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Episode 0006, Part 4: ...And Godzooky!

The Basement

Release Date: 11/13/2018

Episode 0002, Part 2: Episode 0002, Part 2: "Who Run Bartertown?!"

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TWO MEN ENTER, ONE MAN LEAVES!

info_outline Episode 0002, Part 1: Episode 0002, Part 1: "Roger, Roger!"

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In our fifth episode covering the Ready Player Two novel, Albert and Will dissect part one of Chapter 0002 and cover the pop culture references of Air Jordans, Mr. Belvedere, Frasier, The Phantom Menace, Van Halen's 1984 album, rathtars and of course, Airplane! (again)

info_outline Episode 0001, Part 2: Episode 0001, Part 2: "Wakanda Forever!"

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Join Albert and Will as they wrap up the pop culture references from Chapter 0001 in a music filled episode! The guys will be talking Arcadia (Duran Duran), Huey Lewis and the News, Joan Jett, Depeche Mode, Talking Heads, Flock of Seagulls, Kansas, and Timbuk3! And to anchor the show, look for a breakdown of the sovereign nation of Wakanda!

info_outline Episode 0001, Part 1: Episode 0001, Part 1: "KA LI MA SHAKTI DE!"

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It's a new year year and new episode of The Basement! Join Albert and Will for part one of Chapter 0001 of the Ready Player Two novel where the guys will be discussing what life is like for Wade after winning the contest. What do you do with $500 billion and complete control of the largest and most influential company in the world? You plan to leave of course!

info_outline Episode 0000: Episode 0000: "Is It Live, Or Is it Memorex?!"

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Albert and Will are back to breakdown chapter 0000 of the Ready Player Two novel! They start by wrapping up the Pop from "Cutscene" and then roll into the narrative for 0000 as well as they only reference not already covered: Memorex!

info_outline Ready Player Two - Cutscene: Ready Player Two - Cutscene: "There Is No Spoon!" (With Ernie Cline)

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Albert and Will welcome author Ernest Cline to discuss "Cutscene", the first chapter from his new novel, Ready Player Two!

info_outline Episode 0038 - 0039: Episode 0038 - 0039: "My Favorite Person!"

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This is it! It's Albert and Will together again for the the FINAL two chapters of the Ready Player One novel! We’ll also be talking about the “Maybe Pop” culture references we got right (or wrong) as well as the biggest pop culture references we didn’t see!

info_outline Episode 0036 - 0037: Episode 0036 - 0037: "It's a Cookbook!"

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You are traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind...your next stop, the Basement Podcast!

info_outline Episode 0033 - 0035: Episode 0033 - 0035: "WOLVERINES!"

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Albert and Will discuss chapters 0033, 0034, and 0035 of the Ready Player One novel and talk AC/DC, Woodstock, Return of the Jedi, Short Circuit, Frisbee's, Voltron, and 1984's Red Dawn!

info_outline Episode 0030 - 0032: Episode 0030 - 0032: "The Pork-Chop Express!"

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In this episode, Albert and will take a look at chapters 0030, 0031, and 0032 of the Ready Player One novel with a deep dive into the pop culture references found inside! We karate chop CliffsNotes (which got us through High School and College literature courses), The Star Chamber, Gunsmoke, Glock 47c's, Adamantium, Big Trouble in Little China and so much more!

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Fresh off the Halloween holiday, The Basement is back and Albert's enlisted the help of Ear Glue Media's very own Social Media Manager, Josh Crawford, aka Imperial Moonwalker! Join us in a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of Chapter 0006 as we discuss Altered Carbon, Fahrenheit 451, The Sandman, Knight Rider, Voyager, Fight Club, Clerks, The Clash, Midnight Oil, Godzilla...and Godzooky! We even found a way to cover Lio's "Banana Split"! 

Ready Player Josh

  • Josh explains how he came into the novel

Richard Morgan (1965)

  • Altered Carbon (2012)
  • Netflix series (2016 - present)

Ray Bradbury (1920 - 2012)

  • Billions and billions of stories! 
  • Fahrenheit 451 (1953)
  • How were the movies in 1966 and 2018?

Neil Gaiman (1960)

  • The Sandman (1989 - current)
  • Neverwhere (1996), Stardust (1999), and American Gods (2001)

John Scalzi (1969)

  • Old Man's War (2005)

Knight Rider (1982 - 1986)

  • The cast and Glen A. Larson
  • Favorite David Hasselhoff song?
  • Intro and voice over
  • The Jacket
  • The Tune
  • Knight Industries Two-Thousand
  • "Rise of the Phoenix", "KITT vs KARR", and "Goliath"
  • Sequels, movies, and the Knight Rider Festival 

Star Trek: Voyager (1995 - 2001)

  • Premise of the show
  • Cast and Characters
  • "Timeless", "Bride of Chaotica", and "Living Witness" (1 and 2 that Josh didn't watch)

David Fincher (1962)

  • Favorite film as a director? 

Kevin Smith (1970)

  • Favorite film as a director? 

The Clash (1976 - 1998)

  • Band name origin
  • London Calling (1979)
  • Favorite songs

SONGS WITH LASER BEAMS! 

Midnight Oil (1972 - 2017)

  • Band name origin
  • Diesel and Dust (1987)
  • Favorite songs

Godzilla (1954 - present)

  • Origins and movies
  • Crossovers (vs. Charles Barkley, vs. King Kong)
  • The ROAR!
  • Characteristics and proof that size does matter
  • Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (1974)
  • Godzilla (animated, 1978)
  • ...and Godzooky!
  • Legacy including 90's cartoon and video games

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