Mike v. Matt
Friends for over thirty years, Mike Grimmett and Matt Dennis discuss the important things like the ramifications of growing up in the eighties, the turbulence of teenage kids, keeping up with explosive pop culture, and how craft beer might save us all. Sometimes we agree. Sometimes we don't. But we always have a laugh.
Episodes
58 episodes
My world is duller than most
New year, new us. The gentlemen talk at length about color blindness and the American love affair with the automobile.
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Episode 58
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32:29
I think I got confused by Doctor Who
The gentlemen discuss the most bizarre conspiracy theories they learned on their broad survey of the Internet.**Disclaimer: This podcast discusses conspiracy theories for entertainment purposes. Mike and Matt are not supporting th...
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Episode 57
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32:10
Sorry, I thought it would be funny
The boys break down some of their favorite conspiracy theories and generally complain.**Disclaimer: This podcast discusses conspiracy theories for entertainment purposes. Mike and Matt are not supporting these ideas. Do your own ...
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Episode 56
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31:13
You have to power through the itch
After a long break, the boys return to discuss conspiracy theories. They used to be fun, but now are more real and scary. We discuss the hidden forces at work behind our daily media consumption.**Disclaimer: This podcast discusse...
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Episode 55
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29:03
Be ready to be amazed
The gentlemen continue to talk about Adam Savage's book Every Tool's a Hammer. This quickly devolves into a discussion about the power and importance of rabbit holes. Matt poorly reads excerpts. And then they talk about the usage and i...
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Episode 54
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30:47
Capital “M” Maker
The boys get an update on Matt’s descent into old man-hood and discuss the Adam Savage book,
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Episode 53
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24:32
Path of Totality
Mike very patiently explains to Matt how the sun works after the recent eclipse. And the boys talk about the recent movie Civil War and our impending doom.
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Episode 52
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33:26
Not our best work
After a lengthy hiatus, the boys return to discuss preparation for the inevitable impending disaster and subsequent societal collapse.
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Episode 51
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32:13
Spring Break
The boys return from respective Spring Break trips with their sons. No, they did not head to Ft. Lauderdale to relive the misadventures of the 80s, but they did manage to have some fun and spread some hardscrabble lessons to the younger generat...
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Episode 50
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37:01
Blame our parents
Mike and Matt talk about movies they perhaps were allowed to watch a bit too young. And how they’ve revisited that sin upon their own children. But then again, perhaps this is all another example of how the 80s were not a child-friendly decade....
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Episode 49
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30:38
Metal for the Masses
The boys discuss the return of live music in a post-COVID world. They reminisce about concerts in their younger years and what they’d like to see before they die.
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Episode 48
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34:15
Woefully Unprepared
In light of recent events both real (spy balloons, earthquakes) and imagined (The Last of Us), the boys revisit an old favorite topic: Disasters. Would they survive? Would they even try? What are their favorite scenarios? Why don’t old science ...
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Episode 47
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38:22
Welcome Race Fans!
It’s been a long time, but the boys are back. Mike and Matt discuss their latest obsession with Gran Turismo, while also talking about the weather and Mike’s inability to stay home for any length of time.
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Episode 46
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37:01
Look at you, talking to people
The boys take up the challenge to buy random comics and discuss. They explore the changes in the experience since childhood and also lament the difficulties in buying issue #1.
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Episode 45
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32:07
Like an eight year old psychopath
The boys round our their conversations about villains by discussing comic books. Mike attempts to educate Matt about the history of comics with little success. A new challenge is introduced for next episode.
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Episode 44
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38:42
Not a Harry Potter Movie Guy
Join the boys on a long, meandering conversation about the best villains in literature.
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Episode 43
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39:48
Lion-O is the Antichrist
Having exhausted their memories of television villains, the boys jump to the big screen. And this time, they are recording in person. Listen as these two discuss movie villains over the years while struggling with technical difficultie...
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Episode 42
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30:10
Trust us, we’ve seen it all
The gentlemen discuss their favorite television villains. The conversation quickly devolves into an existential re-examination of their childhood memories as they start to question everything they learned as a child. Hilarity ensues.
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Episode 41
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39:51
You’re never going to get everything on your list
The boys talk Gencon–giving their recollections from history and a recap from this year’s trip to the Best Four Days in Gaming. Hold on for high nerdery as we get our rhythm back for fall.
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Episode 40
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34:00
Postcards of weird, beautiful things
The gentlemen return from the road, recounting tales from their summer travels. Sit tight and be regaled with descriptions of infectious disease, pickled shark meat, golf carts at Versailles, hippie music festivals, and terrible traffic.
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Episode 39
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45:31
A certain moral flexibility
The boys return from adventures to discuss the remaining episodes in Volume 3 of the Netflix animated anthology series, Love, Death, and Robots. They pick their favorite and most reviled. They also dive into their past history as part of Specia...
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Episode 38
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26:01
Now for round 3
Back after another, even longer hiatus, the boys discuss volume 3 of the Netflix series Love, Death and Robots. More interruptions in schedule to follow, given the exciting activities both gentlemen have planned for the summer. But stay tuned f...
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Episode 37
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24:10
Way too young for this
After a brief spring hiatus, your hosts return to discuss the works of Stephen King. The boys agree reading this had a huge impact on their adolescent development. And likely broke their brains by too much exposure to horror too young. But then...
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Episode 36
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35:51
Scar Tissue in My Brain
The boys recount their experiences with video games of the modern era (i.e. since they’ve had kids). Both realize they’ve collected more games than they will ever finish and basically only have time for games they can play in five minute chunks...
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Episode 35
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29:58
Why would you choose anything else?
In part two of video game nostalgia, the gentlemen explore video games of their early adulthood. How the PS2 was a game changer and DVD players used to be something. And how it was still possible to have fun in a world before everything had an ...
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Episode 34
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31:18