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Ep. 99.5 – Violet Crown Radio Players King Kong

As promised in Episode 99, please enjoy the Violet Crown Radio Players production of King Kong. courtesy of Violet Crown Radio Players and Red Planet Audiobooks.

Adapted for the radio from the novelization by Delos Lovelace and directed by Mark Finn

Craig York is Carl Denham

Abbey Windham is Anne Darrow

Christian Huey is Jack Driscoll

Ryan Hill is Captain Englehorn

Phoebee Green is the Announcer

Monica Ballard is the Reporter

Lisa Jasak is the Native Chief, and the Dinosaurs of Skull Island

Mark Finn is Weston, and the Voice of Kong

Additional voices performed by the Violet Crown Radio Players

Sound effects generated by Monica Ballard, Lisa Jasak, and Mark Finn

Recorded and mixed at Abbey Trails Studio by Kevin Phelan

Special Thanks to Fred Newman, Ben Friberg, Deneen Frasier, Roger Frasier, and Ben Gibbs for his help with “Don’t Shoot that Monkey Down.”

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Horror

Ep. 99 – Silence and Sound

From the dark, from the silence, arises a sound. The sound of ASMR, and/or SFX. The Gents talk about sounds, and Ben apologizes for being very slow in updating episodes again.

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Hollywood / Movies / Pop Culture

Ep. 95 – Vox Hoi Polloi

When should an artist bow to the wisdom of the masses? When should fans just let an artist flex? The answer to these questions and more are on the table, as the Gents talk about Fan input and Artistic merit!

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Comics / Continuity / Movies / Television

Ep. 94 A Wandavisitation

On the eve of the last episode, you will be visited by three Gents, who will talk about the past, present, and some possible futures of Marvel’s WandaVision. Plus: Mark hates Easter!

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Books / Horror / Television

Ep. 93 Galleries of the Night

Two of the Gents crack open a new art book, Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: Art of Darkness, in a new format. Now, with a secret video available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/CE97iHM-UxU.

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Horror

Ep.92 God Rest Ye Mando Gentlemen

Season Two has come and gone, and the Gentlemen Nerds sit down to appreciate a Christmas Miracle: a pretty good Star War.

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Food

Recipe – Drunken Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon

Ingredients:

1 pound dried black-eyed peas
1/2 pound bacon strips, cooked and chopped
3 tablespoons of bacon fat
1 tablespoon butter
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
½ bell pepper, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
12 oz. of dark beer (a lager, or a bock, or something with flavor. Don’t use a pilsner or an IPA, and for Pete’s sake, don’t use a Bud Light. Get a real beer.)
3-4 cups of chicken stock

Directions:

Soak the black-eyed peas overnight in water to soften them up. Drain and rinse the next day.
In a skillet, cook your bacon until it’s tender, but not crispy, and the fat has rendered. Remove from the skillet and give it a rough chop, so that the bacon pieces are small and more or less even.
Reserve three tablespoons of bacon fat and drop your garlic, onion, and bell pepper in. Stir to coat the veggies, and let them sweat for a few minutes. Add the butter and fresh thyme and cook until veggies are tender and the onions are clear.
Add your black-eyed peas to a stock pot and add the chicken stock until the beans are covered and liquid is about 2-3 inches above the beans. Add the sautéed veggies, the bacon, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat, cover, and let the beans simmer for two hours. Check the water level occasionally. After two hours, uncover, add the beer, a lot of salt and pepper, and taste. Beans should be tender, not firm. Continue to simmer, uncovered, for about 30 minutes or so, checking on beans until they mash easily against the side of the pot.

Note: you can add as much bacon and beer as you want to this recipe.