You Gotta Check This Out!
You Gotta Check This Out!
Podcast Description
This is “You Gotta Check This Out” With Mike Slater and Dre Alvarez. Each season, we take a deep dive into one of our nerdy obsessions - giving each show, book, band, game, sport, hobby… whatever as much time as we see fit to get each other and you up to speed with something we love.
For our first topic, we’re exploring the epic 90’s Sci-Fi series, Babylon 5. We’ll guide you through all five seasons of the show - featuring key episodes and using them as discussion points across the series. If you're curious about getting into Babylon 5, this is a good place to start.
To follow along with us, you can watch these episodes of Babylon 5, available now for free on Tubi.
Season One.
• Episode 4: "Infection"
• Episode 9: "Deathwalker"
• Episode 13: "Signs & Portents"
• Episode 22: "Chrysalis"
New episodes release every other Sunday. Articles on each episode available at https://mikeslater.com/
Mike & Dre Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/slatron.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com
https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/
https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/
All music by Mike Slater
Show Website: www.mikeslater.com
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on topics related to geek culture and nostalgia, exemplified by their first season's exploration of the 90's Sci-Fi series Babylon 5. Specific episode discussions include 'Infection', 'Deathwalker', 'Signs & Portents', and 'Chrysalis', guiding listeners through the series while highlighting key moments and broader themes.
This is “You Gotta Check This Out” With Mike Slater and Dre Alvarez. Each season, we take a deep dive into one of our nerdy obsessions – giving each one as much time as we see fit to get each other and you the listener up to speed with something we love.
Season 1 – Babylon 5 – TV series | free on YouTube
Season 2 – The Power Fantasy – Comic Series | free on Hoopla
Season 3 – Steely Dan – Music | Wherever you listen to music
New episodes release every other Sunday, with a minisode on the off-weeks. Articles on each episode available at https://mikeslater.com/
Mike & Dre Socials
https://bsky.app/profile/slatron.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com
https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/
https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/
Logo artwork by Michael Vincent Bramley.
See Michael's work or ask about commissions at https://mvbramley.art/
All music by Mike Slater
Show Website: www.mikeslater.com
Mike & Dre continue diving into the history and music of the band Steely Dan focusing on “Katy Lied” and “The Royal Scam”.
This week’s guest is Ait Fetterolf
In This Episode… Ait’s party trick, speeding up songs for radio play, Sim-ese, Dre questions the track selections on Decade, Ait turns the quiz back on the quizmaster, and lots of discussion on the songs of Katy Lied and The Royal Scam.
Recommendations
Ait
Dre
Mike
Join us next Sunday where we talk to Ait about the song “The Fez” before a performance of the song.
The following week, we’ll be back with another full-length episode on steely dan with special guest Donovan Summers. Join us as we cover the albums “Aja” and “Gaucho”.
Chapters
00:02 – Opening Monologue
22:16 – Walter Beckons
25:46 – Any Major Dre Will Tell You
33:53 – David Palmer Memory Quiz
45:38 – Dirty Work
Rick Moranis as Michael McDonald
Logo artwork by Michael Vincent Bramley
See Michael’s work or ask about commissions at https://mvbramley.art/
All music by Mike Slater
Listen to Mike’s daily steely dan songs on instagram for #80daysofdan
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