Battling a ghost in the machine, the Buddies are joined by special guest and fellow board game geek Joshua Lippincott. Drinks are shared, pizza is ordered, and then things get really, really deep. This, THIS, is the danger of having Josh Lippincott on your podcast!
Also: The moral correctness of dick pics in the modern age! Diagnostic troubleshooting in everyday life! Millennials!
Annnnd humor…
In 2009, S Michael Smith was cast in the art house/horror film “The Beast Pageant.”
In 2016, in celebration of Halloween and their 50th episode, Buddies In Space made fun of The Beast Pageant.
While drunk.
That’s right, folks, it’s our super-special interactive 50th podcast episode!!! We basically did a RiffTrax of S’Mike’s movie, and you get to follow along while watching it. The movie is free to stream on Vimeo here.
Navigate to the movie and press “play” when prompted in the podcast to have the interactive experience of watching the movie with us in real time as we mock it/provide tons of production commentary.
Enjoy, and here’s to 50 more episodes!
The Buddies go full on nerd for this one, geeking out so hard and so fast that they never even say what they’re drinking (pineapple and mixed vodkas).
Old school gaming magazines get brought out, favorite nerdy RIT stories are swapped and The Scottish Play gets brought up an absurd number of times for some reason.
Plus: the ridiculousness of JRPGs! The Adventures of Young S’mike When He had No Friends! And jiggle-physics!
The Buddies try a new twist on an old drinking favorite and discuss the usual suspects: Trump, gay Hugo Award nomination politics and the Thousand Islands.
How typical!
Also: Golden water wheels! Deadly wine Slushies! Profanity!
The Buddies wind their way through the current political landscape aided by the insight of good ‘ol Rusty Nails.
Also, a correction to S’Mike’s Cube is mansplained.
It doesn’t take long, however, before they break the emergency glass and bust out their “back-up podcast theme” discussion prop, the 80’s best seller The Book of Questions.
While they meant to make fun of it, their answers end up being honest. Uncomfortably honest…
Also: Killing burglars! New Yorker Magazine articles! Humor!
In this special episode of Buddies In Space, Mike lays a clever trap for a mentally exhausted S’Mike, forcing him to come face-to-face with his greatest fear- getting cubed!
Cut to that scene in the first Resident Evil movie, or the opening of Cube. Gross, right?
Actually, Mike’s wife joins the Buddies on the podcast for the first time ever to give S’mike an ancient personal assessment. What you learn will maybe shock you a little if you don’t know S’mike very well.
Also- Whiplash, and Captain America: Civil War get reviewed, Mike’s Loot Crate addiction is explored and the Buddies dance around an infamous and divisive e-mail thread.
Digital suspense!
The Buddies sit down with devil-themed, double-blind gin flights and get down to discussing restaurant tipping. Restaurants killing tipping and the sociological phenomenon of under-tipping as a group gets dissected. #thestruggleisreal
Mike pontificates on the psychological benefits of his diet, while S’mike poo-poos it. One thing the Buddies DO agree on, though, is antibiotics and their effect on gut health.
Science!
Also: Mike’s son’s eating assessment results! NYC trips! And the joys of righteous indignation!
The Buddies are joined by friend and recovering “party ninja” Justin Woodhouse, who serves up the most deliciously geeky cocktail ever made by man. Or woman.
Justin gets the BIS treatment, exploring the gradual embracing of his geekier side, cracking jokes and helping S’Mike to finally give Mike a hard time.
Finally!
If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the Woodhouse, need a good laugh or want to learn more about the terrifying drinking game known only as “Pain” then you’re in the right place!
And Justin, don’t worry- you’re definitely a real geek!
The Buddies get down with their Irish selves and tackle the Holiest of Grails, 120 proof cask-strength Redbreast Irish Whiskey. The booze be fancy, but can S’Mike keep up with Mike’s tastebuds?
Listen to find out!
Mike’s son’s eating woes get a good talkin’ about, and the Buddies finally discuss Jessica Jones. Both having read the comics, WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF THE ENDING OF SEASON 1?!?!?!
Also: The Star Wars Rogue One trailer! Suicide Squad hopes! Leaded glassware!
The Buddies knock back painfully spicy Jinn + Ja rum cocktails while committing the most cardinal of geek sins, reviewing a movie neither of them has seen. But since the drinks burn so good and the movie being reviewed second-hand is Batman vs. Superman, everyone agrees that it’s cool.
Except maybe Ben Affleck.
The super-powers of Super Delegates get explored, although little is known about these strange and elusive Democratic creatures.
The Buddies then risk life and botulism when they open a decade-old US military MRE, or Meal Ready to Eat, which they purchased years previous at a Canadian Army-Navy Surplus store. Figure that one out! Some surprising discoveries are made about military food technology, as well as military-grade instruction writing.
Also covered: the Dungeons and Dragons alignment of General Zod! Extra S’mike abuse! And a very special guest introduction/birthday wish!
