This episode of The PVDcast is a unique one, as it features Chris Bournea: a Columbus based writer and film maker. He is responsible for the documentary, Lady Wrestler: The Amazing Untold Story of African American Women in the Ring. In February, Chris invited film critic, Paul Markoff and me to partake in a round table discussion about film making. We share our opinions on what critical elements a film maker needs, in order to bring their vision to the big screen. This round table discussion will be later released as a video available through Chris’ YouTube channel.
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Episode 225 – Canned Air Podcast II
Columbus, Ohio has an amazing podcast community, full of brilliant podcasters. On this episode of The PVDcast, I am joined by two of the three very talented gents, who are responsible for the Canned Air Podcast. Jeramy and Randy stop by to talk about the history of their podcast. Jeramy and Randy also discuss their other podcast project, (What If? Podcast) and their recent addition to the Cuyahoga Valley Radio Network lineup. We also chat about Jeramy’s love of music, Randy’s involvement with the upcoming TORG Gaming Expo, retro toys and tons more!
Episode 224 – Jimmy McDowell
On this episode of The PVDcast, I am joined by wrestling personality, Jimmy McDowell. A versatile performer, Jimmy has worked in many wrestling companies around Ohio and performed many different roles- from ring announcer to TV play-by-play commentator to even a commissioner of a promotion. We chat about his career, what makes a good independent promotion and how he managed to meet Ric Flair! Additionally, Jimmy shares what three wrestling superstars (alive or dead) that he would love to have dinner with. All that and more on this body slamming episode of The PVDcast!
Episode 223 – Molly Durst
On this episode of The PVDcast, I am joined by comic creator, Molly Durst. We chat about her career in comics and her various projects, such as Jonah and Hugo, Symphony of the Universe: Crow City, Project Zee and many others. We also discuss her new endeavor, an art blog designed to help new artists. Additionally, Molly shares her opinions on the new Star Wars movies, her love of Rankin-Bass productions and reveals what unlikely comic book superhero is her favorite! Want to know which character it is? You will have to tune in to find out!
Episode 222 – Podcast Pair Up 3
This episode of The PVDcast is a unique one, as it features my appearance on another podcast. A few weeks ago, I was a guest on the 3 Geeks Podcast. The topic of discussion was The Best of 2019 and we all shared our opinions on said topic. Find out what movies, TV shows, comic books and video games made the illustrious list. Also, I share some upcoming projects that I am quite excited to be a part of and give the backstory to my new nickname, The Hype Killer. This is one fun Podcast Pair-Up you don’t want to miss out on!
Episode 221 – Dan Dougherty
On this episode of The PVDcast, I am joined by comic creator, Dan Dougherty. We chat about his many projects, including his award-winning, autobiographical comic, Beardo Comics. Dan shares the origin story of how he helped to create one of the more unusual comics out there, Floppy Cop. Additionally, we also talk about Touching Evil, a tale about a woman with the power to kill with just one touch. We wrap up the conversation with a quick overview of Dan’s new music album, Bad Ideas, and find out what Dan thinks is the best advice he can give any artist.
Episode 220 – Frank James Bailey 3
On this episode of The PVDcast, I am joined by Frank James Bailey, creator of Tercona. Originally, Frank produced the tales of his superhero, Tercona, in an illustrated novel format. More recently, he has created an official Tercona comic book series. We talk about the current issue (#1), the status of issue #2 and Frank’s first foray into Kickstarter for issue #3. We also chat about the original three volumes of the illustrated novels and his inspirations for creating Tercona. We wrap up with a discussion about Frank’s love of cartoons and his work as a voice actor! So, don’t miss out on this super, duper edition of The PVDcast!
Episode 219 – Royal Rumble Review 2020
This past weekend witnessed two WWE superstars punching their ticket to Wrestlemania by winning big at the Royal Rumble. On this episode, I am once again joined by the Pro Wrestling Pundits, Ringside Rand and DJ Joey Blayze. We breakdown each of the matches, discuss future storylines and chat about the predictions we made to see who had them right and who had them wrong. We even recap the WWE Worlds Collide event that happened the night before the Rumble. The episode wraps up with a quick overview of some of the happenings on Monday night’s edition of RAW. This episode is packed with more wrestling news and insights than the ring during the 30-man Royal Rumble!
Episode 218 – Royal Rumble Preview 2020
Each January, the WWE presents the most unique of all its pay-per-view events, the Royal Rumble. This historic event is discussed on this episode of The PVDcast. I am joined by the Pro Wrestling Pundits, Ringside Rand and DJ Joey Blayze, to give our thoughts, opinions, predictions and insights into the show that kicks off Wrestlemania season. We also chat about the Worlds Collide card, which is happening this Saturday and we wrap up this edition by naming who we would put on our Canadian version of Wrestling’s Mt. Rushmore. Why a Canadian version? You will have to listen to find out!
Episode 217 – Paul Markoff IX
With a new year, many people take the time to reflect on the past. This episode of The PVDcast will be quite reflective as I am joined by film critic, Paul Markoff (www.filmboundpod.com), to review the films that came out over the past six months. We discuss what films we liked and which films we wished never saw the light of day. We also run down the films that we are excited to see in the first half of 2020. Settle in for one episode that’s got more opinions than a Rambo movie has explosions.
- Be warned that this episode may contain possible spoilers. Check out The PVDcast’s social media for a list of the movies discussed on the episode.