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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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51:00

Fantastic Four vs. Superman: Who REALLY had the...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/07/31

COOLEST GEEK ALIVE dives deep into the media mind games surrounding the release of Superman and Fantastic Four — two tentpole films that opened neck-and-neck, but you’d never know it from the headlines. Why is the industry painting Superman like it underperformed and Fantastic Four like it triumphed? Why is the media rooting for Marvel’s hope over DC’s hope? And what does all of this reveal about the Hollywood ecosystem, where perception matters more than

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17:20

Coolest Pick - “The Comeback Trail” (High Concept...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/07/26

Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman & Robert De Niro, what you've just helped create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your clever, funny, high-concept dark 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.Thanks for listening to Coolest Geek

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50:04

$50 Million Psyop: Why Stephen Colbert was TOO USEFUL...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/07/23

In this paradigm-shattering episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider rips the mask off America’s favorite “fake news” jester to expose the deeper game behind Stephen Colbert’s long-running late-night act. With razor-sharp clarity and unapologetic fire, Jesse unpacks how Colbert’s rise—from Comedy Central’s satire king to CBS’s corporate clown prince—wasn’t just unlikely, it was mathematically impossible unless

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21:00

Coolest Pick - “F1” w/ Brad Pitt

Coolest Alive ·

2025/07/20

Jerry Bruckheimer, what you've just helped to create is one of the most awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, pedal-to-metal Formula One racing film were you 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.Thanks for listening to The Coolest Geek Alive Episode #209 Coolest

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72:34

Hope...with an Asterisk (Superman, Revisionism and...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/07/16

In this raw and revealing episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse wrestles with the complicated feelings stirred by the new Superman film, a movie that dares to rekindle hope while quietly rewriting the very myth it claims to honor. With brutal honesty and reverent fire, Jesse explores what it means to see a good man in a broken world, how easily our sacred stories are subverted, and whether flawed heroes are still worth showing up for. It’s not just a movie

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10:41

Coolest Pick - “Jurassic World: Rebirth” (2025)

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2025/07/13

Gareth Edwards, 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 satisfying, well-paced, dinosaur-orgy horror/action film were you even close to anything that could be considered boring (except for at the end). 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. Thanks for listening to the

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65:02

Superman vs. the Media Machine (Why They Need the New...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/07/10

In this episode of Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider pulls back the curtain on the real reason entertainment media is quietly undermining James Gunn’s upcoming Superman reboot. Why? Because it represents everything Hollywood’s elite fears: a moral, hopeful, good Superman that actually gives the audience what it’s been asking for. Zaslav’s move to hire Gunn wasn’t just a creative decision—it was a peace offering to a burned-out fanbase

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14:37

Coolest Pick - “Wayne” TV Series (2019's LONE Season!)

Coolest Alive ·

2025/07/05

Shawn Simmons, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your fun, cute, romantic dark comedy series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched the SOLE season of your fucking fabulous show. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.Thank you for listening to the Coolest Geek Alive

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57:33

Andor & Rogue One: The Only Truly Great Disney Star...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/07/02

In a galaxy oversaturated with half-baked sequels, empty nostalgia, and corporate fan fiction, Rogue One and Andor stand alone.Today on Coolest Geek Alive, Jesse Blaze Snider throws down the lightsaber of truth and celebrates the only great Star Wars storytelling to come out of Disney’s era. Born from a single sentence in the A New Hope crawl, Rogue One and its masterful prequel series, Andor, not only honor the original trilogy, but they enhance it.These aren’t just

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20:52

Coolest Pick - “The Wild Robot” Award-Winning 2024...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/06/28

Chris Sanders, what you've just created is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your fun, heartfelt, meaningful animated 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.Thank you for listening to Coolest Geek Alive EP #203 Coolest Pick - “The

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72:06

FK NEWSDAY! My Personal Retraction to Sunday’s...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/06/25

I don’t usually break format, but this one demanded it.Newsday ran an article about me that boiled my identity down to a clickbait caricature.This is my personal retraction, my response, and my resurrection. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unapologetic. They tried to celebrate me, but flattened me instead. This is the feature Newsday should’ve written. NEWSDAY - 3 Long Islanders on the nonbinary and genderqueer experience Thank you for listening toThe Coolest Geek Alive EP

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19:11

EP 201: Coolest Pick - “The Misfits” Season 1

Coolest Alive ·

2025/06/14

British people, what you've just helped to create together is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has most recently seen! At no point in your hysterical, fast-paced, stylized superhero sendup series were you even close to anything that could be considered boring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your show. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul eternally.

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29:48

EP 200 - THE SIGNAL FIRE: Why The Establishment is...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/06/12

Today’s 200th episode of Coolest Geek Alive is a lightning strike of revelation—a soul-coded transmission forged in fire and defiance, delivered by the one voice that never bowed to the reboot. It’s not a celebration. It’s a detonation. A pulsewave from the heart of the mythic geek who refused to be edited, diluted, or dismissed. This is the episode they never wanted recorded, the one that burns through illusion, reclaims the narrative, and ignites a

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98:46

Cobra Kai Did What Disney Couldn’t: HONOR the Fans,...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/06/06

If you grew up with The Karate Kid or fell in love with Cobra Kai, this is the episode you cannot miss. In this emotional, fist-pumping celebration of the final season, Jesse Blaze dives deep into how Cobra Kai pulled off the impossible—resurrecting a decades-old franchise and delivering one of the most satisfying, redemptive, and character-driven stories in modern TV history. This isn’t just a recap—it’s a love letter to legacy, storytelling, and the

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16:06

Coolest Pick - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Coolest Alive ·

2025/05/31

Phil Lord, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome animated films the Coolest Geek Alive has EVER seen! At no point in your fun, fast-paced, gorgeously rendered love letter to the comic book medium 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.The Coolest Geek ALive EP 198 Coolest Pick

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51:32

SPOON! The Coolest Tick Alive (A Celebration of...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/05/31

This week, we’re celebrating one of the greatest, weirdest, most wonderfully absurd superheroes of all time — THE TICK! From his mysterious comic book origins (did he escape a mental institution?!) to the iconic animated series, to two wild live-action versions, we’re diving into it ALL. We’re talking Chairface, Little Wooden Boy, The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight, Danger Boat, Barry the other Tick, and every hilariously heroic moment in

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16:31

CGA: Coolest Classic - I’m Gonna Get You Sucka

Coolest Alive ·

2025/05/25

Coolest Classics - “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” (Kickin’ Off the Wayans Family Comedy Dynasty). 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 “I’m Gonna Get You Sucka” 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

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79:46

“In Living Color” – Coolest Sketch Show Alive!...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/05/22

This week on Coolest Geek Alive, we’re giving flowers to one of the most groundbreaking sketch comedy shows of all time—In Living Color. From the fearless social satire to the launch of iconic careers like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, the Wayans Family & MORE! Jesse Blaze Snider breaks down how this '90s classic shaped modern comedy, pop culture, and what it means to truly push the boundaries of comedy with style. A bold, hilarious, and unapologetically raw tribute to

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79:15

Marvel’s Creative Collapse: Ironheart, Thunderbolts &...

Coolest Alive ·

2025/05/16

CGA: Marvel’s Creative Collapse: Ironheart, Thunderbolts & the Coming Avengers DOOMSDAY.m4a

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42:14

Coolest Pick - “The Resurrection of Jake the Snake”

Coolest Alive ·

2025/05/10

Diamond Dallas Page, what you've just helped to create is one of the most insanely awesome things the Coolest Geek Alive has ever seen! At no point in your heartfelt, gut-wrenching, redemption documentary were you even close to anything that could be considered uninspiring. Every listener of this podcast will be better for having watched your doc. We award you all of the points, and may God bless your soul & JAKE’s eternally!

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