We Podcast & We Know Things

On any other week, a new Call of Duty getting announced, Jon Favreau writing & producing a Star Wars TV series, the Oscars (or Razzies) or John Williams stepping away from composing Star Wars films would be the main story... but not this week.  We are joined by Chris Shriver of the Platformers podcast to break down every announcement of the suprise Nintendo Direct that dropped on Thursday, including a NEW SUPER SMASH BROS GAME FOR SWITCH!!  Find out which characters we want to see in the game & our history through the original Smash on N64.  There were a TON of other announcements during the Direct as well.  This is our longest episode yet & for good reason. SUBSCRIBE FOR NEW EPISODES EVERY SINGLE WEEK!! Leave us a rating & review as well.  We read them all on the air. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FOLLOW CHRIS ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Shrives93 LISTEN TO THE PLATFORMERS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-platformers/id1143324746?mt=2  

On this very special bonus episode, Greg is joined via Skype by Grant Kirkhope, legendary BAFTA nominated composer behind such video games as Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Goldeneye 007 (N64), Banjo-Kazooie, Yooka-Laylee, Donkey Kong 64, Viva Pinata & so many more!  We discuss receiving a guitar from Eddie Van Halen, joining gaming juggernaut Rare in its heyday & what is was like to be the first western composer to work on a Mario game!  Grant also talks about composing film scores, how they differ from video games & why he is so nice to everyone on social media.  Dreams can come true; Grant is living proof. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES! FOLLOW GRANT ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/grantkirkhope VISIT GRANT'S WEBSITE: http://www.grantkirkhope.com/ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings  

Even with mass power outages hitting the Northeast United States, we still found a way to not only record, but get the podcast out on time this week!  Shout out to friend of the show Rob H for letting us record at his place.  This week, we discuss Marvel's decision to move Avengers: Infinity War up a week to 4/27, give an update on Kevin Smith's health after a recent scare & a quick look back at the first year for the Nintendo Switch, as this episode was recorded & drops on its one year anniversary on the market!  Also, an Illinois teen was sentenced by a judge to a ban of voilent video games; listen for our reaction!  Finally, Apple may release three iPhones this year; listen to what Sam likes to do on his current phone ;) ... SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE EPISODES! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings  

We are joined by Dave Elkins, Jacob Marshall & Zach Gehring, the members of the iconic band Mae, for a conversation about the origins of the band name, their incredible journey from meeting in college to playing shows (and more) around the world & the story behind the guys broadcasting their practice sessions on Facebook Live.  That is just the tip of the iceberg; it was a pleasure hearing stories from the road & what it is like to be back in the studio making a full length for the first time in almost a decade. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE BONUS EPISODES! Visit Mae's Website: www.whatismae.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings  

This week, Greg & Sam talk about how the show has grown so much over the past three months, announce some amazing new BONUS EPISODES, read another iTunes review of our own show & discuss another round of mass Toys R Us closings.  And that is just in the open!!  We also discuss the proposed 10% tax increase on M-rated videogames & it's impact on the economy.  Capcom & Nintendo are getting both stupid & greedy with Mega Man again!!  The Batgirl DC film loses its director & we rank our top 3 Coheed & Cambria songs given their recently announced summer tour with Taking Back Sunday.  SUBSCRIBE WHEREVER YOU ARE LISTENING TO NOT MISS AN EPISODE! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow  

WE GOT A NEW LOGO! Thanks to Suraj Renuka at Fiverr for the awesome pixel art! Link to his work below!! This week, Sam gives his full spoiler free impressions of Marvel's Black Panther film, we rank our top 3 LEAST favorite Avengers (from the films only), have some announcements for a few upcoming bonus episodes & give each other two of the hardest trivia questions since we started the segment!  McDonald's is removing a menu staple from its Happy Meals, which item is it?!  We recap the top 30 best selling indie games on the Nintendo e-shop in 2017 & talk more trash on the Walking Dead.  Senses Fail dropped a new album; listen for Greg's review.  SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE EPISODES!! Follow us on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow Need an art project done? Contact Suraj on Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/surajrenuka?source=gig-cards&ref_ctx_id=fe719e68-8175-4a8c-8d36-5a67de4bb81f  

This week, Greg & Sam recap the feeling around the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl victory & parade.  Also, the showrunners of Game of Thrones have announced they will be making a series of Star Wars films outside of the recently announced Rian Johnson trilogy, but at what expense?  We break down all the trailers that aired during the Super Bowl & list our favorite commercials from the big game.  A Venom film teaser dropped, but was it any good?  We also got a new Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer; which new Disney (or Pixar) kingdom did it show off? Listen to find out! PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO NEVER MISS AN EPISODE!! Follow us on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow  

Live from the Lumberyard Recording studio in Hammonton, NJ, we are joined by Ace Enders (The Early November, I Can Make a Mess), Nik Bruzzese (Man Overboard) & Dom Maggi (Vent) for an hour of unfiltered madness.  We talk about how Ace & Nik decided to start a recording studio together, how Dom joined the family, what they would be doing if they weren't in the music business & so much more! We even get updates on the upcoming Early November record, Nik's musical plans for 2018 & the future of Vent, all on Dom's 21st birthday! And, of course, we talk about the Eagles in Super Bowl LII!  Thank you a million times over to the guys for having us.  Remember to subscribe for more! The Lumberyard's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelumberyardrecording/ The Lumberyard's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVCsyyXRm80ZGjz4yti152A FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings  

We are joined (for the 3rd time) by our good friend Damien Check this week to react to & breakdown the Royal Rumble & NXT Takeover Philadelphia as Greg & Damien were there in person!  We break down the new Ant Man & the Wasp trailer, when the X-Men will join the MCU & countdown the top 10 films at the box office this past weekend.  The DC streaming service is getting an exclusive Superman prequel show, will it be any good? Red Dead Redemption 2 has been delayed, does that lessen the hype train?  Mario Kart coming to iPhones?!?!  Plus, Pokemon GO sucks.  All that plus our pick of the week.  REMEMBER TO SUBSCRIBE FOR WEEKLY EPISODES! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow  

This week, we recorded the show in Greg's parent's house in the bedroom he grew up in.  We also have a new intro!! Thanks to all of our previous guests who sent us soundbytes for it; we'll be rotating every week.  Not only do we predict the WWE Royal Rumble (happening this Sunday in Philly), we also guess who will take home the 2018 Razzies for the worst of the worst in film!  Breaking Bad turns 10, so we celebrate that as well.  Microsoft dropped some huge news regarding Xbox Game Pass & we give our top 3 Elton John songs as he has announced an end to his touring career.  Make sure to subscribe for more! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow  

In this very special BONUS EPISODE of the podcast, we are joined by Dom Maggi of the New Jersey project Vent & an assistant at the Lumberyard Recording in Hammonton, NJ.  We talk about Vent's debut EP, Low Light (available now), & the difference between recording an EP for yourself & being on the other side of the glass helping other artists record their own projects.  On top of that, we discuss his introduction to music, the first show he ever played & some plans for the future of Vent.  Dom was also nice enough to share a lot about his current role at the Lumberyard & what working with the likes of Ace Enders (the Early November) & Nik Bruzzese (Man Overboard) is like on a daily basis creating wonderful music for the world to hear.  To say we covered a lot is an understatement.  We hope you enjoy this interview.  Please support Dom by following the links below. VENT'S INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/VentNJ LISTEN TO & PURCHASE THE LOW LIGHT EP: https://ventnj.bandcamp.com/releases

This week, a very tired Greg & Sam discuss the newly announced Nintendo Labo, a new way to play your Switch.  We run down a metric TON of movie news while Sam gives his impressions of all the DC CW shows, including the premiere of Black Lightning.  Greg reviews the new Fall Out Boy album, M A N I A and talks about the Say Anything show at the Troc in Philly from Friday 1/19/18.  There was a whole lot to cover in this episode, so strap in! FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow  

This week, Sam & Greg recap the entire Nintendo Direct Mini from Thursday January 11th, including all the new announcements &  ports coming to the Nintendo Switch.  We also cover Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ) 2018 & Greg goes through all of his favorite speedruns of the marathon so far.  Sega tweeted out a mystery image; could it be a Dreamcast Mini?  We also rank our top 3 video games we'd want to see as movies.  There is a heavy debate on the potential impact that Deadpool 2 has now that it is moved to only two weeks after Infinity War's release.  Finally, we give a bunch of new TV shows to be on the lookout for & our picks of the week. FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FOLLOW ON TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow  

In this very special bonus episode, Greg is joined by Tommy Siegel of Jukebox the Ghost & Narc Twain for an awesome interview about the past, present & future of both bands!  Did you know Tommy was a National Park Ranger? Or that he has a book for sale? Or that he has a solo record coming out?  Check out this interview to hear all of those stories.  It was an incredible experience to talk with a great guy from a bunch of great projects.  Thank you to Tommy for coming on! BUY TOMMY'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Van-Doodles-Drawings-Request-Tour/dp/1505387698/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1515423671&sr=8-2&keywords=tommy+siegel LISTEN TO JUKEBOX THE GHOST: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0L8jXe7QeS9oYUoXbANmX4 LISTEN TO NARC TWAIN: https://soundcloud.com/narctwain FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings      

This week, Greg & Sam celebrate 2018 in style! In the first episode of the new year, we recap the seven most downloaded episodes & the seven countries that listened to the podcast in 2017.  Game of Thrones final season will not drop until next year; listen to find out our reactions.  Greg finally saw the Justice League & the Disaster Artist, so tune in to find out his impressions.  Spoiler alert, the guys get into another spirited debate about the Justice League.  The Nintendo Switch just keeps selling units and we rank our top 3 Christian Bale films.  Please remember to rate, comment and, most importantly, subscribe to the show on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay or wherever you choose to listen. INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow  

One of Hollywood's best (and most physically fit) actors, Johnathon Schaech, joins the podcast for a special, 12 minute phone interview about his new film, Day of the Dead: Bloodline, coming out January 5th.  Johnathon has starred in That Thing You Do!, was Jonah Hex in DC's Legends of Tomorrow, had a role in Showtime's Ray Donovan & now plays Max, a "rotter" that hasn't fully turned, faced with the truths of being half-human, half-zombie in this George A Romero retelling of a horror classic.  We spend a few minutes talking That Thing You Do! (Greg's favorite film of all-time) & what it's like being a Hollywood actor with a learning disability.  It was a dream come true; thank you to Johnathon & his team for coming on the show! FIND OUT MORE ABOUT DAY OF THE DEAD: BLOODLINE - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3053228/ FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow

This week, in the last episode of 2017, Greg + Sam host the first ever "We Poddy's" Awards given to our Top 3 films, tv show/seasons, video games & new bands of 2017.  Listen to find out who won! We also give our list of over 30 things we would like to see come true in 2018! From movie theaters finally lowering their prices to a God of War Netflix series to a new Bioshock game and some artists releasing new music, we cover it all! It was a slower news week, and while we go over everything that happened this past week, we hope you enjoy this new style of episode! Happy new year everyone. 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 yet another BONUS episode of the podcast, Greg & Sam are joined by Joe Reo, the lead singer of Hidden In Plain View, at the beautiful Sterling Pig Brewery in Media, PA for a very special interiew with truly one of our favorite lead singers to one of our favorite bands of all time.  In the almost TWO HOUR LONG chat with Joe, we talk about his home brewed beers (congrats on the 3rd place!!), a lot of the bands he has toured with in his career, what it was like to be a part of the mid-2000's Drive Thru Records lineup, what's next for HIPV & SO much more.  Time sincerely flew on this one; we had an absolute blast. A huge thank you to Joe for hanging out and telling some of the funniest stories we've ever heard.  He's an incredible guy.  Pick up their newest EP by clicking the link below and also check out the Sterling Pig Brewery's link as well.  Thank you to those guys/gals for their hospitality & letting us record there. Buy HIPV's Animal EP here: www.itunes.apple.com/us/album/animal-single/9659

On this very special BONUS episode of the podcast, Greg is joined by friend of the show Ryan Cunningham for an interview with the very funny, very awesome Nigel Bach, who wrote, directed, produced, edited and starred in the Bad Ben trilogy.  The films, including a 30 minute making of the trilogy, are available to stream for free on Amazon Prime Video.  Nigel tells us how he got the idea for Bad Ben, how he made a film for only $300, his version of the Jersey Devil wives' tale and, of course, why he is now banned from commenting on Amazon's review pages.  Nigel is an incredibly humble & funny guy; we had a TON of fun talking to him about his story from serving our country to making a found footage, horror trilogy.  BE PREPARED TO LAUGH! INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings Twitter: www.Twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow Bad Ben's Twitter: www.twitter.com/badbenmovie Bad Ben's Store: www.badbenmovie.com/store.html    

This week, our first of three episodes over the next four days, Sam & Greg are joined by their good friends Sean Carchidi for a full Last Jedi spoilercast (17:40) and Ryan Cunningham for the rest of the episode after the Star Wars talk.  We also go over the top 3 WORST things we have either played, listened to or watched in 2017.  Greg gives his impressions of Bright (Netflix) & Gunpowder (HBO).  The guys also break down the first ever women's Royal Rumble announced by the WWE this week.  PLEASE REMEMBER TO FOLLOW, RATE, REVIEW AND SUBSCRIBE! Happy Holidays & Merry Christmas everyone!! INSTAGRAM - www.Instagram.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings FACEBOOK - www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings TWITTER - www.twitter.com/WePodAndWeKnow