Chat-Man and Robin

58 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Chat-Man and Robin is a weekly talk show, the discussion wandering all over everything from comic books, movies, art, and geek / nerd culture to sex and sexuality, body modification, and everything in-between. Married couple Max and Bird dance the dance of the wed into a pair of microphones (read: argue, , and make each other laugh), treating all comers and all subjects with the snarky irreverence honed through years of long, cold winters in northern Michigan. Max (a lifelong geek) does his best to shove Bird (a recent convert to the comics crowd) down the rabbit hole and into nerdworld.

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Episodes

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 55: Lost Girls, Chapters 13 & 14

June 20, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.8 MB

Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie continue to blow us away, Max discovers a love for Egon Schiele he didn’t know was there, and Bird isn’t sure what it is about Moore and Gebbie’s homoerotic erotica that’s got her hot and bothered, but boy (on boy) does it ever! If you like what we do and want to hear more, head on over to our Patreon Page, where you can get Bonus Episodes, shout-outs on the show, and loads of other awesome…stuff!

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 54 (Part II): Lost Girls, Chapters 11 & 12

June 08, 2018 16:45 - 1 hour - 80.2 MB

Melinda Gebbie's "Sloth" Alphonse Mucha, "Au Quartier Latin," 1897 Melinda Gebbie's "Gluttony" Alphonse Mucha, "Chocolat Mexicain (Autumn)" 1896 Melinda Gebbie's "Lust" Alphonse Mucha, "Biscuits Lefevre-Utile," 1895 Melinda Gebbie's "Wrath" Alphonse Mucha, "Emerald," 1900 Melinda Gebbie's "Pride Alphonse Mucha, "Salammbo," 1897 Melinda Gebbie's "Avarice" Alphonse Mucha, "The Morning Star," 1902 Melinda Gebbie's "Envy" Alphonse Mucha, "Medee," 1890

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 54 (Part I): Lost Girls, Chapters 11 & 12

June 08, 2018 15:46 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Chapters 11 & 12 of Lost Girls. You must know the drill by now. It’s sexy. It’s thought-provoking. It’s one of the best comics we’ve read in ages and ages, and you should be reading it, too. We split the conversation into two parts this week. Part 2 has a visual guide to accompany it, which can be found HERE. The show wouldn’t be possible without the support of our listeners. If you’d like to be part of the engine that drives the comic book conversation, head over to the Q&F Patreon Page!

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 53: Lost Girls, Chapters 9 & 10

May 30, 2018 15:06 - 1 hour - 96.7 MB

The controversy continues this week as Max and Bird dig into chapters 9 and 10 of Lost Girls, by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie. The lines of taboo and erotica, of comics and fine art, continue to blur and blend…and the Two Together for the Long Haul disagree about the merits of abstract art and viscerally flowery writing! Chat-Man and Robin is a listener-supported podcast. If you like what we’re doing, and want to help us keep doing it, head over to our Patreon page! Shout-outs on the show,...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 52: Drawn to Sex!

May 23, 2018 16:10 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Max and Bird dig into the first couple of chapters of Drawn to Sex: The Basics, wish that Erika and Matt could have taught their Sex Ed classes, and have one heck of a conversation along the way! Drawn to Sex: The Basics is 160 pages of sex education comics collected from the Planned Parenthood-sponsored series, Oh Joy Sex Toy! It explores the practical side of sex, from defining just what it IS, to protection, masturbation, and the ins-and-outs of doin’ it. www.drawntosex.com The Kickstar...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 51: Lost Girls, Chapters 7 & 8

May 02, 2018 10:00 - 2 hours - 141 MB

Things take a bit of a turn this week as Max and Bird finally reach the chapters that ensured Lost Girls would be one of the most frequently-banned comic books of all time. Find out why such controversy swarms around this book, and exactly what Max and Bird think about one of the most challenging, difficult, and complex issues they've ever discussed. There's also martinis and tea, and a fun story about the time Max accidentally discovered a sex dungeon as a child. Footage at eleven. If you ...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 50: Lost Girls, Chapters 5 & 6

April 25, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 79 MB

On the main show this week, the sleep-deprived perpetual slumber-partiers gush (both figuratively and literally) over chapters 5 and 6 of Lost Girls. Honestly, at this point we're just waiting for the cleverness and nuance to falter, or for the art to misstep even once. It just isn't happening. This book is incredible. In order to address the ever-expanding run-time of these episodes, I've posted the "IT CAME FROM THE SHORT BOX!" segment over on the Q&F Patreon (for free). In that segment, B...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 49: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

April 18, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Everyone in the world has been watching the wrong Wonder Woman movie. Feminist triumph? Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. Acting tour-de-force across the board? Masterpiece? See above. here's no way to sum up the praise Bird and Max have for this film. They recommend it unreservedly, to everyone. Beyond that: tune in, Mad Chatters! For bonus content and patron-exclusive episodes of Chat-Man and Robin, head to the Q&F Patreon!

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 48 (Part II): Wonder...Woman...?

April 11, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

By now you know: Wonder Woman was not our favorite movie ever. But we've got a few nice things to say about the flick, and a lot of them are in this second half of our marathon review of what should have been the feminist triumph of the century. Should have been, but fell short, and crashed into the sea.

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 48 (Part I): Wonder Woman!

April 11, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MB

Okay, okay! We'll talk about Wonder Woman (2017)! In the most-requested film review in the history of the podcast, Max and Bird perch in the ChatCave and ponder upon the perplexing success of the movie that has scores of cinemaphiles slavering. It's not all bad. The Amazons are great. Themyscira is fun. Chris Pine is funny. But...the best movie of the year? A Feminist triumph? A masterpiece? Part 1 of 2. For more Chattastic Chatter, head over to the official Quill & Film Patreon!

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 47: Lost Girls, Chapters 3 & 4

April 04, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Max and Bird are back (and back on track)! First, a quick trip to the short box to read two one-shots. (We highly recommend Peter Milligan's The Eaters.) Then it's back to the main feature: a deep, nuanced dig into one of the best comics either of the Nuptualed Nerds has ever read: Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's Lost Girls. The aesthetics sensuality, an appreciation of erotica, and exactly why Absinthe and Opium go so well together. All this and more: settle in, set your fountain dripping,...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 46: Le Mante, Riverdale, Black Panther, Oh My!

March 28, 2018 11:30 - 45 minutes - 51.5 MB

Part II of our first flood of chat back in the Chat Cave. Mostly concerning movies, television, and a bumpy little debate about cultural appropriation...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 45: Lost Girls, Chapters 1 & 2

March 28, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 111 MB

The Not-Divorced Duo return with a vengeance! Max and Bird are back, and (slightly) more organized than ever. In their first episode back, the lawfully-wedded chums dig in to Chapters 1 & 2 of Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's controversial graphic novel Lost Girls.

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 44: Movies We Watched While Max Was Dying

May 21, 2017 13:06 - 1 hour - 129 MB

As promised, here are trailers to all of the movies we reviewed this week, and the clip from Ti West's HOUSE OF THE DEVIL (2009) that we were talking about. Warning for the squeamish: "Are you not the babysitter?" is gory as hell! Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Trailer Beetlejuice Trailer House of the Devil Trailer ARE YOU NOT THE BABYSITTER? WARNING: Contains buckets of gore and fucking awesome practical effects! Drag Me to Hell Trailer

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 43: Logan

March 08, 2017 11:00 - 2 hours - 116 MB

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 42: O Magic, Where Art Thou?

February 22, 2017 22:17 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 41: The Ablest Ableist

February 08, 2017 19:23 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 40: On the Road Again

February 01, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MB

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 39: Make it So, Number One

January 25, 2017 23:59 - 1 hour - 68.6 MB

Here are the links to: 10 Actions, 100 Days Gumbo Pages and, finally, Rainfall Books, who are publishing my short story "Concerning the Mysterious Disappearance of Hubert Shaw and His Support Group: 'Life After Lovecraft: Surviving Eldritch Horror' ". The name of the Chapbook is E'Ch Pi El #11. I just did a quick test, and the ordering is a lot easier than I thought. The easiest way to order isn't through the site: you can just order straight through Paypal. You can purchase a copy fo...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 38: Rogue One

January 11, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 37: Carrie Fisher

December 28, 2016 20:23 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 36: F*** Damien Hirst Part II

December 21, 2016 11:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MB

If you were wondering what our impressions of de Kooning's women were...here they are: My personal favorite, as well as Exhibit A for why my wife is my best friend. Seriously, though, if you go look at the guy's stuff...she's SPOT ON. In case you wanted to go take a look at these total Choches (God, I hope that's not a racial slur) here's a few resources we found immensely helpful in researching the episode: Willem de Kooning, Andy Warhol, Jackson Pollock, Kazimir Malevich Edit (03/25/1...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 35: F*** Damien Hirst Part I

December 14, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MB

If you want to know more about the art, artists, and movements we talked about in this episode, see the links below! A lot of them are to The Art Story, but other great resources are the official site of MoMA, and guggenheim.org. Emil Nolde, Die Brucke, German Expressionism Man Ray, Dada, La Retour a la Raison (film) Alphonse Mucha, Art Nouveau Donald Judd, This episode was a lot of fun to record, more than a little bit because when we were done, I felt like a real live adult. I felt li...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 34: Crack vs Coffee

December 07, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MB

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 33: Charles Manson

December 04, 2016 18:22 - 1 hour - 100 MB

I know: it's a couple days late. My laptop was overheating, so I had to bring it to the repairman before I could cut and post the episode. We're back on schedule, though! Bird and I are recording Wednesday's episode tonight! Love you all, Max

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 32: Modern Art and Body Mods (Part II)

November 23, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 96.4 MB

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 31: Modern Art and Body Mods (Part I)

November 17, 2016 01:29 - 55 minutes - 50.9 MB

Couple things: The painting is called The Nightmare, but no, the term "nightmare" predates it by approximately forever. So, I was totally wrong. As far as the horrifying painter and the nightmarish sculptor I was talking about, I had to go digging through an ancient, humming external hard drive I haven't used since college to find their names. They're buried in the ether of the internet; luckily, I wrote a travel piece for The Drummond Island Digest back in 2010, in which I describe my excu...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 30: Abuelita

November 11, 2016 01:57 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

Sorry the episode went up a day late, but Wednesday was...well. You were there. You know what Wednesday was. Bad.

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 29: Human Dumplings Redux

November 02, 2016 15:52 - 1 hour - 99.1 MB

The link to the Coconut flour recipes is right HERE. Cook up a batch while you listen, and just try to be hungry when they're done!

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 28: Sherlock's Pipe and the Witch's Woad

October 26, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MB

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Chat-Man and Robin Episode 27: Catching Bullets in Kalamazoo

October 19, 2016 19:29 - 1 hour - 85.8 MB

In case you haven't heard yet, Chat-Man and Robin is now on iTunes! You can subscribe HERE. We'd love it if you could rate and review us, to help us get a little heat and start climbing that ladder toward a wider audience! The music at the beginning and end of this episode is a demo from the O Dollam Lo-Fi Lullabies E.P. that I'm working on right now: I plan to start and end each episode with snippets as a little preview leading up to the release, which will be sometime in November or early ...

Chat-Man and Robin Episode 26: Would You Rather

September 22, 2016 15:12 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

Bird and I sit down to our first podcast since moving to Maine! Please forgive the audio problems...we have enough recording gear to start recording again, but we don't have our full, sweet setup. We'll be tweaking and refining as the weeks go on, and I learn the new audio editing software. In the meantime: Bird and I talk wedding bells, horror movie ultra-marathons, and then play the most disgusting hypothetical game of Would You Rather of all time, as we gear up for the best Halloween seas...