The S-Words Podcast » Guest Host: Danny

Super Bowl (revisited twice)

suberunker — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:33:08 +0000

We're back with the traditional Super Bowl episode. But... we really just get everything back together and then talk about football, wedding cake, and Resident Evil.

Intro/Outro Music: My Foot by the Pillows.

Scraps #3: A Man and His Blob

suberunker — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 06:50:18 +0000

We go through the overly large Scraps list and just try to do as much as we can per two-minute Scraps segment. Sometimes we do well. Often we get sidetracked.

Ok. I lied. We sidetrack through pretty much every topic.

Intro/Outro Music: Scott Pilgrim by Plumtree

Stuff #37/38: It’s a Sucking Contest

suberunker — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:53:34 +0000

We do a quick round of catching up! It's just your usual core hosts this time. We talk about walls, T-boning, and the Giants. And none of us saw TRON Legacy.

Intro/Outro Music: Get it Together by The Go! Team

Season’s Greetings

suberunker — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:52:55 +0000

We have our holiday episode, even though not all of us celebrate the winter holidays in the same way. We discuss first Christmases, lights, fake Christmas trees, how Dom was left off the Kris Kringle list, Christmas movies, Tim Allen, and the Gahdians of Ga'Hoole.

Intro/Outro Music: On the Rebound by Floyd Cramer

Stuff #36: Anime Destiny

suberunker — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 04:23:45 +0000

We just talk about our old Anime Club's history and the stories that we hopefully haven't shared before. It's really Cal Animage Alpha history, but also somewhat in relation to the club's on-campus convention/meetup called Anime Destiny. Enjoy the stories as we pretty much naturally had this conversation without much layout or staging the show.
Find out more about Anime Destiny here.
Intro/Outro Music: Fun Day at Home by James L. Venable

Starcraft II

suberunker — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:46:49 +0000

To celebrate the release of the long, long-awaited strategy game Stacraft II, Dom gathered a crack team of experts: Lawrence, Danny, and someone who is Hung. Hear Lawrence's Battle.net war stories about being a jerk to confused newbies! Listen to Danny as he talks about the game mere minutes after touching it for the very first time! And who's Hung?

(Note: This podcast was recorded before the Starcraft II beta ended)

Intro: Gustav Holst - Mars, Bringer of War

Outro: Gustav Holst - Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Sports

suberunker — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 17:29:58 +0000

The most amazing, sensational, dramatic, heart-rending, exciting, thrilling podcast in the history of the S-Words podcast is finally here! Join us as we talk about everything we love and hate in the world of sports, from the Stanfurd band to Shaq's version of Scrabble. Along the way, we find plenty of reasons to talk about Batman, Superman, and that robot from Rocky IV.

Stuff #34: We’ve Grown Up

suberunker — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:05:29 +0000

We have discussion on what we're doing, Jason Statham, E3, Lady Gaga, Crunk Juice, the Looney Tunes, Cal Football, glass appendages, BP, and even The Rollerblader.

Note: This was recorded before E3 2010.

Intro/Outro Music: Stickshifts and Safety Belts by Cake

Summer Movies

suberunker — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:50:56 +0000

We reminisce on one of pop culture's biggest seasons: the Summer Movie season. From our first summer movies to a discussion of the current summer movie lineup to some ramblings about movies and life in general, we go over summer films and reconnect after a long time without recording a show.

Intro/Outro Music: On the Rebound by Floyd Cramer

Super Robots

suberunker — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:17:22 +0000

The S-Words brings in some fresh blood for a discussion about giant robots. Dom, Danny, Bryce, and Pocky discuss everything that makes the mecha genre so super, and why we're still watching and loving it after decades of watching robots beat each other up. We may not talk about every robot made since 1972, but it sure wasn't for trying!

Intro Music: Active Heart - Noriko Sakai

Outro Music: Gekiganger V - Isao Sasaki

Spells (Magic: the Gathering)

suberunker — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:39:03 +0000

The second season of the S-Words Podcast kicks off with a discussion of Magic: the Gathering! Dom, Albert, Andy, and Danny all talk about why we still play the original collectible card game, 17 years after the first cards were printed. From Yu-Gi-Oh! bashing to old war stories to Amy playing cards with her cat, we talk about plenty of topics for people who've never played the game before, as well as some more in-depth conversations that require some knowledge of the game.

Intro/Outro music: Beautiful Monsters by Tomoyasu Hotei

Sayonara

suberunker — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:26:48 +0000

[Warning: This episode is on the hard PG-13 border.] In an episode filled with surprises, we go over the transition in which Kevin hands over the full hosting duties to Dom. We discuss the origins of the show, how we all met, and some other stories about our adventures together. We hope you enjoy this very candid episode.

Outro Music: Up with End Credits by Michael Giacchino

SMASHED!! (warning: Explicit Content)

suberunker — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:16:54 +0000

We discuss our experience with alcohol culture! With all of us having different experiences with alcohol, we discuss our first drinking experiences as well as our stories involving us drinking and other people drinking too. It's a strange mix of nerds explaining how they discovered the perception and enjoyment of alcohol. This one's definitely explicit folks, so wear some headphones or be *very* selective as to where you listen to this.

Intro/Outro Music: Swisskapolka from the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse by Bob Jackman and Buddy Baker

Squaresoft

suberunker — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:51:50 +0000

With the release of Final Fantasy XIII just around the corner (or already past if you understand Japanese), this episode concentrates on SquareSoft and Square Enix. We spend some time talking about the highs and lows of the company made famous by its console RPGs, with a focus on the Final Fantasy series but occasional forays into its other, less successful ventures. Of course, this wouldn't be the S-Words without a whole lot of tangents, and for some reason Dom keeps trying to find some bro fist action. Enjoy!

Music: Mambo de Chocobo, Final Fantasy V Piano Collection

Kevin Smith

suberunker — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:50:10 +0000

This week we talk about one of the geekiest writer/directors in the business, Kevin Smith. From Clerks to Zack and Miri, we talk about the highs and lows of his movies, including the Superman movie that never happened. We stay on topic about as well as Mallrats, though, with discussions ranging from how Monopoly could be made into a good movie to upcoming comic book movies and celebrity poker. Have fun!

Note: This one's another editing job by Dom, with some sound problems that were caused by a couple of guest hosts joining in late. We'll work to make sure this doesn't happen again.

Intro/Outro Music: Beautiful Monsters by Tomoyasu Hotei

Survival Horror

suberunker — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:41:30 +0000

This week we get our game on and take a look at our experiences with the survival horror video game genre. Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Typing of the Dead, and other mainstays of the game genre are all examined in this intimate round-table discussion led by our resident gamers: Danny, Ian and Dom. Also stay tuned for the end in which they discuss their Top 3 Villains/Monsters from Survival Horror games.

Intro/Outro Music: Fun Day at Home (The Powerpuff Girls Movie) by James L. Venable

Stuff & Suggestions #29: With Both Your Girlfriends

suberunker — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:14:46 +0000

We take a look at your poll results (from the one's we've been using on the website) plus another quick mailbag segment this week! We hope you enjoy this brief discussion based entirely around your mail.

Intro/Outro Music: Fun Day at Home (Powerpuff Girls movie) James L. Venable

Sailor Moon

suberunker — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:21:30 +0000

[Editor's Note: I didn't chastise the guests enough this week because they didn't speak well into the mics. Thus, there are some sound issues. Apologies. I will whip them into shape next week.] This week we look at a show that started a whole wave of anime invasion, Sailor Moon. As you might have hoped, it's just guys sitting around talking about a show that was never targeted towards them and the usual nerdy banter that comes with it. It's a bit weird this week. Really weird. Oh, and we also go through our Top 3 Magical Girl anime shows. Yep, weird.

Intro/Outro Music: Moonlight Densetsu (American and Japanese versions)

Stuff & Suggestions #28: Bite Danny Again

suberunker — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:04:51 +0000

Just a quick mailbag this week. We hope you enjoy! (Stay tuned after the show for a special cut outtake from the older Staffing Stuff: Anime Expo show.)

Intro/Outro Music: Fun Day at Home (Powerpuff Girls movie) James L. Venable

Spaceman Spiff (a look at Calvin & Hobbes)

suberunker — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:36:36 +0000

This week we look at one of our childhood favorites - Calvin and Hobbes (through his popular sci-fi persona of Spaceman Spiff). The comic strip was actually a big part of growing up for all of us, so it's one of those topics that is very nostalgic and memorable for us. We hope you enjoy as we discuss our favorite moments and brief bits on how Calvin & Hobbes changed comic strips.

Intro/Outro Music: Fun Day at Home (The Powerpuff Girls Movie) by James L. Venable

Stuff & Suggestions #27: Cakenuts

suberunker — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:52:39 +0000

Again we had time to check out a new topic: The Deserted Island scenario where we list the films, music, and items we would bring to a desert island and what we would do. All that, and the usual mailbag on this brief Stuff segment.

Intro/Outro Music: Fun Day at Home (Powerpuff Girls movie) James L. Venable

Shin Seiki Evangelion

suberunker — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:33:24 +0000

A big, big topic this time around as we take a look at Shin Seiki Evangelion (or Neon Genesis Evangelion for the US folks). We go briefly into the series, discuss some bits about Gainax, and really use the topic as a launching pad for one of the topics that's been requested for a long time: our top 5 anime series. Buckle up kids, cause this is a long one.

Intro/Outro Music: Cruel Angel's Thesis by Yoko Takahashi

Stuff & Suggestions #26: Drunk Chris

suberunker — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:05:06 +0000

We had enough time to fill in a fun Top 5 this week, so we went broad and decided on Top 5 Fictional Characters You Grew Up With (across all mediums) so hopefully there was enough variety and personal insight to give you guys a very comfortable and round-tabley show this week. We round out with a great selection of your emails and then we were off to the races! (what?)

Intro/Outro Music: Fun Day at Home (Powerpuff Girls movie) James L. Venable

Sesame Street

suberunker — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:36:38 +0000

It's another blast from the past this week! We remember our fondness of the popular children's show, Sesame Street. We explore our first memories, the best public broadcast shows, opinions on Elmo, and our Top 3 Sesame Street characters. Please enjoy!

Intro/Outro Music: Theme from Sesame Street

Stuff & Suggestions #25: There’s Nothing There

suberunker — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:29:27 +0000

Just a quick Mailbag segment before a party. We get through some new listener email, discuss a few quick topics, and think back to the first time we did the show.

Intro/Outro Music: Fun Day at Home (Powerpuff Girls movie) James L. Venable

School

suberunker — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:15:31 +0000

Back to school! Well, kind of. It's back to school for some of us, and that means it's time to discuss a near-universal event that happens to everyone: school years. We go through a brief discussion of our school lives, what we did, our favorite classes, our favorite years, and some new stories that were even new to our own hosts. By the way, we get *VERY* sidetracked about 15 minutes in. So, please excuse the very strange moments of stupidity.

Intro/Outro Music: Can I Be a Star by Burnshee Thornside

Stuff & Suggestions #22: Stool Sample Freezing

suberunker — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:51:08 +0000

We go through pretty much just the Mailbag in this episode. Albert's sexy voice is requested once more. Soung gets a little pride boosting. Kevin mentions his blind-box figure strategy. And you might also want to stick around for a discussion on food poisoning and Danny's real-life Shenmue experience!

Intro/Outro Music: Can I Be A Star by Burnshee Thornside

Serenity (a look at the Whedonverse)

suberunker — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:54:14 +0000

[We're recording at a new place and there's a heavy level of echo. It doesn't hurt the sound too much, but it does sound weird at first. We should have this fixed by next week.] We go with a six-man discussion and take a look at one of the bigger topics on our list: Serenity. We made sure to take this opportunity to examine all of Joss Whedon's works and have a great time doing so. We hope that you find it fun too!

Intro/Outro Music: Main Title from Firefly by Sonny Rhodes and Joss Whedon.

Simon Belmont

suberunker — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:23:30 +0000

(Just a warning that there's some sound issues with this episode.) In this episode, Kevin is out of town, so Dom and the crew decided to get pretty nerdy and discuss one of their favorite game franchises: Castlevania. I'll have to admit, this one gets pretty specific, so if you don't know the Castlevania series too well, you might get lost for a bit. But... they also talk about Captain N, the Gamemaster. Choices, people. Choices.

Intro/Outro Music: Scriabin's Long Library (Symphony of the Night) by MC

Stuff & Suggestions #16: Shota Seaman

suberunker — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:50:05 +0000

Kevin was out this week, so Dom is hosting this episode by himself. Please note that this episode has many sound issues and they have been cleaned as much as possible, though they are still noticeable. This week, we skip the lists and go through a quick discussion about this year's E3 before heading into the mailbag.

Intro Music: Average Joes (Dodgeball) by Theodore Shapiro
Outro Music: Meet the Pirate (Dodgeball) by Theodore Shapiro

Stuff & Suggestions #14: Let’s Go See the Gigantor Erection!

suberunker — Fri, 29 May 2009 02:25:08 +0000

This week the stuff segment takes a look at our top 5 Fictional Robots and go through even more of your wacky letters. Also, Dom explains the largest tag in his blog's cloud. Lita likes robots with spunk. Danny explains why he has eternal respect for Vin Diesel. And Kevin recalls a story about Beast Wars... or is it Breast Wars?

Intro Music: Average Joes by Theodore Shapiro

Stuff & Suggestions #10: The Pervinator

suberunker — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:25:10 +0000

This week the stuff segment takes a look at our top 5 Movie Villains with a large list of honorable mentions. Also, Dom needs Kevina. Amy's stapler was stolen at work. Soung tells us about Jennifer Aniston's new movie, Master Baster. And Danny is upset that Jean-Claude Van Damme's Street Fighter legacy was ruined by the movie that must not be named.

Intro/Outro Music: Can I Be A Star by Burnshee Thornside.

Suzumiya Haruhi

suberunker — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:18:38 +0000

(Note: This was Dom's first attempt at recording since Kevin was out this week, so the sound quality is muddy. We hope you excuse the noise in exchange for the highly-request topic that was delivered). This week is a surprise? Since Kevin was going to be out, we decided Dom might wanna try the highly-request Suzumiya Haruhi topic. So there you go. We will return next week with the Jason Statham topic as originally planned for this week.

Intro/Outro Music: Can I Be A Star by Burnshee Thornside.

Stuff & Suggestions #9: Fishing for Bobby Chessman

suberunker — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 04:35:50 +0000

This week the stuff segment takes a look at our ideas for 5 Decent Film Adaptions of Anime with full casting and directing and everything (kinda). Dom finds nothing wrong with Superman Love. Mike likes the idea of Disneyland rides becoming Super Robots. Danny revokes Dom's nerd license. And Kevin learns about root canals.

Intro/Outro Music: Can I Be A Star by Burnshee Thornside.

Super Saiyans (Dragonball)

suberunker — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:32:29 +0000

It's Dragonball week, or month really, as we take a look at growing up with Dragonball, our favorite characters, our favorite stories, and of course, really brief talk on Kai, and a look at the new Dragonball Evolution movie. If anything, I'm going back and re-reading the series all over again.

Intro Music: CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA from Dragonball Z performed by Hironobu Kageyama.

Outro Music: Boku-tachi wa Tenshi Datta from Dragonball Z performed by Hironobu Kageyama.

Intermission Music: Bejîta-sama no O-ryôri Jigoku!! ~"Okonomiyaki" no Kan~ (Lord Vegeta's Cooking Hell!!: "Okonomiyaki" Recipe) performed by Ryô Horikawa.

(Specific track titles as documented by Daizenshuu EX)

Stuff & Suggestions #5: How Are You Doing, Dominique?

suberunker — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 05:29:07 +0000

A bunch of us attempt to crowd around some mics and we vow never to do it again until I update the equipment to handle more voices. Seriously, Dom and I thought it'd be hard to get enough people to speak for just four seats each week and now people have to trade slots. Dom lets us know about the Chinese glory hole. Soung fascinates us about a pen from Walgreens. Danny lets us know about the small hole in Steel Batallion. Lita gets excited for violent video games. And Kevin hates emotionless concert-goers.

Intro/Outro Music: Can I Be A Star by Burnshee Thornside.

Stuff & Suggestions #2

suberunker — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 05:57:07 +0000

Finally we're now going into format for the bonus episodes! Suggestions and Stuff is the combination of the mailbag and the list of things that we are currently interested in. Please have a listen and understand we were dying to get back to Street Fighter IV the whole time! But, we do it for you!

Intro Music: Fun Day at Home by James L. Venable

Outro Music: Theme from Team Fortress 2 by Valve

SEGA

suberunker — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:03:20 +0000

Big topic this week. One that was actually able to pry us away from Street Fighter IV. But, alas, we were once again brought into our realm of nostalgia and sadness for one of the things we loved most: Sega. Join us for a discussion on the former video-game giant as well as the usual hilarity and the new listmania format we now call "The 5". Can you believe there's hardly any SFIV noise in the background?

Intro Music: Mexican Flyer by Naofumi Hataya, Kenichi Tokoi, Ken Woodman (Space Channel 5)

Outro Music: Segata Sanshiro by Tomita Ichirou

Street Fighter (the games)

suberunker — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 07:55:10 +0000

One of our most anticipated topics has finally arrived. Though we intended to discuss mostly about Street Fighter, this topic really brought us back to our college days when we used to always hang out in the arcade at UC Berkeley. (Yes, there is someone doing dishes in the background)

Intro Music: Made in U.S.A by Sixto Sounds (Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix)

Outro Music: Reinterpretation by Malcos (Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix)

Starcraft

suberunker — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:44:06 +0000

We have finally finished our second episode! Still some sound issues, most of which have been fixed, but there's still some growing pains in figuring out a proper microphone posture and making sure we don't pound on the table anymore. Anyways, please enjoy the discussion!

Intro/Outro Music: Can I Be A Star by Burnshee Thornside.

Superbowl

suberunker — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:10:47 +0000

We have finished our first episode! While we know there are still some growing pains to take care of, we think we have that fixed for next week. Please enjoy the discussion! MP3 version on our Episodes page.

Intro/Outro Music: Can I Be A Star by Burnshee Thornside.

Corrections: The 49er's-Broncos score was 55-10. Big Ben did not injure his spleen, he ruptured a blood vessel. NBC aired the Superbowl this year, not Fox. Miller was the beer company running the 1-second ads, not Coors. Chike Okeafor is from Purdue, not Cal.