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ANR Geekly 226 - The KITHing Booth

·1 hr 46 min

1. A&R Geekly 226, "The KITHing Booth," opens with Elvin greeting listeners and saluting Remembrance Day and Veterans Day. 2. Elvin hosts the episode, while the other speaker talks about a recent trip to Utah and an upcoming flight through Detroit and Seattle. 3. The episode asks what has been watched, bought, joked about, and argued over in the last few weeks. 4. The conversation starts with canceled flights, airport lines, and the problem of getting out of Detroit on a Sunday evening. 5. Elvin brings back the weekly "A&R dad joke" segment and explains the hashtag system for "#dad" and "#sad." 6. The first joke is about a pirate with a steering wheel on his pecker, and both hosts react to the line "It's driving me nuts." 7. After the joke segment, the hosts move into recent viewing, including "The Chair Company," anime, and "One Punch" season 3. 8. The guest mentions "Mayor of Kingstown" with Jeremy Renner and describes it as violent, gritty, and strong on acting. 9. "Welcome to Derry" gets a longer discussion, including complaints from other viewers about changes and the question of whether Pennywise shows up. 10. The episode also touches on "The Smashing Machine" with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, though only the first 20 minutes are discussed. 11. The biggest back-and-forth centers on the new "Predator" movie, with complaints that the title character is portrayed as a runt with emotions. 12. The hosts compare that setup to "Terminator 2," "Terminator Genisys," and "Dark Fate" while arguing over how far franchises can be retconned. 13. Ryan is mentioned as saying the original "Predator" is hard to replicate because it was so original. 14. The conversation also references "Prey," with a debate over whether a 110-pound human taking down a Predator makes sense in that franchise. 15. The hosts bring up "Popcorn Chicken," Critical Drinker, and John Campia while reacting to online reviews and early praise. 16. The toy segment includes Bart Simpson on ice skates, an almost naked Wolverine, Excalibur Phoenix, Flint from G.I. Joe, and a God of War controller. 17. They also talk about Hasbro Pulse, Mafex, Obsidian Silver Surfer, Power Princess, Warbird, Astonishing Wolverine, and pricing at $45. 18. The tone stays casual and argumentative, with fast topic jumps, interruptions, and repeated joking asides. 19. Listeners who like pop-culture collecting, TV, and toy debates would fit this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a tightly structured interview or one topic may skip this episode.

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A salute, a skeptical render debate, and a blunt reminder that preorder trust is fragile.

A&R Geekly 226 opens with a Remembrance Day and Veterans Day salute, then shifts into a quick, sharp collector dispute over a figure render, a preorder, and a company that gets treated with a lot of doubt. The talk is plainspoken.

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You want toy-drama with real collector receipts and a sharp eye for preorder hype.

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