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 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 Roku Streaming.
https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/79f30173b4a356ac8e25c90c91a3864a
Season One
• Episode 4: "Infection"
• Episode 9: "Deathwalker"
• Episode 13: "Signs & Portents"
• Episode 22: "Chrysalis"
Season Two
• Episode 3: "The Geometry of Shadows"
• Episode 13: "Hunter, Prey"
• Episode 16: "In the Shadow of Za' Ha' Dum"
• Episode 22: "The Fall of Night"
Season Three
• Episode 3 "Dust to Dust"
• Episode 10: "Severed Dreams"
• Episode 16 & 17: "War Without End"
• Episode 19: "Grey 17 is Missing"
• Episode 22: "Za'Ha'Dum"
Season Four
• Episode 1 & 2 "The Hour of the Wolf" & "Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?"
• Episode 5: "The Long Night"
• Episode 6: "Into the Fire"
• Episode 14: "Moments of Transitions"
• Episode 17: "The Face of the Enemy"
• Episode 20 & 21: "Endgame & Rising Star"
Movie: Babylon 5: In the Beginning
Season Five
Episode 18: "The Fall of Centauri Prime"
Episode 19: "The Wheel of Fire"
Episode 22: "Sleeping In Light"
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 written and performed by Mike Slater
Show Website: www.mikeslater.com
In this Episode… boffing, neither Dre nor Mike get the term “Gambit” right but Mike has a better excuse because unlike Dre he is not an internationally ranked chess player, Mike doesn’t care and introduces Slater’s Gambit to the show, the boys briefly pivot to covering Happy Endings and The Knuckles Show, the creepy peeping peepers of a lizard man, short-cycle generation gaps, Dan stans the Psy Corp, the brothers compete to say their last name in a practice buzzer question, and Dre finally gets in the last word.
Dan Recommends:
The only place to stream Babylon 5 is with an Amazon account – we strongly suggest looking for the DVDs at your library. Or if you live near Dre or Mike, we’ll likely loan you our copies.
For the next full episode, we cover the Babylon 5 movie “In The Beginning” with Dan Alvarez. Coming to you Sunday, April 19th.
All music by Mike Slater
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