Sometimes we agree, sometimes we don’t. Here are the hosts’ interests and suggestions. If you find you have common tastes with one of us, perhaps you should check out some of these things and discover whether they are to your liking as well. The following are Podge Approved.
Books
Adam: Dark Tower by Stephen King
Joe: War of the Flowers by Tad Williams
Other Suggestions: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Cordelia’s Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
Luke: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Other Suggestions: Dark Tower by Stephen King, It by Stephen King, Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
Matt: Dune by Frank Herbert
Other Suggestions: The Dresden Chronicles by Jim Butcher, Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
Card Games
Adam: Decipher Star Wars CCG
Joe: Tichu
Luke: Deadlands: Doomtown
Matt: Pitch
Other Suggestions: Munchkin
Foodstuffs
Adam: Apple Butter Pork Loin
Joe: Barbecue Cups
Luke: Luke’s Chili Mangina
Matt: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Other Suggestions: Grilled Lemon Chicken
Movies/DVDs
Adam: “The Shawshank Redemption”
Joe: “Out of Sight”
Other Suggestions: “Lucky # Slevin,” “Man on Fire,” “Planet Earth”
Luke: “The Big Lebowski”
Other Suggestions: “Donnie Darko,” “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”
Matt: “Brick”
Other Suggestions: “Better Off Dead,” “V is for Vendetta”
Music
Adam: The Verve Pipe – “Villains”
Joe: Dry Kill Logic – “The Darker Side of Nonsense”
Other Suggestions: Norah Jones – “Come Away w/ Me”, Otep – “House of Secrets,” Shakira – “Love in the Time of Cholera,” Static-X – WI Death Trip
Luke: My Morning Jacket – “At Dawn”
Other Suggestions: Drive-By Truckers – “Pizza Deliverance,” They Might Be Giants – “Lincoln,” Uncle Tupelo – “Anodyne,” Wilco – “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot”
Matt: Rilo Kiley – “More Adventurous”
Role-Playing Games
Adam: The Burning Wheel
Joe: Orpheus (World of Darkness)
Other Suggestions: D&D 3.x: Greyhawk or Kalamar, Savage Worlds
Luke: Savage Worlds: Deadlands
Other Suggestions: The Burning Wheel, D&D Rules Cyclopedia, World of Darkness
Matt: D&D 3.656565
Other Suggestions: Tales from the Floating Vagabond, World of Darkness
Table-Top Games
Adam: Settlers of Catan
Joe: Necromunda
Luke: Warmachine/Hordes
Matt: Risk
Other Suggestions: Blurt, Shogun
Television
Adam: Smallville
Joe: Firefly
Other Suggestions: Chuck, NCIS, Veronica Mars
Luke: Arrested Development
Other Suggestions: Angel, Best Week Ever, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Deadliest Catch, Deadwood, Firefly
Matt: Lost
Other Suggestions: Buffy, Firefly, Pushing Daisies, Venture Bros.
Video Games
Adam: Lords of Magic
Joe: Mass Effect
Other Suggestions: Chromehounds, Rock Band
Luke: System Shock 2
Other Suggestions: Alpha Centauri, Call of Duty 4, Chromehounds
Matt: Civilization IV
Other Suggestions: X-Com
Web Comics
Adam: The Habitual Insomniac
Joe: Garfield Minus Garfield
Other Suggestions: Something Positive, XKCD
Luke: Penny Arcade
Other Suggestions: Questionable Content
Matt: Diesel Sweeties
Other Suggestions: Penny Arcade, XKCD
Web Resources
Adam: Fark
Joe: Oxford English Dictionary – Spelling/Grammar Tips
Luke: Adult Gaming Enthusiasts (Safe for Work)
Matt: IMDB
Other Suggestions: BoingBoing, Google