, I'm being short bec...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * He's back! After a week with his OTHER friends in the American Midwest, Travis is back to reading comics and talking shop with yours truly! We touch a bit on his time at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame (for the full story, listen to the 7/27/16 edition of the PW Torch East Coast Cast) and travels along the way. We talk a bit about the episode he skipped out on (thanks Trevor) before getting the visually stunning penu...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * CROSSOVER EPISODE! This week, with Travis Purifying himself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka, I'm joined by Trevor Reece of the 'Podcast of Two Worlds'! We talk about the insightful and detailed Flash coverage he does with partner in crime Chris Fimbres, his love of the source material, and of course, his adoration of 'Preacher'. He picks a great week to stalk stylized ultraviolence, as Jesse fends off the Quincannon boy...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * This week, I spend some time telling you that if you think diversity in comics is "PC", you're a piece of s**t. No, seriously, I do. And if you think that, you are. We talked about it, and I felt it was wrong to have platform like this and not talk race in America in the wake of what's been happened around us, well, all our lives. We touch on some things, and welcome feedback. However, the meat of this episode is the FAN...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * PANTHEON EPISODE ALERT! Even though it's been a short run, THIS IS the episode of 'Preacher' you go and show your friends not familiar with the material. In "Sundowner", Jesse's arrogance (and maybe guilt?) reaches new heights, Cassidy struggles w/ the "homies over heauxs" conundrum (a phrase, not an indictment), and Eugene's newfound friendships help him give him some clarity in a world quickly falling apart. Angels fig...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * After a few bumps in the road, we're here at the halfway point of the inaugural season of 'Preacher'! We start off celebrating the news of the show's early renewal, then meet this week's guest, Senior Columnist (and my personal favorite podcaster) Bruce Mitchell from the Pro Wrestling Torch! Bruce takes us to school on 'Preacher', Garth Ennis, ultra violence in comics and maintaining the soul of the art in the transition...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * Fan... X Fan... X Fan! After Travis and I give our just due to the NBA Finals, and one of the most jam packed Sunday nights in recent memory, we welcome in our guest Dani Lipari-Mareth, fellow Texas Ex and avid 'Preacher' fan. We talk about her adoration for the source material, have the very necessary "they didn't do that in the books!" conversation, and talk Annville vs. the open road. On this week's episode, "Monster ...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * This week, prior to our episode breakdown, we take the time to thank the lovely folks of Ashburn, VA, for rocking with us. Specifically because we know NO ONE there, y'all must really dig us! Also, we salute Belgium for the same reason, and I refrain from any waffle jokes. We talk just a bit about our weeks, I talk about how hard it is to get your friends to listen to your mixtape, and completely forget to talk about the...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * With a short turnaround between shows, we dive deeper into the peculiar world of Annville, TX. Travis still can't fathom the logistics of a Meat and Energy Company, I try and understand the logistics of... wait for it... the attack of the clones! Cassidy continues to shine, and I wonder aloud if a change was made between his fighting style between the pilot and our second episode, "See". We talk about the wonders of shor...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * *had an issue uploading the final version, but it's been fixed* No Flash? No Problem! Travis and I team up for a new season of the South Kongress Fan x Fan show to cover one of my longtime loves-turned-show, 'Preacher', based on the Vertigo Comics title of the same name. In the 90 minute premiere, we talk about the great state of Texas, different states of vampirism, and state our undying love for Priscilla-Jean Henriett...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * THIS IS IT! Twenty three episodes deep, and that's a wrap on season two! In "The Race of His Life", Barry has to decide on revenge, or saving the world, against hated rival Zoom. We finally learn the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask, and it just may be the catalyst for sending Barry to the (flash)point of no return! Travis and I talk season long payoffs, character progression, what we expect to happen in the future, ...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * To quote an anti-hero that wears black, talking to a hero who wears red, in another fantastic comics to film adaptation: "You're one bad day away from being me." Zoom puts this theory to the test in the penultimate episode “Invincible”, as Team Flash faces the loss of one of their own. Barry’s visit w/ the Speed Force has him confident in the team’s ability to take down Zoom, but the other members stress the need for him...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * Sorry for the wait! The NBA playoffs have taken up some of our recording time, but uh... we're good on that now. Travis and make appropriate time to gush over the greatness that was 'Captain America: Civil War'. We talk characters, motivations, sounds and sights of what I'm going to say is the best superhero movie ever (Trav refrains from such declarations, but he also thought Eric Bana 'Hulk' movie was good smh). We don...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * (This week, we started the show reviewing Drake's new album "Views", so if that's not your thing, dodge the 32:00 - 55:00 area. Yeah. That much. We even acknowledge, without knowing the time mark, that some on you only listen to the first half of the show, and some, the second half. We dig.) Oh boy. We get QUITE the body count this week! On this episode of 'My 3 Dads'... er... 'The Flash' titled "Rupture", Zoom's back in...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * "Hey, I didn't do a whole lot this week, this should be a pretty fast show!" Yeah... never. "Panda" is the #1 song in the country this week, and I try to explain that because kids are dumb, it's really not Desiigner's fault. I explain my excitement for the upcoming Drake/Future tour, that has it's first stop here in Austin. We both commit to listening to "Views from the 6" this weekend, so we can give an honest review ne...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * We recorded this hours after learning the world lost Prince, one of it's most important figures of (at the very least) the last century. Travis and I talk at length about Prince's impact on our culture, our families and ourselves. After I shed a tear or two, we get into our weeks, and Travis continues to enjoy his new reads. I'll tell you about the Gilani/Seemion wedding, and my first acting audition in years! Then... oh...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * It's still spring break for the Fan X's, as our beloved Flash decided he needed a bit more time in the oven. Luckily, we get to tell you about our super exciting weekend in Dallas for Wrestlemania! We take you through our parallel trips to meet up, the journey that was the Dallas road trip, our fantastic meetup at the Kung Fu Saloon, and of course, the epic tailgate leading to the big event. It wasn't all sweet, and Trav...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * What happens when you let her stress you for six years running? Wedded bliss, of course! Less than two weeks away from the most important day of their lives, Chris and Mah were nice enough to sit down with us and cover their relationship from start to finish, first date to wedding date, and everything in between. They open up about meeting, when they both knew they wanted to be exclusive, how they deal with each other's ...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * Time travel makes our heads hurt! On this week's episode, Barry thinks he's found the way to move on par with Zoom and the Reverse Flash, and of course it involves mucking up time as we know it! We revisit the Season 1 episode "The Sound and the Fury" and things get out of hand way sooner than they should have! We talk track coaches, sports science, The Michael J. Fox vehicle "The Frighteners", and really, really good lo...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * (Note: the episode was 50% Batman v. Superman tirade, but the powers that be dropped the recording! DAMN YOU ZACK SNYDER!) In a busy, BUSY week (Wrestlemania is upon us!) Travis was gracious enough to sit down and watch the latest Flash Crossover event, this time with the big budget DC Show 'Supergirl'. A play on the old Batman/Superman team ups, "World's Finest" takes the Scarlet Speedster to the CBS Universe (in more w...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * (episode #3 is up before episode #2, because time and stuff.) Every week, we talk fantastic people with fantastic abilities. We took a small break to talk about real people with fantastic drive that's used to help those in need. Anisah Ali heads Texas State University's Relay For Life organization/ event, built to support our cancer survivors and honor those who fought the good fight. Anisah, along with members past and ...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * Did you miss us? A tiny bit? OF COURSE you did! After a two week break, thanks to wine (dark liquor) , women and song, Travis and I are back to talk comics, TV, and of course, 'The Flash'! We get to hear about his awesome time at the Black Podcasters Meetup, and some of the great conversation he got to be part of. I'll tell you about the 6 day vice binge that was the South by Southwest music and arts festival and how I'm...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * Brownface. Blockbusters. Bad rappers. This week's Fan X Fan show went every which way, the majority of the time spent covering the first 7 episodes of the DCTVU's "Legends of Tomorrow". Last week's episode went into the motivations of each character, but this week, we go blow for blow with our time traveling supers. We talk similarities to "Star Trek", "Star Wars", "Sliders" and "Quantum Leap", as well as where we think ...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * We're doing the very best we can to fight off speedster withdrawal! It's something of a spring break, as we'll have a three week gap before the next new episode of 'The Flash'. Luckily, Travis finally decided he actually does things between podcasts, so you get to hear all about our exciting weeks! Trav finally saw 'Deadpool', so we get to talk broken ankles, CGI done right, and all the inside jokes he didn't realize wer...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * First off - I CALLED IT! I told you who Zoom was, suck it America!!! In all seriousness, our heroes recover from the Earth-2 Fallout, dealing with death and loss in their own ways. We finally get some progression in the budding Barry/Wally Rivalry, Caitlyn gets frosty, and Arrow's John Diggle shows up with his wife to give wise Black Man advice. Also, lots and lots of "Jaws" references, and we find out there won't be ano...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * Prison Break, because Captain Cold and Heatwave are things here. We talk 'Deadpool' being good not great, Colossus not having a coat of Ajax (Zing) breaking the fourth wall, and all the fun things I ate on Valetine's Day (Zing). We are getting CLOSE AND CLOSER TO WHO ZOOM IS, thanks to drugs, jail drumming, and neck examinations! Heroes rise, heroes fall, and Iris has a new boss with the beard of a God. Barry, on any Ear...
*south kongress t-shirts available at https://teespring.com/southkongress * OH MY GOD THE MULTIVERSE IS AMAZING!!! Team Flash has a plan to track stop Zoom once and for all, and that path is littered with the best easter eggs ever. We're talking Kryptonian Women, Super Friends on speed dial, jewelry from Future Legions, AND A FLASH OF TV'S PAST!!! Too much of a description would kill the vibe (see what I did there) so to avoid spoilers, I'll leave the rest inside the episode. Trav and I also tal...
