Rich was in Baltimore, MD with old friend, Bryce Zabric, and the two sat next to the fire to sift through a laundry list of memories and what exactly he's been up to for the past ten years. Bryce shares how he went from Air Force mechanic in Texas to audio engineer in Oklahoma City (working with The Flaming Lips, Sandi Patty, and more) while appearing in a couple movies in Alaska in between. There is also plenty of rehashing their delightful past of April Fools' accomplishments/failures, musical...
Sep 12, 2015•1 hr 43 min
Mullet and Rich compose a love song to their favorite fast food item, work out Season Two of True Detective, and cover everything from movies, TV, and even some (very) light reading.
Aug 14, 2015•1 hr 57 min
Rich, Rudy, Liz and RJ recap their Fourth of July in Chicago. This episode has everything. Periscope! Cookouts! Shootings! A Zoo! And so much more!
Jul 09, 2015•49 min
Mullet is still on the button with Tope and the stakes are raised as the two sharks go all-in on this year's WSOP (and more poker terms). Tope was there and has tales to tell of crazy hours, expensive food and pro sightings. Shuffle up and LISTEN.
Jul 01, 2015•37 min
Mullet is finally ready to talk about the NBA season (including The Finals) and has brought on our Slate regulars, Tony Kolt and Tope Adebanjo to recap the season past, free agency looming, and the season to come.
Jun 25, 2015•1 hr 27 min
Rich brings The Blank Slate's own personal Maester, Patrick Hart to delve into the nuance of Westeros and be warned... Spoilers abound. Enough talk on death, deceit, and insurgency to fill a library in Old Town! So many wild(ling) fan theories, it'll keep the Seven Kingdoms gabbing until winter comes! Predictions that will scandalize the Old Gods AND the New. Reanimate yourself for this marathon effort as we talk Game of Thrones.
Jun 19, 2015•1 hr 52 min
Having had time to compose themselves, Rich, Mullet and Tony take their damn time discussing the whole of Mad Men. Just about everything is covered from how characters are doing after the show, best mistresses, which actors you should buy stock in, and even everyone's favorite abandoned pooch, Chauncey. Barely a stone is left unturned in this mammoth discussion.
Jun 11, 2015•2 hr 17 min
In a very special and impromptu episode, Tope recalls as many of the cliffhangers from R. Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet" series as he possibly can. Mullet guides us through this amazing retrospective the world has been waiting for while Rich is kind of along for the ride.
Jun 03, 2015•14 min
Mullet & Rich are back in the Skyp-dle again (Weak of the Week?) to talk Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron, the merits of still buying movies on disc, and which eventual remake will be less of a travesty.
May 12, 2015•1 hr 14 min
Rich sits down with Blank Slate first timer, Rudy Mendoza, for a topic long overdue: Karaoke. Joining them later is karaoke newcomer, Anne Arntson and the three delve deeper into the strategies, approaches and psychology of karaoke than you ever thought possible. There's also a special announcement and bonus conversation at the end!
Apr 21, 2015•1 hr 31 min
Mullet drops the box office hammer with another edition of his patented BOG. This time, the contestants are Rich, Robert, Tony, and Spencer.
Mar 21, 2015•45 min
Rich and Blank Slate first timer, Sara Solano, go deep into this past season of Downton Abbey, binge through the recently released season of House of Cards, and bid their farewell/gush over the final season of Parks and Recreation.
Mar 03, 2015•1 hr 9 min
Mullet, Rich, and Tony reconvene the evening after the NBA trade deadline to discuss the highs, lows, and implications of the day. They are also joined by a very special surprise guest to tell one of the best stories in Blank Slate history. And a new game is born: Who's Older? ______ or Augie?
Feb 21, 2015•1 hr 31 min
Mullet and Rich go head to head in a battle of Academy Awards Pick'ems, have inverse theories (of everything), and exclude the sound, short, and foreign. They also talk about some otherwise overlooked films such as the documentary, Florida Man, and some other "shady" movie.
Feb 21, 2015•1 hr 23 min
Rich welcomes Beach Bums author, S. Menduke, to The Blank Page. They talk about her teenage years growing up, literally, on the beach, what a weird place South Florida is, where her stories come from and how S. may actually know Rich's mother.
Feb 13, 2015•45 min
Mullet and Rich hook up with Blank Slate regular, Tony, to FINALLY go full board on The Walking Dead before its midseason return. This isn't just a conversation about this current season, but they express thoughts held from the very beginning. Mullet's quite the reader, Tony wants the trap, and Rich is on an island.
Feb 07, 2015•1 hr 27 min
Rich welcomes SnarkSquad.com's Co-Captain, Co-Founder, and also friend from back in the day, Marines Alvarez to this rule breaking episode of the podcast. Many hot takes are had on things such as 50 Shades of Grey, Gotham, Buffy, Dollhouse, Dr. Who and more.
Jan 28, 2015•52 min
In this, the first installment in The Blank Slate's literary conversation series, The Blank Page, Rich has a one-on-one interview with the co-author of the superhero novel Users, Stacy Buck. Stacy talks about his background with drugs, jail, love and how it all contributes to his work on the page.
Jan 21, 2015•52 min
As promised at the end of Episode 28, this show is dedicated 100% to Regis Philbin. Regis. Reege.
Jan 16, 2015•23 min
Rich and Mullet catch up on what 2014 had to offer and what 2015 will bring. As it turns out, this is just an appetizer to the main course that will be Episode 29.
Jan 09, 2015•1 hr 26 min
Mullet brings the heat in this, the third installment of The Blockbuster Game. Who will be victorious? Augie? Dave? Whidden? Listen and find out.
Dec 30, 2014•25 min
Mullet challenges Rich and Tope to a couple of his dubious games. This time, TV ratings are the landscape for the contests.
Dec 19, 2014•31 min
Rich brings on Splitsider's SNL Guy, Erik Voss, to talk about the 40th season of Saturday Night Live, including the show's social responsibility, underrated performers, and more.
Dec 12, 2014•50 min
In what was a long time in the making, Mullet and Rich finally wrangle Robert and first time guest, Steve Reale, to help select and seed the this year's Podswoggle Speciality Tournament: The Greatest Comic Book Characters.
Dec 09, 2014•1 hr 53 min
Rich and Robert recap and generally gush over the first half of the first season of Gotham.
Dec 02, 2014•1 hr 15 min
For the second part of a long day talking about The League, Rich brings on Robert and newcomer to the show, Adrian Jimenez, to chat about The Lakers, Commissioner Robert, and 90's jersey designs.
Nov 27, 2014•1 hr 34 min
Rich is joined by Mullet & Tope (in the same room!) and they talk about all the interesting through-lines of the NBA so far.
Nov 26, 2014•1 hr 16 min
Mullet hosts his second edition of The Box Office Game pitting (eventually) the whole Swoggle Squad against each other.
Nov 20, 2014•29 min
Mullet regales Rich with tales of the downfall of his physical self and a full report on his first trip to the vaunted Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nov 15, 2014•1 hr 8 min
Mullet breaks out some custom movie-themed guessing games and Rich, Robert Colomberti, RJ Mills, and Dave Johnson battle it out for trivial supremacy.
Nov 03, 2014•45 min
