FYIz is a catch-all feed for podcasts produced by pop culture escapist John Walker, such as ARE THEY, THOUGH?; FOR YOUR INFOTAZEMENT; PLAYING RECORDS WITH JOHN; SAUL SEARCHING; OH IT'S JOHN; PROTECTORS OF GUNDAHAR; and SKEERT.
Episodes
Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
Star Wars means a lot of different things to a lot of different people, but to me it will always be the fantasy that devoured my youth. It is also the most mainstream thing in the world. It is also flawed. Trying to reconcile these things will keep an over-thinker up all night, so what I’ve done here is what any self-aware person with a problem should do: I’ve reached out. In this episode you’ll find conversations with a nice variety of folk about the nature of fandom, escapism, childhood obsession, adult disappointment, overacting, and even a rare bit of arcana that has escaped the attention of most fans for 30 years.
NOTE: This is an archival podcast originally released on August 12, 2015.
Chris Garrison is a cartoonist and inventor of games and has been my friend since 7th grade. Peep his crazycool drawings at garrisonsjunk.blogspot.com.
Comedian Ronald James is co-host, along with yours truly and our pal Steve Reter, of Movie Schmovie, a film conversation podcast that will hopefully make you laugh and give you a safe place to overthink your cinematic favorites. Find it at movieschmovie.com.
And speaking of film podcasts, you really should be listening to The Projection Booth, on which Mike White and a shockingly comprehensive gang of guests go deeper than anyone else into the way movies are made and how they make us feel. It’s addictive and it awaits you here at projection-booth.blogspot.com.
Underground mainstay Skizz Cyzyk creates movies and music and does many fun things related to movies and music. Try to make sense of all the hats he wears by checking out his web-hub, skizz.net.
Shit-Stirring Benn Ray’s trenchant opinions and observations can be enjoyed @mobtownshank. And if you’re ever in Hampden, MD, pop in to Atomic Books!
Bekah Weininger is great! Follow her on Twitter @bekahweininger. And good ol' Jonathan Eaton can be found on Twitter @jonbrak.
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
Thursday Apr 23, 2020
John’s pal Steve Reter joins him for a quick rundown of the events of Better Call Saul’s exciting fifth season.
You can hear more of John and Steve talking about stuff, along with their other pal, comedian Ron James, on the Movie Schmovie podcast at MovieSchmovie.com - or wherever you get your podcasts!
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
It gets up close and personal at Stately Toxic Manor when comedian pal Robin Hazel joins Nagle and Walker for a candid chat about their worst breakups, their shared love for Laura Linney, the pornographic subplot in Mario Puzo's The Godfather, peer pressure, awkward teenage years, and the gentle wisdom of Brett Michaels.
Follow Robin Hazel @hasbabytellsjokes (insta)
Follow John Nagle @jnagle4
Follow John Walker @giannidubya (twit and insta)
John's music at: soundcloud.com/sighfigh
John's film podcast at: movieschmovie.com
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
We continue our dissection of Steven Spielberg’s anthology series from 1985-1987, AMAZING STORIES—"we," in this case, being host John Walker and his esteemed guest Bekah Eaton. And the story this time is “The Main Attraction," the second episode of the original show. But just how AMAZING is it?!?
For more Bekah, listen to her on her other podcasts, Seedy Reads and Below Grade Level!
Follow Bekah on twitter and instagram @seedyreads!
Follow John on twitter and instagram @giannidubya!
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
This episode kicks off a brand new podcast that looks at Steven Spielberg’s anthology series from 1985-1987, AMAZING STORIES. Comedian Ronald James is the guest. “Ghost Train” is the story in question. How AMAZING is it?!? Your host John Walker tries to keep things on track.
For more Ronald and John, listen to their film and TV podcast with Steve Reter, Movie Schmovie!
Follow Ronald on twitter and instagram @whoisronjames and keep up with his clothing brand on instagram @status_apparatus!
Follow John on twitter and instagram @giannidubya!
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
It's just John this time, with a brief announcement regarding this season of the podcast. We hope to be back soon with a new episode! (For its part, Better Call Saul is off to a great start.)
Follow us on Twitter @saul_searching!
Email us at saulsearching@gmail.com!
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Maria Taylor of Azure Ray and Little Red Rocket chats about her musical beginnings, from childhood blues improv (you read that right) to the first work that made her proud as an adult. It's a good one, folks! (Part 2 is coming soon.)
Buy Maria's new self-titled album at
flowermoonrecords.com
mariataylormusic.com
Follow her!
Twit: @maria_taylor
Insta: mariataylor1111
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
Saturday Oct 19, 2019
There’s no Better Call Saul in 2019 but that doesn’t mean Saul Searching has to take the year off too! So thank goodness Vince Gilligan and Aaron Paul have brought back Saul’s most vulnerable client, Jesse Pinkman, for an emotional coda that picks up right when Breaking Bad left off, because finally Chris and John have something to talk about! It’s the podcast equivalent of a trashbag full of unmarked bills. Spend it wisely.
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Wednesday Feb 06, 2019
Travolta. Gotti. Nagle. Walker. All the most noteworthy Johns, finally packaged in one convenient podcast! In this episode we take a look at Vinnie Barbarino's very own, much-maligned mob epic, GOTTI, and try to determine why nobody liked it.
Follow John Nagle!
@jnagle4
www.medium.com/@jnagle4
Follow John Walker!
@giannidubya (twit and insta)
music at: soundcloud.com/sighfigh
film podcast at: movieschmovie.com
Monday Dec 24, 2018
Monday Dec 24, 2018
This debut episode of Slash Course, a new show about horror and horror-related topics, centers on director Bob Clark's seminal cult flick, the stealthily influential Black Christmas. Special guest Patrick Anderson helps to untangle the mysteries of a crazed murderer known simply as Billy. So get out of here! THE PODCAST IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE INTERNET!