Episode 102: This Is My House Geek Question of the week... Connor hit us with a bunch... What are some movie birth scenes that are memorable to you? What was your favorite Halloween costume growing up? Favorite candy? Hey, at least the movie talk was interesting. LOL In our Roll for Credits segment, we check out the 2020 horror-is movie, His House, starring Sope Dirisu and Wunmi Mosaku. Powerful acting! Not much horror, but *man* what a great cinematic metaphor for trauma. avoidance, and the havoc in our lives that happens until we face it all! Highly recommended! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   We'll be going to a bi-monthly schedule, so we'll see you in two weeks!Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast Fridays at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 101: I Want My Two Dollars Geek Question of the week... What scenes from movies would janitors hate having to clean up after? Blood, and barf, and bile, oh my! In our Roll for Credits segment, we check out the 90's homage to old film noir movies, Payback (1999) starring Mel Gibson, Maria Bello, and a host of other high profile cameos! Decent, but you need to go into it with the right attitude! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   *(Apologies for the minor audio issues in this episode. OBS likes to change settings on its own. Working to rectify for next week!) Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast Fridays at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 100: Space Vampires FTW! Geek Question of the week... If you could have a mediocre superpower, what would it be? Man this went in a lot of directions, and the livestream chat joined in! Sidekick! In our Roll for Credits segment, it's time for 80's sci-fie adventure, Lifeforce (1985)! Space vampires, zombies, and 80's gratuitous skinnage, oh my! Oh, and Patrick Stewart. This did not age well. And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast Fridays at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 99: Slaycation Geek Question of the week... What's the worst movie you actually paid money to see in the theater? How many of YOU have seen the movie widely regarded as "An Astrological Disco Sports Extravaganza"?! Come on in and hear about it! In our Roll for Credits segment, it's time for the horror comedy, Get Away (2024)! Imagine if Midsommar and Shaun of the Dead had a baby... this is it! An innocent family goes on vacation to an island with some really creepy villagers... then the twist happens!  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast Fridays at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 98: Enjoy Your Succor! No Geek Question this week... instead we just talked a lot about Borderlands 4! Our favorite series of all time is back, and we now have a favorite IN the series! We are happy! It is so good. In our Roll for Credits segment, we gush about the political/cultural satire movie from 2023, Coup! Eerie how much the Spanish Flu in 1918 was like COVID a few years ago. And Peter Sarsgaard was fabulous! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast Fridays at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 97: East Bound Or Down Sean spent time discussing his enjoyment of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Connor freaked out when Sean referred to it as a French developed JRPG. Sean got to school Connor a bit about that. Don't mess with the OG gamer. In our Geek Question this week, Connor asked "What superhero tropes do you just hate?" Kryptonite, Capes, and Monologues, oh my! In our Roll for Credits segment, discuss a hidden gem, the 2023 Norwegian WWII film, The Arctic Convoy! Such tension... such drama on human nature and the gray area of duty and self-preservation.  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast Fridays at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 96: Le Shark Man we dove into some deep nerd stuff at the beginning and had a great time chatting about video games, storylines, and stuff. Chickens were indeed chased. Ventured into an "In Memoriam" segment. Good grief we got hit hard. Ozzy. Malcolm. Hulk. Chuck. Gen X can't take many more hits! In our Geek Question this week, Connor asked "What classic video game from your childhood would you like to see a remake of, and how would you like to see it updated?" Good stuff from Atari 2600, OG Playstation, and even a deep dive with the Atari Lynx! In our Roll for Credits segment, we (literally) dive into the 2024, French shark thriller, Under Paris. Connor liked it. Sean? Not so much. Check out our thoughts! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 95: She Talks to Angels More audio weirdness today, though it wasn't our fault. Blame the block party complete with stage and emcee outside Connor's window! LOL Connor starts us on a conversation of our best memories involving water. Weird, right? Funny how it coincided with the 50th anniversary of the release of Jaws in theaters! Not many fond memories involving water, but plenty of traumatic ones, including a six year old being forced to watch Jaws in the theater sitting in the FRONT ROW! In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the 2019 period-piece-supernatural-serial-killer-thriller (yes it tried to be all those things) from Russia, The Ninth. Good costume and set design? Um... Check out our thoughts! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 94: Only the Shadow Knows Man, we had a train wreck of audio this episode. Drops and mics off oh my! Maybe it had something to do with Connor "pre-gaming" hard even before we went live! Cleaned it up pretty well, but I'm no audio engineer! Long conversations about upcoming preorders and a commentary on the increasing cost of video games! Connor wants to talk about video games that have influenced your life. Sean has a difference of opinion on what "influence" means, but a good conversation nonetheless! In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the 2018 Chinese martial arts drama, Shadow. Beautiful cinematography, well written and acted, but still something just seemed off - maybe it was plot gaps. Well worth the watch however. Check out our thoughts! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 93: Zombie Family Feud! We jumped video game rabbit holes, including South of Midnight, a smidgen of Destiny, and back to Borderlands 3. Connor started a fun discussion on superhero relationships and why they always seem to fail!  In our Roll for Credits segment, we dive into the *FIFTH* (are you kidding me) movie in the Resident Evil franchise, 2012's Resident Evil: Retribution. Not a good move and no clue what is really going on since neither of us have seen a RE movie and Sean last played RE2 on the PS1. If you're a fan, cool... we were not. And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 92! Well THAT was awkward... First of all, apologies for Sean. Head cold + meds + can't breath = kind of out of it.  Let's talk a little bit about Thunderbolts* !!!! It was great! In our Roll for Credits segment, We painfully watch the awkwardness of dating and social media that is the 2023 movie, Cat Person. If you hate the idea of dating in this day and age, this movie will, well, make you scared and hate it even more. Funny, awkward, scary, and sad through and through. Makes you think though! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Episode 91! Welcome to Talking Club. First of all, apologies for any audio issues. There is some slight popping in the audio that could not be resolved. We'll get that cleaned up before next week! Man, we start the show by just rambling on with the utterly overwhelming Gold Rush of games that have started coming out in the last 3 months, with more on the horizon. And we're just focusing on XBox! A good time to be a gamer. In our Roll for Credits segment, we headed down to the sunny beaches of Florida and chatted up the 2023 comedy, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar. A little like an SNL sketch gone too long, but genuinely funny and light right. But man, Barb and Star are sneaky Cougars... ;-) And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Welcome to Episode 90! I'll be your huckleberry... To honor the recent loss of Val Kilmer, the intention was to have a very Val-centric episode focusing on some of our favorite movies. We got sidetracked, of course. After 35 years, Sean has picked up his trumpet again and joined a local band. This led to a rabbit hole of some of Sean's more interesting band geek stories from back in the day. Given the recent loss of Val Kilmer, Connor wanted to know about other actors we've lost that we miss and we chased that chicken for some time  In our Roll for Credits segment, we *finally* got to Val. No reviews, we just talked about some of his more iconic (at least in our minds) movies. We chatted about Top Secret!, Real Genius, Willow, and finally, Tombstone.  And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Welcome to Episode 89! We're back from the Beyond! We just were giddy with excitement to get back in the saddle, and just nerdy chatted for a long time to start off. We explored movies that we could watch forever or movies that have the same emotional impact on us no matter how many times we watch it. Good stuff and not necessarily what you would expect. In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 2017 documentary-style sci-fi movie, The Beyond. Man, for a movie that started out with a promising premise, the wheels fell off! Come hear our thoughts, good and bad... and beyond!   And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 8:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Find us anywhere! @genepoolvarietyhour on Threads @genepoolpodcast on Bluesky @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram @genepoolvarietyhour on Youtube @genepoolvarietyhour on Twitch

Welcome to 88! Baa Ram Ewe! In our Roll for Credits segment, we talk about the 2020 comedy, Rams, Starring Sam Neill and Miranda Richardson! Great little movie that was more touching and poignant than funny, but highly recommended!  We dove into Connor's head a bit and he went off on his love for anime. listen as Sean weakly tries to join in! LOL We finish off the episode doing a little character creation for Sean as we prepare to dive into a new one-man D&D campaign for the month of July. Monks and goblins coming in hot! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Gene Pool Variety Hour: @GPVarietyHour on Twitter @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

Welcome to 87! We might actually have finally gotten out audio issues fixed and getting back on track! In this episode, we welcome our friend TV's Travis, movie &TV aficionado/podcaster to talk about the 2022 thriller, Dig, starring Thomas Jane and Emile Hirsch! Before we can even get started, Connor and Travis go down a rabbit hole of DC superhero media - Sean just had to sit back and listen. Then Travis joins us for a new segment, Everchanging Story, where we join forces to make up a bedtime story of sorts completely random and ad-libbed. There ended up being green sheep, water fountains, villains named Cactus Jack... and Trump. Go figure. And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks go out to Travis for joining us and having a blast. You can find Travis and any of his media and podcasting efforts at https://www.tvstravis.com. A big shout out to Stephanie Crugnola of the Adventure, Inc. podcast (https://adventureinc.podbean.com/) for the Everchanging Story segment theme song! Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Gene Pool Variety Hour: @GPVarietyHour on Twitter @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch [Background music during the Everchanging Story segment was drawn from Youtube's audio library and the following songs were used:] Journey in the New World by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://www.twinmusicom.org/song/258/j... Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org Heavy Interlude by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/

To say it has been too long has been an understatement! We missed y'all! Through life changes and computer changes we made our way back to you! We spend time just catching up and trying to get used to doing this again. We talk about the new things we have planned for you - including guests! - in our upcoming episodes. In our Roll for Credits segment, we jump into one of DC's more recent movies, Black Adam! Let's talk about this seemingly-rushed-mashup-with-no-lead-in, I mean recent DC blockbuster! And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Friday at 7:00 pm at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Hope to see you soon, and thanks for listening!  Gene Pool Variety Hour: @GPVarietyHour on Twitter @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

We start off with LOTS of wedding and reception... and honeymoon... talk! The Geek Question of the Week:  What traditional Halloween trope tradition is something you've always wanted to try? Clearly, Sean has had a little more experience here than Connor...   In our Roll for Credits segment, we finish off Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2021 family tragedy horror, Father of Flies! I don't know which was worse, the attempt at horror or the heartbreakingly sad family tragedy. And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there!  Gene Pool Variety Hour: @GPVarietyHour on Twitter @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

First off, we were joined by Luke, aka Sean's second son and Connor's younger brother. He was in for Connor's wedding so popped on to join us! Let me apologize for audio issues, as Luke's mic was not picking up and we did not realize it until after. Check out his YouTube channel, Experience over Things for everything about the hiker life! Fascinating! The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward:  What is a fandom-based or nerdy wedding you would love to be a guest at? Let's just say some interesting combinations were broached!  In our Roll for Credits segment, we continue Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2021 Netflix original good ghost/bad ghost movie... Things Heard & Seen! Connor and Luke certainly seemed to like it better than Sean did... And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there!  Gene Pool Variety Hour: @GPVarietyHour on Twitter @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch

The Geek Question of the Week was pretty simple and straightforward:  What are your greatest fears and what would it look like if they were combined into one fear?  In our Roll for Credits segment, we start Horror Movie Month and take a look at the 2005 psychological horror/creature fest... The Descent! Hope you can see in the dark because THEY can... And as always, geekery, video games, and chickens. Lots of chickens.   Thanks for listening, and make sure to give us a 5-star review on your favorite podcasting service! Come watch a livestream of the podcast every Monday at 7:00 pm EDT at https://www.twitch.tv/genepoolvarietyhour! Join us Saturday mornings on twitch at 8:00 am for Gamepassin' Through, where we pick random Gamepass games and play through them. Hope to see you there!  Gene Pool Variety Hour: @GPVarietyHour on Twitter @genepoolvarietyhour on Instagram Sean: Headgamer on XBox Live @headgamer on Twitter @head_gamer on Twitch and TikTok Connor: QuillMiester on Xbox Live @QuillMiester on Twitter @QuillMiester on Twitch