Episode NotesWelcome back to Part 2, the finale, of the FANCY Halloween Movie Spectacular. I would again like to sincerely thank my guests, Abby, John, and Jen for watching a bunch of Halloween movies and chatting with me about them for a looo

FANCY Halloween Spectacular 2023 - Pt. 1

Nov 1st, 2023 1h 42m

Episode NotesHere it is! PART 1 of the annual Halloween movie discussion extravaganza, this time even more ambitiously featuring myself and THREE guests. We had so much fun and had so much to say that I had to cut it into two parts, and this i

Halloween 2022!

Oct 31st, 2022 3h 18m

Episode NotesOooooh boy. Happy Halloween! I did things differently this year for the mega-discussion of scary movies, and it resulted in this behemoth. It's a great discussion with multiple people, including Abby, Johnny, and Jen! But hoo boy

Episode 58 - Oscars 2022

Mar 27th, 2022 1h 34m

Episode NotesWelcome to the annual discussion of the Oscar Best Picture nominees, and joining in the discussion, as usual, is Jen. There were ten nominees! So much to discuss! Two quick warnings heading into this one: 1) There are some mild sp

Episode 57 - Groundhog Day (First Loop)

Feb 23rd, 2022 1h 30m

Episode NotesPlease join Johnny and me for the second half of our incredibly lengthy, but hopefully enjoyable, discussion about Groundhog Day. In this installment we finally get around to talking about our favorite and least favorite parts of

Episode 56 - Groundhog Day (First Time Through)

Feb 2nd, 2022

Episode NotesJoin me as I try to continue my streak of holiday-themed movie discussions with what is arguably one of the best, most consistent holiday genres--Groundhog Day movies. I am joined by good friend and fellow time loop fan Johnny Rho

Episode 55 - Family Scrooged

Jan 28th, 2022 1h 9m

Episode NotesPlease enjoy this very timely double-feature episode with Jen. We talk about our two picks for holiday movies: The Family Stone and Scrooged. One of us, I won't say who, is a Scrooge about Scrooged!Here are some timestamps if you

Episode 54 - Jingle All the Way

Jan 12th, 2022

Episode NotesPlease enjoy this looooong discussion with the excellent guest John Rhoads about the terrible movie Jingle All the Way. Seriously this episode is like five minutes shorter than the movie itself. I apologize for: 1) this coming out

Episode 53ish: The Holiday

Dec 15th, 2021 47m 10s

Episode NotesWelcome to the (sort of) next installment of the FANCY Fantasy Football Podcast that is not at all about fantasy football. In the (sort of) start of a series of episodes about holiday movies, this episode is a long chat with retur

Episode 52 - Halloween 2021

Oct 30th, 2021 1h 17m

Episode NotesAfter an extended absence, the FANCY Podcast is back to discuss a whole bunch of Halloween movies with dear friend Abby. As always the theme song is a modified version of "Reflections" by Anti-Pop Consortium from the Free Music Li

Episode 51 - Halloween 2020 with Abby

Oct 30th, 2020 1h 35m

Episode NotesYou're in for a real TREAT with this SPOOKILY good episode, featuring a SPIRITED discussion of HORRIFIC movies and TV shows with special GHOST Abby. I'm DREADFULLY SORRY for the PUNS. I am TRAPPED INSIDE MY CAPSLOCK KEY. Please se

Episode 50 - Introducing Baylee

Jul 12th, 2020 1h 11m

Episode NotesAfter a long hiatus, the FANCY podcast returns to introduce a new guest, my buddy Baylee. Baylee and I talk about moving, kids, COVID, games, and inventions.There are some pretty deep dives into computer and board games included

Episode 49 - Calamaties in the Commonwealth (and the Haunting of Oak Park)

Jan 15th, 2020 50m 53s

This episode is just a fun chat with Gary and Abby as we recap our visit to my parents in Virginia. Also Lily terrorizes the house a little bit at night. The Podcast Halftime concept was shamelessly stolen from the Easy Allies podcast. The them

Episode 48 - BWAAAAAAAAAAMP

Dec 20th, 2019 56m 38s

Nick returns to the figurative cohost chair, and we discuss the second week of the playoffs and look ahead to Championship Week. In addition, we discuss the Golden Globes at length, take a detour into a bodybuilding discussion, and make the BWA

Episode 47 - FANCY Sauce Crossover Pod - Hold Still While I Gas You

Dec 13th, 2019 1h 34m

In an extra special and extra long episode, I am joined by guest host John Rhoads. Of course we talk a little about Round 1 of the playoffs and look ahead to Round 2, as well as the Boose Bowl, but as one might expect, the halftime sort of take

Episode 46 - Karaoke Night at the Podcast Factory

Dec 7th, 2019 1h

Nick and I recap the conclusion of the regular season, and look ahead to the first round of the playoffs. But the highlight (lowlight?) of the show is again one of us (me) embarrassing ourselves by singing in screeching falsetto. Enjoy! Timesta

Episode 45 - Thanksgiving and Listener Quesitions

Nov 30th, 2019 1h 19m

Nick and I briefly looked at Week 12, and looked ahead to Week 13. But the real star of the show is YOU, the listener. We got some fun listener questions for this episode, and as a result it is certainly a FANCY Podcast record for featuring the

Episode 44 - Disney Plus and Minus

Nov 22nd, 2019 1h 9m

Returning from our one-week hiatus, Nick and I extremely quickly look at Weeks 10 and 11, with an eye toward the standings and the playoff outlook. Then in Podcast Halftime we talked about Disney movies for a LONG TIME. Then we did a very quick

Episode 43 - Delicious

Nov 10th, 2019 1h 9m

We're moving on from Halloween and back to our regularly scheduled programing, looking back at Week 9, and looking ahead to Week 10, AKA Rivalry Week: Round 2. But I'm going to be honest with you, the real star of the show is Podcast Halftime,

Episode 42 - Halloween

Oct 31st, 2019 1h 27m

I solemnly swear to not make these incredibly long in the future, but there was just too much good Halloween content to keep it manageably sized. My apologies. Abby came on the show for a supersized discussion of Halloween movies, and Nick made

Episode 41 - Guilty Pleasures

Oct 26th, 2019 1h 9m

Apologies for another lengthy episode, but I think we had some fun, and hopefully you enjoy it. We looked back at Week 7, looked ahead to Week 8, and chatted about the worst reality TV shows we are guilty of watching. The Podcast Halftime conce

Episode 40 - The Joker and The Boose

Oct 19th, 2019 1h 8m

A look back at Week 6 and ahead to Week 7, as I continue to spiral out of control and the episodes creep longer and longer. Halftime includes a look at the recent Jokers, and the Stats Corner looks at whether the Curse of the Boose is real. The

Episode 39 - No Chubb Zone

Oct 12th, 2019 55m 44s

More FANCY fun, looking back at week 5, looking ahead to week 6, and a multi-part, multi-theme-songed Podcast Halftime. Shockingly, there were no Nick Chubb jokes this episode, except the episode title. Also, please be on the lookout for a fant

Episode 38

Oct 5th, 2019 54m 40s

Another edging slightly longer and longer football conversation with Nick, recapping Week 4 and looking ahead to Week 5. Now with 25% less Nick falsetto! Seriously though, there is probably more Nick falsetto than you might expect. The Podcast

Episode 37 - Karaoke Night at FANCY HQ

Sep 29th, 2019 46m 26s

Another somewhat quick football conversation with Nick, recapping Week 3 and looking ahead to Week 4. But trust me, you're going to want to stick around to the end for this one. Timestamps: Week 3 Recap: 0:00-15:58 Podcast Halftime: 15:58-32:19