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
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/
All music by Mike Slater
Show Website: www.mikeslater.com
In This Minisode… Atif and Mike talk Batman / Superman, Atif becomes Bat-Man, we steal a Sus Stories segment and decide how we would f&$k up the Superpowers, Dre apologizes profusely for demolishing Atif on the quiz, Mike describes how to use colors when playing bass like Gillen and Wijngaard use dynamics, we compare producing our respective podcasts, Mike attempts to fix his internet issues, Atif’s nerdy book kid story, a dollar a page gets you what you need and breaking up over nerd passions.
This week’s guest is Atif Myers.
Atif is a stand-up comic, writer and occasional actor from LA.
Check out Atif’s Standup on YouTube.
Check out Atif’s podcast Sus Stories, Featuring special guest Mike Slater
For the next full episode, we finish our coverage of Kieron Gillen and Casper Wijngaard’s “The Power Fantasy” comic with special guest Logan Trent
All music by Mike Slater
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