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Two Pour Bastards

Two Pour Bastards

By Eric riedel

Where two friends get drunk, talk whiskey and their favorite pop culture obsessions
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Mortal Kombat (retro) John J. Bowman Single Barrel

Two Pour BastardsJan 18, 2019

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Mortal Kombat (retro) John J. Bowman Single Barrel

Mortal Kombat (retro) John J. Bowman Single Barrel

 This week the boys talk about the impact both personally and culturally of #MortalKombat.  They walk through the history and making of the first game. The huge  impact it had on American culture, Video Games and the discussion of the  impact on violence on youth. Eric Reviews the new @venom  Movie while they drink John J. Bowmans single barrel whiskey. He also  talks about his visit to the Historic Casanova Liquor Store. Also Kiel  wonders what if Wes Anderson had directed the Mortal Kombat movie and  they beg Netflix to make a new series. And as always a lot more! 

Jan 18, 201901:56:36
Neon Demon, Sazerac Rye

Neon Demon, Sazerac Rye

 This week the boys have a special guest Missy @miss_vampira666  on to discuss The Neon Demon. First they dig into what Kiel considers a  10 out of 10 whisk Sazerac. They discuss a little history of the  company and drink. Then they talk about the Daniel Deluxe and Dance With  the Dead show they went to at the 7th ST Entry. They also get into the  finer details of Dark wave and Synth wave. Then for the main topic they  have a group discussion of Nicholas Winding Refns 2016 film The Neon  Demon. We get Missy's take on the movie as a model and woman then break  down the symbology and meaning of the movie. I promise you this is the  most anyone has ever dug into this movie. 

Jan 18, 201901:37:09
Mandy, Dan Terminus live, Roknar Rye

Mandy, Dan Terminus live, Roknar Rye

 This week the boys have some local garbage called Roknar Rye Whiskey,
A  quote " the more i smell this the more offensive it becomes." "tastes  like licking a Popsicle stick and wet grass." " Straight balsa wood  ejaculation, splinters and all." on the positive side they talk about  Dan Terminus of Blood Music and the show he put on and the main, main  topic is the Nick Cage movie Mandy. They talk about the mind fuckery of  the movie and have different takes on the fever dream that is the movie. 

Jan 18, 201901:00:55
Remaster Craze Monkey Shoulder

Remaster Craze Monkey Shoulder

 This week the boys break down a lot of the news they have missed over  the last couple of weeks. Eric talks about Money Shoulder and they boys  give their review of the scotch. Then Eric goes into the remaster craze  that's been happening with obscure and cult movies. Kiel gives his  review of the new Predator movie. Hint it's not good. Kiel goes and a  tangent about how he hates Sara Paulsons face.
Also mentioned
Arrow Video
Shout Factory
Labyrinth
the godfather
Prince of darkness TV series
NightBreed TV series
Resident Evil 2 remaster
Overlord
Mandy
Neon Demon
Capcom
The walking Dead
American Horror story
Sodomy
Crypticon
Casper Van Dean
New Hellraiser
Blood Music
With sympathy as the best Ministry record 

Jan 18, 201901:12:23
PC Gaming Culture Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 year

PC Gaming Culture Orphan Barrel Rhetoric 22 year

 This weeks episode the boys have a special guest Eric S. who's an expert  on PC's and PC gaming culture, that's personal computer folks. He walks  the boys through their ignorant questions on the topic as they drink  Orphan Barrels 22 year Rhetoric. They explore the current trends of PC  gaming such as Fortnite and PUBG, Topics related as what the hell is  Reddit and talk about the current technological trends of PC's and where  they're going. 

Jan 18, 201901:35:05
Prince of Darkness 2nd Take

Prince of Darkness 2nd Take

 In the last of the Apocalypse Trilogy retrospective the boys review  Prince of Darkness. They talk about how this movie is ejaculation horror  at its finest. They also talk about the effects and overall themes of  the movie in their usual smart ass way. 

Jan 18, 201935:52
In the Mouth of Madness 2nd Take

In the Mouth of Madness 2nd Take

 in this 3 part series the boys take a look into John Carpenters In the  Mouth of Madness. Carpenters lovecraftian horror movie staring Sam  Neill. The boys break down what works and what doesn't in their usual  self deprecating and vulgar way. 

Jan 18, 201956:25
The Thing (Apocalypse Trilogy) Whistle Pig 10 year

The Thing (Apocalypse Trilogy) Whistle Pig 10 year

 In this episode the boys break down the first of the Apocalypse Trilogy  from John Carpenter. 1982's The Thing Staring Kurt Russel and Keith  David. They explore the themes of the movie, John Carpenters influence  on the genre synth wave and artists such as Com Truise and Gost. They  talk about the decline of 70's filmmakers, Sound tracks, Depeche Mode, How  shitty EDM is, both Blade Runners, George Michael and more. 

Jan 18, 201901:34:49
Fallout (series) Ancient Age

Fallout (series) Ancient Age

 This weeks episode Kiel and Eric drink shelf turd Ancient Age. They give  their assessment of this very bottom shelf Bourbon from Buffalo Trace.  Eric Digs into one of his biggest passions which is the Fallout series  to which Kiel has never played and has had minimum exposure too. Join  the boys this week as Eric tries to explain what fallout is to Kiel who  hates American RPG's 

Jan 17, 201901:37:24
Vinyl Culture, Even Williams Single Barrel

Vinyl Culture, Even Williams Single Barrel

 This week we dig deep into one of Kiels obsessions. Vinyl culture. He  take us into how got into the culture. What drives his obsession.  Boutique pressing and a lot more. The boys also talk about Marc Maron  and how his show hits ways to close to home for them. They also talk  about
Mondo
Deathwaltz records
video game soundtracks
bootleg video game soundtracks
synthwave and john carpenters contribution to the genre
jack whites third man records
as always while getting drunk off the whiskey of the week. 

Jan 17, 201901:53:59
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Knob Creek Rye

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Knob Creek Rye

 On this weeks episode, John from the internet joins the boys to discuss  the 2005 movie Kiss kiss bang bang from Shane Black. They break down  what makes the movie so great and discuss Shane Blacks movies as a  whole. The boys try some small batch knob creek rye. Actually they  finish off the bottle. Then they wonder off on a myriad of tops that  last for almost 2 hours. Things such as
M. Night Shyamalan, and why he sucks
Mortal Kombat, the best video game movie
One Punch man Season 2
Alien 4k restoration
Blade 1 vs blade 2
M. Night Shyamalan doing a western
The good bye of Val Kilmer
The hello there of RDJ
RDJ and onset bromance
Starship Troopers
Cryptycon 2018
This episode goes all over the place but it is very entertaining. 

Jan 17, 201901:56:35
Annhilation, Who is America, Eagle Rare and Angel's Envy

Annhilation, Who is America, Eagle Rare and Angel's Envy

 On this weeks episode we switch it up a little. We have long time friend  Jam on the show. She brings us some Angels Envy so we double fist the  bourbon on this episode. We also drink Eagle Rare and do a very terrible  job describing how it tastes, " It tastes like Eagle Rare" Jam breaks  down history of Angels Envy while Eric and Kiel talk about Eagle Rare.
Eric  talks about the Movie Annihilation and why he doesn't like Natalie  Portman but gives her a pass on this movie. He also covers The new Sacha  Baron Cohen showtime show. Who is America. They also tell some terrible  jokes and as always Kiel talks about how much his life sucks. 

Jan 17, 201901:19:34
Berserk 2016 Series Colonel Taylor Barrel Proof

Berserk 2016 Series Colonel Taylor Barrel Proof

 Apologies in advance, Eric wants to wants to say sorry for getting drunk  in the back half of the episode and rambling. Anyways this week the  boys get into some fine Colonel E. H. Taylor barrel proof bourbon. They  dig into the history of the man and brand and his contribution to the  modern buffalo trace company. They also discuss the bottled in bond act.  Kiel breaks down his trip to California Extreme this year and all the  pin ball arcade mania. He talks about aka to blue, how the french are  ruining video games, Bullit Heller Don Maku, Japanese arcade culture and  its decline. Why CRT monitors are better than LCD. For the last segment  Eric and Kiel discuss the new 2016 Berserk series. Their thoughts on it  and explore the varies controversies surrounding it. Also of course  they get drunk 

Jan 17, 201901:42:23
Critters and Hibiki

Critters and Hibiki

 In this weeks weeks episodes the bois break down Hibiki Japanese Harmony  and how much they love it. Kiel talks about his upcoming trip to  California Extreme. Then they finally get to their review of Critters.  They have some serious questions for the filmmakers. Like that little  kid might be a domestic terrorist. who the hell would leave their kid  supervised by the down drunk who may be mentally disabled. Also the kids  older sister is a little rapey towards Billy Zane but then again who  wouldn't be. Also why is it an important fact the critters space ship  has enough fuel to span the galaxy 10 times over? The boys ask these  questions and more. Also they do a great riff on Gremlins 

Jan 17, 201901:15:24
Episode 8

Episode 8

 In this episode Kiel is still mildly sick, but we dig into our local  liquor stores exclusive barrel pick of Russell's Reserve. We also talk  about some of the things we were excited about announced from this years  SDCC. Mostly the Demolition Man taco Bell experience. For the main  topic we break down the Golden Age Arc run of the Kentaro Miura long  running series Berserk. We get into the history of the series and how  delightfully messed up it is. 

Jan 17, 201901:26:17
Episode 7

Episode 7

 In this episode Kiel is sick and trying to get better. So we decide cask  strength Aberlour Abunadh will cure what ails him. We cover our  experience at Convergence 2018. We talk about cock ringed centaurs,  romanticizing Ash Williams and how it cost 5 gold for an arcane hand  job. We also review ant man and the wasp and how excited we are about  the new Robocop movie. 

Jan 17, 201901:28:30
The Predator Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

The Predator Elijah Craig Barrel Proof

 In the episode Kiel test Eric's resolve with Barrel proof Elijah Craig  12 year. They also review Woodford Reserve Single Malt and Aberlour 12  year. One of the three is a shelf turd. The guys go over convergence one  more time before they head off into the convention wilderness. Then  they break down Predator 2. Eric wonders what Predator politics is like  also wonder how they're such good craftsman if they only see in  infrared. Kiel is convinced Danny Glover character is a metaphor for  having a job. 

Jan 17, 201901:18:24
The Best Anime and Nikka Taketsuru

The Best Anime and Nikka Taketsuru

 In this episode We explore the History of Nikka whisky. Get pretty  schlitzed. We talk about the upcoming convergence convention that is in  celebrating its natural 20 anniversary this year. Eric has never been so  Kiel breaks down what to expect. Then we round the the episode talking  about the anime that had the biggest impact on us. all the while making  inappropriate jokes and being drunk. 

Jan 17, 201901:30:03
E3 2018 and Aberlour 16 year

E3 2018 and Aberlour 16 year

 This episode we dig into Aberlour 16 year. Talk about why Eric hates the  walking dead, Male nudity, foreskin prosthetic and we go through what  we are excited for from this years E3 event. Also you'll never hear the  word dream catcher and be the same. 

Jan 17, 201901:27:59
Naked Lunch Michters 10 year

Naked Lunch Michters 10 year

 In this Episode Kiel reviews Michters 10 year and goes into the  difference between non distiller producers and distiller producers. The  pop culture topic is David Cronenbergs Naked Lunch. Kiel attempts to  describe the movie while Eric goes over what the movie means, the  differences between the book and movie and try's to explain why Silence  of the Lambs is the greatest romantic comedy of all time. 

Jan 16, 201901:58:19
Buffalo Trace Leviathan Making of Hellraiser 1 and 2

Buffalo Trace Leviathan Making of Hellraiser 1 and 2

 In the Premiere episode of the Two Pour Bastards podcast. Eric and Kiel  talk about Buffalo Trace bourbon and Explore leviathan the making of  Hellraiser One and Two. Listen to them lose all concentration as they  getting increasing drunk. This episode is extra long as it is the first  episode. cut down from 4.5 hours to a healthy 2.5. 

Jan 16, 201902:28:37