Kane Hodder joked that Ian offering him an edible beat another fan offering a beer.
1. Fandomonious: A Pop Culture Podcast opens with Adam and Ian joking about a giant Mega Smarties roll and a choking mishap.
2. Adam and Ian host the show, and their loose pop-culture banter drives the episode’s news roundup.
3. The episode asks what recent movies, shows, deaths, and music releases are worth attention from people tracking pop culture.
4. They mention the King of the Hill revival and say they had not yet covered the announcement when it first broke.
5. They react to iHorror’s teaser poster for Welcome to Derry and connect it to the IT movies and Bill Skarsgård.
6. Josh Hartnett comes up in a new limited series set in remote Newfoundland, described as a fisherman under siege by something in the sea.
7. Peter David’s death at 68 is noted, with credits including Spider-Man 2099, Young Justice, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor.
8. Yellowcard announce Better Days, a first new album in nine years, and The Starting Line announce a first album in 18 years.
9. The conversation moves into Adam’s guitar purchases, including a Gibson Les Paul Classic sale to Kramer and a new Gibson Les Paul Jr. from New York City.
10. Adam says the Les Paul Jr. was inspired by Chris Carrabba’s Dashboard Confessional guitar and a live Abbey Road version of “Hands Down.”
11. He explains the search for the right finish and model, using Reverb, Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Marketplace, and Craigslist.
12. Adam also describes buying a matching 2019 amp after finding one on consignment at a music store.
13. A Marshall 4x10 cabinet becomes the next gear target, after years of bookmarking listings and comparing it to a Bassman setup used by Mike Ness.
14. They pivot to memorials for Ed Gale, who debuted in the Howard the Duck suit and later played Chucky in Child’s Play projects.
15. Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein trailer gets a positive reaction, while the Stranger Things trailer gets criticized for relying on old footage.
16. Peter Kwong, Loretta Swit, Alf Clausen, and John Brenkus are each remembered with specific credits, including Big Trouble in Little China, M*A*S*H, The Simpsons, and ESPN’s Sports Science.
17. The tone stays conversational and joking, with abrupt topic changes, music-store detours, and running references to guitar gear.
18. The format mixes headline reading, personal anecdotes, and side conversations rather than a tightly edited interview.
19. People who like pop-culture news with guitar-gear talk.
20. Listeners wanting a focused single-topic episode with no tangents.
