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FC3 Monkey Business

Flower City Comic Con

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We are the FC3 Monkey Business Podcast! If you already know who we are, thank you for seeking us out and please feel free to join in the conversation! If you are new to our show, we are the Geek/Nerd Podcast arm of Flower City Comic Con. We create weekly podcasts (which release on Wednesdays at noon) on every geeky topic and since we believe every topic is geeky if you love it enough, you never know what you are going to get! We will bring you interviews with local and national people of int ...
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Gaming Street Irregulars

James Irish and Krissi Harding

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From the company that brought you Flower City Comic Con and the Monkey Business Podcast comes... something they didn't ask for, but got anyway. Krissi Harding and James Irish present Gaming Street Irregulars, an all-encompassing kaleidoscope of gaming experiences. Whether new or old, digital or tabletop, traditional or esoteric, if it's a game, you'll probably find it here!
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Something Of A Podcast

Something Of A Podcast

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You know, I'm Something Of A Podcast myself! SOAP is something of a comedy podcast, something of leftist podcast, something of a tv/film podcast, and something of a whatever we want podcast! Hosted by Mike Gamms & Kai VonDoom.
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We are back with a very special episode of Something Of A Podcast! Episode 17 was recorded live at Flower City Comic Con in Rochester, NY as part of the Justice League of Queers queer representation panel! Hosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom discuss their favorite Queer Baits in nerd media history and more with the crowd of Rochester comic-con attende…
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We are back with another exciting installment of Something Of A Podcast! On this episode, episode 16, co-hosts Kai VonDoom and Mike Gamms discuss the recent smash hit marvel crossover film, Deadpool & Wolverine, all the action/excitement/controversy at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Culture Vultures (from Breakdancing to Post Malone), Kai's upcoming app…
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Summertime is here and we are back with another excited episode of Something Of A Podcast! Co-host Kai VonDoom shares her experience playing "Lafawnduh" for Napoleon Dynamite Night at the Rochester Redwings Baseball game. Kai also teaches cohost Mike Gamms all about the new gay Japanese reality dating show, The Boyfriend and they discuss all things…
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We are back with Episode 14 of Something Of A Podcast!! This week, Kai VonDoom & Mike Gamms are talking Godzilla Minus One, What is a Kaiju, Clipped, Hustle and the WNBA. And last but not least debate our Top 3 "So Bad That They're Good" Movies. Enjoy!! If you'd like to support us, please engage! On YouTube?? Subscribe and leave a comment or two: w…
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Have no fear, we are back with Episode 13 of Something Of A Podcast!! This week, Kai VonDoom & Mike Gamms are talking the (overlooked?) 2000s sitcom, "Reba", (whos cast includes current game show queen, Melissa Peterman!); the triumph return of "Madame Web" and its success on streaming; and last but not least debate our Top 3 Star Wars Characters. …
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We are back with a short and sweet episode 12 of Something Of a Podcast!! This week, Kai VonDoom and Mike Gamms are talking the incredible, revolutionary, masterpiece of cinema, The People's Joker," as well as all things "Netflix is a Joke", including but not limited to the Roast of Tom Brady. Enjoy!! #podcast #funny #thepeoplesjoker #veradrew #tra…
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Its gonna be May, or it now is May, and we are back with another episode Something of A Podcast! This week, Co-hosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom are talking labor and robots. They debate their Top 3 Robots, but first Kai details the latest on the controversial new season of the Netflix reality show, The Circle and it's AI contestant; Mike talks abou…
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Its 4/20 something and we are back with something of a 420 episode of Something of A Podcast! Co-hosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom discuss their Top 3 Stoner Icons and all things 420. Kai tells Mike about her experience at a Bruce Springsteen concert, Mike tells Kai about his experience at a white rapper cover band concert. Kai discusses the controv…
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On this week's episode, both Kai and Mike celebrate their Comedyversaries. We discuss Kai's comedy career including her recent Dont Tell Comedy debut. We discuss the Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (so far), Ryan Gosling hosting SNL, the WNBA draft, the new Heartbreak High show, and more! On our top 3 this week, we discuss the Top 3 Movie/Film Remak…
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Another jam packed episode of Something of A Podcast coming in hot. It was a week/end of historic events! First, cohosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom discuss being in the eclipse's path of totality on a totally cloudy Western NY day. Then we dive in to the Curb Your Enthusiasm Grand Finale, Wrestlemania and Women's March Madness. We then revisit Quie…
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We are back after a quick week off with yet another thrilling episode of Something of A Podcast. On this week's episode, cohosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom discuss "Quiet on the Set", the horrifying docuseries about abuse at Nickelodeon. Mike talks about the years he worked on a show on Nickelodeon and how it could intersect with docuseries. We dis…
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On this week's episode of Something Of A Podcast, hosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom are talking movies, tv, stand up and music! Hitting all the points! We go over our thoughts on the Oscar winners, nominees and ceremony, we check in with Love is Blind, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Abbott Elementary and (of course) a little SNL. Kai VonDoom gives a full rep…
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On this week's episode of Something Of A Podcast, we are talking TV and movies. Co-host Kai VonDoom updates Mike Gamms on the latest happenings on Love is Blind, they discuss the current season of Curb Your Enthusiasm and how it relates to current politics, and we start our The Wire watch through, Kai a rewatch and Mike for the first time, and disc…
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This week on Something Of A Podcast, we are joined by the incredible Buffalo-based activist and comedian, Karma (@karma.on.comedy) ! Hosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom catch up with Karma, talk more shit on SNL, and do a deep dive into Karma's origin story, where we find many Peter Parker parallels. We discuss the past collaborations we have had toge…
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This week on Something Of A Podcast, we discuss the sad cancellation of the underrated Hulu comedy show This Fool!, we yet again get into SNL and the current state of "cancel culture" in comedy discourse, we list our Top 3 DC characters, we debate if Superman is cool, and more. With hosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom. Something of a Podcast is the on…
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This week on SOAP, we discuss Madame Web, Love is Blind, SNL again, and our Top 3 Black Superheroes. With hosts Mike Gamms and Kai VonDoom. Something of a Podcast is the only podcast brave enough to say, "You know, I'm Something Of A Podcast myself!" Something Of A Podcast (SOAP) is something of a comedy podcast, something of leftist podcast, somet…
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Check out our first episode of Something of A Podcast! On this episode we not only introduce ourselves (Mike Gamms & Kai VonDoom) and the podcast, we also discuss Nikki Haley on Saturday Night Live and go over our Top 3 Spider-man Characters (Who Arent Peter Parker) and more. Something of a Podcast is the only podcast brave enough to say, "You know…
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This episode is the belated release of the audio recording of our Podcasting 101 Panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. It was a great experience hosting this panel in person, back at SDCC in person for the first time in 3 years. Amin was joined by Aziz, Michal, and David on a fun panel that covered the basics of planning, recording, editing, releasing…
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We recorded this waaaaaaaaaaaaay back in November of last year, and things got... hairy for me, and this episode got pushed back... and pushed back some more. But it's here now! Linwood Knight and Justin Toner return to the podcast and we had a grand old time talking about our dreams of what this game could include way, way back in the days before …
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While many licensed games were terrible dreck from the likes of LJN or Acclaim, Disney and Capcom bucked the trend with these brilliant releases based on their weekday syndicated cartoons. Ducktales, Rescue Rangers, TailSpin and Darkwing Duck hold a special place in the hearts of 80s and 90s kids, and these games (mostly) lived up to their series' …
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James and guest Tajy Venom dive into their memories and considerable affection for SNK's premier fighting game franchise. KoF is the first crossover fighter, probably the first team based fighter, and hosts some of the most vibrant stages and brilliant music in any fighting game series in the 1990s. We will return to this topic at some point, natur…
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Civilization! Ms Pac-Man! Dance Dance Revolution! Words with Friends?!?! These and 8 other games are on the ballot for the Video Game Hall of Fame at the Strong Museum for the Class of 2022. What do your hosts think of their chances? Tune in and find out!James Irish and Krissi Harding
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James and Krissi continue their Lego-themed journey talking to Steve Offeman, a Lego artist who specializes in recreating classic arcade cabinets using the toy bricks. We talk about his process, his own gaming memories, his take on current arcades, and much more! So join us, won't you?James Irish and Krissi Harding
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Yeah, this was supposed to go up a few weeks ago, but James' mental health went a little pear-shaped recently and he's been trying to get back into the rhythm of things. It is what it is, and Episode #50 is finally available to the masses! Enjoy as he and Krissi talk about what made the original Super Mario Bros game work, their memories of it, and…
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You've probably noticed we have SMZeldaRules and Hurricane Kitten (and her husband Dobbalicious) on a good bit. Well, that's because we think they're fun! And this time we talk about what got James' attention about them in the first place: cosplay. It's a nice, relaxed, funny conversation about the hobby and the games that inspire their costumes.…
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Monkey Business stars Chris Frank, Tanya Metras, Billy D’Ettorre, and sometimes Dan Carmen. They all identify as geeks, and want to bring their love of everything to you. After all, anything can be geeky if you love it enough! Monkey Business is brought to you by Mighty Monkey Corporation, which also brings you Flower City Comic Con. Do you like wh…
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The Strong Museum of Play is a point of local pride for James and Krissi, and we love talking about it and the Toy Hall of Fame. So we're starting a series on every inductee into the hall, starting with the massive first class. This episode features crayons, the Etch-a-Sketch, Play Doh, Barbie, the yo-yo and the Hula Hoop.…
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Peacock recently began airing a Wipeout style game show based on Konami's 1981 breakout arcade hit, and our hosts take the opportunity to both talk about the show and the game that inspired it. Hop on in for a fun time, where we promise the frog puns from this description don't carry over at all! ... mostly. The ones that do are the game show's fau…
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Bastards of Kingsgrave returns for our 13th Anime and Manga Corner, recorded in December 2021. Our usual anime/manga crew is joined once again by returning guest host Zach (Alias) to cover the anime and manga watched and read in 2021. We also have a discussion about the legacy of the creator of Berserk, who passed away in 2021. http://archive.org/d…
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After our hiatus went a little longer than we expected due to, well, life, Krissi and James return to quickly take stock of the world of gaming and their own month or so of events, plus prepare for another year of podcast adventures into the world of all things gaming. We hope you'll come along for the ride!…
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In alignment with Bastards of Kingsgrave’s longest running reread of George RR Martin’s earlier works, BOK releases the recording of the A Podcast of Ice and Fire & Vassals of Kingsgrave panel hosted online at Ice and Fire Con in April 2021. Amin and Duncan provide an introduction to George’s prolific works, look for connections to ASOIAF, and disc…
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Boing! SMZeldaRules returns to the podcast to discuss the cult favorite SNES RPG, its prequel and sequel, and the numerous oddities surrounding it. Zombie making tents! Psychic powers! Blues Brothers homages! And the inscrutable Mr Saturn! It's all here, to tide you over while we all wait for this game to arrive on the Switch. Which is totally happ…
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Tooth decay! Out of control luggage! Off Brand Hobbits! Rubik's Cube! All this and more as Krissi and James chat about the most unusual games to come from the era where game makers were still learning what worked and what didn't. Plus, listen as they awkwardly dance around the subject of one of the most notorious X-Rated games of all time in a PG-1…
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Appearing in such games as Harthorn, Unavowed, Apotheon and Dust: An Elysian Tale, Amanda has been acting since 9 years old and is rising the ranks of independent voice artists. Krissi and her go way back, so she was more than happy to take some time to answer some questions about her roles and the business!…
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The Strong Museum of Play, in Rochester NY, is home to the Toy Hall of Fame, which every year inducts three to four notable, long lasting, influential toys, games and what not. This year the inductees are the board game Risk, the American Girls line of dolls, and sand. Krissi and James discuss the importance of all three and how they all have their…
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Castlevania, released in 1986 in Japan and 1987 in the US, was a major turning point for Konami's home efforts, transitioning them from merely porting their arcade experiences to creating games with the home market in mind. The story of Simon Belmont battling Dracula in the latter's castle has been retold in five different games, each one with the …
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Monkey Business returns from its hiatus with Tanya, Anne, and Deanna bringing some Halloween to you! Monkey Business stars Chris Frank, Tanya Metras, Billy D’Ettorre, and sometimes Dan Carmen. They all identify as geeks, and want to bring their love of everything to you. After all, anything can be geeky if you love it enough! Monkey Business is bro…
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Krissi and guest Mike Cusey take James on a journey to Arkham, and we don't mean the place where Batman's baddies get locked up for a week or so. It's all about the influence of HP Lovecraft and his concepts on the creepier corners of gaming, including both tabletop experiences and video games. Will his sanity survive the experience? Will yours?! .…
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James' torture this month continues as Krissi takes him to a spooky mansion on the outskirts of Raccoon City, where agents of STARS came face to face with the first modern Survival Horror game. Resident Evil was Capcom's first truly massive breakthrough success on the PlayStation platform, and set the tone for multitudes of games from them in the f…
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Konami threw their hat into the survival horror genre in 1999 with the first Silent Hill game on the original Playstation. When it became a huge hit, they quickly greenlit a sequel for the then new Playstation 2. Now Krissi guides a reluctant James through the dense psychological terror of a little town in Maine where average people must face their…
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The blue blur marked Sega's most effective attempt to become a major player in the console space, and for a few years in the 1990s the first entries in the series made the Genesis (or Mega Drive) a close competitor to Nintendo's home systems. James and Krissi are joined by KrunchyLex to chat about the hugely successful and highly influential first …
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Casual gaming is a... contentious subject at times, shall we say. A lot of hardcore gamers deride the people who play them, and far too many of them are mired in microtransactions coupled with other sneaky tricks. But there are some legitimate gems amidst the dross out there, and Krissi is going to share what she believes to be the cream of the cro…
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Justin Toner pinch hits for Krissi Harding while she continues to sort out her internet matters, and he discusses Koei's long running spin-off of a game series based on a novel based on actual history. With intense hack and slash action and voice acting that's often straight out of a badly dubbed martial arts movie, Dynasty Warriors may be an acqui…
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With Krissi in the process of moving, James goes solo for a quick review of a tower defense game he's spent over 160 hours playing. Plus a couple other things! Check out Flamecraft on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/3fPxD5cJames Irish and Krissi Harding
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Eating a ghost in Pac-Man. Picking up a treasure in the Legend of Zelda. The smack of a fist in Street Fighter II. These sounds (which don't actually appear in the episode, but plenty more do!) have meaning attached to them, whether implied or informed by experience. James and Krissi look at some that work great, and some that don't, and have a gra…
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Can't get the whole gang together? Waiting for a delayed dungeon master? Don't pull out your cell phones, pull out a deck of cards and enjoy some of these games! Krissi shows James the ropes of a variety of standard 52 card deck games and regales us with stories of her youth playing these with friends and family. Come join us!…
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