The Atomic Weight of Cheese

AWOC: To Fold or To Stand Pat: That is the Question.

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:16:00 -0500

We’re back and, to be honest, we’re stuck. Stuck in the same shows. Stuck in the same series. Stuck even though they might not be as good as they once were. Stuck even though we’ve been disrespected in the past. Stuck even though…it’s the same show. Whatever the case, we’re stuck and in this podcast, we ask ourselves if that’s a good thing or not. Join us on this little soul search of ours and stay for the recommendations.

We appreciate you listening!

Follow us at @AWOCPodcast on Twitter, like us on Facebook and leave us a review. Find Chad on Twitter (@chocomeundies), find Mike (@mikebockoven) at mikebockoven.com, and Steph is at DnDaughterspod.com and @DnDaughtersPod. Our email is atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!

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AWOC: You Have My Attention

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:17:00 -0500

It’s a special moment when a movie grabs you by the collar, shakes you left, shakes you right and says “YOU’RE PAYING ATTENTION TO ME!” In this episode we discuss movies and TV shows that got our attention in a big way, along with some recommendations for good measure. Thanks for listening and we’ll be back soon!

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AWOC: More General Boobery

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 08:24:00 -0500

Dozens of hours and hundreds of grizzly murders after we were first asked “Do You Like Scary Movies?”, we are presented with Scream 6. In the episode, we opine on the sequel, the franchise and the damnable meta of it all. Plus recommendations and more general boobery. Thanks for listening!

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AWOC: Skinamarink and general boobery

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:30:00 -0500

Skinamarinkee dinkee deese, it’s the Atomic Weight of Cheese. This episode it’s a bit of round table madness as Mike and Chad have strong feelings about horror film de jour, Skinamarink that leads to a larger conversations about fear in general. We take a quick look at the new zombie/Pedro Pascal show de jour, The Last of Us. The we round it out with some good, old fashioned complaining about streaming services, because why not? Plus recommendations and more general boobery.

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AWOC: We're baaaack!

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 12:50:00 -0600

We’re clearing out the vaults in order to make room for new podcasts in 2023. Excuse our tardiness, friends, we’re busy folks.

In this episode we cover Mike’s undying affection for Bob’s Burgers, Chad’s juuuuuust on the right side of creepy Elvis obsession and talk the latest episode of the Most Popular Thing In The World, Stranger Things.

Thanks for sticking with us. We’ll be back with new episodes soon.

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AWOC: Pardon us. Would you have any Grey Poupon?

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Sat, 8 Oct 2022 07:52:00 -0500

Hmm, yes, this episode of the Atomic Weight of Cheese is quite sophisticated, I must say. Very top shelf as we discuss the topic of pretension. [removes pipe from mouth] You see, we’ve come across some media recently that seems to feel as though it is more important, you see, than the text would indicate and as such has…dare I say it…raised our hackles a bit. Hmm. That Chad fellow even raises his voice, if memory serves. It brought about quite the robust conversation that we hope you will continue on our [squints through monocle] social media. Oh yes, quite strange indeed.

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AWOC: Art is a Commitment

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Tue, 9 Aug 2022 07:52:00 -0500

Art is a commitment of time, energy, attention. And we’ve been noticing some art, lately, that has been abusing the privilege. In this episode, we talk what we’ve seen recently that we wanted more of, what we’ve seen recently that could have used some cutting and what we’ve seen recently. You know, like we tend to do. We appreciate you listening!

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AWOC: TCB Baby!

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Tue, 10 May 2022 18:18:00 -0500

No non-religious figure has had more written about him than Elvis Presley and no filmmaker tries to pack more movie into his movies than Baz Luhrman. So, when the trailer for “Elvis” was released a few weeks ago (starring Tom Hanks in a fat suit as Col. Tom Parker) we had some things to say. And we will be first in line to get a peek at this bonkers looking movie…in a good way.

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AWOC: The Power of the Rube

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:58:00 -0500

Men can be complicated, am I right, ladies? One minute, they’re telling you exactly what in your purse, the next minute they’re addicted to opium and biting the heads off of chickens. Or one minute they’re driving you to alcoholism and the next minute they’re pissing off Sam Elliott.

Either way, this week we take a look at two highly regarded films currently streaming - Nightmare Alley and The Power of the Dog both of which are remarkable films in their own ways. Plus recommendations.

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AWOC: We couldn't remember the three rules either

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:19:00 -0600

Look, we’ve all got that movie. The one we didn’t get around to for…personal reasons. Or, you just never got around to it, even though you love the filmmaker, the concept and everyone involved. Which is a long way of saying Chad and Steph have never seen Gremlins 2.

In this episode we tear Joe Dante’s Gremlins 2: The New Batch, marvel at it’s loony glory and go on way too many tangents. Kind of like the flick! Plus we dive into some recommendations.

We’d love to hear what you think about this particularly wacky piece of career suicide.

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AWOC: A Reheated Turkish Delight

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 05:18:00 -0600

As we are all stuffed with turkey, we’ve got one more massive bite for ya. In the age before the Internet there were rumors of a “Turkish Star Wars”, a film so odd and with a history so tangled that it was instantly legendary before it was widely seen. A few months ago a copy appeared online and…yeah. We watched it. Strap in and get ready for “The Man Who Saved The World” aka Turkish Star Wars. We appreciate you listening.

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AWOC: There's always room for Giall-O

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:43:00 -0500

A few weeks ago all three of us converged from across the country to attend “GialloFest” at the Riverside Drive-In in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. In this pod we discuss the 8(!) lurid, murderous and artistically minded Italian slasher flicks, as well as some stories about the trip and the fun had along the way.

It’s a super sized podcast along with some recommendations that will cover more than you ever wanted to know about the horror phenomenon that is “Giallo”. Thanks for listening!

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AWOC: Murder Ballads and Teenage Tragedy: Vol. 1

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Fri, 6 Aug 2021 09:50:00 -0500

Every now and then, art can break through the noise and clutter and punch you in the face, which is what happened this week. In the rare music episode we discuss murder, ballads, teenage tragedy, love songs involving sharks and songs that beg the question "wait, what?" It's an all storytelling episode and the tales of woe are INTENSE! Plus recommendations.

We would love to hear your favorite murder ballads on the socials at Atomic Weight of Cheese. We would also love for you to leave an extremely depressing 5 star rating on Apple Podcasts or the podcatcher of your choice. Thanks for listening.

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AWOC: Miss Minutes wants you to be sure and listen, mmkay?

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 10:07:00 -0500

We are the Atomic Weight of cheese and we are burdened with glorious purpose. In this episode, we take a look at the first few episodes of the Douglas Adams meets Terry Gilliam meets Stan Lee abomination that is Loki, and take some time to touch on the other Marvel shows on Disney Plus as well. There’s some good stuff in there and, like usual, we get more nerdy than you require. But so do these shows.

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AWOC: Goofy Moments. Goofy Genres

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Mon, 31 May 2021 10:27:00 -0500

With Steph and Shannon launching a new podcast about Dungeons and Dragons, this week we’re talking about the wildest genre out there. After defining the genre as best we can we talk about a movie or series that works, a movie or series that doesn’t and then the goofiest moments from this goofy ass genre. Pack your +5 mace, we’re going on an adventure!

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AWOC: Superturds

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Mon, 17 May 2021 05:24:00 -0500

A long time ago in a culture far, far away, some of our favorite comedians did a thing. This thing, which was not a good thing, is from an era of the past, when the word “nerd” meant something different than it does today.

Join us as we take a look at the little scene pilot to “Supernerds” which leads to a conversation about what the hell that was, what it was trying to be and what it means for culture at large today. It’s a good conversation about a bad idea and we hope you enjoy it.

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AWOC: Would you like some... Ovaltine?

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 12:46:00 -0500

Here at the Atomic Weight of Cheese we love the little things - a comfortable chair, a great conversation and character actors who continue to amaze us. In this episode we talk about one such actor, Cloris Leachman, who recently passed. From her well-known comedy to her lesser known movies of the week, we give a great character actor a proper send off.

We’d love to hear your favorite Leachman performance or your favorite character actor moments.

Follow us at @AWOCPodcast on Twitter, like us on Facebook and leave us a review. Fall down Chad’s movie hole at Microbrewedreviews.com and find him on Twitter (@chocomeundies), find Mike (@mikebockoven) at mikebockoven.com, and Steph is all over the place on The Twitter. Our email is atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com. As always, thanks for listening!

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AWOC: Ow My Balls. A Show About the Theatre

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:16:00 -0500

To cheese or not to cheese, that is...a question. I suppose.

This episode, in honor of Town Hall Theater’s production of FantasticLand, we turn our eye to those who have treaded the boards and share our favorite theater experiences and what we hope to see when we get back in the seats sometime soon.

Hey, the pandemic can’t last forever. Plus Chad once got to meet Trigger the horse and sing Happy Trails!

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AWOC: Restoration Time!

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Tue, 2 Mar 2021 07:52:00 -0600

Steph has a new passion of restoring pieces of furniture and to celebrate, we are dwelling on the word “restoration”. What pieces of cinema speak “restoration” to us? Is it movies about art? TV shoes about passion? Restoring relationships or faith in humanity? If you’ve listened for a while you know we’re not that high minded, but we appreciate you anyway.

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AWOC: Today's Lesson

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Mon, 8 Feb 2021 13:45:00 -0600

We’re back! After a brief hiatus we are discussing some of our favorite sequences in cult cinema, some of which deserve a little bit more study. What sequence could you break down for an hour or two? Let us know in the comments and thanks for sticking with us through this transition army period. It feels good to be back.

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AWOC: Another round on us!

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 09:22:00 -0600

Welcome to our third ever “questions” podcast. The rules are simple: Each host gets three questions which have been kept secret from the other hosts. The reactions are real, raw and ill thought out, which is most of the fun! Some involve movies and streaming shows. Some involve modern conundrums. Others are just goofs, but it’s all right off the top of our heads. Enjoy!

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AWOC: Cleaning out the CheeseBunker. Happy Hubrisween!

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Sun, 3 Jan 2021 11:23:00 -0600

As we clean out our vaults and close up 2020, we find this episode focusing on a harrowing feat of strength and endurance for the dumbest of all reasons...Hubrisween. Invented by friend of the pod Tim Lehner (who makes an impromptu guest appearance), we talk about Chad’s adventure with creating 26 horror movie reviews in 26 days, one for each letter of the alphabet. How do you plan for this? What movies do you choose? What about the letters U and X? Listen for all these answers and more.

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AWOC: Thank goodness!

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Wed, 2 Dec 2020 07:48:00 -0600

The turkey is gone...hell, the left overs are gone, but The Atomic Weight of Cheese is back from a brief pause and Thanksgiving ain’t over yet! In this episode we are discussing gratitude in a cultural setting which is a fancy way of saying “we’re thankful for stuff”. It’s a hang out episode, but a good one.

We’d love to hear what you’re thankful for and what you think of our podcast.

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AWOC: Boba Fett? Where?!

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Mon, 2 Nov 2020 14:39:00 -0600

This is the way.

Not that way. That way is definitely not the way and that other way...you might go that way but you won’t like where it ends up. This way, this is the way and this way features gooey monsters and badass heroes and the Season 2 of the Mandalorian, our favorite Star Wars property! Join us as we go through the first episode of season 2, figure out where this pastiche fits in the wide world of Star Wars and complain about black lightsabers. Plus Baby Yoda is so cute!

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AWOC: They Did What Now?!?

atomicweightofcheese@gmail.com (atomicweightofcheese) — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 13:26:00 -0500

Holding a grudge is no fun BUT there are those certain times, those specific decisions that don’t just stick in your craw, they build a summer home there. On this episode we go off on what’s been bugging us recently and over the past few years when it comes to movies, TV and what not. Yes, we could forgive and forget but WHAT FUN WOULD THAT BE!?!?

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