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Blockbusters and BirdwalksGATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 9: Performance: “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 9:"T...
2025-08-1736 min
Blockbusters and BirdwalksGATEWAY CINEMA, a conversation – Episode 5: Audiences, Part 1: “Perfect Days”GATEWAY CINEMA is a multi-part series of conversations centered on key ideas in film studies. In these conversations, we interpret and celebrate a set of eclectic feature films from across generations and from around the world, including “La Haine”, “Drum”, “Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)”, “Come and See”, “Perfect Days”, “Sweet Smell of Success”, “The Swimmer”, “Amadeus (Director’s Cut)”, “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia”, “Friday”, “Marie Antoinette”, “The Night of the Hunter”, “Crank” and “Crank 2: High Voltage”, “Portrait of a Lady Fire”, “The Fabulous Baron Munchausen”, “Joker: Folie a Deux”, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, “Heathers”, and “The Death of Stalin”.***Referenced media in GATEWAY CINEMA, Episode 5:“B...
2025-07-2136 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowA Man Escaped vs. The Big Doll House - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 12 – April 2024This is the one where Richard refers to Martin Heidegger’s “The Origin of the Work of Art” and praises cultural transgression, while Garrett remembers being a teen boy drawn to VHS tape covers featuring blood, breasts, and bullets.***Referenced media:“Jackie Brown” (Quentin Tarantino, 1997)“Re-Animator” (Stuart Gordon, 1985)“Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” (Melvin Van Peebles, 1971)“Billy Jack” (T.C. Frank, 1971)“Escape from the Planet of the Apes” (Don Taylor, 1971)“Carnal Knowledge” (Mike Nichols, 1971)“Shaft” (Gordon Parks, 1971)“The Omega Man” (Boris Segal, 1971)“Jaws” (Steven Spielberg, 1975)“The Godfather” (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)“The Big Bird Cage” (Jack Hill, 1972)“Top Gun: Maverick” (Joseph Kosinski...
2024-04-1348 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks“Cleopatra” (1963), a conversation about a BlockbusterGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa assess prestige kitsch and consider carrying a spathae to defend a London-born Egyptian matriarch.***Referenced media:“My Fair Lady” (George Cukor, 1964)“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” (Mike Nichols, 1966)“Rome” (John Milius, William J. MacDonald, and Bruno Heller, 2005-2007)“All in the Family” (Norman Lear, 1971-1979)“Kill Bill: Volume 1” (Quentin Tarantino, 2003)“Kill Bill: Volume 2” (Quentin Tarantino, 2004)“National Velvet” (Clarence Brown, 1944)“Doctor Dolittle” (Richard Fleischer, 1967)“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Lucas, 1977)“Star Trek” (Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969)“Flaming Creatures” (Jack Smith, 1963)“Bye Bye Birdie” (George Sidney, 1963), “Hud” (Martin Ritt, 1963)“The Nutty Professor” (Jerry Lewis, 1963)“The...
2024-02-0829 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"Prisoners" (2013), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa respond to a moody and twisted police procedural.***Referenced media:“Sicario” (Denis Villeneuve, 2015)“La La Land” (Damien Chazelle, 2016)“The Shape of Water” (Guillermo del Toro, 2017)“Zodiac” (David Fincher, 2007)“The Sixth Sense” (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)“Happy Days” (Garry Marshall, 1974-1984)“Little Miss Sunshine” (Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, 2006)“The Elephant Man” (David Lynch, 1980)“Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999)“Fruitvale Station” (Ryan Coogler, 2013)“Blue Jasmine” (Woody Allen, 2013)“Enough Said” (Nicole Holofcener, 2013)“Don Jon” (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 2013)“Gravity” (Alfonso Cuarón, 2013)“Captain Phillips” (Paul Greengrass, 2013)“12 Years a Slave” (Steve McQueen, 2013)“All is Lost” (J.C. Chandor, 2013) Audio quotation...
2023-08-3028 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"CODA" (2021), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa mourn the decline of theatrical movie-going and celebrate sentimental entertainment.***Referenced media:“Belfast” (Kenneth Branagh, 2021)“Don’t Look Up” (Adam McKay, 2021)“Drive My Car” (Ryusuke Hamaguchi, 2021)“Dune: Part One” (Denis Villeneuve, 2021)“King Richard” (Reinaldo Marcus Green, 2021)“Licorice Pizza” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)“Nightmare Alley” (Guillermo del Toro, 2021)“Power of the Dog” (Jane Campion, 2021)“West Side Story” (Steven Spielberg, 2021)“Marty” (Delbert Mann, 1955)“Our Gang” (also known as “The Little Rascals”) (Hal Roach, 1922-1944)“Barbie” (Greta Gerwig, 2023)“Oppenheimer” (Christopher Nolan, 2023)“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” (Christopher McQuarrie, 2023)“Top Gun: Maverick” (Joseph Kosinski, 2022)Audio quotation:“CODA” (Sian Heder, 2021)“Poly...
2023-08-2124 min
Blockbusters and Birdwalks"No Country for Old Men" (2007), a conversationGarrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa ponder old cowboys.***Referenced media:“The Simpsons” (Matt Groening, 1989-now)“The Terminator” (James Cameron, 1984)“Barry Lyndon” (Stanley Kubrick, 1975)“Blood Simple” (Joel Coen, 1984)“Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)“Batman Begins” (Christopher Nolan, 2005)“The Dark Knight” (Christopher Nolan, 2008)“The Dark Knight Rises” (Christopher Nolan, 2012)“Iron Man” (Jon Favreau, 2008)“The Kingdom” (Peter Berg, 2007)“3:10 to Yuma” (James Mangold, 2007)“Eastern Promises” (David Cronenberg, 2007)“Michael Clayton” (Tony Gilroy, 2007)“Blade Runner (The Final Cut)” (Ridley Scott, 1982/2007)“Lake of Fire” (Tony Kaye, 2006)“Lars and the Real Girl” (Craig Gillespie, 2007)“Gone Baby Gone” (Ben Affleck, 2007)“Dan in Real Life” (Peter Hedges, 2007)“American Gangster” (Ridley Scott, 2007)“Beowulf” (Robert Z...
2023-07-1827 min
The Hi-Lo Bro ShowHer vs. Upgrade - The Hi-Lo Bro Show - Ep 10 – June 2023This is the one about Artificial Intelligence where the Richard Chatbot signals Northrop Frye, and the Garrett Chatbot remembers eating.***Referenced media:“Death Wish” (Michael Winner, 1974)“Un Chien Andalou” (Luis Buñuel, 1929“The Terminator” (James Cameron, 1984)“The Matrix” (The Wachowski’s, 1999)“2,001: A Space Odyssey” (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)“Westworld” (Michael Crichton, 1973)“Westword” (Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, 2016-2022)“Colossus: The Forbin Project” (Joseph Sargent, 1970)“WarGames” (John Badham, 1983)“Saw” (James Wan, 2004)“The Invisible Man” (Leigh Whannell, 2020)“Mad Men” (Matthew Weiner, 2007-2015)“Blade Runner” (Ridley Scott, 1982)“Solo: A Star Wars Story” (Ron Howard, 2018)“American Graffitti” (George Lucas, 1973)“THX 1138” (George Lucas, 1971)“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Luc...
2023-06-2847 min
The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 38: NBA Playoffs Edition(03:46) L predictions we made during the All-Star break
(10:30) Off-season storylines
(35:22) What's next for the Lakers?
(47:32) Milwaukee meltdown
(1:00:23) Madness in Memphis
(1:15:35) NBA Finals predictions
2023-06-051h 40
Blockbusters and BirdwalksDeliberate Controversy, a conversation – Part 8: “2000 Mules”This is the final part of an eight-part series about difficult movies. Part 1 focused on S. Craig Zahler’s “Dragged Across Concrete”. Part 2 focused on Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris”. Part 3 focused on Don Edmonds’s “Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS”. Part 4 focused on Paul Verhoeven’s “Basic Instinct”. Part 5 focused on Terry Jones’s “Monty Python’s Life of Brian”. Part 6 focused on Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ”. Part 7 focused on Spike Lee’s “Bamboozled”. ***Referenced media:“Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” (George Lucas, 1977)“The Last Temptation of Christ” (Martin...
2023-04-1828 minThe Large Guys PodcastExodus Prime Interview on wrestling in DFW, video games, and home cooked meals(05:05) Getting start in wrestling and origin of Exodus Prime name
(11:33) Favorite video games
(19:35) Love of food
(26:49) Goals for wrestling career in the future
2023-04-0836 minThe Large Guys PodcastFight Bytes: Wrestlemania 39 Preview w/ Andrew Thompson (Part 2)(07:13) Usos vs Sami/KO
(14:53) Smackdown Women's Title match
(27:25) Raw Women's Title match
(33:17) Undisputed Universal Heavyweight Title match
2023-03-3154 minThe Large Guys PodcastFight Bytes: Wrestlemania 39 Preview w/ Andrew Thompson (Part 1)(02:55) Rey Mysterio vs Dominic Mysterio
(10:29) Men's and Women's tag team showcase
(21:18) IC triple threat
(29:10) Edge vs Finn Balor
(36:50) 6-woman tag team match
(48:00) US Title match
(55:18) Rollins vs Paul
2023-03-311h 02The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 37: The Donut Episode(08:47) Jon Jones is the UFC heavyweight champ
(21:58) Alex Grasso beats Valentina Shevchenko
(34:50) What is the best donut chain?
(57:50) Favorite types of donuts
(1:02:50) Showing love to cronuts
(1:16:20) Ant-Man and Creed III
2023-03-201h 41The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 36: Three Dudes Talking Hoops w/ Jeremy San Miguel & Tonton Cahayag(08:41) Top playoff contenders post-trade deadline
(34:47) Outlook on the Warriors and Rockets going into the All-Star break
(1:01:21) All-Star weekend events to look forward to
(1:18:40) JQ's soccer injury
(1:20:37) All-star food snubs
2023-02-181h 38The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 35: Gift Wrapping Tutorial w/ Rae Robles & Kei Sibayan(09:51) Gift-wrapping tips
(24:00) Favorite holiday drinks
(32:55) What gets you into the holiday spirit?
2022-12-2042 min
The Large Guys PodcastFight Bytes - AEW x New Japan: Forbidden Door Preview(1:50) ZSJ vs Mystery Opponent
(15:24) Bullet Club vs Dudes w/ Attitude
(19:30) AEW All-Atlantic Championship Fatal Four-Way
(32:35) IWGP US Heavyweight Championship Ospreay vs Orange Cassidy
(34:55) AEW Women's World Championship Thunder Rosa vs Toni Storm
(47:30) Jericho, Guevara, and Suzuki vs Shota Umino, Yuta, and Eddie Kingston
(51:00) Winner take all: FTR vs Roppongi Vice vs Cobb & Great O-Khan
(53:48) IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Okada vs Jay White vs Adam Cole vs Hangman Page
(1:02:26) Interim-AEW Championship Moxley vs Tanahashi
2022-06-241h 10
Blockbusters and BirdwalksCENSORSHIP, a conversation - Part 2: "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1966)This is the second part of an eight-part series about American movie ratings. Part 1 focused on Prano Baily-Bond’s "Censor". Future episodes will focus on Brian DePalma’s "Greetings" (1968), Gordon Flemyng’s "The Split" (1968), Steven Spielberg’s "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (1984), Garry Marshall’s "The Flamingo Kid" (1984), John McNaughton’s "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" (1986), and Philip Kaufmans’s "Henry & June" (1990).***Referenced media:"High School Confidential" (Jack Arnold, 1958)"Leave It to Beaver" (Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, 1957-63)"Cleopatra" (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1963)"Look Who’s Talking" (Amy Heckerling, 1989)"...
2022-06-1441 minThe Large Guys PodcastFight Bytes: UFC 275 Preview(15:20) Della Madalena vs Emeev
(19:15) Bontorin vs Kape
(26:12) Weili vs Joanna
(39:22) Women's Flyweight Championship Shevchenko vs Santos
(49:34) Lightweight Championship Teixeira vs Prochazka
(1:04:20) News, rumors, upcoming fights not on PPV
2022-06-111h 23The Large Guys PodcastAlex Kane Interview on MLW, storytelling in wrestling, and video games(05:20) Training under AR Fox
(12:25) Forming the Bomaye Fight Club
(17:15) Art of story telling in wrestling
(29:45) Ranking the top 5 suplexes
(35:00) High school and college athletics
(42:30) Video games
(49:30) TV shows, movies, and music
(51:51) Food talk
(59:10) Favorite part about working for MLW
(1:04:00) who's funding the Bomaye fight club???
2022-04-291h 09The Large Guys PodcastMyron Reed Interview on MLW, Rocket WRLD 3 album, and getting braces(01:58) Origin of Hot Fire/Young GOAT character, starting in MLW
(07:52) Inspiration for wrestling gear
(10:28) Relationship between wrestling and music, importance of having custom entrance music
(20:30) Ranking Lil Wayne's top 3 albums
(22:25) GOAT Talk, editing highlights and music videos
(26:18) Hooping back in the day and playing 2K
(28:48) Balancing wrestling/training with family life
(34:00) Best food on the road and cooking at home
(38:13) Getting braces
(41:00) Favorite parts of working at MLW
2022-04-2349 minThe Large Guys PodcastPromise Braxton Interview on Reality of Wrestling, Sherri Martel Classic, and plant-based diet(01:40) Training in hometown of Pittsburgh
(04:00) Moving to Houston and training at Reality of Wrestling
(10:44) Learning from Booker T and veteran wrestlers
(14:27) Winning the ROW Diamonds title and wrestling at AEW and Mission Pro
(23:23) Expectations for the upcoming Sherri Martel Classic
(27:47) The "Broken Promise" finisher
(33:50) Plant-based lifestyle
(43:35) Goals for the future
2022-03-2347 minThe Large Guys PodcastEpisode 34: Our Go-To Fast Food Orders(11:45) Commenting on Daryl's recent whereabouts
(16:22) Defining what it means to be "large"
(21:00) Intro to our go-to fast food orders
(25:55) McDonald's orders
(42:25) Sonic orders
(53:50) Wendy's orders
(1:01:07) Jack in the Box orders
(1:11:10) Orders from chicken and taco joints (this will be expanded on in a future episode)
2022-03-111h 33The Large Guys PodcastFight Bytes: UFC 272 Preview(09:00) Early prelims/prelims
(15:22) Spivac vs Hardy
(22:41) Holland vs Oliveira
(32:55) Barboza vs Mitchell
(47:46) RDA vs Moicano
(56:06) Covington vs Masvidal
(1:15:50) Usman vs GSP???
(1:19:18) ONE Championship plug
2022-03-041h 34The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 33: It's Time to Execute (feat. JJ Zavalla, Bryan Chu, & Robyn Tuazon)It's a huge honor to have 3 amazing creators appearing on our show. If you're in need of a little wisdom and inspiration, this is the episode for you! We had a really insightful conversation and there are so many takeaways I had when we finished. This episode was a dub and I hope y'all go out and collect some of your own.
Check out more from our guests on IG:
JJ - @bericbaballa (personal) @jjzavallatv (work)
Chu - @chubbynavyblue
Robyn - @robyntuazon (personal) @robseesfilm (photography) @red_robyn_retro (vintage)
(06:17) What i...
2022-02-041h 43The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 32: Spider-Man No Way Home Review (Heavy Spoilers)(03:45) Daryl almost botches our WrestleMania plans
(09:06) Overall experience of watching Spider-Man in theaters
(16:26) Exceeding expectations and our favorite moments from the film
(23:50) Kylle makes his triumphant return
(29:01) Kylle vanishes back to his alternate timeline
(29:20) Use of the villains the second time around
(38:40) Aunt May's death
(43:13) Great chemistry between Tobey, Andrew, and Tom
(47:45) Current Peter Parker's character development
(55:05) Looking ahead to the Multiverse of Madness movie
2021-12-241h 17The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 31: Ideal Thanksgiving Meal | Reactions to Silk Sonic and Adele's Albums(05:46) Thoughts on Silk Sonic, Allen Stone, and Adele's new albums
(26:25) What's your ideal Thanksgiving meal?
(37:57) Eating at a restaurant vs cooking for the holidays
(43:00) Things we are thankful for this year
2021-11-2451 minThe Large Guys PodcastEpisode 30: Shang-Chi Review!(03:40) Pau's new job
(04:55) Working from home vs in-office
(09:10) Unique approach to Shang-Chi
(18:10) Foundation of family for Shang-Chi
(24:18) Xialing's impact on the MCU moving forward
(27:44) Contrast of fighting styles
2021-09-2136 minThe Large Guys PodcastEpisode 29: BBQ Chicken Muk Bang - Reminiscing the Tokyo OlympicsHere's a muk bang I recorded with Catrina Roceles a few weeks ago where we discuss our favorite moments from the Tokyo Olympics. Also, check out the action from the Paralympics going on right now!!!
(06:30) Suni Lee making gymnastics history
(13:20) Simone Biles and mental stress on athletes
(21:00) Next generation of great US swimmers
(25:25) Catrina explains the art of diving
(30:32) NBC's bad coverage of the Olympics
(34:05) Giving credit to other countries when they win an event
(37:45) Dessert time
(45:05) Sports we would like to compete in
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2021-08-311h 01The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 28: NBA Mock Draft pt.2 (picks 15-30) feat. Migi ContrerasMigi Contreras (@MigiLoading) joins us to share his thoughts on the upcoming NBA Draft. Disclaimer: this episode was recorded on July 25th before any trades were announced regarding the draft. We hope you enjoy this episode!
2021-07-2943 min
The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 28: NBA Mock Draft pt.1 (Lottery picks only) feat. Migi ContrerasMigi Contreras (@MigiLoading) joins us to share his thoughts on the upcoming NBA Draft. Disclaimer: this episode was recorded on July 25th before any trades were announced regarding the draft. We hope you enjoy this episode!
(03:00) Lottery picks
(11:13) Migi "doesn't have sources"
2021-07-281h 00The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 27: NBA Playoffs Reactions | Scary Movies(00:42) Our stance on scary movies
(11:30) Traveling/US opening up more
(25:27) NBA playoff reactions
2021-06-121h 08The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 26: Falcon & Winter Soldier Review (Spoilers)(07:30) We're fully vaxxed!
(16:35) Did John Walker have any redemption by the end of the show?
(31:36) Sam & Bucky's duo
(40:55) Were you invested in Karli & the Flag Smashers?
(47:09) The importance of Isaiah Bradley's character
(56:35) Challenges for Captain America not having super soldier serum
(1:11:50) Zemo and Sharon Carter's impact
2021-05-111h 37
The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 25: Flats or Drums?(09:00) - Memories from the past year
(27:47) - Flats vs Drums debate
(47:16) - Favorite wing flavors and local spots
(1:10:26) - Takeout mishaps
2021-04-061h 28The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 24: We Love Our Dogs(8:18) Approaching dogs with caution
(21:35) Our pampered dogs
(33:40) Attachment to our dogs
2021-03-1646 minThe Large Guys PodcastEpisode 23: w/ Emmanuel Ellerbee(1:35) Commitment to helping the Houston community
(12:35) Raising more awareness for important black men and women on social media
(25:21) High school football days
(41:30) College recruitment/playing for Rice University
(55:00) Rapid fire questions
(58:46) Road to the NFL
(1:22:22) Food talk
(1:35:45) Bee's Believers
2021-03-101h 44The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 22: Ozark Season 2 Review | Reaction to NBA All-Star Starters(15:36) Ozark Season 2 Recap
(26:45) Favorite moments and characters
(1:11:52) Reaction to NBA All-Star starters
2021-02-241h 42
The Large Guys PodcastFaith by Works - Ep. 5 w/ Michael Nguyen(6:44) Early life as a Catholic
(27:00) Importance of mentorship for leaders
(29:08) Growing in MFC campus based
(40:34) Rapid fire questions
(44:22) Sharing the gift of worship
(1:00:43) Putting together a worship EP
2021-02-181h 21The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 21: Reminiscing the Golden Age of YouTube(6:20) Things we're grateful for
(25:29) Game Stop and stock market fiasco
(57:00) Reminiscing YouTube's golden age
2021-01-301h 34The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 20: Ozark Season 1 Review(9:05) Kylle revisits his hype beast days
(13:30) Daryl's old jobs at Chick Fil A and J.Crew
(20:51) Non-spoiler Ozark review
(31:20) Season one recap (spoiler alert)
(51:37) Favorite moments and top three characters
2021-01-271h 33The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 19: Super Bowl Predictions(18:20) NFL Divisional Playoffs predictions
(1:05:21) Super Bowl predictions
(1:09:40) Kylle's athletic aspirations
(1:27:36) Putting over Daryl Borja
2021-01-161h 34The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 18: Reactions to the Harden Blockbuster TradeThe NBA landscape took a significant turn yesterday with the announcement of the 4 team trade that was centered around James Harden heading to Brooklyn. So, we decided to call for an emergency pod to discuss details of the trade and our thoughts on Harden's legacy in Houston.
(6:15) Fast food coupon hacks
(14:50) T-Mobile Tuesday s/o
(18:26) Reactions to the James Harden trade
(1:00:31) UFC Fight Night and 257 previews
2021-01-141h 37The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 17: Best Shows We've Watched in 20202020 is coming to a close and we decided to give one last "top 5" of the year by sharing the best shows that we've seen. Quarantine has given us much more time to be home and binge crazy amounts of Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney +, etc. Please enjoy our look back at the best shows we've seen. Happy New Year y'all!
(10:34) Goals for 2021
(24:35) Best shows we've seen in 2020
(1:07:34) Wrestling/UFC stuff
(1:14:20) More goals for 2021
Special thanks again to my guy Carlo for producing our new intro track. Check out...
2020-12-311h 27The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 16: Our Very First Christmas ShowWe have a jam packed show for y'all and good thing time stamps exist so you can skip to whatever parts interest you most lol. We lamented the L's we took in our fantasy football playoffs, shared our Christmas traditions, rated our top 5 Christmas songs, and previewed the NBA Season that started yesterday. Thank you to everyone who was been supporting and listening to our show. We wish all of you a Merry Christmas!
(11:40) Fantasy football woes
(45:00) Family Christmas traditions
(58:19) The season of giving
(1:07:20) Top 5 Christmas songs
(1...
2020-12-242h 09The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 15: Fantasy Football Playoffs | Marvel Phase 4 ReactionsKylle's Injury Update (5:00)
Fantasy Football Playoffs (15:50)
Marvel's Phase 4 Unveiled (54:45)
Nate Robinson KO'd/Tyson vs RJJ (1:13:40)
UFC 256 Preview from Kylle (1:33:44)
2020-12-121h 54The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 14: Kylle Going on the IR | What's Your Go-To Asian Cuisine?This episode was recorded on 11/15 so there's a lot of NBA news that broke after this so we'll talk about the latest trades in a future episode.
Kylle's Injury (5:00)
What's the worst injury you've ever suffered? (28:00)
Bentabox review (49:00)
What's your go-to Asian cuisine? (57:30)
Kim Ng breaking barriers and other sports news (1:16:00)
2020-11-181h 52The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 13: Congrats LA Lakers | What's Your Starting 5 of Celebrities?Pau celebrates the Lakers' championship (10:30)
The squad reacts to the NBA Finals (17:00)
What's your celebrity starting 5? (49:50)
NFL News (1:03:40)
UFC/Boxing News (1:18:47)
2020-10-151h 44The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 12: NBA Finals Preview | Random Stuff About Music ArtistsUFC 253 Reaction (4:52)
BET Hip Hop Nominees (15:23)
Can you separate the man from the music? (23:46)
Chiefs vs. Ravens (30:30)
NBA Finals Preview (54:52)
2020-10-011h 24The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 11: Roasting the Mulan movie | NFL and NBA reactionsWe're back! On this episode, we covered a wide variety of topics about the movie industry, pro wrestling, and our usual rants on sports:
(3:51) RIP Chadwick Boseman 15:48 Mulan failure
(33:22) Andrew Yang calls out Vince McMahon!
(47:10) Chiefs' "fans" booing
(57:47) Fantasy football Week 1 reaction
(1:22:17) NBA conference finals previews
(1:43:42) My rant on the Houston Rockets
2020-09-171h 54The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 10: Milkshakes, Jollibee, NBA Playoffs First Round MatchupsWe had a really fun time recording this one. It was supposed to be only sports related, but this wouldn't be a show hosted by large guys without a random food topic at the beginning. Here are the main topics that we went through:
(3:06) What's your go-to milkshake/smoothie?
(14:44) Jollibee craze comes to Dallas, TX
(22:30) Kylle roasts Daryl
(24:05) Kylle's hiatus from the betting world
(33:46) UFC 252 Reaction
(38:00) Champion's League Thoughts
(51:13) Eastern Conference 1st Round Predictions
(1:10:17) Western Conference 1st Round Predictions
2020-08-212h 07
The Large Guys PodcastFaith by Works: Ep. 4 w/ Pamela SurescaWelcome to a new series we have called, "Faith by Works". We invite friends from Missionary Families of Christ (MFC) as guests to talk about their faith journey and how they use their talents to spread God's love inside our community and beyond. This week, we have the soon to be Sr. Pamela Rose, but we know her more commonly as Pam.
(4:31) Growing up as a Catholic
(15:16) Encountering unique relationships in the CFC/MFC community
(21:18) Years of serving nationally in the youth
(33:34) Helping establish Students for Life of Illinois/WeDignify
(43...
2020-08-071h 12The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 9: Entanglement??? | Kanye's Unraveling(5:50) Carbonated or flat soda?
(10:00) Kylle talks about his love for dairy
(19:54) NBA vlogs in the bubble
(27:19) Did Myles Garrett deserve his contract?
(34:42) Will & Jada's "entanglement"
(56:09) Kanye's unraveling
Music: Entanglement - August Alsina feat. Rick Ross
2020-07-311h 25
The Large Guys PodcastFaith by Works: Ep. 3 w/ Maria IgnacioWelcome to a new series we have called, "Faith by Works". We invite friends from Missionary Families of Christ (MFC) as guests to talk about their faith journey and how they use their talents to spread God's love inside our community and beyond. This week, we have Maria Ignacio from, well she's lived all over the world, but she's currently living in Northern California.
(11:13) Early experiences meeting people in community
(18:30) Staying connected with people around the nation
(23:25) AIM usernames 26:40 Growing and sharing your talents
(41:14) Becoming a missionary
(52:50) Rapid fire ques...
2020-07-151h 23The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 8: How to Become a Famous Dancer feat. Jacob BacudWe had a lot of fun interviewing our good friend Jacob about his journey to becoming an icon in the dance industry. This is an episode that we recorded in May that we are finally able to upload. Here are some of the main points we talked about:
(5:50) Early days in the MFC community
(11:25) First experiences with dance in the Philippines
(25:49) Preparing for competitions vs conference creatives
(29:30) Freestyle/Battling other dancers
(34:40) Pre-con 2011
(42:35) Rapid fire questions
(47:05) Favorite dance movies of all time
2020-07-081h 04The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 7: A Conversation About RacismThis is our longest show to date, but it's the most important topic especially with the recent events of this past month. There are tons of topics that we couldn't get to but here's a rundown of some of our notable points:
(7:08) Sexual Assault/Harassment Allegations in the Wrestling Industry
(14:24) General Thoughts on the Recent BLM Events
(34:00) Effects of Racism from/within the Filipino Community
(48:42) Education
(54:00) Racism is Felt Across Every Class
(1:09:00) Integration Can Lead to Understanding
(1:21:40) Racism
(1:40:10) Resources
2020-06-221h 55The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 6: NBA Possibly Returning? | Build Your Avengers Starting FiveThe boys are back after a two week hiatus, and we kicked off this episode with our final thoughts on The Last Dance documentary (4:35). We gave our detailed thoughts on a possible return of the NBA later this summer (18:43), and closed with a fun game of building a squad of Avengers using Entertainment Weekly's twitter post from a few weeks ago.
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The Large Guys PodcastFaith by Works: Ep. 2 w/ Alex BarrientosWelcome to a new series we have called, "Faith by Works". We invite friends from Missionary Families of Christ (MFC) as guests to talk about their faith journey and how they use their talents to spread God's love inside our community and beyond. This week, we have Alex Barrientos from Dallas, TX.
We started the interview with Alex's story about how she first joined MFC (1:00). Then we transitioned to her interest in becoming a missionary through encounters in MFC and other ministries like FOCUS (11:10). She also shares her story about going on a mission trip with FOCUS t...
2020-05-2037 min
The Large Guys PodcastFaith by Works: Episode 1 w/ JK QuibaelWelcome to a new series we have called, "Faith by Works". We invite friends from Missionary Families of Christ (MFC) as guests to talk about their faith journey and how they use their talents to spread God's love inside our community and beyond. This week, we have JK Quibael from Canada.
JK gave us his first impression on what it was like meeting Americans for the first time (3:28). He then shared the story of how he joined MFC (9:03) and his work as a missionary with Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) in Canada (25:06). We debuted a new segment called r...
2020-05-061h 05The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 5: Start, Bench, CutAs Phase 1 begins in a few states across America, we talked about the places we can't wait to at first 2:20. Kylle told us a short story about his failed attempt to play baseball today. Then we started a new segment called Start, Bench, Cut and it included groupings of rappers (Drake, Kendrick, J. Cole) 16:32, famous half-Filipino icons (Bruno Mars, Dave Batista, Dante Basco) 23:25, and the best martial-arts movie stars (Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Bruce Lee) 38:35. We closed our thoughts on last week's edition of The Last Dance and did a preview for the fifth and sixth episodes 45:35.
2020-05-031h 18The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 4: NFL Draft and "The Last Dance" Recap | Impact of Community LifeThe boys did a recap of how our favorite NFL teams did in the draft and free agency this year 1:07. Then we switched over to a review of the first two episodes of "The Last Dance" and gave our thoughts on Dennis Rodman 31:48. Kylle gave his insight on Draymond Green 41:43 and we finished off the episode with a discussion of how growing up in a MFC has impacted our relationships today 52:04.
2020-04-271h 21The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 3: Top 5 GoT Characters | "The Last Dance" PreviewOur show kicked off with a quick conversation about our plans once lock down is over 3:00. We then went into our main topic where all four of us chose our top 5 characters from Game of Thrones 13:26. There was a lot of diversity among our lists and Daryl even chose a never before seen character at number 1 45:00. We closed with a preview of MJ's documentary that premieres tonight on ESPN 1:05:00. Hope y'all enjoy what was definitely our most foolish episode yet.
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The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 2: What is the Best Filipino Breakfast?The show started off with a few headlines from Dr. Fauci and some Justin Bieber backlash 4:06. Then we moved on to our main topic, which was debating which silog is the best 18:02. We ended with a preview of the slightly intriguing NBA Horse tournament that kicks off today (Apr. 12) 38:10.
2020-04-1250 min
The Large Guys PodcastEpisode 1: WrestleMania 36 PreviewWe decided to do a WrestleMania preview since the show is happening this weekend. All 4 of us gave the top 5 matches that we are anticipating the most. Kylle also gave us a crash course on the world of sports betting.
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