Once Upon A Time In The 80s is coming to a close soon, but before it does, the guys visit a movie that would influence action film in the decades beyond the 80's - John Woo's 1986 classic, A BETTER TOMORROW! Friend of the show and Lunchador Podcast Network family member, CHRIS LINDSTROM, joins us to talk about why this movie is so important, and wh…

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S is over, but we're still living our best 80s lives with another REMASTERED classic Punches & Popcorn episode covering one of the most iconic 80's martial arts classic - THE LAST DRAGON! Who's the master? Find out in this remixed classic P&P ep! Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Ins…

The 2024 NHL Draft has finally arrived, and Sam Cosentino of NHL Network and Sportsnet joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to set up the big show at Sphere in Las Vegas. Cosentino gives his opinion on Macklin Celebrini's NHL future, what he would do if he was the Chicago Blackhawks making the No. 2 pick, if he would take Tij Iginla if he…

In this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Lindstrom (@stromie) welcomes his good friend Chris Clemens (@cpclemens and @nonrocaholic) for a deep dive into the world of non-alcoholic (NA) beverages. They explore a variety of NA beers, sharing their tasting notes, preferences, and the growing trend of sober curiosity. The duo kicks off the…

BONUS EPISODE! While you're Punchy pals are between seasons we took some time to talk with two of our fav people and the smartest minds in the world of martial arts film, FRANK DJENG & CHRIS POGGIALI to talk about Severin Films' recent release, ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE, a documentary about the unforgettable era of Bruceploitatin cinema- a project …

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S may be over, but we've still got some 80's treats for you! We're touching up and releasing some of our oldest episodes where we covered some of our favorite 80s martial arts films, in. shorter, cleaner package! First up, maybe the BEST of the bunch- 1988's BLOODSPORT! Enjoy!! Check out Punches and Popcorn on social medi…

Janne Vuorinen, chief European scout for NHL Central Scouting, joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top International prospects for the 2024 draft, including Nizhny Novgorod defenseman Anton Silayev and SKA St. Petersburg forward Ivan Demidov, each of whom could be selected in the top five. There's also talk about V…

In this episode of the Food About Town podcast, Chris Lindstrom sits down with Chef Ryan Jennings of Sweet Pea Plant-Based Kitchen. Ryan shares his journey from high-end dining to running Rochester's only plant-based meal delivery service. They discuss the challenges and triumphs of starting a business, the importance of building relationships with…

Nick Smith of NHL Central Scouting joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top 2024 draft prospects from the Ontario Hockey League, among them Saginaw defenseman Zayne Parekh, Oshawa forward Beckett Sennecke, and defenseman Sam Dickinson and forward Sam O'Reilly of London.…

THE GATHERING is here for the final episode in our first season - ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S. We bring this season to a close with a battle royale with our friends from the ANOMALY FILM FESTIVAL PODCAST! When it comes to taking on this 80s sword & sorcery classic THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE true champion - and that champion is YOU for tuning into this …

Adam Kimelman and Mike Morreale sit down with top prospects Cayden Lindstrom (2:10), Zeev Buium (13:22) and Cole Eiserman (25:37). The guys get to know each prospect and discuss what makes each player special and highly rated prospects headed into this year's NHL Draft. Plus, find out where they project each guy goes as they reiterate their mock dr…

NHL Draft Class is at the 2024 NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo. Macklin Celebrini, expected to be the No. 1 pick of the 2024 NHL Draft, joined the show (4:55) to discuss his season, how his meetings with the San Jose Sharks have gone and what will go into his decision to turn pro or return to college for another season. Co-hosts Adam Kimelman and M…

In this episode, Chris had a chat with Will Cleveland (@clevelandroc) about the 2024 edition of the Rochester Real Beer Expo (www.rochesterrealbeer.com) being held at Innovative Field on Saturday 6/8! Make sure you go to www.rochesterrealbeer.com to buy your tickets for the Expo and check out all the amazing breweries joining from our area and surr…

It's time for another edition of the Rochester Cocktail Revival (@rochestercocktailrevival) and Chris had some amazing guests to cover all the events for this year. Dario and Chris from the Refined Taste Podcast (@refinedtasteroc) on Lunchador joined Chris to talk to the team from Jack's Extra Fancy (@jacksextrafancy) over on Atlantic Ave. Jack's i…

NHL Draft Class previews the upcoming NHL Scouting Combine with David Gregory of NHL Central Scouting, who shares his behind-the-scenes insight in how the Combine has grown, and his opinion on several top prospects for the 2024 NHL Draft. Sportsnet draft expert Jason Bukala also is on the show to talk Combine, a potential Memorial Cup bump for a co…

We're BACK with ROUND TWO of NO HOLDS BARRED action! Thought Part One of our discussion of this landmark professional wrestling movie was wild? You aren't ready for what the boys and our buddy and pro wrestling genius CHAD YOUNG of HORROR MOVIE BBQ are clotheslining you with in Part Two!! We get deep into the greatness of ZEUS, the brilliance of KU…

John Williams of NHL Central Scouting joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top 2024 draft prospects from the Western Hockey League, among them Medicine Hat forward Cayden Lindstrom, and what Hockey Hall of Fame member Lindstrom reminds him of. Williams also touches on forwards Berkly Catton of Spokane and Tij Iginla…

PART ONE! Once Upon A Time In The 80's reaches the pinnacle of 80's sports entertainment- Professional Wrestling! We take on NO HOLDS BARRED and we're tagging in our buddy, CHAD YOUNG, of Horror Movie BBQ to drop a leg on this hammy classic! Will Hulkamania run wild on us, or will the cream of the fight movie podcasting world rise to the top? That'…

Pat Cullen of NHL Central Scouting joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top 2024 draft prospects from the United States Hockey League and USA Hockey's National Team Development Program, among them NTDP forward Cole Eiserman and defenseman Cole Hutson, Muskegon forwards Sasha Boisvert and Matvei Gridin, plus Pat's me…

Once Upon A Time In The 80's Bonus Episode! After talking POLICE STORY with the boys, ROB HUNTER, Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor for FILM SCHOOL REJECTS stuck around to chat with us about his career, his love of movies and more! Rob shares his thoughts on writing about film, why action movies matter, and more! Enjoy the extra bit of awesome…

With the San Jose Sharks winning the NHL Draft Lottery and the No. 1 pick in the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft, NHL Draft Class hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale go over their first mock draft, for the 16 teams in the lottery. They discuss the impact Macklin Celebrini is expected to have in San Jose, what the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Ducks…

J-F Damphousse of NHL Central Scouting joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top 2024 draft prospects from the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, among them Chicoutimi right wing Maxim Masse, Rimouski defenseman Spencer Gill and Saint John left wing Eriks Mateiko. Adam and Mike also discuss the 2024 NHL Draft Lot…

Once Upon A Time In The 80s returns to Hong Kong with a true GOAT of action film - Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY (1985)!!! We are joined in this celebration by the great ROB HUNTER, Chief Film Critic and Associate Editor for FILM SCHOOL REJECTS! The boys have been big fan's of Rob's writing for years- will this collaboration on this Jackie Chan classi…

Al Jensen, the goalie guru of NHL Central Scouting, joins the podcast to discuss the top goalies available, including Mikhail Yegorov of Omaha of the USHL and what pushed him up to No. 1 in Central Scouting's final ranking of North American goalies, Carter George from Owen Sound of the OHL, Lukas Matecha of Tri-City in the WHL and many more.…

VP of NHL Central Scouting Dan Marr joins co-hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss Central Scouting's final rankings of the top North American and International skaters and goalies for the 2024 draft. Among the topics are how long it took to determine Macklin Celebrini would be No. 1, how Central parsed the top available defensemen, w…

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S is throwing a 1-2 punch of Corey Yuen, with our second feature in a row brought to you by this legendary Hong Kong director, who this time around is introducing the world to one of our favorite stars, The Muscles From Brussels, JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME! We promise as good a time as eating a while Sara Lee cake with your ba…

Once Upon A Time In The 80's BONUS EPISODE: While legendary Hong Kong movie expert FRANK DJENG joined us to discuss YES MADAM, we took some time to discuss Frank's love of movies, his career, his commentary work, and current foray into the world of movie producing, and more! Hope you enjoy this fascinating discussion with one of the greatest minds …

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S heads to Hong Kong to take on the legendary film YES MADAM - the 80s classic that introduced the world to MICHELLE YEOH and CYNTHIA ROTHROCK! To properly honor this massively influential film the boys brought in a heavy hitter- Hong Kong movie expert FRANK DJENG!!! Frank, frequent kung fu movie commentary creator and no…

It's a @foodabouttownpodcast/@refinedtasteroc crossover show! Dario is on paternity leave for a few weeks (congratulations!), so Chris Lindstrom (@stromie) is filling in. In this episode, we remind you that Pi Day is past, but every day can be PIE day! We talk with Rebecca from Crust Pie Co. (@thecrustpieco) about love for food that takes you home,…

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S makes a stop at the Double Deuce! Your Couch Potato Ninja crew hangs out with comic creator KYLE STARKS to appreciate one of the best damn movies of the 80's, ROAD HOUSE! Kyle and the boys take a deep dive into the Legend of SWAYZE and explain why this unicorn of a film is smarter than anyone wants to give it …

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S continues as the Punches & Popcorn Express makes it first stop to the magical land of John Carpenter and our old pal Matt Austin(Knotts) is along for the ride! We STORM through one of our all time favorites from the '80s- and any decade, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA! Are we up to this monumental task? Can the b…

In this episode long time guest and friend of FAT Chris Clemens from Nonrocaholic (@nonrocaholic) and Chris Lindstrom discuss and review several non-alcoholic beverage options from the Untitled Art brand. They taste test an IPA, a sour, and a dark beer, commenting on the flavors and comparing them to other NA beverages. They also discuss the growin…

Sportsnet scouting analyst Jason Bukala joins hosts Adam Kimelman and Mike G. Morreale to discuss some of the top prospects for the 2024 NHL Draft. Bukala shares his NHL comparisons for consensus No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini, discusses why he has forward Ivan Demidov of SKA St. Petersburg's junior team No. 2 on his top 40 ranking, what NHL player N…

NOTE - Check out the upcoming pop-ups at Pearson's and all other opportunities by subscribing to Cruz's email list at shell-restaurant.com. Chris has guest Chef Cruz (@chefcruz585) from the forthcoming Shell Restaurant (@shellrestaurant) and pop-ups all over the ROC over to talk all about his journey and where things are heading. They covered movin…

Season 1: ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80'S begins!! The boys kick off our first season with our hero, The Muscles From Brussels, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and his 1989 hit, KICKBOXER! Join us as we start our season diving into the best martial arts movies of the 80s exploring American kickboxing vs Muay Thai, the "ancient way", and the greatest dancing sc…

NOTE - this episode was recorded a couple of months ago before the lawsuits were cleared up to finally allow dispensaries to open in Rochester. The Herbal IQ pop-up has closed and two dispensaries are open - MJ Dispensary and RISE in Henrietta. Chris has guest Gino Fanelli (@fanelligino) from WXXI over to talk all about the rollout of adult recreat…

Chris has guest Sean Wolf (@the_seanwolf) from SRFUS (@SRFUS) in the studio to talk about their pop-up at Pearson's (@ilovepearsons). NOTE - apologies to Sean and the SRFUS team for not getting this out during the time when the pop-up was happening. Please follow SRFUS on https://www.srfus.com/ for future pop-ups! Mentioned in this episode: Pauly G…

Thanks to everyone for a great first week on Lunchador - please subscribe to @lunchadorpodcasts for more! ---------------- Chris has guest Adam Peterson from The Normal BBQ (@thenormallbbq) in Lima, NY in the studio to talk all about his destination-worthy BBQ. Adam's BBQ carries some Swedish influence and Texas technique. Chris and Adam have known…

To celebrate the big Lunchador Podcast Network launch the boys are giving you an early look at our upcoming first season, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE 80s, with a look at maybe the most '80s martial arts movie ever: MIAMI CONNECTION! Our friend Chad Young of Horror Movie BBQ (@horrormoviebbq) is along for the ride as we dive into one of the most unforge…

Lunchador co-founders Matt Austin and Chris Lindstrom talk about the new Lunchador Podcast Network, bringing you the best in arts, culture and more from Western NY! www.lunchador.org Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Instagram: @punchesnpopcorn And if you like what you hear, don't forget to rate, review and su…