Blog of Excalipoor

Freakonomics Radio: Can Selling Beer Cut Down on Public Drunkenness?
Like most colleges, West Virginia didn’t sell alcohol inside the stadium; doing so would seem to collide with a university’s academic mission. But drinking still happened — often aided, as at West Virginia, by a “pass-out policy” that allows a ticketholder to leave the stadium, drink some more, and re-enter. What to do?

The Geekscapepod For August 25th, 2012: You’re Not Prepared For Miami Connection!
Finally! A brand new Geekscapepod! Scott Alminiana joins me to talk ‘Paranorman’, ‘Expendables 2′ and the awesomeness that is ‘Miami Connection’! We talk about attending the Miami Connection premiere and why Jean Claude Van Damme is easily the best part of Expendables 2! Superman is now banging Wonder Woman! Geekscape wants you to see ‘Sinister’ early! Who’s in Expendables 3? Who SHOULD be? We say goodbye to Nintendo Power! New Super Mario Bros 2 is the same old great game while Papo and Yo is the PSN game that every PS3 owner has to experience for themselves!

The Geekscapepod For August 28th, 2012: Jesse Bradford Is A Big Deal!
Geekscape writer Shawn Madden joins me on this Geekscapepod as we talk about potential directors for Warner Bros planned ‘JLA’ movie. Marvel, Joss Whedon and ABC put a S.H.I.E.L.D. series into production! Kick Ass 2 is putting together quite the cast. Rob Liefeld has lost his damn mind! A new team is taking on The Man of Steel for DC and the leaked Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles script sounds awful! PLUS! Jesse Bradford is a big deal and my neighbor has a mid-life crisis!

The Geekscapepod For September 5th, 2012: Breaking Bad Fans Need To Relax!
I’m a bad podcaster! That being said, I review “Lawless” and give my thoughts on the Breaking Bad season finale! I also take the opportunity to make fun of Breaking Bad fans who are complete spazzes. Walking Dead Episode 3 from Telltale Games is the game of the year so far! I ramble about music for a bit too long (forgive me). And goodbye to “Scalped”, an incredible comic book series!

Nerdist Podcast #254: Ambassador Class
John Barrowman drops by for a few minutes to talk about special in-flight services. When the hostful resumes, Chris has close-quarters social anxiety, Jonah recaps FYF Fest and Matt FINALLY sees The Dark Knight Rises.