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Before the Internet

Before the Internet is a podcast about trending topics in pop culture and life before the internet. Hosted by Ricky D, the editor-in-chief of Goomba Stomp, the podcast is released randomly each month with a rotating panel of guests.

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Watchmen Podcast: Breaking Down the Season Finale, “See How They Fly”
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição December 19, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição December 19, 2019
Watchmen Podcast Episode 9 Now that HBO‘s pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons‘ celebrated comic book series is over, we need to ask if this first (and maybe final)…
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Watchmen Podcast: Breaking Down “A God Walks into Abar”
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição December 10, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição December 10, 2019
Watchmen Podcast Episode 8 “A God Walks into Abar” is the deeply heartfelt episode we’ve been waiting for! The wonderfully pun-titled penultimate episode—directed by Nicole Kassell, written by Damon Lindelof…
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Watchmen Podcast: Breaking Down “An Almost Religious Awe”
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição December 3, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição December 3, 2019
Watchmen Podcast Episode 7 “An Almost Religious Awe” is an episode designed to give answers about Angela’s tragic backstory and the nature of Vietnam as the 51st state, but it’s…
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Watchmen Podcast: Breaking Down “This Extraordinary Being”
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição November 27, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição November 27, 2019
Watchmen Podcast Episode 6 This week Watchmen addresses one of the single biggest pieces of lore from the original comic by revealing that Will Reeves, survivor of the Tulsa massacre,…
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Watchmen Podcast: Breaking Down “If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own”
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição November 12, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição November 12, 2019
Watchmen Podcast Episode 4 With its fourth episode, titled “If You Don’t Like My Story, Write Your Own,” HBO’s Watchmen examines questions of legacy and inheritance but also leaves the…
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Watchmen Podcast: Breaking Down “She Was Killed by Space Junk”
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição November 5, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição November 5, 2019
Watchmen Podcast Episode 3 After two episodes of intrigue and setup, Watchmen delivers its strongest nod yet to the original comic. “She Was Killed by Space Junk” spends nearly its…
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Watchmen Podcast: Breaking Down “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship”
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição October 29, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição October 29, 2019
Watchmen Podcast, Episode 2 As suspected, the second episode of HBO’s Watchmen, “Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship,” did not disappoint. In his review, Randy wrote, Watchmen’s second hour is an…
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Watchmen Podcast: Breaking Down “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição October 22, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição October 22, 2019
Watchmen Podcast Episode 1 The highly anticipated TV “adaptation” of DC’s iconic Watchmen has finally arrived and the critical response has been hugely positive. In the annals of great TV…
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Before the Internet Podcast: Looking Back at 23 Years of The Fantasia Film Fest
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição August 3, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição August 3, 2019
Fantasia Film Festival Podcast Special On this episode of Before the Internet, Edgar Chaput and Thomas O’Connor join Ricky D to discuss the Fantasia Film Festival— the largest genre film…
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Before the Internet Podcast: The Evolution of the NBA Finals and Why 2019 was so Special
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição June 14, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição June 14, 2019
Podcast: The Toronto Raptors NBA Championship Run The Toronto Raptors made history last night, dethroning the Golden State Warriors and winning the franchise’s first-ever NBA championship. To say their 2019…
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Before the Internet Podcast: The Legacy of Game of Thrones and the End of Fandom
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição May 21, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição May 21, 2019
Game of Thrones Podcast Review When novelist-turned-screenwriter George R.R. Martin published A Song of Ice and Fire way back in 1996, I don’t think anyone could have imagined his epic fantasy series…
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Before the Internet Podcast: ‘Us,’ Movie Endings, and Ridiculous Crackpot Theories
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição March 31, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição March 31, 2019
Jordan Peel’s Us Podcast Review Jordan Peele’s Get Out was a smashing hit back in 2017 – a biting satire on racial tension in America that won Peele an Oscar…
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Before the Internet Podcast: Google Stadia and the Past, Present and Future of Gaming
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição March 24, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição March 24, 2019
Imagine not needing expensive gaming hardware to play the next big video game release. That’s the hook of Google’s new cloud gaming service, Stadia. At launch, Google promises Stadia (which…
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Before the Internet Podcast: ‘Leaving Neverland’ – Fact or Fiction?
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição March 15, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição March 15, 2019
Leaving Neverland Podcast Review On Leaving Neverland, Wesley Morris wrote, “If the average cultural experience demands the suspension of disbelief, if we oughtn’t think too much about this movie we’re…
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Before the Internet Podcast: ‘Resident Evil 2’ Before and After
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição February 15, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição February 15, 2019
Resident Evil 2 Podcast Review Released in 1998, only two years after the groundbreaking Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2 helped further establish the survival horror genre by placing a heavy focus on story, exploration, atmosphere,…
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Before the Internet Podcast: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ and the Future of Television
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição January 3, 2019
by Ricky Fernandes da Conceição January 3, 2019
Black Mirror Podcast Review On Friday, December 28th, Netflix not only released a new episode of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series Black Mirror – they also released what is arguably television’s…

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