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Convincing Idiots

Convincing Idiots

Pop Culture Talk. Nerdy Debates. Personal Insults. Questionable Jokes. We are friends from 3 generations (Brian =GenX, Dean=Xennial & Nick=Millennial) who enjoyed talking and debating all things nerdy and pop culture at our local bars so much we made a podcast! We share views from our different perspectives while making fun of ourselves! Are we convincing you to give us a listen?

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01:42:04

#110: They Suck!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/10/10

To start the Halloween season we talk vampires in our main segment! Some of our favorite vampire characters, shows & movies. Also, “Idiot Reviews”, we remember Coolio who passed recently & in our “Idiot Inquiry” segment we discuss serial killer show popularity! Why are they so popular? Are they desensitizing us or are we just curious about them? All this plus more pop culture talk & personal insults of course! Warning as usual for some explicit language from us Idiots! Listen to us weekly on

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02:10:38

#109: Sick Day Replays!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/10/03

We couldn’t bring you a new episode this week as GenX Brian was sick & Millennial Nick wasn’t available so we bring you some replay segments over our past season 2! From Oct 2021, some of our personal ghost & creepy stories; From April 2022, do we care too much about celebrities? + Mike Tyson Punches out w fellow airplane passenger harassing him & from May 2022 we discuss a personal favorite movie of ours, “Star Wars: A New Hope” which celebrated 45 years since its debut then. Warning as usual for

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01:56:39

#108: Is That Sam Elliott?

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/09/26

Do you have some favorite badasses? We do & discuss in our main segment! Athletes, actors, fictional characters & more! Also “Idiot Reviews” including the new ‘Quantum Leap’, ‘The Patient’, ‘Mike’, ‘Reboot’ & more. “Pop Culture Headlines” including the closing of the longest running Broadway show ‘The Phantom of the Opera.’ Our “Idiot Inquiry” this week is corporal punishment in schools is on the rise again. Effective or weird & outdated? All this & more pop culture talk, nerdy stuff & of

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01:34:45

#107: Fall Preview, Fuzzy Tummies & Baby Spoon!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/09/19

Are you excited for the Fall season including upcoming cool movies, shows & more? We are and in our main segment talk about stuff us Idiots are looking forward to! “Idiot Reviews” including ‘Cobra Kai Season 5’ & more. Pop Culture Headlines including the Emmys where ‘Ted Lasso’ hit it big again. New ‘Idiot Question of the Week’ segment, “What do you think of Velma from Scooby Doo being called a ‘Karen’ on a recent video game?” All this & more pop culture talk, nerdy stuff & plenty of

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01:47:14

#106: These Heroes Are Super Too!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/09/12

We watched ‘Sumaritan’ recently & got us talking about our favorite super heroes who are not Marvel or DC. We talk some of our favorite characters, movies & more in our main segment. Also “Idiot Reviews” including ‘Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul’, ‘Mike’ the Mike Tyson story & more. Pop Culture Headlines including the passing of Queen Elizabeth II; Brendan Frazier gets a nice ovation for his big lead acting return; Shane Hawkins plays drums to honor his dad Taylor at a recent Foo Fighters

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02:00:21

#105: Netflix, Idiots & Chill!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/09/04

Netflix is celebrating 25 years! In our main segment we discuss our Netflix memories from what we remember when it started to some of our favorite original movies & shows. Also “Idiot Reviews including ‘Little Demon’, ‘The Sandman’ & Xennial Dean’s take on the MTV Video Music Awards. Pop Culture Headlines including our local Cleveland Cavs making a big trade, a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game is a huge hit, Joe Pesci returns to acting & Snoop has a new children’s show. This plus more

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01:37:23

#104: Would You Rather..?

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/08/27

Did you ever play the game, ‘Would You Rather?’ How about with a bunch of Idiots? Well if not you can play along with us this week we as do just that on our main segment! Also “Idiot Reviews” including ‘She Hulk’ episode 1, ‘Larry & Marge Go Large’, ‘The Northman’, ‘’House of Dragon’, ‘The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist’ documentary, our love of Martin Short & more. Pop Culture Headlines including a ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ movie spinoff, the death of last adult actress from ‘It’s a Wonderful

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01:48:12

#103: Well Isn’t That Rich?

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/08/20

What is being rich? Is it having nice stuff like maybe we thought as kids or is it something else as we have gotten older? Our main segment this week is an idiotic discussion on this topic! Also “Idiot Reviews including ‘Day Shift’, ‘X’, Xennial Dean finally finished ‘Ozark’ & more. Pop Culture Headlines including the suspension of Browns QB Deshaun Watson, Ezra Miller seeks help, streaming overtakes cable tv viewers in July & more pop culture talk, nerdy stuff & personal insults! Warning as

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01:44:20

#102: Chillin’ With Villains!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/08/14

This week we talk pop culture villains! What makes a good villain + some of our favorites of all time. Do some of yours make our list? Give us a listen to find out! Also “Idiot Reviews including ‘Prey’, ‘Uncharted’ & more. Pop Culture Headlines including the passing of Olivia Newton-John & DC scrapping the ‘Batgirl’ movie + what seems to be poor movie planning in general. All this & more pop culture talk, nerdy stuff & personal insults! Warning as usual for some explicit language from us Idiots

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01:40:11

#101: 100-ish Episode Celebration!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/08/07

We’ve been at this now for 100ish episodes! To celebrate the 3 of us got together & shot a Facebook Live episode! We remember some of our favorite show moments & episodes. Also “Idiot Reviews” including ‘Nope’, The Gray Man’, new Netflix comedy specials from Bill Burr & Dave Chappelle, more on ‘Beavis & Butthead Do The Universe’ & more. Our main segment is TV & Movie character deaths that impacted us the most. Do any of yours make our list? Listen to find out! Warning as usual for some

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00:07:33

Minisode #13: 80s Hair Band Documentaries!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/08/06

In this “minisode” we recorded some extra conversation on 80s hair metal band documentaries in between segments from a recent episode so figured we’d share with you for a quick listen! Warning as usual for some explicit language from us Idiots! Listen to us weekly on your favorite podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, iHeart Radio, Vurbl, Goodpods, Podvine & more! Ask your home assistant device to, “Play the Convincing Idiots podcast on Apple

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02:02:31

#100: Who Is Your Daddy & What Does He Do?

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/07/29

This week Xennial Dean is away but Millennial Nick & GenX Brian join forces to bring you our main topic of an actor whose movies we very much enjoy, Arnold Schwarzenegger! In our main segment we talk about our favorite Arnold movies, some that weren’t the best, some roles he turned down or was at least in consideration for & just our general fandom of Arnold. In Pop Culture News we discuss the awesome Marvel Studies phases 5 & 6. What we’re especially looking forward to see & more. “Idiot

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02:00:57

#99: You Can’t Reboot This!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/07/21

We are WHOLE again! Our own Millennial Nick returns after 2 weeks away. Our main topic this week is movie reboots. What are some of the better ones? Not so good ones? What are some of the better movie franchise “restarts?” What are some movies that should or should not be rebooted? Also “Idiot Reviews” including ‘Thor Love & Thunder’ & ‘Beavis & Butthead do the Universe!’ Pop culture headlines focus on the Elon Musk Twitter purchase legal battle + some of our thoughts on Twitter in general. This

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01:38:31

#98: Idiots Alive 4!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/07/14

In this episode we shot a LIVE appearance at Ignite Brewing Company in Barberton, OH! In this episode we talk the new Elvis movie; If we’d go nuts with fame & fortune ourselves; Celebrities who seemed to go nuts with fame & some who have not; What Star Wars characters we’d like to see have their own series like ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’; What are some of our personal most embarrassing moments including if we’ve ever been arrested; Our favorite beers + “bad experience drinks” & more pop culture, nerdy talk

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01:23:41

#98 LIVE Preview: Prep for Live Appearance + TV Show...

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/07/07

In this episode we shot a Facebook Live show in part to prepare for another LIVE episode Friday 7.8.22 @ 8PM! Find us on our scheduled Facebook Live event on our Facebook page (@ConvincingIdiots) OR better yet come see us in person at Ignite Brewing Company in Barberton OH for some terrific craft beer & delicious food! Our live feed dropped toward the end of the episode but we had plenty of time to discuss some nerdy & pop culture stuff including ‘Stranger Things Season 4’, did we jump into a

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01:48:03

#97: Idiots In The Mirror!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/06/30

Do you believe in mirror / parallel universes? A laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee is studying that very theory! We discuss our thoughts & beliefs in this episode! Finally we cover our normal stuff including ‘Idiot Reviews’ including Xennial Dean’s review of ‘Elvis’ & our review of the ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’ series! All this & more including plenty of personal Insults of course! Warning as usual for some explicit language from us Idiots! Listen on your favorite podcast platforms including Apple

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01:42:57

#96: A Bad Ending!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/06/23

This week our main topic is movies with bad endings! Will you agree with some of our selections? Listen to find out! In pop culture headlines we discuss an odd new site, ‘FeetFinder’ & a weird ‘Squid Game’ themed game show coming to Netflix. Finally we cover our normal stuff including ‘Idiot Reviews’ including Xennial Dean’s review of ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ & GenX Brian watching the ‘Rambo’ movies recently. All this & more including plenty of personal Insults of course! Warning as usual for

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01:52:37

#95: TV Theme Songs!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/06/16

This week our main topic is our favorite TV themes of all time! From those with lyrics & those without, we all share our personal “Mt. Rushmore” of TV themes + our honorable mentions. We discuss what makes a great TV theme & if they are more of a thing in the past. In pop culture headlines we remember actor Philip Baker Hall on his recent passing (‘Detective Bookman’ from the well known Seinfeld overdue book episode), ‘E.T.’ turns 40 & more. Finally we cover our normal stuff including ‘Idiot

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01:47:51

#94: Stuff We Appreciate More As We’ve Gotten Older!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/06/09

This week we talk about things we appreciate more as we’ve gotten older! Music, shows, movies, foods, drinks, activities & other stuff! In pop culture headlines, the Johnny Depp & Amber Heard trial comes to an end. We share our thoughts on the extreme levels of social media attention and analysis this trial received. What does this mean for our society?; ‘Morbius’ bombs; We also remember actor Ray Liotta on his recent passing. Finally we cover our normal stuff including ‘Idiot Reviews’ with

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01:42:05

#93: Free Beer Talk!

Convincing Idiots ·

2022/06/02

This week we have an authentic professional joining us on the show, Jason Porter! Jason has been a Master Brewer of beer for 10 years & is currently Master Brewer at one of our favorite local breweries (Ignite Brewing Company) right in our backyard of Barberton, Ohio! We talk about the beer brewing process, how he got his start, beer terms, beer types & more to make you thirsty! Also we cover our normal stuff including ‘Idiot Reviews’ with focus on the new ‘Obi Wan Kenobi’ series. In pop culture

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