This episode is about a week and a half late, but with American Sniper still tearing it up at the box office, it’s still relevant. Well…maybe not in Blackhat‘s case. Is that film still in the theaters? Take a listen! Continue reading
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EPISODE 62: BEST FILMS OF 2014!
Finally, Doug and Dirty A have compiled their lists of the 10 Best Films of 2014. 2014 was a good year for film. There were a lot of solid titles at the theater this year. Which ones made the cut? Take a listen to find out! Continue reading
EPISODE 61: INHERENT VICE WITH THE KINGSMAN IN SELMA
In Episode 61, Doug and Dirty A talk about Paul Thomas Anderson’s twisty Thomas Pynchon adaptation, Inherent Vice as well as Selma, a film that is MUCH better than the Oscar love it did NOT receive when the nominations were announced. First, though, they kick things off with an early look at Matthew Vaughn’s latest, Kingsman: the Secret Service. Take a listen! Continue reading
EPISODE 60: 2015 PREVIEW!
With the first episode of 2015 – or at least the first recorded this year – Doug and Dirty A discuss what’s in store for 2015. They talk about the winter’s new shows as well as some returning favorites before turning their attention to some upcoming films that they’re interested in seeing. Take a listen! Continue reading
EPISODE 59: INTERVIEWING THE IMITATION GAME’S TOP FIVE UNBROKEN BIG EYES
In the last episode recorded in 2014, Doug and Dirty A discuss a slew of films released around Christmas including The Interview, The Imitation Game, Unbroken, Top Five, and Big Eyes. Then Dirty A regales Doug with tales of a film that will not be making his Top Ten of the year: The Gambler. Take a listen! Continue reading
EPISODE 58: MR. HOBBIT’S WILD FOXCATCHER
First off: apologies for this episode being so late. Hoping to have Episode 59 out by the end of the week to catch up. Anyway, in Episode 58, Doug and Dirty A tackle three films before the Christmas Day glut of releases. Take a listen to see: if The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is any better than the last two; if Wild is a journey worth taking; and just how creepy Steve Carell gets in Foxcatcher.
EPISODE 57: HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
With things a little slow at the multiplex these days, Doug and Dirty A take a trip down memory lane and to Eternia to talk all things He-Man with special guest Jason Christ of Comedyworx in Raleigh, NC. The discussion covers the toys, 80s cartoon, comic books, live-action film and more as the guys wax nostalgic about one of the most beloved properties of the 80s and try to answer the question: What was up with all the homoeroticism? Take a listen! Continue reading
EPISODE 56: THE THEORY OF SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION
Episode 56 of The Hodgepodge Podcast begins with Doug and Dirty A’s previously promised Star Wars freakout over the new trailer for The Force Awakens. Then, the conversation turns to The Theory of Everything before Dirty A puts on his interviewer jacket to discuss Doug’s new book, Great Big World: The Trouble with Dr. Beamo. Take a listen! Continue reading
EPISODE 55: MOCKING HORRIBLE BOSSES WITH ROSEWATER MAY GIVE YOU WHIPLASH – PART 1
In Episode 55 of the podcast, Doug and Dirty A discuss what will probably be the biggest movie of the year in Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1. Then the discussion turns to a pair of indie films: the intense Whiplash and Jon Stewart’s Rosewater, before finishing up with a chat about Horrible Bosses 2. This episode was recorded pre-Thanksgiving, so that’s why the whole episode isn’t just a huge freakout over the new Star Wars trailer. That will be next episode. Thanks for listening! Continue reading
Great Big World: The Trouble with Dr. Beamo
Great Big World: The Trouble with Dr. Beamo, available NOW!
Doug‘s first novel, Great Big World: The Trouble with Dr. Beamo, is available NOW!
Great Big World: The Trouble with Dr. Beamo will be available in multiple formats. The print edition is available NOW from Doug’s personal store at Createspace! Just click the picture above and the Internet will whisk you over to his site. The digital editions are coming very soon and will be available before Christmas. Thanks for reading!
The summer leading up to sixth grade was supposed to be quiet and easy for Jake Baker. Instead, he finds himself trying to save the world. A series of strange events in his neighborhood leads him and his Greene Street Gumshoes into something far more dangerous than the usual lost dog case. An ageless sorcerer named Count Sugar Cain and his associate, a mad scientist called Dr. Beamo, are on the verge of conquering the town of Avalon and after that, the Earth. A returning contestant to the world-conquering game, Sugar Cain plans to win this time and rule with an iron fist, while bringing magic back to prominence.
The Gumshoes are standing in his way.
Jake and his friends are pulled deeper into a world of magic and mystery as they try to stop the nefarious Sugar Cain before he can turn Avalon into a hotbed of dark magic. Along the way, Jake discovers secrets about his own family that will forever change both his life and the lives of those around him.
Will the Gumshoes defeat the powerful Count? Will Jake live through the summer to make it to middle school? And why does his best friend Shellie keep trying to hold his hand?
Find out in GREAT BIG WORLD: THE TROUBLE WITH DR. BEAMO – Available NOW!
Suitable for Middle Grade Readers and Up
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