Download the App!
show episodes
 
Artwork

1
Level Up Coffee Podcast

Lunchador Podcast Network

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Level Up your coffee game. Wade Reed and Aaron Pascucci, two coffee professionals discuss coffee and the culture surrounding it. https://levelupwny.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast (levelupwny.substack.com)
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
The Interstate Wrestling Podcast

Lunchador Podcast Network presents:

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Join long-time friends and fans, Josh Mordecai and James, on a journey to celebrate all things in the squared-circle. From the lapsed state, to 30+ years of faithful following, 'The Interstate Wrestling Podcast' intersects the years, memories, events and happenings (old & new) of fandom. Join us on the journey of joy and adoration, on the "interstate" of Wrestling celebration. Music credit: Alien Trilogy - 'Michinoku Driver'
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Just Can't Not

Lunchador Podcast Network

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Daily+
 
Just Can't Not is a show focused on people who Just Can't Not do positive things to make their communities better. Based in Rochester NY and hosted by Chris Lindstrom and Matt Austin, this show aims to talk to people associated with the Lunchador Podcast Network as well as anyone that Just Can't Not try to make the world a better place.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Representation in Cinema

Our Voices Project LLC

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
We discuss the representation of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in movies. We address the things that we love seeing, the tropes and stereotypes that Hollywood continues to perpetuate on screen, and what representation we'd like to see moving forward. You can listen to this podcast on any podcast platform!
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
In part three of our conversation with Bob Kruger and Mary Vacca of Ugly Duck Coffee, we attempt to dive into the world of Expo tech. However, we find a lot of detours along the way and can't quite get around the big personalities at the table. Mentioned in this episode: Refined Taste with Dario & Chris Weekly Live show where comedians Dario Joseph…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
In part two of our conversation with Bob Kruger and Mary Vacca of Ugly Duck Coffee, we hear how they ended up at Expo this year, all the great connections they made, and what life is like as a famous coffee social media personality working for a famous multi-roaster coffee shop. More show notes, covering everything mentioned in the episode, availab…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
We sit down with Bob Kruger and Mary Vacca of Ugly Duck Coffee to hear about their time at the 2024 Specialty Coffee Association Expo in Chicago, IL. Visit us on Substack for a list of links related to the episode. Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that lifts everyone. https://shop.joebeanroasters.com Behind the …
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
Aubrey Mowers, of Blue Heron coffee shares with us how she ventured from drinking Folgers coffee to becoming an SCA certified roaster and barista. https://www.instagram.com/blueheroncoffeeroc/ https://rococorochester.com/ https://www.uglyduckcoffee.com/ https://sca.coffee/ Mentioned in this episode: Joe Bean Roasters Joe Bean Coffee - Coffee that l…
  continue reading
 
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'…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
A quick update about the progress of Starbucks Workers United, and the first signs of the company's willingness to slow or stop what many consider to be retaliatory, anti-union practices. We look at recent statements from the company and a quick history of the SWU movement and what we can hope on from this shift in tone from the coffee giant. Menti…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
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 …
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
Frybread Face and Me is a 2023 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Billy Luther. It follows the story of a young boy named Benny who comes from San Diego to spend the summer with his Navajo “Dine” grandmother on her reservation in Arizona. There he meets and bonds with his cousin Frybread Face, and the film explores their fami…
  continue reading
 
Greek yogurt giant Chobani purchased La Colombe and we...have thoughts. You can find breakdowns of the acquisition at technical.ly and Fast Company. Rebel Beverage Labs is now Loftiwater. Read up on the RTD coffee market at Perfect Daily Grind. Madcap! For some excellent analysis of the effects of private equity and market consolidation in coffee r…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
Hoop Brewer Tricolate Brewer Coffee Geek No- Bypass Coffee Brewing AeroPress Brewer Kalita Wave Chemex 6-cup Brewer Ratio Brew Systems Fellow Stagg Kettle Yama Silverton December Dripper Mentioned in this episode: Punches & Popcorn The masters of Couch Potato style Mike Huntone, Jason Bills, and Dr. Dominic D’Amore take a deep dive into the best an…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
In this episode, Aaron Pascucci and Wade Reed talk about recent developments in Coffee Education after Producer Chris Lindstrom introduces the Lunchador Podcast Network. Check out the Lunchador Podcast Network Check out the Specialty Coffee Association and National Coffee Association for some solid, time-tested education resources. Importers have a…
  continue reading
 
It's been a full year since our last podcast recording and, in this episode, we talk about all of the life changes happening and all of the projects and events that we've been working on with Our Voices Project ever since. You can view information about all of our films at www.ourvoicesproject.com/projects. We are happy to announce that 3 of our fi…
  continue reading
 
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…
  continue reading
 
Thanks for listening! Level Up is a production of the Lunchador Podcast Network Check out our producer Chris Lindstrom's podcast Food About Town Level Up is Aaron Pascucci and Wade Reed You can find us on Instagram @levelup.wny please reach out with any questions or requests for future episodes. DM us and someone will read it. Enjoy your coffee!…
  continue reading
 
The Couch Potato Clan takes a look back at 2023 - the heroes we lost, the movies we loved - martials arts, action and more! - and the fun times we had on the show over the past year. We also look ahead to 2024 to movies we are excited to see, and preview some BIG CHANGES we have coming to Punches & Popcorn! Thank you to all our friends that help us…
  continue reading
 
The Boys have one more holiday gift for you- another Christmas Rapid Strike where we unwrap SANTA'S SLAY- the wild Christmas smasher starring WWE Hall of Famer BILL GOLDBERG! Haven't seen it yet? Treat yourself AT LEAST to the UNBELIEVABLE opening scene: https://youtu.be/FKrsAFWPnl4?si=2FWWrOZZyBRkXXux HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! Check out Punches and Popcorn…
  continue reading
 
FINALLY the Magic Man, Matt Knotts, has returned!!! Matt is back and joined Mike to see a special advanced screening of the upcoming A24 film, THE IRON CLAW, which chronicles the tragic tale of professional wrestling's Von Erich family! Mike and Matt get their wrestling geek on taking a flying erlbow drop into this powerful film! SPOILER WARNING: M…
  continue reading
 
Another HOLIDAY Rapid Strike episode to make your season merry and bright- with blood! The boys joined by our friend CHRIS TANSKI from FRIGHT RAGS to take on this new Christmas Classic! 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…
  continue reading
 
ALL NEW FEATURE! RAPID STRIKE is a new feature on Punches & Popcorn- a short form mini-sode where we take a quick diversion from our regular programming to chat about movies, heroes, news and more in the world of martial arts, and martial arts adjacent cinema! We're kicking things off, and ringing in the holiday season with a quick dive into SILENT…
  continue reading
 
It's NINJA NOVEMBER and the boys are joined by film historian CHRIS POGGIALI to explore thhe world of NEW YORK NINJA- a film whose story of how it was made is nearly as fascinating as the movie itself. You might think you know the story of how this nearly lost film from 1984 was brought to life by Vinegar Syndrome in 2021, but we bet you haven't he…
  continue reading
 
NINJA NOVEMBER is BACK!!! The boys from the Couch Potato Dojo are ready to kick off this year's ninja excitement by kicking into a classic from one of our favorite action stars- SCOTT ADKINS! Join us as we get into this fun ninja film, heap much deserved praise on Scott and debate whether or not we actually have Dad Cred! Check out Punches and Popc…
  continue reading
 
Producer Chris Lindstrom invited Aaron and Wade to taste his coffee liqueur experiments, which leads to dialogue on all kinds of related topics Thanks for listening! Special thanks to our sponsor Nominate Meals Check out our producer Chris Lindstrom's podcast Food About Town Level Up is Aaron Pascucci and Wade Reed You can find us on Instagram @lev…
  continue reading
 
THE CONCLUSION to our adventure punching through the book of John Wick! Join us as we take one last ride with our buddy Chris Lindstrom from the Food About Town podcast, diving into the ACTION AVALANCHE that is the final half of JOHN WICK: CHAPTER FOUR. Does everyone's favorite Baba Yaga make it out alive? Do we make it out alive? And which martial…
  continue reading
 
Back again for year 5, and oh the treats we have for you this year! We're busting out at the seams, adding a 5th day to the festivities! Listen in to find out what your next Anomaly favorites will be! Check out Anomaly on Social Media! www.anomalyfilmfest.com Twitter: @anomalyfilmfest Instagram: @anomalyfilmfest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A…
  continue reading
 
For a movie as big as JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4, we had to split this into TWO EPISODES! Join your punchy pals as CHRIS LINDSTROM of the FOOD ABOUT TOWN podcast rides with the crew to crack into the final chapter of the book of John Wick! Check out Punches and Popcorn on social media: Twitter: @punchesnpopcorn Instagram: @punchesnpopcorn And if you like…
  continue reading
 
The Couch Potato Crew calls in their marker and takes on the tres in the book of Wick: John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum! There's dogs, lots of dogs, dog science, and some surprising cameos- in the movie and on our episode! Once again we are joined by our friend Chris Lindstrom of the Food About Town podcast to dive deeper into the world of the High…
  continue reading
 
Your Punchy Pals dive deeper into the book of everyone's favorite dog loving assassin/boogeyman with JOHN WICK: CHAPTER TWO. We've got CHRIS LINDSTROM from the FOOD ABOUT TOWN PODCAST riding shotgun with us again as John Wick finally gets his car back, only to discover that anything you think you're out, you might just get pulled back in. Did our b…
  continue reading
 
WE'RE THINKING WE'RE BACK!!! Your couch potato ninja crew have RETURNED! We are joined by out pal Chris Lindstrom from the Food About Town podcast to jump into JOHN WICK! Join us for a deep dive into the world of Gun Fu, Keanu, and everything we love about maybe the greatest action movie of the 21st century, and its martial arts roots! Stay for Dr.…
  continue reading
 
Thanks for listening! Thanks to Producer Chris Lindstrom and the Food About Town Studio Special Thanks to our sponsor Nominate Meals Level Up is Aaron Pascucci and Wade Reed You can find us on Instagram @levelup.wny please reach out with any questions or requests for future episodes. DM us and someone will read it. Check out Narada's website: https…
  continue reading
 
With a topic this huge, a lot was left on the cutting room floor, but here it is! This episode is a little different, and will sound a little rough at times, but we know you'll get a lot out of the additional content! Thanks for listening! Thanks to Producer Chris Lindstrom and the Food About Town Studio Special thanks to our sponsor Nominate Meals…
  continue reading
 
The master of car chase action meets Golden Harvest's golden boy Jimmy Wang Yu, and throws in a former Bond for good measure. It's Brian Trenchard Smith's Man from Hong Kong! 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 subscribe!…
  continue reading
 
Thanks for listening! Thanks to Producer Chris Lindstrom and the Food About Town Studio Special thanks to our sponsor Nominate Meals Level Up is Aaron Pascucci and Wade Reed You can find us on Instaram: @levelup.wny, please reach out with any questions or requests for future episodes, if you DM us someone will read it All resources used in this epi…
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide