The Podge Cast

Movies, Music, Books, Games, Whatever’s On Our Minds

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We Recommend

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