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Coolest Alive

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The Coolest Alive Podcast with Jesse Blaze Snider. Every Tuesday, “Coolest Alive” dives into a fantastic album worthy of your time. No stuffy reviews here, just records from across genres getting deserved praise as must-listen classics, packed with cool vibes and reasons to hit play. Tune in for the best in music weekly. Wednesday’s “Coolest Alive” is all about comic books/graphic novels that shine bright. We’re not reviewing, we’re celebrating

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13:57

COMICS: MAUS in the HOUSE! (Is it the GREATEST GN of...

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2025/10/22

Wednesday’s “Coolest Alive” is all about comic books/graphic novels that shine bright. We’re not reviewing, we’re celebrating what makes this medium so awesome! Join us to discover a visual storytelling gem you’ll want to check out, starting with MAUS!

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22:08

MUSIC: Flight of the Conchords - “I Told You I Was...

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2025/10/21

Every Tuesday, “Coolest Alive” dives into a fantastic album worthy of your time. No stuffy reviews here, just records from across genres getting deserved praise as must-listen classics, packed with cool vibes and reasons to hit play. Tune in for the best in music weekly, starting with Flight of the Conchords' “I Told You I Was Freaky”!

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39:15

James Gunn's DCU Flops?! (Superman Lost Money?...

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2025/10/15

It's been a rough week for James Gunn as the universally maligned final episode of Peacemaker Season 2 releases, capping off a season that started strong with its premiere but quickly fell off the charts completely. Then the news broke about "Superman"... it LOST 42 million at the BOX OFFICE! Superman and Peacemaker season 2's worlds were closely intertwined with appearances from multiple characters from the film, including Lex Luther himself. Will this lackluster start be

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8:27

Coolest Pick - “KPop Demon Hunters” on Netflix

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2025/10/11

Netflix, what you've just helped to bring to the masses is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, well-paced, animated, pop-musical, kung-fu action film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

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71:19

Quentin Tarantino: Coolest Screen-write Alive! (13...

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2025/10/09

Quentin Tarantino is more than a filmmaker; he’s a genre all his own. In this episode, Jesse Blaze Snider celebrates the “Coolest Screenwriter Alive,” breaking down the 13 best flicks ever penned by the master of dialogue, reverence, and blood-soaked brilliance. From Reservoir Dogs to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, we dive into Tarantino’s razor-sharp storytelling, his pop-culture alchemy, and how his scripts redefined what it means to be

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41:39

One Battle After Another – Hollywood’s “Freedom...

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2025/10/02

Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze dives into the polarizing new film One Battle After Another—a movie critics are already praising, but one that raises disturbing questions about the stories Hollywood wants us to celebrate. The so-called “heroes” of the film aren’t noble freedom fighters at all: they’re selfish thrill-seekers, fetishized archetypes, and opportunists who betray each other when things get hard. Leonardo DiCaprio’s

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51:39

Coolest Alive: Jimmy Kimmel Free-Speech Flip

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2025/09/24

In this episode, Jesse Blaze Snider dives into the latest Kimmel controversy to expose a deeper double standard. When a comedian on “their side” courts backlash, the left rallies around free speech, but when others (from Trump to countless unapproved voices) face similar pressure, that principle suddenly vanishes. Jesse unpacks how the outrage machine works, why nothing has actually been proven against Trump or the FCC, and how corporate gatekeepers like Disney are

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69:23

Robert Redford Celebration (Honoring the Dead w/ 11...

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2025/09/17

Robert Redford was the MAN! A charming, strong, often subtle, but always convincing actor and a damn good director/producer to boot! His films transcend genre, including comedies, action, drama & romance, with many films touching on all 4 of those genres in a single film. Whatever the movie Robert Redford seemed to ground them in some true reality and he will always be one of the Coolest Geek Alive's very favorite actors. And today only a single DAY after his death, host

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68:09

Mel Brooks Celebration! (His 6 Best Comedies & a...

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2025/09/11

He's known for so many incredible films & shows including "History of the World: Part 1", "Young Frankenstein", "Blazing Saddles", "Get Smart", "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", "High Anxiety", "Caesar's Hour" (And other Sid Caesar variety shows), "Silent Movie", "12 Chairs", "The Producers" and the most classic of "Star Wars" parodies, "SPACEBALLS"! But what are the Coolest Geek Alive's TOP SIX?! Find out that & more, including a largely unknown 1982 film that Brooks has

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22:47

Coolest Pick - “Nobody 2”

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2025/09/06

Bob Odenkirk, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, hitman/family man action film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

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83:36

Before Invincible & Walking Dead, There Was THIS (The...

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2025/09/05

Before Invincible ever soared and The Walking Dead ever lurched onto the scene, there was one series that lit the spark, a wild, fearless, creator-owned book that proved anything was possible in comics. It just so happens to be my all-time favorite. Robert Kirkman and I bonded over this book as teenage superfans, and it shaped the way both of us saw the future of comics. In this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, I’m celebrating the legendary Erik Larsen and the series that

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29:12

Instant Classic - "Ne Zha 2" (In LIMITED Release NOW!)

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2025/08/30

We've NEVER done this before, but we MUST declare "Ne Zha 2" as NOT JUST a "Coolest Pick", but a bonafide CLASSIC Right. Out. Of. The. Gate! It's got EVERYTHING! Classic Good & Evil archetypes! Good Humor! Wild Action! Insanely gorgeous VISUALS! Great characters, a brilliant, deeply meaningful story, and absolutely genius writing! PLUS, not required, but appreciated so much by the Coolest Geek Alive, it's LOADED with incredibly deep SPIRITUALITY! We cannot speak it up

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84:27

"Disney's Boy Trouble" (Variety Reports Disney on...

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2025/08/28

On today's episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse digs into industry trade magazine "Variety" and their bafflingly tone-deaf article titled, "Disney’s Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles"! Honestly, you just cannot make these hot takes up, and host Jesse Blaze Snider cannot resist another opportunity to put Hollywood in its place and correct the narrative that these failing studios are PAYING to have written down for

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24:39

Coolest Pick(s) Comedy Double-Feature -...

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2025/08/23

Fate, what you've helped to create are some of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in either of your funny, well-paced, indie comedies were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your films. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally. (Wait, does the entity of "Fate" even have a soul?)Thank you for listening to

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68:40

Bad Guys Franchise: Perspective from a 10-Year-Old...

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2025/08/20

This week, the Coolest Geek Alive sits down with his youngest son, Grayson Wayne Snider, to interview him on the state of the "BAD GUYS" film franchise, which just released its second film, "The Bad Guys 2". Find out how well DreamWorks is doing bringing the beloved book series to life, according to the perspective of a REAL FAN who grew up reading them! (Plus, MORE box office drama for Superman as it's RUSHED to DIGITAL Home RELEASE EARLY! Fantastic Four still dropping? And is

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14:44

Coolest Pick - “Fist Fight” (2017) w/ Charlie Day,...

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2025/08/16

Ice Cube & Charlie Day, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely fun & funny movies the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, Teacher's Lounge drama comedy were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.Thank you for listening to The Coolest Geek

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70:05

Gina Carano WINS: CELEBRATION! (Plus, MCU’s Broken...

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2025/08/13

Today on COOLEST GEEK ALIVE, we’re popping the champagne for Gina Carano, who just scored a massive out-of-court settlement with Disney after being wrongfully fired from The Mandalorian. A real victory for free speech in Hollywood! Then, we dive into X-Men ‘97 showrunner Beau DeMayo’s explosive Twitter thread on the ugly truth of Marvel Studios’ creative process — where good ideas get crushed, pitches based on source material are discouraged, and

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16:36

Coolest Classic - "Rustlers' Rhapsody" (SPOOF on...

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2025/08/10

“Sometimes there’s a film… I won’t say a masterpiece, ‘cause what’s a masterpiece? But sometimes there’s a film. And I’m talkin’ about “Rustlers' Rhapsody” here. Sometimes there’s a film that, well, it’s the film for its time and place. It fits right in there. And that’s “Rustlers' Rhapsody”, for the incredible Tom Berenger & Classic Westerns! And even if the film is only known

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54:51

Jurassic LIE: Superman Wins, Fantastic Four Survives...

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2025/08/07

This week on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider exposes the media’s wildest gaslighting campaign of the summer: the Jurassic World: Rebirth vs Superman vs Fantastic Four: First Steps box office narrative. Everyone’s saying Jurassic World: Rebirth “crushed” the superhero competition, but hold on a sec…Superman is beating it domestically! Fantastic Four is doing much better than Thunderbolts aaand Captain America: Brave New World. And yet

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14:18

"28 Years Later" & the "28 Later" Trilogy - Coolest...

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2025/08/04

Alex Garland, what you've created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your tense, fast-paced, rooted zombie drama were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your film. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally. (Plus, BONUS Coolest Classics for “28 DAYS Later” w/ Cillian Murphy &

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