(Content Warning/Note: This podcast was recorded back in February, about three weeks after the shooting in Parkland, Florida at Stoneman Douglas High School. The topics we discuss relate to this event heavily. Listener discretion advised.) I have to be up front, we tackle some heavy stuff on this episode. I spoke with my former armed security colle…

Welcome back, Warriors! We at Hot Chocolate Media are bringing you something special today, so welcome your Guest Host (yes, we said that right), Jacob Gulliver, of the Movie Machine Podcast! We're bringing a bit of a switcheroo at you to take on each other's podcasts and see how we fare! Spoiler alert, Jacob did a fantastic job! Today we are inter…

Welcome back, champions! We're joined in this episode by Marcus Williams, director of Kayfabe: Scenes From a Squared Ring, a play written by Andrew Shanks and produced by Ghost Light Theatricals here in Seattle, and featuring Yours Truly as the wrestler Antaeus. Marcus and I talk about the play, how he came to be involved with it, and our mutual lo…

Welcome back, loyal listeners! We Join you after this long break with something truly special. A couple months ago, I had the privilege of talking shop with Sam Hargrave, professional stuntman, fight choreographer, and Second unit director. If you're as big a fan of Marvel as I am, you've seen his work. He was Chris Evans' stunt and fight double in…

Greetings again dear listeners! It's a huge honor for me to bring you a conversation with Daniele Bolelli! Daniele is an Author, History Professor, and host of the History on Fire Podcast as well as the Drunken Taoist Podcast, which can be found at historyonfire.com. Special thanks to Darryl Cooper of the Martyrmade Podcast (martyrmade.com) for int…

Greetings again! We come to you once again from the grounds of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival! I sit down with bowyer and archery expert Cameron Weir, proprieter of Grey Goose Bows. From his start in the SCA to being the owner of his own business and a true craftsman in his own right, Cameron offers some true insights into the art and science o…

We're coming to you live from the MN Renaissance Festival (hence the crickets) with some friends and fellow performers, John Zach and Tony Ulfbehrt, of the Order of the Acorn, a performance group of brave and dashing knights sworn to uphold the values of chivalry and honor. John is a veteran of Human Combat Chess, and Tony is both a Marine and form…

Prepare to dive deep into the realm of myth and legend! Or, at least take a close look at what makes a culture that produces warriors? I'm joined by Daryl Cooper of the Martyrmade Podcast (required listening) to find out more! Daryl's podcast is best known for a multi-part, in depth investigation into the causes and motivations behind the Arab-Isra…

We're Back, comrades in arms! We have a very special episode today as i sit down with another roundtable of good friends and colleagues to discuss an unfortunately relevant question, and if you read the title, you know what that is. Special thanks to Kirsten Wade for audio engineering, and my heartfelt gratitude to Kirsten, Eryc Strako, Jeremy Jone…

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We're back for more Mayhem! Kirsten and David resurrect the nerdfight ridiculosity that is Deadliest Warrior! The show, on the cultural monument that was Spike TV, was entertaining in a way that required intoxication to truly enjoy, and doubtless has started more nerd fights than Kirk Vs. Picard. So we tear it to shreds. S1E2 Viking Vs. Samurai…

David and Kirsten commiserate over the mediocre and disjointed mess that was Marvel's Iron Fist. We lament the could-haves, what-ifs, and should-have-beens in a series that could have been worth its subpar script if only the fights had been handled like someone gave a damn. Just remember, we're not venting AT you, we're venting WITH you.…

Our two-parter on doomed Battleships comes to a close as we retell the fate of the Japanese Imperial Battleship Yamato. The single largest battleship ever built, this absolute monster boasted 18 inch guns and 57,000 fully loaded tons of superweapon. In the last months of the war, she sallied forth on a suicide mission to repel the US forces from Ok…

It's part 1 of a unique tale of ill fated Battleships, the Bismarck and the Yamato, two massively armed and armored battleships that were ultimately felled not by other superweapons, but by the new game changer in the field of warfare: the Airplane. Their demise, having never served their intended mission, would mark the end of the battleship era.…

In Honor of the recently celebrated International Women's Day, we sit down with Seattle Burlesque performer/DJ/Producer Morgue Anne to discuss our favorite, and sadly less known, fighting women who were absolute badasses by any metric. We cover Boudica, Sadie the Goat, Nedezhda Popova, and more! Prepare for some serious girl power.’…

Our first installment in the series Profiles in Psychotic Bravery (working title), David and Kirsten reach into the annals of famous and eccentric badasses with "Fighting Jack" or "Mad" Jack Churchill, the man best known for scoring the last recorded Longbow kill...in World War Two.’By FightCast

It's a Scifi Shoot-em-up as David and Kirsten discuss their favorite weapons and weapons systems from the world of Science Fiction. Spoilers: The Death Star is destroyed by a teenager.’By FightCast

Things get a bit technical this episode as David is joined by Spanish Fencing super-enthusiast (master) Ernesto Maldonado to cut to the heart of the Spanish Rapier system, known as Destreza. Plus, David and Ernesto run down a hypothetical fight between a Spanish fencer and a Japanese swordsman. NERD ALERT.’…

Twin Cities Comic and Hot Chocolate Media Podcaster Kyle Dekker joins David to talk about his time in the Marines at the time of a major transition in american history, and his introduction to MCMAP, the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program’By FightCast

Matt Allex joins David and Kirsten at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival to discuss his bumpy history of performing comedy, often at the expense of his own body. We talk shop for performers and why it's so funny to see our fellow apes in pain.By FightCast

Sensei Al Kilgore of the Kai Shin Dojo joins David to separate myth from practice in this system of Japanese Swordsmanship. They discuss the art itself, and how it can inform one's life.By FightCast

David is joined by Brian Watson-Jones as part of a date Brian won for a fundraiser. It's a long story. But anyway, they geek out over a couple key fights from both seasons of Daredevil on Netflix.By FightCast

Kirsten Wade gets into her Nordic ancestry to talk Vikings, their tactics, Berserkers, and the Battle of Stamford Bridge.By FightCast

Five-nerd panel spectacular! Mike Lubke, Kathryn Jacobs, Darwin Hull, Kirsten Wade, and David get into the nitty-gritty, punchy-kicky of arguably the best Captain America movie.By FightCast

David is joined by Mike Lubke and Johanna Gorman-Baer to get hype about Human Combat Chess! Mike and Johanna are both members of Six Elements Theatre in Minneapolis, who put on this combat spectacular every year.By FightCast

St. Manna The Destroyer joins David to talk about the ridiculous, badass fashionistas of the Renaissance, the German Landsknechts. Colorful Mercenary soldiers who fought for glory and riches, they decked themselves out in utter splendor whilst dominating the battlefields of the 1500's.By FightCast

David free-forms on the spear, mankind's most basic and versatile weapons system. Surprisingly, there's a lot to talk about.By FightCast

In his introductory episode, David Elwyn lays out his basic plan for the podcast, and reviews the film "Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut". Excellent fight choreography meets mixed performances. Liam Neeson is a wise mentor. Martin Csokas is a dick.By FightCast