It's Like a Podcast or Whatever
By Everyday Rogue & Handsome Bane
It's Like a Podcast or WhateverOct 31, 2017
S07 E02 The Aaron Greenlee Invitational Black Nerd Fantasy Draft (ft. J-Down Alejandra and Malikai Unique)
We have returned to record the FINAL SEASON of ILaPoW. And what better way to return than to pay homage to our Patron Saint, Our Brother who art in Heaven, Aaron Greenlee. Handsome Bane shares the celebration with his friends, Kuma Da Grizzly, Alejandra Tejeda, Malikai Unique and a guy who shares 33 years of friendship with our host, J-Down.
The panel picks their favorite 25 people who best embody the spirit of black nerdom. Prepare for some surprises. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.
S07 E01 Rest in the Most Peace Fantasy Draft (ft. B-Hyphen, Showinmadlov and Teri AKA PuddinAnn)
WELCOME TO SEASON 7 of It's Like a Podcast or Whatever, and what better way to start the season by ripping off one of our favorite podcasts, All Fantasy Everything?
We (B Hyphen, ShowinMadLov, Mike Lam, Everyday Rogue, HB and one his very best friends, Teri aka PuddinAnn) are gathered here today to draft our favorite celebrities who passed on to Glory in the year 2020. With last year sucking as badly as it did, it took the lives of a lot of Loved Ones. So instead of trying to choose just ONE person we would miss the most at the POWWIE AWARDS, we got together to choose 25 as well as some honorable mentions. PuddinAnn is making her podcasting debut, but you wouldn't know it. Join us in this celebration of life as we still find a way to have fun (respectfully) with such a somber topic.
We thank you for listening and loving, trusting and believing in us. Looking forward to greatness in season 7!
S06 E23 Toaster Leavins 4
WELCOME TO TOASTER LEAVINS 4! It's the best of the rest. Some of the good stuff that got cut from the better stuff. It's very adequate entertainment.
Jeaux talks of his time as a stunt rider.
Savannah Summers talks Simpsons and Covid
Maweezy has no idea what day it is.
MIkal Mosely has audio issues.
K-Rock is too careful.
Some dude gets eaten by zombies.
Oroku Saki stops by.
S06 E22 The Craft (ft. Alejandra, Kuma da Grizzly, UnfriendlyBlerdHottie and ShowinMadLov)
Sup, Turkeys? Welp, we've come to the end of the road...for ILAPOW Season 6. Honestly, we should have called it with the last episode. But our friends were gracious enough to come back to record the season finale. We talk HBO's Lovecraft Country and what we got out of it. We discuss its cultural importance, representation, and whether or not it's worth going through all the Black trauma to watch it. There is also a Homeboys in Outer Space reference in there somewhere. We are joined by @showinmadlov, @atejeda97, @kumadagrizzly and @unfriendlyblerdhottie.
S06 E21 The HUNT is On: Royal Rumbowl for the Sitcom Couple Crown
S06 E20 Savannah Summers vs Sara Jay (ft. @5avannah5ummer5)
Today we have a very special guest coming all the way from the Land Down-Under, Australian Professional Wrestler Savannah Summers. Handsome Bane invites her to the pod to mark out unapologetically. Savannah gives us the details surrounding her journey into the business and what to look forward to when the cloud of Covid lifts off the world. She also tells us who she believes is the best there is currently, her favorite wrestler and just who is the GREATEST OF ALL TIME! This chat was a lot of fun and so is Savannah's accent. We'd like to thank her for taking ILaPoW international. Love, Trust and Belief
S06 E19 Who Washed Roger Rabbit (ft. Gary K Wolf)
HB starts the show by explaining that his presumed absence last week was ACTUALLY a super presence, because even though there was no ILaPoW episode PER SE, ILaPoW presented the NEW SHOW, EVERYDAY COSPLAY with EVERYDAY ROGUE is out on all the platforms and ready for your consumption! Then he launches into some personal updates, family, living situations, job stuff. Nothing huge. AND THEN we are honored to be joined by Creator of Roger Rabbit, Jessica Rabbit, Baby Herman and Eddie Valiant, author and all-around cool guy, GARY K WOLF! I KNOW!! He and Handsome Bane dish on the origins of Roger, Gary's relationship with Disney, how different the book is from the film, WHY pray tell, Roger went from being a BROWN bunny in the book to a WHITE bunny in the film (It's a very reasonable explanation) HB auditions and politics for a role in a future project and (jokingly) agrees to preorder THOUSANDS of copies of Gary's next book.
S06 E18 Not as Good as it Sounds (ft Retro Ric)
Soapbox-The Father, The Son and The Holy Smoke
Our bro Mike Lamerique took over the pod this week with another edition of The Soapbox. We didn't know we asked for a description of this week's events and this is what he said;
"Me, my wife. Taneyri and Janice from "in good company" podcast, currently on hiatus. We weren't really talking about anything in particular, but we were live when we found out about Chadwick."
Well there you have it. Enjoy it or we'll steal the batteries out of all your remote controls.
Love Trust and Belief
S06 E17 The Benevolent King and the Sampler Platter
Life Stuff.
Work Stuff
Whole lotta pod stuff.
HB spills his guts about Chadwick Boseman and how Chad and his characters were so inspirational. It's sad. It's the sadboi hours segment.
Then your benefactor gives you not ONE...not TWO...BUT THREE SAMPLES of the show he's been executive producing (it's actually called Dick Wolfing in the biz). So there's a lot to hang on to in this one.
We love you, we trust you and we believe in you.
S06 E16 CCC vol. 3 (ft. J. Jester, Jessica Leigh Cosplay and Kevin Brophy)
Hey Sugahs! Everyday Rogue here on It’s Like a Podcast or Whatever. And we’re taking a look at Cancelled Convention Culture. With the coronavirus global pandemic, large gatherings are banned and conventions are cancelled. But convention-goers have a particular kind of resiliency so we are checking in on our fellow cosplayers and photographers to find out what they’ve been up to during this quarantine and beyond. And here with us today are J. Jester, Jessica Leigh Cosplay and Kevin Brophy.
S06 E15 CCC vol. 2 (ft. Kristen Hunn and Dex B Entertainment)
Hey Sugahs! Everyday Rogue here on It’s Like a Podcast or Whatever. And we’re taking a look at Cancelled Convention Culture. With the coronavirus global pandemic, large gatherings are banned and conventions are cancelled. But convention-goers have a particular kind of resiliency so we are checking in on our fellow cosplayers and photographers to find out what they’ve been up to during this quarantine and beyond.
S06 E14 CCC vol. 1 (ft. Pat Covey, Elyssa Stoner and Bil Withonel)
S06 E13 It's Like an RPG or Whatever (ft. Nerd Caliber and Oroku Saki)
It seems like adventuring is getting the better of our heroes as they have not learned their lesson. They find themselves in another skirmish with a mimic, They face a literal trial by fire. An earth shaking development...develops. But the thing most likely to lead to their undoing is their constant hilarious bickering. Will the adventurers survive Undermountain? Will they even survive each other? Stop reading and press play to find out.
S06 E12 It's Like an RPG or Whatever 3 (feat. Nerd Caliber and Obvious Nonsense)
The Paladin's 7 is back this week...well at least 5 of them are. Dayspring, Adrielle, Kaidor, Gaia and Arym find themselves in a mushroom cave traversing dangerous terrain. They find a Dwarven Temple on the other side and find something else to argue about. The crew gets tested in many ways and leave it up to you to decide whether or not they passed. Saki talks to us at the end and unleashes some huge news!
S06 E11 ILaRPGoW 2 (ft. Mad People)
The ILaPoW family ventures further into Undermountain on a mission to free the land by vanquishing the evil wizard Hallister. Two of our heroes have an issue with a pit of spikes. More fights ensue. Banter is shared between the team. What's this about a mask?
S06 E10 It's Like an RPG or Whatever (ft. Nerd Caliber, Travoy Pruitt and Obvious Nonsense)
SURPPRISE YOU CRETINS! I, OROKU SAKI, HAVE MADE MY GLORIOUS RETURN TO YOUR PODCAST LISTENING DEVICES!! IN THIS EPISODE, EVERYDAY ROGUE, HANDSOME BANE, KAT CHINETTI, KAYIN PATTON, ALEJANDRA, MALIKAI UNIQUE AND TRAVOY PRUITT ALL VENTURE INTO UNDERMOUNTAIN TO END THE THREAT POSED TO THEIR COUNTRY BY THE EVIL WIZARD HALLISTER. WILL THE PALADIN'S SEVEN BE ABLE TO HANDLE BUSINESS? OR WILL THEY BE SHUFFLED OFF THIS MORTAL COIL BY THIS HORRID REALM?
S06 E09 No Justice, No Peace, Should We Defund the Police?
It's a full house as Handsome Bane and Everyday Rogue open up the bunker to friends and family. Kayin Patton and Obvious Nonsense members Alejandra and Malikai Unique came through like "Woop woop woop woop woop that's a crew call!" The framily discusses the casual racism of some of the most prolific white folks in New England and how fast they try to reel it back in when they see if hurt their brands.
B. Simone manifests a bad week for herself. People were mad about her dating preferences. But the grits really hit the fan when Twitter found out her book, was more like a portable vision board.
Finally, the squad gets deep into discussion about defunding the police department. They take a look at what that would mean as far as a day to day patrol of the inner city neighborhood. They also make a couple plans of what to do with a slice of that 400 million Boston Police Dept. munitions budget to make a more meaningful impact on their neighborhoods.
S06 E08 Not Another Questions Podcast 2
S06 E07 Not Another Questions Podcast
HB starts the thing off by quickly sharing his feelings on all the civil unrest resulting from, you know...EVERYTHING with the got damn cops. Fast forward to a delightful conversation with the good sis, Everyday Rogue. It's been such a long time since she's been a regular on the show, that maybe some of you need a(n) (re)introduction to her. So the Truesome Twosome pass the question block back and forth to let YOU in on their nerdy pedigree. If you can't get enough of this one, there's MORE to come next week. Hopefully this helps you deal with the events of the past week. It's a long haul. Stay vigilant. Protect each other. Love, trust and belief. #ahmaudarbry #breonnataylor #georgefloyd
S06 E06 HitB You Didn't GoT It (ft. ShowinMadLov)
One half of the "We Should Do This Again Sometime" duo and friend of the PoW Marc "ShowinMadLov" Robinson comes through to tell all you dweebs who hated on Season 8 of Game of Thrones how wrong you've been watching it. He and the Handsome one go through 10 bullet points of the things you missed while you had your head down writing that petition to force HBO to do the season over (HA!) We waited a whole year to go back and watch it all over again. Were you guys being unfair? Or are we total Weiss and Benioff marks? You be the judge, AFTER you listen to this pod!
S06 E05 HitB with The Prodigal Daughter
Today, K-Rock and her family finally move into the Bunker. We talk about her moving process and how good it is to have her back in the same state as all of us. Then we discuss a couple stories from the Bible in-depth and give you all short histories on our individual Christian journeys. But don't worry, we're not beating you over the head with that scary religion stuff. It's all about the stories.
S06 E04 HitB The Soapbox: Church
This episode is with Marcus, Me and Reverend Edwin Johnson of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Dorchester. We talk about faith through the pandemic and how we're all dealing with it. get a good prayer that you SHOULD know and pass along some more positivity.
S06 E03 HitB A POWcast Called Fresh
Today we visit with fellow HPG member and host of A Podcast Called Fresh, Miles Amadeus Prower and discuss every. single. sweaty. nerdy thing. in existence. We talk school closings of yesteryear. How wild the Bible is. The power structure, hierarchy and history of Cobra and Cobra Commander. And the GREATEST BLACK MAN OF ALL TIME (Hir-O Beats echo), Winston Zeddemore and his ties to, well...EVERYTHING. It's a hilarious episode with a lot of jumping around that will make for a very active listen. Thank you for staying in the bunker with us and staying safe, washing your hands and being responsible. Special thank you MAPs for hosting us and holding it down. Love, Trust and Belief. Peace.
The Soapbox (ft. Angel Conley)
Mike the Producer and Angel Conley (The wife of our venerable B-Hyphen) talk about education through the pandemic. How are the teachers doing and what are they expecting of the students. What do we see as the end of the line for students this year and what do the teachers feel would be best? And a few other gems, including that she's the WINNINGEST teacher in West Virginia. Beetlejuice-Hyphen found a real winner and she's teaching us a few things.
S06 E01 Hunkered in the Bunker pt. 3 (ft. Verta Maloney of the GameHers)
Kat Chinetti FINALLY makes her way to The Bunker just in time to receive a gift from Handsome Bane. Then the two of them welcome a new guest and resident, Verta Maloney of the GameHers (pronounced "Gamers"). The trio talks about Verta's role in the GameHers, how they have been received and what their mission is. They also discuss the trope of the "strong female character" and how it should evolve. Then they play a game that seems to have rules that change with every round. We welcome Verta and make sure her living quarters are up to snuff. Love. Trust. Belief.
S05 E25 Toaster Leavin's 3: Still Hunkered
Well, we've arrived at the end of Season 5 of ILAPOW. It's time to give you the best of the bottom of the barrell! The following clips are chopped from earlier episodes in season 5. Oftentimes it was pregame chit chat that sometimes was REALLY deep or funny or something that made them too good to go unheard. So here. HEAR!
S05 E24 Hunkered in the Bunker pt. 4 Hot Topic-HOTTER TAKES
The Marc Rob and Mike the producer take over the night's watch in the bunker (while sitting at minimum of 6 feet apart) to dig into current hot topics. Tiger King is discussed along with some casual bad takes from Mike. Have you heard the new Donald Glover presents? We have, and we think you should take a listen to our views on it. We had time and so do you. So stay in. Stay safe. And leave the rest to your loved ones.
S05 E23 Hunkered in the Bunker pt.2 Our Brother Who Art in Heaven
Welp, Loved Ones, the time has finally come. It's the most ILaPoW time of the year as we Celebrate the life of our Patron Saint Aaron Greenlee with the second (now) annual Aaron Greenlee Invitational Royal Rumbowl to Crown the Blerd Gawd! Once again we are taking the world's most famous and powerful Blerds and comparing their perceived intelligence, creativity and most importantly, their contribution and responsibility to the culture as a whole. To help shoulder this Herculean task, Handsome Bane has called upon some of his most trusted friends and allies. First, Leader of the Hyphen Podcast Group, B-Hyphen comes out his self-imposed exile. Second is your favorite Mufukkin Admin of the FB group Games, Comics and All Kinds of Ill Shit, Cam Dawson. Next is the walking IMDb, Indi. And rounding out this A-Team is Handsome Bane's Favorite, Tels...Telz?...Tel. We know you need company, so we give you two of our finest hours. So stay safe and enjoy! Love Trust and Belief. Happy Birthday Big Bro.
S05 E22 Hunkered in the Bunker pt. 1 Boyz II Mennonites
S05 E21 Mix-Match Avengers Assemble (ft. Jam Sketches)
This ep starts out with a one-on-one with award winning artist, Jam Sketches. Handsome Bane finds out what makes him tick and gets some background on him. After a break, they are joined by Kayin and Lamerique to build a family and an archetypal crew. It's some TASTELESS jokes in this one. But what else is new? Enjoy!
S05 E20 A Movie Podcast About a Movie Podcast (ft, Kat Chinetti and Showinmadlov)
There are no guests on this episode, just HPG family. Kat and THE Marc Rob stop by to talk about their new podcast "We Should Do This Again Sometime". The gang talks recent film, not so recent film and what movies should be used for kindling. We're looking at you Disney's Blank Check. Everybody makes some dope movie recommendations. So if you're one of those people who hops on Facebook and asks what's good on Netflix, just to tell everybody, "I've seen that one..." then maybe you should check this one out, weirdo. PAX East was also mentioned. Be sure to check everyone out on their socials @Kat_Chinetti, @Showinmadlov and @Ila_Pow
S05 E19 Decision 2020 (ft. Alejandra and Malikai Unique)
Pardon us if we're a little wired. We've been listening to Sada Baby "Slide" on continuous loop. Damn it slaps. Today we're joined by our friends from Obvious Nonsense Alejandra and Malikai Unique. They give us the rundown on the Democratic Debate and what we should really be looking out for. Also, is a town hall meeting a date? After a quick break, the team cracks open some comics and looks to pop culture to find a suitable candidate to dispatch cuatro-cinco in November and bring peace and prosperity to our land. Then we make friends with a very unlikely person. At the end, an important announcement is made. Tell me if you can hear it.
S05 E18 Brothas and Movies Marketed at Sistas
Kayin P and Handsome Bane start this one talking to Kayin's brother Joe about his kid and a possible visit in the near future. Then the fellas get into Black romcoms and try to figure out why that's the only film marketed to black women. Surely SOMEONE would like a black version of Salt or Furie or Wing Chun. Then the boys list some black women they would be honored to serve in knighthood under. Who would you want to knight you? Answer on our IG or something.
S05 E18 Great Aggin Moments in History
Handsome Bane goes it alone in this week's look at GREAT NIGGA MOMENTS IN HISTORYYYY! He basically does an hour point five about the best worst moments in Black History along with some other moments born in response to dealing with...well,,,niggas. Everything from the invention of the caller ID and call waiting to the mysterious death of Sam Cooke gets a look. It's a celebration of our people at the highest of highs and the lowest of our lows. Lord bless us all. And He did, when he invented Kool-Aid. It's all here!
S05 E17 Gwyneth Paltrow Don't Even Slap Like That (ft. MalikaiUnique)
After the week we've had, the ILaPoW put down the desire to run any kind of show with a plan. HB and KP got in touch with MalikaiUnique of Obvious Nonsense, turned on the mics and let it fly. They talk about mediocre white dudes. They discuss the old 7 minute rule (how long a man has to impress a woman). People from Houston. Gwyneth Paltrow don't even slap like that. And waaaaaaaay too many more things to list here. We'll probably return to regular form next week...or we might not. Who knows?
S05 E16 Kids Are Just Human Reboots
Handsome Bane was commissioned by his wife to stay home with the kids this past weekend. So being the opportunist he is, HB rangled in his guest for this week's episode, the incredible, J1! They discuss one of their favorite activities, watching TV. From the amazing 80s to the not so bad programming of the present day, the father and daughter try to cover over 30 years of entertainment by looking specifically at reboots. Some voices get done. Some fun is had. Enjoy our most wholesome episode ever!
RIP Kobe and Gianna Bryant,
S05 E15 Long Division (ft. Austinsostentatious and Jordan)
This one was never on the rails. The fellas got mic'd up, hit record and just went for it. Eventually we land on our intended interview with Kayin and music partner Austin Phil. We get a lot more background on KP. The gentlemen share their top influences both in music and real life. Then we just jump around a bit longer. You'll see. It's a lot of fun. It's going to make for some amazing toaster leavins'
S05 E14 The 2020 Golden Powwy Awards (hosted by Oroku Saki)
S05 E13 We Watches the Watchmen (ft. Melysette and Showinmadlov)
S05 E12 Wit a Hole Init
HB comes to you from the basement at the JOB(B). He gets into a story of a friendship that has gone through some ups and downs. Recently there have been some developments that made Bane think about the friendship as a whole. A brush with death will bring a lot of things into perspective,
Also, an announcement is made about the potential future of the ShredHead Podcast that played it's pilot in the last ILaPoW episode.
S05 E11 Make Like a Tennis Shoe and Just Do It (ft. Oroku Saki)
Handsome Bane does a little housekeeping. Acknowledges a bad day and introduces you to something new. A new member to the HPG Family? Mayhap.
S05 E10 He-Man vs Skeletor
S 05 E 09 Dungeons and Drag Him for Filth (ft. Emmanuel Ortiz)
S05 E08 20-ish Questions (ft. In True Franny Fashion)
This episode is a continuation of the conversation with Franny (@In. True. Franny.Fashion ) on HER show of the same name. The guests are now the hosts as Franny and newcomer, Casino (@Casino_Des) are welcomed by Kayin, Kit Kat and Abel Magwitch himself, Handsome Bane. They continue their round of questioning with such topics as crazy girlfriends, why women give men the stupid Yogi Bear voice and we end the Great Fix My Plate Debate. No feelings were hurt during the recording of this pod. Also, Kayin if you want to reach out to any of us because we're all damaged little psychos, you will be able to find our social media at the end of the pod.
Love, trust and belief
S05 E07 You're the Worst
Kayin, Lam and Handsome Bane meet up again at Level Ground to discuss the world's worst people. No one in particular, just people you probably run into on a daily. It's ILaPoW at it's silliest with just a liiiiiittle bit of planning. It's ruthlessly absurd. So have fun with it.
S05 E06 Thriller-er-I MEAN-THEATER from Our Butts
HAPPY HALLOWEEN, Dweebs! That's right, it's Halloween instead of tricking you, Handsome Bane, Kit Kat and Kayin decided to treat you to a trip to the theater. FROM OUR BUTTS! GOTCHA! We DID trick you! Butt seriously, jerks. We hope you enjoy these readings from classic spooky stuff most of you grew up on. A lot work and love went into this one, so show your love and spread the word to your friends. If you hate, share it with your enemy. Hell, a listen is a listen as far as we're concerned.
Happy Hyphen Halloween!
S05 E 05 Don't Make Me be a Bad Guy Here
HB, Kayin Patton and the Maestro Mike Lam meet up at LG shoot the ish about 80s villains. They get sidetracked several times and that's when the real fun begins. Among the baddies discussed are Gargamel's issues with self-accountability, Cobra Commander's incompetence, Skeletor's inner conflict and a new beginning for the Shredder. How do you feel about women calling you daddy? We hate it. Listen to our anecdote that will give you another reason why you should too.
S05 E04 Pushin' or Pullin'
Oct 26th-HPG Boston Chapter Axe Throwing Party
Nov 2nd ILaPoW Retro Gaming Night (Level Ground Benefit)
April 4, 2020 Comics in Color Comics Festival
S05 E03 Smoooooooth (ft. @TreTSOG)
HB and the gang welcome long time hero and first time guest, Tre the Smooth Operatin' Gangsta. Tre is an independent wrestling legend and inductee of the New England Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2019. He sits with the Bane Man to talk about his time training with the late great Killer Kowalski, how rap got him booked on shows, his love for Batman and the time his mom was swept up in the magic of Professional Wrestling even though she said it was fa... nevermind. We can't bring ourselves to use the F word. If anybody asks you, BTW stands for Black Talent'd Wrestlerz. Spread some peanut butter on a piece of bread and turn this one up in your headphones.