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Ed Greer, Ron Swallow, and Producer Bill discuss and debate what makes something great.
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Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
In this one we discuss and debate what makes “The Greatest Heist Movies.” Many pieces of media are said to be Rorschach tests, but your appreciation or lack thereof for the heist genre sparks a great conversation about crime, punishment, and taste. What counts as a heist movie? The ingredients seem to be a plan, a crew, and a dramatic need but when you really delve into the genre it’s about the viewer’s relationship with the law. Do you think life is “for the taking” literally? Who do you sympathize with in these movies? The cops, the outlaws, the people playing them both against each other? Bypass the security system and break into this overflowing vault of an episode. Enjoy!
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Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Ed, Ron, Producer Bill, and superb guest comedian Fifi Dosch discuss and debate which is “The Greatest Iteration of Star Trek.” Is it the original that basically started the nerd and convention culture? Is it the Next Generation, Deep Space 9, Voyager, Enterprise, Discovery, Lower Decks, Discovery, Prodigy, Strange New Worlds….Picard??? The discussion is truly star-spanning and the rants come at Warp 9. Star Trek is sci-fi about a mostly hopeful future whose adventures range from drawing room drama morality plays and space exploration to cultural exchange and Space Navy warfare. If you don’t have a favorite Star Trek this is a perfect primer to get into it, if you do have one jump in and disagree with us!
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Support our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheGreatestPod to get exclusive pods on subjects we can't tackle here and also physical art prints.
Watch REBOOT IT, our YouTube Show where we update your favorite franchises alongside Fandom Producer Billy Business here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/REBOOTITSHOW
https://www.youtube.com/@ronswallow
Buy Ron’s album here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-wings-of-a-dragon/1687418796
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
“The Greatest Pod Goes Evil” is about what we would do IF we were evil, which villains we most identify with, and what even is “evil?” Ed, Ron, and Producer Bill discuss the other side of heroism. You get a real insight into our conception of what evil is and why so many revolutionary things are labeled evil even if they are actually justice. Or is that just what someone evil would say??
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https://www.youtube.com/@ronswallow
Buy Ron’s album here:
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Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
“The Greatest Action Hero Draft” is an instant classic with a battle royale to end them all. I almost envy you because you get to hear this podcast for the first time right now. These are some of the most iconic characters to ever kick ass onscreen and you know Ed, Ron and Producer Bill bring the pathos, philosophy and extreme humor to these proceedings. Dutch from Predator vs. John Matrix from Commando versus Jackie Chan vs. Rambo Vs. John McClane vs. Conan vs. Bruce Lee vs….you get it now listen!! And enjoy!!
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https://www.youtube.com/@ronswallow
Buy Ron’s album here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-wings-of-a-dragon/1687418796
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
“The Greatest Creatures In Fiction'' is about the legendary animals that most impacted us. No not Air Bud or some shit like that, we’re talking minotaurs, dragons, chimera, and stuff. Our list is as offbeat and weird as we are. Ron talks about dragons and unicorns and stuff. Producer Bill and Ed get their mythology rocks off in an epic pitch that we've already registered with the writer’s guild babay!! This one is a powerhouse addition to the constellation that is The Greatest Pod!
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Watch REBOOT IT, our YouTube Show where we update your favorite franchises alongside Fandom Producer Billy Business here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/REBOOTITSHOW
https://www.youtube.com/@ronswallow
Buy Ron’s album here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-wings-of-a-dragon/1687418796
Friday Jan 12, 2024
Friday Jan 12, 2024
“The Greatest Myths In Nerd Culture” is our discussion on some of the beliefs nerds had in the past and some that persist to this day. But overall this is a fun convo about a changing landscape and about some of the ways so called “nerd culture” has evolved. The ability to see that some of your core beliefs are outdated or flawed is a key to being intelligent. We think it’s high time people examine the rampant consumerism that they pass off as a personality…uh I mean examine their fandoms. Yeah that other thing was a typo. Anyway, enjoy!
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Please leave a 5 star review on your podcast app, it really helps! Subscribe and like our videos on YouTube and Please share our stuff.
Support our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheGreatestPod to get exclusive pods on subjects we can't tackle here and also physical art prints.
Watch REBOOT IT, our YouTube Show where we update your favorite franchises alongside Fandom Producer Billy Business here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/REBOOTITSHOW
https://www.youtube.com/@ronswallow
Buy Ron’s album here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-wings-of-a-dragon/1687418796
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
Thursday Jan 04, 2024
“The Greatest Cartoon Reboots” could be misleading. We aren’t trying to rank cartoon reboots, we are talking about the ones that deserve it according to us. There are so many action cartoons from different eras that seem like they’d be slam dunks in our modern IP obsessed times but these seem forgotten or relegated to development hell. This isn’t just nostalgia (well some of it is) we’re really trying to identify why a cartoon would make a good movie or show right now and we even hatch an idea for a killer cartoon version of a certain timeless pulp barbarian. This one is creative, innovative and illustrative of our approach to storytelling babay!! Enjoy!
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Watch REBOOT IT, our YouTube Show where we update your favorite franchises alongside Fandom Producer Billy Business here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/REBOOTITSHOW
https://www.youtube.com/@ronswallow
Buy Ron’s album here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-wings-of-a-dragon/1687418796
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
Thursday Dec 14, 2023
“The Greatest Year End Review and MAILBAG!!” is a truly unique show because we try to sum up our year but get sidetracked by the “how do we ‘save’ comics” conversation that comics retailers and people like Mark Millar ignited this last week online. Then we deftly transition into some truly illuminating mailbag questions that have us questioning our innermost beliefs about everything from crime and punishment to the arguable genius of Wes Anderson. This is a great and eclectic convo that shows you where our and our supporters’ thoughts are centered in December 2023. Enjoy!!
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Watch REBOOT IT, our YouTube Show where we update your favorite franchises alongside Fandom Producer Billy Business here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/REBOOTITSHOW
https://www.youtube.com/@ronswallow
Buy Ron’s album here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-wings-of-a-dragon/1687418796
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
“Is Superhero Fatigue The Greatest?” That’s a loaded question isn’t it? It’s funny that it only took about 12 years of consistent, big budget comic book fare at the movies for us to declare that the party was over and mostly because one company “started losing the thread.” Ed and Producer Bill refute this assertion while also acknowledging the limitations of the genre as presently represented. There’s a fantastic conversation to be had about the new ways that we are going to depict superheroes in the future via things like Invincible, The Boys, and the new James Gunn DC Universe. This is a great primer for the type of conversation we’ll be having at LA COMICON (https://comicconla.com/) on Saturday December 2nd 2023 in Room 402 A at 3:00 p.m. and in our Nerdy Standup Show at 6:00 p.m. in Room 402 B!! Come see us and get a signed art print from Producer Bill while supplies last!!
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Of course this can’t be THE definitive list of “The Greatest Films of The Last Five Years” but it’s the ones that sprang to mind while we recorded this. We’re here to debunk the notion that “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” Because they kinda do but you’re missing them because you’re a slave to the algorithm and marketing. Ron said during the recording that we’d provide a list of all the movies we talk about but, um no, just listen to the damn episode and you’ll see we aren’t mentioning any Marvel flicks or stuff everybody knows. This is some populist, yet gourmet shit we’re talking about. These (for our money, which may have a different exchange rate than yours) are movies made recently that aren’t franchises or reboots and have the ability to move you by illustrating some true aspect of the human experience. Enjoy!
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Please leave a 5 star review on your podcast app, it really helps! Subscribe and like our videos on YouTube and Please share our stuff.
Support our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TheGreatestPod to get exclusive pods on subjects we can't tackle here and also physical art prints.
Watch REBOOT IT, our YouTube Show where we update your favorite franchises alongside Fandom Producer Billy Business here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/REBOOTITSHOW
https://www.youtube.com/@ronswallow
Buy Ron’s album here:
https://music.apple.com/us/album/on-the-wings-of-a-dragon/1687418796