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In this very special bonus interview, we have the pleasure of interviewing Steve Soboslai & Chris Fafalios of the amazing band Punchline. The four of us talk about the band's origins & how self-releasing four records prepared them for being on a major label.  After talking about the Action days, we delve deep into the significance of the number 37.  The band just released a new record, Lion, & are going on tour with the Spill Canvas & Selfish Things (link to purchase, listen & buy tickets for below). We really get into the recording process of the record & what to expect from their tour.  Chris has his own podcast, Men In Their Thirties, Only: a Podcast for Everyone, that we have some fun with (link to download below) & we get reallllllly deep on Game of Thrones & the Legend of Zelda.  SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES! Please leave us a rating & review; we read them all on the air! LISTEN TO LION & BUY TICKETS TO THEIR UPCOMING TOUR: www.punchlion.com FOLLOW PUNCHLIN

Supported by Castbox, this week is all about E3!! We break down all the latest news, leaks & announcements leading up to the big show, starting on the same day we post this episode!! We also debate if we need multiple Joker films, especially with the recent news of Leto's Joker getting his own, non-origin, movie.  We recap a ton of new movie trailers including Halloween & the Lego Movie 2! HBO has ordered a pilot for one of the five Game of Thrones prequel series! We speculate on what that could be given the logline the company released along with the news.  Dance Gavin Dance has a new album out, Artificial Selection, & we give it a full, comprehensive review. Oh, & Greg has a major announcement!! LISTEN ON CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/x/G_eE SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings GET 15% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER AT SUDIO EARPHONES BY TYPING "WEPOD" INTO THE PROMO CODE AT CHECKOUT: www.Sudio.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW

Supported by Castbox, this week we discuss the recent reveal of Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! for the Nintendo Switch (THEY ARE REAL!!!!!) & give our Top 3 hopes for the games.  We also give a ton of E3 2018 predictions for Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo! How many will we get correct this year?! Before all that, we are joined by Sean Carchidi (MRC Tech, LLC) for some Solo: A Star Wars Story SPOILERS (14:55-33:53); what did our resident Star Wars expert think of the newest Star Wars anthology film?! We both played Mario Tennis Aces for Nintendo Switch; listen to find out what we thought about it!  A new Mega Man 11 trailer drops & the guys are hyped!  Jamie Foxx has been cast as a huge comic book character for an upcoming film & the main character of everybody's favorite zombie show is leaving at the end of the next season! SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY EPISODES! Leave a rating & review; we read them all on the air!! LISTEN ON CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/x/G_eE SUPPORT US ON PATRE

Supported by Castbox, this week, we do a deep dive into Deadpool 2 (49:48-58:35) & PS4's God of War (30:10-44:30) for our full spoiler reviews of both.  We also have a fun debate about the future of single player games & if they are a dying breed.  The PS4 is in the final phase of its life cycle; we discuss when PS5 will be revealed & what it means for the future of the PS4.  Sam gives his spoiler-free impressions of Solo: A Star Wars Story.  We then recap all the rest of the week's nerdy news including Mega Man 11's potential release date, Jake Gyllenhaal's potential role in the Spiderman sequel, if Disenchantment will be Netflix's next hit show & album reviews of Heavy Things' "Goner" & William Ryan Key's "Thirteen."  Finally, we give our wrestling Mount Rushmores!! SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY EPISODES!! Leave a rating & review; we read them all on the air. LISTEN TO US ON CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/x/G_eE SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW US ON INST

In this very special bonus episode, we have the opportunity to interview David Rosales, who masterfully blends styles from almost all genres to form an Americana sound that is second to none.  We talk about his new record, Brave Ones, available now (link below!!).  We deep dive into a few tracks from the record as well as the tour he just embarked on (tickets below!!).  David gives us a west coast perspective on life & we are all the better for it.  You won't want to miss this episode! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES! Leave a rating & review on iTunes or CastBox; we read them ALL on the air. LISTEN TO BRAVE ONES: http://smarturl.it/2oy0tc VISIT DAVID'S WEBSITE: http://www.davidrosalesmusic.com/ FOLLOW DAVID ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/drosales FOLLOW DAVID ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/davidrosalesmusic LIKE DAVID'S FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/DavidRosalesMusic FOLLOW WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW WE P

Supported by Castbox, this week we read FIVE iTunes/CastBox ratings/reviews, do our first ever Patreon top 3 (thanks to all of our patrons on Patreon!) & hype up a few interviews we recently did.  On Friday night, we saw Deadpool 2 & give our full, SPOILER FREE review of the film; was it better than the original?!  We talk more Solo: a Star Wars story, the DC Universe added another show to the service & there were some massive leaks of what Pokemon on the Nintendo Switch could be.  Do we believe them & would it be a good thing? Let us know what you think!  We have a TON of reviews to read this episode plus our recap of all the nerdy news this past week. SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY EPISODES! Leave the ratings & reviews; we read them all on the air! SUPPORT US BY BECOMING A PATRON ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.twitter.com/wepodandweknow LISTEN TO THE SHOW ON CASTBOX: www.linktr.ee

Supported by CastBox, we are joined on this very special bonus interview by one of the funniest people in the world, stand up comedy sensation, voice over artist, actor, audience warm up & all around great guy, John DiCrosta.  We dive into John's beginnings as a ventriloquist growing up through high school & his eventual shift to voice work/stand up comedy.  The best part about John's act is that he never lost the use of real life events to inspire his comedy while also incorporating props to help tell the story.  His stand up special, Multiple Character Disorder (link to purchase below!!), is one of the funniest specials you will ever get the pleasure of hearing.  John also tells us a bunch of stories from the road, in the soundbooth & what is was like performing for the audiences of shows like American Idol, Dancing with the Stars & America's Funniest Home Videos.  He is also a comedian on the Carnival cruise line, so you can bet he has a story or two about some adventures on the high seas!

Supported by Castbox, this week we read a few iTunes & Castbox reviews, wish all the Mother's out there a happy Mother's Day, talk about Greg's surprise 30th birthday party, recap an interview we just did & announce an appearance Greg will be making on another podcast next month.  Nintendo Switch Online details have been announced & we break down the...underwhelming... details.  Comcast may be trying to outbid Disney for Fox & we talk about what that could mean for the X-Men & Fantastic Four in the MCU.  We go through the top 3 films we wish had sequels.  Greg takes it too far... as usual.  Almost 20 TV shows have been cancelled (and two have been saved!!)... find out what programs will be leaving.  Did Walmart Canada just leak a huge chunk of E3?  We call BS... sort of.  SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY EPISODES!! Leave a rating & review; we read them ALL on the air! SUPPORT US ON PATREON! SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/

Supported by CastBox, we are joined for this special bonus episode by the Insides, a Philly/NJ native three-piece that are taking the local music scene by storm!  After recording at the Lumberyard Recording (check out our interview with those guys live at their studio!), Joe, Ian & Mark are ready to take their unique, fun sound to the next level.  We talk about their origins as a three-piece, what it is like being a part of the Philadelphia/New Jersey music scene & the best place to get a REAL Philly cheesesteak!  The guys hint at what is next to come in terms of new music & look back on recording at the Lumberyard Recording with Nik Bruzzese of Man Overboard.  We can't wait to hear more from these guys! Check out their music at the links below!! SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES! Leave a rating & review, we read them ALL on air! LISTEN TO THE INSIDES: https://theinsides.bandcamp.com/ FOLLOW THE INSIDES ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/the_insides/ SUBSCRIBE TO THE INSIDES ON YOUTUBE

Supported by CastBox, the fastest growing & highest rated podcast app on both iOS & Android, we finally are able to give our full opinions on Avengers: Infinity War (20:01-47:31), but if you have not seen it, feel free to skip past that section.  We talk about the new Ant-Man & the Wasp trailer & get heated when we debate how long the MCU should continue to make films.  The DC streaming service finally has a name, Tim Allen teases the return of one of his hit shows & one of our favorite cooking programs is getting rebooted.  In gaming, Red Dead Redemption II got a trailer, God of War is selling like hotcakes & Madden could go in a different direction soon!  We also talk about the newly announced tours for Dave Matthews Band & Death Cab for Cutie.  SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE EPISODES! Leave a rating, review or comment, we read them ALL on the air! Thank you to all of our patrons on Patreon! LISTEN TO OUR SHOW ON CASTBOX: https://castbox.fm/x/G_eE BECOME A PATRON ON PATREON: www.Patreon.co

While we cover a TON of news this episode, including the launch of our Patreon (please consider supporting us!! Link below), this episode is mostly dedicated to our spoiler free impressions of Avengers: Infinity War.  We also break down the new Venom trailer & if a sequel to A Quiet Place would be a good thing.  Nintendo has annouced a whole bunch of stuff, which we cover wall to wall.  Finally, we review the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Event in Saudi Arabia.  SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY EPISODES! Leave a rating & review; we read them all on the air. SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow  

Live from the Foundry in Philadelphia, less than an hour before thier set, we are joined by Hawthorne Heights lead singer/guitarist JT Woodruff to talk about their new album, Bad Frequencies, & their two month accompanying tour. JT shares what it has been like since the band signed with Pure Noise Records, expectations of the tour, the recording process for Bad Frequencies & the band's progression through each album leading up to their latest release.  We also reflect on the Philly music scene & dive deep into some venues/shows Hawthorne Heights has played in the tri-state area.  JT shares some expereinces from the Warped Tour & the Warped Tour Cruise now that the tour is ending in 2018.  Finally, he gives us his reccomendations for some awesome movies/TV shows to check out & puts a definitive stamp on who the greatest basketball player of all time is (hint, hint: the band is from Ohio).  Shout out to Heavy Things, Sienna Skies & Hotel Books for being amazing bands as well! Stay tuned

This week, we both give our spoiler free impressions of the new God of War game on PS4.  Will the X-Men & Fantastic Four come to the MCU? Will Captain Marvel be in Infinity War? Will Lynda Carter appear in Wonder Woman 2?  We give all of our opinions to those in our movies section.  A few shows were just cancelled, so after talking about them, we rank our top 3 tv shows that lasted way too long!  Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 will NOT have a single player campaign & will most likely have a Battle Royale mode, both of which are not good things, according to Greg.  Nintendo Labo also came out; find out what the people are saying about it!!  SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY EPISODES! Leave a rating & review; we read them all on the air!! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings  

In this very special bonus episode, we are joined by the winner of ABC's Rising Star & all around amazing guy, one of the most powerful voices we have ever heard, Jesse Kinch.  On top of his beginnings as a musician, including being called the "boy wonder" on the local news, we talk about Jesse's new record, I'm Not Like Everybody Else, and what it was like to put out a record four years in the making.  He is also going on a mini-tour from 4.17-4.21 in the New York area.  Jesse opens up about his first single, Preaching Like the Pope, and how he was inspired to write it after being on Rising Star.  We can't thank Jesse enough for coming on the show; you can purchase his album & follow him on social media in the links below.  SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES! Leave a rating & review; we read them all on the air. PURCHASE JESSE'S RECORD "I'M NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE" ON AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2HpeLKB FOLLOW JESSE ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jessekinchmusic FOLLOW JESSE ON TWITTER: ht

We throw "F-bombs" around a little more this episode, so you've been warned.  We're joined for the 4th time by Damien Check to break down everything that happened at Wrestlemania 34 weekend from NXT: Takeover to Mania to Raw & Smackdown as Damien was there in NOLA for the entire week!  In gaming, we talk about all the incredible God of War reviews & actually talk positively about Pokemon GO for the first time in forever.  Sam gives his impressions of the Rampage movie & of course we talk a ton more about Avengers: Infinity War.  Netflix cancelled Everything Sucks & Greg gives an obsenity-laced tyraid because that show is amazing.  We even talk about some Broadway shows! SUBSCRIBE FOR EPISODES EVERY WEEK! Leave a rating & review; we read them all on the air. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow FOLLOW DAMIEN ON INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/dupree721  

This week, Sam is headed to Chicago Comic Con so we're recording early!  Greg goes through the announced games list for SGDQ 2018 to let you know which speedruns to look out for when it begins in June.  We also talk a ton of Spiderman on PS4 given that we now have a release date!  Spyro the Dragon was finally announced for a remaster; will we be picking it up? We also list our top 3 Avengers that we don't think will make it through Infinity War & debate who John Boyega might play if he joins the MCU.  The CW remains on fire, renewing 10 different shows for a new season & we announce yet another AWESOME bonus episode interview!  Finally, we are joined by Chris Karpovich for our NXT Takeover New Orleans & Wrestlemania 34 preview & predictions.  It is shaping up to be one of the greatest Mania's of all time.  SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW EPISODES & BE SURE TO LEAVE A RATING & REVIEW! Follow us on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWe

Joining us this week, all the way from Chiba, Japan, is Matt Papa, the localization director & a producer from world-renowned video game developer Inti Creates.  Inti Creates has worked on multiple games in the Mega Man series, Blaster Master Zero, the Gal Gun series, the Gunvolt series & so much more.  Matt, a New Jersey native now living in Japan, tells us how he made the decision to move across the ocean, how he started with Inti Creates & what it is like going into a video game store & seeing something on the shelf that he helped create.  We also chat about all of Inti's IP, including their newest release, Gal Gun 2, which is coming out on April 24 in the US.  A link to preorder is below.  SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES!! Leave us a rating & review; we read them all on the air. PREORDER GAL GUN 2 ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Galgun-2-Nintendo-Switch/dp/B079X654TR/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1522667808&sr=8-2&keywords=gal+gun+2 FOLLOW MATT ON TWITTER: https://twitter.co

This week, Greg & Sam are bringing you the show a little early since it is Easter weekend, so instead of candy in a basket, you get us nerds.

We are joined by Shane Henderson, lead singer of Valencia & mind behind Promise of Redmeption for this very special bonus episode.  Shane talks about the Philadelphia music scene, going on the road as a part of the Warped Tour & being the voice behind two projects at the same time.  He also tells us stories from the road, what it felt like playing a few reunion shows with Valencia in 2016 & now being a part of Know Hope Records as Promise of Redemption.  We also get pretty nerdy talking about film, tv & gaming.  WILL SOMEONE PLEASE GET SHANE A NEW XBOX CONTROLLER?!?! Subscribe for more BONUS episodes! Leaving a rating & review; we read them all on the air. CHECK OUT PROMISE OF REDEMPTION ON KNOW HOPE: http://www.knowhoperecords.com/promise-of-redemption FOLLOW POR ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/promiseofredemption/ FOLLOW SHANE ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/valenciashane/    

This week, Sam & Greg go behind the curtain for a traumatic event that happened to Sam after last week's podcast.  For the rest of the show, we get hyped about Avengers: Infinity War... We got tickets!!! We talk about last week's trailer & all the recent news in the MCU.  We also do our Sweet 16 AND Elite 8 of the AP Musical March Madness tournament; find out which bands made the Final Four!  Sam gives his impressions on SyFy's new Superman-related show, Krypton.  Power Rangers: Shattered Grid took the internet by storm; we give our reactions.  Nintendo had a Spring Nindies showcase & we're here to breakdown all the games that were announced.  That isn't even half of what we cover in this week's episode! SUBSCRIBE FOR EPISODES EVERY WEEK! Leave a rating & review - we read them all on the air! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow